Chapter 7: Suspicious (Seeking Recommendations)

Mysterious Tribulation Main Text Volume Chapter 7: Suspicious. The sunset was like blood.

The day's war ended quickly.

Not many people died; in Aaron's view, it was more like a probe.

This made him deeply realize that the Davis Family was not prepared to crush the Sotos Family in a single great battle, perhaps because it would come at a huge cost.

What they wanted more, perhaps, was just to drag out the Sotos Family's main force.

Messy tents were piled here and there, open-air campfires were everywhere, and many Militia were directly grilling food, bragging, and chatting.

There were even those drinking alcohol and summoning camp followers.

This kind of military discipline left Aaron speechless.

Although he knew that some small merchants and camp followers who didn't fear death following the army was a custom of medieval warfare, this level still made him very dissatisfied.

He returned to his squad's camp and called over Bazhi and the others: "I don't care about the others, but in my squad, no drinking, no looking for women... but as compensation, there will be plenty of meat and bread! Do you hear me?"

"Understood!"

Bazhi answered loudly, then his expression turned somewhat dim.

"The battle damage report is out?"

Seeing his expression, Aaron immediately had a guess.

"Yes, Adam died in battle; the unlucky guy had his head smashed by a flying stone, and a few other unlucky fellows tripped on the battlefield and were trampled to death by their own side... other than that, Sanchez and Baker suffered some minor injuries..." Bazhi replied in a low voice.

"This is war!"

Aaron took a deep breath: "Tonight, we will take turns standing guard!"

He returned to his tent and took off his Leather Armor; only then did he feel his muscles aching, perhaps with some friction and bruises.

Although the time of the war was not long, wielding such a heavy sword still brought him a considerable burden.

Besides that, there was a kind of mental exhaustion and disgust.

He endured these, forced himself to eat a little water and bread, and then fell into a deep sleep.

The dream world.

Aaron had completely given up on moving; he now completely consumed the Mysterious Unit generated by entering the dream every day to strengthen himself.

Although this strengthening would not be brought to that world, he felt it might be the same as before, requiring a certain threshold.

And while on the battlefield, he could not let go of every opportunity to become stronger!

For this, delaying the progress of exploring the dream world was completely acceptable!

Whoosh!

In the boundless Red Sea, huge shadows occasionally swept past beneath the sea surface.

Most had mutated to the point where Aaron could not recognize them at all, emitting terrifying and powerful auras.

Fortunately, they did not discover Aaron.

"For this world, I am still that observer, even if I can move..."

Aaron used his intent to pour today's energy into himself, feeling wisps of coolness spreading in his consciousness, and then there was nothing more.

"Even the strengthening of myself in a dream doesn't show results for a while... I don't know when I will be able to become extraordinary."

He sighed and thought of other aspects: "The Davis Family's actions today are also suspicious. Clearly it was just a stalemate, and they even had a slight upper hand, yet they retreated directly with an attitude of holding their ground. It seems they indeed intend to drag out the Sotos main force!"

Aaron felt the aura of a conspiracy: "It seems... I must talk to Father and the others."

Although he had no feelings for Colin and the others, if the Sotos Family were finished, his own end would definitely not be any better.

The war in the following days was about what Aaron had thought.

The Davis Family kept fighting, but the intensity was clearly reduced, yet it gave the Sotos Family the feeling that if they just pushed a little harder, they could completely defeat the opponent.

Therefore, the entire army was dragged onto the Black Crow Dune, and they even kept urging the rear to transport supplies and reinforcements.

Aaron sighed and walked into the camp tent.

"Father, today I cut off three more heads."

As soon as he walked in, he heard Colin's proud voice.

"Well done, my son. It looks like the unification of the Green Forest will be realized in my generation."

Theodore laughed heartily.

"Father."

Aaron sighed in his heart and stepped forward to salute.

"My good brother, I wonder how many spoils of war you have obtained?" Colin asked as if curious.

These days, Aaron had been following Alfred to learn tactics and command, and he didn't have much pursuit for spoils or heads.

He ignored Colin and said directly to Theodore: "I believe the Davis Family is deliberately feigning weakness, preparing to carry out a conspiracy. We need to take measures against this!"

"Pfft!"

Colin laughed, his expression carrying undisguised contempt: "Conspiracy? On the battlefield, there is only strength, conspiracy is something only women and cowards use!"

"Colin!"

Theodore stopped Colin, but his expression didn't change much, clearly disapproving: "Colin is right about one thing; war relies on hard power. We roughly know the situation in the Davis Territory; being able to mobilize two thousand troops is already about their limit... They have no power to carry out other conspiracies! Besides, you have no evidence!"

"What we need to do now is to defeat them in one go, destroy their main force, and not give them the chance to retreat to the castle and hold out!"

Theodore had always wanted to completely crush the Davis Family and rule the entire Green Forest.

But if the Davis Family were given the chance to retreat into the castle, this goal would be difficult to achieve.

And now, although the family's troop numbers were fewer, the Sotos Family's troop quality was clearly higher, so they had some advantages on the battlefield.

Theodore also saw this, so he would absolutely not let this opportunity go!

Seeing this scene, Aaron could only sigh.

Sometimes, smart people are more likely to fall for scams, because the swindler puts exactly what they are thinking right in front of them, and then, the smart people will fill in the loopholes for the swindler themselves!

"Then... at the very least, let me patrol the surroundings; perhaps I can discover some evidence."

Aaron took a deep breath and spoke.

"Oh, my dear brother, are you trying to be a deserter?" Colin's eyes lit up, and he said immediately.

Leaving the battlefield at a time like this would inevitably earn one a reputation for cowardice, and in the Middle Ages, which worshipped martial power, that was as good as a death sentence!

Aaron scanned the circle and, as expected, saw the disdainful gazes of the Knights.

But he did not care at all; even if the Davis Family had no conspiracy, it did not matter—staying alive was what mattered most!

"..."

Theodore was silent for a moment, then finally spoke: "Get lost, and take your squad with you!"

Although he was very disappointed in his son, he still did not refuse.

"Thank you!"

Aaron straightened his back, performed a salute, and walked out of the command tent.