Lord of the Oasis

Chapter 667: Preparations Before the Expedition

The next day, Kant’s documents were sent to Bunduk’s home.

After seeing the results, Bunduk rushed to the barracks in doubt. Today, he not only had to announce the new commander, but he also had to pass on the upcoming expedition to every soldier.

During the routine gathering, Bunduk stood on the main general stage and said to the soldiers below, “Today will be the first day of the new commander’s inauguration — the new commander, Derrick! He will lead the troops to battle the lizardmen and jackalans with me!”

Derrick stood beside the main general stage, even though he had already been informed that he was the new commander chosen by the Lord. But at that moment, his mind was still blank.

When he was invited by Bunduk to give a speech in front of the main general stage, his eyes nearly turned red. “I believe that I will lead everyone well. I hope that everyone will respond to me immediately.”

Cheers and praise came from the soldiers below the stage. After the soldiers under the command of Derrick had gathered, they even rushed up to the stage to congratulate Derrick.

Bunduk nodded, but he didn’t immediately go over to say anything. Instead, he instructed the officer beside him to count the number of people in the army who had combat strength.

After the people around Derrick dispersed, Bunduk walked forward and extended his hand to him. “Congratulations. From now on, we will be on the same level.”

Derrick lowered his head and humbly held his hand, his eyes glistening with tears. He seemed to be so excited that he couldn’t speak.

Bunduk carefully asked if he knew the responsibilities of a commander. He immediately handed over some of the responsibilities to Derrick in front of the soldiers in the army.

“The Commander has appointed you as the commander among the three of them. I hope you can fulfill his expectations,” Bunduk said in the end.

“I will definitely work hard to obtain recognition,” Derrick promised. He was only twenty-one years old, but he had shouldered a responsibility that was more than ten times heavier than his peers.

Bunduk nodded and turned to leave.

After leaving the military camp, Bunduk took the name list given to him by his officers and made a trip to the palace.

After a round of greetings, Bunduk handed the name list to Kant. Every month, the army would calculate the number of soldiers in the army that could be sent to war before handing it in.

However, they had to go out to war this month, so the date of the name list submission was brought forward.

“Mm.” Kant took the name list and began to flip through it.

Meanwhile, Bunduk remained seated at the side, quietly looking at him.

“What is it? Is there anything else?” Kant stopped checking and raised his head to look at Bunduk.

Hearing Lord Kant’s sudden question, Bunduk said hesitantly, “Lord, the candidate for the new commander this time…”

“Oh, right.” Only then did Kant remember the matter that had been approved yesterday. He said to Bunduk, “I’m sorry, I didn’t use the person you recommended.”

“No, no, no. This isn’t a problem,” Bunduk hurriedly denied.

Bunduk was only curious about what sort of brilliance Derrick had in Kant’s heart since he could become the new commander.

After all, under Bunduk’s observation, Derrick was only modest and gentle.

After hearing Bunduk’s thoughts, Kant asked, “What kind of country do you think Drondheim is now?”

“Oh?” Bunduk didn’t expect to be asked. After thinking for a moment, he answered, “Growth period?”

“That’s right,” Kant said affirmatively. “Drondheim’s current situation is a country in the middle of development that has already stepped into a new level. With such a background, people with a gentle personality like Derrick would be the best at calming down the dissatisfaction and resentment in the hearts of everyone. It was the same in the army. In this period, due to people’s greed and desires, they would become very sensitive to the things around them. As for a commander like Derrick, they would always know how to be content.”

After hearing this, Bunduk said hesitantly, “However, when I asked him back then, he didn’t seem to have the confidence to take the position of a commander.”

Kant nodded first, then he said, “I’ve read the information you gave me. He has only been in the army for two years. But he has been promoted to the position of a high-ranking officer. This proves that his ability to learn is indeed very strong. Lack of confidence is already a part of his personality. He may not be confident in himself in the future. He will often doubt himself or something, but I think such a person is suitable to be a leader. Only by doubting himself will he listen to the opinions of others when making decisions. He will not force his team into a dead end.”

Bunduk was finally convinced by Kant’s words. Before he could praise Kant’s thoughtfulness.

He heard Kant joked, “Actually, I can also guess that you would choose Portlem. He’s too similar to the past you. His temperament, strengths, and so on are simply carved from the same mold. Bill is the same, and he’s also very similar to Pam. I don’t want to see your growth history again. Speaking of which, choosing Derrick is also considered a last resort.”

Bunduk froze on the spot. He wanted to say something, but he was powerless to refute it.

After confirming the choice of a new commander, the entire army officially entered the pre-war preparations.

Previously, a portion of the soldiers had returned from the Elf Kingdom’s battlefield. Many new soldiers came to them to inquire about the Elf Kingdom’s details and so on.

Bunduk joined the training team in the previous battle. He had suffered quite a number of injuries to his tendons and bones. It was going to be another great battle soon. Before that, he had to be fully prepared.

Although Bunduk had already left the regular training of the army for a long time, he was still able to obtain first place in the training missions.

This caused the other soldiers to be endlessly surprised.

“If you guys continue to go easy on me like this, I won’t be happy,” Bunduk said in a joking manner.

Seeing the fierce glint in Bunduk’s eyes, all of the young soldiers couldn’t help but break out in cold sweat. This wasn’t a joke, it was a warning to them to increase their training speed.

All of the soldiers started to train hard.

“Compared to the real battlefield, what you are experiencing right now is still far from enough,” Bunduk shouted from the main general stage.

Finally, on the day of the expedition, Kant led the imperial guards to send them out of the city gates.

“Lord, since the expedition is so frequent, you don’t have to personally send us off every time, right?” Bunduk suggested.

“No, the more times the troops are going out to battle, the more I should rush over,” Kant replied with a smile.

Bunduk also smiled, squatting down and saluting before stepping onto the camel’s back.