Chapter 740 What To Do Next
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The next morning all of my Vampire Spirits were spread around the castle doing their own things. Woo and Fang were training the knights as much as they could, Eleanora was helping Hendrick mass produce healing potions and mana potions, alongside more demon blood potions to regenerate demonic energy, and Saphira was "playing" with Eriant. Well, they were mostly trying out their new Skills.
Some of the knights and guards were scared when they saw gates to the underworld open and bring forth over fifty undead, and when a huge desert appeared in our backyard and giant black sand hands started pummeling the undead, but well, we explained they were just playing around, kids will be kids.
Oh, and about Celestina, I gave her the task of filling the almost dried out water reserves of the city with her magic. She can conjure completely clean water as well, so she started doing that while watching the ladies in the city.
Certainly, a tentacled woman and a small child that appeared out of nowhere caused some commotion, I heard a knight said I kidnaped a kid or something… Well, they were swiftly punished by Monica's curses.
But anyways, after explaining them that they were just my new Vampire Spirits, things calmed down and we gathered in the castle's strategy room after lunch with my entire team.
There was a map over the table showing the entire mapped Kingdom of Silvertide. There was the Darkage Duchy where we were at the far northeast, almost at the very border, the reason it was the very last to be attacked.
Lastly, there was the Silvershield Duchy to the opposite end right in front of the Capital of Silvertide, the Silverbow Duchy to the east, and then the Silverlight Duchy right beneath it.
"If we take a route through the Greenbow Duchy, Silverlight Duchy, and then the Silvershield Duchy, we'll be taking an arc-shaped path towards the Kingdom's Capital." I explained.
"Do you plan to take care of all three duchies before going to the capital?" Asked Monica. "That's… too taxing, I don't doubt you can take care of one, but three one after another?"
"We'll take a day between each one, should be enough rest." I nodded. "Right?"
"Yeah, if its just the same amount of demons as right now, no problem." Erika nodded.
"As long as we stock on a lot of food and potions, it should be doable." Even Elizabeth agreed. "I heard those three duchies have less demons too, right? Because they're mostly ruined by now…"
"Yeah, survivors is not what we're looking for at this point, everything is on ruins, but recovering those pieces of land would be very good, more farming areas, I heard there are Mithril Mines in some of them." I said. "Of course, we'll try to find survivors, but what I'm saying that it is not the priority, mostly because it is unrealistic to think there's any people left after months since those duchies were taken over."
"I guess… You're right." Monica sighed. "After what you've done for my duchy, I only can hope for the best! I'll come along as well, and you can't say no to that."
"Of course, the duchy will be left protected by my Familiars and some of my Familiar Generals." I said. "Maybe I should leave some Vampire Spirits too? Your Curse Magic will be really useful against the Demon Lords, so you're part of the strategy."
"Hmm, then we're going for the Silverlight Duchy first?" Asked Elfriedden. "Then Silverbow, and Silvershield?"
"Indeed." I nodded. "I had thought of taking a much slower path because I still had some heavy loses on my Familiars, I lost over a hundred. But now that Saphira and I acquired Underworld's Gates, and Fang can summon his wolves, it should add enough mass to our army."
"To think your summons can summon even more summons… That's crazy." Said Erdrich laughed. "You're really in another whole dimension than us, huh? Haha."
"Don't give me too much credit, all of you are my strongest forces, of course." I smiled. "Your strengths, your spirits, skills, magic, everything, you're my strongest force and the ones that push forward and make this entire operation possible. Don't think I can do everything by myself, at most, I could get so far before the Demon Lords crush the rest of my army."
"Now you're the one giving us too much credit…" Erika blushed a bit.
"Hahaha, I'm glad to be appreciated, but even I can understand that you're exaggerating a bit…" Eric giggled.
"I don't lie about such things." I said with a serious tone of voice. "You're the pillars of my army, and my strength, but above all, you're also my family. Without you, I cannot keep moving forward. Never forget that." I smiled.
"Blake…" Chris felt embarrassed. "Geez, do you have to get so corny out of nowhere?! Is having three girls with you turning you into a softie?"
"Hmph, you're really good with your words, swindler." Sighed Elfriedden. "But these damn gloves…"
"Raaar!" Ruby roared to lighten the mood.
"Hahaha, I guess we've got this!" Erika giggled. "Let's do this, team!"
"Alright!" Everyone roared in unison.
"You're all so cheerful for something that sounds suicidal…" Evelyn sighed. "But? if this is truly possible, if we can truly… change the tide of war like this, then there might be… some hope."
"Evelyn, you should believe and trust your students a bit more." Cattalina said at her side. "I believe on my daughter and Blake, and of course, on all their friends… After having left her alone for so long, I only feel guilt. I'll amend for this by accompanying them and using all of my strength as much as I can. With my help, things should surely be a bit more possible, isn't it?"
"Lady Cattalina…" Evelyn gasped. "Y-Yes, of course… I didn't count you in, but I suppose… You're not one of the ten strongest humans in the continent for nothing."
"Well, I'm only half-human…" Cattalina sighed.
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