Ashton Harbor

"He is attacking. He is attacking us!" said the man with the staff laughing.

It is funny to him. Also unexpected. He didn't think, any city would dare to attack them, but it is happening.

He laughed for a few seconds more, before quieting down and turning to the armored man.

"Does he not understand, what he is doing?" he asked. "I believe, he understands well. It is why he is attacking," replied the armored man.

The man with the staff didn't say anything and turned to the map.

"We can not send forces from Norke; they will intercept it."

"If we do it from Gailhorn, the imperials might try something. After what happened in the sea, I don't think, we should take a risk underestimating them,"

The man with staff nodded at hearing the words and focused on the city with green text.

"We will send undead and the powerhouses from Almin to reinforce Panar."

"At the same time, send the forces from Ashton Harbor to reinforce Almin. We cannot leave it, unprotected," said the man with staff, before turning to the armored man.

"Rynra skill should be ready to be used again, right?" asked the man with a staff.

"Yes, the cooldown had finished," replied the armored man with a smile.

"Good, she will bury them in Panar, and then we will send our force to conquer Greltheaven after they finished conquering the Port Midlet," said the man with a staff.

Making the smile on the armored man's face wider.

…

Nakar Baronies Jarvis, Harrods, Lockridge

Click!

The door opened, and Baron Homer entered the conference room.

Others of the council had already gathered there. Usually, three or four people of the council stay in Lauryl Town, but today, all had come.

It was because of the battle at Greltheaven.

They needed to be ready, in case, the undead conquered the city and moved toward them.

Half a million, undead are no jokes, but Silver not just defeated them. He wiped them out and did in less than three hours.

If their contacts are right, then they have attained the victory in one and a half hours; the other one and half hour was spent in chasing and killing the enemy.

"Is it true?" he asked as he sat down in his chair on the council.

"It's true. We had received an official response," replied Commander Jarvis.

"He really is attacking, Panar. I don't know whether it is daring or foolhardy," he said.

"Daring," "Foolhardy,"

He got the two opposite responses, while the only woman at the table, remained quiet.

"It's clearly foolhardy. The victories had gotten into Silver's head. If he thinks, the undead won't reinforce their numbers in Panar."

"He had set himself for a huge defeat in there. The undead will wipe out his army like he wiped out theirs in the morning," said Baron Lockridge.

He seemed quite pleased with his assessment.

"I don't know about victory or defeat, Baron Lockridge, but I know one thing. That man isn't an idiot."

"If he is attacking, then he must have some confidence in conquering the city," said Baron Harrods.

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Lockridge didn't say anything to that other than smiling even brightly.

"What do you think, Baroness Leila?" asked Homer, to the woman who had been quiet.

"I don't know, but we need to be prepared for his victory or defeat," she said, and everybody nodded.

Both will have effects on the baronies. If he wins, he might turn their eyes toward them.

If he got defeated and the undead might use this opportunity to conquer the Greltheaven. Which they hope, wouldn't happen.

It is not just the danger that will increase, but the trade route will also close.

That would be bad. It would make them solely dependent on the trade between the merchant state and Nakar.

The trade with Greltheaven is not even a fifth of the trade between the merchant state and Nakar, but it is still something that gives them some leeway, and it's been steadily growing in the past few months.

Especially the past month, where it had taken a big jump.

"It's such a regret that we can't make use of such a great opportunity," said Baron Lockridge and sighed.

He didn't need to explain what he meant.

Everybody here is intelligent enough to understand what he meant.

He is talking about attacking Greltheaven. They couldn't do it; their forces were occupied with defending against the monsters and their security.

If they move the army from Lauryl. Dane will attack them without a doubt. The man has been looking for such an opportunity for months.

…

Mirador Hold

"So, he left Cardin in charge of the security," said Harrison Dane, Lord Commander of the Mirador Hold.

"Yes, my lord," replied Jenson.

"Message to him. Tell him, I will make him Lieutenant General, if he gives me Greltheaven. If he proves his loyalty, I will give him the command of Mirador Hold," said Dane, shocking the man in front of him.

The man shouldn't be shocked. A city is far more valuable than the fortress.

Especially the city with a big legacy.

"Also ask our spies to keep an eye on rebel barons. If those bastards moved, we would attack those bastards," he added.

"As you wish, my lord," said the man and closed his eyes.

'If only, I had a bigger army,' thought Dane in his mind.

In the last battle, he had suffered greatly. It took him months to bring his army to its former size.

If he had a city under his control. It wouldn't have taken so damn long.

Mirador Hold doesn't attract many people.

They know, it is at boundary of Navr; they don't want to come to such a place. If he could get Greltheaven, his problems would be solved instantly.

The legacy alone will solve most of his problems, but he is not greedy.

He will be satisfied. If he got the baronies. From there, he won't have any problem with conquering Greltheven and other cities.

….

Deerpond

"We have to act, father; this is an opportunity, we might never get again. We have to act on it before the undead does, father," said Darius, with eyes burning with excitement.

"Lord Darius is right, my lord. This is a golden opportunity. If we get hands on the legacy. Combining that with mine will bring our city tremendous fortune and power."

"We will be able to build enough force to repel the undead and conquer the whole region," added Lt. General Ronda.

The lord of Deerpond didn't say anything for a few seconds before turning to his most trusted man.

"What do you think, Silva?" he asked.

"This is without a doubt a great opportunity, my lord. That we might not come again, but attacking Greltheaven also comes with risks.

"If the undead conquered Port Midlet, there is a chance, they will come for us and we will need all our forces to defend against them," he replied and paused before opening his mouth once again.

"Though I agree with Lord Darius, this is too big of an opportunity for us to ignore," he added.

The lord of deerpond sighed.

"It is a difficult choice and risky, but it would be idiotic if we didn't use this opportunity that fell in our lap," he said, before turning to the people in front of him.

"Silva, prepare for the attack on the Greltheaven," ordered the Lord of Deerpond.

"It is a wise decision, father. You will not regret it," said Darius with joy lighting up his eyes.

…

I watched the city disappear from my view as I marched away with the army.

I could barely see it with the binoculars.

It had been over an hour since we had left the city and now are moving toward the Panar.

Our speed is fast, but not too fast and we are using the marching skills. We don't want to be tired when we reach the Panar.

It is very likely, that we won't be getting any rest tomorrow.

It is a good thing; we have a lot of people with marching skills. Including me.

I had activated March of Braves.

It is an amazing skill and quite a powerful one, now that I have reached Lv. 27 in my Lord Class. It is one of the most powerful skills here.

It would have been the most powerful. If I had been a Lv. 30.

The skills from Lord Class are very powerful and they become more powerful, when I use them for lordly things, like leading the army.

"Any movement?" I asked Shaun.

Zela had stayed back in the city. I wish she would be here, but she needs to stay in the city to guard it.

She would have been more suitable here, but she is one of the people, I trust the most and would need to be in the city.

It is for the same reason; I had also kept Valentina in the city when the Geomancer of her strength would have been tremendously useful in Panar.

I had left Robin in charge of the city, while Cardin of the security. Zela, Valentina, and a few others, I trust, would be a counterweight to them.

I trust them Robin and Cardin. It is the reason why, I have left my city to them, but I am also being careful about it.

"No, aside from Almin and Ashton Harbor, there is no movement," he replied.

He isn't just talking about the movement from the undead cities alone, but all the cities. That includes Baronies, Mirador Hold, and other places.

I am not an idiot to think, only the undead are my enemies.

Everyone is and one of them or all of them might try attacking me.

I hope no-one will attack, but if someone does, they will receive quite a rude surprise.