Velin watched Katarina closely, waiting for her to make her choice.
After a long while, Katarina knelt on the ground and voiced her final decision. "Master, I choose the first option."
"Have you thought it through?" Velin was somewhat surprised inwardly, but his expression remained calm and unchanged as he sought confirmation from Katarina.
"Master, I have." Katarina gathered her courage and answered once more, as though bidding farewell to her former self.
"From today onward, you will be the fourth Head Maid of Star Moon Fort. Seraphina will first teach you some basic etiquette." Velin helped Katarina to her feet and spoke calmly.
"Even as Head Maid, I still do not want a mere ornament at my side."
"Because of your people, I will be more tolerant of you. But do not make me give up on you."
"Yes, Master," Katarina replied.
Three days later, an army of over ten thousand assembled on the grasslands. Because the training period had been far too short, apart from several formations that retained basic discipline, the formations of the other units that had been mashed together were a complete mess.
However, Velin did not care. This war, defined as a campaign to build his prestige, was also a war to select soldiers and commanders. As long as they could fight, everything else could be overlooked.
Seraphina assumed her dragon form. The red dragon appeared above the army, and her overwhelmingly oppressive dragon might put immense pressure on warriors at Silver Rank and below, awakening the fear in their hearts.
Velin stood atop the Red Dragon's head and gave the order. "Move out."
Under the commands of their officers, the various units advanced toward the Misty Forest.
Several days later, Seraphina had driven dozens of Monster Clan tribes together. More than ten thousand