A strange world

Chapter 1058 Chapter 289. Stealing chess

Except for the west coast, the Liberty City Legion and the Freedom Blades on the two southern routes encountered varying degrees of resistance, and their advance slowed down.

Although still much faster than before.

The reason why the people of the Kingdom resumed their resistance was not only that the nobles discovered that the Free City had no strong desire to attack civilians and formed a militia to protect their property, but also that they were worried that if they escaped back to the new king, they would be caught by Olmei.

That's right, Annan's reputation has spread to the front lines, and it can stop children from crying - only for noble children.

In the stories they spread, the new king has a demon who specializes in eating nobles. Anyone who disobeys and flees to the new royal capital will be eaten by him.

Annan was stunned for a while when he learned that he had become a stumbling block, and then asked the front line to fight back: publicize that the king was a shameful thief and traitor.

Compared with the nonsense of "demon eating nobles", Crowe's collusion with the rat people is much more believable - because this gives them an excuse to blame others for this miserable situation.

Crowe's stealing of power from the second prince became a topic of conversation among the nobles after dinner - just like tavern guests always talk about women, and women always talk about their neighbors.

There were also people who went everywhere to seek confirmation, and found out that in addition to the demon named Olmei who was making a big splash, there was also the blockbuster news that not long ago, the king's capital was under martial law, and a group of rat men appeared and arrested Archduke Babatado.

At the same time, Annan cooperated with the front line and specifically asked Maria to lead people to find a few nobles who had escaped from the front line and find an excuse to hang them——

No one speaks up for them. One is that Olmedo is gaining momentum, and the other is that the new royal capital is only so big, and one more noble will mean another to grab territory and share the cake.

When the nobles took a look, they saw that the front line was the Blade of Freedom with the slogan of liberating the kingdom, the rear was a confusing coup, and the territory was full of rumors...

The nobles who had only brought knights to bully bandits and civilians had never experienced this kind of thing. They were immediately divided into two camps: those who defected to the Freedom Blade and those who haven't surrendered to the Freedom Blade yet.

The Blades of Freedom do not bully civilians, and have no grudges against soldiers, and they are powerful. Often when they first arrive,

The fall of a kingdom never disappears quietly around the corner. It’s a house whose load-bearing capacity has disappeared. It may still look bright on the outside, but maybe at a certain moment, at a certain node, with just a gentle push, the seemingly solid house will collapse.

Mondo collar.

Located in a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Before the war began, Little Small and his staff made many plans, including but not limited to sending rangers to infiltrate, besiege, persuade surrender, bypass and other suggestions, but they were all rejected.

They must pass here before December 12th, join the main army on the flanks, and then face the vast plains and reach the Sunset Plains of the new royal capital. There wasn't much time to waste in Mondo Collin.

The order sent from the city lord's palace was to launch a strong attack early in the morning.

The frontline soldiers did not doubt his presence. They mobilized their soldiers and huddled beside the fire on the eve of dawn, quietly waiting for the attack to come.

The first rays of dawn shone on the highest peaks of Mondoland.

The Blade of Freedom outside the valley seemed to wake up from its slumber and blow its distant horn.

Woo——woo——

The ground began to tremble as the army advanced.

The dull sound of drums and footsteps were mixed together, and the darkness made the soldiers on the city wall swallow their saliva.

Even if the city wall is strong and the food in the territory is enough for them to last three months, they still have no confidence...

The knights in the front charged, and the mage group in the back stood still and began to brew spells.

Seeing that the spell was about to take shape and the knight was about to rush to the city, the closed city gate was suddenly opened.

The captain of Lord Mondo's bodyguard stood in front of the city gate, waving his hands and shouting: "I know where the noble old dog is hiding! Follow me!"

The knight rushed through the city gate without any resistance. Ten minutes later, the banner of the Free Blade was raised in the Lord's Castle.

Little Smo and the others climbed to the top of the city and looked to the north.

Next, they were only separated from the new king's capital by a sunset plain as flat as a chessboard.

…

Annan got the battle report and couldn't believe it when he saw that the Blade of Freedom had more than a dozen knights.

"A dozen knights?" Annan emphasized on the knights.

"They were carefully trained by the nobles, and they all took advantage of us."

"A dozen knights?" Annan emphasized the number again.

"This is the battle report from two days ago. There should be almost 20 now."

Annan has never fought such a wealthy battle!

The blade of freedom on the front line is getting closer and closer, and it is becoming more and more unstoppable. The nobles scratched their heads and couldn't figure out how the Freedom Blades composed of a group of mud-legged people suddenly became more powerful than them?

They blamed it on the fact that the war with the Skaven consumed a large number of generals and elites, who were taken advantage of by the Free Blades.

But when it comes to asking who should go to the front line, the palace ministers can't find a suitable candidate, and they shirk each other.

Actually it's not that there is none, it's just that they don't dare to mention that person's name...

He is too petty. If you say bad things about him, he really dares to lead people to raid your home.

Amid external and internal troubles, the underground members of the Blade of Freedom developed rapidly for a time.

Annan had made many military exploits on the front line, and he was not idle either. He stayed at the manor all day digging for Baba Tod's Cao Yang.

No clues were found for the time being, but I accidentally discovered another secret den for cultivating dead soldiers.

Annan has already done enough credit, so tell Reinado the news and let him take some of the credit.

Mainly he was worried that after he left the manor, a shameless legend would pretend to be himself and come in to steal things.

Annan had wronged the little bat. He was so scared of the chairman that he didn't want to touch anything related to him.

Speaking of stealing, Olmedo asked Annan to find a chance to go to the lounge.

She suspected that the unfinished chess game had the chairman's next plan.

Annan thought so too. But he didn't find any clues, so what excuse did he have to find the chairman...

Does he need an excuse?

No?

The chess pieces are important information and worth the risk.

Annan asked Maria to keep an eye on the manor and not allow anyone to enter, not even him, unless he could prove that he was himself.

"I know."

Annan came to the front of the palace and said to the guard, "The chairman wants to see me."

Olmedo was already a familiar face. The guard didn't make it difficult and took him to the outside of the lounge.

After the guard left, Annan looked around the dark lounge.

The chairman didn't seem to be there... Good, it would be convenient for him to act.

I hope the chairman hasn't had time to put away the chess pieces.

Annan walked into the quiet lounge, where it was pitch dark. He took out a magic lamp to illuminate.

The light spread out in all directions, illuminating the corner of the white wizard's robe in front.

Annan held up the magic lamp in a daze, and the outline of the councillor emerged at the edge of the light.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Why didn't you turn on the light..."

"Legends don't need eyes to see things." The councillor said with some deep meaning.

As soon as the voice fell, magic lamps everywhere lit up, and the lounge became brightly lit again.

Annan stood in the middle, honest and not like a thief.

"Well... Mr. Councillor, it was the staff senior who asked me to come here secretly to find it at night."