From Baron to Lord

They were definitely not Garrosh and Rexxar's opponents.

"This time, I will have other troops cooperate with you. We absolutely cannot let them escape," Cruise said seriously, looking at Garrosh and Rexxar.

The two of them also nodded, bid farewell to Allen and Cruise, and walked out.

Allen had not asked Cruise about the situation on the ground for some time, so he looked at Cruise and asked, "Cruise, is the situation on the battlefield still good?"

Cruise nodded, "Your Majesty, apart from occasional harassment, everything else is fine. We have already occupied half of the west coast."

"It's just that the exploration of the central forest isn't going so well."

"Could it be that you encountered some danger?" Allen looked at Cruise with some nervousness. After all, he had been preparing for that dense forest for a long time, and now hearing Cruise say this, he immediately became vigilant.

"No, not at all," Cruise said quickly.

"It's just that the deeper we go, the more ferocious beasts there are, and the stronger they are. Moreover, they are extremely brutal and cannot be communicated with."

The creatures here are different from those outside. Although they are not as intelligent as magical beasts, most of the groups have a leader.

That leader's intelligence is not low, and they can even communicate with ordinary people.

Hearing Cruise say this, it was clear that they had no leader, or their leader's intelligence was not high. "Our casualties are not small now, and if we continue to explore, I'm afraid the casualties will be even greater."

Cruise glanced at Allen with some worry, but that was all. It seemed that this decision was not very good.

But after all, it was Allen's decision, and he wasn't stupid enough to bring it up actively.

However, Allen didn't continue to insist. He clearly understood that continuing to explore now would only increase casualties.

"In that case, let them stop for now. Anyway, when we occupy the entire Roman Empire, we can explore slowly," Cruise breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Allen say this, "Your Majesty is wise."

What he feared most was that Allen would become angry and continue to send troops, which would probably lead to huge casualties, and the situation on both battlefields would also stall.

At that time, they would probably follow the old path of the Duke of Purgatory.

Now, seeing Allen make the most correct decision, Cruise was also very happy.

Chapter 512: Three Months Later

Three months had passed.

In these three months, the war behemoth of the Allen Kingdom began to fully display its power, of course, in the Source World.

In these three months, the more than two million soldiers of the Allen Kingdom now basically had a rifle in hand.

Although there were still hundreds of thousands of troops without rifles, this was still a considerable achievement. Oliver, as the Minister of Industry, was responsible for those factories.

It must be said that he had put in a lot of effort. In these three months, he had lost all the fat he had painstakingly gained before.

Those demihumans also helped a lot. Whether they were frightened by the previous battle or starved, no one knew.

You should know that Allen had originally planned to starve them for a few days to give them a good look.

But Oliver was not so kind to them. Allen handed them over to Oliver to manage, but they actually rebelled. If Allen hadn't been in the capital, the problem would have been solved very quickly.

Although Allen did not punish Oliver, Oliver would not let them off.

He starved them for six days and six nights, and several demihumans starved to death before they were given food.

Naturally, after that incident, their anger at the Allen Kingdom and Oliver turned into fear.

Next, they were also very obedient.

With their help, the factory speed increased several times. Oliver was right, their efficiency was indeed amazing.

As for whether Marco and Will's troops should be equipped with firearms, Allen was still hesitant.

After all, firearms and turrets were important secrets of the Allen Kingdom.

If they were given to them, not to mention anything else, what if the secret was leaked?

Even Marco's Principality, when Allen left, he took away all the turrets and those factories.

Marco was only left with some alchemical bombs.

Allen had not made up his mind, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

After all, even his three million troops still had hundreds of thousands without rifles, and there were still very few turrets and machine guns.

Moreover, the factories still had many tasks. In addition to equipping the army, they also needed to assist the Iron Chariot Factory in making parts.

Now, Allen and the others, due to giving up the exploration of the central forest, were attacking from two locations with all their troops.

Allen's previous idea was not bad, but the distance between the garrisons was too short, and the Source World was not small.

In the end, there were not enough troops. In the end, he continued to discuss with Cruise and revised the plan.

Now, the Allen Kingdom had completely occupied the entire west coast, and not only that, but they had also advanced all the way to the east coast.

The troops that had passed through the north had already reached the Ensi Plain, and the southern troops had already reached the Sia Peninsula.

Now, the Norman Empire only had half of the east coast left, and with the Allen Kingdom's attack, its territory was constantly shrinking.

As the battle progressed, Cruise and the others also came to the front line and arrived at the southern army with Allen.

As for Marco and the others, they also gave up their garrisons and came to the northern army, echoing Allen here.

