Discord within the Restoration Army
As usual, Selina had a steaming cup of coffee in front of her and a half-eaten sandwich in her left hand. Clearly, this was Selina's breakfast, but Selina wasn't enjoying it at all.
A thick stack of documents lay before her. Selina was writing something rapidly with her right hand, pen in hand, only taking a few bites of her sandwich after finishing a sentence.
Selina stuffed the last half of the sandwich into her mouth in one go, her cheeks puffing up like a stuffed hamster. After chewing for a while, she took a big gulp of coffee, and that was it for her breakfast.
"Phew, finally done." After finishing all the documents piled up in front of her, Selina finally let out a sigh of relief and stretched out a big yawn. She could hear the bones in her neck and back cracking.
As the second-in-command of the Eldia Revival Army, Selina is exhausted every day. The Marley Capital, or what the Eldians now call Hope City, is home to millions of Eldians and hundreds of thousands of Marleyan. There is no other metropolis of this scale in the world.
Especially after the news of the Eldia Revival Army liberating Hope City spread throughout the world, people of Eldia descent from all over the world flocked here, because only here would the Eldians not be oppressed.
In addition, during this period, Marley and the Middle East united to prepare to confront the Far East, and the shadow of war began to loom over the whole world. Many Marley people who had not yet recovered from the trauma of war were extremely afraid of war, and in order to avoid the war, they even moved closer to Hope City.
With the support of the Orient countries, and by taking advantage of the spoils from punishing a large number of former Marley Old Nobility in the city and confiscating various factories, materials, and infrastructure, the Eldia Revival Army, relying solely on one city, is enough to challenge 90% of the countries in the world today.
This whole affair is partly Marley's fault. The Marleyan's long-term oppression and enslavement of the Eldians naturally created the conditions for the rise of the Eldian Eldia Revival Army. Take the army, for example. Although the Eldians is only one million, more than 100,000 young and strong Eldia have received standard military training from Marley. Marley used these Eldians as cannon fodder, but for the Eldia Revival Army, these 100,000 people represented 100,000 armed combat troops.
Not to mention the many Eldia Veteran Soldier have experienced countless wars; with these people around, the strength of the Eldia Revival Army should not be underestimated by any country.
Already weakened Marley has now incurred the wrath of a new and powerful enemy in the Far East, rendering Marley powerless to pose any further threat to Hope City. This gives the Eldia Revival Army the opportunity to continue its vigorous development. Although there are irreconcilable grudges between the Eldians and Marleyan, Hope City is generally developing steadily under the intervention of the Restoration Army. At most, Eldians and Marleyan might glare at each other when they encounter each other while strolling around town. Therefore, Hope City appears to be thriving.
As the second-in-command of the Restoration Army, Selina knew that the biggest trouble was just beginning.
Outside the office, a commotion suddenly arose, as if someone was shouting something loudly. Selina sighed, closed her eyes, and rubbed her Temple; her head ached.
Sure enough, bang! It seemed like someone angrily kicked or punched the wall, and then things gradually quieted down.
Soon, the door to Selina's office opened, and a young man in military uniform walked in with a wry smile. He said helplessly, "Boss, everyone is very angry right now. Including yesterday, four Division Commander have been demanding an explanation from you. I barely managed to stop them. Division Commander Hema's hand was bleeding from hitting it just now."
Selina looked at the young man with the same helplessness in her eyes. "Leon, I'm sorry to trouble you, but this is Yago's order. And Yago is right, this war concerns the future of us Eldians. We must participate, otherwise, relying solely on Hope City, which is surrounded by Marley, we Eldians will always be in a passive position."
The young man called Leon looked somewhat annoyed. He respected Boss Yago's orders; after all, he had been to Paradis Island and witnessed its Coup. However, what he truly couldn't understand was, "That's true, but why should we stand with the Marleyan? Even if, as Boss Yago says, we need to develop, why don't we unite with the Far East? Right now, the Far East seems much stronger Marley, doesn't it? Wouldn't it be better to fight Marley together with the Far East?"
Leon's thoughts reflected those of most officers and soldiers within the Restoration Army. Most of the Restoration Army Soldiers had served under the Marleyan, and they had a deeper and clearer understanding of the malice within the Marley Army. Therefore, their hatred and disgust for the Marleyan were also intense. For them, living with the Marleyan in Hope City was already the limit. Now, the higher-ups had actually ordered them to participate in the war against the Far East — the Far East, wasn't that the Marleyan's current enemy?
What the heck? Why are we getting worse and worse? Didn't we just get liberated from the Marley? Why do we have to go back and fight for Marleyan?
Upon receiving this order, the entire Restoration Army, from Division Commander to ordinary Soldiers, showed strong opposition and resistance. Even the New Army on Paradis Island, far Other Shore the ocean, was unwilling to help Marley, let alone the Restoration Army, which had been oppressed in the past.
Even Selina, though she understood Yago, deep down Selina also resented helping Marley fight in the Far East. However, as an example, she couldn't openly express her dissatisfaction. Selina was currently trying her best to appease the restless Restoration Army.
Before Selina could say anything more, a Soldiers came to the office to deliver a message, "Report! Boss, Commander Erwin requests an audience!"
Outside the door Erwin, tall and imposing, with a resolute yet gentle face, dressed in the distinctive green military uniform of Paradis Island. "Your Excellency Selina, excuse me." Upon hearing Erwin's voice, Leon, not wanting to disturb Selina's important discussion with the Commander from Paradis Island, voluntarily left the office.
Selina also stood up to greet Erwin. She had great respect for this capable Commander from Paradis Island. She also learned from Yago that this Commander was the former superior of their Restoration Army leader.
The stable development of Hope City today is also thanks to Erwin's help. In addition to developing connections with Paradis Island, Erwin has also contributed significantly and provided considerable assistance in urban development and military management.
Within the Restoration Army, many people also held this fellow countryman, the Commander of Paradis Island, in high esteem.
But today, Selina was a little confused. Why had Erwin come to find her on his own initiative?