The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

Principality of Denton - Royal Palace Council Chamber

"You've all read Justin's letter of apology. Tell us what we should do," said Anthony Caroline, who was sitting at the top.

"We can talk about apologizing later. Let's focus on the war in the north first," said Lincoln Grantham.

"Your Majesty, it is better to withdraw one of the Flame Legion or the Wind Legion first. The occupied Burgundian territory does not need two legions to defend it. They will not dare to tear up the armistice agreement at will after signing it." Jason Cavendish replied.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is not this. We need to quickly deliver a batch of food and fodder. Otherwise, the nearly 5 soldiers of the Tiger Legion may cause a mutiny."

"Lincoln, how much food is left in the capital?" Anthony asked.

"Your Majesty, apart from the needs of maintaining the royal capital, the warehouse has less than 3000 tons (one soldier is supplied with 1 kilogram of food per day, and 3000 tons can probably feed 5 people for about two months). This is mainly because 500 million tons were just shipped to Burgundy a while ago..." Lincoln said.

"Let's transport all the food in the warehouse to the north first. Also, mobilize merchants to transport food. The price of food will increase by 15%, and the Principality will be responsible for paying for it. At the same time, arrange for the Wind Legion to withdraw to the country, and the Flame Legion to stay in Burgundy."

"Yes." Seeing that King Anthony had made up his mind, the ministers had no objection and went down to carry it out.

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The House of the Marquis of Jason Cavendish.

"Joseph, come here, choose first and see which lady you like." Terry took out a dozen painted portraits of noble ladies in the royal capital and showed them to Joseph.

"Uncle Terry, are you serious?"

"What's real or fake? Come and take a look. If you don't want to pick one, I'll choose one for you. They are all noble ladies. There is no bad one. As long as they can give birth, it's fine." Terry said.

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"Okay, let me take a look..." Joseph said resignedly.

The personalities of the noble ladies in the capital are not very clear, but they are indeed very beautiful. However, with Joseph's mentality of having seen a lot of things, anyone can be chosen. Since it is difficult to choose, just leave it to fate...

Joseph pointed casually, "This is it."

"Oh, boy, you have good vision. This is Cheryl Anjou, the legitimate daughter of the Count of Anjou. She has a very gentle personality and is a good match for her. If this works out, you should focus on your studies in the future." Terry said happily.

Joseph thought: "It seems that there will be no good days in the future..."

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"Hurry up, brothers. I'll give you extra money when we get there."

"Lord Richie, it's not that our brothers are dragging their feet, nor is it a matter of money. We really can't walk any further, and the horses are panting from exhaustion. Who can avoid taking a rest?" He complained in the face of Richie's urging.

Due to my negligence, the granary was burned. Although Lord Justin did not have time to deal with me, if the food could not be delivered to the camp in time, the consequences would be unimaginable. Killing me a hundred times would be the least of my worries.

We were lucky this time. We received 5000 tons of grain from the Port of Oakland and also entrusted Barto to purchase grain. Together with the grain sent from the royal capital, we should be able to hold out for a while.

The army camp usually only kept five days' worth of food and grass. Even if Purinton City could collect more food and grass, it would not last 20 days. Calculating the time, it had been 19 days, and it would still take another 3 days to get to the army camp. Richie was very anxious.

But seeing that my brothers really couldn't walk anymore, I couldn't urge them any more. I just hoped to recover my strength as soon as possible and get back on the road.

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"Is there any food coming later?" Justin asked.

"It should be soon. There are about 3000 tons in the royal capital, and 5000 tons in Lord Richie's." The attendant replied.

"Send scouts to urge them. The army has already cut food supplies for three days. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for a few more days."

"In addition, we must keep a close eye on the movements of the Igle tribe at all times."

"Yes."

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"Huh..." Colin took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from his head.

It wasn't easy. I met this guy on my first solo training trip. I thought that with my strength, killing a bear would be as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. I didn't expect that this guy had a very strong vitality. Even after being hit by 5 arrows, he could still chase Colin for so long. If Colin wasn't more agile than this guy, he would not have been able to kill it in a short time.

Looking at the fallen black bear, it felt like it weighed at least 500 kilograms. After resting for a while, he went forward to collect all the arrows, then dragged the black bear's front limbs and walked out of the forest.

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"Colin, you're really good. You can fight the black bear alone." His teammate complimented him.

"You seniors please stop laughing at me. I believe anyone can do it." Colin said with a smile.

"I'll take this guy to the cafeteria first."

The Emerald Territory has a rule that soldiers can get half of the profits from their harvest. Of course, you can hide small things and not hand them in, but you can only hand in big ones like black bears. The rewards will be recorded as military merit points, which can be exchanged for gold coins if you leave the island in the future.

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"Chief, the south is about to collapse. We estimate that the food supply has run out," said Bater.

"Wait a little longer. When the southerners are hungry, we can launch an attack. It will definitely be more effective. But the other side should arrange for food transportation. So, Bartel, lead your troops to go around the back of Purinton City and look for opportunities to continue robbing food."

Soon, Battelle gathered enough manpower and led the team to sneak around while it was dark.

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The sky gradually darkened, but in order to hurry, the Principality of Denton's grain transport team continued to march along the road with torches lit.

"Brothers, work harder and take a rest after you go around the hill over there. We will reach the camp tomorrow and we will treat you all to a drink then." The grain transport team leader shouted.

"Okay, don't worry, we're not far away, brothers can hold on." The soldiers responded.

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Watching the fire dragon not far away gradually moving towards this side, Bater thought to himself, "The clan leader's calculations are really accurate. This time, we have encountered a big fish."

Then, he whispered, "Brothers, get ready. The grain transport team from the Principality of Denton is coming. This time, just like last time, burn them and leave. Don't get entangled with them."

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The grain transport team had no idea that someone was waiting for them ahead and was still marching towards the hill.

Suddenly, a shout of "Fire, shoot" was heard.

Before they could realize what was happening, some people had already fallen down, but more food on the carts was set on fire.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, be careful to protect the food." The grain transport team leader shouted anxiously.

Soon, he found that everything was in vain. The food on the car was burned to ashes, but there were not many casualties.

"It's over..." The grain transport captain fainted.

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At this time, Richie was still resting on the roadside, two and a half days away from here.

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"Sir, the grain transport team from the royal capital has arrived, but the grain was burned last night." As soon as the sun rose, the attendant came in and said.

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Justin was in a bit of a dilemma. The food that was supposed to arrive today was gone, and Richie would probably need another three or two days. The army would be out of food today. Now he had to decide whether to continue retreating or to hold on. He was in a dilemma.

"Let's go to Princeton City to collect some food." Justin made the decision quickly.

"Sir, the city has already collected the money once. If we go again, there won't be much left."

"Every grain counts. Also, we need to quickly dispatch personnel to meet the needs of the road and ensure that Richie's grain can be safely delivered."

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Not to mention the complaints in the city, we finally managed to collect one day's worth of food and fodder for the army.

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When Richie arrived at the camp, he found that the army had already engaged in a standoff. Although they had not yet drawn swords, they were one step away from mutiny.

Richie's return brought an end to the confrontation between the two sides.

Justin was also relieved. However, he knew that these troops could not be used and had to go back to rest.