Chapter 328 Meeting Halfway


    Before Louis was transferred to the logistics camp, the Deputy Commander in Chief met with him. Their


    conversation had, of course, touched upon Rocky''s presence. It was not technically an official briefing


    but an informal directive from one leader to another. The Deputy Commander in Chief wanted to make


    sure that she would not be entirely clueless about Rocky''s...uniqueness. In this way, he knew and


    expected that Rocky was a little peculiarpared to his fellow soldiers. During their little chat, he


    found out that Rocky''s talents were highly praised by the Commander in Chief and the Deputy


    Commander in Chief. He also heard about Rocky''s remarkable performance at the Army g Contest


    and when hepeted among the six military camps of the Crimson Dragon Group. This little tidbit


    came not just from the Deputy Commander in Chief but from every person who witnessed the events.


    Everyone unanimously agreed that Rocky did excellently in the contests.


    He thought that all these knowledge would ready him for the force of nature that Rocky was. He was


    wrong.


    He ended up ck jawed as he stared at Rocky. He observed how astute Rocky was. Rocky cleverly


    pointed out the ws and mistakes on the route map. No wonder that the Deputy Commander in Chief


    wanted him specifically in charge of Rocky''s care.


    "Camp Director, were our army provisions and materials frequently intercepted when we were at war


    with the Timber Deity Empirest time?" Rocky asked with his arms across his chest, deep in thought.


    Louis nodded. His mouth opened to say something but thought quickly of it and opted to say nothing at


    all.


    "How many times have they been intercepted?" Rocky prompted. He had an idea of what the problem


    was but he needed more information before he could urately conclude.


    "The warsted for three months. During that period, we have been intercepted about ten times," Louis


    replied after some thought.


    "So, we were intercepted three to four times a month on average. This indicates that the frontier


    suffered a loss of at least three times less the intended amount of army provisions and materials. Am I


    right?" Rocky analyzed brusquely without sugar-coated words.


    Louis winced but nodded. "Ten times is the normal situation," Louis exined as he tried to save face.


    "It is impossible to avoid the army provisions and materials being looted by the enemy. This is basic


    strategy and they are not fools!" Rocky raised an eyebrow at the Deputy Camp Director''s aggressive


    defense.


    "If I am the Camp Director, I will not allow anyone to loot our army provisions and materials," Rocky


    imed confidently. He could be presumptuous when he had an idea in mind.


    When they heard what Rocky said, Louis and the others gaped at him in surprise. They were


    astonished by Rocky''s tant audacity.


    "Since you are so confident, would you care to help me do that?" Louis said quickly as he saluted to


    Rocky.


    "If you exempt me from the transportation missions for a month, I will consider your suggestion and


    draw a new route map for you." Rocky smiled as he stated his condition. Obviously, he had nned


    everything in advance.


    "Camp Director, don''t believe him. He must intend to ck off on the job. He''s not nning on drawing


    us a new route map!" Rocky smirked outwardly when the Deputy Camp Director shouted in opposition.


    He had already taken this into consideration when he nned this. He knew that his plea would fall on


    deaf ears.


    "Okay, I give you my word. But I hope I can see the new route map in three days." Louis nodded his


    eptance after a short deliberation. He wondered if Rocky was as talented as hearsay. This would


    definitely make or break his impression of the man.


    "No problem. However, I will be needing several materials and the records of the previous


    transportation of army provisions and goods." Rocky nodded in conclusion to Louis.


    "I''ll assign someone to send them to you," Louis replied. Rocky was thankful that he was cooperative.


    He had gotten used to people who treated him badly and challenged him before they realized his


    brilliance.


    Thereafter, Rocky spent three days as he coted the materials and the records he was provided with.


    A few days were expended when he hunted for spirit-manipted beasts where he also familiarized


    himself with the terrain further. With this knowledge, he created a multifunction transportation route


    map that included multiple routes, emergency routes, retreat routes, and so on.


    When Louis saw the multifunction transportation route map, he was totally taken aback with his mouth


    wide open.


    "Rocky, did you make this all by yourself?" Louis asked. He found it interesting that Rocky finished the


    perfection that was the new transportation route map in three days.


    "Is there a problem?" Rocky asked with an eyebrow lifted.


    "No, of course not. I will personally hand it to the Deputy Commander in Chief at the front and ask her


    to look it over," Louis said promptly as he shook his head in astonishment.


