Chapter 754: The Significance of the 751st Assault Team
"Knight Gwenna is someone I invited. When she demonstrated plant cells for us last time, I had some doubts about her knowledge. But when I connected with the relic, I discovered that the demigod from that era had stored similar memories inside it. So I invited her here to tell me more."
Ernst made no attempt to hide his thirst for knowledge or feel embarrassed about it. Trees had no concept of "saving face." If something was known to be true, it was worth pursuing.
"Tierney won't be back until tonight or tomorrow," Beech said regretfully. "Landen didn't need to send him to the Beastmen's Basin. Tierney is sure to become a High-Rank Life Mage one day. Wouldn't that be more powerful than becoming a knight lord?"
"That might not be so easy," Gleia said with a laugh. "Tierney comes from a count's family. His uncles have enough influence to support a whole knightly company. Unless he earns more battle merits, he might not have enough land to provide for all his cousins!"
"I wonder how they're doing in the Basin." At the mention of the operation there, Halcala looked worried. "Those children are so young. If they go straight into battle without being prepared, there could be serious trouble."
For the Wood Elves, the greatest regret of their lives was the hasty counterattack they organized when the Beastmen broke through the Gallop Plains. They not only failed to fight their way back to Night-Kirin City, but lost many of their younger kin and friends as well.
"Don't worry. They're not just our students—they're the future of this territory. We won't stand by and let them get themselves killed."
Gleia's words sounded reassuring, but as she spoke, Landen was in Tikar,