Armipotent

Chapter 1793  Acceptance

Commander Edson called everyone into their quarter for a meeting after the battle. The man inquired about the casualties in their post, and there were no casualties in this battle. That caused the man to beam even more, showing his white teeth, and grinning happily as he inquired about the aftermath. Hearing no casualties after getting the news that one of the eleven kings was dead was like a cherry on top.

He then announced the death of The Battle King Soares who had been guarding the Void Gate in this place for years. Edsonʼs subordinates turned their heads toward Tang Shaoyang in shock.

Even though most of the time Soares remained near the Void Gate, sometimes the Battle King would make a surprise visit. It was not just any surprise visit because they would suffer a big casualty. Losing an elite squad was not a surprise if Soares decided to join the horde, and a few times Soares wiped out three to five squads.

It was not that the Hurakan Kingdom had never tried to kill Soares. They had the strength and the people, but the battle was tricky because it was close to the Void Gate. They were afraid of destroying the Void Gate, and Soares easily escaped from the attack. That was why they gave up killing Soares, and as long as the Battle King remained near the Void Gate, they would not be able to do anything to him.

They were shocked at how the administrator managed to kill their nightmare on the first day. When they saw the head, they burst out into cheers.

”We will celebrate for the night. The drink and food are free tonight but donʼt forget the clean-up for tomorrow. Atkins will assign the squad for the clean-up because I must check the other posts!”

The battle was over, and it was time for a clean-up. When a clean-up was brought up, the cheers immediately died down. The elite guard let out a sigh, some even protested as they asked for more time to rest.

”Our area is bad enough because of the poison, and I donʼt want to get it worse with the rotting bodies of the void creature. Make sure to clean it up in the next five days! We donʼt know when they will attack again!” After saying his last piece, Commander Edson left to check for the other posts. He could ask the other posts through the communication, but it seemed he liked a direct inspection.

As soon as Commander Edson left, everyone swarmed toward Tang Shaoyang.

”How did you kill him?” ”When did you kill him?” ”How strong was The Battle King?” And so on, questions were thrown toward Tang Shaoyang. They wanted to hear the story of how Tang Shaoyang killed the Battle King Soares. Not just the elite guards, Tang Shaoyangʼs team members were also curious about the fight.

”I killed him the moment I met him below the void gate. He seems to misunderstand and underestimate me. He thought Commander Edson punished him for sending me close to the gate, and my surprise attack caught him off guard.”

That was what literally happened, and of course, he did not tell them what about his spirit, not the details.

”Honestly it was not a fight, but I caught him by surprise and stopped him from going back to the void gate.”

They were disappointed Tang Shaoyang did not go into details about how he killed the Battle King Soares. However, they did not press it further, understanding that Tang Shaoyang might be uncomfortable sharing his skills with them.

One of the captains raised his voice to the staff, ”Bring us your best drinks and meat, Alan! We will dry up your stocks tonight!”

His team members were getting carried with the atmosphere and joined the guards to drink for the celebration. Tang Shaoyang and the snow elves were left behind at their table. Clearly, the elves had a different way of celebrating. The guards chugged the beer like chugging the water and some of them sang their kingdomʼs anthem.

Captain Atkins who helped them with the quarters came over with three bottles of luxurious wines and started to take out ten glasses to the table. ”Alan said elves like wine more than beer. This is the best available wine in our quarter, and he promised to stock something better later. He doesnʼt stock many wines because we, soldiers, liked our strong beer more.”

”Thank you.” Khaya accepted the drink with a smile. She took the wines and shared them with her people.

”What about our hero? Do you prefer wine or our strong beer?” Captain Atkins asked Tang Shaoyang because he had not taken any drink yet. He opened up more to Tang Shaoyang and the other administrators compared to their first meeting. Atkins was quite reserved in their first meeting and did not really speak unless necessary.

”I donʼt mind both, but I prefer good food. Do you have any specialty here?” Tang Shaoyang did not really have a preference for drink, but he had a special place for good food, eager to try something new.

”Our hero wants your specialty, Alan! Make sure you prepare the most delicious dish in your life for our hero!” Captain Atkins raised his voice, and the burly man with a white apron behind the bar made an okay signal.

It was then followed by the soldiers, raising their glasses for cheers. ”FOR OUR HERO!”

