"Relax, Riley. You should still go there," Riley was determined.Hiding behind a large wall, he immediately folded the paper again and started walking carefully. Not only did he have to avoid the soldiers, but also the security cameras.A quarter of the way in, he gritted his teeth when he was forced to hide behind a large tree because he saw a group of soldiers who seemed to be at home in the area."Why are they just standing there?" Riley muttered.Unfortunately, it turned out that the six soldiers had not left, so Riley had to wait fifteen minutes before he could move on. He immediately racked his brain to find another way."Another way ... through Princess Rowena's residence. Damn it! It's narrower there," Riley muttered again.But he decided to take the risk and quickly turned around. He walked slowly and took another path that did not take him past the princess' residence, but he was surprised when he turned a corner."You ... what are you doing here?" Rowena stared in shock at
"No, Your Highness. It's not like that," Riley denied quickly.Rowena squinted and looked at the young man with her clear eyes, trying to look for signs of lies through Riley's eyes. But she couldn't find any, so the young girl, who was still 18 years old, nodded."Then tell me the truth!" Rowena said in a commanding tone, typical for a royal member.Riley thought about it, moistened his lips and decided to answer, "I want to see one of the female staff, but only because I want to ask her something, Your Highness."Rowena still waited for the rest of Riley's explanation. But it turned out that Riley didn't say anything after that."Hm, okay. I'll let you go this time," Rowena said quietly.As if Riley hadn't expected it, the young man suddenly raised his head, "Your Highness. Are you serious?"Rowena sighed softly, "Yes. This is because you saved me and I'm not an ungrateful person."Riley immediately smiled and let out a sigh of relief, "Your Highness, you ....""Let me finish what I'
"Oh, um... I'm ....."Riley cleared his throat to hide his nervousness. While James looked at his with his eagle eyes without blinking, as if he was questioning his roommate through his gaze. Although the lights in the room were not very bright, the two of them could still see clearly with the minimal light. Of course, Riley did not want to lose to James. He immediately broke their gaze and decided to walk past James, who was still staring at him in amazement. The young man then sat down on his bed before saying, "I'm ... from outside."James exhaled sharply and jumped back onto his soft bed, "I know you're from outside. I mean, where are you from? There's no way you're wandering around outside with no purpose or direction, is there?""I just did," Riley replied after hearing James' words, which ended up being an idea for him."Nonsense. You wouldn't go out without a destination. Besides, the risk of being punished is huge," James replied in an incredulous tone.Both of his eyes loo
Instead of answering Andrew's question, Greg laughed mysteriously, which made Andrew even more curious.But Andrew still believed in his old friend, so he finally just said, "Do your best. I hope it works.""It will," Greg said confidently.Andrew nodded and a few days later left everything to the man who already had a son studying outside the palace.Unusually, on the morning Greg was to start as an examiner, the prospective soldiers were not allowed to enjoy their breakfast. Instead, they were told to line up in the middle of the field thirty minutes before training was to begin."I'm worried," Alen broke the silence that surrounded his line.Riley, who was standing right next to him, replied without turning around, "Everyone's worried, Alen."Diego swallowed nervously. The young man who had cut his hair super short and was standing behind Riley also commented, "What are they going to do? This is the first time we haven't had breakfast."Meanwhile, the three's roommate, James, still
"What we've been doing all this time has been for nothing."But Greg just raised his hand and asked them to be quiet again. The middle-aged man, who still looked very fit at more than half a century old, said, "I do not accept protests. Those of you who disagree can leave this palace right now."Greg's words silenced all the would-be soldiers.After he felt that they had calmed down, Greg said again, "This is so that you won't be pressured by rank. You should be happy that you don't have to be burdened by rank as long as I am your examiner.Alen suddenly raised his hand. "Sir, what about the selection of the war general? Will it still be three candidates from the new soldier, the old soldier and the soldier chosen by General Reece?""Yes, that will not change. I will not change anything that has been decided by General Reece and King Keannu." This answer calmed them down again, because it meant that everyone still had the same chance."We continue, rule three ...."They fell silent,
