Work Prophet
Chapter 187 - 35: Dragon Slayer Plan

Chapter 187: Chapter 35: Dragon Slayer Plan

"No, how can the position of Alliance Commander be given to a woman?!" someone immediately raised an objection, "This will make people from other regions think the men of our western territories are cowards!"

The moment his words were spoken, many people agreed, "Exactly, the new Commander of the Alliance must be a man!"

"Women simply don’t understand war, nor can they command an army!"

"But weren’t there no men willing to take up the position of Commander?" Alisa retorted.

The representatives of the various major families then fell silent, but there were still those among them with fighting spirit. A young noble with delicate features stood up and introduced himself.

"I am Facundo from the Campos family, my father is Romero, Finance Officer of Rock Snow City. If no one is willing to become the new Alliance Commander, then I am willing to give it a try."

"I will too!" Another man stood up quickly after him, burly in stature; however, unlike Facundo, he came from a small family that most people had never heard of.

Clearly he was hoping to seize this opportunity to rise up. Anyway, his family was already very weakened, with not many members left, so he wasn’t too afraid of being retaliated against by the Black Dragon.

Besides these two, there were also others itching to move. After all, if one could serve as the Commander of the Alliance this time and succeed in eliminating the Black Dragon, the political rewards would be extremely astonishing.

Of course, the danger was also very great, which is why the vast majority of people were still hesitant.

But even if only two or three people stepped forward, the representatives of the major families were inclined to make a choice among them rather than considering Ireya.

Someone muttered in a low voice, "Who knows if the Arias family has any relationship with that dragon... I don’t want someone to stab me in the back when I’m fighting that dragon. We already lost quite a few men in the previous battle; we can’t afford another failure."

"In fact, this time you don’t need to mobilize a large army," Alisa said.

"What?"

"Miss Ireya believes that numbers are not the key to dealing with that dragon. On the contrary, the Alliance having too many people would lead to slow marches, command confusion, and difficulties in managing both the front and rear. With the dragon’s speed, it would certainly exploit these weaknesses of the Alliance," she explained.

"We all know that, of course. But if we reduce the number of Alliance troops, they will not be enough to pose a threat to the dragon," said the representative of the Lycet family solemnly.

"Miss Ireya has a secret weapon in her hand to deal with the dragon," Alisa said unruffled.

At her words, the great hall suddenly became quiet, and the representatives of the various families looked at each other, eyes full of skepticism and disbelief.

After a moment, someone else spoke up, "What secret weapon does the Arias family have?"

Alisa did not conceal, "Actually, it’s a Holy Artifact that Prophet Merlin brought from his Divine Country, crafted by Saturday himself, the power of which is immense; even a giant dragon cannot withstand it."

"Is it another trick from that so-called Double Rest Sect, trying to fool people?" taunted the representative of the Pope family, "The Family Head of the Arias family is really devout, following the words of a heathen who popped up out of nowhere."

"To end this terrible disaster sweeping the western territories sooner and to avoid further innocent casualties, Miss Ireya is willing to take all necessary measures, even if it means she will be questioned by those with ulterior motives," Alisa said indifferently.

The representative from the Pope Family had a sullen look upon hearing this, as Alisa had elevated Ireya’s act of forming an alliance with the heathens to the level of working for the entirety of the Western Region. Now, the Pope Family appeared rather small-minded for persisting in this matter.

As expected, someone then said, "In extraordinary times extraordinary measures are called for, and our priority now should be to quickly exterminate that Black Dragon and avenge the dead, no matter what means we use."

"Exactly, it doesn’t matter who proposes the solution. The goddess is so merciful, she surely won’t blame us for such a thing."

This meeting was different from the one two months earlier. Each of the great families had suffered attacks from that dragon to some extent, and now they had gathered with a single purpose: anything else paled in importance.

When the representative from the Pope Family tried to attack Ireya’s faith again, no one supported him, and after getting the cold shoulder, he could only close his mouth in dejection.

"If Miss Ireya becomes the Alliance Commander, how many troops will she need?" David asked on behalf of those present.

"Seven hundred, but they must be elites from each family. Miss Ireya only needs seven hundred brave and skilled warriors to accomplish Prophet Merlin’s Dragon Slayer plan," the noblewoman declared a number that once again caused an uproar in the hall.

"Is that true?! Only seven hundred men are needed?"

"Absolutely certain. Miss Ireya is willing to pledge the entire honor of the Arias family!"

When Alisa said this, she actually didn’t have much confidence, but according to Li Yu’s requirement, she still spoke with firm conviction.

The noblewoman added, "Miss Ireya knows that the noble families need people to defend their own territories, so with only seven hundred men, spread across each family, it’s at most only tens of warriors. Even the smaller families could contribute just a few."

With this, representatives from the various families in the hall were truly tempted.

Alisa’s words struck a chord with them; they all wanted to rid themselves of that dragon as soon as possible, but they were also worried about leaving their rear defenses exposed by sending out a large army.

If Ireya indeed had a way to deal with the Black Dragon with just seven hundred people, they could indeed keep more troops to protect their family’s territories.

However, due to the Black Dragon’s previously demonstrated immense destructive power, many doubted whether Ireya and the Merlin from the Double Rest Sect could achieve what they promised with only seven hundred people.

Yet, the proposal put forward by the Arias family was too tempting, and most importantly, even if it failed, the price was something the great families could afford.

After all, as Alisa had said, spread across the families, each would only lose a few dozen men at most.

Therefore, the representatives who had previously opposed Ireya becoming the Alliance Commander now shifted their stance, and no one brought up Ireya’s gender or Merlin’s heathen status as issues anymore.

Seeing that the discussion was about finished, David had everyone finalize the list of candidates and then proceed with the vote.

In the end, Miss Rabbit won by a significant margin, surpassing the other four candidates to become the new Commander of the Western Region Alliance Army.

And the first thing the young girl did after taking office, just as she had promised earlier, was to disband the army on the spot, leaving behind only the elite seven hundred.