Chapter 38: Celebration Banquet

Manolankin Boyx slammed the conference room table in anger.

"Who sent those idiots?"

There were a lot of noises coming from the conference room.

"Bishop Boix, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Yeah, didn't those guys do a pretty good job? The guards suffered heavy losses, and they must have been scared by us this time."

Manolanjin's veins were throbbing with anger: "You call this a good job? What's the point of causing such a little damage to the guards? You used this rare opportunity for a surprise attack to kill more than 40 guards? There are thousands of guards in Weimar City! And the special operations team hasn't even taken the field yet, and the guards alone have repelled those idiots!"

There was finally some silence from the audience.

Seeing that no one could refute him, Manolanjin sighed helplessly.

It has already happened. The precious opportunity for a surprise attack was wasted by these fools. The true intentions of the Church and the city of Weimar have been exposed.

Even if the reaction of Weimar City is slow, after this incident they will be more alert and prepared, and the special operations team will be ready at any time.

If it comes to a head-on clash, the strength of the church is definitely not as good as that of Weimar City. The number of people launching the raid has accounted for one-fifth of the church's available combat power. Although once the high-level combat power takes action, the situation on the front line will definitely be advantageous, the number of high-level forces in the Vakiris Church is far less than that of Weimar City, which has the Mage Academy and the Sage Council.

It looks like some help is needed... Manolanjin couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought about actively contacting his own forces.

Those guys are not easy to get along with either, but the church's return to Weimar City is an oracle and must be fulfilled.

…

"Lord Ona..." Arios entered the office on the top floor of the headquarters.

"It's little Blaze. How many casualties are there?" Ona, who looks like a little girl but has an old man's voice, was concentrating on copying a magic scroll. When she saw Arios come in, she didn't even raise her head.

"Forty-four people died and nearly a hundred were injured." Arios reported the casualties almost gritting his teeth.

"Well... it's within the expected range..." Ona still didn't look up, concentrating on drawing the scroll in her hand, "Little Blaze, a merciful army is not worth commanding, you are too gentle."

"Yes... Lord Ona, I'm sorry, I lost my composure." Arios said with his head down.

"It's okay. This is also your advantage." Ona seemed to have finally finished drawing the scroll. She put it away and summoned an arcane energy body. "Send it to the special operations team."

The arcane energy body hummed twice and flew away with the scroll.

"Little Blaze, are you blaming the special operations team? We reported the matter, but they didn't take any action. Instead, they handed it over to your grassroots detachment to handle." Ona picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"I dare not." Arios replied in a muffled voice.

"I dare not, that means there is one..." Ona jumped down from the chair and opened the curtains, revealing the city of Weimar outside the window.

The municipal center, the Sage's Tower, the market square, the residential area, the huge city of Weimar appeared before Ona and Arios.

"Little Blaze, what did you see?" Ona asked.

"Sir, I saw the city of Weimar." Arios had no idea what Ona was up to, so he answered truthfully.

"Yes, Weimar, the happy and peaceful Weimar, but also the Weimar full of dangers." Ona put her hands behind her back and admired the night view outside the window. "Do you know why the guard army has to be expanded recently? Little Blaze."

"Your Excellency, it is because new types of crimes and organized crimes are increasing..." Arios stated the official reason for the expansion of the army.

"Yes, but not completely." Ona nodded, then shook her head. "Weima City is facing the most dangerous moment since its establishment... It is no worse than when the war just ended more than a decade ago."

"The seven chief wizards of the Council of Sages no longer agree." Ona sighed regretfully.

"Some are pursuing the legendary realm, some want to become a vassal of the Hain Empire, and some want to join the Leng Leng Federation... No one has mentioned the original intention of cooperating to establish Weimar."

"Why should Weimar remain independent? People who have experienced wartime understand that others will not truly consider your interests. Only you can control your own destiny. This is the simplest truth, but some chief wizards do not understand this truth."

"The special operations team is now doing its best to resist the infiltration of the Hain Empire and the Leng Leng Federation, and strive to maintain the independent sovereignty of our Free City and prevent our Weimar Free City from becoming a battlefield for the confrontation between the Empire and the Federation."

"As for those of us who have reached a high level, we cannot act rashly, otherwise it will give the Empire and the Federation a reason to intervene in the incident with their high-level combat power."

"At this stage, the grassroots guards will be the most tested unit in Weimar City, the backbone of Weimar City, and the main embodiment of the Weimar spirit."

"In addition to the Empire and the Federation, various secret sects, the Kingdom of Kratus, the Kingdom of Heka, and the Kingdom of Code are all eyeing the fat piece of meat of Weimar City. No matter who we belong to in the end, or whether we remain independent, it will have a huge impact on the situation of the entire continent."