Alen and Diego were getting ready for the second stage of their training. They were nervously waiting for their names to appear on the screen in front of them. Suddenly, Greg's voice came over the speaker, "Now pay attention to the screen and go to the training center immediately according to the list on the screen!"Riley, who was always calm in stressful situations, immediately focused on the screen and read his name. Alen's name was the first to come up.Riley nodded and replied, "You'll make it."Alen smiled when he heard it and the he left that place.Riley then stepped up to the challenge, with James and Diego watching closely. James teased him, "If you fail, I swear I'll take you straight to a duel, Wood."Riley knew that James was just trying to encourage him, but his secret identity made him feel uneasy and overwhelmed. He replied, "That goes for you and yours as well, Diego. See you at the second training."James smiled annoyingly, "Don't worry! There's no way I won't make i
Riley could barely hear the conversation, but he was not distracted at all. The young man was still able to maintain his concentration.In fact, he seemed to be much more focused now. Indeed, when it came to concentration, Riley had always been the best. His own father, William Mackenzie, had even said that his son could concentrate better than he could.The officer watched every bullet Riley fired and was impressed by Riley's speed."12," the officer said with a smile.The other officers became interested and watched as Riley returned fire. When the shot hit the target, the officers smiled happily.The future soldiers who had been making bad comments were shocked, "How can he be so fast?""17," the friend counted.They were stunned when the officer finally said, "25 with a record time of ....."At the mention of the time Riley had spent practicing shooting, the officer looked at the young man in awe."You passed," the officer said.Riley nodded and handed back the weapon he had used e
"We'll know soon enough," Riley replied, still staring at the screen.James, still munching on his bread, commented, "There are ten planes. How many potential soldiers can those planes carry?""100, I think." Riley looked around, now searching for the two figures of his roommates who were still not there.James stopped chewing immediately, "Wow! You know a lot more than that."But Riley didn't answer, so James continued, "Hey, your father was an ex-soldier, right? Come on, be honest!"Hearing this, Riley immediately turned around, "So what if my father was a soldier? And what if he wasn't?"James sighed and quickly finished his remaining bread before speaking again. "Then all the abilities you've shown so far make sense if you had a father who was a soldier."Riley looked around again, keeping his eyes peeled for Alen and Diego. But he still replied, "Makes sense how?"James was about to answer, but Riley interrupted him first, "Jason Hoult is not the son of a soldier, but he managed t
Lory Blackwell had seen the face of the supreme warrior leader in the Ans De Lou Kingdom, but he had never been that close to the man whose hair looked a little long.He was only a class three soldier, a soldier of the lowest class who would rarely interact with the war general. In fact, he had never even spoken to Reiner Anderson, the ground war commander. His position as an ordinary soldier with no achievements or advantages made it rare for him to get close to great soldiers. "General Mackenzie. It's really you," Lory said once again. Oh, he still couldn't believe what was happening. For him to meet the person standing not far from him was like a very rare dream.He really is Riley Mackenzie, the war general who disappeared without news and is currently being searched for, Lory said to herself. Riley Mackenzie did not respond to the call of Lory Blackwell who was staring at him without even blinking. The war general of the Ans De Lou Kingdom who was also Keannu Wellington's so
Lory Blackwell paused, trying to compose himself.According to what he knew, the forest located in the border area close to the Mecco Kingdom was an uninhabited forest. The dense forest was a wild forest inhabited only by animals. Although soldiers from the two kingdoms, Ans De Lou Kingdom and Mecco Kingdom, did check regularly, it was still very rare.So, it was no surprise that Lory thought he had misheard. "Probably just a hallucination." The young man said quietly and nodded, reassuring himself.However, after a few seconds he heard the same voice again, "Hey, I'm over here."Lory's eyes widened. He became very alert.On such a dark night, of course he couldn't see very clearly so he could only squint and hold his gun tightly. But, from the voice of the person, Lory guessed that the voice was coming from his right so he turned his head to his right. As he climbed up the large tree that he used as cover, he did notice that there were several other large trees in the vicinity.
Ben quickly racked his brain, thinking of the right way to put James at ease. But before he could come up with a good line, he heard James say again, "Or ... is he angry that I took his current position? But, ...."James shook his head weakly, "There's no way he's angry because of that right? Moreover ... he knows very well that I never wanted her position. He must be-""Stop thinking like that, James! Are you stupid?" Ben said in an annoyed tone.James was about to respond, but Ben raised his right hand as if asking James to be quiet for a few moments.James seemed to understand the meaning of Ben's gesture and he let out a long sigh.Ben swallowed before explaining, "James, you know Riley doesn't care about the title 'War General' either. Basically, both of you are not crazy about positions."James faltered. Ben was right. How could Riley be disappointed and angry with me over this damn title? That doesn't sound like 'Riley Mackenzie', James thought.The young man exhaled harshly.
