Western Fantasy: The Princess Wants to Save the World

Chapter 177 Let’s start again

This request is not too much.

Humans, giants, orcs, and dwarves, four races live together on land. Now that the demons are invading, it doesn't make sense that only humans are fighting on the front line while the other three races are enjoying themselves in the back.

What's more, in the eyes of those in power like Gallup, the lives of these three groups are extremely worthless.

It was already very strange that no order was given to the three tribes to send troops before.

Giving the order now is already humane from Gallup's point of view.

The reason why Cecilia raised her voice was purely because of the number of people.

The orcs are better off. It would be too difficult for the giants and dwarves to gather 10,000 people each.

There were only a few hundred giants in the small giant settlement outside the city of Aslade.

It is difficult for giants to give birth to children, and there are only more than 30,000 giants in the entire giant tribe.

If we leave aside the elderly, women and children, how many people are left?

The data given in the system is very clear: seven thousand three hundred and twenty-one people.

There are still nearly 3,000 people short of the 10,000 people required by Gallup.

In this case, if the human official in charge of conscription is unreasonable, the remaining 3,000 people will most likely be made up by slightly older children or young women.

As for the dwarves, I haven't met a single one since Cecilia came back, so it can be imagined that the number of this ethnic group would never be that large.

The request of these ten thousand people is almost the same as sending the entire dwarf race to the battlefield.

Cecilia sighed.

According to the education she received, it is best to prevent the elderly and children from going to the battlefield.

Looking at the distance to Petra on the map, Cecilia thought again and again and decided to let Joyce change his route and go back to Petra.

Joyce was naturally somewhat happy and immediately changed the route.

When he and Cecilia left Petra, they thought they would go to Clifton Port and then return to Petra. Now that Cecilia has changed her mind and will not go to Burrow New Forest, he naturally feels a lot more relaxed.

All the way back to Petra.

When she arrived at the city gate, Cecilia still subconsciously thought of Lorian.

This reminds me of Elar, the human race leader.

She knew she was wrong.

It was clearly him who took the initiative to get to know Lorian as soon as he came back, and the original owner and Lorian didn't even know each other.

Lorian also confessed his true feelings to me not long after we met.

I didn't have a system at that time, so if Lorian really wanted to hide it, it would not be impossible.

Later, Lorian helped me so much invisibly.

Now the other party clearly did nothing, but he was implicated because of Elar.

Cecilia felt a little guilty.

The next time I see Lorian, I must apologize to him.

Not long after entering the city, the system prompted Cecilia that someone was following her.

Cecilia didn't even raise her eyes.

She knew who it was.

Before, it was Ellal and Freya, but now only Freya followed her.

Ellard also knew that Cecilia was really angry with him, and if he continued to follow her, Cecilia would really not look at him well.

"If she wants to follow, then she can follow."

When Cecilia first discovered that someone was following her, her heart skipped a beat.

But after calming down, she pretended not to know so as to see what the person following her wanted to do.

Later she found out that it was Ellard who had been following her, keeping a considerable distance from her. Cecilia probably had the answer in her mind.

As for why Freya had been following her, Cecilia just thought that she and Ellard were one, and she went wherever Ellard went.

But it seems that this is not the case now.

Cecilia didn't bother to care why Freya followed her. After all, Freya followed her, so she could be more cautious.

After arriving at the palace, I could no longer feel Freya's surveillance.

Gallup was also a man who reacted quickly. After realizing how powerful the magicians were, he asked a magician to set up protective magic for the entire palace.

The system also added in Cecilia's mind, "Not only that, he also established a magic knight group in Petra, which is on par with the Royal Knights."

Cecilia was shocked when she heard this.

Her trip was not short, lasting about twenty days.

When Gallup learned that she had returned, he called her over immediately.

Cecilia, accompanied by Joyce, went to Gallup's study.

Joyce has now completely replaced Valken. Although he is still the acting leader of the Royal Knights in name, in essence he is no different from the official leader.

