Chapter 96: Pre-War Meeting!
"All of you, are you ready!"
"Today, you"re all going to partic.i.p.ate in an important part of growing the wizard profession as a whole!"
"You might get injured!"
"You might get killed"
"You might even become disabled!"
"But remember this, if you want to truly gain the power to protect yourself and your loved ones, this a process that all of us must go through"
Standing high on a podium, in their newly built announcement centre, Alvin addressed a few apprentice wizards before they set off to officially begin phase two
Although their current battle power was little to none, but thanks to a few bone weapons already inscribed with runes by Elric, all they needed to do was Infuse a bit of mana into it, and activate them
With these weapons in hand, it was no exaggeration to call their combat power doubled
However, before he gave this to them, Alvin decided to address the dangers they might encounter first
After all, Alvin couldn"t a.s.sure them that they would encounter something like Ristarte as soon as they set foot outside Hogwarts
So in order for them to prepare themselves, Alvin decided to give them one last warning, right before he introduced them to the plan and their next course of action
Thankfully, Although the hall was relatively s.p.a.cious, there were only a few number of apprentice wizards, only about ten who had centred themselves around Alvin. Due to this, Alvin"s voice was able to accurately reach them without raising his voice too much
"....."
Silence...
Hearing Alvin"s words, the apprentice wizards who were already anxious wondering why they had been suddenly summoned, kept quiet as complex emotions overwhelmed them.
War!
This was something they couldn"t imagine not too long ago, but yet now suddenly being told that they were going to fight, they couldn"t help being hesitant
Thinking back to the fact that their headmaster lost an arm not too long ago, they each knew that the situation was serious, and without power, their chances of survival, later on, would be minimal.
Yet, thinking of the fact that their lives could be lost in the process, doubts filled their minds as they wondered if it was worth it, after all, if worse came to worst, they could just find a way to hide and silently acc.u.mulate power
Although not completely feasible, but given the fact that if their lives wouldn"t be in danger, most apprentice wizards tiled to that option
Unfortunately for them, just when some of them were about to ask Alvin if they could opt out, two voices sounded completely catching them off guard
"Um Mr. Alvin, I agree!"
"Let"s go to war! As long as it can help the headmaster!"
Shouting loudly with burning antic.i.p.ation in her eyes, Lilith stood up attracting all eyes onto her, before she knew it, she was the centre of the stage.
Although only about ten years old, the sternness in her blue eyes and unwavering blond hair stood out as she spoke, making no one dare take her lightly.
In fact, not only her had similar thoughts of wanting to help Elric, but Nico and Aoma beside her, as well as a few other students had similar thoughts, it was just that Lilith took the lead in expressing it
"Haha, I also want to help the headmaster!"
"Count me in!"
"Me too!"
"Me three!!"
Soon, before anyone could react, taking advantage of Lilith"s lead, more and more students began expressing their willingness to help Elric, completely drowning out those who thought otherwise. And Lilith seeing all this, had a sly smile on her face
Just now, she could sense that not everyone was willing to go to war and some might refuse given the chance, so in order to help Elric out, even if it was a bit, Lilith decided to strike first not giving them a chance to say otherwise
And luckily, just like her prediction, it succeeded! Under the momentum of those who wanted to help Elric, those who thought otherwise had no choice but to hold in their opinions, in order not to seem like they were the bad eggs in the basket
And Lilith, seeing the end products of her plan, sat back down with satisfaction proud of her quick thinking freew(e)bnovel.(c)om
*Is this what they call a genius?*
Looking at Lilith"s actions just now, Alvin couldn"t help but be stunned.
As one of the few people who had followed Elric from the get-go, Alvin"s intelligence can be said to have advanced leaps and bounds, but seeing someone who was still in a primitive state a few months ago and could only talk in grunts, Alvin couldn"t help but sigh at her improvement speed
Being able to single-handedly suppress all the opposers without making an actual move? All of a sudden, Alvin actually found himself looking forwards to her future growth, perhaps she could bring a lot of surprises later on
Marking down her appearance, Alvin continued to address the audience
"Haha Good! It looks like all of you are even more excited than I am"
"However don"t need to worry, we can set soon as soon we"re done with this meeting"
Seeing that Lilith had worked so hard trying to set the mood, Alvin took a quick glance thanking her while he continued to address the whole crowd
Soon time pa.s.sed, and after a series of precautions and warnings, everything was all but set. All they needed to do was head out, and the war conquest can begin
However, just as Alvin was about to signal their start, another question suddenly rang out front of the crowd
With droopy black eyes and black hair, Nico gave a tired yawn as he asked Alvin
"Yawn~ Mr. Alvin, I know we"re all excited and all, but you never told us where we"d be attacking first"
Swaying slightly as he tried to stop himself from falling asleep, Nico asked the question that had been on everyone"s mind.
"Haha, oh my! I can"t believe I actually forgot that, thanks Nico!"
Scratch his head embarra.s.sedly, Alvin blushed slightly as he couldn"t believe he forgot to mention such an important matter
Thankfully, his skin was thick enough and after a quick cough, he answered the question
"Good question, in fact where we"re going to attack is not too far from here!"
"In fact, it"s a tribe completely run by females!"