TOV9
"Marquis Charles?"
"The Marquis of Charles is the eldest son of the Duke of St. Hilde, the first in line..."
"Nonsense! Of course, I know who Marquis Charles is, but why do his knights appear here? Why does he have to urgently call us?"
"Aren't Marquis Charles fighting the trolls at the border? Are we going to the border?"
"How is it possible? It's so far from the border, even if we are urgently called up, it won't come here to enlist. And you see, the enlistment order clearly stated that we should go to Mirror Lake to gather in two days."
"Where is Mirror Lake?"
"It's not far from here, it's more than fifty kilometers north along this small river. It's probably there."
"Then shall we go?"
"I don't want to go to the battlefield!"
"But... But this is an emergency call-up order from the Saint Hilde family!"
"But it was not issued by Lord Duke himself."
"Won't Marquis Charles be the Duke of the North in the future?"
"Then wait until he really inherits the title in the future... and, I don't want to die!"
"We are not necessarily going to die, maybe this is a good opportunity to make contributions."
"Ha, idiot!"
"Who are you scolding!"
"I am scolding you!"
...
When Saru brought the emergency call-up order of the Marquis of Charles back to the camp, everyone immediately exploded.
Some people agreed, some opposed, and the quarrel started.
The reason for this situation is that this emergency call comes from the Marquis of Charles, not his father, the Lord of the North, the Duke of St. Hilde.
The title of Marquis of Charles St. Hilde is imaginary, and there is no actual fief. It is only a confirmation of his first succession rights, which is a bit similar to the crown prince in ancient China.
But although the crown prince is noble, he is not the emperor.
Therefore, if the Duke of St. Hilde issued an emergency call-up order, then any northerners who received the order would not dare to resist.
However, if it is an emergency call-up order issued by the Marquis of Charles...
Look at the Firefox Mercenary Group that is now arguing and you can see its effectiveness.
"Enough! Shut up!" Saru anxiously yelled, stopping the quarrel of his subordinates.
Then he turned to look at Oliver and asked, "Does Marquis Charles have the right to issue an emergency call?"
"I remember that Marquis Charles should not have such power..." Oliver was a little uncertain, turning his head to ask Colin for help, "Knight Kahn, am I right?"
"According to legal principles, the Marquis of Charles does not have this power." Colin searched the memory in his mind, "However, there have been similar precedents in the history of the Northern Territory."
Oliver's face turned gloomy in an instant.
He absolutely does not want the Firefox Mercenary Group to be urgently called up at this time.
Without the escort of a mercenary group, his caravan will become a lamb to be slaughtered, and it will be impossible to safely reach Fallen Eagle City.
"So, Captain Saru..." Oliver's tone was a bit difficult, "Are you ready to accept this call?"
Saru's brows were tightly furrowed together, obviously, he was also very dissatisfied with this emergency call-up order. After thinking about it for a while, he slowly shook his head and said: "No."
As soon as he finished saying this, Oliver immediately smiled, but the few mercenary leaders behind Saru immediately exploded.
"My lord, you can't refuse the enlistment order of Marquis Charles like this!"
"Yes! The Saint Hilde family will not let us go!"
"And that team of cavalry...I think they really dare to kill us!"
Saru abruptly turned his head back and glanced viciously at the noisy mercenaries behind him.
The scene was quiet in an instant.
"Do you know, if we take this call to Mirror Lake, what will we face?"
After hearing the question from the Saru, several mercenary leaders glanced at each other and then replied: "It should be preparations for the war. Although it is dangerous, it is better than defying the orders of the Saint Hilde family."
"War?" Saru sneered, "We are going to die!"
"What?"
"My lord, why?"
"Fighting in the war doesn't necessarily mean sending you to death. Also, if we win, maybe we will gain some military exploits..."
"You are dreaming!" Saru relentlessly interrupted the delusion of his men, "Think about it again! Why did Marquis Charles's army appear in Mirror Lake?"
The mercenaries looked at each other.
