"Bullshit!"
Geraint kicked a stone on the ground in anger. His army was winning but suddenly, it became a skirmish then, the fight turned into a one-on-one.
That round was supposed to be in the bag already! It was already humiliating enough to win with such a small gap against a less experienced army but instead, they blew the round and it ended in a draw!
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Those were MY soldiers right there! Oops! I guess everyone saw how fierce we are!"
Helena laughed out loud at the result. She knew that there should've been no way for her men to turn the fight around so even she was shocked when her soldiers showed them their fighting spirit and determination.
Veins popped on Geraint's head.
"This lass is surely laughing in an annoying way to piss me off even more!" Geraint thought to himself as he gnashed his teeth in anger.
"Hmmph! What are you celebrating for? Is a draw good enough for you?! How pathetic!" Geraint said
"HA! Better than someone who choked on his own words! Maybe you shouldn't celebrate too early next time!"
"Hmmph! No matter! This is only the first round; there are still other rounds. You better pray that your army will be this lucky again in the other rounds!"
After a short moment of taunting each other, Helena and Geraint decided that this would be the last fight for the day.
It was already getting late and the Terravalleans had just arrived today.
Helena and Geraint ordered their men to rest early.
The men wanted to drink liquor due to this early dismissal. However, they weren't allowed to drink liquor so the soldiers decided to just sleep early.
They still had three more days of joint military exercise so they needed to sleep properly to have energy for the next day.
Meanwhile, Helena's battalion commanders and the Terravallean generals casually chatted with each other.
They didn't have any history unlike Helena and Geraint so they quickly became good friends. Helena and Geraint however stayed in their tents for the night.
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Morning came and it was time for another day of joint military exercise.
Helena and Geraint woke up earlier than the others and immediately prepared themselves for another day.
The two of them wore their military equipment and headed out of their tents.
*FLAP*
As if they had a prior agreement, Geraint and Helena simultaneously got out of their tents.
"Hmmph!"
"Hmmph!"
Helena and Geraint ignored each other and walked towards the middle of their camp.
"Wake up! Time for training!"
After hearing the voices of their military leaders, the soldiers quickly got out of bed and prepared themselves.
In just ten minutes, everyone was assembled.
The day started with two hours of running. Although they disliked each other, Helena and Geraint stood in front of the army followed by their generals and battalion commanders.
It was amazing to watch thousands of soldiers line up together doing laps in the gloomy plains.
After two hours, the soldiers finished their morning run.
Geraint quickly scanned Helena's soldiers to see if there was anyone who struggled.
He was honestly surprised to see that although some of them were panting in exhaustion, no one collapsed.
"Stop looking at my men, Resonance City soldiers aren't weak" Helena said
"Hmmph! I'm just checking if your soldiers are properly keeping up with my soldiers!"
"Don't get me started so early Grand Marshal or I might lose control of my legs again and send you flying."
"It's still too early in the morning. I won't lower myself to argue with a young girl like you."
"Hmmph!"
After another early morning banter, Helena led her men inside the city towards the training grounds to eat.
Unfortunately, they weren't inside the Forest of Echoes today so they have to eat inside the mess hall in the training grounds.
Blanc already made meal preparations for the entire joint military exercise so all they had to do was go to the mess hall and eat.
Geraint followed Helena's army and also brought his army to eat. They cannot train without eating so although he disliked the idea of "following" Helena, he had no choice.
After a few minutes of walking, they finally arrived at the mess hall. Since there were too many soldiers, some of them had to eat on the training grounds.
"Hmm?"
While he was eating, he accidentally scooped a lot of meat. He was honestly surprised that such a large city could supply such luxurious food to their soldiers.
If the food was like this every day then no wonder their soldiers improved so quickly.
He looked around and saw that his soldiers were very happy after eating such a fantastic meal.
"Looks like I have to bring this up with the king…"
Geraint thought to himself.
He underestimated the effects of a sumptuous meal, maybe their soldiers can improve faster as well if the kingdom feeds them better food.
Once everyone finished eating. Helena, Geraint, and their soldiers returned outside the city walls.
It was time for the elites to pit themselves against each other!
Last chapter of the day guys! I hope you enjoyed the four new chapters <3
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