Captain Atkins smiled upon noticing that Tang Shaoyangʼs expression cringed a little. ”I know you might be uncomfortable with all of this, but please bear it just for tonight. Soares had killed many of our comrades, so we were so happy when you killed him. You are our hero.”

”Just for tonight.” Tang Shaoyang nodded, not wanting to ruin their celebration. He was no hero, he was far from a hero, at least he thought. He killed Soares for his own ambition, not for them. That made him feel weird when he was treated like a hero by them.

”Just for tonight.” Captain Atkins nodded.

”What about the clean-up? You burn their bodies, or you use them for materials?” Tang Shaoyang was more interested in the void creaturesʼ corpses than drinking. That was why he had not taken a single sip even though the usually reserved Snow Elves enjoyed their wine.

Captain Atkins nodded again. ”We take their equipment if they have any, and we burn their corpses. Donʼt worry, you donʼt need to take part in cleaning their bodies. You and your team can take a rest or even return to the city for a three-day break if you want to. We canʼt let you take the chore after you killed Soares.”

”I have use for their bodies. Do you mind if I take their bodies? Of course, I will not take the equipment.”

Captain Atkins furrowed his brow. Some of the void creatures could be used for materials, but most of them were useless. ”May I know why you want their bodies?”

”Mostly for my summons. My skeleton wants their bones to strengthen their army. And currently, my skeleton army is gathering the bodies.” He did not go into details about the spirit, but he was not lying. It was for his summon, to summon a new spirit and to upgrade his spirit which was considered as his summon.

Captain Atkins saw the summon. It was hard not to notice thousands of skeleton armies, and also the giant wyvern along with the behemoth. They saw the summon from afar, Atkins did not have any suspicion on Tang Shaoyang. ”You can take the bodies if itʼs useful to you. We donʼt have them anyway.”

”Alright. Can you tell the soldiers from the other posts not to take the skeletons who gathered the void creatureʼs corpses while at it? They will bring back the bodies and equipment back here. I will take the corpses, you take the equipment.” Tang Shaoyang forgot to bring this up with Commander Edson before.

Captain Atkins beamed when he heard that they did not need to do a clean-up. Even though he felt guilty that their hero would do the clean-up, he agreed to the proposal immediately. He immediately sent messages to all soldiers that the skeletons were their workers for the clean-up.

The soldiers got even louder when they were told that they did not need to clean up the battlefield anymore. They erupted in louder cheers, singing for their heroes. Not only did he kill Soares, but he helped them with the chore.

Tang Shaoyang thought that the God Rank could get drunk anymore, but he was wrong. The soldiers were drunk after a few hours of drinking. Some of them tried to make an attempt at the Snow Elves which was funny in Tang Shaoyangʼs eyes. Of course, they were all rejected by Khaya and the other Snow Elves.

After a few hours, the hall turned quiet as all the soldiers scattered all around. Some slept on the table, some slept on the floor, and some of them wobbled their way back to their rooms. Tang Shaoyang had a few drinks, and he was still sober, the only one who was sober in the hall.

Khaya and the other elves went back to their rooms with their wine as they were annoyed. Anne and Ira helped the girls, bringing them back to their rooms except for Castor and Renan who blended with the soldiers.

Alan was cleaning up his station, the only staff that was still working because the other staff were also drunk with the soldiers.

Tang Shaoyang stood up and approached Alan. ”The food is amazing, Alan.” He was served with a simple roast meat, a thigh part for an unknown beast. Despite how simple it looked, it had a rich taste that he never tasted before.

”Thank you, Sir.” Alan was even more respectful than the soldiers. He was just a normal staff, not even a God Rank in this quarter.

”Do you know when the smithy will work again? I want to order something from them.” He thought the staff would take rest too after the battle. So he asked Alan to make sure he did not come to the smithy for nothing.

Alan smiled and shook his head. ”This is the smithyʼs busiest time, Sir. They have to maintain the soldier equipment, and I think they are currently preparing to receive the equipment from the void creature to make something better from them. You can directly visit their workshop, and I think your order will be on their highest priority list.”

”Thank you. I will visit their workshop now.” It was morning already, so he did not feel guilty visiting the workshop in the morning. As Alan said, the smithy was the busiest section as he heard their voices before he reached their section.

The order in his mind was a bow, he needed a strong bow, a God Rank Bow if possible, but he did not mind Legend Rank or Primordial Rank Bow as well.