Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

Looking at the devastated city in front of him, Perel had extremely complicated emotions.

Obviously, the Northland mercenaries achieved great results in this war.

In just three days, they captured this important northern town that was blocking their way. From then on, within the nearly 100 kilometers south of Brundick, there was no longer a strong city that could stop the pace of the northern army. .

As long as Perel wants to, his army can even march straight into the important town in the middle of the kingdom, River Valley City!

And that will be the last line of defense that Wilbert I can rely on.

However, with joy comes sorrow.

The Northland mercenaries' ability to achieve such results is certainly worthy of celebration, but it also completely pushed the nobles in the middle of the kingdom to oppose them.

Because at the same time that Brundik fell, more than a dozen nobles of the kingdom, including Duke Bathory, also became the dead souls of the Northland mercenaries.

You know, even if it's a fight for the throne, nobles can't just kill them if they want.

Capturing nobles and then demanding ransom from their families is the Andal Kingdom's routine method of handling domestic disputes, and it is also an unspoken rule that most nobles are unwilling to break.

But obviously, the Northland mercenaries broke this convention, and almost the entire Brundick was beaten to pieces in this battle.

The mercenaries' commissions were only part of the remuneration they could get for participating in the war, and the other part of the income had to be obtained by looting cities.

And this also caused countless civilians and nobles who had not yet fled to suffer extremely miserable treatment.

There is blood and corpses everywhere. There is almost no intact house in the city. The corpses of the militiamen are pushed randomly in the streets and alleys, as if they are telling endless sorrow.

"The mercenaries also suffered heavy casualties in this war, so some mercenaries vented their anger on the people in the city."

Looking at Perel's solemn face, Sharp Coyle said with a slight guilt.

"Control the bodies of the nobles. They need to be given a decent burial."

In the end, Perel did not punish the number one hero who allowed him to enter the city smoothly, and the board he originally raised only fell gently.

Oh no, it didn't even fall at all.

after all……

Although the relationship between the Northland mercenaries and the Duke of Sadwind Castle is similar to the relationship between the Antolian mercenaries and Leon, they are quite different.

In the northern border of the kingdom, where border frictions often occur, the group of northern mercenaries includes not only the veterans of the Andal Kingdom, but also the Walras people who are greedy for money.

Although they are loyal to Perel, to a large extent, this group of people can be regarded as a group of gangsters and villains with no limits. Compared with Perel's previous order to keep people under the knife, some people are actually more Value those golden escudos.

"Sharp Coyle, lead the Northland mercenaries to continue southward and strive to capture River Valley City as quickly as possible!"

Even though he felt a little unhappy, Perel finally made his decision.

If you offend the nobles, offend the nobles. Those are things that you need to consider only after you can successfully seize the throne. The most important thing right now is to take advantage of the abundant food and achieve the greatest results as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, he can only send troops westward to obtain more logistical supplies by plundering those nobles who are unwilling to support him.

…

Royal capital, Essex.

For the princes and ministers who supported Wilbert I, Brundick's fall was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, which made people feel a little overwhelmed for a while.

At first, Wilbert I was unwilling to believe the news.

But countless defeated troops who fled back from the north told him with the cruel reality that Brundick had indeed fallen.

"I am the only legal monarch of the Kingdom of Andal! I am the one!"

On that day, Wilbert I smashed countless precious treasures and executed dozens of palace attendants. The entire palace, and even the nobles in the entire royal capital, were silent.

However, no matter how much you don't want to accept this fact, what should come will eventually come.

At the imperial meeting in early April, Military Minister Yubel Khalin truthfully stated the current situation:

"According to the latest news from the front line, the rebels under Duke Perel of Sorrow Castle are dividing into two groups, heading south along the east and west banks of the Hom River respectively."

"Due to the fall of Brundik, most of the nobles in the kingdom panicked, and many nobles surrendered one after another. However, there were also brave noble knights who were not afraid of powerful enemies. Viscount Jay fought hard and refused to retreat, and died heroically for his country. Viscount Andersson also died during the march. In rebel hands."

"Right now, the west bank rebels are being led by Viscount Cummings. Their purpose should be to intimidate the nobles in the western part of the kingdom and cut off the connection between the royal capital and the western part of the kingdom. The main force of the east bank rebels is led by Sharp Coyle. The Northland mercenaries are the most powerful and are expected to arrive at the gates of River Valley City in less than half a month."

"As for Perel, he still leads the vast majority of the northern nobles' troops stationed in Brundik, probably to prevent the northern Kingdom of Walras from taking this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Kingdom of Andal."

Wilbert I laughed angrily:

"So, my brother actually has the interests of the kingdom in mind?"

Hearing this, the military minister was shocked and quickly added: "But it is more likely to show that the nobles of the kingdom care about the kingdom. After all, the Northland mercenaries killed so many nobles in Brundick. "

"Of course it is!"

King Wilbert I nodded dullly: "How is the recruitment of reinforcements sent to River Valley City going?!"

"Since the western part of the kingdom is forced to remain neutral under the threat of the Sorrowwind Castle army, time is too tight right now, so reinforcements can only be mobilized from the central part of the kingdom. There are not many militia available for recruitment. According to your previous order, I have dispatched garrison troops. The Kingdom Knights from the royal capital went to reinforce us.”

"When the mercenaries from the North arrive at the city, River Valley City will have gathered more than 30,000 militiamen and most of the elite knights in the royal capital!"

Wilbert I nodded, but still felt it was not safe enough:

"You personally go to River Valley City to supervise the battle. You don't want to take the initiative to attack. As long as you can defend River Valley City, as time goes by, Perel's rebels will have big problems!"

"As you wish, my esteemed Majesty!"

"By the way! What has the Duke of Galicia in the south been doing lately? And Helson?"

"The Duke of Galicia said he was willing to serve you, but claimed that it would take time to assemble the militia, so no action has been taken."

"I hope he is really willing to serve me!"

Hearing this, Wilbert I snorted dissatisfiedly.

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Today I will quickly transition the timeline. The main focus is to connect the past and the next. The next big plot of Antolia will come soon~

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