On the morning of April 26, 9773 of the Radiant Calendar, thirty-eight senior commanders of the Ninth Legion arrived at the Legion Command Department.
Velin glanced around. Once he saw that everyone had arrived, he immediately announced the start of the meeting.
"By order of Cyrus Arlkaus Raycroft, commander of the Human Allied Forces, the Ninth Legion will, from this day onward, take over the defensive line formerly held by the Twelfth Legion and reclaim the occupied regions of Province of Lede in the Kingdom of Belfas from the Black Asia Orcs as quickly as possible."
At those words, everyone straightened their backs and stared intently at their marshal, waiting for the orders to follow.
Since the war between the Church and the Black Asia Orcs had fully erupted, they had remained at Kixilin Main Camp for nearly four months, training every day or on their way to train.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Velin did not waste words. He directly activated the crystal ball placed at the center of the long conference table.
A faint glow emerged, projecting a three-dimensional map of Province of Lede.
"According to information from the Twelfth Legion, Celes Fortress, Doken City, South Lede City, Batoons Fortress, and Ximoji Mining Fortress have all fallen."
Each time Velin read out a place name, a corresponding section of the three-dimensional map turned red.
By the time all five military strongholds had been named, half of the three-dimensional map of Province of Lede had been dyed red.
Seeing this, everyone's expressions turned solemn.
As a ground-combat legion, the Twelfth Legion was often mocked by them in peacetime for its weak combat power, fit only for logistics work and maintaining order in occupied territories, but that was only by comparison.
"Now, I give my orders."
At once, everyone rose to