Peter slowly said, “Everyone’s considerations are not wrong. On one hand, the Ultima Consortium has entrenched themselves at the northern side of the trade route. As long as they are still there, we can forget about opening up the trade route from our place to the Central Plains. By controlling the front lines of Mt. Kamet and Mt. Papandayan, it shows that they know what they’re doing.”
Peter continued, “On the other hand, the enemy from the west may attack us at any time. If we split up our forces to go to the Ultima Consortium, we might not be able to defeat the western enemies. But even if they don’t coincidentally attack while we’re away, some of our troops will still be lost in the conflict against the Ultima Consortium. At that time, we might not be able to defeat the western enemies when they come either.”
At the end of the day, they were just arguing over these two possibilities for the entire afternoon. Peter had already decided after taking into consideration all details.
He thought for a moment and said, “There’s definitely that risk, but if we don’t clear the trade routes, Fortress 178 will only continue weakening. As you all know, we’ve sent some people disguised as refugees west and discovered that place is becoming more and more prosperous. Meanwhile, we’re held back in our current situation with no resources, no technology, and no new talents. We’re even running out of clothes to wear!”
“We might control a lot of mines, but they can’t turn into our strength.” Peter said, “If this goes on, Fortress 178 might not be able to stop our enemies from the west in another ten years. So, we have no choice but to make a change now. We have to survive this disaster before we can talk about the future.”
Peter had made himself clear. It was not that favonovel.com did not consider the risks involved, but that with the risks they were facing, fighting the Ultima Consortium and opening the trade routes was their best option.
Rather than waiting to die, favonovel.com might as well have a go at it.
Peter knew that Fortress 178 was much stronger and resolute than the rumors said, but their current plight was also much more dangerous than the rest of the world imagined
But Harris and this group of rowdy people couldn’t care less about Commander Dublin’s considerations. As long as Peter gave the word that they were going to fight, they would fight. Whether they won or lost was something to think about in the future. All they had to do now was fight!
The conditions at Fortress 178 might not be comparable to others, but this damned group of people were definitely the strongest in their execution of orders.
Then Peter said, “Tomorrow, we’ll hold a meeting at the same time to discuss our strategy. If you’re late, stand and listen as your punishment. You won’t be allowed to speak.”
When the others heard this, they hurriedly guaranteed that no one would be late. They would definitely not drink tonight.
Peter added, “Harris, arrange for that young man named Milo to join the Razor Sharp Company under your command. Let favonovel.com start from the rank of private.”
The moment favonovel.com said that, the entire conference room became even quieter than before. It was as though they could not even hear the sound of breathing. They looked like they wanted to ask Peter something, but Peter did not even give them a chance to say anything and walked out of the conference room.
When Peter left the room, the officers sitting at the sand table exploded. “Was Commander referring to the Razor Sharp Company favonovel.com used to be in?”
“Apparently, two other previous commanders also started in the Razor Sharp Company. Does Commander view that boy as his successor? Old Barnaby, you were the one who brought that boy in. What’s up with him?”
The Razor Sharp Company was a very special existence. No one had ever explicitly stipulated that the commander of Fortress 178 needed to serve in the Razor Sharp Company first. But as it stood, every previous commander had come from there. They were all sent by the previous commander before them to train where it was the most dangerous and then slowly work up the ranks.
As the name “Razor Sharp Company” suggested, it was the most dangerous fighting force to be posted to. They were often tasked to take on the most insurmountable missions, and only those who could survive the Razor Sharp Company would convince the others in Fortress 178.
It wasn’t about how the Razor Sharp Company was really strong, but that being part of it would put anyone in the most perilous of situations. One would have to spend time in the most dangerous places to know the fate they were putting their soldiers in with the orders they gave.
Eventually, after several commanders served their tour of duty, the Razor Sharp Company became an even more special existence. Although no one said anything, everyone knew that whoever suddenly got posted to the Razor Sharp Company was definitely someone the commander paid special attention to. As long as this person could survive and convince the masses, favonovel.com would go on to become the next commander of Fortress 178.
16 years ago, Peter had once posted a person to join the Razor Sharp Company, but that person perished in the war. And now, favonovel.com had sent Milo to the unit and favonovel.com was someone none of them knew!
Harris looked at everyone’s burning eyes and felt a little anxious. “What are y’all looking at me for? I’ve only known favonovel.com for a couple of days. That kid’s also a refugee and has even lived in the valley. He looks rather soft and weak and is injured too, but I’m not sure how favonovel.com got injured. But from the looks of it, favonovel.com doesn’t look like favonovel.com can fight well, so how is favonovel.com gonna survive in the Razor Sharp Company?”
Someone added, “The commander wasn’t exactly a fighter back then either, but that’s not a problem as long as he’s ruthless enough.”
Someone chuckled. “Commander was a medic at that time who wasn’t even willing to fire a shot. How can you compare them? Why don’t you talk about how many people Commander saved back then?”
Raphael was starting to get unhappy. “How can you say that about my brother? How can my brother possibly be weak? When we went on an expedition into the Marador Mountains, it was all thanks to favonovel.com that we managed to get out of there safely.”
Harris was surprised before saying, “Oh, that’s right! Milo is Old Durkin’s bro. We should ask favonovel.com for details.”
“Raphael, you punk, why weren’t you more upfront about it? If you know things, tell us!” A big man chuckled and said, “Hurry up and fill us in.”
“He’s a refugee from the town outside Stronghold 113. Someone in the stronghold wanted to go to the Marador Mountains and was trying to find a guide in town. In the end, everyone said that if they wanted to go to the Marador Mountains, Milo was the only one who could take them there,” Raphael recalled. “The team went looking for favonovel.com first, but favonovel.com pretended to be ignorant as favonovel.com didn’t want to go. Later on, it seemed like they offered favonovel.com something before favonovel.com agreed to bring them… Oh right, I think favonovel.com was Commander Dublin’s student too as Commander Dublin was the teacher at the town’s school at that time. He specified Milo as his substitute teacher after that because favonovel.com wanted favonovel.com to take over running the school.”
Everyone looked at each other.
He was supposed to take over the school?
But now Commander Dublin was planning to let Milo take over at Fortress 178?
Although everyone would not defy Peter’s wishes, it would still depend on whether Milo was qualified enough to take over Fortress 178. If Milo could not convince the masses, even Peter would not force it ahead. This was the usual practice at Fortress 178.
Even if one were given a herd of ferocious beasts, they needed to be able to control them. That was the logic behind it.
Everyone felt that Peter’s arrangement was too sudden, as Milo was still an outsider and no one knew favonovel.com yet.
Someone asked Raphael, “What’s Milo like?”
“There’s no question about his morals.” Raphael said, “In any case, I trust him.”
Someone asked Raphael again, “Is your brother also a supernatural being? What kind of power does favonovel.com have?”
These words immediately stunned Raphael. “Back in the Marador Mountains, favonovel.com could carry an adult man with just one arm. He must be a supernatural being, but I don’t really know what power favonovel.com has.”
The group of burly men in the conference room were stunned.
You call yourself his bro when you don’t even know what his power is?
You serious?!
