How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

Currently, the Kingdom of Wallis is one of the few fully centralized states on the continent.

Nobles only granted them money and status, not land, and they were not allowed to form their own armies.

In terms of governance structure, the king's royal power can basically cover the administrative units at the town level.

In terms of military structure, Wallis currently has three major legions, and there are some differences in the command authority among the three legions.

The First and Second Legions were directly commanded by the King, and their generals were mostly selected and promoted by King Nado himself. Their daily duties were mainly to protect the capital and guard various regions.

The Third Army was commanded by Duke Eugene, who had the power to appoint and dismiss all generals, but in principle, he had to report to the King.

In terms of troop numbers, the Second Legion is the largest, as it is responsible for protecting all parts of the kingdom.

The Third Army Corps had the smallest number of personnel and mainly carried out field maneuver missions.

Almost every so often, the Third Army would be sent to the border for training, mainly to deter the belligerent neighbor, Hossman.

The Third Army Corps currently has a total of approximately 10,000 personnel, with a high proportion of combat personnel and a relatively small number of logistics and support staff.

This is Lin Wei's understanding of the Wallis military system.

Based on Lin Wei's understanding of Eugene, he probably wouldn't specifically report to Nado after receiving the message Lin Wei sent.

However, the fact that his king uncle was still able to grasp the movements of the Third Legion so quickly and correctly guess its intentions demonstrates his remarkable control over the entire Wallis army.

"Yes, Uncle."

"May I know what you're thinking?"

Nado's tone remained completely uncoercive, as if Lin Wei had simply asked him to come over to discuss the matter, and he had no objections whatsoever.

Lin Wei didn't hide anything from him. After omitting the events related to Tina, he told him the truth about Laika Town back then.

Lin Wei thought that Nado would listen calmly, just like he usually was, able to maintain his monarchical demeanor even when the world was collapsing before him.

But this time, Lin Wei was wrong, and quite terribly wrong.

As soon as Lin Wei mentioned the word "Leica," Nado's eyes changed noticeably, as if he had sensed something.

His face turned pale as he spoke of the townspeople of Lyca dying at the hands of soldiers.

When Lin Wei explained the whole truth, the words "Wallis" and "Faith Builder" on Nado's panel began to flicker.

He remained silent.

But Lin Wei was more inclined to believe that he was unable to speak.

His emotions were fluctuating greatly.

The level of anger was likely no less than Lin Wei's extreme anger at the time.

But unlike Lin Wei, he may also be suffering from physical pain.

Nado Wallis closed his eyes for the last time:

"Bapf, Seldon, Russell..."

He suddenly started reciting some names.

Then came their military ranks:

"Commander of the First Battalion, First Army Corps; Captain of the First Company, First Battalion..."

…………

A vast army is marching across the Wallis Plain.

"Achoo—!"

Seldon suddenly sneezed without warning, spurred his horse forward, and came to the front of the formation.

"This is really weird, Captain! I've been sneezing nonstop since just now, and afterwards I feel a strange chill all over my body. The temperature in April isn't even that low!"

The man Seldon called captain was dressed in a magnificent silver-white light armor, which was completely unlike the attire worn by a "captain" in military service.

Furthermore, the aura he exudes is extraordinary; it possesses the heavy, oppressive presence typical of high-level strength-type warriors, and it is impossible to easily imitate.

He didn't respond to Seldon's words, his gaze fixed on a spot further ahead, where the personal guard of the army's commander, the esteemed Duke Eugene, was located.

"Captain? Why aren't you answering me, Papf—"

Seldon called out the name of his superior officer directly.

"Shut up!" Papf snapped at him.

"What's wrong with you...?" Seldon complained, displeased.

Papf is not usually like this; his emotions are always very stable.

Perhaps realizing that his instinctive retort had gone too far, Papf immediately softened his expression:

"Sorry, Seldon, I'm thinking about something."

Seeing that Bapf had apologized, Seldon put the previous conflict behind him:

"I'm thinking about things too, like what to eat tonight."

"Forget about it, we won't be camping near the city today," Papf said in a deep voice.

"What? Aren't we on our way back?"

Papf did not continue to answer his question, but simply shook his head to indicate that his judgment was correct.

"What exactly is going on this time? Why are we suddenly turning back, and not following the usual route...?"

Yes, it's strange.

But more than the strangeness, the vague unease in Papf's heart made him feel uncomfortable.

…………

The following afternoon, at the Duke of Fengdu's residence.

A large blue-winged bird landed in the Eagle Courtyard of the Duke's mansion, which was used for landing and feeding bird mounts, stirring up a huge cloud of dust.

Wearing black and gold armor, with several short and medium-sized swords at his waist and a longbow with markings on his back, Duke Eugene patted the large bird's head and leaped off its back.

After Eugene landed, a nature mage wearing a green cloak and carrying an oak staff came forward to greet him. After respectfully bowing to Eugene, he began to guide the blue bird to groom itself and eat.

Eugene's slightly curly black hair was completely messed up by the high-speed airflow along the way, but he didn't bother to fix it and strode towards Lin Wei's residence.

Today, one-third of the Duke's mansion is exclusively occupied by the Second Prince, Linwei Kreddy.

Eugene had just arrived in Linwei's area when he ran into Zoreni, the liaison priest from the Duke's mansion.

"Your Grace." Zoreni gave a simple bow.

"Zoreni, where is Lin Wei now?"

"His Highness is not in the manor at the moment; he is at the Holy Law Tower."

Why aren't you with him?

"His Highness instructed me to wait for you here specifically."

"He figured it out again. I'm going to find him now." Eugene said, and was about to rush towards the church again.

"Wait a moment, Your Highness. His Highness specifically instructed that you should send him a message when you return, and he will be back shortly."

"Hiss, why arrange it like this? By the way, what did he go to St. Law Tower for? Was he looking for Old Master Green?"

"Maybe..." Zoreni's tone was also uncertain.

Prince Lin Wei seems to have been practicing magic frequently lately...

……

Half an hour later, Eugene, who had been waiting anxiously at the gate, finally saw Lin Wei arrive.

"My son—!"

He immediately tried to give Lin Wei a bear hug, in a very formulaic way.

"Don't do that."

Lin Wei pushed him away in a very formal manner.

Eugene wasn't annoyed, and his usual cheerful face returned:

"Don't you miss me, Lin Wei? I've missed you so much!"

Lin Wei was too lazy to even complain:

"Let's talk inside."

"Received, received!" Eugene smiled, but then suddenly felt a strange sense of unease.

"Wait, you went out without Luya?"

"Yes, is that not allowed?"

Lin Wei grabbed his arm guard and pulled him into the house.