Refining the Heavens 4 (炼天四)

Chapter 10: Frontline Camp

Kairos gave the soldiers a nod then turned to his friends saying, "We're leaving once we resupplied. How long do we need?"

Snow quickly tabulated and said, "We can go the next day."

"How fast will it take for them to process our request?"

"For urgent submissions, the same day."

"Then we leave tomorrow."

The others were shocked however, and a few of them looked over with questions in their eyes.

"The men of the Keep can't follow us yet, aren't we going to wait for the permission to be granted?"

"If we stay here, the decision will come late. If we leave, they will have no choice but to approve quickly."

"Wait, hold on, what you were saying had just jumped to a whole different plane, we haven't caught up yet."

Kairos smiled, then slowed down his thoughts and explained, "They want to hold us here as long as possible. If we stay and wait, they will take their time passing a decision. On the contrary, if we leave quickly for the battlefield, they will be worried if we get wiped out before they gave their response because at that time, it will be on them."

What Kairos explained is common for those in power.

If getting away with criminal acts is easy, they will only have their own benefits in mind, but if they vulnerable to being exposed, then their attitude will change to the other extreme and suddenly become the most law-abiding people.

That night, the group had a great feast in the hall.

It is tradition that before a dangerous assignment, where there is a chance any of them might not return alive, the soldiers like to eat and drink to their hearts' content and the higher-ups will do whatever is feasible to accommodate.

This night Kairos unloaded a storage ring full of provisions prepared by Laksa with a smaller portion that were made by him.

The men ate and drank the food Kairos had pre-prepared first and were filled with wonder and praises.

"The taste is so delicious! This food must be cheating! How could fish be made this way?"

"Why is it so tender... How did you make it? By steaming? You didn't cook it over a fire?"

"What's the brown sauce you douse over it? Soy Sauce... What's that?"

"How is this chicken made? MY GOODNESS... You cooked it in boiling oil? That's such a luxury... I can't believe I'm eating this!"

All of the dishes brought out were piping hot thanks to the Thunder God's Ring's time freeze ability. Most Time-space rings only provide a time dilation instead of a total halt like the celestial treasure.

It brought to the soldiers a decadent experience they could not find in the keep.

When they tried Laksa's food next, there was a complete silence in the hall.

Not just a few wept openly touched by a over-flowing joy, and many who were locked motionless from the first bite, as though their souls had flown away.

"I just remembered my late mother... strange, this food tasted nothing like the disgusting gruel she makes, but my tears won't stop flowing and memories of her just keep gushing out."

"This white fluffy thing is just rice, salt, and vinegar? How is it so ... so.... warm?"

Kairos smiled to himself, "Looks like there's still quite a distance for me to catch up to master."