Warlord: King of All Clans

Without thinking, Leo said, "In a few days, we will continue downstream, first to Anthust to see the Grand Duke, and then to Clemens to participate in the siege of the main city."

"Although Godwin is right, we are full enough after eating Arbroath, and there is no need to join in the fun. But this alliance was proposed by me, and I can't take advantage of it and ignore my allies. If I do that, my reputation will be ruined, and I will be the one to be beaten next time."

Rigolav also nodded. "Yes, that's right. While you are strong yourself, you also need to build good relationships with people. Leo, you are more mature now."

"I told you that you looked down on the local petty nobles, but you asked for allies at the level of earl or grand duke right away. It's good this way. Focus on doing big things, and I will help you deal with the petty nobles."

Leo chuckled, and immediately returned to his usual lazy self, "It's all thanks to my foster father's cultivation!"

"Stop smiling and go to war!"

Rigolav looked towards the east and said, "You should work harder and strive to become the mayor of the Earl's main city before I die."

"I will definitely make my godfather's wish come true."

A few days later, Weir's Pegasus flew back from the east, bringing news from the allies.

All the troops of the Beboos family withdrew to the Earl's main city. The Beowulf Legion and the Forelov Legion in the north, the Kurolov Legion in the east, and the Odalov Legion in the south each eliminated the small towns blocking the way and advanced towards the main city of Clemens.

The foundation of the Beboos family is deeper than that of the Freelov family. Not only are their four cities larger than those of the Freelov family, they also have more than a dozen small towns under them, and countless square-flag earthen forts.

If the main city of the Earl of the North is regarded as the provincial capital, the branch city is the prefecture-level city, the small town is the county town, the square flag earth fort is the township, and the knight village is the administrative village.

In official documents of the North, local towns were also called "cities" because of the existence of outer city walls, so historical records often recorded the Earl's war of "taking three cities" or "taking five cities".

However, these towns have a population of no more than 10,000 or even only 1,000 or 2,000 people, and in Leo's opinion, they are not really "cities".

The city of Arbroath, where Godwin was stationed, also had two small towns and five square-flag earthen forts under it. However, Godwin abandoned the city and left. These local tyrants did not try to hold out, but either fled or surrendered, offering almost no resistance.

But the situation in other directions is different. Leo has been operating in Abros for a month, and the other members of the Five Lords Alliance have not yet eliminated the resistance forces in the occupied areas.

After receiving the news, Leo led his troops on the journey again, boarded the armed merchant ships and the large bathtub, and marched slowly along the Anzeno River.

After walking a few hundred miles more, we left the jurisdiction of the city of Abros and arrived at the middle reaches of the Anzeno River.

To the north is the war-torn Earldom of Beboos, and to the south is the peaceful and tranquil Earldom of Odalov.

From here, the Buck Mountains gradually disappear from view, and the south coast becomes fertile land.

In the Earldom of Gustav on the southern foot of the Buck Mountains, there was also a road leading from the foot of the mountain to the north and into the Anzeno River trade.

A day later, the water of the Anzeno River became wider and wider, so wide that the two banks could not be seen. The captain came up to inform him, "My Lord, we have arrived at Lake Arthursley."

Arthursley is an ancient word in the North, which means Lake of the Ancestors. It is the largest freshwater lake in the North, covering an area of ​​nearly 10,000 square kilometers. On its eastern shore is the only peak in the middle reaches of the Anzeno River plain - the Ancestor God Peak.

Ancestor St is located at the foot of the Ancestral God Peak. It is the ancestral land of the High King in the North and is now the lord city of Earl Odalov.

Although the Northern Grand Duke's family insisted on building the Duke's Palace in Oleynik on the northern border for hundreds of years in order to stop the orcs from moving south, the actual economic and cultural center of the North has always been the city of Ancerst.

This is also the only large city in the North with a population of over 200,000.

If we only consider population, there are many earldoms in the southern border that have more people than Anhurst.

But the geography and climate of the North are different. A town population of 100,000 requires more than one million rural population to support. Anhurst can gather so many people because of the developed river transportation of the Anzeno River and the thousands of miles of fertile land in the middle plains of Anhurst.

This is the largest and best farming area in the entire North, and is naturally occupied by the Grand Duke's family.

The second most important agricultural area in the North is the middle and upper Dome plain, which is also occupied by the Grand Duke Odalov family.

So looking at the map, the Earldom of Odalov is just one of the seven earldoms in the North, but in fact, both its population and arable land are more than twice that of other earldoms.

After drifting on the Lake of Ancestors for a day, Leo saw a huge shadow appear on the opposite bank from afar.

The towering Ancestral God Peak, shrouded in clouds and mist, appeared before the eyes of the River Bend Legion.

This is equivalent to the alien version of Tarzan, and is the ancestral home of the human race in the North. Even the remote civilians in the Earldom of Forelov have heard of its legend.

The soldiers of the River Bend Legion couldn't help but bow their heads and pray, and were extremely excited.

Most of these civilian farmers had never left the jurisdiction of Isenpol, and those veterans had only followed the local legions to the border of the earldom and had never gone deep into the "Central Plains" area.

As the true appearance of the Ancestral God's Peak gradually emerged, the number of boats on Lake Arthursley gradually increased. When they saw Leo's fleet, they all moved away.

And the holy city of Ancestor God's Peak, Ancestor God's Peak, gradually appeared in Leo's sight.

Although the letter had been delivered for three days, Leo still asked Ivan to take the River Bay Legion to dock and rest thirty miles away from the city of Anhurst. He himself and his trusted followers took an armed merchant ship to enter the port of Anhurst.

The ships moored here are mainly multi-masted sailing ships, including some large sea vessels of forty or fifty meters.

At the military dock, there is also a 60-meter-long, three-deck sailing warship moored.

In front of such a huge warship, the more than 20-meter-long, single-deck armed merchant ship under Leo's feet was completely a small Karami.

Leo looked at the sailing ship with envy. It was obviously the Grand Duke's flagship.

If this warship is converted into a steam-driven and artillery-armed ship, it will be an alien version of a top-level sailing battleship!

But this is just wishful thinking. This war beast costs more than ten thousand gold coins. No matter how much he throws a tantrum, the Grand Duke probably won't give it to him.

Before the armed merchant ship docked, the steward of Count Odalov's palace came in a small boat to greet the distinguished guests - the Grand Duke of the North refers to the Grand Duke of the entire North, and he is also Count Odalov. His duke's palace is in Olenik and the earl's palace is in Anhurst.

After guiding the armed merchant ship to dock at the slightly quieter military dock, the Duke's housekeeper boarded the ship and saluted: "Count Mondo... Master Leo, the master invites you."

Leo, the adopted son of the Grand Duke, was accepted by Grand Duke Mitchell for the sake of the elven demigod. The consideration of interests outweighed the emotional considerations. The true feelings are still unknown, but after it was announced to the world, his identity was confirmed.

In the North, adopted sons and foster sons who have no blood relationship have a higher status than illegitimate children.

Leo's succession to the title of Duke of the North was after his second son Grant, making him the third in line to the entire North.

Even though the butler of the Earl's Mansion had never met such a distinguished person before, he did not dare to neglect him in the slightest.

After getting off the boat, Leo followed the butler straight to the Earl's Mansion and met the Grand Duke of the North as soon as possible.