Colin's eyes flickered as if he understood what Saru meant.
Oliver yelled directly: "That's right! I also suspect that the Marquis of Charles probably retreated all the way to the Mirror Lake!"
"What?"
"How can that be?"
"How could Lord Marquis lose?"
...
The mercenaries expressed their disbelief.
No wonder they have such blind trust in Marquis Charles.
Because, in recent decades, the trolls have been completely suppressed and beaten by the Northern Army.
Five years ago, even the Troll King's Court was forced to move north under the threat of northern soldiers. The large area south of the Northern Icefield has almost become a game ground for the northern army.
If it weren’t for the harsh climatic environment on the ice sheet which is not suitable for planting crops or building a castle, I’m afraid the Northern Territory will extend further north.
Under such circumstances, no proud northerner would have thought that the Saint Hilde family was defeated.
But when you think about it, Saru and Oliver's guesses are quite reasonable.
In recent months, there has been no good news coming back from the frontline battlefield. Instead, several towns on the border have been breached one after another, and several families have lost their fiefdoms.
At first, everyone thought it was just a troll hurriedly jumping over the wall, and sent a small group of troops to bypass the front line and enter the northern border.
Although the private armies of several families have been temporarily repelled, as long as the main northern army led by Marquis Charles returns, it will surely be able to clear these invading troll troops and regain lost ground.
But now it seems that this may not necessarily be the case.
Because the army of Marquis Charles has actually appeared in Mirror Lake...
This is no longer a border, but a hinterland.
In the memory of this generation of northerners, the trolls have never had the ability to penetrate this place.
Most of the mercenaries fell silent, obviously, they were scared.
But some people disagreed, and encouraged: "Even so, then we can go to Mirror Lake and help Marquis Charles defeat the invading trolls..."
"Idiot!" Saru reprimanded, "After the army was defeated, you still want to turn the tide? Just rely on us mercenaries who are urgently called up?"
"It's not just us, the mercenaries nearby must have also received an emergency call-up order..."
"A bunch of cannon fodder!" Saru knew exactly what his subordinates were.
These guys can kill their own people by mistake when fighting thieves, and it is a bit of praise to say that they are mobs.
Still, thinking about going to the battlefield to fight with the regular army?
Really looking for death!
Saru finally made up his mind and ignored the voices of his opposition, turned around resolutely, and walked towards the cavalry of the Saint Hilde family.
Seeing Saru's departure, everyone looked at each other with different expressions.
Colin also suddenly realized that his father, Baron Angele, had not written letters back for months.
This is obviously a bit unusual.
It seems that someone is deliberately blocking the frontline information...
Could it be that the situation on the front line is really bad?
...
"Do you dare to refuse the Marquis call-up order?" I don't know what Saru said over there, but the St. Hilde family knight suddenly shouted angrily.
"Lord Knight, I just want to know..."
"Enough! Refusing the emergency call order is treason!" The knight arbitrarily interrupted Saru's defense, and said to the crowd of Firefox Mercenary Group gathered in front of him, "Whoever of you will kill this traitor will immediately be promoted to centurion!"
"Wow-"
There was an uproar among the mercenaries.
Some were filled with indignation, some sneered with disdain, but some had blinking eyes.
"My lord Knight!" Saru turned his head back, confidently handing his back to the people behind him, and continued: "I respect the St. Hilde family and respect Marquis Charles, but we also have the right to know what is going on where..."
Saru's words came to an abrupt end after only half of his statement.
Because a long sword pierced his chest.
"Ho-Ho-" Saru vomited blood and tried to turn his head away.
After seeing the face of the young man behind him, the look on his face suddenly became extremely complicated.
"Boom!"
The body fell to the ground.
"Very good!" The knight on horseback nodded in satisfaction, looking at the young man holding a bloody sword, "Tell me your name."
"Dear knight, my name is Thrall."
"Thrall? What is your relationship with this Saru?"
"He is my father, respected knight."
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