After a simple hotpot lunch, Zhou Xu left the restaurant and went straight to the Xie residence.
There was no need to say more. From then on, Xie Liancheng honestly stayed home to recuperate.
"How are your injuries?"
"Not too bad. I feel like I've recovered seventy or eighty percent."
His injuries had already been severe. Then he had forcibly taken action, and to make matters worse, he had used Lightning Dance, a True Word ability that squeezed his bodily functions and forced his body to operate beyond its limits.
The result was even more injuries piled on top of the old ones, making his recovery even slower.
Still, given the circumstances at the time, it was hard to say that what Xie Liancheng had done was wrong.
To a great extent, they simply had no choice.
Xie Liancheng, who had recently also been listening to storytelling sessions, naturally knew that the army at the front had won a great victory. Therefore, he had nothing to worry about at the moment, and he did not hide the state of his injuries from Zhou Xu.
After saying that briefly, Xie Liancheng's expression turned serious.
"When do you plan to mobilize the troops?"
Upon hearing that, Zhou Xu rolled his eyes on the spot.
"You haven't even recovered yet, and you're already worrying about this?"
As he spoke, he looked at Xie Liancheng's serious expression and sighed.
"You've gotten smarter."
Xie Liancheng immediately rolled his eyes.
"I'm not stupid. How does that saying go again? 'How can one tolerate another's snoring beside one's bed?'"
"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll mobilize the troops after spring begins. By then, Bolevin's Lizardmen forces can come over to assist us, and our chances of victory will be greater."
Having experienced the previous battle, Xie Liancheng had