Chapter 312: Let’s Compare
A few days later.
There was exciting news from Guihu Town—the Lion Knights had withdrawn from Guihu Town.
After the news of Brennus's actions spread to Weird Fox Town, the offensive and defensive situation immediately changed. The morale of the Lion Knights became extremely low, and there were even many deserters!
Brunus, as the leader of the Royal Knights, betrayed the king, which was indeed difficult for a large number of Lion Knights to accept.
Godric led Klose to victory in the battle, and met up with Sir Roland while cleaning up the heretics and fallen people. They are now safe.
But Godric still did not come to Sarleon because he had not found his son Andrew, so he continued to pursue with his troops near Far Country.
At the same time, Sarleon City welcomed two powerful overlords.
Hereward of Misty Marsh, and Leofric of Braveshield.
They came to swear allegiance to Amy, and were the lords who arrived the fastest after receiving the news.
And as soon as they completed the loyalty ceremony, they immediately received enviable and surprising rewards.
It is enviable because they were both promoted to earls.
It was surprising because they exchanged territories on the spot when they were granted the title, and it was a voluntary change witnessed by Amy and Leon.
Now, Hereward is Lord of Braveshield, and Leofric is Lord of Mistymoor.
At the same time, Amy also increased their jurisdiction.
Hereward's original territory, Mizmarsh Castle, was transferred to Leofric, and surrounding villages and towns such as Ibion were also incorporated into Leofric's earldom.
Earl Hereward will go to Brave Shield to take charge of the entire county, and Fletcher Village and Erminede will also be incorporated into Hereward's earldom and become its subordinate territories.
This is of course the result of deliberate discussion.
Leofric had always been seeking military merit and opportunities. He now made the same decision as when he exchanged Kwin Village for Braveshield Fort - exchanging Braveshield Fort for Misty Marsh Fort to face the war head-on.
It was obvious that Mirefort was about to become the main battlefield of the entire continent. Mirefort was a border fortress directly facing Firdsvain and the Kingdom of Ravenstern. It was also the closest castle to Cliff Bay and could be said to be the most dangerous place right now.
Of course, it is also the place where there are the greatest opportunities to achieve success.
Whether it's against the Firdsvain or Brennus, Misty Marsh is the front line.
If he could defeat Brunus, destroy the Lion Knights, and recapture Cliff Bay, he could become the Duke of Cliff Bay—that's what Amy promised.
Risks and opportunities always coexist. This is the decision of the brave.
Of course, although Leofric did not say it explicitly, Leon knew why he did this - because Leofric made it clear that he was going to conquer the newly-formed rebel group of the Lion Knights.
The griffin emblem on Leofric's body is not just for decoration. He still remembers his origins. It was the Lion Knights that led to the destruction of the Griffin Knights. He wants to wash away the shame for his ancestors!
This is indeed the cycle of heaven...
Now that the Lion Knights have become rebels, the descendants of the Griffin Knights will naturally come to step on them. This is the only way to justify the century-old feud between the two knights.
So Leon asked Amy to incorporate the town of Ibion directly into the jurisdiction of the Misty Swamp Castle.
This is not only an encouragement and support for Leofric, but also an increase in name and legal basis for Leofric, and also a test for Lehman.
Ibion is a very prosperous town , originally belonging to Cliff Bay and under the jurisdiction of Brunus.
This is the barony of the Leiman family - Leiman is the deputy commander of the Lion Knights, and his father is a subordinate of Brennus. Such a camp has determined that Leiman cannot become one of them, and Leon did not send him any news first.
But Leiman's current attitude is not clear. He is in Qicha Fortress, very close to Sarleon City. If he is a die-hard subordinate of Brennus, he should have taken some action now.
But there was no movement at Qicha Fortress.
Perhaps this was because Leiman did not have many troops, as the main force of the Lion Knights had gone to Guihu Town before, and Leiman’s previous mission was to repair the Qicha Fortress, and he only had civilians.
Anyway, let's give it a try first.
After all, Leon knew that Lehman was not a conspirator.
The main reason why Hereward went to Brave Shield Castle was because he was old and fighting in battles was no longer suitable for him.
But the experienced Hereward was the best person to handle the affairs in the rear.
Therefore, the old man was promoted to earl, went to Brave Shield Castle to serve as county governor, and also included Erminede in the earldom of Hereward.
Hereward has great appeal in the Horn of Call Rangers. His presence in Braveshield Castle is almost like Count Oden coming back to life. Neither the Jatu people nor the people with ulterior motives lurking in the eastern region are a problem anymore.
