Chapter 108.1
- That House Is in Danger… (2)
Called by many names—preventive war, pruning, the best defense being offense—this expedition was a time-honored tradition.
The High Tower’s War Office had begun recruiting the expedition forces as early as the previous year.
Elite soldiers, who had been hunting beasts and monsters across Renslet, responded to the call.
For these soldiers, their daily life was already a battlefield, so aligning formations during drills felt more like rest than training.
But war demanded more than exceptional willpower and training.
Victory required supplies, advanced weaponry funded by abundant resources, and hearty meals to sustain the troops.
This year’s extreme northern expedition was on a completely different scale than anything Renslet had ever prepared.
