Emergency Recall

"Irene, this is the revised alliance treaty. Please check it and see if there are any changes needed. If not, we will sign the treaty as soon as possible."

Although Sordil was deeply in love with the goddess Irene, he wouldn't compromise when it came to the interests of Fostadu. Therefore, after receiving the treaty, Sordil carefully examined its terms, picking out and revising any unreasonable clauses. After confirming and revising every clause, Sordil handed the new treaty to Irene. Irene read it carefully and found no problems. Then she turned to her prime minister, who nodded in agreement, indicating that it was ready for signing.

"There are no problems with the terms of the alliance. We agree to all the terms of the alliance. However, it is getting late today and we lack witnesses. How about this, we will gather all the nobles in the country as witnesses tomorrow and then formally sign the alliance with Fostadu."

Receiving Irene's affirmative reply, Sordil breathed a sigh of relief. After all, for a seasoned homebody like him, this kind of activity was truly agonizing. During the negotiations, Sordil felt as if he were sitting on a red-hot board of nails, not a chair. Now that this troublesome matter was finally over, Sordil felt like a fish returning to water, a bird returning to the forest—he couldn't have felt more comfortable.

"In that case, we'll take our leave!"

After finalizing the terms of the alliance and the date for its signing, Sordil asked Irene to leave.

"I'm sorry, I still have some matters to attend to and cannot see you off. Prime Minister, please see Sordil and the others off for me!"

Irene nodded in apology and gave an order to the Prime Minister, who was organizing documents. Then, Sordil and the other two left the palace under the Prime Minister's guidance.

Kingdom of Tsuyioru Xiu, Kaysir City

Bell Dragon Rider Regiment Base

"Reporting to the Commander, the reorganization of all battalions of the Bell Dragon Rider Regiment is complete! The personnel lists for the three combat battalions, plus the reconnaissance battalion, medical battalion, communications battalion, and logistics battalion are here. Please review them, Commander!"

The adjutant, beaming, handed Sordil a densely packed list of personnel, showcasing the fruits of his labor to his Commander. Sordil took the list and carefully examined it, his joy growing ever stronger. After more than three months of hard work, he had finally acquired a force uniquely his own in this strange world.

"Good! Very good! Kurelle, you'll have to work hard these next few days and urge these guys to train hard, and turn them into an iron army as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Commander! Rest assured, Kurelle will live up to your Commander!"

Upon hearing Sordil's order, the lieutenant solemnly performed a knightly salute and loudly expressed his loyalty to the Commander.

"Alright, there's no rush for training. You've been tired these past few days, so go back and rest first! We'll give you your best tomorrow."

After being praised by Sordil, the adjutant's face turned red instantly, and he stumbled out of Sordil's tent.

Shortly after the adjutant left, Anna led a pale, beardless, and pot-bellied middle-aged man into Sordil's tent.

"Teacher, this is Earl Kaysir, the Lord Mayor of Kaysir City."

"Oh? I don't recall the Bell Dragon Rider Regiment causing any trouble in Kaysir City. May I ask why you have come to my Bell Dragon Rider Regiment this time, Lord Mayor?"

Looking at Sordil seated in the main seat, Kessil felt somewhat displeased, but considering his purpose, he didn't hold it against him. Kessil took out a parchment scroll from his robes, held it high above his head, and said imperiously to Sordil, "Commander Oddek, this is His Majesty's personal edict. Why don't you kneel to receive it!"

"Call out"

Just as Kesir was imagining Sordil kneeling at his feet to receive the imperial edict, a bluish-white wind blade flew past his right hand, tearing his right sleeve to Crush, with strips of cloth scattered on the ground.

"Excuse me, I have hearing problems. I didn't hear what you just said. Could you repeat it?"

Kesir was about to unleash a torrent of curses, but when he met Sordil's cold eyes, the words he was about to utter instantly died in his throat. The man respectfully placed the parchment scroll on the table in front of Sordil, then, without daring to utter another word, turned and ran out of the tent.

"Bang"

Kessil had only taken two steps when he crashed into an invisible barrier and fell to the ground. At that moment, the guards who sensed the fluctuations of Sordil's magic rushed into the tent and helped Kessil up from the ground.

"Oddek, I am the Lord Mayor of Kaysir City appointed by His Majesty, you cannot kill me!"

The Lord Mayor lord seemed to have thought of something and shouted desperately at Sordil, but Sordil ignored him. Sordil was currently concentrating on studying the contents of the parchment scroll and naturally had no time to pay attention to him. After browsing through the contents of the parchment, Sordil finally looked up at the people in the tent.

"Heradi, find a clean tent for this Lord Mayor lord, then send someone to the Lord Mayor's mansion to deliver a message saying that the Lord Mayor lord wants to reward our Bell Dragon Rider Regiment today. Have them prepare 10 million J in cash, 300 barrels of red wine, and 500 cattle and sheep."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will send someone to do it right away!"

Just as Heradi was about to go out to carry out Sordil's instructions, Sordil suddenly looked up and said, "Oh, right! Have the Lord Mayor lord write a letter and give it to our men, and also take a token from the Lord Mayor lord to take with him!"

"Don't worry, Commander, I know what to do!"

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing Heradi and Sordil's conversation, the guards in the tent burst into laughter. After Heradi and the others left, Sordil frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Teacher, what exactly does this imperial edict say?"

Seeing Sordil's worried expression, Anna asked curiously, because she couldn't think of anything that could stump her enigmatic teacher. Sordil didn't answer her question, but instead handed her the parchment. Taking the parchment, Anna quickly skimmed through its contents, then exclaimed in surprise:

"The king actually wants the teacher to hand over the defenses as soon as possible and then return to the capital, Philiers."

"That's not all. His Majesty the King made it very clear in his order that we must return to Philiers by December 25th!"

"December 25th? That's only three days left! How could the king issue such a foolish order? It takes at least a week to travel from Kaysir City to Philiers. How can we possibly make it in three days?!"

Hearing Sordil's words, Anna said angrily, inwardly cursing the foolish king.

"This matter cannot be blamed on the king. Take a close look at the date the order was signed!"

After her teacher's reminder, Anna reviewed the contents of the parchment again and indeed discovered some problems. According to the date on the parchment, the order should have arrived two weeks ago, but Cassil only brought it out today. The reason was self-evident; Anna finally understood why her teacher had extorted so much from the Lord Mayor!

"Teacher, we can't let that bastard off so easily. We should teach him a lesson for offending us!"

"Okay! You can arrange this after you go down. Now I need to think about how to solve this current problem!"

"Yes, teacher!"