"Yes, General Gardner." Keannu Wellington turned to Bill who did not move when he heard the king's statement. Meanwhile, Jody Gardner immediately protested, "You can't have two War Generals in one kingdom, Your Majesty." "Why I can't, General Gardner? It's under such urgent circumstances, do you expect me to do nothing and just send you to one of the kingdoms? Then, what if there is a simultaneous war?" Keannu replied with a sharp glare at the war general. Jody Gardner seemed to know that his king had a decision that could not be overturned, but he still wanted to try to thwart that decision, "Your Majesty, they can't attack at the same time because they must have different strategies." "You can't guarantee that, General Gardner. You know that during your tenure as a War General, there is not a single certainty as to when they will attack," Keannu said. Jody Gardner felt his hopes had been dashed, but then he heard Bill chime in after a moment of silence, "If it must be done, then
"Cassie can wait for me," Bill replied. It was actually hard for him to leave Cassandra any longer, but considering his duty, of course he couldn't just ignore this obligation. In his hands, there were the lives of millions of citizens that could be threatened if he failed to fight the enemies of the Ans De Lou Kingdom. "I will order some trusted bodyguards to protect Mistress Cassandra while you are on the battlefield, General," Andrew said. Bill nodded, finding it very helpful. "You can always calm me down, Reece." "It is my duty, General." The two men then fell silent for a few moments, before Andrew asked again, "General, are you still going to hide your true identity even after getting your title back?" "Yes." Before Andrew could ask again, Bill interrupted him, "You should know why." "The assassin, General?" "Yes. I have to make sure first, before I reveal my identity. Until I do, let people think that William Mackenzie has disappeared and no one knows where he is." "
"Crazy? Why are you calling me crazy?" Keannu asked calmly. "See for yourself what you've done!" Monica looked incredulous. Her husband didn't even feel the slightest bit guilty. Keannu shrugged, "What's wrong with that? I just wanted to see who was the best. They were-" "Obviously General Mackenzie is better." "Not necessarily." "What's not certain? You called him back because you realized he could protect our kingdom better than Jody Gardner, right? Then, why are you testing his again?" Monica seemed unable to contain her anger. Keannu replied so calmly, "I'm not testing. Know this, Monica. I'm doing this to find the best War General for the future." "But you sent them to the battlefield. What if ... if ...." "If one of them loses the war?" Monica gave her husband a sharp look. Now Monica understood that Keannu Wellington did not attach much importance to the lives of the two War Generals. She didn't know how her husband could have such a different attitude from her father
"I can do it," Bill replied, looking very confident. Amanda Clark saw that the gaze of the most powerful war general did not hold the slightest doubt. In fact, in just one look Amanda understood that Bill meant what he said. "Then promise me you'll come home in one piece, Bill!" Amanda said pleadingly. "Of course, no need to worry!" Bill replied. Bill had never been so confident. He wasn't arrogant about his own abilities but what he said was a great determination that he wanted to realize. In the past, the time of his glory as a War General, Bill could almost be said to be able to maintain his army and rarely lost many of his men. Many considered that being a William Mackenzie's men was like having a protector and his life would not be easily lost. So this time it was the same, Bill would be much more protective of his troops as best he could. Time passed and the registration of the bodyguards who wanted to follow the two generals to the battlefield had begun. In most areas o
With fury, Howard replied, "No need. Without you moving me, I'll get out of this army myself." Steven laughed mockingly, "Good then. Turns out you're pretty self aware too." "Go away!" Steven shouted. Howard immediately left the place and moved towards the War building and said his wish. With open arms, Andrew Reece accepted the presence of the extra troops. He was immediately directed to meet Bill Stewart who quickly gave him directions. This was based on their limited time. They had no more time to train more. In total, Bill had 239 troops, while Jody had 2109. Bill took Andrew as his deputy, while Steven was chosen as Jody's deputy. On the day of departure, the king of Ans De Lou Kingdom was seen giving a short speech, "War Generals, Jody Gardner and Bill Stewart. We await your return in one piece." The two War Generals knelt and saluted solemnly before finally moving to leave the kingdom in a fighter jet. Jody Gardner's troops departed for the Kingdom of Hellfric, while Wi
