Who taught him to restore his country like this?

If you run outside the territory of the War of Gods and chase them to their doorstep, that's considered a provocation.

It's okay, you can learn from this too.

As long as you leave a few people every 500 meters like Ron did to mark the territory, making every place you pass your own territory, you can be held accountable within the scope of the War of the Gods.

If this intelligence is true, then Vasily's study of it is indeed correct.

Unfortunately, the information that leaving people every 500 meters to mark the territory was fabricated by Ron to fool the Kassel soldiers.

The real markers of territory are the game mechanics; these are territories that players have seized.

Without game mechanics, you need to kill the enemy's lord or capture their castle to bring that territory under your control.

Clearly, the Diam army will not have the opportunity to make contact with the lords of the Berlin Fortress and the Mighty Wind Fortress.

If it weren't for Ron sending out 5,000 men to clear the way in order to lure the enemy deeper, the Deam army wouldn't have even been able to cross the border of these two fortresses.

Now that he has abandoned the territory of these two fortresses, the Diam army is in for a lot of trouble.

Because their current location is no longer within the scope of the War of the Gods.

Their next attack on the demons was a clear provocation.

In short, the 50,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Diam is unlikely to return.

……

That night, Lawrence returned with five thousand soldiers from Cassel and reported the situation to Ron.

"You've worked hard. You should set off for Vilan Fortress early tomorrow morning." Ron listened quietly and nodded slightly.

Lawrence rose to leave, but then stopped, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked the question that had been bothering him: "Your Majesty Ron, forgive my bluntness, but I really don't understand why you would hand over the Berlin Fortress and the Mighty Wind Fortress to the Diam army?"

Since the Diam army was still intact when he left, he is unaware that the Diam army has been wiped out.

In his view, Ron's decision to hand over the two fortresses to the Kingdom of Diam was far too rash.

The third battle of the Divine Kingdom was so intense, yet the Kingdom of Diam mobilized 50,000 troops to help, clearly indicating some ulterior motive.

With the Berlin Fortress and the Mighty Fortress swallowed up by the Kingdom of Diam, it will be difficult to get them to give them back.

These two fortresses have almost blocked most of the advance of the Komoni Fortress. Handing it over to the Kingdom of Diam is tantamount to handing over the initiative to save the Kingdom of Orantia to the Kingdom of Diam.

Although Vasily was someone Kertia brought back, he trusted Ron more than Vasily.

"Lawrence, we need to think long-term. As long as we can save Orantia, what does it matter who takes the initiative?"

Ron walked slowly to the window, moonlight streaming through the carved windowpane onto his resolute face. He gazed at the bright moon in the night sky, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable firmness.

“If the Kingdom of Diam truly has the ability to save the Kingdom of Orantia, I can hand over Kassel unconditionally. I hope you can understand me, Lawrence.”

Chapter 62 Seizing the Moral High Ground

Gazing at that imposing figure outlined by the moonlight, Lawrence felt both moved and deeply regretful.

This emperor is good in every way, except that he is too benevolent.

He couldn't understand why such a kind-hearted and selfless king had such a terrible reputation.

It seems they have been subjected to unwarranted slander from the Jade Kingdom.

Lauren sighed inwardly. Since His Majesty had already made such a statement, there was nothing more he could say.

……

late at night.

Vasily, who had not received any progress reports, stood on the balcony of his room, gradually becoming increasingly agitated.

With an army of 50,000, even if they were divided into two groups, they should have captured the two major fortresses by now.

They waited from afternoon until late at night, but no one came back to report the situation.

This gave him a bad feeling.

"Go and see what those good-for-nothings are doing," he said to the golden-armored man behind him, already impatient to wait any longer.

"Your Highness, if I leave your side, who will protect your safety?" the golden-armored man asked hesitantly.

“I don’t need protection,” Vasily said, his eyes cold and his expression arrogant. “I am the prince of Diam. Who dares to touch me?”

Kingdom of Lach?

He's nothing but a useless opportunist.

Even if that good-for-nothing had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to touch him.

If something happens to him in Kassel, Kassel can expect to be crushed by the army of the Kingdom of Diam!

