Chapter 330 Promotion, Disabled Veteran
Under the pitch-black night, Roland held Hela's hand and looked at her with surprise in his eyes.

Although Roland had thought about the possibility of opposition when he formulated the war preparedness plan.

But at the beginning, the committee members were all determined to die, and Roland gave them a goal, so they just believed in it. After gaining the trust of the committee members, no one stood up to oppose Roland anymore.

Therefore, until just now, Roland had never encountered anyone who stood up to oppose him.

He never expected that the first person to stand up and oppose would be Hela.

Roland smiled and said.

"That won't do. We've been preparing for several years. How can we just leave like that?"

"But what if it fails?"

Hela tugged at Roland's sleeve and spoke softly with her head down.

"If I fail, I fail. Don't worry. If I fail, you can go to the Tower of Truth. You are a fourth-ring spellcaster, and the Tower of Truth will welcome you."

"Besides, I may not fail, at least you should have more faith in me. Even the Lich King couldn't defeat me back then. I have plenty of ways to kill a mere Kan'ozu."

"lie."

Hela grabbed Roland's hand and sleeve and whispered.

Roland scratched his head helplessly and tried to persuade him.

"How could I lie to you? Think about it, have I ever lied to you before?"

Hela raised her head, met Roland's gaze, and said with a firm look.

"I have lied to you before. It was obviously painful, but you lied to me and said it didn't hurt. I'm not a fool!"

"Uh"

Recalling the transfer of Hela's pain some time ago, Roland felt a little embarrassed.

As for the pain, when Roland was at the northern wall, he did lie to Hela when he transferred the pain in order to appease Hela, and only transferred a little bit.

At first Roland thought he could fool them.

As a result, Roland fell asleep when it was raining, allowing Hela to discover the truth.

Send! This is a failure.

Roland scratched his cheek with his right finger and said helplessly.

"Don't worry, this will be real. I'm not lying to you. This time, I will definitely win. Look at how much preparation I've made. How could I fail? I'm just a legend. Trust me."

Hela turned her head away and said with a somewhat dissatisfied tone.

"Since you can definitely win, why do you need to prepare so many back-up plans? You've even considered my back-up plan. The Tower of Truth? The Soul School, right? I know you've contacted them."

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Roland regretted that he had been staying with Hela since he came back from the control area.

When Hela helped Roland organize information and handle government affairs, Hela almost never took the initiative to learn about or mention anything that was not related to information and government affairs.

Roland thought that Hela was not interested in these things, so as long as Hela did not take over, she would not know about the backup plans Roland had prepared.

Unexpectedly, Hela actually knew about it. But when did she investigate and find out?
Could it be when I tried to break through the sixth ring?
Never mind, it doesn’t matter how Hela knew about this.

"Hehe, this is for your own good. With the protection of the Soul School, you won't be bullied at the Tower of Truth."

Roland explained somewhat awkwardly.

Hela’s hands tightened even more, and her voice trembled slightly.

"It's obviously possible to fail. What if it fails? What about you? Will you die?"

"will not."

Roland said affirmatively.

Hela shook her head and said.

"I do not believe."

She looked at the resentment and vows entangled with Roland, loosened her hand that was holding his sleeve, gently stroked Roland's chest, and spoke in an affirmative tone.

"They won't let you go. Besides, I know you, Roland. Given your current situation, the battle between you and Kan'ozu will either kill him or you."

"If you know this, why are you still saying this?"

Roland sighed and said in a helpless tone.

Hela did not answer Roland's question, but changed the subject and spoke.

"Roland, do you hate this world?"

"well enough."

Roland shrugged and stretched out his hand. The elements were dancing on his hand. Looking at the dancing elements on his palm, Roland said lightly.

Hela lowered her head and spoke with a vague and imperceptible emotion in her tone.

"Since we met, you haven't felt a sense of belonging to this world. I always thought it was because our home was destroyed by the cultists."

"But, over the years, I found that this is not the reason. You feel in your heart that you don't belong in this world, and you are out of tune. You have always been a bystander, passively watching this world. Except for the Tower of Truth and those few times in Ginza, you have hardly taken the initiative to interfere in anything."

"Although there were many plans before, in fact, you don't care about all the plans, even meditation and promotion. You are just climbing up out of habit."

"You seem to care a lot about your life or death, but in fact, you always feel that it doesn't matter if you die."

"But, since you came to Donnar, I found that you have changed. You have become more proactive. You have begun to actively interfere in Donnar's affairs, actively set up a war committee, and are busy working for victory."

"Although you are more tired, I am very happy because you are starting to change. You have a sense of belonging to the War Council. You are starting to integrate into this world and actively try to change everything."

"Although your attention has shifted from me to other people, I am still very happy."

"I know I'm not in a position to advise you, but but."

"I don't want you to die."

