Chapter 228 Military Tactics


    Isis'' brow furrowed, confused. ''What''s this guy up to? Any other position will be a better answer at this


    moment. Why did he have to tell the truth, anyway?''


    "I doubt that I heard that right. Did you just say that Commander Marin sent a feeder to join the Army


    g Contest?"


    "That''s utterly ridiculous! How can a feeder be qualified to even take part in this contest? This has got


    to be a joke!"


    "What in the world is wrong with Commander Marin?"


    A soft cacophony rose as everyone began murmuring among themselves, concerned that Isis would


    hear them. After all, she was the one who brought Rocky here. Isis wouldn''t have brought him along


    without knowing his position. It was an unprecedented situation for a feeder to be allowed to participate


    in the Army g Contest. Such an event was usually restricted only to those ranked as Frontline


    Commander and Commander of the military camp.


    Well aware that any further exnation she could offer would only get her into even more trouble, Isis


    chose to move forward. Ignoring the mutterings, she raised her voice. "All right! Attention, all of you! As


    all the participants are now present, we''ll start the game immediately! Everyone, prepare yourselves!"


    At hermand, the whispering died away as everyone turned their sights to Rocky, gazing at him


    with barely concealed scorn. No self-respecting officials would want him as a teammate.


    In the face of their cold res, Rocky merely sneered to himself and turned his own gaze elsewhere.


    Then, the Army g Contest began to get underway. The teams would be divided into two: a White


    Army and a ck Army. A random drawing of lots decided which participants were sent to either the


    White or the ck army. There were twelve participants in total for this contest: threemanders


    from three smaller military camps and eight frontlinemanders that came from the headquarters.


    That meant that each team would have six members.


    After the participating officials determined which team they were in through the draw, each one of them


    would then lead a unit of five hundred soldiers under either a white or ck g. Should an army''s g


    get snatched away by the enemy, that army would be eliminated.


    The contest wouldst for eight hours. When time was up, the captured gs would be counted and the


    team that had snatched more gs from the other side will be dered the winner. The participant who


    led his or her unit to get the most gs would be the most valuable yer, who could win not only the


    honor but also a primary-grade Dark Heaven Egg as reward. Huge expectations were ced in every


    officer for the Army g Contest. After all, they could only hope to get a primary-grade Dark Heaven


    Egg once every three months. But the Army g Contest, which was held every month, offered them


    another opportunity to get the rare treasure. No one could possibly resist such a tantalizing reward. The


    will to win and a burning fighting spirit raged in every officer''s chest.


    Marin, as the Commander of the northeast military camp, was held in especially high regard. She was


    the constant champion in this contest, and had been for thest ten months. Upon discovering that


    Marin would be absent from the Army g Contest this time around, all the otherpetitors felt that


    they now had a chance to win the ultimate victory. And once they saw that her recement was merely


    a feeder, they let out a sigh of relief and satisfaction. There was nopetition here.


    The Army g Contest had a strict requirement, which was that the participants were able to use


    exceptional abilities on military tactics, strategies, and leadership. In order to guarantee the fairness of


    this game,manders were not allowed to use their spiritual power. That was the only restriction of


    this contest.


    The lots were then carefully and privately drawn. The twelve participants, including Rocky, now knew


    which army they had been assigned to. Rocky had found himself and five other participants assigned to


    the ck Army. On the other side, Commander nk and another five officers were assigned to the


    White Army.


    Upon realizing they were in Rocky''s team, however, his five teammates'' countenance turned grim and


    sour. Evidently, they were all ashamed and feeling disadvantaged to be teamed together with a mere


    feeder, and didn''t believe that Rocky would be in any way helpful to their goal. And as though to make


    matters worse, the participants in the White Army appeared to be much stronger than the ones in the


    ck Army, especially in the aspect of leadership. Under such odds, the ck Army seemed dispirited


    even before the contest started, realizing that they were undisputedly the underdogs in this match.


    All the while, the White Army''s spirits were high. The units were full of banter, cheerful and confident.


