The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 272

Chapter 272: Chapter 272 Planning

If a massive caravan filled with more horses and people were attacked by monsters or bandits, the guards wouldn’t be able to respond quickly enough, leaving dangerous gaps in their defenses.

Those gaps could easily be exploited, leading to either the destruction of goods or, worse, the loss of lives. Neither outcome would benefit them, especially now that they knew certain people were already stirring trouble from the shadows.

"I spoke with the team leaders overseeing the harvest," Levi replied to Addison’s question. "They estimate it will take another three days of nonstop work to finish gathering all the grains, and about three more days after that to complete the vegetable harvest."

There were at least five team leaders, each in charge of around two dozen people, and each group was assigned to a specific section of the farmland. Since the land spanned more than a hundred dozen acres, dividing it into sections allowed every team to strategize how to tackle the harvest each season while ensuring that everyone worked consistently without slacking off.

By keeping the team sizes balanced—not too large but not too small—each leader could effectively monitor progress and make sure their members stayed on quota. In addition, every leader was responsible for estimating how long it would take to harvest their assigned section and managing their group to stay on track with the overall harvest timeline.

"Hmmm, so that means it’ll still take about a week to finish everything here. If we leave now, our second trip would coincide with them wrapping up the harvest, and we could evacuate the rest of the people at that time, right?" Addison asked as she glanced around.

"Then why don’t we have the people at the checkpoint prepare fresh horses for us? That way, we can continue forward with fewer breaks. Besides, on this first trip, we’ll be bringing the herd of farm animals along, which will definitely slow us down."

"Instead of four days, the return journey might take the full seven. And even after we get back here for the second round, we’ll still need to transport the remaining animals, the crops, and the rest of the pack members. That’ll make things even more difficult..."

As she spoke, Addison’s mind was already turning over the logistics, carefully calculating how long it would take to move the caravan, supplies, and people to their designated destination.

And more than that, transporting everything would not only make the return journey far more difficult but also consume precious time.

By the time they reached the next pack nearby, nearly a month would have passed, and completing the task there would take yet another month. If that were the case, could the mages maintaining the barrier even hold out that long?

They had already been straining for weeks, and the effort had exhausted every mage stationed here before, just to keep the locust swarm contained. Yet, despite their efforts, the swarm kept multiplying.

Even with Elric’s presence, even if his power surpassed that of all the others combined, he could not sustain the barrier indefinitely. And dropping the biochemical solution wasn’t an option until every neighboring pack was evacuated.

No one knew how toxic the substance truly was, and risking lives without certainty was something they couldn’t afford.

"What about the treatment agent the Alchemist was working on? Has there been any progress with that?" Addison asked, her tone sharp with concern. "If we follow the normal path, it will take at least three months to completely evacuate everyone in this area before we can proceed with dropping the biochemical. That timeline won’t be favorable for the mages—or for Elric."

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