Chapter 99: Delena's Report
Cassius had just finished watching the military exercise and returned to the cave, where the hobgoblin presented another secret report.

He browsed through it carefully.

The title of this report is "Notes on the Three Kingdoms Alliance in the North".

“In terms of intuitive strength comparison, the Principality of Bosk is obviously far superior to the sum of the Principalities of Rackman and Nott.

Bosk is the winner of the internal struggle of the United Kingdom of the North. He obtained a special status in the "Lionheart Alliance" a hundred years ago. As the nominal ruler of the United Kingdom, he is entrenched in the southern part of the Anzeta Wasteland.

But their relationship with other principalities has always been delicate and distant. The current Grand Duke of Bosc dreams of a unified, united kingdom, so he will not do his best to help any country. Instead, he is happy to see their neighbors weakened.

In this coalition army of 30,000, the army from the "Lion of the North" Principality of Bosk was less than 5,000, and they were all insignificant border guards. Although the "Double-Headed Eagle" Nott family needed to rely on Rackman as a barrier and was willing to do their best to help, it was limited by its own strength and could only send 3,000 troops.

The largest group of troops in this so-called coalition is from the Principality of Rackman. After all, this is a matter of life and death, so they have come out in full force this time.

This collection of my notes is also intended to record the military situation of the Principality of Rackman.

The lowest level and most common soldiers in the army are the conscripted civilians. Before the war, they may still be farmers in the fields and have not undergone any systematic military training. In addition to inferior weapons, they have almost no armor and equipment. In other words, their main job is not to fight, but to feed the horses, transport supplies, or serve as cannon fodder before the elite troops are dispatched.

In the Principality of Rackman, they were often tenants and serfs under the gentry and landlords, poor people without personal freedom, not even qualified to own spoils of war. Their military exploits and spoils of war were often recorded in the name of their masters.

Slightly better, the second level of soldiers might be those who join the army as free men who obey conscription and can keep their own trophies. Although their financial resources are limited, they often fight with weapons passed down from generation to generation.

In the duchy, they were often self-employed farmers who gathered under the lords to serve in the army. Serving in the army and fighting in the war was their obligation to the lords. In theory, they had the same status as the gentry and landlords. After all, these people were just self-employed farmers with more land and did not have to participate in production themselves.

The third level of soldiers, that is, the real professional soldiers who have close ties with the lord himself, are far more motivated than conscripts. They are often servants of the lord or local gentry and landlords. Whether it is from the salary given by the lord or the land under their own name, they have enough wealth to purchase good enough weapons and equipment, and gain more benefits through war.

In fact, there is another type of soldier between the second and third levels, and they are mercenaries. Although they do not have as much real estate as gentry and landlords, due to long-term combat, mercenaries tend to transform their existing wealth into better weapons and equipment to save their lives on the battlefield and gain more results.

Conscripts who come from peasant backgrounds often use the spoils of war for living expenses. Although mercenaries cannot receive systematic military training like the third-level soldiers, years of combat are the best military training, of course, provided that they can survive it.

The fourth level is the top soldiers. They not only have enough wealth to purchase the most advanced weapons and equipment, but also the military education they have received is sufficient to enable them to serve as junior officers.

And only this group can produce large-scale cavalry. They are often knights serving the lord or low-level nobles such as barons. The representative of them is the so-called "Northern Wind Eagle Guard" Knights. "

The last signature is "Your loyal servant whom you have never met, the humble pure-blooded snakeman, Delena. Extracting Poison"

"It's kind of interesting..."

Cassius stared at the words and thought to himself.

This is not a military situation report at all, it is simply a summary of the social conditions of the northern countries, or more like a letter of allegiance to demonstrate one's abilities.

Whatever the purpose of that Delena was, he successfully aroused the interest of the red dragon.

After thinking for a moment, Cassius ordered: "Doro, bring the author of this report here."

Duo Luo said quickly: "Master, the snake man has been waiting for you at the door for a long time. I wanted to drive her away..."

"Let her in."

"Yes, Master."

After a moment, Doro brought her up.

Cassius looked at the pure-blooded snake person carefully. She was wearing a heavy headscarf and a purple robe that showed off her beautiful figure. For the time being, there was no difference between her and a human.

Facing Cassius's scrutinizing gaze, Delena took off her headscarf, raised her head without any hesitation, and revealed a seductive smile.

Her face was beautiful, but she exuded a dangerous aura. Her snake-shaped vertical pupils, sharp snake teeth and forked tongue still exposed her identity as a snake person.

"Lord Cassius, I have long heard of your name. I knew you would let me in."

Her voice was charming, but with a hint of snake hoarseness. Cassius looked down at her.

"You are quite capable to be able to write such words. You should be able to get a good job among humans. Why do you want to come to my Burning Nest in the wilderness?"

Delena's pretty face unconsciously showed a flattering smile, and she said charmingly again: "Lord Cassius..."

However, she was interrupted before she could finish her words.

"Don't use your cheap methods of charming humans on the noble dragons."

Cassius' tone was quite dangerous, and he exuded a faint dragon aura.

Only then did she truly feel that what was in front of her was a genuine brutal red dragon, not some fat-bellied human overlord.

Under this heavy pressure, Delena felt an instinctive fear. She trembled all over, lowered her head, and knelt on the ground.

"I, my identity..."

"I am the lowest species in the snake-people society. Because of my bloodline, I cannot display my talents in human society. That's why I came here..."

Cassius said calmly: "Isn't this a good way to talk?"

"I always like to speak directly. Tell me the truth, what do you want to gain in the Burning Embers Nest?"

Delena hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and saying:

"Power and status."

After saying this, she knelt on the ground in silence.

The air was almost stagnant, beads of sweat dripped down her forehead as she waited for the final verdict.

Cassius glanced at her, and a faint magical light flashed in his golden pupils.

【Lie Detection】

The spell showed that she was not lying.

Cassius's calm voice sounded again.

"Very good, you didn't lie to me, otherwise you would have turned into ashes now."

Delena breathed a sigh of relief.

"We in the Burning Embers have always welcomed capable people. I don't care about your ambitions. I even encourage them. As long as you can show me your usefulness..."

"do you understand?"

Delena nodded quickly.

"Go to that ugly tower and find my butler, Rump, and he will arrange a suitable job for you."

"Yes."

"……Owner"

　This is just a chapter. I really don't have the energy to write it. The plot will start after I finish the exams on the 18th.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)