The man in golden armor looked at the confident Vasily, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

He wanted to say that it wasn't just the Kingdom of Lah that wanted to deal with the Kingdom of Diam.

But judging from Vasily's current state, he clearly wasn't listening to what he was saying.

He had no choice but to retreat and head to the Berlin fortress to assess the situation.

After the man in golden armor left, Vasily sat down, picked up the coffee on the table that had gone a little cold, and drank it down in one gulp.

He leaned back in his chair, expecting a reply from the man in golden armor soon.

However, they waited until dawn.

But the man in golden armor never returned.

Even if Vasily had great confidence in his own army, he knew at this point that something had happened at the Berlin Fortress and the Mighty Fortress.

……

In front of the city gate.

Ron, dressed in formal attire, was seeing off Lawrence and five thousand Cassel soldiers.

"Your Majesty Ron!"

Just as the Kassel army was about to leave, a hurried figure came running from the city shouting.

"Vasily, what's making you so flustered?" Ron asked, puzzled as Vasily ran up to him.

“Your Majesty Ron, something may have happened to the Berlin Fortress and the Mighty Wind Fortress. Please send someone to investigate,” Vasily pleaded.

Upon hearing this, Ron's calm expression immediately darkened: "What happened? Explain yourself clearly."

Vasily stared into Ron's eyes.

Ron's eyes were clear, and he seemed unaware of the matter.

“I don’t know, but after our 50,000 troops entered the Berlin Fortress and the Xiongfeng Fortress yesterday, no news has come back. I sent people to investigate, but they also lost contact,” Vasily said in a heavy voice.

"Lawrence, when you returned yesterday, was there anything unusual about Deam's army?" Ron asked Lawrence with a serious expression.

“When we left yesterday, there was nothing unusual about Diam’s army; everything was normal,” Lawrence replied with certainty.

Ron fell silent, his brow furrowed.

After careful consideration, he said, "Lawrence, take five hundred men and go to the Berlin fortress immediately to investigate the situation."

"Yes."

Lawrence immediately counted five hundred soldiers and set off at full speed toward the Berlin fortress.

……

in the afternoon.

Lawrence returned to Kassel.

In the temporary meeting room of the lord's castle.

Ron sat in the main seat, the Doug brothers sat on the right, and Kertia and Vasily sat on the left.

At this moment, Lawrence walked in, bowed slightly, and reported, "Your Majesty Ron, after entering the Berlin Fortress, we discovered that Diam's soldiers were trapped in an eternal illusion."

"How could this happen?"

Vasily's tense body went limp.

Even though he had a premonition of this answer, hearing Lawrence say it aloud still felt like being struck by lightning.

That's an army of 50,000! 50,000!

He couldn't understand why, despite using the same method of advancement as the Kingdom of Lach, the soldiers in Kassel were unharmed while his own army was trapped in an eternal illusion.

Was it Lawrence's misleading teachings that led to the mistakes made by the Diam army?

No.

Vasily denied this possibility.

Lawrence would never do such a thing unless he no longer wanted to save the Kingdom of Orantia.

If it's not Lawrence, then who could it be?

He couldn't believe his own army would be so foolish.

Someone must have been sabotaging this!

Suddenly, he remembered Ron's meaningful smile yesterday morning, and how he said there would be good news that night.

I hadn’t thought anything was wrong before, but now that I think about it, Ron seemed to have foreseen what would happen that night.

“It’s you…” Vasily’s pupils contracted sharply, and his veins bulged as he gripped the armrest of the chair. Before his gloomy gaze could fully focus, a deafening slapping sound exploded.

"Bang--!"

The mahogany tabletop trembled, cracking as it sprang to life. Ron, like an enraged lion, abruptly rose to his feet and demanded angrily, "Vasily, what have you done?"

Vasily stood frozen in place, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty.

The question that should have been posed by him now felt like a cold draft choking his chest.

That face, which always carried a faint smile, was now filled with righteous indignation.

They have already taken the moral high ground.

"Berlin Fortress and Mighty Fortress are crucial routes for advancement, concerning the safety of the entire Orantia. I trust you so much that I am entrusting the initiative to you."