Andrio Hellfric, who initially looked calm, began to feel disturbed by Jody Gardner's words. His high confidence in being able to defeat Jody Gardner began to decline drastically. However, apparently this was not felt by Andrio's men. One of his men walked over to the war general and whispered, "General, it's just a trick of his to make you doubt." "Believe me, it's better to kill him now than for us to be destroyed." "That's right, General. This is a very good opportunity to kill him. With their leader killed, their mentality will surely fall and they will be defeated easily, General." Andrio was still silent, not making a decision. The subordinate said again, "General, trust me! Jody Gardner is known to be cold-mouthed. Everything he says is a trap. After all, we can also keep it a secret, right? We can kill him but there's no need to say or announce it. Just let his men confuse themselves." Andrio raised an eyebrow, intrigued by that last idea. However, before he could do wh
Bill felt that the question really sounded funny and strange to his ears. How could he be impersonating himself? However, he realized that everyone did not understand his identity. He casually replied, "Let's just say that." "You're really imitating him? What's the reason?" James Sealand asked as he was still very curious about the person he thought was so unique. Bill turned his head, "Can I ask you a question first?" "Yes," James replied. "You speak as if you really know him. So, what do you think of General Mackenzie?" James hesitated. He finally spoke honestly, "I ... don't know him. I've only heard about him. After all, how could one not know about the strongest war general the Ans De Lou Kingdom has? I'm sure everyone knows of that great figure." "He's a general who seems to only live once. I mean, there's no way anyone can match him. Aside from being agile and having great abilities, I heard that he has a very compassionate nature towards the weak. He never harmed civil
"Your Majesty, do we need to prepare a welcoming ceremony?" Edric Gustav asked. Upon hearing the suggestion, Keannu quickly refused with a firm, "No." Everyone in the palace hall fell silent, slightly surprised by their king's rather strange reaction. Amanda Clark who was sitting in the staff section of the palace on the right was also looking at her king with a puzzled look. Seeing the sudden silence, Keannu Wellington immediately explained further, "You know very well we are at war with two kingdoms. We sent our two War Generals there. Although one of them won the war, the other was taken captive. How is it appropriate for us to celebrate victory?" "It's not that we don't appreciate what General Stewart has fought for our kingdom, but we can't put aside the unfinished business with the Kingdom of Hellfric." Their king's words sounded so wise that several people nodded, as if they agreed with the king's words. However, that was not the case with Amanda Clark. The woman who was a
James sighed softly, it was clear that the soldier knew nothing about the latest situation outside."Yes, I'm back. I wasn't captured by them," James explained as he helped the soldier to lean against the wall.James glanced at his friend who looked very weak, but didn't dare to touch him as his wounds looked much worse.James examined the soldier's wound whose shirt had been torn off briefly and knew immediately that the soldier must have been severely tortured.He gritted his teeth, trying to contain his anger."Then ... did we win, Deputy War General?" the class two soldier asked with a hopeful look in his eyes.James nodded, "Yes, we won.""R-really, Vice General of War? We won? I'm not dreaming, am I?" the soldier asked with tears on the verge of falling.James looked at the soldier with a sad gaze.The torture he received must have frustrated the soldier for his emotions to become so unstable."You're
Xylan immediately realized that his father wouldn't just let him go.He knew that Keannu Wellington wasn't in the best of shape, but his father was still thinking things through carefully.Therefore, Xylan who had never lied and would never want to lie, especially to his father replied, "Yes, Father. He is not a palace staff who has been in the palace for a long time. In fact, he doesn't even have any relationships with other palace officials."Keannu instantly fell silent.Xylan quickly composed words and continued, "But ... I can guarantee that he will do his duty well. You will see that my choice will not be wrong."Keannu let out a long breath.Xylan was beginning to worry.And after a long silence, Keannu finally looked back at his son and said, "Alright."Keannu's one-word statement confused Xylan so he asked again, "Alroght? What do you mean, Father?"Keannu smiled gently, "You can choose him."