The village of Erminede was originally a territory of Changhe Town, but now it is the fief of Fothert.
Hereward's mission is to ensure peace in the eastern part of the kingdom. He must not only keep an eye on the Jatu people, but also on Fothert - the old man is now the county governor and Fothert's immediate superior.
After swearing allegiance, the two newly-appointed earls went to their new territories.
And Amy also officially sent a letter of declaration of war to Fieldsway on this day.
Everyone already knows what will happen to the Sarleon Kingdom in the future...
Amy's coronation as queen is irreversible.
The first duke of the kingdom in the future must be Li Ang, the Grand Duke of Changhe Town. Of course, he may also become the regent or even the king...
Godric will move into Sarleon as a prince and become the Hand of the King.
No matter what Brennus does, he can't change the situation in the Kingdom of Sarleon. He may defect to the Kingdom of Firdsvain or Ravenstern, or he may establish himself as king in the Bay of Rocks - but in any case, he can only be a rebel.
There are no more dukes in Sarleon, and the two new earls also regard Leon as their chief commander...
Leon now has an overwhelming advantage over others in terms of status and strength, and he also has the authority to suppress rebellion granted by Ulrich himself.
If he didn't want to be considered a traitor by Leon, he could only swear allegiance to Amy and try to fight for the two vacant dukedoms.
And it has to be done as soon as possible. The two newly-appointed earls, Hereward and Leofric, are very telling - those who pledge their allegiance early can be promoted to higher positions.
Now, there is only one problem left for Leon and Amy.
How should the Kingdom of Sarleon fight on multiple fronts?
The war with the Fierdsvain must be fought;
At the same time, Brennus and the remnants of the Lion Knights who still followed him must also be eliminated;
Once the news of the king's death spreads, Bacchus, Crow Stern, and D'Shar will most likely take advantage of the situation to rob.
But for Li Ang, at this time, of course all countries have to compete with each other!
Therefore, before these three countries received the exact news, different problems basically arose within them at the same time - in order to avoid being taken advantage of, Li Ang took the initiative.
Just like Ulrich had done before... Of course, he would definitely do it more thoroughly than Ulrich.
When the Sarleon City was just sealed off, Leon had already been spreading the message everywhere.
After all, these three countries have been beaten by Li Ang, and he has acquaintances on all sides...
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The last day of June.
It is midsummer's day.
The people of Pendor regard Midsummer as the 'Day of Peace' and generally do not resort to violence on this day.
Because the midsummer day more than one hundred and fifty years ago was the day when the countries of the Pendor continent declared a ceasefire.
But now, the midsummer day of the 356th year of the Pendor calendar has become the 'day of chaos' when all the countries in the Pendor continent declared war on each other without prior agreement - all the countries in the Pendor continent are once again plunged into war at the same time.
Perhaps Sarleon City is indeed the center of the entire continent. In any case, all countries received the news of the death of King Ulric of Sarleon on the same day.
——Leon has been controlling Sarleon these days, and all the news was passed on by his people. If Ravenstern was not a bit far away, he could even calculate the time to the hour...
Normally, when a monarch of a country dies, other countries would try to take advantage of the situation by sending troops after hearing the news.
But this time, the reactions of various countries were somewhat strange.
The Kingdom of Sarleon declared war on the Fierdsvain. This was a war of revenge, which was normal, and the Fierdsvain also responded normally.
But the Baccus Empire suddenly declared war on D'Shar and sent out a large army on land and sea, seemingly turning a blind eye to what was happening in the Sarleon Kingdom...
The day after declaring war on Sarleon, Ravenstern sent envoys again to try to negotiate peace with Sarleon...
Facing the Sarleon Kingdom's declaration of war, Firdsvain had no choice but to respond passively, but this was understandable because their people had 'assassinated the Sarleon King'...
Such a war was of course inevitable, and King Vidis did not even try to explain it - he asked Gondor the Doomseeker, and Gondor said that his godson Innar had indeed gone to Sarleon.
In fact, Gondor even felt a little proud - he felt that Innar had done a great thing!
He traveled alone to the Fierce Lion Territory and actually managed to kill the king!
This is definitely the next generation Pirate King. The entire Firdsvall and Vanskerry will be in awe of Inna!
Of course the pirates would worship this legendary regicide. Only King Vidis and some of the Firdsvain lords felt troubled - this was pure provocation.
Moreover, the Kingdom of Fierce Lions will probably be able to use this excuse for war for the rest of their lives!
