The First Volume The Most Absurd War Five, Militia Commander

  "Am I the pink Reaper? I'm still far from qualified." Fili thought with a bitter smile. The bloody smell on the deck was blown into his nose by the night wind, and his legs trembled, almost vomiting.

  Because of having perfect magic defense and always using magic to attack from a distance, Fei had an illusion at the beginning, thinking that this was a type of fighting game he used to play often in the past, such as CS. He thought he was the player in the game, the villagers were hostages, and the Elf Army were terrorists. Relying on his many years of experience playing CS competitively and his strong equipment, he always thought he could easily clear the level.

  The result was that a lot of terrorists were eliminated, but not many hostages were rescued. Phil immediately started the next round of the game, attacking the enemy's lair, and did everything possible to ensure victory. With a huge advantage in technology and equipment, Phil easily cleared the level and received the "Horn" as a reward.

  It wasn't until his conversation with Charlotte that Ferry suddenly realized, this wasn't a game, but a real-life, bloody slaughter. He wasn't a player on the CS team, but a genuine killer. The ones he killed weren't human, but at least they were intelligent beings equivalent to humans, not NPCs. Although they deserved to die, he was still the murderer who took their lives. Similarly, they also had the ability to take his life.

  This battle may have looked easy, but in reality it was entirely due to the elves' lack of even the most basic vigilance and magical strength. If the elves had set up a sentry post in town or not taken off their magic-resistant armor, just that one elven wizard under gunfire cover would have been enough to give inexperienced me a hard time. And as for the battle on the ship, if the sailors hadn't lacked even a single magical weapon, our side wouldn't have won so easily either. In the end, I was just lucky and happened to run into a group of foolish enemies.

  Fili suddenly felt dizzy and sat still on the ammunition box, immersed in the paradox of how to position himself. Charlotte thought Fili was meditating, so she and several subordinates studied the structure of the "Horn" and discussed how to take the ship back to Emon Port.

  When Fili finally broke free from his mental loop, he found himself sitting in the small parlor on the second floor of the Governor's Mansion in Emon Port, with a tea set on the table in front of him, and Governor Sohn#8226;Nohm writing some official documents across from him.

  "Finally, the meditation is over." The Governor looked up to find Fili staring at him and stopped his pen. "This time it's really thanks to you, Charlotte told me all about what happened, thank you for your efforts in defending the people of New Masobray! This is a commendation letter and a new appointment, take a look."

  Feri's face slightly reddened as she took the two documents. The commendation letter was full of clichés and empty words, so after a quick glance, she skipped over it. The appointment notice, on the other hand, was more interesting - appointed as the commander of the Civilian Corps?

  Fili stared at himself with a puzzled expression, and Governor Nohm explained the situation with a wry smile.

  Originally, the military forces of New South Wales were divided into three parts: regular troops under the command of the garrison commander, the police and guards under the governor, and the militia under local councils.

  These military forces do not belong to each other in peacetime, so as to prevent any one party from having absolute power. In wartime, they are unified under the command of the war zone commander, who is usually a military officer, but sometimes a civilian official holds this position. Originally, General Soliton was the war zone commander of New Tesril. Now that General Soliton has been captured and the regular army has been exhausted, the question of who will take control of the military has arisen. Since there are no members of parliament with combat experience, the governor intends to personally command the militia of New Morsubrai State.

  Governor Nomm arrived in the dimly lit region of New Masobla City yesterday afternoon and spent a night negotiating with the state council, but still failed to obtain command of the militia. Most members insisted on receiving an appointment from the central government or convening a continental conference to elect new war zone officials before handing over the militia, otherwise it would be a serious violation of the law.

  But the fairy army has already reached the doorstep, where is there still time to play with official documents? The front line has long since collapsed, and it's said that even the governor of New Enoaok State was killed in battle. New Masoburei State must immediately organize reinforcements to head north. Otherwise, in a few days, the fairy dragon knights might be throwing bombs at their own heads.

  But the delegates also have concerns, after all, Governor Norm is an outsider parachuted from the central government and has never fought a war. It's hard to guarantee that he won't recklessly send his own state's soldiers to their deaths on the battlefield. If the state council privately authorizes him, it would be equivalent to taking full responsibility for the governor's actions. When the time comes, the governor can just be transferred away, but the delegates will have to directly face the anger of the voters.

