Chapter 288 Participate At Once
Thepetition would start two dayster.
Rocky did not want to travel to the base camp with Marin. He asked Thor to tell Marin that he would just
meet them thereter. Marin knew well enough that Rocky was highly independent and preferred
traveling alone. She left the camp and traveled to the base camp with two Deputy Commanders and
two squad leaders who were participating.
The real reason why Rocky wanted to travel on his own was because he nned to go shopping in the
Evian City before he went to the base camp. He then left with Uriah and Rubygon via carriage after he
When he arrived in the Evian City, Rocky went straight to the branch store of the Super Beast Farm
and purchased the items that he needed. He then had a brief walk in the city and then deposited his
personal carriage and luggage at the Super Beast Farm. He then left for the base camp.
That day was also the start of thepetition, and the road to the base camp was filled with soldiers
and spirit maniptors who traveled in groups or by themselvesing from different military camps.
The guards at the gate were more lenient than usual because of the volume of soldiers and spirit
maniptors who had to enter the base camp. Rocky was allowed entrance when he told them the
name of the camp where he came from. Once inside, he decided not go straight to thepetition
area. Instead, he went to the Isis Pavilion to see Sue. It had been months since Sue saw Rubygon.
Rocky knew that she must''ve really missed Rubygon. It was one of the reasons why he brought
Rubygon with him this time.
Rubygon was familiar with the path that led to the Isis Pavilion. It twitched its head slightly when they
started to walk towards the Isis Pavilion and then ran ahead of Rocky and Uriah without warning and
entered it without waiting for them. A loudughter came from inside as Rocky and Uriah approached
the pavilion. An extremely happy Sue came out to meet them and she became even happier when she
saw Uriah and Rocky walking towards her.
"Oh Mr. Bai! Little Rubygon has grown so much! And it''s just been a few months!" Sue eximed in
excitement. She hardly recognized Rubygon when it entered the pavilion. Rubygon was now almost as
big as Uriah. Its wild nature had started to manifest. It had almost shed all of its younger down and had
started to be reced by more mature fur making it look more grown up than before.
"So you can''t call him Little Rubygon anymore. It will get really mad," Rocky said with a mischievous
grin.
"Is that so? So I can''t call you Little Rubygon anymore? But you''re Rubygon, right?" Sue said smiling
as she lovingly caressed Rubygon''s head between the ears. Rubygon looked like it loved what Sue
was doing so much.
"So, Mr. Bai. Did youe here for thepetition?" Sue asked with twinkling eyes as she looked at
Rocky.
"How did you know?" Rocky asked surprised. He didn''t realize that Sue knew about thepetition.
"I heard thedy mention your name yesterday. She said that you''d bepeting in thepetition
today," Sue replied in a reserved yet yful manner.
''So Isis knew I would be here? I suppose that is only appropriate since she is the Deputy Commander
in Chief and the daughter of Lance, '' Rocky thought to himself as his face became thoughtful.
"I heard that the best three would get the chance to be Frontline Commanders. That is so cool,
Mr. Bai!" Sue reassured Rocky.
"Do you want me to be a Frontline Commander?" Rocky asked teasingly with an impish smile.
"Of course! This is an opportunity for you to be recognized for your abilities. If grandpa finds out in
heaven that you''repeting, he will surely bless you!" Sue said nodding while smiling sweetly at
Rocky.
Rocky nodded thoughtfully at Sue''s words. He did not reply anything to what she said and instead
changed the subject. "I need to leave Rubygon with you. Please take good care of it. I will only take
Uriah with me to thepetition."
"Of course! You have nothing to worry about. I will take good care of it!" Sue said sweetly.
Rocky left the Isis Pavilion with Uriah and walked towards thepetition area.
The training field was chosen to be the venue for thepetition. It was located on the eastern side of
the base camp. When Rocky arrived at the venue, the ce was filled to overflowing with soldiers and
spirit maniptors from the different military camps. They came over to cheer for theirrades and
boost their morale.
Each military camp sent fivepetitors to participate in thepetition and represent their military
camp. With representativesing from each of the six military camps, this brought the total number of
have the chance to be Frontline Commanders.
There were three rounds to thepetition. The spirit maniptors would have knockout matches on
the first round where the top seven winners would move on to the second round. No one knew what the
second round would be. The Commander in Chief would announce the rules and conditions for the
second round only when it was about to start. This would require quick thinking from the remaining
participants in order to get ahead of the otherpetitors on the second round. The first two spirit
maniptors who would finish the second round would be qualified to enter the third round. The third
round would test their ability to lead, the most important quality for a Commander.
The spirit maniptor who would win the third round would be promoted as a Frontline Commander.
The spirit maniptor who lost in the third round wouldpete against the spirit maniptor who
ranked third in the second round. The Commander in Chief would test them and decide whether they
were strong enough to be a Frontline Commanders or not.
If they both met the Commander in Chief''s requirements, they would both be promoted as Frontline
Commanders. Obviously, the reason why Lance held thepetition was to select talented individuals
who had the potential to be Frontline Commanders.
On the side of spirit maniptors, thepetition represented an opportunity to rise in rank. They all
eagerly waited for an opportunity like this and they could wait no longer to show what they were
capable of.
However, as in all things in the world, there was always an exception.
"Where is Rocky?" Marin asked Deputy Commander Chen in the lounge of the northeast military camp.
Deputy Commander Chen shrugged and raised his open hands in the air.
"Commander, he must be afraid to be disgraced and decide not toe," a squad leader of spirit
maniptors sneered.
Marin did not reply. She knew Rocky well enough to know that he wouldn''t be afraid of thepetition
for whatever reason. He simply did not like activities that had him exposed to the public. She had to do
everything she could to get Rocky to agree to join. She even had to use the favor that Rocky promised
her. But despite the promise that Rocky made that he would participate, Marin still felt worried that
Rocky might go back on his word. Thepetition was about to start and Rocky had not shown up yet.
Worry started to inch itself into Marin''s stoic features.
Without warning, a slim and graceful woman, escorted by maids, entered the lounge of the northeast
military camp. Her beauty that seemed to have been taken straight from the pages of fables and fairy
tales, made the room even brighter.
"Deputy Commander in Chief..." Marin stood at attention and promptly saluted the woman.
The two Deputy Commanders and the squad leaders in the room all stood at attention and saluted her
as they all fell victim to her unmatched beauty.
This woman was Isis!
"You don''t have to do that. Commander Marin, where is the fifth member of your group?" Isis asked as
she looked around the room and Rocky was not around.
"Oh, he will be here soon," Marin replied nervously.
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"Very good! Commander in Chief mentioned him to me just now!" Isis said in a neutral voice. She
approached Marin and whispered, "Marin,e sit with meter. I want us to talk."
Marin nodded and smiled at Isis.
Isis then left with her maids as suddenly as she arrived.
At that moment, the man responsible for setting up the matches came in and informed the members of
the northeast military camp who their opponents would be.
Marin did not expect that Rocky would go against Evan. Evan used to be the squad leader of the first
squad of spirit maniptors of the northeast military camp, and was transferred to the northwest
military camp.