Reborn Dragon Vein Warlock, Genius Beauty Mage

Stuart had a plan to deal with the crisis, so from the time Lord Liam issued the order to retreat, to the evacuation of all officials, soldiers, and materials quickly and orderly, the Benedictine Army did not gain anything of value after occupying the Barony of Dunkirk. of trophies.

The destination of the fleet of the Principality of Belgium is the port of Cherbourg in Normandy County. This is the closest route from the port city of Rotterdam to Stewart Territory, and the whole journey only takes three days. More than 20 of the more than 30 ships were merchant ships, carrying a landing force of 4,000 people, nearly half of which were mercenaries of various types. A large number of mercenaries are active in the Port of Rotterdam all year round. After Archduke Fernand issued a recruitment order, many people came from other places for high rewards.

The only mage tower in this area was built in the original town of Carentan. Without a mage tower to guard the port of Cherbourg, it would naturally not be able to stop the opponent's master-level professionals. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Lord Liam withdrew the tower here. garrison and supplies, so the army of the Principality of Belgium landed easily.

With so many soldiers pouring in at once, including a large number of mercenaries, the people of Cherbourg Port were greatly harmed. Because this is a world with true gods, and these mercenaries have signed formal employment contracts, they dare not do things like murder, arson, robbery, and things that go against women's will, but there are too many people who are sneaking around and taking advantage of others. It can be said that on the day of the landing, half of the livestock in the town went into the stomachs of these mercenaries. The other half was left not because of luck, but because they were large livestock such as cattle and horses, and the occupying army needed them to pull carts.

The Stewart leader will not give in blindly. Most of the masters of the Principality of Belgium have gone out with the army. The remaining few have to protect the port city of Rotterdam, but other routes cannot be protected. So Lord Liam ordered the fleet to be divided into two and cruise a day away from the port of Rotterdam. Regardless of the ships going north or south, as long as they belonged to the Principality of Benedictine, they would be captured, and any ships that dared to escape would be sunk.

After all, the Principality of Belgium is just a small country with limited strength and cannot use more high-end combat power to deal with this matter. But Archduke Fernand didn't care. He had ordered merchant ships not to go to sea for the time being. Although the loss would be great, once Stewart is defeated, the rewards will be unparalleled, and temporary small problems can be overcome.

The Principality of Benedictine was at war with the Stuart Territory. How could a well-informed maritime merchant not know about such an important matter? The war zone was in the middle of the Western Continent Channel. Neither ship owners nor merchants dared to risk sailing through the war zone, at least until the situation stabilized. This has basically cut off some sea routes. The temporary impact is that the prices of things that need to be transported by sea in some coastal noble territories have begun to rise.

The rise of the Stewart Territory was too fast and too smooth, and it would inevitably offend some nobles during the process of expansion and development. Previously, because of Christine's presence, she suppressed all problems with her strong methods. Now that she suddenly lost contact with the high-end military force in the territory, some people started to take action.

Duke Stewart has a floating city with powerful weapons from the ancient Netheril Magic Empire. This has violated the ban of the great goddess of magic. The Church of the Goddess of Magic and the Mages Guild are conducting a search with great fanfare. Everyone is watching.

The floating city is indeed so powerful that mortals cannot compete with it, but it is different now that the goddess of magic has taken action. You must know that the ancient Netheril magic empire has fallen in the hands of the gods. There is only one floating city now. As a recognized powerful god, how could the goddess of magic not be able to deal with it.

In addition, the army of the Principality of Benedictine occupied large areas of land continuously after the war. In this case, the Duke of Stewart and the Floating City did not appear. Some nobles felt that the Stewart Territory was doomed, and some individuals began to take action.

Of course, it is impossible for them to participate in the war. They do not have the courage or strength, but they still dare to intercept the passing caravan of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce. If it is a relatively ordinary cargo, find an excuse to detain it, and the caravan will not let it go unless it pays some money. If the goods are of relatively high value, then grab them directly. They are not afraid of the repercussions of killing the goose to retrieve the eggs. After all, looking at the current situation, the Stewart Territory is almost gone, and the Tulip Chamber of Commerce will not still be around by then, and the debt will be canceled after death.

Although some nobles were secretly instigated by people sent by Archduke Fernand to do this, the most important thing was the wealth that moved people's hearts. A batch of goods worth more than a thousand gold coins was nothing to the Stuarts, but to some small nobles, it was nothing. It's quite a lot. The key is that it's all for nothing.

The head of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, the Honorable Knight Harland Coy, has no good solution to the behavior of individual nobles like robbers. When the caravan is traveling outside, it is protected by mercenary groups along the way. It is not that the territory cannot send soldiers, but it is cheaper this way. The mercenary group can deal with bandits but does not dare to stop the noble knights and soldiers who steal things.

Lord Pierre Legrand, who was in charge of diplomacy, sent a formal letter of protest to these nobles in the name of the Stuart Territory, but they simply ignored it. Because Christine couldn't be contacted and couldn't declare war on these nobles, this small matter that was easy to solve has now turned into a big problem.

Military concessions and economic inaction made more people feel that the Stewart Territory was actually a paper tiger, so they joined the ranks of fishing in troubled waters. Some high-level wild professionals who were originally worried about Archduke Fernand's offer of an olive branch and were afraid of retaliation changed their minds when they saw this situation and joined the hired team, allowing the masters in the army of the Principality of Belgium to approach Twenty people.

It is not that the Stewart Territory has not issued recruitment announcements, but once the lord is away, the people below dare not easily promise excessive remuneration, and even if they promise, they may not believe it. Secondly, the current situation is not good for the territory. The mercenary adventurers are all very speculative, and no one will jump on a sinking ship.

The successive military victories have greatly increased the reputation of Archduke Fernand. Now he walks with wind when attending various events. He has already begun to dream of promoting the Principality of Bihe to a kingdom and becoming the first king himself.

It cannot be said that there is anything wrong with this idea. You must know that the army of the Principality of Belgium has now occupied the Barony of Dunkirk, and has landed at the Port of Cherbourg in Normandy County, and is about to launch an attack on the mainland of Stewart Territory.

If this trend continues, the situation is not generally good, not a small good, but a very big good. How can Archduke Fernand be unhappy?