A faint tremor continued to pass through the ground beneath their feet, but it was all happening far away.
The area they were in was unusually calm by comparison. Only the occasional airship or small reconnaissance golem speeding overhead reminded them that this was still part of the war machine.
After walking for roughly half an hour, a simple outpost built against a natural Rock Wall and several small hills came into view.
From the outside, it looked like an ordinary fortress, and not a particularly large one at that.
This was the Third Forward Observation Post. The interior was small, but fully equipped.
Stronger concealment and defensive runes had been inscribed within, along with fixed long-range observation scopes, energy-monitoring formations, a simple rest area, and supply reserves.
Two wizards from the legion's logistics department were already on duty. When they saw Ricky leading the group inside, they saluted before returning their attention to the monitoring Wizard Formation before them.
Above the formation was a real-time projection of the entire battlefield ahead, densely packed with green and red dots.
Green represented their own personnel, while red represented the enemy.
They could also zoom in to inspect specific areas. At that point, what they saw was no longer merely red and green dots, but actual projected scenes—without sound.
Duke and the others were tasked with monitoring a section of the battlefield and promptly reporting everything that happened there, allowing those above to stay informed and make decisions in time.
The tasks were simple in essence, and everyone quickly got busy.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield ahead, the war had already begun as countless slave creatures, airships, Arcane Cannons, and various alchemical constructs entered the fray.
Through the magnified real-time projection of the monitoring Wizard Formation, the cruelty and magnificence of the distant