Arrival at the Front Lines

Arrival at the Front Lines

The next day arrived quickly.

Before noon, Xiao Lin arrived at the military camp he had been away from for six years, as promised.

Mu Chen arrived at almost the same time.

Looking at the military camp before him, which carried an air of grim martial severity, Xiao Lin showed no discomfort whatsoever.

After all, awakening his past-life wisdom did not mean that all his memories from before that awakening had vanished.

He had spent more than five years struggling through life in the army, after all. He had even followed the main force to the front lines and fought the armies of neighboring nations.

So there was simply no question of him being unable to adapt to the military environment.

"Brother Xiao, it seems that six years away from the army haven't affected you at all?"

Though it sounded like a question, Mu Chen said it with certainty.

"How could I forget military life so quickly? When do we set out?"

After gathering the troops, Xiao Lin turned and asked.

"Now?"

"No problem!"

With that brief exchange, the two had silently reached a decision.

Thus, the two led an army of sixty thousand men toward the front lines in a grand procession.

Of course, because the Gama Empire was currently at a disadvantage in its war against the Cloud Empire, it was not only the troops led by the two of them. Armies from all over the country had been mobilized to the front by the imperial grand marshal, Mo Ya.

As for the strength of these troops, honestly, it was not particularly impressive.

Most ordinary soldiers were around the first to third stages of Battle Qi, while only a small number had broken through to the fourth stage or above.

Once one became a Fighter, one could serve as a minor officer, such as a centurion.

A Dou Master was qualified to become a commander of a thousand.

A Great Dou Master could already serve as a deputy general.

A Battle Spirit, at an even higher level, could become a general commanding tens of thousands of troops, like Xiao Lin.

In fact, Battle Spirit generals like Xiao Lin were qualified to govern a region within the Gama Empire.

However, the Xiao Household's roots lay within the imperial capital of the Gama Empire, so Xiao Lin had not chosen to govern a region.

Although Xiao Lin had not set foot in the army he originally commanded for the past six years, with his return, the deputy generals in the army naturally still regarded him as their leader.

In a world with supernatural power like this, as long as the royal house's top combatants could keep everyone in line, there was actually no need to worry about the generals below rebelling.

Because it would be utterly meaningless. It was practically suicide!

Just think about it. If Mu Chen rebelled, what use would those armies be once Jia Xing Tian, a Dou Emperor, arrived?

Wouldn't Jia Xing Tian suppress them with a mere wave of his hand?

That was why generals like Xiao Lin enjoyed such freedom.

Even though Intel Mo Ya was the empire's grand marshal and controlled the deployment of all its forces, the Jia Ma Royal House could still firmly control the entire empire!

After all, even the ordinary soldiers knew that following Intel Mo Ya, a Battle King, in rebellion against the Jia Ma Royal House, which possessed a Dou Emperor, was nothing less than hanging oneself because one had grown tired of living!

Therefore, even if the generals of the Gama Empire, including the grand marshal, harbored thoughts of rebellion, ordinary soldiers would not foolishly follow them.

The most likely outcome would be that they reported you outright.

It was precisely for this reason that armies had become places for the descendants of various Lineages to gain experience, not only in the Gama Empire but also in many neighboring nations.

Xiao Lin was no exception.

He had never foolishly thought of treating the soldiers under his command as private property. That was the most idiotic idea possible.

To Xiao Lin, he was merely fulfilling his duties while holding his position.

He led the soldiers into battle, and after the fighting was over, he was still himself, while the soldiers were still soldiers. Nothing would change.

Thus, as long as Xiao Lin still bore the title of general, it did not matter how long he had been away from this army. If he wished, he could reclaim command of it at any time.

As for the deputy generals below trying to sideline him, that was nothing but a dream!

Was Xiao Lin's blade no longer sharp, or had his subordinates become too full of themselves?

With that, after retaking command of the army, Xiao Lin and Mu Chen wasted no time and headed straight for the border front lines.

In the end, it took only around three days for the army of tens of thousands to reach the border garrison, thousands of kilometers away from the Gama Empire's imperial capital.

During that time, troops also arrived at the garrison one after another.

By then, the Gama Empire had stationed more than seven hundred thousand soldiers along the border, barely managing to block the Cloud Empire's fierce offensive.

Of course, as the Gama Empire reinforced its forces, the Cloud Empire likewise received a steady stream of reinforcements.

Thus began the largest battle between the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire in nearly thirty years!

Moreover, the battle showed signs of escalating further.

Even the other neighboring nations had begun to stir, hoping to enter the fray and claim a share of the spoils.

It could be said that the Gama Empire, already at a disadvantage, was tense to the extreme.

If this situation continued, the other neighboring nations would most likely seize the opportunity to strike while it was down.

For this reason, the Gama Empire's royal house had already prepared for an escalation of the war.

Before Xiao Lin and Mu Chen set out, Jia Xing Tian, the guardian of the Jia Ma Royal House, had gathered the royal house's only two Battle Kings and dozens of Battle Spirits in the Gama Empire's palace, ready to send them into the war at any time.

Now it depended on how the next clash between the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire unfolded.

If the Gama Empire remained at a disadvantage, those royal house experts, including Jia Xing Tian himself, might head for the battlefield at any moment.

Jia Xing Tian had even already spoken with the Misty Cloud Sect about it.

If the Gama Empire's front lines collapsed across the board, even the Misty Cloud Sect would have no choice but to enter the conflict.

That was the Gama Empire's current situation.

It was amid such a grave atmosphere that Xiao Lin and Mu Chen arrived at the front-line camp.

The moment they arrived, they were invited into the command tent by Grand Marshal Mo Ya's deputy.

Soon, led by the deputy, Xiao Lin and Mu Chen met Grand Marshal Mo Ya.

As the Gama Empire's grand marshal, Mo Ya was already over fifty, nearing sixty. His face bore many wrinkles, and much of his hair had turned gray.

As someone of the same generation as Yun Shan, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect; Jia Xing Tian, the guardian of the Jia Ma Royal House; and Hai Bodong of the Mittel Family, he looked far older than the other three.

However, that was only natural.

After all, the other three had already become Dou Emperors, while he alone still lingered in the Battle King realm.

Perhaps it was precisely this psychological disparity that had caused Mo Ya to gradually develop other thoughts.

Just like the war between the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire that should never have begun...

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