Chapter 574 - Avoidance (1/2)

Chapter 574: Avoidance

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The Reformist Party had htened by the sudden eence of 60,000 troops sent by Lydia, or they finally realized that they were heading down a dead end They gathered the reion and headed into Callenbach to defend against Lydia’s attack and also ‘protect’ Callenbach City fro snatched away

Of course, this decision was seen as a courageous one However, to Rhode, the Refor addicts who had lost everything on the ga to athered about 40,000 troops, the outcoed to reach Callenbach to resist against the King’s Party’s 60,000 troops However, a the 40,000 troops, there were 5,000 civilians apart from the military soldiers

Yes, civilians

The Southern Legion’s strength had always been the weakest adom They were located in the South that was comparatively peaceful where there weren’t other influences or threats apart from the Barbarians, unlike the North and East For the Eastern Plain, their borders were connected to the Country of Darkness so the residents had been battling against the Undead Spirits for generations Of course, such conflicts were settled privately and had never risen to the diplomatic levels However, the intensity of the conflicts didn’t weaken Therefore, the battle strength in the Eastern Plain had always been one of the best within the Munn Kingdom

It was also because the Eastern Plain had been putting the’s Party had provided thees, and even allowed them to shut themselves out from the outside world Even when it ca’s Party would still communicate with theh the Eastern Plain always re influence where even the internal King’s Party or the Reformist Party wouldn’t dare to stir trouble with theion with borders by the Country of Darkness and the Country of Light, they had the most military troops stationed for defense Therefore, apart from the Eastern Plains which had always been secretly in conflict with the Country of Darkness, the Northern Legion’s strength could be terdom

On the contrary, the South had only needed to deal with the Barbarians and some Undead Creatures that occasionally crossed the border Furthere that had cut theion had the least amount of troops with less than 80,000 Besides, the Southern Legion’s strong suit was in the navy and not the ground forces However, their battleshi+ps orthless on land no matter hoerful they were

In the ambush of the Paphield defensive line, the Reformist Party didn’t yield their expected results If it weren’t for the plan that Baker proposed afterhich led to their success, perhaps they would’ve retreated after considering their failures But now, since they had conquered Callenbach, the Reformist Party didn’t need to spit out thethe pressure of Lydia’s arht with all their pathetic lives

The 40,000 troops was alion couldthem were troops ere hostile and objected the Reformist Party However, the Southern Parliahts at this critical juncture s? Their fa in the city, so even if they disobey my orders, will they be able to abandon their families?

But the Southern Parliament also knew that these soldiers were disobedient and therefore, they forcefully gathered 5,000 civilians into their arsenal This decision had led the already beaten Southern civilians tothe Reforht choice After all, the Reformist Party had assured them that they would provide a better life and more freedom when they declared their independence But now, the commodity prices increased, social order was in disarray, and they had even forced civilians into joining thewas too far off fro’s Party had never forced civilians into the military!

Besides, the Reformist Party had snatched up all the forces by the Southern wilderness border and the Barbarians had invaded the towns and villages around the border, causing grave daes and even deaths However, the Refor noas to ‘tear down the western wall and patch up the eastern wall’ Besides, the deaths of those lives in the border villagesto the Reforht into the bigger towns and cities, so the Reforht’s Parliament’s reinforcements to chase them away afterward

Rhode knew that ever since the Refor independent, their fates were locked in Perhaps in about two months, Rhode could take a stroll in Golden City and ad in the wind in the forest

But this had nothing to do with Rhode any the Ice Devil, Rhode led themore important to resolve

Lize loved to overthink But this tiht was too fast In just a few roup to a Guild and they had even participated in the Paphield defensive line Moreover, there were also ruht had the reputation as the Munn Kingdom’s number one Guild Not only did this felt like a dream for Lize, but Rhode also felt rather worried

too quickly

Fortunately, there were Rhode, Marlene, Canary, and Bubble holding down the fort and the mercenaries weren’t overly proud of themselves If not, the folloould lose their direction if their leaders were too proud Currently, Starlight was rising and he thought of focusing on rebuilding their foundation to avoid a top-heavy structure and a state of unbalance in his Guild

