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Chapter 78: Exceptional Treatment
Starlight Calendar 1251, Month of Burning Fire.
Marquis Goldenrock launched a rebellion and issued a declaration of independence.
Following closely behind, Earl Stormwind, Earl Winterfrost, Viscount Blackscale, Viscount Feather Serpent, and twelve other powerful lords responded, forming the Goldenrock Alliance.
The next day, the Goldenrock Alliance dispatched troops to conquer the noble lords within the Goldenrock Province who opposed the declaration of independence.
The flames of war were about to ignite.
Shining Light City, Council Hall.
Kei, Su Nan, three knights, and a group of other knights gathered in the hall, discussing how to confront the Goldenrock Alliance.
“According to intelligence, Marquis Goldenrock has already led his army to Mountlight City, which happens to be located near the intersection of the borderlines of the Solman Province, the Purple Bamboo Province, and the Goldenrock Province. I speculate that Marquis Goldenrock intends to personally oversee the situation, preventing a surprise attack from the Solman Province and the Purple Bamboo Province.”
A long table was set up in the center of the hall, with a military map of the Starfall Duchy spread out on it.
Bred was explaining the Goldenrock Alliance’s intentions to those present.
With each sentence, he would point out the corresponding location on the map.
“Besides Marquis Goldenrock, the rest of the Alliance’s nobles are divided into four groups.”
“Viscount Blackscale leads one force, responsible for attacking Red Horn Territory.”
“Viscount Feather Serpent leads one force, responsible for attacking Brightheart Territory.”
“Viscount Fangwolf leads one force, responsible for attacking Stonemountain Territory.”
“Earl Stormwind and Earl Winterfrost combine forces to attack our Shining Light Territory.”
As the last sentence fell, everyone present involuntarily twitched their mouths and glanced at Su Nan.
The other three territories being attacked were each led by a Viscount.
But Shining Light Territory was being attacked by two Earls working together!
The key was that Shining Light Territory was just a Baron Territory, and this kind of treatment was simply too exceptional!
Everyone present knew that the reason Shining Light Territory was receiving such obvious preferential treatment from the Goldenrock Alliance was entirely because of Su Nan’s presence.
Perhaps in the eyes of Marquis Goldenrock, Su Nan alone was more troublesome than an entire Viscount Territory!
Facing the gazes of everyone, Su Nan remained calm and composed, his expression unruffled.
Kei coughed lightly and asked, “How many soldiers do Earl Stormwind and Earl Winterfrost have?”
“Preliminary estimates suggest at least thirty thousand,” Bred replied with a solemn expression.
As soon as this number was announced, the other generals furrowed their brows.
Although Shining Light Territory had been continuously expanding its military strength and had the two trump cards of Dragon Blood Fruit and Lower-Grade Revitalization Potion, its military power had grown rapidly. However, as of now, excluding the militia, only about eight thousand soldiers were truly capable of fighting. �
This level of military strength already surpassed most Viscount Territories, but it was still a bit inadequate against two Earls.
“Where are they now?” Kei asked again.
Bred glanced at the map and replied, “They will enter Shining Light Territory within ten days at most.”
“Judging from their march route, Earl Stormwind’s destination is Firefly Castle, while Earl Winterfrost’s destination is Chilin City. They seem to want to stretch out the battle lines and disperse our forces.”
Kei pondered for a moment, then suddenly called out, “Jorton, Stary.”
“Yes, sir.”
The two knights immediately stood up.
“I am allocating three thousand troops to you. You are to guard Chilin City and hold off Earl Winterfrost for at least two months!”
“Yes, sir!” Jorton and Stary readily agreed.
Chilin City was surrounded by mountains on three sides, with steep terrain. Only the plain in front was relatively suitable for deploying troops, making defense easier and less demanding. It could be considered a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
With three thousand troops in hand, they had a good chance of holding Chilin City for two months.
“I will personally lead the army and garrison Firefly Castle.” Kei said in a deep voice.
Bred immediately understood Kei’s intentions and hesitated, “Sir, are you planning to defeat Earl Stormwind’s army within two months? Isn’t that a bit too rushed?”
Kei shook his head.
How could he not know this?
But Jorton and Stary, with three thousand troops, could already be considered quite capable if they could withstand Earl Winterfrost for two months.
If they could not defeat Earl Stormwind within this period, and if Earl Winterfrost were to break through Chilin City first, then they would face a much worse situation when surrounded from both sides.
Although there was a significant disparity in force, with five thousand against over ten thousand, Kei was not without his trump cards.
First, there was the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment.
Thanks to the Dragon Blood Fruit, the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment had now expanded to five hundred in size.
Although only two-thirds of the members were knights, their combat prowess was still extremely impressive.
Searching throughout the Goldenrock Province, one would find no other army as elite as the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment.
With the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment, Kei was confident in facing Earl Stormwind’s army head-on.
Secondly, there was, of course, Su Nan.
Kei turned to Su Nan and said solemnly, “Su Nan, do you have any suggestions?”
Su Nan said calmly, “I need a batch of gems, and a large quantity of granite.”
Everyone was taken aback, their faces filled with confusion.
Kei immediately reacted, his eyes lighting up, “You want to refine stone golems?”
He had seen the stone golems in Su Nan’s base, each one possessing the fighting strength of a regular knight.
Although they were only initial knights, their fearlessness and disregard for pain made them perfect weapons on the battlefield, capable of taking on hundreds of enemies.
Not to mention, with one hundred stone golems, coupled with the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment, Kei was absolutely confident in defeating Earl Stormwind’s army.
Su Nan nodded gently, confirming Kei’s guess.
Due to the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment’s recent rapid expansion, there was a shortage of Blackrock Iron.
As a result, Su Nan had to put a stop to the production of the castrated steel golems, meaning he didn’t have any extra golems to deploy in the war.
It’s worth mentioning that Su Nan had tried to use gem soul cores for synthesis, but unfortunately, the final product couldn’t replace soul crystals.
After all, the most crucial aspect of soul crystals was the soul energy they contained.
Gem-made soul cores, on the other hand, did not inherently contain soul energy, so no matter how they were synthesized, soul energy could not be generated.
However, while castrated steel golems were not feasible, stone golems were.
The materials for stone golems, including gems, granite, and silver, were easily obtainable in large quantities within a short period.
As for finances, although the territory’s current finances were quite tight, there were ways to address it.
They could simply ask the Fire Fox Merchant Guild for an advance on the profits from selling potions.
Mu Zhuo would surely agree to their request.
Unless he was willing to see Shining Light Territory defeated, causing the potion sales route to be cut off.
“Excellent!” Kei exclaimed with excitement, “With the stone golems, we’ll definitely win this war!”
At this moment, the other knights, after being explained to by Jorton, also understood the combat capabilities of stone golems, and they all looked excited.
As expected of Sir Su Nan, his amazing techniques truly keep appearing, one after another!
With Sir Su Nan on our side, even if we face an alliance of two Earls, we will not back down.
“Transport all the materials to Firefly Castle. I’ll bring the magic energy crystal forging furnace there as well, and directly refine the golems there.”
Su Nan smiled slightly and said,
“We have to give the ‘guests’ who have come from afar a bit of a surprise.”