After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 58 - 57: Garrison

Chapter 58: Chapter 57: Garrison

It was worth mentioning that this marching troop did not carry many supplies, unlike the many wars that Yila had once commanded, where there was a dedicated supply unit, or rather... a specifically dedicated supply unit.

After all, what could such a troop possibly carry?

The Headless Knights and Black Knights did not need food, so should they bring oil to make their armor shiny and new? That would be too ridiculous; they didn’t particularly cherish their bodies, and the scars on their armor were proof of their valor as warriors.

And the Insect Men each carried enough blue mushrooms to eat. Even Yila, who highly praised food like wheat and rice, had to admit that these kinds of food were indeed the best choice for a march.

Easy to carry and able to fill the stomach, one person could easily carry enough to sustain half a month of combat, and even have plenty left to share with comrades... such as the harpies who couldn’t find much food in the nearby forest.

Some Insect Men would use their excess food to trade for the wild fruits and berries collected by the harpies in the forest. From this perspective, Insect Men were actually quite a harmonious species.

"Thank you."

Yila said this as he accepted food from a Headless Knight, food for both him and Satan Ye, which included portable meat like sausages or dried meat, and polymers like fruit pulp paste made by Mr. Lime.

The main food was less convenient to carry than blue mushrooms but tasted better: white bread and black bread, even with jam sealed in glass jars to spread on the bread.

These were naturally privileges not only for them but also for other leaders. However, compared to others’ diet, the food for the two of them seemed the most luxurious.

During camping, the monsters that needed to relieve themselves would begin dealing with their waste... If it were the Empire, there would be a scheduled time during the day to address this issue.

But monsters didn’t need that.

Monsters could hold it... Yes, birds couldn’t, but harpies had humanoid bodies, and their capacity for storage was far greater than humans.

Normally, when a human army camped, they would take off their armor... This was very normal and natural, as enduring the burden of heavy armor while sleeping at night was impractical.

But on the monster side?

Even if you told them to take it off, it would be impossible to do.

...

However, the monster camps did not light any lamps.

"..."

Yila sat outside his tent, casually eating his portion of food. Today’s moon was quite bright, allowing him to see his surroundings and not be completely in the dark.

This world’s night was brighter than the nights of Yila’s former world, possibly related to the lack of pollution here... On good nights, one could see the stars and a bright moon.

Both Crimson Dragon and other monsters had Dark Vision and Dim Vision to some extent, which wasn’t particularly pleasant news for Yila.

However, if a fight really broke out, like if some enemy launched a night attack, his power would illuminate the surrounding environment as if it were daylight, so he did not need to worry about night-time combat capabilities.

During the day, Yila used the power of the First Wing Pillar·Crimson Dragon·Wing Spread to perform long hours of high-speed flight, yet he was not tired at all... because he was consuming the World Spell on his neck and Satan Ye’s mana.

This level of mana consumption was insignificant to Satan Ye, and as for the World Rune consumption... at this moment, about one-seventh of the World Rune on Yila’s neck had turned transparent.

And with each sunrise and sunset, the World Spell amount would recover by one-fifth.

This was the terror of the Governor.

"..."

As Yila watched the patrolling Black Knights, two red glows approached in the darkness. It was only after a short distance that Yila recognized the head of the Black Knights... the red glow was the light shining through the gaps in his helmet.

"Mr. Yila, the patrol routes have been mapped out."

"Mm."

Responding with a nod, Yila watched as the Black Knight sat beside him and introduced himself: "My name is Blake Black, everyone calls me Little Black... I’ve wanted to talk to you for a long time, Mr. Yila."

For a long time... meaning back when I was active on the Empire battlefields? This so-called conversation was probably meant to be a duel between opposing sides, right?

*Yila was well aware of this.*

"But now there’s no need."

Little Black spoke with a gentle, youthful voice emanating from his dark armor: "I’ve witnessed your strength, Mr. Yila... I’m also striving to learn."

"Reasonable guard times, precise patrol routes, the vision distribution of the outer guard troops; it seems you have arranged everything very well, Mr. Yila... This wisdom might be one of the reasons we lost to you."

"..."

*Yila didn’t know what to say. He just sat beside Little Black. The Black Knight’s armor was very tall, about two meters in height. Sitting next to the youth-formed Yila, he seemed somewhat petite.*

"But, when we think... monsters didn’t lose to the Empire, but to the Governor, defeated by you, Mr. Yila, we feel much better."

Little Black said with a gentle tone tinged with a trace of melancholy as he gazed at the stars: "But that doesn’t work, we all know that doesn’t work... Losing is losing."

Indeed, losing is losing.

*Yila was the one most aware of this point. Despite his position, he really shouldn’t say anything at this moment, but he spoke anyway:* "That was an inevitable defeat, there’s no need to blame yourself."

This sounded arrogant, but it was an absolute truth.

The Governor wasn’t unbeatable, but his troops appearing at that time on that battlefield made victory impossible for the monsters.

"I know, we all know... That’s why we accepted your arrival so quickly, Mr. Yila."

Little Black said this as he looked towards the center of the camp, at the Demon King’s heavily guarded tent, and said: "We have no other choice but to trust you, but His Highness the Demon King’s trust is different... Anyway, thank you, Mr. Yila."

"..."

"Seriously, I never said I would betray... After all, I’ve never been loyal to Satan Ye or Isabella."

Watching the departing Royal Black Knight, *Yila sighed helplessly, gazing at the moon and muttered to himself: "I’m neither a part of the monsters nor an Imperial, I’m just..."*

"A wanderer looking for home."

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