    "You are going to send it to the Deputy Commander in Chief?" Rocky asked with his eyebrows


    furrowed in surprise. He was not expecting that. He knew that Isis would be curious who made the new


    transportation route map once sheid her eyes on it. He lingered on that thought. But since he


    wouldn''t remain at the logistics camp during the next month, nothing could bother him, not even if the


    moon and stars fell from the sky.


    "I sure will!" Louis replied and nodded. He was silent for a minute but noticed something strange on the


    route map.


    "What are the dots at the center of the circles?" Louis asked as he checked each route. He noticed that


    every route had this feature.


    "These dots at the center of the circles refer to the coordination spots. We first send army provisions


    and goods to the coordination spots halfway, which should remain confidential and secured. Once


    there, the armies at the front will supply us an escort and transport them to the frontline," Rocky


    exined patiently.


    "But isn''t the transportation of army provisions and goods the responsibility of the logistics camp? If we


    just transport them halfway, that will be too..." Louis trailed in confusion. He had never heard about a


    transportation method like this before. It would seem like they did their job halfway and abandoned it.


    That would be trouble for them.


    "I wrote the n in detail here. Read this carefully." Tired of the usual question and answer, Rocky


    handed a pamphlet of instructions to Louis. Satisfied that his work was done, he turned and left.


    As soon as Rocky left, Louis set out for the tent of the Deputy Commander in Chief at the front. He


    carried with him the new transportation route map, tucked in his robes like treasure.


    "Deputy Commander in Chief, I have brought with me the newly made transportation route map," Louis


    announced outside Isis'' tent. He entered and saluted Isis, eager but still respectful. When she nodded


    her permission, he immediately set the map on her table.


    There were seven to eight Elite Commanders and Frontline Commanders, Marin and Isis not included,


    when Louis entered the tent. They looked on curiously from him to the map he hadid down.


    When Isis unfolded the new transportation route map, she was shocked and asked, "Louis, did you


    make this?"


    "Deputy Commander in Chief, I''m notpetent enough to draw that. It was Captain Rocky who made


    it personally." Louis told Isis honestly.


    "Captain Rocky? Rocky?" Isis confirmed, astonished. Once again, Rocky had lived up to her


    expectations which she had deliberately nned for. He even exceeded what she had in mind.


    When they saw her expression, the Elite Commanders and the Frontline Commanders all shifted their


    attention to the new transportation route map she had clutched in her hand. It did not look anything out


    of the ordinary to them and they wondered what made her sound so amazed.


    "Deputy Commander in Chief, is there anything wrong with the new transportation route map?" Marin


    asked immediately when she saw Isis'' reaction and heard Rocky''s name.


    "Come, see for yourselves." Isis gestured for them so they moved closer as she passed it to them


    carefully.


    At first, they weren''t able to recognize what it was for. They were all dumbfounded when they got a


    closer look.


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    "Is this just a transportation route map? It looks more like an attack illustration with so many routes,


    even including retreat routes..."


    "That''s right. I''ve never seen such aplicated transportation route map before."


    "I think one route is enough. Why take the trouble to do that?"


    The Elite Commanders and Frontline Commanders expressed their views respectively after they saw


    the transportation route map.


    "Commander Marin, what''s your opinion?" Isis asked as she looked at Marin.


    "I think the transportation route map is well nned. It will be able to deal with different kinds of


    emergencies. Compared with the previous one with only one route, this one is more secure. We had


    been looted dozens of times by the Timber Deity Empire during thest war. That made a significant


    impact on the Holy Dragon Empire. It can be said that the new transportation route map made by


    Captain Rocky has taken all these hidden dangers into consideration. But what do these dots at the


    center of the circles mean?" Marinmented when she also noticed the dots.


    "Oh, that ones. Captain Rocky said they stood for the coordination spots," Louis exined immediately.


    Everyone seemed perplexed about what he meant. Louis was not surprised since this was how he


    reacted as well.


    "Coordination spots? What are they for?" Isis asked Louis. Her head cocked to the side inquisitively.


    This idea was something she had never seen before.


    "Captain Rocky said this was a new transportation method for the logistics camp. We shall first


    transport army provisions and goods to the halfway coordination spots. Then the armies at the front will


    repeated Rocky''s words urately since he knew this was not something the others would take lightly.


    As he expected, his words created a racket in the tent. The Elite Commanders and the Frontline


    Commanders were of the opinion that Rocky had gone insane. They had been used to the fact that the


    logistics camp always transported army provisions and goods to the frontline, so it made no sense that


    they would only send them halfway.