It would take seven full hours for the LionArk members to arrive at Lotus City.
The time indicator showed eight in the morning, which meant they would not reach their destination until three in the afternoon.
Kai had already returned to the city by then. Without wasting time, he went straight to the military barracks and began organizing the formation of a standing force.
Red Javelin did not have the luxury of endless manpower, so everything had to be planned carefully.
They started with swordsmen.
The barracks system only allowed one formation queue at a time, and each queue took three hours to complete.
Once finished, a single queue would produce ten swordsmen. It was slow, but reliable.
Ethan had given Kai strict instructions. He was to remain in the city and oversee every formation cycle personally.
The moment one queue ended, another was to begin without delay.