Gallup has been slow to promote Joyce, probably because he wanted to see if Valken would come back.

After all, Valken had been with him for some time.

Putting aside those feelings, Gallup was more concerned about the fact that Valken knew a lot of royal secrets.

It's understandable that Gallup would be worried about such a person being out there.

However, Valken has also worked hard and has become somewhat famous following Droville.

Cecilia looked at the information provided by the system and found that Valken was now able to lead a regiment on his own.

This is better. If Valken wins a battle in the future, it won't be said that it was all thanks to Droville.

Seeing that Valken was also doing well on the front line, Gallup didn't say anything more.

According to Cecilia's judgment, it would not be long before Gallup would find an opportunity to formally nominate Joyce as the leader of the Royal Knights.

After meeting Gallup, Gallup wanted to take a step back and ask about Cecilia's experiences along the way, but Cecilia didn't give Gallup the chance and went straight to the point to state her purpose.

Upon hearing this, Joyce wanted to hide his existence.

Gallup frowned upon hearing this, "You seem to be very familiar with the situation of the remaining three tribes."

Joyce secretly observed Cecilia's expression.

Cecilia was not afraid. "It's written in the Rose Daily. I think it makes sense."

Gallup tapped the table irregularly. "I understand what you said. I will think about it again."

Having said that, Cecilia didn't know what to say anymore, as she knew Gallup was going to ask her about her experience in Clifton Harbor.

Cecilia was too lazy to answer.

It was a thankless task. Even if she answered without hiding anything or lying, Gallup would ask Joyce again after she left.

What's more, she will definitely hide something when she answers?

Joyce was not Valken, so he would not help her hide it. So she simply found an excuse and went back to her own bedroom. Let Joyce say whatever she wanted.

When Gallup heard Cecilia say she was tired, he asked her to go back and rest early.

Back in the bedroom, the first person to greet Cecilia was naturally Celine.

Cecilia didn't tell Celine about her trip to Clifton Harbor this time. Celine felt aggrieved when she saw Cecilia come back, and asked Cecilia if she had done something wrong, so she didn't take her with her this time.

Cecilia was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when she heard this, and just said that she left in such a hurry that she forgot to tell her.

Celine started to get nervous again and quickly explained that she had no intention of blaming His Highness, but just wanted to know if she really had done something wrong.

Cecilia didn't argue with Celine about this issue anymore and started telling Celine about what she had encountered along the way.

Celine listened with great interest, while the other maids began to serve desserts and tea.

Cecilia looked at so many orcs in the palace and thought of Gallup's conscription request.

Originally when she came back last time, Cecilia wanted to dismiss these maids.

At that time, I thought that the palace did not lack the salaries of these maids. If they were dismissed rashly, no one knew how they would live.

Now Gallup wants to recruit soldiers, and when the number is not enough, women and children will still have to go to the battlefield.

The speed of sealing the black magician has to be increased.

She couldn't wait for Gallup's slow decision, so in the evening, Cecilia went to see Gallup again.

Gallup had already learned about Cecilia's experience from Joyce, and he couldn't help but talk to her when he saw her.

After letting Gallup talk a lot, Cecilia went straight to the point and asked Gallup what he thought.

Gallup did not answer but asked Cecilia what she thought.

Cecilia understood that Gallup wanted to recruit soldiers, and understood that he didn't want only humans to charge on the front line. She also understood that Gallup didn't take the lives of the remaining three tribes seriously.

But although she understood it, Cecilia did not agree with it.

"Joyce told you that there are some places where he doesn't know everything. He certainly doesn't know where I went when I disappeared, right?"

Gallup nodded, and Cecilia did not hide it. She told Gallup frankly that she had accidentally found the Mermaid Kingdom and got help from the leader of the Mermaid Kingdom. She learned how to seal the black magician and thus prevent the invasion of the demons.

Cecilia changed the subject and told Gallup the conditions for lifting the "Peace Treaty" as well as the conditions for sealing the black magician.

