Three days had passed, and Luis returned to the frontline to submit the orc leader's head.
The soldiers stationed there looked at him with admiration. In just a month and a half, Luis and his army had destroyed eleven orc tribes. His force alone had killed twelve thousand orcs. This was the most anyone had ever killed in such a short time.
Luis had a perfect mission success rate.
He had never been defeated, not even once. People were baffled by how he did it. Luis and his army would head to the battlefield, kill the orcs, and return within five days, like clockwork.
The pioneer knight region he saved became very grateful to him. If Luis hadn't arrived in time, they might suffer some causalities.
There were some prying eyes secretly following Luis, but they didn't return, their whereabouts being unknown.
Since then, Luis, no one has dared to provoke Luis.
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After dismissing his knights to their camp, Luis made his way to the War Council Building. Inside, the receptionist welcomed him warmly, and the people around gave him plenty of space.
"Here, take this," Luis threw the sack to the receptionist. He was already familiar to all the people in this building.
"Sir, Commander Samuel wants to see you. He is currently on the third floor."
The receptionist then handed Luis a token, "Your current war merit is 94,000, sir."
Luis took the token containing War Merit and headed towards the third floor. There, a guard saw him and took him to a conference room.
"Sir, there is a surprise for you waiting in the conference room." The guard had a friendly face and informed Luis.
Luis raised an eyebrow, curious about the surprise. As they reached the door, the guard knocked softly and then opened it, allowing Luis to step inside.
The moment Luis entered the room, he frozen in shock. His eyes widened at the sight before him.
There at a round table, a dozen people were sitting. Some had the crest of a noble family; some had the flag of the War Council on them.
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Their expressions were serious as they looked at Luis, who just entered.
But this is not what Luis was looking at; there on one of the tables, his father was sitting, looking at him with a smile. He had pride in his eyes as he looked at Luis.
"Oh, is this your son? Look just like you years ago. I still remember you following around Thor," a man with a majestic face said.
Luis recognized the man; it was Earl Isaac. Luis gave a respectful knight's salute to everyone in the room. These were all people of high status.
"Go sit beside Felipe," Earl Isaac said, motioning to his father. "You're already qualified to listen to the conversation."
Luis walked over and took a seat beside his father, still processing the surprise.
Then the conversation between the nobles began. Luis was silent, listening to the war plan seriously. Even though the nobles here arrive secretly, the Orcs have already known about it.
The current battle was just not between humans and Orcs. There were Undead and God Cult involved too.
So, in the battle plan discussion. Earl Isaac will fight with God Cult members who are hiding in the shadows. Viscount Musafa will keep the Undead at bay, and finally the mission to fight against Orcs was given to Baron Felipe.
When it comes to fighting with orcs, Baron Felipe is the best. Even the fearless orcs will have fear when they see the Black Cavalry. It was not just a thousand or tens of thousand; Black Cavalry has already killed more than a hundred thousand, pushing the Orcs deeper into the Northern Wasteland.
As for Luis, he was given permission to follow his father.
After hours of discussion, the meeting came to an end. The nobles and war commander all walked out in a hurry; since they have arrived here in secret, they will attack with thunderous means in the next few days.
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Luis and Felipe were heading towards the camp where the knights are stationed.
"Father, how many soldiers have you brought this time?" Luis curiously looked at Felipe
"Black Cavalry is 5,000 and a total of 15,000 reserve knights," Felipe said as he looked at Luis. "In total, including army from other commanders, it will be 50,000."
Luis nodded thoughtfully. He wanted to bring up something important, but he wasn't sure how to start. It was awkward.
'How do I tell him about the other world?' Luis's mind raced. He knew he needed to explain things, but the words wouldn't come.
"This is going to be a brutal battlefield," he said aloud, trying to ease into the conversation. His mind, however, was elsewhere.
"Death of tens of thousands is normal." Felipe shook his head. "Not everyone is invincible, like you slaughtering the orcs with fewer causalities on your side."
Luis walked silently hearing this; even the whole army and cities being destroyed is normal in war.
"Even your Black Cavalry has a lot of causalities after every war. I have a way to reduce the causalities, but you have to believe me," Luis finally said, seriously trying to sound convincing.
"What is it, Luis? I believe in you. I always have. I wouldn't have sent you to the battlefield if I had. You've proven yourself time and time again. Even when your mother tried to stop you, I convinced her that you were ready."
He paused, his smile deepening with warmth.
"As my successor, you have the freedom to make changes. Don't be afraid to take bold steps. We're all working for the betterment of the Hartmann family."
Luis listened to all this with emotions. He was truly lucky to have such a supportive family in this new world.
As Felipe spoke, something extraordinary happened: Felipe Hartmann was connected to the vortex, eligible to travel to another world.
'What is the mechanism? Is it not an oath, or is it just that the first person connected to the vortex took an oath? I fell into a misconception. Or is it that I am strong and the condition is getting lax?
All these thoughts rapidly passed through Luis mind; however, he pushed them to the back of his mind for now.
The fact that his father could now travel to the other world changed everything. The whole barony will be able to potentially travel to another world.
With the strength of the tens of thousands of knights, they can conquer their own piece of land in the cultivation world. He can then search for cultivators with peace of mind.
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