Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

"Danielle…" Fredrinn couldn't understand his feelings anymore.

When Princess Danielle saw his complicated expression, she suddenly smiled.

"I came here to deliver this letter."

She handed him the letter she had gotten from Erevard. She noticed the change in his tone when he uttered her name. It wasn't like the indifferent tone that he always used when speaking to her.

Fredrinn was unable to utter another word and just absentmindedly took the letter.

"Fredrinn, think about my words and prepare for it since we will be returning home soon." She added with a teasing smile hanging on her lips.

Hearing this, Fredrinn raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

The mining of the orichalcum ore was far from over. There were still plenty of unmined ores beneath the mountain.

He estimated that it would probably take them another year or two to mine everything.

The princess smirked.

"Read the letter and you'll know."

"I only came here to deliver this letter. Remember my words, Fredrinn." She muttered before she turned around and left.

"Hey, wait!" Fredrinn called out to her, but she had already stepped out of the tent.

Seeing this, he looked at the letter and read the contents.

A moment later, he revealed a look of surprise. "Commander Galleon actually succeeded…"

Galleon's feats were outside of his expectations. He never thought that the guy could actually eliminate the Blue Sky Kingdom's commander and even force their main army to retreat.

'Wait. This means that the soldiers can finally go home…' Fredrinn thought, finally realizing what the princess was talking about.

With the retreat of the Blue Sky Kingdom's army, a large portion of the northern border guards would be sent back to the kingdom.

Fredrinn thought about his mother who was about to give birth. From the looks of it, he might be able to return home before his mother's delivery date.

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Two weeks passed since they received the letter from the frontline.

Another messenger arrived, but this time it was from the capital. Surprisingly, the recipient of the letter was Fredrinn.

Fredrinn immediately stepped out of his tent when he was notified about this.

'Is it finally time?' He thought as he headed to the crown prince's tent where the messenger was being received.

When he arrived, he saw the crown prince and the princess chatting with a middle-aged man dressed in thick leather armor covered with a fur coat.

From his attire, Fredrinn could tell that this was no ordinary messenger. Just his cultivation alone was far from ordinary. This means that this man was a royal messenger!

[Core Formation 1st Layer]

Fredrinn cupped his fists at the crown prince. "Greetings, Your Highness."

He then nodded to the princess before turning his gaze to the royal messenger.

"General Fredrinn, I came here to deliver the Grand Tactician's letter."

The messenger bowed to Fredrinn before he handed him a sealed letter.

'The Grand Tactician?' Everyone was taken aback.

In the Star Wind Kingdom's military, the Grand Tactician held an important role. Other than the king himself, the Grand Tactician had the authority to command the kingdom's army during wartimes.

Fredrinn opened the sealed letter and read it.

The first paragraph was just formalities with the Grand Tactician thanking Fredrinn for his meritorious service to the northern border guards and the kingdom, but this wasn't the main part of the letter…

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Genera Fredrinn, your job at the northern border is done. You are free to return to the kingdom with your troops. Give this letter to His Highness to let him know of my decision. I'm sure he will understand.

Once again, thank you for participating in this war. I assure you that you will be properly rewarded during the awarding ceremony. You can look forward to it.

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"I can go home now…" Fredrinn smiled in joy.

Both the crown prince and the princess who heard his words similarly smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that you can finally reunite with your family, General Fredrinn." Erevard patted his shoulder with a smile on his face.

Princess Danielle didn't say anything but her expression was filled with hidden meaning.

"Your Highness, the Grand Tactician said that I should give it to you." Fredrinn handed the letter to Erevard.

Erevard took the letter and began to read everything.

After reading the letter, Erevard stared at Fredrinn and smiled.

"I understand the Grand Tactician's instructions. You have my permission to return, General Fredrinn. You are free to return to the kingdom with your troops."

Hearing this, Fredrinn bowed to him. "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"You may go. You still need to inform your troops about this, but before you depart, we should celebrate tonight. What do you think?"

Fredrinn didn't mind staying for another night so he agreed without hesitation. "Yes, Your Highness. I will follow your instructions."

"Great! I will inform my troops about this." Erevard grinned.

Fredrinn chatted briefly with them before he left. He then summoned his division commanders and corps commanders for an urgent meeting.

Soon, a large group of military commanders gathered in his tent, their faces looked serious.

Fredrinn would only gather them all when they were about to be dispatched to another location so they were a bit nervous.

Seeing the expression on their faces, Fredrinn laughed and shook his head, clearly in a good mood.

"Look at your faces. Relax, everyone. We won't be going to war this time."

He deliberately paused before he continued.

"Just now, a royal messenger came to deliver the Great Tactician's instructions. Tomorrow, we will be going home…"

The commanders were stunned by his words.

After a moment of surprise, everyone cheered in joy and excitement.

"Is it true, sir? Are we really going home tomorrow?" Someone asked, still in disbelief.

Fredrinn nodded with a smile. "That's right. Good job, everyone. Our job here is done. We can go home now."

"That's great!"

"I missed my wife's cooking! I can finally eat her… er I mean, I can finally taste her dishes again…"

Looking at everyone's excited faces, Fredrinn was filled with emotions.