So now Inna also has a nickname - 'Provocation'.
Although no one knew where Inna was at the moment, the name of 'provoking' Inna had spread far and wide on the West Coast.
It fits his godfather's nickname of 'Doomseeker' very well.
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The Baccus Empire declared war on the Desha, ostensibly because Ashcomb had been constantly being attacked by the Desha - this was indeed true, since the Baccus Empire took control of Ashcomb, the Desha had been carrying out small-scale attacks almost every day, and this was the normal state of affairs in newly occupied areas.
But in fact, Emperor Marius did not take advantage of the situation to rob the Kingdom of Sarleon at this time, but turned to attack D'Shar. The main reason was that Leon spent money...
Things like krypton gold are useful at any time.
Leon wrote a letter to Emperor Marius, which was sent along with the news of Ulrich's death.
The letter was handed to Marius by Alina. The content was: "Let the people in the eastern part of the continent farm in peace, or let them all go to the battlefield. Which one should we choose? - This question is worth 500,000 dinars."
Then, the Baccus Empire declared war on Desha...
Emperor Marius certainly understood that the debt of 500,000 dinars he owed to Leon was written off.
His Majesty the Emperor has no intention of defaulting on his debts, and he indeed hopes that the eastern regions can farm in peace.
Marius was probably the one who knew Leon best among all the kings. He would never doubt Leon's ability and determination - if the Bacchus Empire took advantage of Leon's war of revenge for Ulric, then Leon would definitely be able to plunge the entire Bacchus into war.
On the Dexia side, Leon solved the problem with just one letter, which was to Ramon.
Ramon is no longer a slave trader. During the period when D'Shar was in civil strife, Ramon lived a very comfortable life in Singar - he is now an arms dealer who sells arms to both ends and is the new "Lord of War" in Pendor.
That is, the equipment suppliers of the two 'Bahad Khans'.
Cardan and his brother Emile Xerxes had been engaged in a tug-of-war, but Leon had previously created a situation in which they were evenly matched, making it difficult to determine the winner.
In addition, Ramon has fully understood Leon's principle of "let them see the benefits first", and he will provide equipment and manpower to whoever is at a disadvantage.
If the two sides reached a truce, he would send assassins to provoke them from time to time, and would not let the war end anyway.
As a result, the brothers Cardin and Emile have been fighting until now. No one knows how many people have died on both sides, but no one has gained any benefits.
Except for Ramon, who made a lot of profit from selling arms, Ramon is now rich.
After Dexia became successful, Ramon naturally planned to expand the scope of his business...
However, Ramon really had no interest in the throne. His ideal and goal was to become the world's number one merchant. Anyway, he was different from other merchants - he had the Scorpio Assassin. If any lord dared to treat him as a fat sheep, he would probably become his fat sheep in the end...
And now, Leon thoughtfully gave his good brother an opportunity to expand the business - he asked Ramon to do the arms business in Fieldsville.
For Ramon, there are some clients in Firdsvain who are indeed easy to negotiate with, such as the Knights of the Dawn and Inquisitor Rasmus Defatica.
Since these religious forces want to spread their "righteous" beliefs, just give them some convenience. After all, they think that all D'Shar are heretics.
In addition, a few months ago, Sarah performed a stage play in Mount Ghazi, in which Lord Wata was beaten by the Goddess of Order. Lord Wata's influence was not as great as before, so this was a good opportunity for religious forces to invade.
As a result, the Knights of the Dawn received a large amount of "sponsorship" in just a few days. Some Singalians who "turned to the light" led them the way and pushed their "mission" of purifying everything with fire into the heart of D'Shar.
The Knights of Dawn invaded D'Shar on a large scale. Of course, the most panicked were the Knights of Dusk. At this critical moment of life and death, the Knights of Dusk of Singal would of course rise up in resistance - the Knights of Dusk were based in Singal, and their grand commander had lost contact some time ago, so it was very convenient for Ramon to stir up trouble.
Malbert has been taken to Siyuan City Prison by Alina for "bad intentions" and was cut in the crotch by Brutus. He is currently in a serious condition...even his gender is not clear, so naturally he has lost contact.
So under Leon's guidance, the Knights of Dusk also gained Ramon's "friendship" at the same time. Groups of temporarily armed Desha herdsmen became Dusk slaves and started a great battle between dawn and dusk in the area from Nudaburg to Singal.
This is also one of the reasons why Emperor Marius declared war on D'Shar. If they really wanted to take advantage of the situation, it would be easier to come to D'Shar to rob them. There would be no worries at all...
