From Anthony's tone, it seemed like he wanted him to go, but Li Huailin really didn't have the time now. Putting everything else aside, the matter with Nemea was the most important.
"This … I really have something to do right now." Li Huailin said. "Didn't I just say that I'm in a hurry? I have to settle this Oradia Kingdom as soon as possible."
"That won't take too long. Didn't you say that you'll be able to settle it tomorrow? We need half a day to prepare the troops here, and we can let the troops go first, and you can meet up with them later," Anthony said.
"Eh? That's true. " Li Huailin nodded. Indeed, it was impossible for him to go with the troops, so he could make it in time. "How long will it take to get there?"
"Including the preparation time, and if we go from the encampment of the 2nd Legion, I think … it'll take about a week." Anthony naturally knew military strategy, and casually calculated the approximate marching time.
"Oh, that's not a problem. Anyway, it's the orcs … Not … Wait …" Li Huailin wanted to take advantage of the situation and agree, but then he suddenly thought of a problem. It seemed like he couldn't go to the elves now, because if he went there, there would definitely be elven women all over the mountains and plains clamoring to marry him. That was too terrifying …
"Eh?" Thinking of this, Li Huailin suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Couldn't this problem be solved now?
"Um, Amos, right?" Li Huailin asked as he pointed at Amos.
"Yes, Duke of Aquitaine." Amos' attitude was very humble. She was an earl, but that was an elven title, so she didn't have to give Li Huailin face. However, her favorability was quite high. The entire elven race now saw Li Huailin as their benefactor, so Amos was very respectful to his benefactor.
"If I lose and save the elves this time, will they be very grateful to me?" Li Huailin asked.
"Of course," Amos immediately said. "The elves will definitely remember your kindness."
"That's good, that's good." Li Huailin suddenly felt enlightened. His most troublesome problem was solved just like that. In the future, he could finally go to the elven territory to play, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll accept this mission!"
System Notification: You have accepted the AA-rank Commander Quest, Rescue the Elf Tribe.
Quest Announcement: The humans' ally, the Elves, are currently under attack by the Orcs. The situation is dire, please lead your troops to repel the Orcs.
Quest Reward: 300,000 EXP, 200 gold coins, 12000 Reputation Points, 100,000 Honor Points, all Elven Favorability, all Reputation Points increase, and special reward.
"Huh?" Li Huailin was stunned. He didn't seem to have received a quest. Why did he suddenly receive a quest? It felt like a main quest. Li Huailin looked at the situation. He had a lot of money, Reputation Points, and Honor Points, so he wasn't afraid of losing them, but 300,000 EXP. If he lost it, he would directly drop back to Level 42. However, he needed to reduce all Elven Favorability. The special reward should be good too. After all, it was an elven item. According to the situation, it should be a national treasure. If these two items were exchanged for 300,000 EXP …
"Didn't I give up in the end?" Li Huailin thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's something good. If I lose a level, so be it. I can level up quickly anyway."
"Alright, I'll go then," Li Huailin said with a nod after deciding to go.
"Okay, I'll be relieved if you go." Anthony heaved a sigh of relief. If Li Huailin didn't go, then the First Legion would go. He hadn't led the First Legion into battle yet, so he didn't know how it would turn out. He also didn't know if Wilham would be able to lead alone … Anthony wasn't sure, but he had absolute confidence in Li Huailin.
Anthony turned to Amos and said, "As you've heard, our country has decided to appoint the Duke of Aquitaine, Ruolin, as its marshal. We will send 100,000 troops of the Second Legion to rescue our ally, the Elven Kingdom. The troops will be sent out in the next few days."
"Thank you for your help, Human King. The Goddess of Life blesses you," Amos said joyfully.
"Your Highness, I request to participate in this battle," Vanessa suddenly said as she knelt on one knee.
"Vanessa …" Anthony thought for a moment. This wasn't easy to do. Vanessa wasn't very strong, but she had some ability in scouting. She was also one of the people who had been with him for the longest time. It was difficult for Anthony to reject a request from someone who had been with him for a long time. He looked at Li Huailin and asked, "What do you think, Huailin?"
"I don't really want to …" Li Huailin felt a headache coming on. This guy had a good impression of him, so it was going to be troublesome.
"I can at least speak the elven language. If I meet elven residents who don't speak the common language of the continent, I can communicate with them. I also know the local customs of the elves," Vanessa explained.
