Chapter 548 - Preparation (1)

Auron bade farewell to Leon and Charlotte. Although Auron didn't want to deem them a friend yet, they still got closer through this short interaction. Who knows, maybe in the future he would work together with them?

Auron, Leon, and Charlotte went to separate ways. Auron decided to go back to his dorm room first. He was excited with these 100 golds. With these 100 golds, he could upgrade his [Moss Sword] to the next level.

Auron had just closed the door to his room and was about to lay down when a knock sounded. He could not help but look at the door. 

Auron opened the door only to find Spica. He greeted her awkwardly, "Hello. What brings you here?"

Seeing Auron's awkward expression, Spica teased him with a seductive voice, "I am cold and lonely here. Would you mind letting me go inside and accompany me for a while?"

Although Spica was not that beautiful, she was above average. And, combined with her seductive tone and Auron's inexperience in love, made Auron nervous and panic.

Auron opened and closed his mouth didn't know what to reply. His mind was hot, and he could not think anything.

Seeing Auron stood still like an idiot, Spica laughed out loud. She even held her stomach. Quickly, she revealed her real intentions were coming here while holding her laughter, "Smite wants me to inform everyone to gather at the base. He had something to say."

After revealing this, Spica immediately went away, leaving Auron alone while laughing. Auron was embarrassed when he realized that he was teased by Spica.

Auron smiled wryly and shook his head. Then, he went to the Absurd team's base. When Auron arrived there, almost everyone was already there. There were only Julia and Spica who were missing. Not long after, the two women came while chatting with each other.

When everyone had already present, Smite immediately began, "My goal to gather you right now is to share some news."

Gavin immediately interrupted, "Whoa... Is this a secret? Will this bring us a lot of money?". His eyes were brightened.

"Sadly, this is not a secret. You will hear this news tomorrow from the military. I just give the news to you earlier."

"What is it? Is the promotion's requirement will be reduced?" Gavin interrupted once again, which made him got a deadly stare from the others.

"What... I am just a little bit excited," Gavin said weakly.

"As you know, there was the annual meeting recently. The meeting was already over, and I am gonna share the result with you."

Jeffrey, who all this time showed uninterested expression, immediately got up and looked serious. Like Spica and the two archer brothers, some of the people here also got a serious face.

It was not a surprise that the meeting would have some effect on the military. However, all the past year, the effect was not that big, and it was not enough to make Smite did something like this.

This year, if Smite did something like this, then it means that something huge was about to come.

"The royal family wants to attack the Bridge World." This one sentence echoed in everyone's mind.

Attacking the Bridge World was not a small matter. Instead, it was a huge matter. If something went wrong, it would cause many casualties, but it could bring their world to demise.

Smite continued, "As you know, previously, our cities in the Bridge World were attacked. The royal family could not let this matter went away just like that, and they want to counterattack."

"And, let me tell you a secret this time," Smite said.

"Tomorrow, the news, more or less, will say something like this. It was just an act of revenge without any goal. However, let me tell you the secret, the royal family had gone all out this time."

"All of the princes will attend in this attack while the princesses will maintain the kingdom's peace and internal matters. Almost all of the soldiers will be brought up, and only a leave little soldiers enough for guarding the kingdom."

"Because of this, I want to let all of you know. Don't underestimate this matter. Prepare everything thoroughly. If possible, go all out."

"F***! F***! F***!" Jeffrey cursed out loudly while leaving the meeting. However, nobody stopped Jeffrey, including Smite. 

When Jeffrey was about to leave the room, Smite quickly said, "I will lead this time, and Smiling Wizard will be my vice!"

Jeffrey exited the room as if he didn't hear what Smite had said. Meanwhile, everyone had a weird expression. Everyone had thought that Jeffrey would be the one who became the vice since he was the one who known Smite the longest.

However, nobody dared to ask the question to Smite. Instead, Auron raised his hand and questioned Smite, "Why me?"

Smite replied with another question, "Why not?"

Then, he continued, "You don't expect me to choose Jeffrey, right?"

"He is not suitable to be a leader. You have seen his temperament, right?"

"Also, I have observed everyone else here. And, my options were between you or Spica. However, as Spica was a cleric, she could not move anywhere in the field. It will make her difficult to determine the right choice."

"Moreover, I believe she didn't want the position, right?" Smite said while looking at Spica, who replied to him with a nod.

"Hence, I have no other options but you. I have seen you leading the group on the previous occasion. Although it was not perfect, I believe it was better than the others."

"I don't believe there is anyone who wants to object to my decision, right?" Smite asked calmly.

Everyone on the team actually agreed on Smite's reason. However, they somewhat still felt weird when they were led by a newcomer who was weaker than them.

Julia raised her hand and said, "I support the leader's decision."

With Julia as the starter, everyone began to nod and agreed to Smite's decision. With everyone supporting him, he didn't have any reason to reject.