Chapter 33

Second update!

"My God!" This was the first exclamation of shock from Richard, the captain of the griffin knights of the Roland Empire, when he saw the scene on the ground as the sun rose.

Many years later, Richard described it like this: "My God, it was a nightmare. I saw a river, a long, red river. This river was filled with countless bodies and blood. The river was ten kilometers long, and the whole way was littered with dismembered bodies; not a single one was intact.

My body stiffened, and the intense smell of blood made my partner, a male griffin, extremely agitated. At that moment, I felt fear. I followed the river downstream, and the color grew deeper. When I flew to the end, do you know what I saw?

I saw the red river suddenly burst open, and mammoth beasts were entangled by countless thick iron chains. There were obvious signs of battle on the ground, with three hundred mammoth beasts, like three hundred mountains of flesh.

It was only after this war that I learned that the Ceylon Empire had used a million people to crush our mammoth knight corps. A million people! My God!"

After a quick inspection, Richard hurriedly flew back. While trying to control the griffin, he couldn't help but vomit, as the intense smell of blood was too much even for this battle-hardened griffin knight.

"Over, over!" When Melif received this news, he fell to the ground.

"A million people, truly worthy of being the Fox of Ceylon. Not only did he consume a million refugees, but he also seized the food of the Munni Principality and caused the loss of three hundred mammoth knights. What a cunning plan, killing three birds with one stone!" After a long pause, Melif said with hatred.

"Send a message to the Imperial Military Department and His Majesty, and send this news back. I think the capital also needs a cleansing." Melif then ordered, his eyes looking in the direction of the capital.

"Order the entire army to mobilize. We can't let the mammoth knight corps lose three hundred men in vain. Also, send a message to the Tulip Principality, the Zersa Principality, and the Medu Principality to immediately gather their armies. Since the Ceylon Empire has bitten us hard, we must bite back hard. The griffin knights are now responsible for burning the Ceylon Empire's food and important supplies. Abandon the search for the enemy leader; all actions are free." Melif then ordered with a mix of sorrow and anger, as he thought of Cassi, the most promising man from his wife's family.

"Sir, is it a bit... to send messages to these principalities?" the messenger asked timidly.

"Take this!" Melif casually took a gemstone from his waist and handed it to the messenger.

"Court Mage Corps..." The messenger looked at the inscription but was immediately stunned and quickly delivered the order.

"Sir, are you sure about this?" one of Melif's attendants asked.

"Hehe, I think the nobles in the capital will soon do the same. Three hundred noble sons, I think some people should disappear." Melif chuckled.

"Magic Corps, operate in small teams with free attacks, but the distance between each team must not exceed two hundred meters. Announce that the spoils of war do not need to be surrendered, but the law enforcement team must keep a close eye. If anyone cannot distinguish friend from foe, kill them first." Melif then casually ordered, but the people around him were shocked. This order was not just a little toxic; the spoils of war, the greatest benefit of war, were now openly released.

Meanwhile, the Fox of Ceylon, Conknee, stared in shock at the knight before her and couldn't help but ask, "Is this really the order from the capital?"

"Yes, after discussions by the military department and His Majesty, it was decided that our empire needs the fertile land of the Munni Principality." The knight glanced at Conknee, who was in a robe, and answered loudly.

"Pfft! Why didn't you say this earlier? Why didn't you say this earlier? If you had said it earlier, a million people wouldn't have died. A million people! If you had said it earlier, we could have advanced to the Angus Mountains, where we could have fought a war of attrition with the Roland Empire. The mammoth knight corps would have been useless there. Now you want to change your mind?" Conknee spat out a mouthful of blood and pointed at the map, speaking with sorrow and anger.

"Hehe, His Majesty is already aware of your condition, so he has specially dispatched the third prince to assist you, General." Although the knight called her "General," there was no trace of respect in his words.

"You...?" Lucy shouted in anger.

"Slap! Watch your manners!" The knight slapped Lucy in the face and barked coldly.

"Alright, go back and tell the third prince that I will welcome him tonight and hand over the command." Conknee's face was very pale, but she smiled.

"Yes, General!" The knight showed his first smile since entering.

"Sir, they are trying to pin the loss of a million people on you." Lucy said loudly to Conknee.

"Hehe, Lucy, it doesn't matter to me. I am worried that this campaign will cause the empire to decline. The empire was already unstable, and I didn't expect the military department and the royal family to... hehe, they were blinded by the food we seized." Conknee wiped the blood from her lips and smiled bitterly. The spots of blood on her white robe made her smile even more pitiful.

A few kilometers away from the ranch, behind a large tree, Cook slowly drew a simple map. In front of him were Lori, Mitch, Mike, the giant wolf, a big-mouthed bird, and Little Bad.

Cook asked the big-mouthed bird while drawing, "Big Mouth, there's one person here, two people here, and what about here?"

"Also one, that guy's stench, I could smell it from far away. There's also one by the river, with his butt sticking up high!" Big Mouth was the name Cook gave the big-mouthed bird.

"Okay, it's normal for you to see from the sky. Big Mouth, go around one more time to see if there's anything you missed." Cook understood that what was invisible from the ground might be visible from the sky.

"Little Bad, do you have any news?" Cook turned to ask Little Bad.

"There's a guy wearing very expensive clothes. I saw his clothes and weapons, which had many gems. He went in and came out soon after." Little Bad's answer made Cook sweat.

"Someone is coming! Two farmers." Big Mouth flew back and shouted to Cook.

"Farmers!" Cook was surprised, as the appearance of farmers in this place was very unusual.

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