The Golden Throne

Chapter 147 - Staying In The City

"What can we even expect from these kids? They are not as good as these mage tower disciples, who are more powerful. All the mage tower disciples who have been sent to war are at least contract holders, and that in itself means that they are as powerful as some of the captains in the elvan army.", Balor said.

"We need as many people as possible, and these thousand or so kids could help more than ten thousand soldiers. These kids will be able to use magic up to the second or even third circle. They can handle the demon spawn. My… sources say that the demon spawn are going to be the biggest problem.", Liu Man said.

"You are underestimating the importance of experience and collaboration. Those kids will be a hindrance to the army itself. They will definitely freeze up. As sheltered kids, they are going to be detrimental to our success.", Balor said.

"Haha, the both of you are really short term patients. Why did you even agree to the magic academy if you weren't going to read the terms and conditions that I have put there? I have ensured that all the kids who were going to the magic academy of the four kingdoms were going to be honed by battle in the magic forest. All of them have at least seen death. You know how helpful it was in quelling rebelling nobles. Of course, the last trip was truly unfortunate, but what could we do?", Liu Man said.

"It was only the both of you who used that tactic, and that was why only humans and dwarves died. Don't put me in the middle of this.", Damascus said.

"Nevertheless, that very training in the magical forest regime is going to help us right now. All of the students are going to be able to at least stand straight in battle and face the demon spawn. the demon spawn number in the hundreds of thousands.", Liu Man said.

"I was waiting for your words. When you send a group to scout and they come back, I expect you to give us the information as well. We are allies for god's sake. Why the hell are you behaving like we will back stab you?", Balor asked. "The next time that some one sends a whole scouting team, all of us should know of the results and what was learnt from it."

"It helps if the enemy thinks that we are not well united, and that we still have our differences.", Liu Man said.

"That means that the enemy is right and that he did his research properly. In what universe will dwarves, elves and humans actually unite properly? This is a war of necessity. You humans couldn't endure the shame that you brought yourself the last demon war so you erased it from the history annals. Now, history repeats itself because all of the caution hallmarks are gone.", Damascus scoffed.

"What are you talking about? History repeating itself? Are you saying that a similar situation happened in the last demon war?", Liu Man asked.

"Well, what can we expect from humans. Greed, and selfishness is in your blood. Humans let the demons into the continent in the first place, both times. If it weren't for the humans, then Dicain would never have had to worry about the demons in the first place. Some human country in the sea border around where Glade is, just let the demons in in exchange for help in defeating a rivalling country. All of current day Glade became a war zone.", Balor interjected.

"And you never thought of telling us this? So what if our ancestors made a mistake? You could have corrected it. You could have released all of these records.", Liu Man was furious.

"Yeah, sure. Just give all humans an excuse to vent on us. And by the way, unlike humans, other superior species stay to their word for a very long time, as long as their word was given. We pride ourselves in our morals.", Damscus said.

"Just shut up and think about what we are going to do next. Should we wait a week in this place until the batches of students come from our capitals? Liu Feng can also come. He will help in commanding the kids into fighting in the war so that we can get to the capital faster.",Liu Man finally had enough.

"Fine. Let's do that. But, if we are bringing our children into this and they will be staying in the army, there will be unrest if they are given senior positions immediately.", Balor said.

"Yeah, we should just place them in the fresh recruit position, so that they don't get too haughty either. So then, we are going to stay in this sh*t hole for a week doing nothing? That won't send a pretty image to our soldiers, or it may even boost the enemy's morale.", Damascus said.

"They are mindless beings. You saw them right. Those demons run solely based on instinct."

"Well, let me jog your memory. They have a hierarchy. That means that they are clear headed enough to fight a war properly. Don't underestimate the enemy before even facing them."

Liu Man went outside the tent. George was sitting to the side, with his sword unsheathed and the handle supporting his chin. 

"George, tell all the soldiers that we will be staying in this city for another week. We will be waiting for reinforcements to arrive from… a few other places. Just tell them to settle here until further notice. We won't be moving immediately. The soldiers can even get a rest, maybe. It was the first fight for so many people. But I want all of my soldiers in their top form, so make sure that no one is slacking. And did you tell them what I told you to do a before?"

"Yes, Your majesty. I have delegated the responsibility to a few senior officers. I will convey this to all of the soldiers.". George kneeled and headed out of the array of tents that were around the king's tent.

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