"To be frank, whether Weimar City can continue to be independent, whether the prosperity we see can continue, and even the safety of citizens' lives, all depend on the performance of your guards."

"For the invasion of the Church of Valkyries, the headquarters will provide sufficient pensions, and I will use my personal property to purchase silver spears for all the guard detachments, and equip the sheriff-level officers with silver ammunition." Ona said lightly, and contracted all the equipment worth tens of thousands of gold Weimar.　　

"Mr. Ona..." Arios said in a trembling voice, "The Guards will definitely not let you down."

"Not us. The Guards' efforts are not for the benefit of a single individual, but for the benefit of all Weimar citizens."

…

"Long live Weimar!"

"Deputy Sheriff Raven is awesome!"

"Sheriff Ellie is so handsome!"

In the camp of the East Fourth Detachment, the team members held a celebration banquet with singing and dancing.

With the arrival of follow-up support, the tasks of guarding and cleaning the battlefield were handed over to the follow-up support detachment, while the detachment that participated in the bloody battle in the early stage were all given a day off and were allowed to drink to celebrate.

This made the members of the East Fourth Detachment, who only drank a few times a year, very happy. They drank and enthusiastically discussed their performance on the battlefield.

After paying tribute to the deceased comrades, the sad atmosphere was completely replaced by enthusiasm.

Raven clinked glasses with his teammates with a smile, but did not join in the discussion. Instead, he drank alone.

Seeing that Raven didn't say anything, Ellie sat over with a glass of wine.

"What's wrong? Are you worried?"

"Nothing... I just feel a little sad when I think about the annihilation of the Sixth Brigade outside the city." Raven drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, feeling a little tipsy and a little dizzy.

"Yes, they are all brave soldiers... Tomorrow, the whole city will ring the bells and observe three minutes of silence for them." Ellie also drank a glass of wine, her face flushed. "But the dead are gone. We who are still alive must carry the hope, faith, and expectations they sacrificed and move on. This is the best reward for their sacrifice."

"...You're right." Raven filled a new glass of wine for himself and took a sip. "There should be more than just a few werewolves from the Church of Valkyries. We only used ten teams to repel them this time."

"The incident happened suddenly for us. We had submitted this information to the special operations team, but it seems that the special operations team did not take any action..." Ellie said with a frown.

Raven also spat in dissatisfaction: "Yeah, we don't even have silver weapons. Fortunately, there are only a few werewolves this time, only a few dozen, and their casualties are only half of ours."

"That can't be helped. After all, every werewolf is at least the equivalent of a low-level transcendent. They didn't send out transcendents who transformed into werewolves, which means this attack is probably just a test, to test the strength of our guards." Ellie also took a sip of wine and sighed, "If there were mid-level werewolves this time, our casualties would probably be even more severe."

If a mid-level werewolf appears on the front line, before Arios arrives, I'm afraid only Ellie and myself with all my cards played can stop him together. At that time, the casualties on the front line will inevitably increase due to the lack of two people to share the pressure.

"In that case, I should thank the Church of Valkyries for showing mercy." Raven laughed at himself and gulped down a big mouthful of wine.

"Raven, you're a little different today." But Ellie didn't respond and stared at Raven.

"Really? What's different about me?" Raven was stunned, staring at Ellie blankly.

"How should I put it? You usually seem a bit distant, or... cynical? It seems like there's nothing in this world that you care about." Ellie said, supporting her chin with her hand.

Raven didn't know how to answer Ellie for a moment.

My own behavior seems normal to me. After all, I have suddenly come to such a different world, and I have a system that likes to stir up trouble for no reason. It is not surprising that I feel this way.

Ellie actually figured it out. As expected of the sheriff, she's very observant...

"You seem very different today. It seems like you have things and people you really care about. Should I say you are more like a security guard? In the past, you gave people the impression that you would just go home after get off work and would not work overtime for even a minute longer."

Am I usually so lazy... Raven condemned himself a little in his heart.

"Nothing much... I just love what I do..." Raven took a sip of wine guiltily.

"Well, it's hard to imagine that you would be as sentimental as you are today." Ellie suddenly burst out laughing, "Forget it, if we compare the contrasts, my contrast should be the biggest in the entire Guards, right?"

As soon as Raven heard it, he realized what Ellie meant and nodded in agreement: "Yeah, yeah, who would have thought that the serious Sheriff Ellie is so 'wild' in private."

"Wild? What's wild?" The entire East Fourth Detachment looked at Ellie.

I always feel that there is some murderous intent in Ellie's eyes when she looks at me. Could it be an illusion?