Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"Although I can roughly guess what you're thinking," Ye Ge leaned back in the car seat, arms crossed, "what exactly are your plans?"

Night Owl grinned: "Our righteous alliance is full of cowards who are afraid to be the first to charge, but they all want to reap the benefits of the war. Every nobleman has his own agenda, wanting to sit back and reap the benefits, and compete for the title of Duke of the Southern Territory."

"They are unwilling to fight now because they know that those who rush in first and attract the most hatred are often the ones who suffer the most heavy losses."

"It's like everyone knows that the first person to eat a crab will definitely face risks."

"But when they realize that all the benefits they want are about to be taken away, they will definitely become more and more restless."

Ye Ge looked at him: "So you just acted like you were very confident, deliberately keeping them in suspense?"

“That’s right,” Night Owl said. “Plant the seed in their hearts first, and things will be much easier later. As long as you leave this suggestion in their minds, you can just throw a bone at them in the next battle, and they’ll charge forward on their own.”

As he spoke, Night Owl shrugged and said, "In principle, it's not much different from training a dog."

Night Song: "..."

"Then, what should we do about this battle in Jiangcheng?" Ye Ge asked.

"This battle in Jiangcheng..." Night Owl narrowed his eyes, "We really can only rely on ourselves now."

Ye Ge said, "The Traitor Alliance must also know the importance of Jiangcheng, and they will definitely send a large force to guard it. Moreover, we don't know who the nobles stationed there are, how many troops they have, or what weapons they possess... We have absolutely no information about Jiangcheng right now. What if Wang En is also in Jiangcheng..."

"Don't worry, Wang En is not in Jiangcheng." Night Owl said calmly, "The ones currently stationed in Jiangcheng are Earl Conde, Viscount Robin, Viscount Linna, and three other barons, with a force of about 50,000. The strongest among them is Earl Conde, a sixth-level Asura Realm transcendent."

Ye Ge paused for a moment, then tilted her head: "How did you know?"

Night Owl glanced at him: "You think our Night family's intelligence department is just sitting around doing nothing?"

“…Alright.” Ye Ge said, “Even so, it won’t be easy to launch a full-scale attack on Jiangcheng, which has 50,000 superhuman warriors, right? Besides, there’s Count Kangde, a Shura-level expert, guarding it. Even if we manage to take it by force, we’ll definitely suffer heavy casualties…Or do you already have some good tactics in mind?”

Normally, a city-state is guarded by a nobleman with a title, but the rebel allies actually placed six noblemen with titles in Jiangcheng, which shows how much they value this city.

“Of course I already have a plan, which is why I dared to take on this battle.” Night Owl looked at him. “But I’d like to know, what about you? What are your thoughts?”

Ye Ge remained silent for a while.

To defeat the enemy, one must naturally target their weaknesses.

The weakness of the traitor alliance is...

"Actually, the Traitor Alliance and their group are not united either."

Night Song said, "These people were all blinded by greed in the past. They went to the Dark Race to make deals under the guidance and temptation of Wang En. Now that Wang En has seized the evidence against them, they have no choice but to form an alliance of traitors to rebel together. In reality, they are all a group of people with their own ulterior motives."

"So, all we need to do is use this."

Night Owl narrowed his eyes: "That's right."

The father and son exchanged a glance, clearly having reached the same conclusion.

The two of them grinned and smiled one after the other.

"Hehehehehehehehehehe..."

......

Count Conde stood atop the high walls of this fortress on the black river, looking down at the magnificent and turbulent Yellow River before him.

The pitch-black walls are fifty meters high, and each brick is made of special magical steel powder fused with cement. When any brick is hit, it automatically releases a magic circle. These special bricks are then used to build this magnificent fortress, which is incredibly sturdy.

Jiangcheng is the most unique city-state in the southern region. Half of the city-state is a water city built on the Yellow River, while the other half is on land.

On the water surrounding the city-state, one can see towering mechanical towers and magnificent buildings made up of countless huge gears and various dark black metal pipes. The rotation of these gears drives the water flow, providing tremendous power to the city and also serving as an important combat device for the city's defense.

The entire city is completely blocked by the most important waterway in the southern region. As long as Jiangcheng exists, no ship in the southern region can pass through here.

Count Conde's long gray hair trembled slightly in the river breeze, his olive-green shawl fluttered in the wind, and he gazed solemnly into the distance.

He knew the importance of Jiangcheng; if the empire wanted to attack them, it would definitely choose to strike here first!

Viscount Robin stood behind him: "I heard that the royal family did not send troops this time, but instead had other nobles in the southern territory form a righteous alliance to jointly attack us. The one who makes the greatest military contribution will be granted the title of Duke by the empire."

“This is a good thing for us,” Earl Conde said solemnly. “If the royal family had sent the five great generals of the empire to lead the army south, we probably wouldn’t be able to talk so peacefully here right now.”

Viscount Robin: "Yes, I know those nobles in the Justice League all too well. Our human race hasn't had a major war for decades. Those nobles are living a life of luxury. It's another matter whether their superhuman army is even 70% as strong as it used to be."

Viscount Linna looked troubled: "But I've heard that the Ye family is also a member of the Justice League..."

"..." The nobles fell silent, their faces looking rather grim.

It seemed that in their eyes, the allied army of dozens of nobles was not as terrifying as the Ye family.

After all, they had all witnessed the Ye family's performance on the battlefield of ten thousand races.

Who would want to fight a bunch of lunatics?

Earl Conde took a deep breath: "Don't panic. The existence of the Ye family will only make the Justice League more divided. Think about it, all those nobles want the title of Duke, but they don't trust each other. Everyone wants benefits, but no one wants to suffer losses. So even if they unite to attack us, each family probably wants the other families to contribute while they themselves just want to fish in troubled waters and finish off the weak. As long as we unite as one, we may not necessarily lose to them."

The barons nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Viscount Robin said, "You're right..."

"My Lord Count!"

Just then, a subordinate rushed over, nervously handing over a letter: "There's a letter for you!"

"Who sent the letter?" Kant glanced at him and frowned. "Why are you making that face?"

"It was...it was sent by the Ye family..." The subordinate's face was pale. "It seems...it's a declaration of war from the Ye family!"