Chapter 008: The Northern Camp

“It’s the Green family! It’s the Green family!” In a room inside the palace, Fischer was frantically smashing things.
Apart from Fischer, no one else was in that room.
“Very well, Du Fan—aren’t you good at fighting? Then I order you to fight again! Go ahead! All the territory conquered from the Lani Empire will be given to you as rewards. I don’t believe that just one Lani Empire can’t handle you, Du Fan!” After smashing things violently for a while, Fischer suddenly burst into laughter.
“My lord, shall we continue fighting?” A general below asked, seeing Du Fan holding the order from Fischer.
“Fight! Why not? If we don’t, Prince Fischer will be displeased with us,” Du Fan said with a smile, setting the order aside.
A row of generals stood beneath Du Fan. These generals were now the leaders of Du Fan’s army, including three corps commanders: Simbat, Wellington, and Karasa.
Except for Simbat, who was a former high-ranking officer in the Northern Corps, the other two corps commanders had risen from the bottom up!
It was precisely because Du Fan insisted that military achievements were the only standard for rewards and promotions that the fighting spirit of his army reached astonishing levels!
Moreover, with his army still relatively small and many vacant positions, those who fought bravely and were dedicated to killing enemies could advance rapidly in rank!
Killing ten enemies could earn a promotion, and eventually, one could rise to become a commander in charge of a thousand men!
After becoming a commander, if they led their troops to defeat over a thousand enemies, they could advance further!
To support Duke Green’s military campaign against the Frozen Alliance, Du Fan began mass conscription after occupying the three southern provinces. His territory now included four provinces, with a population of tens of millions! In a short time, his army grew to three hundred thousand men, all under the command of those three corps commanders: Simbat, Wellington, and Karasa!
It was Wellington, one of the corps commanders, who had just asked Du Fan if they should continue fighting.
Hearing Du Fan say yes, the generals below showed puzzled expressions. While others might not be aware of the war against the Lani Empire, these generals who led troops into battle knew full well about it.

This isn’t war at all—it’s simply a military deployment. As soon as Du Fan’s army was ready to take over, the Lanxi Empire’s troops began to withdraw in an orderly manner. The two forces had only a symbolic encounter, after which the transfer took place peacefully. Hearing that fighting was still necessary at this point, the generals began to wonder. Those who knew about Du Fan’s deal with Garfield suspected that real fighting might indeed occur, while those unaware of the deal wondered whether the Lanxi Empire’s soldiers would resist and allow their homeland to be occupied. “Of course we’ll fight, but it’s just for show. We certainly can’t cross the Lanxi Empire’s border. When you have time, send troops to patrol along the border, and we’ll report to the court that we’ve fought,” Du Fan said with a smile. In this way, despite Fischer’s continuous orders, Du Fan’s army, after occupying the three southern provinces, was no longer able to advance further into Lanxi Empire territory. Moreover, Du Fan’s military reports sent to the court described various battles and the number of casualties among his troops. Just as Du Fan was preparing to head to Duke Green’s camp, bad news came from the Church: the convoy escorting the Bluebloods was attacked on the eve of entering the Holy Alliance’s territory. Fifty elite guards escorting the Bluebloods lost seven men and twenty were seriously injured; all the Bluebloods escaped. Margaret went after the attackers alone but is missing! Hearing this news, Du Fan sighed. If the Flying Wolf had escaped, might it return? Moreover, the fact that the Bluebloods could be stolen from Margaret’s grasp suggested that among the attackers there were likely high-ranking experts above the sacred rank. Now, the issue of the Bluebloods was once again a problem for Du Fan. He also began to worry about whether those who rescued the Flying Wolf might be Bluebloods. Out of concern for the Bluebloods, Du Fan left Chenchen and Ringtone in Doha City and went to Duke Green’s camp with Rob, Lilith, Naixiu, and Lilo. Initially, Du Fan wanted Lilo to stay in Doha City, but this loyal guardian of the elf queen insisted on following Naixiu, or else she would quarrel with Du Fan. Due to Lilo’s insistence, Du Fan took these people to the Northern Legion’s camp.

