"Are you up to the task?"
"You'll find out soon enough."
The squad leader, brimming with confidence, took a bite of jerky and called back to his comrades:
"Bring the money you earned with your lives, folks. Tonight, we're booking a tavern in the trade district, with the best drinks, the finest food, and the liveliest women! Tomorrow morning, we embark on a new war.
You've all heard it; this time the Supreme Lord will pay with Burning Gold. If you want to get rich overnight, haha, here's your chance!"
"Alright!"
The warriors who received their pay cheered, raising their weapons high as their morale soared.
Meanwhile, in the cleaned-up throne hall, the Supreme Lord Hadran Hammer of the Earth looked at the battle report sent by his most trusted General Banok Force of the Earth, momentarily unable to believe his eyes.
This ancient dwarf exclaimed:
