Chapter 228: The War that Decides the Fate of 'The Bridge' Part 31
Kayn and everyone didn't stay for long to clean up the mess since the soldiers of the Assembly of Freedom are still chasing after them.
After assisting the merchants, they immediately pick up the pace as they went deeper into the forest.
When the soldiers of the Assembly of Freedom finally arrived, they only found the scene of the fight between Jericho and the triplets. As for their target, they were long already gone from the scene.
In the midst of escaping, Jericho has to make the hard choice and face the deaths of more of his men who were seriously injured during the escape.
It was a very hard decision to make, but for the sake of the many, they had to do it.
To end the misery of some of his men sooner, Jericho took it upon his hands to end their lives.
They were successful in their escape and their operation, but nobody in the group believed that it was a victory for them, including Kayn himself.
In exchange for stealing the Levitation Scepter and preventing the Assembly of Freedom's city to leave the Daze Village, their branch of Wing Boots Auction House was destroyed and dozens of their staff were killed in action. They also had to leave behind countless treasures which amounts to no less than millions of coins. As a result of that, they've just given more funds for the Assembly of Freedom to use for this war.
With more money at their disposal, the Assembly of Freedom would be able to easily cover up their losses during the operation by hiring mercenaries to join their side. Though it would just cover the quality with quantity.
In conclusion, the appropriate term to use would be, a good trade.
It was a good trade.
Kayn's side got what they wanted, and Chief Kylo's side could recuperate his losses while at the same time dealing a bit to the former.
Truthfully speaking, there are really no real winners in a war. Everyone loses something. One might lose his country to the winner, but the other could also lose his family to the loser.
Kayn and Jericho were very much aware of this reality. That's why they can only take responsibility for their deaths in silence.
Due to their limited means of transportation, with only a handful of usable horses at their disposal, and a large number of individuals, some of whom sustained minor injuries, it took them a span of two and a half days to arrive at the Drowsy Village.
The moment they reached camp, the news about their supposedly successful operation has already reached the ears of everyone present.
They cheered at their arrival, including the four squads of the Green Horn Knights who have returned after the allies of the Assembly of Freedom constructed their headquarters in the city they were assigned.
Unbeknownst to them, that was actually another good opportunity to deal more damage to the Assembly of Freedom's side. However, because of the lack of communication from Kayn's side, the three squads of the Green Horn Knights retreated in order to avoid any unwanted casualties in their respective groups.
On second thought, they have at least got to know who the allies of the Assembly of Freedom are, which is a very valuable piece of information for Green Horn City's side.
All of those achievements, led to everyone on the Green Horn City's side believing that Kayn and the others won.
Contrary to the majority, Old Mayor George didn't believe in winners in a war. He inquired about their losses in his hut and after getting a clear gist about everything, he then suggested the best way to help those that they have lost.
Jericho and his men from the Herald Guild and Wing Boots Auction House left for the Drowsy Village in order to take care of that matter, while Gilbert and the others return to their hut to rest.
On the other hand, Kayn was ordered to stay by Old Mayor George.
"I won't ask about the Levitation Scepter as I stay firm with my belief that whoever got it should keep it themselves," Old Mayor George clarified his intention first. "All I want to know is more information about the city of the Assembly of Freedom,"
Ever since the Assembly of Freedom made a name for themselves, he had never ever heard even once about them possessing a city.
And according to Kayn and the other's description, this city should have long existed already, even before the Green Horn City was constructed. This means that the Assembly of Freedom is the first group to ever make a city in 'The Bridge'.
andasnovel.com Now, assuming that's the case, the Assembly of Freedom had the upper hand way back in the past before signs of war even appeared to gather as many people to their side. They have long been preparing for this war, so only Fate knows who they have tried to persuade and entice to join their side to defeat him.
Knowing that even Jericho's friends in the Thieves Guild Alliance had betrayed him, Old Mayor George could only hope that it won't happen to him considering the influence of the city that the Assembly of Freedom possessed.
Kayn didn't hesitate to inform Old Mayor George of everything they knew about the city, including the fact that the Assembly of Freedom has reached the industrial revolution era with their city and the technologies they have seen so far.
"I will be making some internal changes for the upcoming war," Old Mayor George sighs heavily. He seriously doesn't like the idea of constantly changing the plan, especially when they are about to declare war on the Assembly of Freedom. His initial plan of attacking internally has already changed because everyone returned ahead of time. Albeit they did damage to their opponent's side, he wasn't content with it. He was aiming for more, and his original goal was unfortunately not met. "Come back here tomorrow evening with your team. Don't inform the others yet until I fully confirm their loyalty to our cause,"
"Understood," Kayn acknowledged before leaving the hut.
Read lat𝙚st chapters at fre(𝒆)webnovel.com Only