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Chapter 124: The Fate of the Unification War part 1

「Captain, the royal capital and its environs have dispatched an army led by the Prime Minister and Count Khalifa. Including the forces scheduled to link up with them, total enemy strength is estimated at 35,000.」

「So they came without waiting for the three-year deadline. Looks like they were thinking the same thing we were.」

We are right in the middle of the autumn harvest. Even if you move a large army, neither side is likely to run short on provisions.

「Iris, how are we on preparations for our expeditionary force?」

「All but complete. No issues to report.」

As originally planned, we’d organized 20,000 troops. Of those, 18,000 formed the expeditionary army; the remaining 2,000 stayed behind as garrisons—1,000 each in Ares and Gantz. Selena commanded the Ares garrison, Sharon the defenders in Gantz.

The three of us—me, Selena, and Sharon—can all use Heal, and we can stay in contact via real-time comms. Given the distance