I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree-Chapter 5 - Thoughts in Mind

“Young Master Orson, Young Master Orson, something terrible has happened!” Just as Orson was still instructing Litte, the door was suddenly pushed open by someone.

The person who opened the door was Carlisle, who had become the front-line deputy commander due to Orson’s arrival.

Seeing Orson and Litte in that posture, Carlisle froze for a moment, exchanging awkward glances with the two. Then, he closed the door and stepped back out.

When he opened the door and came in again, Orson and Litte had returned to their proper appearances. Litte was standing to the side and slightly behind Orson’s chair.

However, one could still see their current feelings from their embarrassed expressions.

“General Carlisle, what happened? You seem so anxious?” Orson looked up, asking Carlisle with confusion.

“It’s like this, Young Master Orson...”

...

On the front lines, Virgil had just led his team and the villagers who had not yet evacuated from the nearby villages through a forest path.

He was about to continue leading his mercenaries to the front lines when he saw fire erupting from a mountaintop in the distance.

The raging fire quickly spread across the entire mountain, burning down all the hiding places the mercenaries had been using for guerrilla warfare.

Then, the fire continued to spread towards the direction where Virgil was located.

The mountains and forests in the eastern part of the Antica region seemed about to be completely burned down by the fire.

The guerrilla warfare had only just begun for a few days, and the losses inflicted on the beastmen hadn’t even started to accumulate. This way, once the fire completely burned down the mountains, the beastmen’s advance would be delayed for a while, but once the mountains were burned down, the beastmen’s advance would no longer be harassed by the mercenaries.

Upon receiving this information, Virgil quickly made his judgment. Then, he led the mercenaries, taking advantage of the fire not having spread to other mountains, and traversed through the mountains that hadn’t been burned yet, continuing to flank and get behind the enemy.

If they didn’t seize this time to gain more achievements, it would be too late later.

Although his mercenary unit only had four hundred people, they were all carefully selected by Orson. Each mercenary’s strength was at least Tier 3, and they had trained together regularly. Their professional quality was quite high. Therefore, upon receiving Virgil’s order, the mercenaries had no complaints whatsoever and carried out their commander’s orders.

...

“Oh, I see,” Orson nodded upon hearing this. “General Carlisle, can you guess why I sent mercenaries to delay the enemy’s advance?”

“Uh...” Carlisle hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Young Master Orson, were you trying to... buy time?” freēwēbnovel.com

“Yes.” Orson nodded. “Do you know why I needed to buy time? Compared to the beastmen, our war costs are clearly higher. If we drag it out, although we might win, the wealth of the Antica Duchy will be slowly depleted.”

“Please forgive my lack of understanding...”

Orson smiled and pointed to the direction of the capital city on the Imperial map behind him.

“I’m waiting for the people from there to come.”

“There?” Carlisle followed Orson’s finger to the map. “But hasn’t the Imperial Family already sent troops?”

Just then, another hurried footsteps sounded at the entrance.

“Reporting, Commander... A troop has arrived outside the city,” a soldier entered the room, bowed low, and reported the military situation.

“Their unit designation?”

“National Silver Dragon Knights...” The soldier lowered his head and spoke these words.

As soon as these words reached Carlisle’s ears, he felt his head become muddled as if struck by a heavy blow.

“Wait... I, I didn’t hear wrong, did I? Silver Dragon Knights??”

“Yes.” The soldier nodded. “The leader is the Knight Commander, Prince Arthas.”

“Understood. Let them into the city. And please invite His Highness the Prince here.”

“Young Master Orson, were you doing all of this just to wait for the Silver Dragon Knights to arrive?” After the messenger left, Carlisle looked at Orson in disbelief.

National Silver Dragon Knights, also known as the Royal Knights.

This knight order was controlled by the Imperial Family and was the strongest ground force in the entire Empire, without equal.

Legend has it that before the human Empire was established, it was in the form of tribes. At that time, each tribe was accompanied by a dragon. The tribe that eventually established the Empire, together with the founding dragon, the great Silver Dragon Scaria, defeated the evil Red Dragon Holland.

Therefore, after the human Empire was established, the most powerful armed force, the Royal Knights, was named after the Silver Dragon.

Later, dragons gradually faded from human life, reportedly moving to other places so as not to disturb humans. In the history of dragons written by the human Empire to commemorate this period, the Silver Dragon also represented friendliness and wisdom, while the Red Dragon represented tyranny and evil.

The strength of this knight order was self-evident. Normally, when various large and small battles occurred throughout the Empire, the Silver Dragon Knights would also participate as deemed appropriate.

Therefore, through long-term intensive training, absorption of high-quality talents, and practical combat experience, the Silver Dragon Knights had become the symbol of the Empire and the embodiment of Imperial authority.

Half an hour later, Orson saw Carlisle off, and another sound of footsteps echoed at the entrance.

Orson looked up and saw Prince Arthas appearing at the doorway.

He quickly stood up and went to the entrance to respectfully receive Arthas.

“Your Highness Prince, having come from afar to reinforce my Antica, I am truly grateful,” Orson said this, bowing his head to thank Arthas.

“It’s nothing, nothing at all. The matters concerning Antica are major matters concerning the entire Empire. As a Prince of the Empire, I have an obligation to come this time,” Arthas smiled.

The reinforcement from the Silver Dragon Knights this time was not originally included in the aid from the Imperial Family to Antica. It was after Arthas discussed it with his Imperial Father, Odysseus, that he brought the Silver Dragon Knights to the Antica region in his personal name.

After all, in Odysseus’s view, the support he had given to the Antica region was already sufficient, and there was no need to send more troops.

Although sending more troops would indeed help eliminate the beastmen threat faster, if other dukes did not send troops and he sent more, the Imperial Family’s strength relative to the regional powers would be further weakened. This was something Odysseus absolutely could not accept.

And Arthas’s purpose in bringing troops to the front lines was also very clear.

I, Arthas, have shown my support for you, Orson. When the war is over, you, Orson, will also have to show some sincerity in return for me, Arthas, right?

And what Arthas wanted most was undoubtedly the support of the Duke of Antica.

In his view, the northern Prussia region was located in the heartland of the Empire, rich in resources, and rarely faced threats. It was difficult for him to find an opportunity to put the Duke of Prussia in his debt.

However, this beastmen invasion of Antica was, for Arthas, almost a perfect opportunity to win over the Antica Duchy.

If he could win over the Duke of Antica, the Prussia Duchy, with whom they had an engagement, would also indirectly side with him. Furthermore, the Duke of Antica was also allied with the Duke of Orleans through marriage. His actions could be said to have improved the favorability of three Dukes.

And there were only six Dukes in the entire Empire.

Adding the Duke of Napoli, who had already sworn allegiance to him, Arthas instantly gained the support of four out of the six Great Dukes, effectively securing his position in the struggle for the throne.