บท 42: I need 10 Guards

It was at this point where Commander Alia chose to get out of her comfort zone, listen to other ideas instead of sticking to the usual that obviously failed. "Shift the Rules? I am aware of a few things you asked changes for, but can you elaborate?"

Noticing that she is willing to listen more instead of arguing, Eric continued with little hesitation this time. "From now on, the main Inner entrance shall have 20 Guards there at all times, shifts can be taken since no one can stay there all day."

Unusual for Lan Zhe, but new situations require new adjustments so Alia nodded although her tone rough. "Reasonable, anything else?

Now revealing a plan that might be a little deal breaker, Eric acknowledged. "I need 10 Guards to join me in the battle for Gaster town, me and my group can't handle it alone."

"My King this is unacceptable. The more people know that we exist, the more problems will step on our door... Tunnel." She had the opportunity to see what other portions of Ignis resemble, she isn't a fan.

Having strong points already formed in his head, them debating it here shows how weak this town already is. "Chan got away from us and he will snitch, trouble is already upon you. War is upon us. If we don't start reclaiming domains one by one as soon as possible, Xakro's army will be big enough to claim Lan Zhe."

When Ignis is portrayed in this Kastarian's head, she doesn't care enough for any domain if it means that Lan Zhe will be weaker. "If Xakro attacks us while we lack Guards, he will claim Lan Zhe anyway."

Cornering her, the Golden Blood offered a solution. "That's why I will take 10 Guards oly. 45 of our Guards are strong enough alone, imagine if all those 45 have full body armour, I don't plan to leave this place defenseless."

Having the last few bits of the argument poorly thought out, he started mumbling through sentences again. "We need every Guard... no, Soldier by our side. If invading Gaster town equals to taming Xakro's masses, having 10 Guards less here is worth it."

Failing to find any more reasons to disagree, she cut it short and urged to walk out. "I'll have the best men and women ready."

Recalling what his father spoke about building good Soldiers, Eric butchered. "No, I do not wish to take all of the best guards. Get me just one of the best, three of the average and six of the worse."

Not having any more nerves or sleep to disagree, she responded. "Of course. Sorry for having doubts, I only wish the best for this town. And you are a kid after all, I did not expect such battle views from a child."

"I do get you but to make Ignis one again we need to fight for it, the enemy is thousands of steps ahead of us. We can't risk going steps back." Proclaimed the King with his tone gradually calming down, showing sympathy and respect for her points of view.

Carrying the same thoughts, dizzy a tad bit, she muttered. "I'll ask the Blacksmith to boost the production speed, we need full body armour for all of our Guards. I'll have a couple of the Miners assist the Blacksmith as well."

With one question scrolling her mind although she's bedraggled, she did not fail to quiz. "20 guards will guard the main entrance and 10 shall aid you in the battle for Gaster town but what about the other 25 Guards?"

Realizing that she might have skipped a part, he didn't say anything about it but just gave a deeper explanation. "They will exchange shifts with the other 20 Guards of course. Make sure they all get enough rest and reward any Guard with extra food if they work longer."

"Eric we are already low on food. Is it wise to give out more? Some are already avoiding food for the weaker to survive." Stated Alia, feeling a little gloomy. She isn't a fan of this food shortage at all!

Cheerful, trying to raise the overall morale, Eric contradicted. "I will solve the food situation within a week but first we need to see how many Ignite gems we have after fixing the issues in the Farm."

With silence stretching a few seconds, wearing a smile he cited. "I will lead this great civilization out of darkness, don't worry."