Lust for Power

"Give the soldiers a briefing on the enemy they will be battling, Gordon."

I could make out the soldiers' agitated faces. They had been enthusiastic and sure of themselves when they were still in the city.

However, once they entered the woods, the eerie silence and foggy white background gave them shivers.

"The soldiers have some reservations about that, young master. Except for a few, all the soldiers are locals who have never seen an Imp. They are sceptical because monsters do not appear in the Frost Woodlands."

This was a mystery that the soldiers were trying to solve at the time.

Even I was perplexed.

I used my senses to thoroughly scan the woodland. But all I could detect was a swarm of imps.

A forest the size of half of the northern region couldn't be devoid of strange monsters.

But, because my hands were tied with the development of the city and other things, I didn't have time to investigate this.

Even my summons was too busy at this point. In situations like these, I question