Hela held Roland's hand tightly and raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

When Roland was setting up the magic formation and Hela was alone at the northern wall, Hela thought about these questions.

But Hela didn't dare to think about it too much, nor did she dare to think about what the future would be like if Roland died in battle. She deceived herself and believed that Roland would win in the end.

However, ever since she learned that Roland was secretly preparing to evacuate and deliberately avoiding her, Hela could no longer escape.

Especially just now, after witnessing the death, Hela finally couldn't control her emotions.

Roland looked at Hela, who looked a little resentful, and didn't know what to say.

He gently brushed Hela's hair behind her ears and comforted her softly.

"Okay, I won't die, really. I won't lie to you."

"Do you have to go?"

Hela looked at Roland and whispered.

Roland patted Hela's shoulder and spoke gently.

"Ah."

"You promised to take me around the entire continent, the Temple of the Sun, the Old Lake, the High Altar, and the Qingjiang Temple."

"You said we would go together."

Hela grabbed Roland's hand, her tone tinged with tears.

Roland took a step forward and held Hela in his arms.

Hela held back her tears and whispered in Roland's ear.

"I don't want you to change. Just become the way you were at the beginning, okay? Let's leave together."

Listening to Hela's pleading, Roland gently stroked Hela's soft black hair and spoke softly.

"I have been preparing for so long, I can't let everyone down." "If I leave, there will be a river of blood here, and everything we have seen these days will be completely destroyed by the green tide."

“Hela, do you remember what we said in the East District of Ginza?”

"Don't let a small act of kindness go unrewarded. If you can save as many people as possible, then save them all. Do you think you should just sit there and watch like this just because you can't save everyone? That's what you said when you first came to persuade me."

Before Roland could finish his words, Hela bit Roland's shoulder and said with a little dissatisfaction.

"You taught me those words before."

Hela bit Roland's shoulder gently to vent her anger, but it didn't hurt him. After all, Hela didn't use much force.

Roland gently patted Hela's back and continued,

"Even if I lose, I can still save many, many people."

"Besides, I may not lose. If I win, everyone on the war committee will survive."

"so."

"Okay, I get it."

Hela interrupted Roland, hugged him tightly, and whispered.

"I knew you wouldn't listen to me. I won't continue to be willful, but."

"I don't want to go to the Tower of Truth."

Roland raised his eyebrows slightly and said.

"Then where do you want to go?"

"Huh, I won't tell you."

Hela refused to answer, then she spoke again in a low voice.

"Why don't you let go? How long do you want to hold me?"

After hearing what Hela said, Roland let go of Hela. However, just as Roland let go of Hela, some lights and small voices were heard not far away.

They had stayed here too long and the villagers had already returned from the square.

Although Roland and Hela didn't do anything bad here, Roland still felt a little uncomfortable if they were seen by the villagers.

Therefore, after letting go of Hela, Roland seemed not to notice Hela's slightly red cheeks and ran away with her.

By the time the two returned to the carriage, Hela had adjusted herself somehow.

The two men got on the carriage, and then the horses pulling the carriage started moving on their own.

Although the horses could pull the carriage by themselves, Hela still felt a little embarrassed, so she ran out of the carriage alone and sat outside, pretending to be driving the horses, while Roland stayed quietly in the carriage.

Silent all night.

At dawn the next day, Roland and Hela returned to their usual ways, walking slowly down the stone road, witnessing the beautiful scenery and various forms of life along the way.

As Roland traveled, the resentment and restraints that lingered around him became less and less effective.

On August 1451, 8, Roland stood on a high mountain, with endless elements gathered beside him, looking at the slowly rising sun.

When the first ray of sunlight shone on Roland, he smoothly completed the promotion and quietly became a six-ring spellcaster.

Although this promotion took several months, compared with ordinary breakthroughs and evil breakthroughs, Roland's natural breakthrough this time is more suitable for Roland now.

Although it took a little longer, there were no hidden dangers. Unlike other breakthroughs, which required time to rest and adjust, the natural breakthrough allowed Roland to quickly possess the power of a six-ring spellcaster.

Roland stretched out his right hand, and the endless elements around him began to gather in his hand and flowed into his body through the palm of his hand.

As Roland absorbed these elements, the magic power in his body began to rise, and his sea of ​​soul was also expanding rapidly.

Behind him, Hela paid no attention to the slowly rising sun, but kept staring at Roland who had completed his promotion, silently clenching her hands.

Roland has completed his promotion, so he is getting closer and closer to the battle with Kan'ozu.

Hela closed her eyes and became more and more nervous.

While Roland and Hela were traveling around, the situation in Donnar would naturally not remain unchanged.

The war between the Allied Forces and the Green Tide is becoming more and more intense. With the mad investment of troops from both sides, the battle lines of both sides are constantly expanding, and the entire battle line is filled with almost endless fighting and battles.

