Warlord: King of All Clans

Looking at the list in his hand, Leo couldn't help but sigh again at the background of the Kurolov family.

This is the list Gerrard handed over before leaving.

There were not only traveling merchants but also high-ranking officials and powerful men, more than a hundred of them, all of whom were the spy chiefs of the Kurolov family.

These spy chiefs are spread across the three regions of the empire, and some are even located in the free states of the archipelago controlled by the goblins.

This means that the entire spy system cultivated by the Kurolov family was exposed by Gerard.

These people lurked throughout the empire, collecting intelligence, carrying out sabotage and assassination missions for the Kurolov family.

Those who have been lurking for a long time, three generations of the family have been working for the Kurolov family.

Among them there are even the Banner Knights of Anhurst, the Viscount of the Southern Territory, and the Bishop of the Church of Holy Light!

The banner knights of Anhurst are not comparable to the banner knights of local branch cities. They control more troops, land and wealth than the lords of ordinary branch cities.

Barlow, the eighth-level great knight, is one of Anhurst’s banner knights.

The Viscount of the Southern Territory and the Bishop of Holy Light are all powerful figures.

They had blood mages trained by the Kurolov family who were responsible for delivering information, and their communication efficiency was second only to the telegraph, and was far faster than conventional communications of that era.

Gerard was a high-ranking priest of the Kurolov family. He was in charge of this department before he was captured. Most of these people were his subordinates.

Submitting this list was tantamount to handing over a letter of allegiance.

Now this spy system is directly in Leo's hands, and he can decide whether to destroy it or control it.

In the office, there was a big man dressed as a captain standing with his hands up, waiting for Leo's decision.

After reading the list, Leo said to the big man, "So you are the head of the Kuroloff family's secret sentry in Anhurst, Captain Grace?"

Grace bowed her head quickly and defended herself, "My Lord Earl, I am just doing the middleman business. I serve not only Kurolov, but other families as well. The main reason is that Kurolov pays more!"

After being exposed by Gerard, Grace's identity as an intelligence dealer was confirmed, but she was still able to change her identity through sophistry.

Leo didn't care whether he was loyal to Kurolov or not, but cared more about the intelligence system he controlled.

Riverbend does not yet have a professional external intelligence system, and most of the information is transmitted by allies, especially the office of the Grand Duke of the North.

Professional intelligence personnel require a long period of training. Up to now, Hewan has only just established an intelligence team of about ten people.

They can only carry out simple intelligence collection and summary work, and do not have the ability to infiltrate the enemy.

The intelligence system provided by Gerard was like a timely relief, filling the gap of the River Bay Lord's Mansion having no external intelligence system.

As for whether they are loyal or not, once the Kurolov family falls, they will not be able to choose whether to be loyal or not.

"In that case, I will spare your life. You can continue to sell intelligence to the Kurolov family in the future, but the premise is that any intelligence must be reviewed by me first."

Grace nodded quickly, "No problem, Lord Earl, we are lowly people, just being able to make a living is enough for us!"

Leo looked at him and chuckled, "You are still sitting at home on Iris Street drinking? Blood Mage Grace?"

Grace's body suddenly stiffened, and she bowed her head deeply, "Your Excellency, please understand."

The body in front of him was just one of Grace's blood puppets. His true form was actually a mid-level blood mage from the Kurolov family.

However, as a talent trained by the Kurolov family, he did not join the Blood Moon Sect controlled by Flamel, but became a wild wizard.

"Okay, you can leave now."

After Grace left, Leo thought for a moment, put away the list, took the other most important documents in his hand, and said to Butler Frey, "Go to the bunker and show it to the Grand Duke."

The Grand Duke of the North has woken up, but his injuries have not healed and he is still bedridden. Leo can only continue to rule for him.

During this period, Leo was accustomed to consulting the Grand Duke of the North before making important decisions.

Leo benefited greatly from the few words of explanation from the Grand Duke of the North.

The most important thing is that with the nod of the Grand Duke of the North, Leo has no pressure in doing his work!

Lying on the bed, the Duke of the North read through several government documents, nodded approvingly, looked at Leo and said, "Not bad, you have made progress during this period, and you are more smooth in handling things. If you continue to work for a while, others won't know who is in power."

Leo's face suddenly fell, "Do you want to do this for a while longer? I don't even have time to go back and be with... my wife."

He originally wanted to say that he would accompany his son, but he stopped himself when the words came to his lips.

The Duke of the North was helpless and waved his hand, saying, "The situation is stable now, there is not much work to do. If you work for another month, I will let you go home."

Leo was overjoyed, "Thank you, Grand Duke!"

"Well, stop poaching people. Some people are already unhappy."

Leo said honestly, "Oh, then I won't dig."

During this period, he ruled on behalf of the Grand Duke, which was not without benefits.

In the name of the Archon, Leo inspected Ancestor's alchemy workshop, war dock, and magic academy, and gained a lot of professional talents.

Once the atrium was laid out, and with Ingsol, the vice president of the School of Magic, also in the atrium, these high-end talents did not mind visiting the atrium.

Half of the permanent residents of the atrium are high-end talents who come in with the mentality of visiting.

After Leo left, the Duke of the North could not help but ask Butler Frey, "What do you think of my adopted son?"

Butler Frey bowed his head and said, "He has excellent character, above average ability, and his strength and prestige are unique among his peers."

He paused and said, "It's a pity that there is no blood of the Odalov family."

The Duke of the North's eyes fell on the portrait on the wall of the bedroom. He shook his head slightly and sighed, "Yes."

Although the adopted son also has the right of inheritance, he does not have Odalov's bloodline.

The people of the North place great emphasis on bloodline. If Leo merely governs on behalf of the Grand Duke of the North, he can still convince everyone with his great prestige. However, when it comes to the issue of succession to the Grand Duke, there will be many opponents.

Not to mention whether other northern earls agree or not, I'm afraid no one in the Odalov family is willing to do so.

As Strong led the main force of the River Bend Army to reinforce Tiamous and intercept the blood slave army, the war situation in the north also entered a stalemate period.

Grant returned to Clemens and, together with Knight Barlow, blocked the tentative attack of the Kuroloff Legion.

In the first half of the year, there were no more large-scale sieges, but small-scale field battles continued to take place.

This situation is most suitable for the field army of Hewan.

Given the River Bend Legion's elite troop routes and firearms advantages, there was almost no team of equal size that could withstand their attack.

Strong also showed sufficient command talent, always able to use the troops at his disposal to the fullest extent and create various local advantages.

The fleet of the River Bay also established a dock on the other side of Tiamous and began to invade the territory of the Kurolov family.

Relying on his previous adventuring connections, Knight Gunther found a mercenary group in the former Earldom of Isharov and contacted the local rebel leader Oleg Payne.

The two parties joined forces and were ready to retake the Earldom of Isharov.