Chapter 719: Accepting a Mission in a Time of Crisis (Part 2)

Eghar Corridor, Hiran's Army Camp, and the Commander's Camp.

"El, you're here."

Dominic, whose expression was neither sad nor happy, raised his eyes and looked towards the big tent.

A young man just opened the curtain of the big tent and entered the coach's camp - that is, Dominic's camp.

It was El who rushed from Muhawicz Fortress without stopping after receiving Dominic's summons.

"Teacher, long time no see. I feel relieved to see you in such good condition."

"Well. El, have you gone to see Gabriel in the wounded barracks? I've always wanted to visit him, but there are so many things to do every day that I don't even have time to visit Gabriel. If you don’t come out…”

"I just dropped by the wounded barracks. Gabriel is in good condition. His left arm and ribs have almost healed. It's just that... he has still received his share of winter combat equipment, so he does it every day. He could only sit in the tent and shivering under the quilt. Fortunately, his body was much better than ordinary people, so he didn’t suffer from frostbite or cold even after being frozen for so many days.”

"Really...Gabriel is in good condition, so I'm relieved."

After saying that, Dominic pointed to a chair in front of him.

"Sit down, El. It's just you and me here now, so there's no need to be so restrained."

"yes."

After El sat down in front of him, Dominic suddenly said seriously:

"El, how old are you?"

"Me? I'm 21 years old."

"You are already 21 years old... So let's put it this way - Gabriel is 23 years old this year, and Camille is also 19 years old."

"um, yes."

"Time flies so fast. Several years have passed by in a flash. I can still vividly remember the scene when I adopted the three of you in a slum on the outskirts of the imperial capital 6 years ago."

"Yes, it was indeed very fast." El's fiery red eyes flashed with memories, "Six years ago, Gabriel, Camille, and I - the three of us just lived in a slum on the outskirts of the imperial capital. I am an orphan, but I didn’t expect that by some strange combination of circumstances, I would be adopted by you, the teacher, and become your student.

"Although you three are my students in name, you are actually no different from my adopted sons and daughters." A kind smile gradually appeared on Dominic's face.

"When I adopted the three of you, there wasn't much reason. I just thought that you three were different from the other self-degenerate people in the slums. I thought that you three should not stay in a place like the slums, so I put you there. The three will be taken to my house and I will raise you three as teachers."

"In the beginning, I never planned to make the three of you become such great people. I just hoped that the three of you could grow up safely and normally."

“Until that day—El, you walked into my study.”

Hearing this, a helpless smile gradually appeared on El's face.

"At that time, a duke in the southern part of the Holy Hiran Empire raised a flag of rebellion."

"This rebellious duke is very capable. Relying on his territory that has been managed for generations and his military ability, he has been able to repel several waves of counter-rebels."

"I happened to be on vacation at home in the imperial capital at that time. In order to put down the rebellion of this duke as soon as possible,

His Majesty sent a battle map of the front line to my home, hoping that I would draw up a battle plan that could break through the duke's numerous defense lines. "

"That Duke is very capable. Even I can't think of any good offensive strategy for the defense he has set up."

"Just when I was in my study, looking at the Duke's defense map and thinking hard, you entered my study by accident."

"You just took a look at this defense map and saw where the breaking point of the entire defense line is, and told me."

"With your enlightenment, I can formulate a battle plan that can break through this Duke's defense."

"In the end, the Duke's rebellion was successfully put down."

"Until now, people think that I was the biggest contributor to this battle, because I was the one who drew up the battle plan to break through the defense line."

"But I know very well - the biggest contributor to this battle should be you El. Without your enlightenment, I might never be able to see where the breakthrough point of this defense line is."

"The moment I was awakened by you, I concluded that I had adopted an incredible child from the slums."

"Before this, I always thought that among the three of you, the most powerful child who deserves training and attention is Camille."

"But from that moment on, I finally realized - the most powerful child among the three of you, the most worthy of my attention and training, should be you El!"

"You and Camille are two extremes."

"Camille has extremely high intelligence and political talent, while you, El, have extremely high military talent! You are a natural commander!"

"However... although you are a highly talented child like Camille, you don't have the same ambition as Camille..."

"Camille has always had incredibly high ambitions. In order to fulfill his ambitions in the future, he has been reading and studying continuously."

"And you don't have any ambitions, or even dreams."

"I asked you more than once what your dream is, and you always answered me: you want to live your life leisurely and peacefully."

Hearing this, El couldn't help but chuckle awkwardly.

"I have always advised you to join the army, hoping that you can make your talent shine in the army in the future."

"But you never listened to me."

"I finally waited for you to say 'I am willing to join the army', but you didn't become a general officer, but a quartermaster."

"I think I still prefer the life of a quartermaster to that of a general officer..." El added in a low voice at this time.

Dominic ignored El's small supplement and continued:

"If you really don't want to be a general officer, it's not a bad idea to be an excellent quartermaster and become a senior quartermaster in the future. But after you became a quartermaster, you have been messing around!"

El laughed awkwardly again.

"With your ability and talent, if you work hard and seriously, you should have become a first-class quartermaster by now, but you are still stuck at the third-class quartermaster level!"

"Don't think I don't know, you did it on purpose! You deliberately didn't work hard so that you couldn't be promoted to the second-class quartermaster level, so that you could continue to stay at the third-class quartermaster level!"

"I think the life of a third-class quartermaster is very suitable for me... I don't need to make any changes..." El said in a low voice.

"I'm old now, and I've been tossed around by you so many times, and I've let it go. You insist on burying your talent, and I'm too lazy to say anything."

"Because I've let it go, I haven't always advised you to become a general officer like before in the past two years."

"But--"

After hearing the word "but", El raised his eyebrows.

The words after "but" are basically the key points.

El's intuition told him that his teacher was going to tell him the reason why he was suddenly summoned this time.

"I have to persuade you again... no, I want you to be a general!"

"El, I need your help now!"

"I need you to lead a surprise attack on the Avalon Fortress!"