Dragon King's Harem Chapter 175. Firestone Fortress V (Patreon)

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 175. Firestone Fortress V

Rather than me, the next half hour was dominated by the explanation from General Guillotine and his assistants. Every now and then, Eir also joined in this conversation but not me and Evelina. We were both mostly silent and paid attention to their every word. Moreover, the discussion was dominated by the detailed map and strategy explanations. Especially when they would attack.

General Guillotine also explained his trick to take The Minotaur King's attention with my presence. But rather than my real presence, it was Eir who would pretend to be me. He just needed to stand on the fortress wall in my uniform, fake horns, and a cloak that partially covered his face. General Guillotine was sure that was enough to get the Minotaur King's attention for sure.

In addition, this plan was also a precaution in case the opponent had heard of my awakening. Even though the assistants had confirmed that The Minotaur hadn't heard of it, everything could change in a few hours.

Once the Minotaur King's attention was set on defeating me, he would be lowering his guard for his surroundings. I should be able to kidnap him easier. Most importantly I had to make sure I didn't waste that one crucial chance.

As for Evelina, like our original plan, she would stay to heal the wounded soldiers in the fortress. I didn't allow her to join the open war since it was too dangerous. She was the Orc King's target and we didn't know what would happen during the war. Even though we planned it carefully, it could fall apart in the middle of it.

General Guillotine, Eir, and the others also said the same thing and agreed with me. Unfortunately indeed, since her Mass Healing Light would be a great help to us in the war. But we couldn't risk her life.

Even though I caught her disapproval on her face, she accepted our decision with a heavy heart. Even if I could use my authority for this, I thanked her and showed my gratitude for her approval.

Once the discussion was over, Evelina and I went into our room and decided to rest. The spacious room was on the west side of the fortress. A small window faced where the Minotaur's camp was on one side of the room. It was the only window in the room since the room was meant to be medieval-style's control room. So I could see what was going on without having to leave my room and what I needed to do was use my Magic Messenger to deliver my orders.

As for the small size, that was because the big one would only expose the king where about. Moreover, a small window would give the impression that it was a toilet, not the king's chamber.

The room itself was quite simple compared to my chamber. In addition to a king-size bed with a canopy, there was only a desk and a few chairs, a wardrobe, and a simple dining table set. It was kinda similar to my original world's 3* hotel room minus the electronics and bathroom. Several protective crystals were in every corner of the room, ensuring that the room had sufficient protection. For our luggage, we didn't bring much other than a few pieces of clothes which were already in the wardrobe. It was Eir who put it up.

I walked over to the window and looked out. My view could catch a rocky field with thin purple grass and a clear line of the horizon. From a distance, the thin smoke rising into the sky showed where the opponent's camp was. The camp wasn't that big compared to this fortress. Several small hills with some caves surround it.

Despite the beautiful scenery, my mind was deep in thought about what would happen tomorrow, trying to speculate all of it. As my eyes fell on the scene, my thoughts automatically tried to put tomorrow's plans in a real place, imagining how the attack would take place and paying attention to several things that might affect our battles, such as the weather and the direction of the wind.

But after a while, I decided to soothe Evelina about my decision. I knew deep inside her heart that she wanted her presence to mean much more than this. Unfortunately, circumstances forced us to do so.

After we had dinner with the soldiers and had a toast for tomorrow's war, Evelina and I went to our room. But instead of going to bed right away, I opened my portal to make sure the place where I would kidnap The Minotaur King was clear of any obstructions. Either because of the terrain, trees, or whatever. I also made sure there were no villages or anything within 10 KM since our skills had great coverage.

Back in my room, I went to the desk and spent a lot of time there. My eyes fell on the projector crystal that was showing the hologram of tomorrow's map. My brain was trying to find other alternative plans in case we couldn't execute some of our plans and made some backup plans in case our plans fail. But for sure, I had to make sure the assassination plan went smoothly or this would be a long war. We would be stuck here for months and needed another reinforcement from the capital.

But if we could kill The Minotaur King on the first day of the war, I estimated this war would end in less than a week or a month at the longest, depending on how the Orc King's strategy was.

A hug that came behind me dispelled my thoughts.

"Your Majesty, it's late already. Please go to sleep." Evelina's sweet voice came from the side of my ear.

Rather than answer her directly, I pulled her into my lap and hugged her waist. My eyes were fixed on her.

"What about you? Didn't I ask you to sleep first?" I asked.

"I'm waiting for you. Besides, it's you who need more rest than me," she reminded me of my last meeting at tomorrow's dawn.

A smile appeared on my lips.

"Fine." I canceled the crystal and carried her to bed. She hugged my neck in reflex.

"Let's go to sleep."