Red Storm Chapter 166

Normally, the desert tribes participated in an exchange of prisoners or discussed a ransom for the prisoners with each other during times of war.

With it being normal to become absorbed into the other side when you surrender and become a prisoner, you may ask ‘is there a reason to even negotiate?’ but that is only when one side absorbed an entire oasis. Would it be easy to get along with the other side when your entire family is still back with your original tribe?

That was why everyone tended to fully cooperate in negotiations for freeing prisoners.

To be honest, when the united tribe offered up questions about the ransom for the 20,000 warriors from the quicksand river who ended up as prisoners, Pareia should have agreed to a number. However, Pareia rejected it. It was because Pareia had plans on absorbing all oases in the Eastern Desert with this war. Because of that, they did not agree to negotiations for the prisoners and just sent them to different oases to live with Pareia’s warriors.

They will not become Pareia’s warriors immediately, but as time goes by, they will end up becoming Pareia’s warriors. If they manage to safely finish this war of unifying the Eastern Desert, they will officially become Pareia’s warriors.

Second month of year 259 in the continental calendar.

As 10,000 warriors led by Egane arrived at the border of the united tribe, Yulian and 30,000 warriors also arrived on land through the quicksand river.

It was the official start of the Eastern Desert wars.

“All units, attention!”

Buchord, the leader of the Desert Sword, as well as the Assistant Warrior to Venersis, the Shuarei’s overall commanding officer, shouted out loud to the group. The 40ish Greatest Warriors and lead warriors who were in the area heard the order and started to stand at attention. Once they were ready, a shabby looking Venersis finally appeared.

Venersis didn’t seem to be his usual self. He was looking shabby as if he had not been able to wash for a couple of days, but his two eyes were shining brighter than ever.

Venersis looked around at the Greatest Warriors and lead warriors who were standing at attention in front of him.

Around half of them were people who would listen to Venersis’s every command, while the other half were warriors who looked up to him.

After receiving full control for all things related to war, his position was above any of the chiefs and even the Young Glow. His command was pretty much the will of the Glow as long as it was something relating to war. That was the type of power the Glow had given him.

All of the people gathered here were warriors that Venersis had personally selected. There were a lot of grumblings during his selection process, but there should be no problems. It was because the person who gave him the power to do so was none other than Elbotta, the Shuarei’s Glow.

Venersis could feel his heart beating loudly. It was because it had been a long time since he fought for a Lord who trusted him. It had also been a long time since he went to war with subordinates who did not question any of his orders.

Of course he would take responsibility for all results good or bad, but Venersis was actually thankful for that. It was because it would be a war he could unleash everything he had.

Venersis’s heart continued to beat quickly.

“To be honest with you, I was against this war.”

Everyone had a look of confusion at Venersis’s choice of first words, but that was only for a moment. All of them knew what kind of war this was. They knew it was at minimum a war that they will not lose.

“But the Glow believed in me and gave me the order to lead. It was solely because of his faith in me. That was why I could no longer oppose the decision. It is a warrior’s duty to respond to the Lord’s faith.”

His voice was quiet yet firm and was vigorous even though he was not putting much strength into it.

“That was why I debated it for a long time. I debated about what I should do. I could not help but debate about it because I do not go into wars that I cannot win. I only go into wars I know I can win.”

Venersis took out his shamshir and pointed it in front of the warriors.