The arrival of the New Year rejoiced in the rejoicing of everyone in the Tyres, except for one, the leader of the Alliance, Chail.

It has only been a little more than a year since the establishment of the alliance, but the achievements have made the world look at it. Almost the entire mountainous region of Dils fell under the control of the rebels of Dirs; The size of the rebel army also expanded to 40,000 people; With the addition of a group of generals such as Xenas, Gernas and Darla, the lineup of the rebels became stronger; The team of craftsmen under the leadership of Pokel also made great progress in the equipment level of the rebels, and recently successfully conquered the port of Portsmo, and the rebels had a port to go to sea. It can be said that everything is going smoothly, but Chail's mood is not happy, and the reason is very simple, because the creator of all this is not himself, but his righteous son Li Tianhao.

In the second offensive and defensive battle of Essras City, Li Tianhao no longer hid his strength like the previous time. Maybe it's because the enemy is too strong this time to give him more room to hide. It is undeniable that Li Tianhao's hard work was able to defeat the powerful Yaji army, but in this way, his reputation in the army became more indestructible, and some soldiers even worshipped him as a god. On the other hand, Chayle only showed a performance in the final counterattack, but this did little to increase his prestige. Although his reputation among the bandits is still the same, the proportion of mountain bandits in the current Dils rebel army is only about one-third, and the remaining half is composed of surrendered Yaji troops, and the other half is composed of liberated slaves, and these people can be said to be loyal to Li Tianhao. Although the military power was originally handed over to Li Tianhao by Chail, the smooth expansion of the righteous army still planted the seeds of jealousy in Chail's heart. Now these seeds are starting to sprout, grow, and blossom.

Li Tianhao himself still has a lot of respect for Chail, and all important matters are always carried out only after Chail, but Chail has a sense of unhappiness that has been hollowed out. He was by no means an incompetent alliance leader, perhaps because of this, he could not tolerate his idleness, and in the face of Li Tianhao's leap forward, the fire of Chail's ambition also ignited.

Unfortunately, after days of thinking, Chail never figured out how to deal with the situation in front of him, and the worst thing was that he couldn't tell anyone what he thought, so he had to figure it out for himself. But this kind of thing cannot be done alone, and Chail is now in desperate need of allies. At this time, there was a man who came into Chail's sight, and that was Drum.

Drum was the biggest obstacle when the alliance was formed, so after the alliance was formed, Drum was not reused by Li Tianhao, and Chail also secretly contained Drum, which made Drum almost no achievements in this year. The victory of the Dils rebels also proved Drum's short-sightedness and selfishness, so his popularity in the alliance grew to the point that even his former subordinates abandoned him. Although this person Chail didn't like it either, his hostility towards Li Tianhao could be exploited, so Chail found a reason to call Drum.

Drum, who was brought to Chail, looked nervous. After more than a year of repression, he regretted it, and his momentary miscalculation caused the tragic situation today, and he became a specimen for the Zeir to use to set an example for the formation of the alliance. But with his current strength, there is no other way than to tremble and do his part.

Chail invited Drum to sit down first, which made Drum's heart even more nervous - Chail, who was usually lukewarm to himself, actually began to be polite, which is generally not a good thing.

"What has Lord Drum been up to lately?" Caire asked nonchalantly.

Drum hurriedly stood up and replied, "Lord Hui, I have been building defenses on various hills recently. ”

"Oh, how's it going?"

"All the best, Alliance Leader."

Chail glanced at Drum, and said leisurely, "In terms of Lord Drum's talent, such a trivial matter as building a facility is a bit condescending. ”

A warning light quickly lit up in Drum's heart, what was the intention of Chail's words? He immediately replied: "The alliance leader made fun of it, no matter how big or small the task is, it is always beneficial to the alliance, so you should go all out when you make up your mind." ”

Caire sighed pretendedly: "You're right, it's a good thing." It's so much better than me. I don't have to do anything now, but I'm miserable. ”

Seeing Drum's eyes roll, Chail added: "If I go down any further, I'm afraid that I will forget what to do if I want to do something to move my muscles and bones." ”

At this time, Drum heard the clue in his words, and said: "If the alliance leader is not used to Qingfu, it is not bad to really take care of some affairs and pass the time, so that we can directly accept the orders of the alliance leader." ”

Chail nodded and said, "It's a pity, I'm afraid that I haven't been active for too long, and it won't be easy to do things." ”

"Don't worry, Lord Alliance, you are the leader of the Alliance after all, and with your experience, you will be able to put everything in order in no time."

"Really? I hope it is as you say. But I don't think I've stretched my muscles in a long time, and I'm a little lacking in confidence, so it would be more reassuring to have someone by my side to help me. ”

"Alliance Leader, please rest assured, with the prestige and ability of the Alliance Leader, you will naturally be able to solve these small problems, and if there is anything that needs to be icing on the cake, I will also contribute my own meager strength in the future."

Only then did Zaire straighten up and smile slightly. Drum has made his promises, and that's exactly what he wants. With the support of this ally, it can be regarded as his first step.

"Lord Drum, I have one thing I would like to ask for your opinion on. Please come with me to the backyard for a glass of wine from Port Portsmo, supposedly from Frank, and let's talk while we drink. Zaire stood up and held out his hand to Drum.

"Then it's going to bother the alliance leader." Drum bowed his head and saluted. On his lowered face, there was a long-lost sneer: maybe the god Amun didn't give up on him, and now there is another chance, and Drum decided to seize this opportunity, anyway, he won't lose more.