Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

On the high plateau, snow flew and the wind howled, and logically speaking, no one would choose to appear here at this time of year.

Yet, nearly a thousand people were waiting here, the heat of their breath seemingly reducing the falling snowflakes by a fraction.

From this high vantage point, the entire situation of the distant battlefield was laid out before them.

Heads bobbed, the fighting was inextricably intense, and scalding hot blood splattered on the ground, dispelling some of the biting cold.

A knight in silver armor sat astride an exceptionally magnificent magical beast, gazing out at the scene.

“Lord, are we going to provide support?”

After waiting for a long time, an officer, seeing the minotaurs suddenly assault the rear of the Thorns Legion, finally couldn't bear it any longer, rode up from behind, and asked anxiously.

With so many minotaurs suddenly attacking the rear of the Thorns Legion, once they all went berserk, the scales of victory would tip!

“This wilderness coalition is very strange.”

The silver-armored knight did not respond to the officer's question, but muttered to herself.

Originally, according to her plan, Forgeuro would act as the main force to attract the enemy's attention, while she would lead this cavalry of nearly a thousand to raid the enemy's camp.

As long as the enemy's logistics were completely destroyed, in this kind of freezing weather, without supplies, they would definitely collapse without a fight.

However, after observing for a while, Fureina found that this wilderness coalition did not seem to be enslaved by the minotaurs and forced to move south at all. Both the humans and the pig-headed people were fighting bravely, without the slightest hesitation.

This was very illogical. Neither of these two were insignificant characters like goblins or kobolds. Being enslaved and forced to move south, they wouldn't fight bravely against a strong army. At critical moments, it would be good enough if they didn't trip each other up.

In other words, this wilderness coalition seemed to be premeditated, and the cooperation between these powerful races was extremely outstanding.

It was impossible for them to have been enslaved and forced to move south temporarily.

Moreover, their true purpose had become confusing at this moment.

According to their previous posture of rushing south to plunder, they should have directly swarmed up and eagerly defeated the legion when faced with its obstruction, so as to move south as soon as possible.

But now, they were calmly building camps, acting as if they were going to fight a protracted war.

“The equipment of these natives is also too sophisticated…”

Fureina muttered to herself again.

Even if the minotaurs were a powerful race, due to Deber and her strict prohibition of merchants selling weapons and equipment to the wilderness, weapons and equipment in the wilderness had always been scarce.

But now, these minotaurs were all wearing iron armor and wielding sophisticated standard weapons.

Considering the situation of a wilderness tribe, even if they had other channels to purchase them, selling the entire tribe would at most arm half of their people.

It was like… as if someone was supporting them from behind…

Wait…

A flash of lightning crossed Fureina's mind.

“If the minotaurs' southward plunder is just a guise, and their real purpose is to cut off Deber's connection with the depths of the wilderness…” An unbelievable conjecture flashed through Fureina's mind.

And cutting off Deber's connection with the depths of the wilderness was actually cutting off the Northern Territory's connection with the depths of the wilderness.

The unease in Fureina's heart grew stronger and stronger. If all her conjectures were correct, then there was only one answer.

There was a force behind this wilderness coalition that deliberately let them move south to attract her attention, and finally tied her down here.

In the depths of the wilderness, she only had a transaction with an elven clan. The real purpose of these people was to attack the elven tribe!

But what did an elven tribe have that was worth such a big fuss?

“It's the magic crystal mine!!!”

Fureina's heart sank.

The magic crystal mine was indispensable to the Northern Territory's booming development in recent years, with its financial and military strength almost crushing Deber's other three dukes.

This was a mineral discovered by an elven tribe in the depths of the wilderness. This crystal-like mineral naturally contained primordial magic.

Primordial magic could not be used directly, because this magic, which existed in the Titan era, was poisonous in this day and age. Whether it was made into magical items or absorbed by mages, it would cause people to suffer from a magic disease, transforming them into irrational, deformed monsters.

This was because the physique of people in this era could no longer adapt to this extremely high concentration of magic.

However, everything followed the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint. For example, water element magic naturally restrained fire element magic at the same level.

This magic crystal mine could react with a mineral called blackstone to automatically filter it into a magical mineral that people could use today.

And coincidentally, the Northern Territory possessed this mineral. Through Miriel's matchmaking, she successfully formed an alliance with this elven tribe.

She provided the elven tribe with the blackstone and all other necessary supplies, and she needed 60% of the magic crystals mined.

If it weren't for the fact that this elven tribe had a connection with the Martel family, and the location was a half-month's ride from the Northern Territory, she would have led a large army to occupy it long ago.

Taking only 60% was already giving them enough face.

Without a doubt, the value of the magic crystal mine was enough for everyone who knew about it to take the risk!

“Charles, you take ten cavalrymen and stay here. Give this image magic stone to Forgeuro, and tell him that he has full command of this war. Afterwards, I will confer the title of Baron of Maple Leaf Lake upon him.”

“I will transfer reinforcements from Whiteflow City…”

Fureina spoke quickly, giving instructions on everything very quickly.

If the facts were as she thought, then this elven tribe was probably under attack right now.

Fureina could not tolerate the magic crystal mine being seized by other forces.

She didn't care even if she had to pay a price for it!

She roughly looked at the battlefield below and was immediately horrified. Even the anxiety in her heart was suppressed, and she couldn't help but exclaim.

“When did paladins become so strong?”

Her words were not very precise. To be exact, how could someone who had just cultivated the "Holy Word Codex" be so strong?

Even if this lord was a peerless genius and reached the "Firefly" stage, he was just a small fry who had only been amplified by two times.

But what was she seeing now?

This Highcliff Castle lord was wielding that frightening greatsword, wantonly reaping the lives in front of him like the scythe of the Grim Reaper.

A light swing could cut down a group of minotaurs, just like cutting wheat, but those were minotaurs that required dozens of soldiers to deal with one!!!

They were not some worthless trash, but in front of this lord, they were as powerless as wooden targets.

A full four hundred minotaurs were blocked by this lord alone with a dozen orc guards.

Fureina said silently, “The Baron of Highcliff Castle still enjoys autonomy. Tell Forgeuro not to provoke him easily.”