The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

"That concludes the battle report for this time."

Thanks to the mental network laid out by Cassius, the speed of information transmission in Anjou is now quite rapid.

The entire scene seemed to fall into an endless silence.

Alberto's original plan was to use the long border and the genetically engineered warriors, who outnumbered the Lars Knights, to wage a full-scale war, and then use the high-level professionals to hold back the Lars Knights and keep them busy.

However, unexpectedly, this early start to the war not only prevented the battle lines from being fully deployed, but the vanguard also showed signs of becoming a bottomless pit, and the gene warriors were even "cut off" from the network by the enemy.

"His Majesty and I should have warned you long ago!"

Cassius spoke in a serious tone, and he was very angry.

"Judging from the previous situation, the gene warriors' mental network still has vulnerabilities. We must wait until I have repaired it before starting the war! Why did the lower levels start the war without authorization?"

At this moment, the Church of the God of War also stepped forward: "If we don't start a war now, are we going to wait until the enemy has finished clearing out the demons and returned to the front lines before we start fighting?"

Cassius retorted, "Our biggest advantage against the Capet is the constant stream of genetically engineered warriors and the support from the demons and Avars, but now that support is useless, and our warriors are being sent to their deaths, you know that?"

The original plan was to use the Avars and demons as cannon fodder, but clearly these cannon fodder haven't even had a chance to appear yet, and the Anjou forces have already clashed head-on with the enemy.

Kalon, standing to the side, twitched. He was still there, and Cassius was practically saying that the Avars were being used as cannon fodder.

"Their number of Lars Knights is not large. The intelligence is correct. The governor is currently in a hurry to clear out the demons. Although our formation has not been fully deployed because someone attacked without authorization."

Seeing the somewhat awkward atmosphere, a general from Anjou continued, "But as long as we follow the original plan and expand the battle lines on a large scale, it will be very difficult for the enemy to defend against it."

"And all of this requires your help."

The general turned his gaze toward Caron.

"It's natural."

Karon turned his gaze away from the gene-engineered warriors relaying intelligence and said, "We Avars will provide you with as much assistance as possible, but in return, regarding the port..."

So be it, cannon fodder. As long as the objective is achieved, Avar will understand.

Moreover, the Avars had mentioned opening the port more than once, and Alberto asked, "Will the dragons intervene? Stop with the nonsense of maybe or maybe not, I want a concrete answer."

"Of course it will. There is no better chance of ending up like this, Your Majesty, you should know that."

Kalon bowed in greeting.

“I understand. You will be responsible for the surrounding coastal countries. The ports you capture will be under our management, and we will collect taxes directly from them. However, your troops can freely land at these ports. Afterward, I will lift the restrictions on the Avars.”

"A wise decision."

Caron immediately started flattering him.

"We will fully cooperate with you, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

The Avars helped Anjou conquer the surrounding countries, and then let Anjou take over. They even had to pay taxes to Anjou. They seemed like fools, but for the Avars, setting foot on this land seemed to be more important than anything else.

At least for now, looking at those genetically engineered warriors, Anjou certainly has the right to offer opinions to the Avars.

Moreover, the fact that they were able to control the surrounding small countries together with Anjou was far beyond the Avars' expectations, which shows that Anjou had placed the Avars on the same level as Anjou.

Once a war breaks out between major powers, the smaller neighboring countries will be the first to suffer, and for them, time is running out.

"That's right, Your Majesty."

Kalon continued, "I have some demon friends who have escaped from Cape. They want to join us. I hope Your Majesty will allow it, since, as you know, our main forces are currently engaged in the main battle."

Alberto frowned. In fact, there were quite a few demon merchants in Anjou. Although Alberto didn't have a good impression of these demon merchants, they did bring a lot of profits.

But as Kalon said, because of his vigilance, there are indeed many Avars on the main battlefield, making it difficult for other Avars to control the surrounding small countries.

"Don't cause me any unnecessary trouble."

"Of course, Your Majesty, we have a common enemy."

Seeing that Alberto had agreed, Caron continued to flatter him.

After presiding over the meeting and waiting for everyone to leave, Alberto asked Cassius, "Is there any unusual activity from the Church of War?"

"No, the Church of War has even gradually stabilized, and fewer and fewer of the newly reformed Church of War members are going crazy."

"That's good, but we still can't relax."

Alberto breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to Cape and the elves, Anjou's side was just a loose alliance. Everyone was waiting to defeat Cape and the elves and then share the corpses. So even though there were wins and losses on the front lines, Alberto could only say that they had won.

"We must press on and defeat that governor in one fell swoop."

"Of course, Your Majesty, only we can restore the glory of the human empire."

......

Within the mental network constructed by Cassius, in a depths even Cassius himself could not find, a group of members of the Church of War were also holding a meeting.

"Thanks to the Lord's protection, even Lord Cassius cannot find us here."

This space is filled with followers of the Church of War. These followers are portrayed as somewhat insane and fanatical in the mental network, like a group of cultists.

“That’s right, this place is already part of the God of War’s divine kingdom. Even if Lord Cassius discovers this place, he will have no way of knowing what happened here.”

As these followers of the God of War said, although they were connected through Cassius's mental network, the connection had even reached below the surface of the ocean of consciousness, making it impossible for Cassius to detect them.

“The boundary between the divine kingdom and reality is getting closer and closer, and I feel that the time is almost up.”

A priest of the Church of War, dressed in an episcopal robe, said, “But it’s still not enough, those cowards of the Capet who only know how to cower behind steel! Because they only dare to hide in the back, the casualties caused by the war are far less than imagined. The flames of war are not enough; they must continue to burn! Only with sufficient sacrifices can the Lord descend!”

At this moment, a believer stepped forward and said, "It's definitely not going to work to sacrifice the blood of those cowards like Capet. The fear we've gathered is simply not enough, and we can't sacrifice a bunch of cowards to the Lord. In that case, let's just use the blood of the surrounding countries; that should be enough!"

A believer who had just entered a meditative state also awoke in this space and said, "The meeting has ended. His Majesty has entrusted the task of clearing out the surrounding countries to the Avars."

"So, should we contact those Avars for help?"

At this moment, some believers seemed hesitant, after all, it was obvious to everyone that the ambitious Avars were not to be trusted.

However, the priest in the bishop's robe stepped forward and said, "Wouldn't it be enough if the Avars also believed in our Lord? This world ultimately belongs to the Lord, who will become the first god to descend upon the world through war and bloodshed!"

"Sacrifice! Sacrifice! Sacrifice!"

In reality, a war priest dressed in a bishop's robe handed an egg to a worker across from him, saying, "May the God of War bless you and grant you a strong physique and an indomitable will."

Everything is normal at the Church of the God of War; they've even adopted the strategy of sending eggs to believers in the dream of carrying a lantern.

everything is normal.