Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 328 - 205: Princes and Generals, Can They Be Born? (2)_3

Chapter 328: Chapter 205: Princes and Generals, Can They Be Born? (2)_3

"Why are so many soldiers emaciated?"

"You, what is your name?"

Carol threw out several questions in a row.

The Commander looked at Carol with a trace of surprise, unaware of her identity as not every commoner was fortunate enough to have seen the Princess.

But he knew this girl was no ordinary person.

"Barnar Swift, temporary Army Commander of the Empire’s First One-Oh-Seven Legion stationed in the Nu Aivesta Plains," the man declared his identity.

"Temporary Army Commander?" Carol felt puzzled by the title.

"To report, my lord, I was originally only a Centurion..."

This was the highest military rank a commoner could achieve in the army. Above that—Centurion, Vice General, Quasi General, Commander, Army Commander—were positions that only Nobles could hold.

"However, when the Demons first showed unusual movements a few months ago, Army Commander Marta took all the Quasi Generals, Vice Generals, and Centurions back to the Imperial City and appointed me as temporary Army Commander."

"We have been holding out here for several months. Supplies have long been cut off. We sent scouts to report to the Empire, pleading for the transportation of supplies, but the promised provisions never arrived."

"Weapons, having been used in battle for a long time, are now rusted and their blades are nicked and notched. Some brothers were forced to make simple weapons from the claws and fangs of the Demons we killed."

"While weapons can be fashioned on our own, armor is much more difficult to come by. Out of sheer necessity, some brothers have skinned the Demons, using their hides as clothing to wear."

Barnar explained.

In the scorching weather, wearing Demon hides was undoubtedly uncomfortable, but they had no other choice.

"Grains and fresh water supplies have also been cut off for a long time. Even though we have always been frugal with food, a week ago we ran out completely. Since then, we have been surviving on the flesh and blood of Demons."

It was the genuine experience of chewing raw flesh and drinking blood.

And the taste of Demon flesh and blood... nauseating, acidic, laced with a potent stench of decay.

Carol’s complexion grew worse, her delicate fingers even clenched tight, "That’s impossible. Marquis Buniyan is in charge of the logistics here. Every month, the Empire arranges for a large amount of supplies to be transported by Marquis Buniyan to support the front lines. How could it be..."

Before she could finish, the astute Carol, Qin Chu, and the experienced Barnar already understood what was happening.

It seemed, that so-called Marquis Buniyan had never delivered supplies to the front lines—the scoundrel had sold all the food, weapons, armor...

He might have sold the weapons to other countries, other Nobles, bandits, robbers, or sold the food at high prices to those starving commoners. All were possibilities.

And he himself would have made a fortune.

As long as all the frontline soldiers died, there would be no evidence left.

These ill-gotten gains would effectively be laundered!

Understanding this, Carol was extremely angry. Humanity was already in peril from the assaults of the Demons, and yet these filthy bastards were still lining their own pockets, sacrificing over ninety thousand excellent soldiers. They did not care what happened to mankind or the Empire; they only cared whether their own purses were full.

In Barnar’s eyes, however, there was a look of sorrow—for the Nobles, the lives of commoners were simply not considered lives at all.

At that moment, Qin Chu seemed to speak carelessly, his mouth twitching as he said, "It’s all because of that damned Marquis Buniyan, causing the death of so many people!"

"If this were our original world, I fear... a rebellion would have already begun, declaring ’do the Nobles and Generals have the people’s kindred spirit...’"

Barnar’s gaze suddenly sparkled.

Nobles and Generals, do they really have the people’s kindred spirit?

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