Furthermore, at the ceremony a few days ago, the new emperor ascended the throne, and it was Isaac who personally placed the glass crown on him.
Isaac didn’t hold any official position, but his influence might surpass even Elon.
Two subordinates walked up behind Isaac holding a map. Each of them took one end of the map, raised it with one hand, and unfurled it so that it hung down like a scroll.
Isaac gestured a circle in front of the ten city lords and said in a serious tone, “Each of you city lords has between 5,000-10,000 guards under your command… For those of you traveling a long distance and won’t be able to make it back tonight, please immediately send a message to the deputy city lord. We will meet at 11:00 pm and depart between 1:00 am and 3:00 am.”
Isaac pointed to a river in the bottom right corner of the map and said, “In five days, your city patrol must reach the foot of the mountains to the east of Dorma River. Only you and one deputy city lord are allowed to know about this matter. Everyone else, including your families, must stay in their respective cities.”
Upon hearing this, all the city lords were dumbfounded.
Leaving their family in the city was dangerous.
By tomorrow afternoon, the Boltzyn Legion would occupy all the cities, essentially putting their family in great danger and at the mercy of others. Even Mikey, who was beside him, looked astonished.
Seeing that the expressions of the city lords were not good, favonovel.com quietly said, “Mr. Garten, should we perhaps involve the families of the city commanding generals…”
“Did none of you hear what I said?” Isaacâs eyes flashed coldly, and his presence suddenly became intense.
Out of the ten city lords, at least half of them felt quite displeased, but sensing Isaac’s terrifying aura, they had no choice but to nod in agreement.
“If anyone dares to flee with their family in secret and I find out, I will personally see to it that you’re trampled under the hooves of the Boltzyn Legion,” Isaac warned sternly.
“What I’m saying is that your family members are not allowed to leave the city you govern, but they should not stay in the city lord’s residence… Alright, you all can go back now.”
The ten city lords turned and left one after another. Even though they felt a lot of resentment, they didn’t dare to disobey Isaac’s orders.
“Mr. Garten, some of these city lords have notable battle achievements. If we don’t allow them to…”
“If you let them leave with their families, can you guarantee they will return to save the citizens of their city?” Isaac frowned as favonovel.com looked at Mikey.
Mikey was taken aback and suddenly drew a sharp breath, only now realizing Isaac’s intention.
“The combined forces of the ten cities’ patrols number around 70 to 80,000. Although they are not constantly engaged in battles on the frontier, their biggest advantage lies in their familiarity with the local terrain and climate.”
Isaac stood up, walked over to the map, and said to Mikey, “You can now give the order to the Purple-Armored Legion to start their march immediately.”
Isaac pointed toward a city in the lower left corner of the map and said, “We need to reach the Astral City within ten days. Only if they get here can we confidently reclaim these ten cities at the fastest speed.”
From the location Isaac was referring to, Astral City was situated just to the southeast of the center of these ten cities.
“As soon as the order is given, we can attack these ten cities with the utmost speed…” Isaac added.
Mikey, feeling suddenly energized, said, “Okay, I’ll take care of it right away.”
“Don’t get too excited yet, the Black Tiger Legion has just been rebuilt and is still at the southernmost part of the kingdom. If the Boltzyn Legion still has troops hidden in the Misty Forest, it could be very troublesome.”
Isaac stood up and frowned. “I can handle the entire Westpire City by myself without any troops. You take command of the plans for the remaining nine cities.”
***
The following afternoon, the grand army of 150,000 Boltzyn soldiers began to march impressively through the Westpire City, quickly spreading out and advancing rapidly on both flanks.
In the tallest watchtower of Westpire City, Aurora was dressed in bluish-white armor adorned with a flying phoenix.
She looked at the land below and said to Elara standing beside her, “Send a message back to Her Majesty, the first step has been victorious!”
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