Chapter 1660 - 1109: Followers’ Decision
Since unlocking all the summoning slots, Duanmu Huai and Mary have been discussing together for several consecutive days before finally making a decision, determining the direction of follower selection.
Firstly, due to importance, those who need to follow Duanmu Huai. Duanmu Huai is mainly responsible for the military aspect, while others take care of areas outside of this, and many of these individuals have mediocre abilities and need enhancement.
Secondly, representatives of various worlds, as the Tribunal has now established bases in several worlds, its leaders naturally need strengthening.
Thus, the final list for the strengthened followers is as follows:
Queen: Mary — This goes without saying.
Castle: Lumiaire, Aikute — Both of these are paper defense, the kind that dies with a touch, yet these two are very important, with one being an expert in information and intelligence warfare and the other a bigwig in the military field. Duanmu Huai must level them up first, at least don’t die with a touch; at least let me save you even with low health.
Knight: Ling’Nu, Zhenjiling — Both of these are speed types, and becoming more formidable after leveling up, Ling’Nu’s stealth improving and Zhenjiling becoming capable of teleportation.
Archbishop: Lani, Naruse Mio — Ultimately, Duanmu Huai chose Lani and Naruse Mio as the followers for magical enhancement under the archbishop category. Lani is one of the most powerful mages of the Tribunal, so enhancing her is naturally necessary, even though Duanmu Huai rarely brings Lani out, as she prefers staying in her room watching stars, but as one of the Tribunal’s standard combat strengths, Lani’s enhancement aids in stabilizing rear security.
As for Naruse Mio, the reason is simpler; she needs to exist as a representative of this world and naturally must have strong power. Under Frieren’s guidance, Naruse Mio has no issues in combat, and next, just enhancing her combat power will suffice.
Finally, the Soldier... actually, the selection of soldiers is even trickier because there is a "promotion" rule among follower pieces, in international chess soldiers can transform into any of the other pieces upon reaching the opponent’s baseline; in reality, although there is no baseline, as long as Duanmu Huai permits, soldiers can transform into one of "Queen," "Knight," "Archbishop," "Castle" and gain their ability enhancement in a short time.
However, this is time-limited and unlike inherent permanent buffs; frankly speaking, they’re great for saving lives at crucial moments but usually strengthenment can be ignored.
Thus, eventually, Duanmu Huai selected Tutu, Maria, Axelle, Masou Shizuka, Kendou Kanami, Reines, Sakura Tohsaka, Fiore, and Sherry as the targets for soldier piece enhancement.