  Both sides argued with facts and reason until their faces turned red, but they didn't reach a conclusion. Instead, they heard the news of the Spirit Army's landing.

  Norm's governor, pale with shock, immediately led the guards to rush back. Before leaving the dark area, Charlotte brought the captives and let the governor gain a lot of face in front of the council members. The council members also relaxed a bit and suggested that the governor send an officer with rich combat experience from the security team to serve as the commander of the militia of the council, and then lead the team to the front line. In this way, they can also avoid the responsibility of privately surrendering the militia.

  But New Elyria's young men hadn't fought a war in years, and the governor didn't have any officers with rich combat experience under his command. After some thought, Governor Norm still only thought of that one person who was described by Charlotte as being able to take on hundreds alone, like the god of death descending upon the world - Feri?Taylor.

  "Charlotte has told me in detail of your bravery and sharp observation, qualities that are essential for a commander. I have therefore proposed to the council that you take command of the militia, believing that with your rich combat experience, you will be the best candidate."

  Are you rich in actual combat experience? I'm afraid it's only the experience of playing CS and online games. Feili couldn't help but laugh and cry, and pushed back: "This, after all, is my first time here, and my understanding of the actual situation is limited, I'm afraid I will disappoint your expectations."

  "You don't have to worry about this, I plan to mix the militia and security team together. Charlotte will help you with any problems."

  So it seems that Governor Norm just wanted to find a way to get the militia away from the council members, and for this purpose he pushed out his own "experienced combat hero", but the actual command is still intended to be handed over to Charlotte, this local snake.

  "As you are not a resident of New Morsle, the Council will grant you honorary citizenship of New Morsle City and the militia will gather there to await your arrival. Gather your things now and come with me."

  Going to the Dark Territory? Phil felt excited all of a sudden. According to his past life memories, that was an extremely wonderful and thrilling place, and the underground city of the dark elves was also very characteristic. He had long wanted to find time to visit.

  "Yes, Your Excellency."

  The new Masoubré City gave Fili a feeling of... extreme disappointment.

  The dimly lit region of New Toler is only similar to the continent of Ferren in name, and everything else, whether it's scale, depth or species, can't be compared. There are no terrifying monsters, nor breathtaking ruins, not even the original stalactites and stalagmites were destroyed during long-term development. The roads leading from the surface to underground are built very flat and spacious, with many residences and shops carved into the stone walls on both sides. Except for the use of glowing moss instead of electric lights, Ferri can't see any difference between this and the highway tunnels on Earth.

  The journey from the ground to New Morsleebra City is only about two hours by carriage. To Ferry, New Morsleebra City seems more like a large underground supermarket and parking lot than a mysterious and terrifying underground city of dark elves. Due to the low height of the cave, all buildings in the city are built from the bottom to the top of the cave, similar to subway stations, without leaving any gaps, making Ferry's hope of seeing the whole city thoroughly dashed.

  The streets of New Masobur City were very narrow, with all sorts of shops crowded together, and the throngs of people made Fili involuntarily think of a train car during the Spring Festival. Of course, it was impossible for carriages to pass through such a place, so the coachman skillfully turned a corner, bypassing the bustling commercial district, and stopped in a relatively spacious underground plaza.

  This underground plaza was about two stories high, filled with all sorts of vehicles and mounts, apparently used as a parking lot. After shooing away several vendors selling drinks and fruits, Phil followed Governor Norm out of the carriage. He happened to look up and suddenly felt his legs go weak, almost falling to the ground.

  The huge ceiling of the underground plaza was painted with various colors of fluorescent dye, and there were all sorts of advertisements for shops, houses for rent, and even scandalous news. Moreover, the things written were scattered and disorderly, often new ones were directly painted on top of old ones, layer by layer, making it impossible to read what was written, only feeling a sharp pain in the temples.

  "Governor, are all the underground cities like this?" Fili rubbed his temples with one hand and pointed to the top of his head with the other.

  Governor Norm looked up and said disapprovingly, "It's almost the same here. In my hometown of New Samar City, even the floor is filled with writing, and there are moving images! Isn't that what the local underground city is like?"

  Fei Li was speechless. The mysterious and elegant image of the underground city collapsed with a loud crash. He shook his head and followed Governor Norm to an exit at the edge of the square.