Rhode had been truly busy during this period After leading the mercenaries to finish the Southerners in the Paphield defensive line, he immediately laid hands on the Ice Devil in Cran to the Fortress But at the same tih several matters within the Guild had been put on hold after Marlene’s departure, the usual operations were no problem with Canary around Canary would link up with Rhode whenever she faced ireat

With the addition of the Silver Libra Trade association, the Keller Family, and the commercial flow, there were more visitors to the Land of Atone, the Land of Atonement was a land with an abundance of natural resources The natural resources weren’t exploited previously because there wasn’t a powerful force like Starlight who could take control of the entire place And now, Starlight had developed strongly and the Land of Atone in the mountains and forests had been wiped out cleanly, so more visitors arrived in search for opportunities and wealth

Of course, the visitors weren’t only civilians There were also mercenaries

Lize couldn’t understand why there were so ht would becodohts about it and consider the thoughts of most mercenaries The mercenaries had chosen this occupation because oes, ‘When the food is warot used to these adventurous lives and obtained powerful strength, they wouldn’t be easily satisfied like the prostitutes on the streets following the man who paid the most money for her services Their desires were divided into two types One type would be to build a new th The other desire was to rely on their own strength and skills to seek shelter from the nobles as private soldiers If they were lucky, they ht even become a noble’s trusted aide and they could live a much more comfortable life

It was due to this reason that Starlight had becoh demand for many mercenaries

This was especially so after Rhode was conferred the Baron title by Lydia personally Many of the mercenaries were envious because they knew that as a noble and a Guild Leader, Rhode would surely choose from his mercenaries to build up an arht earlier and perforet a chance to become his henchman, which was an extremely attractive offer

Besides, unlike the senior nobles, Rhode was young, powerful, and had a strong backing Everyone knew that the heir of the Senia Faht The Senia Fadoenius in the Munn Kingdom There were no doubts about Rhode’s future since a character of such grandeur identity illing to beco that Rhode was a being in the Legendary Stage and there were also two e in his Guild There were also ruht’s Parliament’s Mist Sword Saint had been crippled when he stirred trouble with the and close ties to the noble faht future If the ht even have a chance to become a noble’s private soldier, henchgling in the wild for decades before finding a noble to take theiven the mercenaries a hopeful path and they wished to join his weren’t that siotten into soroup leader, Shauna was elated to see thatto join their Guild and she even hoped that everyone could be accepted However, not only did Canary deny her suggestion, but she also raised the bar for those applying into Starlight According to the in-game teret about joining Starlight Fortunately, with the existence of the Sphere of Mystery, Canary and Mini Bubble Gueon to test the mercenaries The failures were naturally asked to leave while those who succeeded but were covered in filthy stains were subjected to considerations Only those who passed the test with flying colors had the rights to join the Guild

Such a test wasn’t worthif they were players However, it was critical for the natives According to Canary and Mini Bubble Gum’s strict test level, 56 out of 500 mercenaries had passed, which was a rather decent result Due to this reason, although there were a lot ofto join the Guild, only a small number of theed to join up until now

Shauna felt that Canary’s standards were too strict Although she understood the reasons behind theht that there must also be a certain number of ‘lower-level personnel’ within a Guild If they didn’t recruit some ordinary mercenaries, there would be no competitiveness Of course Shauna didn’t know that Canary and Bubble were actually recruiting the ‘lower-level personnel’ As for those that were eli into their ranks

This was only one of the conflicts in the Guild Fortress when Rhode wasn’t around “Hu… I’ his senses froh of relief as he gazed at the fa A coed in his heart After soabout, Rhode was exhausted Now that he had returned houre had extended its arms and scuttled towards him “Rhode…!”

Christie dove into Rhode’s eirl lifted her head and her purple eyes were glinting with concerns and reluctance Perhaps due to the short sprint, Christie’s delicate body was tre hastened and beads of sweat formed on her forehead “… You’re finally back… Rhode…”

“I’entle shtly Christie narrowed her eyes like a docile kitten, but, shortly after, she opened her eyes and tugged Rhode’s clothes excitedly “… Good news… Lapis’… Stone Construct… is completed…”

“Oh?” Rhode’s eyes flashed with curiosity He stood to his feet and patted her head “Bring me there”