Fantasy Lord: Starting with Daily Information

Chapter 56: War Mobilization

"Surprised?"

"Father, what should we do next?" Lawrence looked at his father, asking with confusion.

"Continue gathering our forces!"

"Don't worry, this is good for us. After all, we can't be certain whether the Blacksmiths are at the mine or at Eagle Ridge. Since the enemy has concentrated their forces upfront, as long as we break through there, we can quickly take Eagle Ridge as well."

"That offspring of the Dresrosa seems to be highly valued by their family. If we manage to capture him, the Dresrosa heir will likely be willing to spend a large sum to buy his freedom."

Baron Pape Lawrence suppressed his thoughts and spoke with a smile.

"Yes, Father!"

Lawrence's eyes lit up upon hearing his father's words.

The forces of Baron Pape Lawrence's territory were quickly assembled.

On the seventh day, they set out in grand procession.

Their target: the mine.

Baron Pape Lawrence led almost all his forces.

One hundred apprentice knights, more than twenty official knights, one grand knight, and three thousand slaves. Only ten official knights and a few dozen apprentice knights remained to guard the barony.

If these forces were lost, the barony would be in turmoil.

But Baron Pape Lawrence didn't consider the possibility of loss.

Even if facing the offspring of Dresrosa.

After all, the opponent was just a newly established lord.

How strong could he be?

At most, he might have a grand knight for protection.

How many official knights, apprentice knights, and reserve knights could he have?

No family would allocate most of its strength to a pioneer knight.

The family was too large and had too many people. Not everyone could get enough resources.

Especially since they had to ensure the next heir to the count title had sufficient strength, which meant even fewer resources for others.

Like him, the Lawrence family only supported him with ten official knights, fifty apprentice knights, and two hundred reserve knights. Even if the Dresrosa family was stronger, their support wouldn't be much more. He had enough confidence in this.

Especially since he had advanced to a grand knight, and both his eldest son and his knight captain were peak official knights.

With this strength, he wasn't afraid of even established noble lords, let alone a new pioneer lord.

Of course, Baron Pape Lawrence didn't know that the support the Dresrosa Count provided to his ninth son was tremendous. Additionally, with daily information updates, Thor's strength as a new lord far exceeded that of typical lords and couldn't be compared to ordinary noble lords.

Baron Pape Lawrence's confidence was destined to be a grave mistake.

But no one informed him of this.

Thousands of people marched toward the mine.

Soon, information about the mine's location was obtained.

"Over three thousand men?"

Thor's eyebrows raised slightly upon hearing a knight's report.

His eyes took on a serious look.

This was over three thousand men, different from the timid goblins they had faced before.

Even if most were slaves, this was still formidable.

More importantly, this suggested that Baron Pape Lawrence might have mobilized all his forces.

This meant there could be over thirty official knights, more than a hundred apprentice knights, and potentially hundreds of reserve knights among these three thousand men.

Even if there was a margin of error, it wouldn't be small.

Such strength was already significant in the Northern Province, strong enough to overrun most territories.

But clearly, this did not include him.

The forces gathered at the mine already exceeded those of Baron Pape Lawrence.

With over three thousand men, including thirty official knights, a hundred apprentice knights, and two hundred reserve knights.

Thanks to daily information, Thor had acquired many life-enhancing items. With enough merits, these could be exchanged.

Over the past few months, his strength had grown incomparable to before.

This strength was enough to make most noble lords in the Northern Province take notice.

Not to mention, he had three magical crystal cannons.

With these, the mine's security was assured.

Three magical crystal cannons—Baron or not, even if all the lords of the Maine Valley came, he wouldn't be worried.

The power of magical crystal cannons was beyond what ordinary barons or even viscounts could possess, typically only counts and above.

With this confidence, he dared to lure the enemy.

Because if mishandled and if many enemies were attracted but couldn't be dealt with, it would be a big problem.

Thor would never engage in a completely uncertain endeavor.

Morning sunlight spilled.

Baron Pape Lawrence's forces rapidly approached, now less than twenty miles from the mine.

The entire mine was now in tense mobilization.

A large number of people were being gathered.

Deployment plans were already laid out.

"Sir, everything is arranged!"

Steve spoke respectfully, with a hint of excitement.

This was his first true war, different from previous battles with goblins. This was a real fight against a noble lord.

For him, it was also a test.

"Good!"

"Remember, after the chevaux-de-frise stops them, use the magical crystal cannons!"

"After the bombardment, move out immediately and take them all down!"

Thor spoke solemnly, his expression stern.

To minimize losses, he planned to use the magical crystal cannons.

However, he didn't intend to reveal them in this battle.

No one could predict what might happen afterward.

Therefore, Baron Pape Lawrence's forces must be completely wiped out to ensure the secrecy of the magical crystal cannons.

"Yes, sir!"

Steve responded respectfully, eyes gleaming with excitement.