The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

To be honest, Linde was not very satisfied with the parade. It was far from the steel torrent he had imagined. When the parade ended, Cliff talked to Linde and saw the disappointment on Linde's face. Cliff's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Those equipment, especially the tank units, if given to Cliff, even the most cowardly Cliff would dare to challenge the demons. Not to mention the tubes carried by the soldiers; just by looking at their shapes, Cliff could guess that they were probably similar to humanoid cannons. This army was undoubtedly an iron torrent in this era. But the Governor of the North still seemed somewhat dissatisfied. What exactly was this Governor of the North planning to fight? Gods?

Even more silent than Cliff were the nobles who had been dragged out and forced to watch the parade, and who had been imprisoned.

Only at this moment did everyone understand what a generational gap meant. If the monsters of the demon race were still within the realm of these people's imagination, then the Northern Army's methods were simply beyond the control of these nobles.

The once restless capital city instantly fell silent. Even though most of the army had gone out of the city to fight the demons, no one wanted to do anything else during this time.

In contrast, the people in the capital were overjoyed. This military parade was the best recruitment advertisement, especially after they heard that there were many ordinary people in the Northern Army, and that ordinary people could even become officers. The number of people seeking information was so high that Linde had to send someone to explain it to them.

While most of the students in the capital were implicated by their elders, Lind was still willing to give a chance to those who had not directly or indirectly participated in the coup and followed Cliff to the top of the city walls. No matter what the future held, at least for now, these students were still full of enthusiasm.

While the nobles of the capital held their breath, Lilith loudly mocked Lind, "Brother, can you perform one of those again? 'Please, Your Majesty, come and officiate my wedding!' Hahahaha!"

It seems that Lilith has completely emerged from the shadow of the coup and is now able to joke with Lind just like in her previous life.

"How did you manage to fool your sister-in-law with tricks that even young girls couldn't fool in your past life?"

In the eyes of the nobles of the capital, the governor of the North, who kills without blinking an eye, is currently being ridiculed by the former queen while he is working.

"It's all thanks to you."

Upon hearing this, Lilith fell silent for a moment, then finally managed to stammer, "By the way, where's our female lead?"

Linde glanced at the communicator he had brought and said, "Guess who will lead the next batch of soldiers?"

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When Antipa saw that the Northern Army had indeed come out of the city to meet the enemy, he was relieved. At this time, the demon cavalry was already fully prepared. Although those steel monsters might indeed be faster than cavalry in terms of top speed, Antipa did not believe that those steel monsters could defend against cavalry that attacked from the flanks once the battle began.

These cavalrymen were handpicked by Antipas and possessed bloodline magic with extremely high close-range destructive power, or they simply carried gunpowder packs and went straight to fight the enemy's suicide bombing units.

Antipa had only just seen the tanks when he already had a clear strategy for dealing with them.

"As expected of His Majesty the Demon King, his strategies are truly astounding. With such a strategy, how can we not take the capital!"

Monroe was currently leading a group of nobles who had fled the capital, pretending to analyze the battle situation for Antipa, but in reality, he was flattering Antipa.

Even Antipas had to admit that these humans were indeed skilled at flattery. Their flattery was refreshing and not greasy, exaggerated yet reasonable. Even though Antipas knew that these humans were flattering him, he was still flattered to the point of feeling ecstatic.

But then a discordant voice suddenly rang out: "Demon King, it would be best to retreat back into the black mist and consolidate our territory in the East."

The speaker was Daniel, the "deserter." Although Daniel's mental state had always been somewhat unstable, he was at least normal in front of Antipa as long as he wasn't provoked. Antipa hadn't really intended to use Daniel as a strategist, but rather to completely cure Daniel's hysteria and tell him that the North was not invincible, thereby boosting the confidence of the entire demon race when facing the Northern army.

But to everyone's surprise, Daniel actually took him as an advisor. Daniel looked at the map and said to Antipa, "My Lord, we have no black mist behind us in this direction! If we lose, it will be a very long way to escape back into the black mist. What's worse, if the Northern army comes from behind, we will be attacked from both sides."

Daniel's words actually made a lot of sense, and Antipa had already considered these things as well. But just as Antipa was about to speak, Monroe stepped forward and said, "Do you think His Majesty the Demon King hasn't considered these things? His Majesty is so wise and powerful, how could he not have considered such a problem? But if we don't block them here, how will the people in the capital come out of the city to fight us in the open?"

"Besides, what makes you think the great demon army would lose? Our warriors have all been strengthened by the Demon God's black mist. You've been in every defeat, but you're always the only one who escapes. You wouldn't have already defected to the Northern Territory and become a spy there, would you?"

Monroe's words left the other demons around him dumbfounded. In addition, the nobles who had escaped joined in the commotion, making it sound like the truth of the matter. This was the first time these demons had witnessed human nobles resorting to labeling and political maneuvering.

I never expected that these humans could actually create something out of nothing. In comparison, the demons' methods are just even more unscrupulous. Humans are indeed more sophisticated.

Many demons nodded in agreement upon hearing Monroe's remarks. One should never stop learning; the methods of humans do indeed have their merits.

Daniel was so angry upon hearing Monroe's remarks that he almost vomited blood. He clutched his head and was about to go crazy again, but Antipa knew that although Daniel was not mentally sound, he was still a member of the demon race. So he tried to smooth things over by saying, "Alright, we're all doing this for the demon race. Let's not ruin the harmony."

Antipas had begun to feel like a human king. Monroe and the nobles were just dogs under his command, and he could make them bite whomever he wanted. All Antipas had to do was sit high in the stands and occasionally step down to play the good guy. It had to be said that it was really enjoyable, especially with Monroe and the nobles calling him "Your Majesty" all the time.

"But Lord Demon King, although the human steel monsters are not very agile, humans themselves must be aware of this weakness, and it's impossible that they are unprepared!"

Before Daniel could even offer his advice, Monroe scoffed, "The North came in such a rush this time. I heard that even those exceptionally capable generals didn't have time to arrive. How could they possibly be prepared for everything?"

Daniel finally fell silent and obediently shrank back, while Monroe, like a victorious general, led the human nobles to swagger among the demons.