Gallup frowned when he heard this. He had only just begun to understand things related to magic during this period of time.

When Anatolia was founded, the status of magicians was neither high nor low.

As time went on, the status of magicians became lower.

If the Magician's Guild had not provided some ability to improve magic, and it was not black magic after testing, the overall status of magicians would have begun to rise.

Gallup really didn't expect that sealing the black magician would be so complicated. Not only did he need to obtain the blood of the leaders of various tribes, but he also needed some kind of blessing.

When Gallup learned that Cecilia had received the blessing of the ocean, his first reaction was pride and honor.

Then I realized something was wrong.

This also means that Cecilia will have to embark on a very thorny and bumpy road.

But Gallup knew he had no reason to stop Cecilia.

The prophecy that Cecilia brought back from Reynard's estate is still in his drawer.

Battle reports from the front line were sent to his study one after another.

Although victories were won one after another, the number of casualties was also increasing.

Gallup was not very happy, as he knew very well that if any part of the front line collapsed or was surrounded, the demons would be able to quickly attack Petra.

After all, the Wakadi Mountains area does have some natural terrain to provide protection.

Once the demons break through the Wakadi Mountains, the continuous plains will no longer give humans much advantage.

If humans retreat further, they will have to retreat to the Island Row Plateau and the Burrow New Forest behind.

Strictly speaking, the New Forest of Burrow is not part of the territory of the Kingdom of Anatolia.

Humans want to bring war to the elves, but the elves may not be willing to take in humans.

Gallup took out a knife from the drawer, found a container, put the knife on the fire to roast it slightly, cut a small cut on his finger, drew some blood and gave it to Cecilia.

Cecilia thought she would have to work harder to convince Gallup.

Originally, based on her understanding of Gallup's attitude towards the original owner, Gallup would not easily agree to do this herself.

When Gallup handed the blood to Cecilia, he said solemnly, "Be careful on your way."

Cecilia took Gallup's blood and put it into the system space without seeing Gallup.

Instead, he once again asked Gallup about his plans for recruiting soldiers from the three tribes.

Gallup then relented and said that the number of recruits would be determined based on the number of people in each ethnic group.

Only then did Cecilia feel relieved.

Gallup asked some more questions about the seal, and Cecilia answered them all.

It was obvious that Gallup was not very reassured, but he did not say anything to stop her until Cecilia left.

When saying goodbye to Gallup, Cecilia told him that she would set off for Burrow New Forest the next day.

This time, Gallup did not arrange for anyone to follow Cecilia, but just asked Cecilia to be careful along the way.

Although Cecilia was skeptical, she was happy to hear it.

"If you really feel it's too difficult, it's okay to give up. We will always have your back."

The burden of taking the lives of all races on the continent except the demons is not light.

Gallup was worried about whether Cecilia could hold on.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t hold on.

Cecilia has tried her best.

Cecilia just smiled when she heard this, and didn't say anything good or bad.

Gallup looked at Cecilia's back as she left, then picked up the portrait of his late wife on the table and said, "I hope she has really grown up."

When Cecilia left the next day, she still didn't tell Celine.

But when she left, Celine probably had guessed something. Her eyes were red and she pretended not to know. She asked Cecilia to bring her some carrot cake from the city when she came back.

Cecilia smiled and said yes.

She set out on her own and didn't think about using any other means of transportation.

After a trip to the Mermaid Kingdom, Cecilia's magic had another breakthrough, perhaps because she was on the verge of death again. Now the efficiency of teleportation is much faster than taking a car.

When I first left Petra, I could still smell Freya's presence.

After two teleportation spells, Cecilia could no longer sense any trace of Freya.

Cecilia shook her head.

She didn't mean to get rid of Freya. She really didn't expect that Freya, who had traded the fate of mankind with the black magician, would be worse than her now.

The last time they fought in Aslade City, Freya could still pose a considerable threat to Cecilia.