"Your Majesty! There's news from the frontlines! "
In the imperial palace, a soldier quickly ran in.
At this time, the hall was filled with singing and dancing. The king was propping his face with his left hand and his belly propped up. A maid was feeding him a small fruit.
The soldier felt out of place. He knelt before the throne with a group of dancers behind him. The king did not say a word and did not look at the soldier. This made the soldier feel as if a mountain was pressing down on him. The cheerful music around him was so noisy.
"What news?"
"General Booth defended the Dragon Bridge and defeated the invading enemy. He killed the enemy's general, Feike." The soldier replied. He tried his best to let his voice reach the king's ears without being too loud and affecting the music around him.
"Hmph, just as I expected," the king said disdainfully.
The soldier continued, "Also, General Booth asked for reinforcements. There's also a letter. Please take a look."
As he spoke, he carefully dragged the letter. A maid came down, took the letter, and returned to the king's side.
The king looked impatient. He took the letter and glanced at it. Just as he was about to throw it away, he suddenly froze. He blinked, pushed aside the maid who was feeding him, and sat up straight.
"What! He dares! Rebel! "
The King broke out in a sudden rage, and the dancers and musicians stopped in their tracks.
"What are you looking at?! Continue playing! "
The music started again, and the dancers started dancing again. It was as if nothing had happened.
"Damn it, I shouldn't have let this brat go. Forget it. Pass down my order, send ten thousand reinforcements to the frontlines. Quickly! "
The king's attitude changed and he suddenly sent out an army. Not many people knew the reason, but many of the ministers admired Booth for being able to change the king's mind. They were also curious as to what method General Booth used to force the king to send out an army.
One thing was for sure, the king would not change his mind just because he won a battle. The ministers knew the king very well.
They never thought that Booth would use the guild.
"General Booth, I'm afraid we can't agree to your request."
In the office of the Adventurer's Guild, a middle-aged man named Eber shook his head and said. Booth was sitting in front of him as a guest.
"As a general, you should know that when it comes to the internal affairs of the Empire, we adventurers will only remain neutral and not side with any side. The only thing we can do is protect the civilians."
The president of the union said, which made Booth very disappointed and angry. The Kalis Empire sold a large amount of food to the union at a low price and provided them with a large number of young soldiers and money, but all they got in return was to stand by and watch during a disaster.
However, Booth did not reveal his emotions. That would be meaningless and would only make things worse.
"I understand. However, I hope that you can ensure that the ship does not fall into the hands of the Eagle Corps and maintain a neutral stance," Booth continued.
"That's for sure. Young General, don't worry. If they dare to attack us, it'll be good news for you," the president said with a smile.
Booth couldn't bring himself to laugh. By that time, the empire would have already fallen. Whatever the union did would be meaningless.
After a long discussion, he still couldn't convince the union to stop the merchant ship.
Fortunately, his threat was successful. In the afternoon, he received a secret order and the king sent out reinforcements. However, he didn't expect the king to only send ten thousand people. This was extremely stingy, but it was better than nothing.
The surging river was a behemoth more than ten thousand meters wide. It wasn't easy to cross it. On the dock, General Booth's army had already been deployed. Dozens of magic cannons were aimed at the river. If anyone tried to cross it, they would be blown to pieces.
However, in the evening, a young man holding a bamboo pole and standing on a small boat was sailing towards the dock.
"General!"
"General Booth!"
The soldiers who were watching him immediately shouted. Booth immediately came to the dock and squinted his eyes. He saw a skinny young man wearing a shabby blue shirt.
The young man had no intention of dodging at all. He was sailing straight towards them. There was a type of explosive heresy magic that allowed a living person to carry an explosive magic weapon towards the enemy and then detonate it to attack the enemy.
The Eagle Corps had done something similar, although they didn't admit it.
The soldiers became nervous. They held their weapons and shouted from afar. Don't get close! Something like that.
The young man was frightened. He stopped in the river and didn't know what to do. He was almost washed away by the current.
He moved closer, about ten meters away from the dock. He stuck the bamboo pole in the river so that he wouldn't be washed away.
"What do you do?"
The soldiers shouted at him.
"I'm a fisherman."
"Go back! There's going to be a big battle! "
"But my home is here."
The young man shouted.
"What proof do you have? What's your name? "
"I'm called Sangou."
The young man said a strange name, but it wasn't strange in this area. Children always had strange nicknames.
"Where's your family?"
When the soldier asked this question, he was met with silence.
"They were washed away by the flood."
The young man shouted.
Hearing this, everyone pitied the young man, but they also became alert.
They looked at Booth. Booth frowned and whispered to the soldier beside him, "Go and check if there's such a person."
"Yes, sir!"
After the soldier left, Booth nodded. Only then could the young man reach the shore.
He was a skinny young man with chestnut-colored hair. He looked very ordinary.
"You can't go near the river now. Do you understand?"
"Ah? Oh, I don't know. I'm fishing. "
The young man said fearfully. He carried a basket of fish to the shore. When he turned around, he saw the soldiers carrying his boat to the shore. He didn't know what to do and wanted to stop them, but he was stopped.
"We'll keep it safe for you for now. Don't worry, we won't take it. Before we verify your identity, you have to stay with us for a while."
After saying this, the soldiers surrounded him.
"You, you want fish?"
The young man shrunk his head, looking like he wasn't very smart.
General Booth glanced at him and said, "Take him away first. Don't stay here."
"Yes, sir!"
"Ah? Ah! My, my boat. "
"Don't worry about your boat. Go, go!"
The young man was taken away by his subordinates. However, for some reason, this young man gave Booth an uncomfortable feeling. He felt that the young man was pretending to be stupid. Thus, he kept an eye on him until night came and his subordinates brought a few fishermen over.
"Ah! San Gou! Yes, there was such a person. He's quite pitiful. His family lived near the shore. A few years ago, they were all washed away by the flood … "
The fishermen confirmed the young man's identity. Booth stood in front of them and frowned. He stared at San Gou in silence for a while. The young man seemed to be afraid of him. He kept shrinking his head, not daring to look him in the eye.
"General? How should we deal with this young man? "
The soldiers were at a loss. They felt that the atmosphere was not good. The fishermen were clearly panicking, and the young man was also quite frightened.
"You can go back. Don't go near the shore for the time being."
Booth said.
"Thank you, sir."
After saying this, the fishermen left with San Gou.
As they left, San Gou's face darkened.
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