Chapter 717: First Strike

The morning sunlight came in through the window...

Robb rubbed his eyes and got out of bed. The room was filled with medicine bottles. After arranging for the dwarves to study the mortar shells last night, he returned to the outpost and stayed up half the night, grinding all the herbs that the logistical troops had gathered. Now the room was full of glass bottles.

The soldiers outside were shouting, and the returning leopard warrior, who was on patrol, walked by while yawning and muttering, "Damn Mondra, he came to release poison fog last night, making our night patrols much harder. My arms and legs are sore."

Beside him, a human warrior laughed and scolded, "It's not because you were too lax before was it? You almost killed everyone in the city."

The leopard muttered, "But we didn't die, did we? When we saw the poison fog, we could retreat in time."

"But we would have lost the important stronghold. All the food and magical items stored here would have fallen into the enemy's hands."

The leopard replied, "Then we'll just take it back."

Then there were people outside laughing and cursing with various adjectives like idiot, fool, and moron.

Robb pushed open the door and a large group of soldiers immediately saluted him.

A few soldiers listened to this and peered into Robb's room through the crack in the door. They were surprised to see the room full of medicine bottles and exclaimed, "So many? Lord Robb, did you stay up all night making potions?"

"Uh, I guess so!" Robb had to say that.

"You really work too hard." The soldiers were a little moved. These potions were prepared for them.

Someone immediately went to call the logistical troops, and then a large group of people came to move the medicine, busy as bees.

Robb walked slowly to the conference hall, where Madeline had already woken up and was discussing strategic issues with captain Barry and a group of Black Earth Knights and wind knights around the table.

There was a huge map on the table, showing the surrounding area of the Capital of Saints.