"That seems to be the case." Anthony nodded. "In that case, Countess Vanessa, bring your guards to the camp of the Second Legion immediately to prepare. During the battle, your troops will be led by Marshal Huailin. Don't go against military orders."
"Yes!" Vanessa said immediately.
"Sigh …" Li Huailin scratched his head. Forget it, I'll just bring her along.
"Do you have any other requests, Huailin?" Anthony continued to ask.
"Hurry up and let Macken go back to the camp. Otherwise, the Second Legion won't be able to move," Li Huailin said.
"Yes." Anthony nodded, then said to the ministers, "The Marshal of the Second Legion, Marquis Macken, is indeed guilty of his previous actions, but this is a special time. He will be allowed to atone for his crimes. For the time being, he will be allowed to return to the Second Legion. If he succeeds in defeating the orcs, his merits will be offset. If he fails, he will be punished for both crimes. Does anyone have any objections?"
"Your Highness is wise." All the ministers immediately said. There was nothing more to say. Now that the Second Legion was about to go to war, how could they fight if they punished their Deputy Marshal? So, the ministers immediately agreed to this plan.
"Do you have any other requests?" Anthony asked again.
"Uh, I haven't thought of anything yet. Let's leave it at that for now." Li Huailin thought for a moment and said, "I'm in a hurry to get to work."
"That's it then. The first thing we need to do now is to rescue the elves. Mach, assign the tasks here. The Second Legion's supplies and food must be ready as soon as possible. Our army will depart in two days," Anthony said.
"Yes, Your Highness. We will do it." Mach nodded.
"Huailin, I'm counting on you this time," Anthony said.
"Okay, no problem. But if there's nothing else, can I leave first? I'm really in a hurry right now, "Li Huailin said.
"Uh … forget it. You should go do what you need to do," Anthony said after some thought.
Li Huailin felt that Anthony seemed to have something to ask him, but it didn't seem like it could be under such circumstances. Thinking about how Anthony didn't mention it to him in the back hall, it might be something related to Marina. It seemed like he had to find a time for them to meet alone.
"Then, Your Highness, we have to bring this good news back immediately. We will defend with all our strength until the reinforcements arrive," Amos said.
"Okay, please don't worry. Tell Queen Rachel that our reinforcements will definitely arrive soon. Please hold on until then," Anthony said.
"Thank you again," Amois said, and then left with her men.
"I'll go do something first. I'll see you again when I'm free," Li Huailin said.
"Okay." Anthony nodded.
Li Huailin then left the hall. The other ministers continued to stay inside for a meeting. Of course, it was about the elves.
He walked to the entrance of the inner city alone. There was already someone waiting for him there. When he saw Li Huailin walking over, he immediately went up to him.
"Marshal." The person was Maccon, who had just been released from prison. He looked at Li Huailin innocently. "Marshal, I'm really screwed up because of you this time. I ended up in prison for no reason."
"Are you alright?" Li Huailin asked as he walked.
"I'm fine. It's just that it's my first time in prison. The environment isn't bad. It's nice to have a good night's sleep." Maccon was usually busy with military affairs. It was a good experience to have a rare day's rest in prison.
"Then don't worry. There will be plenty of opportunities to go to prison in the future," Li Huailin said.
"Huh? Marshal, can we not be like this? "Maccon said.
"Okay. Do you know what happened?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes. Are you talking about the elves' reinforcements? I've heard about it, but I don't know the specifics. I just know that we have to leave immediately." Maccon nodded. The person who had just released him also told him why he was released.
"I wanted to drag you to fight a small country, but it seems like there's no need for that now." Li Huailin only learned this morning that the Oradian Kingdom had a total of 1000 soldiers. They were the kind of soldiers who didn't fight all year round. They were the kind of soldiers who didn't know how to defend against the enemy and harass the people. Why would he send 4000 soldiers to fight? But when Li Huailin came online, the army had already set off. It was too late to call them. Forget it. It was rare to fight a war with a nine to one chance. Maccon didn't need to go. He could go back to the barracks and prepare for the battle.
"Fight a small country?" Maccon really didn't know about this. He had just been released.
"You go back to the camp of the 2nd Legion immediately and prepare for the battle. Have all the intelligence units set off. All the information must be in our hands as soon as possible," Li Huailin said.
"Yes, Marshal." Maccon immediately saluted. "Don't worry, Marshal. I will do everything well."
"I'm going to fight now." Li Huailin didn't even bother to call fighting the Oradian Kingdom a war. "I'll go back to the barracks after the battle. Get everything ready before that."
"Yes, Marshal!" Maccon said.
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