In Tarxi City, the capital of the Rabber District, Tax learned of the enemy's movements. A glimmer flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he decided to proceed according to the original plan.
With over a hundred thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled men facing the enemy's remaining elite forces, the odds of victory were slim.
Having reached his position, he had an exceptionally deep understanding of the phrase, "Seek no merit, only avoid fault."
After sealing off the news, Task continued gathering supplies and armed forces from every region of the Rabber District, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
In the Haina District of the Arland Kingdom, the Fifteenth Army advanced like a force of destruction, capturing three count's territories in succession and taking more than ten thousand enemy prisoners. After sorting out the ordinary soldiers, all remaining prisoners were handed over to Lavia's students for reeducation. Those who did not renounce their faith in the God of Colossi within three days were physically eliminated.
Although he had penetrated deep into enemy territory with an isolated army, Velin did not adopt an aggressive strategy. Instead, he advanced steadily. Whenever he reached a place, he rounded up all its professionals. Those willing to enlist received preferential treatment, money and valuables, and promises of titles, land, cultivation techniques, and magical potion resources.
As for professionals unwilling to cooperate, the stronger ones were secretly executed, while the weaker ones were branded on the face and thrown into dungeons to be used as mine slaves later.
The difference was clear. Most professionals chose to join the Fifteenth Army and fight for their own interests.
The Cannon Fodder Troops swelled like a snowball, forcing Velin to establish another army to accommodate the growing number of Arland-born warriors.
After the Blackrock Army, Thousand Forts Army,