The Medallion novel Chapter 1605

However, Tucker had not expected Fraser's next move. The moment the other man took office, his first order was to transfer Tucker and his army to the front line, the Heavenly Rain Valley, which was notoriously famous for being extremely difficult to defend. Various spiritual armies tended to target it and frequently attacked there, leading to countless casualties.

At that moment, Rocky, Eunice, Bertram, and three other deputy commanders were gathered in Tucker's tent.

"Damn it! I don't even know what I did to offend Fraser.

How could he transfer my army to that shitty place?"

Since he had heard about the transfer order, Tucker hadn't stopped pacing and cursing up a storm.

"That's right. How could this happen? Commander Wang won the first-class merit this time, and even if he can't be promoted to the grand commander, he shouldn't have been transferred to such a place,"

Deputy Commander Lin agreed with a peculiar expression on his face as if he too was perplexed about how this came to be.

Meanwhile, Bertram had been quiet for a while, but he suddenly recalled something from the past.

"Yeah, I can't believe it myself. But maybe it's because Spiritual King Basil offended him some time ago," he chimed in.

"It's the first time I've heard of this. How did Spiritual King Basil offend Fraser?" Tucker asked as he looked at Bertram in surprise.

"Well, you see, it happened not too long ago. Spiritual King Basil had predicted that the spiritual race army would attack the Celestial Gate Position, and he correctly surmised that the Bear Pass was just a diversion. However, Fraser didn't believe him. Nevertheless, the result was exactly what Spiritual King Basil had anticipated, which must have embarrassed Fraser. I guess Fraser harbored a grudge against Spiritual King Basil because of that!" Bertram lengthily explained.

"What? He's such a jerk!"

Tucker cursed through gritted teeth.

"It seems that this is all my fault, Commander Wang!" Hearing this, Rocky could only shake his head, as a bitter smile graced his face.

But Tucker vehemently shook his head and retorted, "Of course not! It's not your fault that Fraser is a petty brat. He never takes others seriously because he came from the Sky-suppressing Mansion. In fact, I'm sure that he only became the grand commander this time because he secretly pulled some strings."

He was infuriated, as he knew Fraser very well. He had received the first-class merit this time, which Fraser most likely took as a threat to his position. There was no doubt that Fraser had taken this opportunity to take revenge.

"Commander, do you know when we are supposed to leave for the Heavenly Rain Valley?"

Bertram asked after a moment of silence.

"We will be setting off as soon as the troops that will defend the Tiger Whisker Pass arrive," declared Tucker with a put-upon sigh.

At this point, he was in no position to go against Fraser, so he could only obey Fraser's order.

Two days later, the troops that would defend the Tiger Whisker Pass finally arrived. And soon after that, Tucker led his army off to the Heavenly Rain Valley.

His army traveled smoothly and quickly, marveling over the changing scenery since the Heavenly Rain Valley was located left of the front line, and it was also close to the spiritual race's border.

Three days later, Tucker's army finally arrived at the Heavenly Rain Valley.

The place was basically an unfinished barracks, and it was the most underdeveloped among the human race's entire front line. The other front lines at least had some castle buildings where the soldiers could take shelter, as opposed to the Heavenly Rain Valley where the valley's natural terrain was their sole refuge. However, the valley's terrain was also extremely narrow, which meant that the defending soldiers wouldn't be able to escape once the enemies broke inside.

Tucker had expected all these, but it was different seeing it with his own eyes. When they arrived and he saw the dismal state of the valley, he couldn't help the grim look that clouded his expression.

But he was already there, so he had to accept the truth. Thus, he deployed his soldiers and spies, setting up sentries within a radius of three miles. In that way, he could secure their camp better and prevent the spiritual race's troops from sneaking up on them.

"Spiritual King Basil, I'm afraid we have to increase your patrol duties because of the Heavenly Rain Valley's terrain. We have to be extra careful so that our enemies won't catch us off guard," Tucker told Rocky with an apologetic smile. The Heavenly Rain Valley's terrain followed a winding and tortuous course with a smattering of forks that could get one utterly lost. That was why the spiritual race often used this kind of terrain to ambush and attack. If they were not prepared, it would be hard to contain the casualties, and the damage would be irreparable.

"I understand. I'll arrange it immediately," Rocky responded with a nod.

"By the way, I've already reported to those above that I'm recommending you for promotion to deputy commander, even though you haven't fulfilled all the necessary qualifications. It's highly likely that the application won't be approved, but we should at least try, right?"

Tucker said after a few seconds of comfortable silence between him and Rocky.

"Thank you for your concern, Commander Wang!" While saying this, Rocky bowed down gratefully with his hands cupped in respect.