“Lord Drakon, what about General Edgington?”
Isaac waved his hand and said, “I’ve already instructed someone to send a message to Bill, they are on their way back.”
“Oh, it seems they have gotten quite a few special products from the Kingdom of Easteria. When they arrive tomorrow, distribute them to the soldiers who have done a good job.”
That evening, Isaac spent time eating and drinking with the 30,000 death squad members. He only returned to his tent in the early hours of the morning.
The next afternoon, Bill met up with his unit.
In the evening, Isaac invited the generals to his tent to have a meal together.
“This battle is almost over. Let’s share a drink as a gesture of our bond!” Isaac raised his glass and looked toward the three commanding generals.
The three of them looked completely confused, and they all raised their glasses.
After finishing his beer and feeling satisfied, Isaac stood up and said, “Tomorrow morning, order the entire army to march along Seasmoke River. In four days, we should be able to see the Black Tiger Legion!”
Late the next night, in a slightly elevated area on the southern section of the Seasmoke River, 5,000 elite soldiers lay still on the dark earth. They almost blended into the night.
Each soldier carried a black cloth bag on their shoulder and was slightly looking up as they stared ahead.
Lying at the very front was Lucifer, who was previously sent out in secret by Isaac.
At this moment, two soldiers dressed in black ran along the river toward the north and arrived next to Lucifer.
“General Lucifer, the main force of the Black Tiger Legion has set up camp just 15 kilometers away. When I arrived, the cooks were already setting up large pots to prepare a meal,” a scout whispered.
Lucifer looked up at the moon in the sky and said in a cold voice, “Form groups of five, and pour the saltpeter into the river. Hurry!”
Beneath the moonlight, the 5,000 soldiers who had just marched urgently from the Kingdom of Northwing began methodically pouring 8,000 pounds of saltpeter and sleeping draught, which were soluble in water, into the river.
Prior to this, Lucifer had already tested the speed of the river’s current upstream. For a distance of 15 miles, it would take approximately one hour for the water to flow downstream.
His mission was to time it precisely so that once the strong laxatives were poured into the river, they would be ingested by the Black Tiger Legion when they rebelled.
Since the Black Tiger Legion had run out of supplies and was almost out of food, they had to set up camp near a water source. They could survive with less food, but they couldn’t go without water. And among the three rivers in the north, only Seasmoke River flowed into the Kingdom of Northwing.
That was why Isaac had Lucifer take 5,000 men to the Kingdom of Northwing to gather a large amount of laxative poison and lie in wait along Seasmoke River.
If Elon returned with his army, Isaac could intercept them in the north.
On the other hand, Lucifer was waiting downstream because Isaac didn’t quite believe that Elon would head south to the Kingdom of Northwing, so favonovel.com only had Lucifer bring 5,000 men.
But now, it was making a big impact.
Laxatives and a powerful sedative were dumped into the river, which were then carried southward by the current.
The Black Tiger Legion was currently taking a break and preparing meals. They only had enough food left for their last two meals.
For a meal for more than 300,000 people, just the water usage alone amounted to dozens of tons.
Thousands of cooks from the Black Tiger Legion were carrying buckets to the river to fetch water.
In the moonlight, a few of these cooks, while bending down to collect water, noticed some dead fish floating in the river.
“Come and take a look! There are dead fish in the river. Can we use the water?” a cook yelled as favonovel.com turned his head.
The squad leader ran over, glanced at the river, and scolded the cooks. “What’s the fuss about a few dead fish? Hurry up and get the water. If you delay cooking, the commander won’t be happy!”
In fact, many dead fish and shrimp were already floating in the river. Because it was midnight, only a small portion could be seen.
The cook was afraid of delaying meal preparation, so they quickly fetched water and returned to the camp.
From late at night until dawn, over 300,000 soldiers were stationed along the river for more than ten miles. They finally managed to fill their stomachs.
A commanding general in black armor soared into the sky and, facing the rising sun, shouted in a loud voice, “By the commander’s order, all units and banners are to finish their preparations and depart immediately.”
The large group began to move. At that moment, a few soldiers within the group suddenly frowned, clutching their stomachs with pained expressions on their faces.
“Oh no, I think I need to use the restroom!”
“Ow, me too, my stomach really hurts…”
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