Coming down from the city wall, I happily patted Shen Xiang's shoulders, and the latter was also extremely happy. For Shen Xiang and the group of people I pulled out of the slave camp, my praise is definitely their greatest honor. In the eyes of some of them, even a word of my praise is equivalent to an unparalleled achievement.
"Good, really good. It's really hard for you to build such a fortress in such a short time. Well! By the way, after you are done here, you have to build a stronger wall than this one at the other end of the canyon. We must be prepared for any eventuality..." Looking at the rows of weapons on the wall, from long-range attacks to close-range large-scale killing weapons, I couldn't help but feel relieved, and especially praised Shen Xiang for his weapons equipment.
Although many of the defensive weapons here are improved versions of common ones in this world, or simplified versions of the various weapons I taught him, they are all very perfect in terms of performance and matching, and even the number and proportion of various weapons have almost reached a perfect level.
"My lord, I cannot speak, but I know that what I have today is all due to you, my lord. After the battle in Huangshi City, I have never doubted your actions. Everything you do is not only correct, but also so far-sighted and wise. What's more rare is that everything you do is entirely for the sake of us, your subordinates, and you have never treated us as lowly slaves. These alone are enough to earn our loyalty..." After hearing what I said, Shen Xiang became extremely excited. In the end, he was so excited that he didn't even know how to express it to me.
"I won't say any more. I just fulfilled the basic duties of an officer. Striving to protect the safety of my subordinates and strengthening their strength as much as possible is the basic duty of every superior. I do this not only for everyone's better survival, but also to protect my own safety... By the way, let's stop flattering each other. Didn't you say that Queen Yaen is here too? She has been away for so long, and the magician army of the Yaen Kingdom has lost more than 10,000 people. I should also give an account of these issues as soon as possible to avoid being slandered by villains..."
Looking at the flag representing Queen Yaen in the distance, I ended the conversation with Shen Xiang in a few words and turned to the direction where Queen Yaen was. Shen Xiang also saluted me and continued to supervise the construction and reinforcement of the fortress.
"Chen Xiang greets Her Majesty, and wishes Her Majesty eternal youth!"
"Captain Shen, please don't be polite. Come here and take a seat." Seeing me coming, Queen Yan was quite happy. After motioning me to stand up, she asked someone to bring me a chair.
"Your Majesty, Shen Xiang came back this time to apologize to you. During this expedition, Shen Xiang not only caused 7 high-level magicians to temporarily lose their magic power, but also destroyed nearly an entire legion of magician troops. This is really a failure of your Majesty's trust..." When I saw the crowd standing in this hall, I knew that I must report to the Queen as soon as possible. After all, from the crowd present, I also saw several high-level magicians who followed me to the expedition.
"What crime did General Shen commit? In the Valley of the Undead, he wiped out hundreds of thousands of undead troops with his own troops remaining almost intact.
After that, you used the lost long-range large-scale teleportation array to reinforce the Canglang defense line in time. Although Marshal Bout of the Mokast Empire interfered, you had no way to unify the command of the coalition forces, and even had to face the undead army alone in the end. However, what you did afterwards were all the orders that a qualified and excellent commander must give.
Therefore, you should absolutely not have any burden about this. All reasonable orders and reasonable casualties are what the kingdom can and must bear.
If it weren't for your decisiveness, I wouldn't even be able to guarantee how many of our more than 100,000 magicians would be able to return safely. This outcome is beyond the expectations of me and other ministers."
After hearing what I said, Queen Yaen waved her cane and defended me with a smile. At the same time, when she turned her gaze to the other ministers who were sitting high, those ministers also showed me encouragement and appreciation.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty and all the lords. Shen Xiang will definitely fight to the death in the future battles against the orcs. Please rest assured, Your Majesty and all the lords." After listening to Queen Yaen's words, and seeing the performance of several other ministers, I couldn't help but be very surprised. In my understanding, in the current situation, although I have destroyed a lot of undead troops, I have also lost a large number of magicians, and even 7 forbidden spell mages who can be called the super deterrent power in this world have been half-disabled by me. If no one slanders me because of jealousy of my rapid rise and status, then I really can't believe it.
"Captain Shen has wiped out so many undead troops at such a cost, which can be regarded as a great victory. If he is convicted for this, how can we govern the Kingdom of Yan? Captain Shen is not only innocent this time, but also can be regarded as a great merit. Your Majesty, I ask Your Majesty to reward Captain Shen according to the law, to show that the kingdom is clear about rewards and punishments, and to show Your Majesty's determination to resist the invasion of orcs."
As I was surprised, an old wizard stood up from his seat and took credit for me. I felt as if I had lost all of this world. Is this still the world I know? Maybe I am still dreaming? Is there really a just and honest country in this world that is hard to find even on Earth, in the so-called modern civilized world
"Well, that makes sense! But now all the resources of the kingdom have been used to prepare for the war against the orcs... How about this! This emperor will reward the Nanming Pavilion in the royal capital to Corps Commander Shen, and I hope that Corps Commander Shen can work harder in the future wars to defend the kingdom..."
"Ah... Well! Shen Xiang thanks His Majesty for the reward. He will make his own contribution to defending the kingdom under the command of His Majesty and the adults..." The sudden reward almost made me short-circuit. What is Nanmingxuan? This is part of the imperial city, and its interior can even lead directly to the palace where the queen and the princess are. What does it mean to reward me with such a place? To make me Wei Xiaobao? Or to make me Hai Dafu? Maybe to make me jealous to death by other ministers of the Kingdom of Yan? What is the intention behind this? What is the meaning? For a while, my thoughts were in a mess... (To be continued)