"Are you really going to do it? After training as a lightning mage for most of your life?"
Walking beside Remiel, Jeremy asked him.
"Precisely because I've trained as a lightning mage for most of my life I have to let go after failing to compete with the best of our peers."
Remiel said as he smiled at Jeremy.
"You are serious?"
Jeremy walked in front of Remiel, prompting him to stop.
"How about you join me? Together we can become professional event planners and hosts."
"Even if the city becomes a Kingdom or even an Empire in the future, we'll be able to properly take charge of any event hosted by the lord or anyone else."
With a smile still on his face, Remiel said to Jeremy.
"You…"
Jeremy was speechless as he stared at Remiel.
"I don't mean to sound rude, Jer, but you won't be able to keep up with the lord's desire as a soldier."
"Rather than struggling for what you can't achieve, why don't you aim for something you have a high chance of achieving?"
Remiel said to Jeremy.
Staring at Remiel in silence, Jeremy stayed that way for almost a minute before sighing.
"Do you think I don't know that?"
"Not only me, most of our colleagues also know that. However, they still train everyday to move a step further towards the lord's goal."
"Why do you think they do so? That's because they've taken that goal as theirs, and not just that of the lord."
Replying to Jeremy's words, Remiel asked him.
"And how many of them still head to the tower after the compulsory morning training session?"
Jeremy paused at Remiel's question as he began thinking.
Not long after, he came up with a response.
"That's because they've been heading out of the city for a while now."
His smile still on his face, Remiel asked.
"How many of their outings have ever been due to the request of the lord, the commander, or the city's administration?"
Going completely silent, Jeremy's eyes dimmed in disbelief at Remiel's words.
"Deep down, you know the truth, Jer. They've also given up on the lord's desire. You should too."
Leaving those words behind, Remiel walked past his friend.
Turning behind to look at Remiel, Jeremy had no word to respond to him.
"Can I really achieve the lord's desire?"
He muttered to himself as he gazed up at the sky looking down at him.
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"It's done."
Hovering cross-legged on the air, Maris opened his eyes as he exited his meditative state.
Floating towards his mirror, he stared at himself as his 5m kobold stature gradually changed into a 1.8m human form.
Looking in the mirror, his reflection was no longer the soul reaper, Maris, but the lord of Blazing Sun City, Zhou Zhou.
"You might not be able to fight for me, but you can still play a role in the progress of my city."
He spoke using the image of Zhou Zhou before transforming back into his original form.
"I'll do my best, my lord."
He said with a grin on his face as he gave a deep bow.
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"I never thought Remiel would be the first to leave the army. I guess this is the sign for me to also walk my path."
Recalling the words Remiel said as he resigned from his duty as a soldier, Qin We became bold as he also announced his resignation.
With not one but two soldiers resigning from the army, more soldiers began announcing their resignation without the fear of being ridiculed or looked down on.
The first set of soldiers resigning were those who hadn't ever been promoted to the First Army.
They're the likes of the martial artists, musketeers, crossbowmen, cavalrymen, sword shield soldiers and a spearman.
Aside from Dai Lui who already has a specific role, the reserve soldiers without a kingdom-tier skill all resigned.
The next set of soldiers resigning consisted of Bianca, Monica, Suarez, Huang Sai, Sun Can, Man Nao and Jeremy.
The resignation of the vampire surprised most of the soldiers due to how far he could possibly progress given enough time.
"Seems Remiel isn't the only one with passion for something other than fighting."
The thought played out in the minds of both active and ex-soldiers.
Finally, the shock of the day was the resignation of Maris, the divine-tier lifeform.
"How could he possibly resign? He's already at the brink of achieving a law path given his comprehensive ability." [1]
"Does something intrigue him more than being a soldier?" [2]
"The soldiers aren't up to 10 now with the exit of Maris, right?" [4]
"From over 30 to less than 10, I guess that's the ruthlessness of meeting the military's criteria." [5]
"While meeting the criteria for the First Army is Hell!" [4]
The martial artists, musketeers and crossbowmen discussed as they made arrangements with the city's administration to move into civilian residents.
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