Chapter 446
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Chapter 446: Bragging
Mirror City
“Your Majesty, the latest battle report from White River City.”
“Present it.”
Receiving the battle report from the guard, Luo Ji, though confident that the situation in White River City was surely in the bag, unconsciously quickened his movements as he opened the report.
Upon seeing the news of the Beastmen army’s great victory, a faint smile unconsciously curved his lips.
However, the report’s content clearly wasn’t limited to that.
Continuing to read, the soldier casualty statistics for this battle were also complete.
Those Mammoth and Ice Bears were indeed ferocious.
Even with the Beastmen army deployed, the number of soldier casualties was considerably higher than Luo Ji had anticipated.
And the consumption of over 30 barrels of lamp oil made Luo Ji’s face twitch in pain.
Only after seeing the number of captured barbarians did his expression finally soften.
At least by numbers, the quantity of captured barbarian warriors was still quite satisfactory to him.
Most importantly, these barbarian warriors could be directly sent to military camps to enlist.
For now, replenishing troops was also a top priority for Luo Ji.
Comparatively, capturing a Mammoth, a special war unit, was indeed a good thing.
But Luo Ji wasn’t particularly happy about it.
The reason was simple: he already had the Elephantmen race for similar war units.
And from the results, the Elephantmen’s strength was clearly superior to Mammoths. Thus, the existence of Mammoths, for Luo Ji, was at most icing on the cake.
Instead, the Ice Bear warriors seemed to be quite numerous.
If he could create a special force of several hundred of them, their value would absolutely surpass that of the Mammoths.
However, even if he were to pursue this, it would have to be put on hold.
These barbarians had just been captured, so there was no rush.
This battle report was three pages long. The first two pages were the official report, and the last page was Zhang Lue’s request.
There were two matters he requested.
One was to ask Luo Ji for permission to lead troops into the Northern Mountain Forest for a search.
The entire population of the northern tribes was definitely more than this.
The rest should all be stationed within the Northern Mountain Forest.
This was a good opportunity to absorb them all, increasing the manpower for their Myriad World Civilization.
Luo Ji, of course, gave a big wave of his hand and granted permission.
The other matter was rather interesting…
“They actually want to negotiate with me.”
Luo Ji chuckled lightly after finishing.
Although the Bitter Cold Land had a harsh environment, it was vast, and there were certainly resource points.
After spring, if he sent out reconnaissance teams to slowly search, it would ultimately be troublesome.
Negotiating with those barbarians might save him a lot of time, so it wasn’t out of the question.
With that thought, Luo Ji immediately wrote an order and had a messenger deliver it to White River City, instructing Zhang Lue to send people to escort the two northern tribal leaders to Mirror City to meet him.
After arranging one matter, Luo Ji immediately summoned the Director of the Propaganda Department.
This battle of White River City, as he had wished, had given the Beastmen army the primary credit.
The next step, of course, was to heavily promote it through the storytellers. And the people of Myriad World Civilization clearly knew this.
The full story of the White River City battle would be known from the storytellers within a few days. So, they had all been waiting in restaurants and tea houses.
For a time, it was quite lively.
Meanwhile, on the other side…
In White River City, upon receiving Luo Ji’s order, Zhang Lue naturally didn’t delay.
While preparing two prisoner carts, he directly sent a team of men to the prison to retrieve the individuals.
After the prison gates were opened, Harold instinctively began to struggle as he watched the team of soldiers walk towards him.
However, before he could make any further movements, two bronze halberds were already pressed against his neck!
“Stay put! Move it!”
Harold and his companions clearly couldn’t understand what the two soldiers were saying.
But from their actions, expressions, and tone, they could more or less guess.
His eyes quickly glared at the barbarian youth who had come with the soldiers.
“Where are you taking us?!”
Looking at the furious Harold, the barbarian youth, now backed by the soldiers, didn’t cower like last time.
He lifted his chin and quickly spoke in the barbarian tongue.
“His Majesty the Emperor wishes to summon you. Behave yourselves! Otherwise, these bronze halberds will find your throats!”
Looking at the fawning barbarian youth, Harold gritted his teeth in hatred, wanting to beat him.
But the two bronze halberds pressed against his neck continuously emitted chills, reminding him again and again of his current predicament.
Hill, on the other hand, remained quite calm throughout.
Upon hearing the barbarian youth’s words, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Her fear was that she wouldn’t even get a chance to negotiate.
And judging by the current situation, the southern ruler was indeed interested in those things.
The two were quickly put into prisoner carts.
Luo Cheng and his cavalry unit were responsible for escorting Hill and Harold to Mirror City.
They were planning to return anyway, so this trip was just a convenient detour.
Just as Hill was pondering how to negotiate with the southern ruler once she met him, she suddenly realized that their escorting party had actually exited the stone wall.
Looking at White River City, which was getting further and further behind her, Hill felt a bit disoriented.
Before she could speak, Harold, confined in the other prisoner cart, spoke first.
“Hey, where are you taking us? Didn’t you say we were going to see that… that person?!”
“Impudence! You are going to see His Majesty the Emperor!”
Considering the language barrier, the barbarian youth naturally traveled with them.
Harold felt a surge of inexplicable anger looking at the youth’s smug demeanor.
However, necessity dictated action. He looked at the bronze shackles on his hands and feet.
Harold ultimately suppressed the urge to kill the boy and spoke in a muffled voice.
“So, aren’t we going to see that Emperor? Why are we outside?”
“Heheheh.”
The barbarian youth chuckled disdainfully.
“Ignorant. Our Emperor is far away in Mirror City. This White River City is merely one of many cities in our Myriad World Civilization.”
The barbarian youth spoke with an air of grandiosity.
“You bumpkins, let me tell you, Mirror City is our Myriad World Civilization’s Imperial City. Its walls are at least 15 meters high, and the city itself is incredibly prosperous…”
The barbarian youth, sitting in the prisoner cart, began to brag.
He spoke as if he had seen it all himself, with vivid detail.
The truth was, he had never even been to Mirror City.
But that’s what the old veterans in the military camp had told him.
So, he was just mimicking them, bragging to Hill and Harold.
Hill and Harold had no way of knowing what was true or false.
Seeing the barbarian youth speak so grandiosely, waves of shock churned in their hearts.
The scale of White River City, in their eyes, was already incredible enough.
It never occurred to them, no matter how much they pondered, that Myriad World Civilization actually had many more cities like this!