Amidst expressions of surprise, Du Fan led everyone onto the Green Shuttle.
“Du Fan, it’s so fast! It can almost match my speed,” Rob said in amazement as he felt the speed of the Green Shuttle.
“Haha, Rob, this is easy for you,” Du Fan said with a smile.
“It’s easy for me? Du Fan, what does that have to do with me?” Rob asked in confusion.
“Rob, think about it. If there were no Green Shuttle at this moment, who would be carrying everyone flying?” Du Fan asked with a smile.
“Do I even need to ask? It must be me,” Rob replied gloomily after hearing Du Fan’s words.
“Mm, Rob, try pouring your divine power into it,” Du Fan said, pointing at a specific spot on the Green Shuttle.
That spot was precisely where energy was input into the shuttle.
Hearing Du Fan’s words, Rob quickly poured his divine power into that spot. Soon, all information related to the shuttle appeared in his mind.
“Haha!” Rob laughed loudly, and immediately, the Green Shuttle accelerated even further, flying forward at an unbelievable speed!
“Rob, what speed can you achieve?” Du Fan asked right away when he sensed the sudden increase in speed.
“About 80,000 li per hour,” Rob replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Du Fan thought to himself: Rob’s divine power could only achieve a speed of 80,000 li per hour, while Angelina could reach over 100,000 li per hour. Did that mean Angelina’s cultivation level was higher than Rob’s?
As he was thinking, Du Fan glanced down and saw that they were now over an ocean!
“Rob! We’ve passed it!” Du Fan shouted.
With a speed of 80,000 li per hour, Rob easily flew past Duke Green’s army camp.
“Haha, so great! It’s truly amazing!” Rob handed control of the Green Shuttle back to Du Fan reluctantly, still feeling satisfied.
Under Du Fan’s control, ten minutes later, the Green Shuttle slowly landed inside the largest tent in Duke Green’s camp.
Seeing a flying object suddenly appear in the sky, chaos erupted among Duke Green’s army!
Soon, several people emerged from the camp—Duke Green, smiling; Du Fan’s elder brother George, his second brother Allen, Moses, Teyezhen, and three holy-level magicians from the elf race.

Moses and others were in Duke Green’s tent. Naturally, Duke Green and Du Fan’s elder brothers knew that it was Du Fan sitting inside the green shuttle.
“Haha, Du Fan, you’ve arrived! Now we can prepare to attack the Frozen Alliance,” Duke Green laughed heartily upon seeing Du Fan.
“Brave kid, you actually dared to tease your elder brother!” As soon as he saw Du Fan, George threw a punch at him.
The punch hit Du Fan, and it was clear that George’s strength had already reached the Saint level! With a divine essence as a foundation, rising to the Saint level was quite easy.
“Elder brother, the Life Gem is effective, right?” Du Fan asked Allen with a smile.
“Yeah, it’s very effective. Thank you,” replied Allen. Though he wasn’t one to talk much, a warm smile appeared on his usually cold face.
“Elder Moses, thank you for all your hard work,” Du Fan said as he stepped forward and hugged Moses tightly.
To be honest, Du Fan felt guilty toward Moses.
The son of the leader of the Ancient Tree Elves, a powerful elf magic warrior, was being used by Du Fan as a military commander. Back in the Twilight Mountains, it was Moses who, along with his spouse and the elite troops of both elf tribes, sacrificed their own cultivation levels to gradually make their way from the Twilight Mountains to the Siluo Province.
In Siluo Province, it was again Moses who led the elite troops of both tribes, carefully avoiding the eyes of various factions, and slowly made their way to Duke Green’s army camp!
“Third brother, what are you saying? Without you, I, Moses, would still just be an ordinary Saint-level elf of the Ancient Tree Elves. If not for meeting you, I doubt I would have had a chance to succeed in my life,” Moses said with a hearty laugh.
“Du Fan, since you’re here, let’s quickly discuss how to send troops against the Frozen Alliance!” Duke Green laughed loudly.
With the arrival of Du Fan and his group of experts, Duke Green’s confidence soared once again!
A map of the Frozen Alliance was hung high in Duke Green’s tent. From the map, it could be seen that the eighteen duchies were tightly clustered together!
The territory of these eighteen duchies was almost as large as the Gavin Empire!
However, since these duchies were located in the extremely cold north, most of their land was covered in perpetual snow! Only two-thirds of the area was barely suitable for human habitation.

In the bitterly cold weather, the population of the Frozen Alliance in the north was extremely small. Despite covering an area equivalent to half that of the Gavin Empire, the Frozen Alliance had only a mere over 20 million people. However, due to their martial culture, the Frozen Alliance had an army of a million soldiers! Although their army numbered a million, it was still on par with that of the dwarves. The individual combat skills of the Frozen Alliance’s soldiers were slightly better than those of the Gavin Empire’s troops—though this slight advantage referred to the average level of the Gavin Empire’s army, not the elite forces like the Northern Legions! Yet, due to economic constraints, the Frozen Alliance’s army was poorly equipped and lacked systematic military training. Without Du Fan’s support, if Duke Green were to attack the Frozen Alliance, the chances of success would be about 50-50. But with Du Fan’s backing, Duke Green had absolute confidence in facing the Frozen Alliance! Of course, this confidence assumed no one was plotting against him from behind. If someone were to backstab Duke Green, he could no longer guarantee the outcome of the battle. Moreover, although the threat from the barbarians could be eliminated, the remnants of the Purple Blossom faction, along with Fisher, who waited in the shadows to reap Duke Green’s victories, were like two sharp swords hanging over his head.