After all, after repeated blows, there were not many experts left in those occupied areas, and they could completely solve them themselves.

At this moment, inside the tent, Cruise, Allen, Garrosh, and Rexxar were still standing there.

Smiles adorned their faces, as the current situation was excellent. They were about to occupy the Roman Empire and soon conquer the Source World.

However, Allen noticed Cruise still intently studying the map. Following his gaze, Allen saw it was the location where Illidan and his forces were gathered: Booth City.

"Cruise, are you worried about them?" Allen asked Cruise.

Hearing Allen's voice, Cruise immediately snapped back to reality. "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Our journey has been incredibly smooth, with hardly any encounters with formal armies. It seems they are all concentrated within this (cfbi) Booth City."

"This is quite strange. After all, in a direct battle, they would definitely be no match for us. So why is Illidan gathering his troops?"

Cruise continued, "If I were Illidan, I would completely disperse the army, breaking them into small units to continuously harass us and stall our advance."

"Furthermore, we could utilize this forest to conceal the troops within."

"This would not only be safe but also force us to venture into the forest, where we could suffer heavy losses if we're not careful."

Allen also sensed something was amiss. Previously, they had speculated that Illidan was trying to lull them into complacency, then ambush them when they became arrogant.

But now that they had occupied most of the Roman Empire's territory, that seemed unlikely.

"What do you think is going on?" Allen asked Cruise, knowing Cruise had experience with large-scale battles.

"In the current situation, it's clear they don't intend to defeat us on the battlefield."

"After all, in such a crucial battle, if they had any trump cards, they would have used them, yet they still failed. If they can't beat us on the battlefield, there's only one possibility."

Allen, Garrosh, and Rexxar all looked at Cruise, listening intently.

"Someone among them is about to break through to the Legendary realm. It's very likely the Emperor who hasn't shown his face all this time."

"What!"

Garrosh and Rexxar looked at Cruise in astonishment, while Allen remained nonchalant.

"Indeed, that must be it," Cruise nodded. "They've been inactive for so many days, constantly losing troops, and sending those demi-humans to harass us."

"All of this indicates that they haven't given up."

"However, even though they call themselves an empire, they don't even have a single Legendary realm expert, while we have Your Majesty, making us invincible."

"So, their only hope is for their Emperor to break through to Legendary. That way, they'll have a chance to negotiate with us, instead of being at our mercy."

"Strictly speaking, although they have fewer Saint realm experts than us, the difference isn't that significant. Their biggest weakness lies in the Legendary realm."

"Perhaps they've also heard that Your Majesty broke through to Legendary not long ago, and they still hope to defeat Your Majesty," Cruise said, glancing at Allen with some embarrassment.

Allen found this amusing.

He hadn't expected them to place all their hopes on that Emperor. Although Allen had indeed broken through to Legendary not long ago,

he was now a two-star Legendary realm expert, a two-star mage, and possessed a semi-divine artifact from the Atyas Empire.

It could be said that Allen was confident he wouldn't have any problems dealing with someone who had just broken through to Legendary.

Chapter 513: Illidan's Worries

"Don't worry about that. Even if he breaks through, he's no match for me," Allen said confidently.

Hearing this, Cruise and the others felt much relieved.

Although they had great faith in Allen, knowing he could handle someone who had just broken through to Legendary without any issues,

hearing Allen's assurance put their minds completely at ease.

"Next, we just need to be careful, stay a bit away from their Booth City, don't worry too much, and pay close attention."

Cruise and the others nodded. Naturally, now that they knew there was a hidden bomb inside, they needed to rest and recuperate.

"But we don't need to worry too much. Maybe their Emperor will fail to break through to Legendary and just die. Then we won't have anything to worry about," Allen joked.

This was indeed the truth.

Advancing to the Legendary realm wasn't as simple as some people thought, and the number of people who died after failing was definitely not small.

"If that were the case, we'd be extremely lucky," Cruise chuckled.

On the other side, in Booth City.

"Illidan, why hasn't His Majesty successfully broken through yet? Could something have gone wrong?"

Outside a palace, a wrinkled old man looked at Illidan with some urgency.

It was no wonder they were anxious. After all, His Majesty had been trying to break through to Legendary for three months, but there was still no sign of progress.

This made them worry whether His Majesty had failed.

As time passed, their unease grew stronger and stronger. Finally, they couldn't help but come to question Illidan.

Illidan now held great power, and in these three months, he had taken control of Booth City from top to bottom.

Although they were dissatisfied, they were all smart enough not to say anything.

After all, they were all barely able to protect themselves and had no desire to fight for power.