Xylan could only remain silent without being able to say a word.Keannu sighed softly. He looked at his son who was still so shocked.The old man said hoarsely, "I know you're not ready yet, but ... I believe you're capable of leading this country."Xylan lifted his head and looked at his father's pale face that looked so very weak.Xyan instantly wanted to curse himself. How could he think so weakly? He may be young, but he was not ignorant. Over the years he had learned various things, including about the government system. His father had also taught him about many things to prepare him as his successor.Then, after all that had happened, how could he be hesitant like that?Moreover, his father's condition no longer allowed him to rule the country. Keannu Wellington was no longer young. He had experienced a great deal of health problems.Keannu's time as a king was up. The old man should spend his old age living a much more relaxed life.So, as his son, he naturally had to suppor
James didn't have to wait long to connect with Josh Cleve.Once connected, before James could speak, he heard Josh say, "I've got it, General Gardner."James didn't have time to reply, but Josh was already speaking quickly, "Thank you, General Gardner. This is all because of you.""If it wasn't for your strategy, I wouldn't have been able to conquer the sea area," Josh continued, sounding like someone who was holding back tears.He didn't even dare to look directly through the screen at James.James smiled at Josh and chuckled, "Gosh, are you going to cry?"Josh snorted but everyone could see that Josh was really very moved. All the soldiers of Ans De Lou Kingdom had known all the efforts that Josh Cleve had made to improve his sea warrior skills. However, he had not been successful.However, after James Gardner became his leader, he was able to bring victory to the Ans De Lou Kingdom.With so much gratitude Josh said again, "It's all thanks to you, General."James instantly shook hi
A class two soldier of James' age replied, "Maybe he was practicing during his long break."Ben shook his head, "I'm not sure.""You mean, Senior Ben?" Jason Hoult asked with a facial expression full of confusion.Ben smiled faintly.Without turning his head towards Jason, the man who had long been a first-class soldier replied, "There's no time for that. He's very busy managing his business.""What business, Senior Ben?" Jason asked back, looking both surprised and curious. Ben almost tapped his forehead from talking too much."Uh, what are we doing? Isn't it time to help him? Come on, Jason. Get back to your position!" Ben ordered.Jason was forced to move away from the area in disappointment. Uh, he was really very curious about the story of James Gardner.He used to feud with the young man who always had a cold impression, but he could finally understand James' attitude.James always had an annoying expression on his face, but the young man wasn't actually an annoying man. In fac
Kurt Zys smiled mockingly, "Thank you?"He then spat to the side and said again, "Are you dreaming? Do you think that by capturing us, you think your army will win over our army?"Kurt laughed dismissively. "In case you forgot ... I'll remind you, we ... have an important person from your kingdom.""That's right, your war general is in our hands. What can you do with your new war general? What can he do?" a soldier sitting beside Kurt said in an annoying tone.Kurt flashed his mocking smile again to irritate Justin.Justin raised his right eyebrow and immediately realized that there was no way he could get what he wanted from the enemy soldiers. The young man sighed softly. He felt that talking to the enemy soldiers was pointless so he simply replied, "Well, since you can only belittle us, it would be much better if we didn't hear your voice."Kurt frowned, looking somewhat confused.However, it wasn't long before he heard Justin command, "Shut them all up! Don't let even one of them
Some people began to look worriedly at their war general who had not moved an inch."What the hell is going on?""Why is General Gardner just sitting there?" a class three soldier asked his fellow soldier.The soldier standing right next to him replied, "I don't know. It looks like General Gardner is confused.""What? Why is he confused? Does that mean he's going to ... retreat?"A class two soldier who heard those words instantly turned to the class three soldier as he raised his visor, "What did you just say, huh? You think General Gardner is a coward?""No-no ... so, Senior. But ... why didn't he act immediately? We're already in enemy territory," the soldier replied, who initially seemed to doubt his general stammeringly.The class two soldier who defended James replied, "Perhaps General Gardner is adjusting himself. He hasn't fought in a long time so he might need time to readjust."Another also nodded in agreement and quickly responded, "Right. He is ... one of those great warrio
Upon hearing the words of Xylan Wellington, who was the crown prince of Ans De Lou Kingdom, Gary Davis could only stare with a dumbfounded expression at the person he had served for two years."Why?" Xylan said again as he caught Gary's expression which he found strange in his eyes.His forehead wrinkled in confusion, "Do you ... not like it, Gary?"Gary winked then quickly shook his head, "Of course I do, Your Highness. But ....""But, why?" Xylan asked with a questioning look on his face."Are you really serious, Your Highness?" Gary ventured to ask.Xylan took offense, "What do you mean? I am a crown prince and I will be the king of this country in the not too distant future."He snorted harshly then continued as he glared irritably at his personal assistant who had dared to doubt his words, "How could I dare to play with my words?"Gary grimaced, realizing that Xylan was upset with him. The young man hurriedly knelt down again and said, "I beg forgiveness for my mistake, Your Hig
Gary was speechless. too shocked by the future king of Ans De Lou Kingdom's statement.However, when he was able to compose himself, he said, "Your Highness, you mean to make General Gardner the War General forever?"Xylan smiled faintly, "You finally understand what I mean."Gary cleared his throat softly, disguising his nervousness, "Then, what about young General Mackenzie, Your Highness?"Xylan sighed.He turned his gaze the other way and stared at a large portrait of himself and his family members on the large wall."Actually ... my sister always protested when my brother-in-law was sent to the battlefield. So, I think Rowena would be very happy if her husband could be relieved of his duties as a war general," Xylan explained.Gary was even more confused. He hadn't expected that Xylan had thought about it more deeply.In fact, he then heard the crown prince continue, "Besides, with Riley free from the heavy duties of the palace, he will be able to stay near his wife and son.""Th