Lord Wizard

Chapter 48 War

After returning from Yuriel, Lin Meng parted ways with Benny and Isana, and it was already the third day since he returned to Winter City.

During this period, the city has been actively preparing for war, and the city is in a tense atmosphere.

On the northern border of the kingdom, Nero's province of Lorraine has united with some forces that have pledged allegiance to him to form an army of nearly 20,000 men, who are currently engaged in fierce fighting with Marquis Heris of Aden.

Although the war is still confined to the two marquises and has not yet escalated into a full-scale war, the situation remains extremely tense at the border between the Frost Kingdom and the Aden Kingdom.

At this moment in Winterfell, a male and a female knight slowly rode their horses, observing the hurried crowds.

"Winter City is truly wealthy, but it's infuriating that such a fine city has been occupied by someone like Lin Meng."

The female knight looked at the bustling streets and said with a hint of envy.

But the envy in his eyes was hard to hide.

"Lin Meng's influence is growing, and he is now a Grand Knight. We should be patient and not ruin things."

The male knight responded.

The two were Eric and Liya, who had failed to seize Linmeng Thorn Town.

"If it weren't for the company's biased attitude, how could he have gained Nero's full support and risen so quickly?"

Liya said with envy, "Such a large city, and located at the entrance to the polar ice field, is truly blessed by nature. If we could obtain such a large city as a backing and provide cultivation resources, we could probably break through quickly."

"Winter City... It's said that Lin Meng's army is nearly ten thousand strong. When he first occupied Winter City, there were still rumors circulating in the Noble Council, but now, as Lin Meng has shown amazing courage and gained a foothold in Winter City... no one is working for the dead Earl Farrell anymore."

"Hmph, those people in the Noble Council are really short-sighted."

Eric didn't continue on the topic, but simply said, "Alright, we've arrived at the lord's manor. Let's hurry inside, lest he find some excuse to make things difficult for us again."

As they spoke, they arrived at the entrance of the lord's manor: "We are reinforcements sent by Marquis Alfonso to assist Leylin in his battle. Go in and report immediately."

The guards at the door noticed that the two men were not in a very good mood, but seeing that they were dressed in knight's armor and announced the name of Marquis Alfonso, they did not dare to be negligent: "Please come into the visitor's room and rest for a while. I will go and inform them immediately."

Liya followed the guards into the lord's mansion, glanced around, and said with a hint of jealousy, "Lin Meng really has a grand style. This lord's mansion seems to stretch on forever."

Eric did not speak.

The two stayed in the visitor room for a while before being led into the living room.

Before long, Lin Meng, dressed in full armor, arrived in the reception room.

He glanced at the two of them: "You two are pretty good at timing, arriving exactly half a month later."

The two of them had previously conspired to seize his business, but their attempt backfired.

They have now arrived in Winterfell...

He might tacitly allow them to atone for their crimes by obeying his orders.

If they still want to stir up trouble, it wouldn't be difficult to make them start from scratch.

"Lord Leylin, you flatter me. The border isn't exactly close to Winterfell, and we encountered some unforeseen circumstances along the way, which added a few extra days to the journey!"

Eric said with a forced smile.

"There's no one else here, so you don't need to pretend. Since you're here, just do what you're supposed to do. I won't hold you accountable for being a small team."

Lin Meng looked at them calmly and said.

"Lord Lin Meng is magnanimous, and we will certainly not be ungrateful. We will follow your orders without question."

Eric said.

"That would be best. You two are quite capable, so you can join the Sunset Legion and command the Fourth Division. During this time, familiarize yourself with the military affairs of the Fourth Division's officers and await Nero's orders, ready to participate in battle at any time!"

"Yes, we will listen to Lord Lin Meng."

Eric adopted a very humble attitude.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go now!"

"Then we'll take our leave."

Eric bowed again, then took his leave.

Once outside the lord's manor, Liya deliberately slowed her pace, distancing herself from the guards leading the way, and whispered to Eric, "Linmon handed over the fourth part to us so easily? Could there be some kind of conspiracy?"

"The fourth unit is a force he cut from all the troops in the three territories half a month ago. Most of them are old, weak, sick, disabled and some unruly surrendered soldiers. It is not an easy task to train them well. However, I feel much more at ease with him doing this. If he were to give us important responsibilities, that would be the real danger."

Eric said.

"That's true. Let's go. We can't give anything away before we get a concrete response from them."

……

The border of the Frost Kingdom.

At this moment, on the border between the province of Lorraine and the Kingdom of Aden, the battle has been raging for three days along a front stretching dozens of kilometers.

Marquis Alfonso, representing Blue Flame Company, and Marquis Herris, representing Sunrise Group, fought fiercely, leaving mountains of corpses, but the battle remained deadlocked, with neither side able to make a significant breakthrough and turn the tide of the war.

Just then, at the Frost Kingdom's border command post, a messenger quickly passed through layers of tents and arrived at Nero's command tent to report: "Reporting to the Marquis, the scouts from Solent City report that Heris has once again mobilized a thousand elite soldiers from his territory, along with three thousand newly recruited troops, and is heading towards the border."

"Oh, this guy finally couldn't hold back anymore. If I'm not mistaken, this is his last bit of strength."

Nero immediately stood up: "Send down the order, command all armies to attack, and kill them all on this battlefield."

"yes!"

The messenger quickly withdrew.

Nero gave the order to close his eyes and rest.

During the short time he closed his eyes to rest, he quickly exited the wizarding world and sent a message to Lin Meng in the real world to inform him that he could set off.

……

Winterhold.

Upon receiving the message, Lin Meng wasted no time and immediately issued orders to the four departments.

Winter City, which had been preparing for many days, quickly sprang into action and began to assemble.

Of the three major knightly orders, only the Wildebeest Knights remained in Winterfell; the other two were mobilized at Lin Meng's command.

Even the Sunset Legion of nearly four thousand men assembled at the camp's training ground within an hour.

At Lin Meng's command, the four thousand-strong army set off for the territory of Marquis Herris.

This time, almost all the knights of Winter City came out, with only Noah and Jerac, and an elderly vice-principal of the Winter Knight Academy remaining in the city.

All the knights from the original Winter City faction, including the dean of Winter Academy, were temporarily incorporated into Lin Meng's ranks.

This time, unlike my trip to Yuriel where I only stayed for a few days.

Although the situation in Winterfell has stabilized, if too many knights remain, who knows if they will cause trouble while I am away on campaign?

With the Cavaliers almost entirely taken away by him and Kidd's injury not fully recovered, and with Noah and Gerald in charge, they can rest easy.

"Heris, head of the Sunrise Group in the Kingdom of Aden... In this battle, I will uproot your Sunrise Group's pawns in the Kingdom of Aden."

(End of this chapter)