Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

Chapter 135: The Commander’s Plot

Mount Roshire was located north outside the Star Wind Kingdom's territory.

Fredrinn's army traveled on foot and it took them nearly two months to reach the Star Wind Kingdom's camp.

When they arrived, the Deputy Commander of the camp, a man named Nate Woodman, came to greet them.

"I have heard so much about you, Sir Fredrinn Firecrown! I'm glad you came with your troops!"

"The Firecrown Supreme Household is ready to serve the kingdom, Sir Nate!" Fredrinn gave a standard salute.

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Fredrinn didn't see this person when he was a player. He guessed that Nate would probably die in the battle against the Blue Sky Kingdom.

"Follow me. I'll take you to see the commander. Leave your troops here. Someone will make the necessary arrangements for them."

"Yes, Sir Nate!" Fredrinn nodded. The military was very strict when it came to ranking so he didn't dare disrespect Nate.

Based on what he heard about Nate, his position was just below the commander. He was a veteran with decades of experience.

A moment later, Nate brought him to the largest tent in the camp.

"The commander is waiting for you inside," Nate said as he tilted his head sideways, gesturing for him to enter the tent.

Fredrinn nodded and stepped inside the tent.

Upon entering, he saw six people sitting around the round table with the map of the battlefield in front of them.

The moment Fredrinn walked in, all eyes were focused on him.

Fredrinn nodded at the people inside the tent while cupping his hands.

Based on their attire, he guessed that they were representatives of the supreme households.

"The new supreme household actually sent their only heir into battle? I'm surprised." One of them, a middle-aged man with four wings on his back, remarked with a chuckle.

Fredrinn turned his gaze at the man.

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[Kris Vone Evergreen] Favorability: 15

He wasn't surprised by the low favorability. He humiliated their second heir recently so he wouldn't be surprised if they were hostile towards him.

Other than Kris Vone who showed a hostile attitude, the others were relatively friendly, especially the Silversword Household's representative elder.

"Hoho! A young dragon has emerged in Red Sun City! It's an honor to meet you, Sir Fredrinn. I'm Fern Silversword, an elder of the Silversword Supreme Household."

"I don't deserve such praise, Elder Fern. I still have much to learn from elders like you." Fredrinn humbly responded.

He also greeted the other representatives except for Kris Vone.

The latter was annoyed after being ignored and he almost erupted into fury.

"I offer my greetings, Commander Galleon!" Fredrinn bowed at the middle-aged man who had a claw mark across his face.

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"Sit down. We have something to discuss." Commander Galleon pointed at the vacant seat.

As soon as Fredrinn took his seat, Galleon opened his mouth. "In the past month, we lost two…"

Galleon skipped the formalities and went straight into the topic. He gave a recap on what happened during the past month to give Fredrinn an idea about what was going on.

From his words, Fredrinn realized that the situation was more serious than he had expected. From what he knew, the Star Wind Kingdom wasn't supposed to lose their early.

'Did my actions affect the war?' Fredrinn contemplated deeply.

The Blue Sky Kingdom deployed their artillery earlier than he had anticipated. Something changed in the future that he knew! His presence was slowly affecting the history of the game!

"Fredrinn, one of our corps commanders died in battle, leaving his position empty. Without the presence of a corps commander, we were forced to retreat from that location. I want you to take his spot and reclaim the area taken by the enemy!"

Hearing this, the representatives of the supreme households were stunned. They thought that Galleon had long since abandoned that area. It was one of the key locations in the battlefield. It was a hill near Mount Roshire, a perfect place to defend. Unfortunately, they lost it after being bombarded with artillery projectiles. Taking it back from the enemy was easier said than done!

Even if they managed to take it back, defending it would be difficult since the enemy had the artillery.

Fredrinn analyzed the situation based on the small information he had gathered.

He looked at the battle map with furrowed eyebrows, thinking deeply as to why Galleon would give him such a dangerous task.

A moment later, he discovered a pattern on the battle map. Based on the placement of the troops, he finally realized Galleon's plan.

"Commander, are you planning to…"

"That's right! It seems like you are smarter than I thought. Since you know my plan, are you willing to play a part in it?" Galleon didn't expect that Fredrinn would uncover his plan in just that little amount of time. Even the old fogies of the other five supreme households didn't realize his plan.

Fredrinn rubbed his chin.

Galleon placed his troops in such a way that the Blue Sky Kingdom would be forced to deploy their artillery to a certain location. However, the task he was given was quite dangerous since it was at the center of the battlefield. To be specific, Galleon wanted to use Fredrinn's troops to divert the Blue Sky Kingdom's attention.

[Take control of the four key locations on the battlefield! Rewards will be given to each key location you capture!]

When Fredrinn saw this system notification, he smiled wryly.

He raised his head and stared at Galleon. "I will follow your instructions, Commander Galleon!"

Hearing this, Galleon grinned. "Good!" As the one who plotted this whole situation, he knew how dangerous this mission was.

"But my troops won't be enough to take back that hill. I will need more soldiers!"

"Didn't I say that you will replace the deceased corps commander? The soldiers he left behind will be in your care from now on. Nate will take you to their camp later." Galleon was quite pleased with this young heir.

"Commander, I don't think Fredrinn is ready for that task!" Someone suddenly voiced out their disagreement.