Chapter 1441 - 774: Current Situation

Chapter 1441: Chapter 774: Current Situation

Of course, outside the city those evil cultists couldn’t defeat the Order of Knights along with the Church, so a stalemate formed.

And those nobles are waiting for Bruce to continue wearing himself down, like a pack of wolves surrounding a wounded tiger, ready to pounce at any sign of weakness.

The so-called unbreakable noble system is becoming precarious, which is quite amusing.

But they have their own arguments; we swore allegiance to the Earl, you’re just the heir, and no one has truly seen the Earl dead now, so if you want recognition, then attack the city and prove yourself.

Bruce isn’t foolish; clearly, they’re asking him to go to his death?

He’s well aware that unless he can succeed at once, any huge losses during the siege will cause those guys to devour him.

Now he can only cling onto the Church, carry the banner of eliminating the evil cult to condemn those nobles.

Keep in mind that earlier, those nobles were the ones clinging to the Church and carrying the banner of wiping out the evil cult, while the Earl and Bruce were the ones playing dumb.

Now, the tables have turned, which is somewhat amusing as well.

Life is unpredictable...

Anyway, according to the news that’s returned, a series of open and secret battles are currently unfolding within Bastia, revolving around the city.

Bruce even seized the opportunity from the assassination he faced at the time, claiming those people conspired with the evil cult to use it as an excuse to seize power with the Church’s might, but those nobles aren’t foolish, and both sides began to clash.

Even though the evil cult is right in front, they started fighting amongst themselves, truly... very human.

This was precisely the reason Lance didn’t want to drag too many forces into Hamlet from the beginning.

Whether or not the Ancestor could be fought isn’t known, anyway, compared to the Ancestor who could explode at any time, taking down Lance, the heir, and partitioning Hamlet is surely what everyone wants to see.

Don’t expect those fools to have long-term vision; no need to think against their interests.

"This farce should end, the people’s suffering is already too much."

Said Lance as he turned his gaze away from the distant city, viewing the scattered refugee camps outside those city walls.

Don’t assume that their high-level struggles, a speck of dust from above, wouldn’t become a mountain to the people below.

Bruce is recruiting soldiers, imposing taxes, those nobles are doing the same, not to mention there are over ten thousand refugees who escaped...

Despair and madness are the main tones of this world.

But not of Hamlet.

"But I didn’t expect you to achieve such a position so quickly."

After Lance said this, he turned to look at the person beside him, none other than Baron Lawrence, riding up and praising:

"No wonder you’re the right-hand man of Count Bastia; even after being away for a while, stepping forward easily gained the support of those nobles."

Lance praised, but Lawrence mercilessly exposed the truth.

"Now those guys are under my command in name only, actually, they just want to push me out to confront Bruce.

Or maybe they don’t dare face the Church directly, probably still assume I don’t have an heir, reckon I’m not a threat to them."

Lawrence isn’t a child; how could he not see those guys want to avoid a direct confrontation, especially since our old nobles are all about propriety.

It’s unsightly for everyone if things get ugly, and now if they don’t put effort into fighting the evil cultists, they’ll offend the Church, someone has to take the blame.

No one is more suitable than Lawrence, because everyone knows his daughter has disappeared, completely without an heir, even if Bruce is dealt with, he can’t become the next Earl, ultimately everyone saves face.

This is precisely why those nobles find it so easy to support Lawrence, to rally around him.

But inheriting brings success as well as failure.

If Lawrence had an heir, no way he would be serving Lance like this, but he doesn’t, and his only daughter is controlled by others, without hesitation, he sells out.

Anyway, he doesn’t have an heir to inherit the territory, if the territory is returned to Hamlet, he’s not distressed.

"Let’s go, let’s see those fellows."

Lance urged his horse forward, and right in front of them was the military camp.

But now it has already been occupied by Hamlet’s army, clearly the battle is over, or rather, ended before it even started.

Hamlet’s army took Ovando calmly, allowing the troops minimal losses, and after a simple rest they quickly communicated with Lawrence backed by intelligence.

Setting forth a thousand infantrymen, advancing swiftly, posing under Lawrence’s flag, coming out of his territory, deceiving most of those guys.

Using Lawrence to convene those nobles for discussions, leading them naturally to be controlled by the "axemen" already arranged inside, then Lawrence appears to reassure those lower-ranking soldiers.

Quietly controlling the situation, causing no major disturbances, many didn’t even realize what had happened, they even thought it was Baron Lawrence aiming for big things.

The so-called soldiers are mostly idle and lax, untrained, and purposeless, as they were recruited to begin with.

A few have seen blood, surviving the battlefield barely show some spirit, and according to them, they’re considered seasoned veterans.

These so-called elite soldiers were laughable in Lance’s eyes, but already decent enough here, no wonder Bruce hasn’t been taken down, after all, his side has knights, and a large number of soldiers who’ve fought the Barbarian Tribes.

These soldiers are currently undergoing registration and inspection, awaiting processing.