Chapter 5: The Coming Head-to-Head Showdown

Xiao Yu eyed the bow cavalrymen as they panicked and went far away, then looked at the stragglers who had gathered around him.

Even if he could not see the faces of these poor guys, Xiao Yu could see that these shivering guys were not in good condition, cold and hungry not to mention that there were even people who fainted in other people's arms.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment, opened his backpack and took out the simple rest triangle tent.

According to the tutorial that has long been familiar with, Xiao Yu spent tens of seconds to hold up a triangular tent, for Xiao Yu just a single tent is enough to let all the stragglers have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Xiao Yu then took out the military dry food that he had purchased online and crushed those compressed biscuits and placed them on the transparent film and handed them to Anrik and the others.

"This is ... food?" A follower big man beside Anrik had been hungry for a long time, and smelling the scent of the biscuit crumbs, he walked over with Xiao Yu's acquiescence.

He picked up a fist-sized piece of biscuit crumbs and took a bite after sniffing the aroma and swallowing his saliva.

Instantly, a smile of happiness and contentment appeared on this big man's face.

"This is so delicious, oh my god I've never eaten such delicious food before!"

"Heavens, is this really food that we can eat?"

Xiao Yu was not surprised by this big man's excitement, he knew that the world of the Little People was a world with a huge gap between the rich and the poor, with resources tilted very heavily towards the Transcendents and the nobles.

Not to mention the commoners, even professionals such as the big man were living a life of rough tea and lack of salt and vinegar.

In terms of the rich sugar and salt content of the compressed biscuits, it was undoubtedly a baptism and a sublimation of their appetite!

Anrik also realised the fact that the food Xiao Yu took out was not only large and filling but also very tasty, he hurriedly straightened his face and stopped the other followers from taking the food without permission.

Under Anrik's deployment, these followers quickly managed the stragglers, restored order, and distributed food according to each person's specific situation.

"Worthy of being an official, using my food to establish your order and prestige in the crowd so quickly?" Looking at the stragglers in the tent who were no longer in chaos, Xiao Yu nodded slightly and then gently nudged Anrik to walk over again.

The founding Great Ancestor of Zhongzheng Kingdom once said that strategically one should defy the enemy, while tactically one should pay attention to the opponent.

Although Xiao Yu had always felt that the so-called army of the Little People's Kingdom was just a bunch of dirt and dogs, it was prudent to find Anrik and ask for clarification.

Sure enough, from the mouth of this former King of Steel Capital Xiao Yu learnt a lot of information that the Seed of Knowledge had not updated.

The reason why Archduke Yannan dared to rebel and get the support of many noble forces in the kingdom is because the strength of the royal family has seriously declined over the years.

Another reason was that Grand Duke Yannan's grandson became the apprentice of a first-class sorcerer in the kingdom, and gained the sorcerer's heart.

With the help of that sorcerer, Grand Duke Yannan had an air force made up of griffins, thus gaining the upper hand in battles against the royal army!

"Air force?" Xiao Yu recalled his memories about this type of raptor.

It was a common flying magical beast in the Little People's Kingdom, with a body that was generally two metres tall and over three metres long, with wings spread out between five and six metres, and could only perform short-distance assault flights, and due to its preference for roasted meat, it was able to be domesticated by many forces to become an airborne assault force.

"A three centimetre level griffin ... which is considered a large fly!" Xiao Yu muttered and blinked "Fortunately, I asked in advance, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be in a mess for a while, greatly damaging my image as a wise and godly man!"

Xiao Yu pacified Anrik, informing him that he would be back soon and not to be afraid, then he turned around and retreated back to the Canyon of the Gods.

Xiao Yu intended to go back to his home and prepare himself for the next situation before going to the Little People's Kingdom.

And not long after Xiao Yu had left, the sound of an angry roar came from a heavily guarded military camp at the wilderness.

"Ridiculous!"

"Drag out and whip forty!"

Inside the camp, with a wave of a big hand from a plate armoured knight with a full beard, a soldier rushed in and dragged a few cavalrymen who were begging for mercy out to be tortured.

The bearded knight sat in the first place, glancing at the black-robed sorcerer apprentice beside him with a respectful look, "Young master, it seems that Anrik has been given assistance."

"Hmph, General did you really believe the rumour of some royal oath that a son of God would help them restore their country?" The black-robed sorcerer apprentice sneered, "A hundred-metre giant? How could such a thing exist! Teacher's book says that the tallest giant race is the Frost Giants of the North, and that's only twenty metres tall!"

"It's human nature to exaggerate after losing a fight, and although they have exaggerated, it's a certainty that Knight Commander Soma didn't manage to escape." The bearded knight secretly despised the worldly son of the Yanan Grand Duke's family in front of him who had come to gild the lily, and said curtly while doing so:

"Although that guy Soma is from a commoner's background, his knight-level strength is undeniable."

"Well, that's true." The black-robed sorcerer apprentice nodded slightly before looking at the bearded knight and saying, "The general is telling me all this because he wants me to send griffins to the war, right?"

"Can't hide it from the young master!" The bearded knight made an embarrassed expression and said, "Anrik is the only direct bloodline left in the royal family, as long as he dies, Grand Duke Yannan, ah no, it's His Majesty Yannan's kingly cause will be truly secure."

"Can grandpa's great cause be stopped by those foolish fellows?" Satisfied with the title of His Majesty Yanan, this young master gripped the short staff in his hand tightly and said:

"I'll have the griffins ready, and you, General, send out your troops quickly."

"Seriously, I've had enough of this wilderness!"

"As you wish, young lord ... Oh no, Your Highness, the young prince of the Yanan Kingdom!"

...

To Anrik and the others trapped outside the Gods Canyon, the hours Xiao Yu left were nothing short of mental torture!

They were afflicted with fear that Xiao Yu would never return, on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were afraid of Xiao Yu's capriciousness and were terrified of the future.

Anrik gently swallowed a small piece of biscuit crumbs, and immediately a strong fragrance filled his mouth, causing his saliva to secrete profusely, barely escaping the side of his mouth.

"Worthy of being the Lord Son of God in the mouth of my ancestor, the food that he casually takes out is no worse than the delicacies made by the best chefs in the royal capital."

"Such an adult, surely he won't abandon us at will." The followers around Anrik nodded with approval, each staring at the biscuit crumbs on the ground piled up into a small mountain pile with emotion.

"Your Majesty, there are a total of one hundred and twenty-five stragglers left, of which seventy-five are young and strong, all of which have been arranged by me, so that they can be driven into battle in the event of a change."

Behind Anrik came a bald man in leather armour, he was the only one amongst these followers who had experience in training armies, and was thus assigned this task.

"Ugh, let's hope we don't have to use them." Anrik sighed and was about to say something soothing when suddenly he noticed a black line appearing at the horizon ahead of him.

Along with that increasingly dense black line, the sound of neatly stepping steps along with the hissing sound whistling through the air caused the crowd inside the ' tent to fall into a deep state of unease.

"How can ... it be that fast!" Anrik stared with wide eyes and laughed bitterly, "Is this Grand Duke Yanan's legion? With such execution, no wonder, no wonder we lost so badly! So quickly!"