Titan: A LitRPG Adventure (UnderVerse Book 4) Jez Cajiao (top ten books of all time TXT) đ
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âWell, no, Jax. In order to make what Iâd like, but pair it with cheap underclothes, or a crappy set of leathers to attach to it, would be sacrilege, Iâve reached out to the others, andâŠâ Thornapple started, gesturing happily as she began to describe her plans.
âHonestly, thatâs fine,â I chuckled, cutting her off with a wave. âI just wanted to make sure you had involved them; thatâs all. I felt the same way about it!â As I finished settling my new clothing in place, Romanus arrived, followed by the rest of my group, who were quickly guided to their respective armorers to begin their own fittings, much as I was with Thorn.
âLord Jax,â Romanus greeted me, smiling as he walked over, and Restun, whoâd taken up station out of the way to watch the proceedings, seemed to flow up to join us.
âRomanus!â I returned, smiling at him. âGood timing, my friend. I need to make some decisions, and I need your advice.â
âThen Iâm honored to help; where do we begin?â he asked simply, sitting on a crate of parts when I gestured to him to relax. âHonestly, I know you young bucks can stand all day, but when you get to be my age, a good seat now and then is appreciatedâŠâ he admitted, patting the crate.
âThe enemy camps,â I said, watching closely as I let Thorn help me to cinch tight the straps on my new tunic. It wasnât as soft or as damn sexy looking as the Drow silk shirt had been, nowhere near, but it was comfortable, after a fashion, and it gave me a reassuring feeling of solidity. Romanus blinked, looked at Restun and frowned slightly as Restun nodded to him.
âI see. I know Restun reported to you first; I take it theyâre not making ready to hand over any slaves and play nice, then?â
No,â I said shortly. âAnd I trust Restun and our scouts enough that I donât need to hear any more than I already have. The Himnel camp is loading their Airship with everything they view as valuable, including their slaves, and seem intent on fleeing while leaving their soldiers behind, who appear to be gearing up for a fight. Restun assumes their plan to be a fast, hard hit to loot as much as they can, but it could also be to fight us. As to the Narkolt contingent, they appear to be doing much the same, but theyâve asked me to wait a few days for a visit⊠while they desperately prepare their ship and dive into the ruins ahead of us. Itâs basically becoming a race, and itâs not one we can afford to lose. Whatâs your feeling on this?â
âI suspect youâre right. The Sunken City was long ago looted for anything that could be easily taken; with entire sections blocked off or flooded, it became a game for the nobility to come out here and look it over, it seems. They probably brag about âroughing itâ when they get back, but with the nigh-on unlimited spectersâwhich youâve helpfully freed the city of now,â Romanus added with a grin, âit was a case of nobody getting too far in. They clearly guess that thereâs something of value down there that you need, and theyâre desperate to get it. I recommend we hammer the Himnel camp flat; we are at war with them, after all. As to Narkolt, theyâre probably planning the same. Weâre not at war with them, though, so I suggest more of a âvelvet gloveâ approach. We send a large detachment to âvisitâ and order them to stand down as the site has been claimed in your name. If they refuse, we take them. If they try to run, the ships above earn their keep, and if they actually want to talk to you, we smile and bring them back for dinner.â
âAll sounds good, except we canât wait while they search the city,â I said firmly. âWe keep half the Legion for the âpeacekeepingâ force up here. The other half is going down the tunnels after these assholes. Iâll go in with my team as well, and weâll basically search and map this place as best we can for the next twenty-four hours. After that time, everyone is to return to the surface and gather together, re-evaluate, and either keep going or prepare to move on.â I grunted as Thorn tugged the breastplate over my head and attached it onto the hooks on the underclothes, as well as onto the leg armor. âWhatâs down there?â I asked. âI know you said monsters and undead?â
âI donât know, exactly. A Legion team was sent in when it was first discovered⊠several, in fact. Only one Legionnaire made it back. He warned of roaming undead, spirits that attacked everything and were the main threat, and several huge monsters. Iâm guessing since you freed those spirits, youâve probably opened up entire areas that had been inaccessible earlierâŠâ Romanus said, rubbing his chin. âYou said you want me to send in half the LegionâŠâ He started to say, and I nodded, cutting him off.
âI want half the Legion up here to flatten both camps and protect the ships; I think thatâll be more than enough, right?â I asked and he nodded, so I continued. âGood. Okay, then the other half is to be split up into smaller groups and sent into the various entrances. Someone mentioned earlier that there were dozens of ways in?â
âThere are, but is it not better to send down a strong force, one that can hold against whatever is sent at it? Rather than splitting our forces?â he asked dubiously.
âNormally, yes, but some assholeâŠme, I mean⊠has removed the main defenses of the city, so now itâs a race, and we canât afford to do this
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