"So many?" When everyone heard the defensive strength of the holy city and the small towns around it, they were all rather stunned.
Arnold spoke up even more directly. "Back when I followed the God of Flame to war, there were only one million soldiers stationed inside the holy city."
"Each small town around it had no more than fifty thousand either. I never imagined there would be so many soldiers now."
"The High Priest must have transferred soldiers over from other places. No wonder those other regions couldn't hold against the attacks from those gods' legions at all."
"Exactly. Those cities weren't strong to begin with. After more than half their soldiers were transferred away, they definitely couldn't beat those gods' legions."
"For example, back then, we actually received word to prepare for battle and be ready to set out at any time to reinforce the holy city. But before the holy city could send another order, we encountered Lord Nalant!"
Priest Dori nodded at this point as well.
"Now you know why I'm not attacking Flame Holy City, don't you?"
"With the number of soldiers inside Flame Holy City and the surrounding cities, even if I really did attack, it would take a great deal of time!"
"In that case, we might as well lie low and use this chance to wear down the strength of those gods' legions."
"Once the gods' legions have been worn down almost enough, I'll look for an opportunity to deal with them."
"Of course, I actually would like the Flame High Priest to cooperate with me, but I estimate that idea is impossible to realize."
Nalant smiled as he spoke to everyone.
Hearing this, everyone nodded one after another, expressing their approval of Nalant's choice.
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