Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 656 - 496 Fugitive Beastmen

Someone sighed softly, "General Bai E, he is ultimately a man-made being..."

Mutants are not considered human, but man-made beings are?

"Furthermore, I think everyone could also consider this—if there were to be another chance, we would have to rely on which candidates to win the competition against the Elf Race."

"Let me put it this way, whoever helps the city win this competition against the Elf Race, I won't care whether they are man-made beings or not. Even if it's one of those disorderly battle groups from underground, if someone among them can win these competitions. The right to speak that they deserve will be granted. After all, this boundary is something you all have deliberately created."

...

While cultivating his Spiritual Energy, Bai E suddenly received a summons from Aglaya. When it truly involved matters that were not suitable for the knowledge of many, even Bai E, the highest commander of the Military Department in Weslin's absence, was not entitled to participate.

She was looking for him now, likely because the results of the higher-ups' discussions had come out.

The agreed upon best-of-five was already four victories to their opponent; the outcome of the competition was predetermined. But the very notion of competition was meant to foster friendship between both sides, so there was a necessity to complete it.

That was how Bai E saw it...

That she came looking for him specifically now probably meant that they had decided he would be the one to participate in the final battle, or else there would be no reason for her to seek him out privately.

Having prepared himself mentally, Bai E then heard Aglaya say with a serious expression, "The last match, we must win."

Bai E, whose face usually showed no emotion, showed a trace of astonishment and voiced his confusion, "Hmm?"

Having already lost to such an extent, were they still afraid of one more defeat?

Or perhaps those bigwigs thought that winning at least one out of five matches would salvage some dignity, despite the defeat?

Hmm... That was indeed a reasonable line of thought.

Aglaya explained, "If you win, we will have the chance to do it all over again. Those elves look down on us with arrogance unmatched, preferring to give us more opportunities just to trample our dignity underfoot. The elders have unanimously agreed that we must win this competition against the Elf Race. If we don't thoroughly defeat those elves, even if we reach an agreement of cooperation, we are still worthless in their eyes. Dignity is only found at the edge of a sword! Do you have confidence?"

"Should be..." It's just a bunch of roaming beastmen, and of course beating beastmen shouldn't be a problem.

Of course, if they had better luck and ran into the beastmen head-on, then there was nothing that could be done.

"Not 'should be'! We must win!" Aglaya's eyes were earnest, "Winning this one match gives us the chance to contest the previous four! Also, from among the previous four matches, which one do you feel confident about? We are already discussing the candidates for those four."

The city, although large, didn't have many suitable mid-to-high-level candidates for this sort of occasion.

Big shots like the head of the Scientific Research Institute or the Chief Judge of the Arbitration Place could certainly secure victory with ease, but as some council members had said, was it worth emptying our coffers for a casual move from the opponent's side?

If the truth were to be known afterward, wouldn't they just laugh their heads off?

Where would our dignity stand then?

Bai E concentrated and thought seriously for a moment before responding, "Shouldn't be a problem."

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Aglaya looked puzzled and probed, "All of them?"

Bai E nodded, "All."

He had watched the competitions; for physical combat skills, if not adequate, then one could just train.

The exploration of the Spiritual Energy realm... high-dimensional space was just like his home, utterly delightful.

As for exorcism... he was quite adept as well.

And technology, his weakest aspect... if it was a joint research on smart machinery, he happened to have some insight.

It was worth a try.

"This is no laughing matter," Aglaya stated, gazing intently into Bai E's eyes, attempting to detect any hint of jest in the eyes of the general who had always been rigidly disciplined as a man-made being.

Unfortunately, there was none.

For a moment, Aglaya didn't know whether to feel disappointed or relieved.

Relieved that Bai E was confident, but disappointed that he wanted to try in all fields—surely they couldn't let him win them all, right?

It meant that Bai E's confidence... wasn't all that certain.

Bai E nodded again, more firmly, "I think it's no problem!"

"..." Looking into Bai E's complex gaze, Aglaya after a long moment finally nodded slightly before saying, "Alright, I understand. For now, just secure the last match. If you win, we'll talk about the rest."

"No problem!" Bai E said, once again exuding the reliability of a soldier, "Mission guaranteed!"

...

The next morning, as the sun began to rise, everyone gathered on the military's training field.

Under the milky white sunlight, two groups of combatants were ready.

On the human army side stood an entire company of ​​a hundred men, solemn and resolute.

The elves had twelve nimble-looking warriors, each beside a particularly streamlined and aesthetically pleasing motorcycle.

"Death or capture or complete annihilation of that band of beastmen wandering around the outskirts of the city, posing a significant threat to our people outside, that's your objective. Whoever completes the goal first will be deemed the winner." Standing in front of both the elf and human troops, an explainer jointly appointed by the elves and humans detailed the key points of this competition.

Since it's a test of so-called "army formation" capabilities, it's not just about the ability to face off head-on. Moreover, having two races about to collaborate battle it out for real would be rather impolite, wouldn't it?