    Already, nk was staring at Rocky and thinking, ''You are so screwed! Where did a mere feeder get


    the nerve to even think to join this game? Ha-ha, let''s see you scramble around for your life and look


    ridiculous!''


    It wasn''t long before Rocky and the eleven other participants were heading towards the training field,


    passing down a staircase carved against the cliff face.


    Below them, at the terrain, twelve units of five hundred were already waiting in anticipation. After the


    eleven participants expertly chose their selected units among the ranks, they took up their respective


    army gs and led their units away. It was time to probe the terrains, exploring advantageous and


    disadvantageous posts to determine which spots were most ideal for them to gather.


    Once all the others had selected their units, thest one fell, of course, to Rocky. With no options left,


    he took what remained for him.


    Of course, the soldiers of this unit had never seen Rocky before. He was not robed like any other


    him, wondering about this strange neer. But there wasn''t much they could do. After all, if he was


    qualified to join the Army g Congest, surely he was amander of some sort, so they all


    addressed him as such throughout the exercise.


    "Commander," one of the soldiers asked, "where should we go to begin our stealth maneuvers?" Rocky


    was baffled.


    "Stealth maneuvers? Why on earth would we do that?" Rocky looked around at his men incredulously.


    "Er, Commander...this is a contest, after all! The more army gs we get, the more likely we are to win


    it all! And if we win above everyone else, we''d be able to receive that ultimate prize!" the soldier


    responded in disbelief. All the members of the unit at present had regrly been a part of the monthly


    Army g Contest. Hence, they knew far more about the pressing concerns than Rocky.


    "What''s the ultimate prize?" Rocky asked, raising an eyebrow. He hadn''t even expected that the winner


    was to get anything. He assumed that the glory of victory would be enough.


    "Don''t you know, Commander?" another soldier piped up. "If our unit gets the most army gs from the


    other side, we would be awarded more than half of our sry this month, and you, as themander,


    will earn a primary-grade Dark Heaven Egg!" The excitement was evident in everyone''s faces.


    "A primary-grade Dark Heaven Egg?! That''s unbelievable! I can''t believe Marin never said a word


    about that to me!" Rocky''s eyes lit up in excitement at the discovery.


    "Commander," one of the soldier called, "the other units have already left to prepare. Where should we


    go?"


    Rocky contemted for a moment. "Hmm... For now, let''s find afortable ce to rest. This contest


    will require a great deal of strength and endurance from everyone, and so I want everyone to rest and


    restore yourselves in the meantime." The strange order from Rocky caught everyone off guard. They


    would never have expected such amand, and they had never met amander like him. No one


    had ever beenmanded to rest right at the beginning of the Army g Contest before.


    But orders were orders, and they were soldiers who did what they were told. Following Rocky''s lead,


    they headed the east, where a lush forest was waiting. Right by the forest was a tremendous cliff. To


    the left of the forest was a slope, with a dead end road to the right of the forest. It was a fine spot to


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    camp out, as it could be easily defended and made difficult for enemies to mount an attack.


    "The five of you!" Rockymanded. "Look here and listen! Each of you takes charge of observing a


    unit in the ck Army. I need to be informed the moment any of these units loses their g. It''s vital


    that I know which one loses first, alright?" Rocky made sure to select five of the finest men in the unit to


    do this special surveince task.


    As for the five themselves, they were even more stunned. They had never heard such a strategy


    before. The men had fully expected to be told to surveil and monitor units from the opposing teams, but


    none of them ever thought they would have to look out for the people on the same team. But whatever


    their thoughts, they kept those to themselves and departed at once, asmanded.


    Rocky then looked to the remaining men of his unit and told them to bed down and rest. He himself


    sought out afortable nook and took a nap.


    While all this went on, all the other units had camped down at their strongholds and vantage points in


    preparation for the first maneuvers.


    Once all was settled, a red light surged up from the viewing area, shining across the entire terrain. The


    Army g Contest begun.