Without looking away, Ben thought hard. James didn't just stand by, waiting for Ben's answer. He himself repeatedly touched the handkerchief to scrutinize it. Not only that, the war general of Ans De Lou Kingdom was also sniffing the gray handkerchief as if he was looking for something.Seeing what James was doing, Ben impatiently commented, "You're not a dog. How can you track someone's whereabouts from sniffing that thing?"James instantly gave Ben an exasperated look, "That's not it. I'm just trying to smell this handkerchief. Who knows ... it might turn out to be a clue.""Then ... did you get a clue after sniffing the cloth?" Ben asked with a casual look.With a look of disappointment, James replied, "No. I didn't. I just smelled the earth."Had they not been in a serious situation, Ben's laughter would have exploded. However, they were working on an important mission so Ben knew he had to restrain himself. He certainly didn't want to be seen as trivializing his friend's rescu
Foei Maccray turned around and looked sarcastically at the junior.When he saw Lory Blackwell's compliance, Foei Maccray smiled wryly as if satisfied that he had succeeded in making one of his juniors submit to his orders.Of course, that made him feel big-headed. Hence, Foei haughtily said again, "Keep standing here until we are out of your sight. After that ... then you can walk."Lory Blackwell did not reply. But Foei took his silence as obedience so he said, "Good! You should obey your seniors' orders."Lory just swallowed without daring to say a word. However, Foei did not need an answer so he just continued walking along with his good friend, Derrick Weybe who looked bored in Lory's neighborhood. The other soldiers followed the two senior soldiers with mixed feelings. Apparently there were some of them who were starting to feel sympathetic towards Lory. But due to their status and class being much lower than the two senior soldiers who were bullying Lory, they chose to be cowa
Derrick snorted in annoyance, while Foei immediately responded, "Oh, you seem to be very timid!" Foei cast his gaze at Derrick and then flashed a smile with a mocking expression. Derrick shook his head, also smiling mockingly."If you're scared, why would you want to participate in this important mission?" Foei said.Lory quickly shook her head, "I'm not afraid ... I’m just-""Huh? Not afraid? Then, why did you just say that?" Derrick cut Lory off, as if he deliberately didn't want to hear Lory speak."You're obviously a coward! Oh my! You should have stayed in the palace and not joined the search for General Mackenzie," Foei explained with a lopsided smile. "Coward!" Derrick taunted again. "A pathetic soldier like you who dares to tell us we're slow? Who do you think you are, my superior?" Foei said with a cold tone and a dismissive expression.Oh, he was really very satisfied seeing Lory's helpless expression.The two men deliberately wanted to humiliate Lory. Their intentions w
Seeing James' confident smile, Ben instantly realized that his best friend was unpredictable. But, when he recalled the relationship between James and Riley in the past, he felt that everything James said was true. Riley had always been completely open to James. The young man only hid one thing, which was the fact that he was William Mackenzie's son. Other than that, Riley had no other secrets from James. Meanwhile, Riley was also the only person who could understand James very well. Only Riley is able to understand every action taken by James and James only wants to talk about things with Riley.So, seeing all these facts, Ben finally nodded, "Okay, then. What should I do?"James snorted and immediately put on a sullen face, "Come on, Ben! I told you earlier."Ben rolled his eyes, "I still don't understand. Please explain in more detail!"With an annoyed expression James replied, "If I had the authority to downgrade soldiers, I would definitely downgrade you to class two."Ben's n
Although they seemed confused by the war general's order, they still unanimously replied, "Yes, General."It wasn't long before all the soldiers formed a line where they would prepare to search for Riley Mackenzie as ordered by James Gardner.Most of the first class soldiers did not hesitate to do the task, but there were some of the class two soldiers who seemed to be unsure of what they were going to do.Two of them were Foei Mccray and Derrick Weybe."I don't understand why General Gardner is searching the forest. How could General Mackenzie be here? This doesn't make sense," Derrick said, who had just lined up facing the front of the forest.The twenty-six year old young man was in the front row with his best friend so they could still talk in a fairly low tone of voice.Foei nodded in agreement, seemingly thinking the same as Derrick, "He's probably too frustrated to pick a spot."Derrick exhaled harshly then glanced towards the front where several class one soldiers seemed to be
Gary Davis shook his head with a super confused expression. He couldn't guess what might have happened. He himself did not know James Gardner very well. He entered the palace when James Gardner had just resigned from the post of deputy general of war. So basically he had only met James a few times. It was different with Riley Mackenzie. He had met Riley countless times. In fact, it could be said that he already knew how Riley behaved. However, he could not think of anything about James Gardner. He was just like a blind man when it came to James. "Even young General Mackenzie is not suspicious of you. He's been in the palace longer than that general. I don't understand," Elena said, who also hadn't found the answer to the question that was bothering her.She also still didn't understand. However, a thought occurred to Gary. "Maybe I was in too much of a hurry, Gran," Gary said suddenly.Elena frowned, "What do you mean, Gary? What kind of hurry?"Gary sighed softly, "Approaching