More than one million troops were stationed on both sides of the battle line. The United Army and the Green Tide were locked in a fierce battle. Almost every moment, a large number of United Army soldiers and green-skinned orcs died in the war.

Relying on continuous conscription and military support from the countries of Sinnar, although the Adventurer Group, the Mercenary Group, and the Allied Forces suffered heavy losses, the number of soldiers piled up on the front line not only did not decrease, but continued to increase.

The Green Tide, relying on their strong vitality and fertility, naturally would not be afraid to compete with the Allied Forces in terms of numbers. One after another, the greenskin tribes and large tribes rushed to the front line frantically under the command of Kan'ozu.

As soon as the Allied Forces on the front line destroyed a greenskin tribe, Kan'ozu could replenish it with two or even more greenskin tribes.

With both sides frantically increasing their troops, the battle line has been completely filled, and the number of troops between them has reached the limit of the battle line.

After it became difficult to gain an advantage in quantity, both sides focused on quality.

Under Kan'ozu's command, the greenskin army that had only appeared in the initial period of the green tide to face the Donnar coalition once again appeared on the battlefield.

Groups of greenskin transcendents, led by several greenskin warlords, formed an extremely powerful greenskin legion. Under the command of Kan'ozu, they frantically attacked the front line of the coalition forces.

On the front line of the Allied Forces, the extraordinary people, under the leadership of high-level extraordinary people, formed an extraordinary legion to resist and attempt to counterattack the greenskin legion.

At the same time, veterans who had been tempered in the Rose War also formed extraordinary legions and joined the front line to fight against the Greenskin Legion.

On the battle front, a large number of greenskin legions and extraordinary legions were fighting each other, and huge elemental fluctuations swept across the entire front battlefield.

In addition to the fighting between armies, conflicts between legends are also intensifying.

Eleanor and Kan'aozu were hostile to each other and were wary of each other. Once one of them came out to help, the other would immediately come out to stop it.

As the intensity of the war on the front line increased dramatically, the two men were involved in more and more frequent conflicts, which became more and more frequent and lasted longer and longer.

Although Eleanor couldn't beat Kan'aozu, with Kan'aozu's acting, the two sides still fought back and forth.

It is also because of this that, seeing that Eleanor seems to be able to fight Kan'ozu to a draw, the countries of Sinnar are increasingly supporting the coalition forces.

In addition to the increasing amount of material aid, the Sinnar countries also strengthened their military support.

Previously, their military support to the United Nations Army was mostly in the form of weapons and equipment. At most, they encouraged retired veterans to find re-employment and try their luck in the United Nations Army.

And now, they began to take part in the battle themselves. Military forces were mobilized and, after long marches, were deployed to the front lines against the Green Tide.

Of course, the countries of Sinnar were still relatively cautious. Although they mobilized military forces, they were basically ordinary troops composed mainly of ordinary soldiers, and the real elite troops were not moved at all.

After all, if ordinary troops are thrown into the meat grinder of the United Army and the Green Tide, they will be gone. The worst that can happen is that they can spend more resources and time to replenish them. However, it is not so easy to replenish elite troops and extraordinary people.

Of course, the only exception is the retired veterans after the end of the Rose War. The Silver Empire is still very happy to throw these retired veterans to Donnar to die.

The main reason was that in order to win the Rose War, the Silver Empire expended too many soldiers. If the veterans were still physically intact and their combat power was still well preserved, they could now be regrouped to fight against the Green Tide.

However, the Silver Empire does not like those disabled veterans whose combat effectiveness has been severely damaged and who have been forced to retire.

Although the Silver Empire has a large number of spellcasters, the cost of treating these retired veterans is too high. Therefore, it is better to force them to retire directly rather than treat them.

Although retired veterans do not have to pay salaries like active-duty soldiers, disabled veterans still need to receive subsidies.

Even though the Silver Empire has found excuses to cut these subsidies many times, the huge number of retired veterans added together still makes for a considerable number, so they have become a burden to the Silver Empire.

Instead of continuing to spend money to support them, it is better to let them go to Donnar to die.

Although subsidies must be paid after death, the person is already dead, so it is possible to delay payment by thinking of ways, and then delay it for a few years and then pretend that the person did not exist.

Moreover, retired disabled veterans cannot afford to delay. Some disabled veterans were the backbone of their families and lost their income after retirement.

The whole family can only survive on subsidies. For them, just find a reason to delay the subsidy for a month or two, and then give them a little hope of survival when they are most desperate, and they will obediently go to Donnar.

Although this method is used against some disabled veterans, some disabled veterans who still have income after retirement or have working families may not succumb so easily.

However, we should reduce the burden as much as possible. If one less veteran receives subsidies, the Silver Empire will save more money. No matter how much can be saved, it is better than nothing.

Therefore, under various threats and inducements, a large number of retired disabled veterans who were impoverished and even had trouble getting food took their families to Donnar in search of a chance to survive.

(End of this chapter)