Warlord: King of All Clans

(Volume 11: The King in the North! Ah K Shen!)

In the Earl's Palace of Anhurst, Mitchell, the Grand Duke of the North, held the secret military letter in his hand, rubbed it gently, and crushed it into powder.

"Where's William?"

The housekeeper hesitated and said, "No news for now."

"Send more men, find William, send the Third Legion north to Clemens and deploy along the river."

"yes."

After arranging military affairs, the Grand Duke of the North sat quietly at his desk. Although he was still tall and strong, he gave people the feeling that he had suddenly aged a lot.

His eyes fell on the map of the empire's territory, looking at the small Earldom of River Bay, but he did not speak in the end.

The main city of Olenik in the North fell, but he, the Grand Duke of the North, still couldn't move!

According to the latest intelligence, the Brutus family in the southern border has assembled four fully-strength legions and stationed them on the south bank of the River Dome.

If we include the logistical support troops, it is said to be an army of 50,000!

In response, Odalov's First Legion, led by Great Knight Barro, rushed south to reinforce the border.

Earl MacDonald in the southwest, as the governor of the Carolingian province, recruited the fiefdom nobles of the Carolingian province.

Three fully-strength legions were formed, crossed the Fabados Mountains, and marched straight to the territory of Count Gustav.

But those who understand the current situation know very well that the Gustav family is now impoverished, and the three legions heading north will not look down on such a snack.

But the Grand Duke of the North had to send troops. The Earldom of Gustav could be given to Riomondo but not to MacDonald.

Once MacDonald's army defeated Gustav and successfully established a foothold in the north, the Earldom of Odalov would be attacked from three sides and would be defenseless.

Although the fully-strength army in the South is not as strong as the army in the North, they have more people.

The land output in the South is twice that of the North, and the degree of land development is three times that of the North.

There are vast tracts of wilderness between every two villages in the north, but in the south, villages are connected to villages, cities are connected to cities, and there is endless farmland.

In the southern plains of Olenik, the extraordinary scouts of the Odalov family finally found William's trace.

The tall and burly William sat cross-legged in the wilderness, with more than a dozen corpses of dragon-scale horses lying around him.

All of these corpses were shriveled and thin, with all the blood drained out of their bodies.

This is the dragon-scale horse grazing area of ​​the Duke's Mansion, where thousands of dragon-scale horses of all sizes graze.

As a mid-level extraordinary magical beast, dragon scale horses have difficulty reproducing and have an astonishing appetite. A thousand dragon scale horses require as much as 100,000 acres of grassland.

In the entire northern territory, only the southern suburbs of Olenik have such fertile pastures, and only the Duke's Palace in the northern territory can afford to raise so many dragon-scale horses.

William has lived in Oleynik since he was a child. He is also a member of the Knights of the Wind and has a close relationship with the Dragon Scale Horses, as if they were one of the same family.

He escaped from Olenik, and the nearby dragon-scale horses heard the news and came to help him escape.

The mid-level and advanced extraordinary scout boldly approached and said respectfully, "Young Master?" when he was ten meters away from William.

William, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly opened his eyes. The blood in the depths of his eyes slowly subsided, and a hoarse voice came out of his mouth, "It's me."

Another week passed before William, seriously wounded, was brought back to Anhurst.

Grand Duke Michel rushed over immediately, looked at his eldest son, and said with relief: "Very good, you are still alive."

"What's going on in the north?"

After the fall of Olenik, there were almost no survivors left, not only one-third of the Duke's Palace's heavy-armored elite troops, but also the conscripted legions and 100,000 civilians, all of whom disappeared without a trace.

The Earl's Palace has sent out scouts to conduct reconnaissance, but due to the long distance, no definite news has been returned.

William briefly explained the blood moon incident, then lowered his head and said, "Father, I failed to protect Olenik. I am guilty. Please punish me."

The Duke of the North sighed, walked forward, and put his hand on his shoulder, "William, you have done very well."

His eldest son, William, was his greatest pride.

William inherited the excellent qualities of the Odalov family's ancestors. He is resourceful, decisive, strong-willed, kind and upright. He is the unique heir to the Grand Duke.

At this time, he saw the struggle in William's eyes and became alert.

William looked at his father, blood slowly seeping from the depths of his eyes, and finally struggled to say: “Father, go!”

The next moment, tremendous magical power was released from his body, as if a giant bomb was detonated. The terrifying shock wave instantly tore him apart and radiated in all directions.

The entire population of Anhurst, one million, felt the strong tremor.

By the time the guards of the Earl's Mansion rushed over, the mansion where the Grand Duke of the North lived had already become a ruin.

The Empire is surging, and Leo is still at work.

After finishing his work as an excavator master, he also has to act as an air transport pilot.

The huge alchemical black dragon, carrying a back full of supplies, flapped its wings in the air with great effort, transporting the supplies and equipment to the Great Falls Tribe.

Freya was holding Leo, sitting on top of the shelf on the back of the black dragon, wrapped in Leo's legion cloak.

The storage space of the Legion Cloak, as well as her own small pockets, were all filled with various supplies.

The residents of the Great Falls tribe are building warehouses under the guidance of craftsmen from the river bend.

A large number of metal parts and giant creations filled the warehouse.

Master Virgil was counting the supplies. When he saw the black dragon slowly crossing the hill and landing heavily in the waterfall basin, he said in dissatisfaction, "Why is it only carrying such a small amount? If you work at this rate, you won't be able to finish moving everything in ten days!"

Leo opened his eyes and said angrily, "Here are twenty tals, you come and move them!"

Virgil walked away muttering, "What kind of dragon is this? It's worse than an alchemical airship!"

The location of the Great Falls Tribe is nearly two thousand meters above the river bend. There are cliffs all along the way, almost straight up, and even a winding mountain road cannot be built.

Apart from the wild folks at Great Falls who can enter and exit freely, even the merchants at River Bend are unwilling to go up the mountain - this mountain road is difficult even for donkeys transporting goods!

The hydroelectric power station in Virgil has entered the construction stage. After the construction plan was approved by the Lord's Palace, a large construction team consisting of 300 craftsmen and 3,000 skilled workers was obtained.

In order to feed the team, Leo had to act as a porter himself and deliver large quantities of supplies to the Round Lake under the waterfall.

At the exit of the round lake of the Big Waterfall, dense crowds of migrant workers began to chisel rocks, build embankments around the lake, and make preliminary preparations for the hydropower station.

The Alchemical Black Dragon's load-bearing capacity is not low, but Leo's flying ability is worrying, and he can only carry 20 tons of supplies at a time.

Fortunately, he still has two storage spaces. If he delivers goods together, he can make several trips back and forth every day. In less than half a month, he can deliver all the food, supplies and equipment needed to build a hydropower station to the mountain.

During this period, Freya also finished her excavator work, so she accompanied him to deliver the goods. Watching large amounts of materials flow in and out of her hands, Freya was filled with the joy of a rich woman.

After finally finishing the material transportation, Freya happily took out the last batch of supplies from her pocket and piled them in the square for the logistics staff to count and reconcile.

When she emptied her pockets, Freya's hands suddenly froze.

Leo stared at her fiercely, stretched out two fingers, crossed his eyes, and then pointed at Freya's eyes, "Don't try to embezzle the supplies, I'm watching you!"

Freya cried, "No, what about mine?"

Because she was so focused on moving the supplies, Freya ended up spending all her savings from her large warehouse without her knowing it.

Material transportation loss: negative ten percent!