Chapter 238: Even Lord Pa Ke's Castle Must Be Seized!

"Congratulations, Lord Pa Ke. Minister Weilade has already said that once Gervas is dead, he will find a way to transfer the territory of Storm Territory to you!"

"Haha! Then I am most grateful to Minister Weilade. However, Captain Adani, Storm Territory is truly too dangerous. I do not believe my luck can be better than that of the previous three nobles!"

"So, when the time comes, just give me Baron Kane's territory. Storm Territory, let that go. That way, Minister Weilade's operation can also be simpler!"

Inside Lord Pa Ke's castle, Pa Ke was chatting freely with a middle-aged knight.

This middle-aged knight was exactly Weilade's confidant, dispatched to command the fifty light cavalrymen of Eagle City in battle.

He was a powerful figure whose strength had reached the Silver Knight realm, not to be underestimated.

"My lord, all soldiers have assembled and can depart at any time!"

Just then, the reporting voice of Pa Ke's vassal came from the living room entrance.

Pa Ke and Adani exchanged a glance, no longer delaying. "Then let us depart!"

When Pa Ke walked out of the castle, a force of fifteen hundred men stood ready to march.

This time, Pa Ke was going all in.

After all, killing a noble viscount was a grave matter. Since he had done it, he must go all out!

Otherwise, if he failed to kill Gervas later, his crime would likely be submitted to the Noble Council, putting his title and life in danger.

Of course, among these fifteen hundred, only five hundred were the elite force: his own and his two vassals' entire elite guards.

The remaining one thousand were serd soldiers temporarily conscripted.

"Depart!"

At the command, the fifteen hundred men marched majestically toward the eastern side of Lord Pa Ke's territory, looking truly magnificent.

Meanwhile, Lord Pa Ke and Captain Adani walked on the side of the formation.

However, those fifty light cavalrymen were not in this formation.

Because the light cavalrymen were no trivial matter, they should not be exposed before the battle as much as possible.

And they were already hidden at the border, waiting only for the battle to begin!

More than an hour later, the fifteen hundred men arrived at the border.

From afar, they could already see that iron ore mountain.

"Greetings, my lord Viscount!"

"How is the situation?"

Learning from the lesson last time.

This time, Lord Pa Ke had already deployed scouts in advance.

"My lord Viscount, everything around the iron ore mountain is normal. The guards of Storm Territory have not appeared!"

"Excellent! Everyone advance immediately! Directly seize the iron ore mountain!"

Lord Pa Ke was overjoyed and immediately led his troops to push forward rapidly.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As they broke into Storm Territory's border, they were quickly discovered by the iron ore mountain guards.

An urgent alarm bell rang out on the mountaintop.

However, the guards, besides ringing the bell, dared not take any other action. They fled up the mountain in a flash, not even bothering with the gate at the foot of the mountain.

"Kieran, Bell, take men and charge up for me!"

"Yes, my lord Viscount!"

The two vassals received the order and led the five hundred serf soldiers to charge the iron ore mountain.

And this time there was no accident; that damn Gervas indeed did not appear on the mountaintop.

And this was the normal situation.

This time he launched a surprise attack; that boy had no way of getting precise advance news every single time.

Last time, it was most likely his good luck, and also that I was too casual, with insufficient secrecy work.

"Report, my lord Viscount. All the ore slaves and guards on the iron ore mountain have fled from the back mountain. They have fled toward the direction of Storm Territory!"

"Excellent! Those commoners need not be minded. Let them notify that boy Gervas instead. Our upcoming arrangements are the most important!"

Lord Pa Ke could not help licking his lips in excitement.

The iron ore that cost him over two hundred subordinates last time and still eluded him, this time he obtained without losing a single soldier.

It was simply a perfect start.

And next, Lord Pa Ke did not delay, beginning arrangements with Adani.

Their scheme was very simple.

That Gervas, knowing the iron ore mountain had been seized by him, would certainly try to come and retake it.

At that time, I will first lure Gervas into battle, then tie him up.

When the suitable moment arrives, Adani will lead the light cavalrymen to burst out from the side and attack the Storm guards.

At that time, they will be able to annihilate Gervas and his troops in one stroke.

"Your Excellency Adani, then I will entrust it to you in a moment!"

"Lord Pa Ke, we are a mutually beneficial cooperation; no need to be so polite!"

"Haha, correct, a mutually beneficial cooperation!"

"So, my lord, are you preparing to directly attract these dark creatures to attack Lord Pa Ke and his men, letting them fight the dark creatures to mutual destruction?"

In a dense forest more than ten li away from the iron ore mountain, Gervas was stationed here with a group of subordinates.

And upon learning from Gervas's mouth that there were actually over a thousand dark creatures at the border, Knight Mi Gen and others immediately thought of Gervas's plan to prepare twenty sheep.

However, despite Knight Mi Gen and others' confident deduction, Gervas simply shook his head. "No, I do not plan to use the dark creatures to defeat Lord Pa Ke, but rather plan to use the Storm guards to defeat them head-on!"

"This..." Knight Mi Gen and the others were filled with confusion in their eyes. "My lord, isn't this too much of a loss?"

It wasn't just a loss; it was sheer foolishness to leave such excellent cannon fodder unused and send one's own people to the front lines personally.

Of course, Knight Mi Gen and the others did not have the guts to privately slander their own lord like that.

Gervas also knew exactly what his subordinates were thinking. "I ask you, do you want to simply kill Lord Pa Ke and his army, or do you want to seize Lord Pa Ke's castle as well?"

"Seize Lord Pa Ke's castle as well? Is that even possible?"

With this choice, there was no need to choose at all!

If they could seize the castle, then of course they would choose to capture it!

This was a fortress where all the wealth and foundations of a viscount's domain were gathered; if they could capture it, how much loot would they gain?

But the question was, was a viscount's castle really that easy to capture?

Moreover, if news of raiding a viscount's castle got out... wait!

Just then, Knight Mi Gen and the others suddenly remembered why their lord did not directly lure the Dark Creatures to appear!

"My lord, do you intend to lure the Dark Creatures directly to Lord Pa Ke's castle?" Knight Mi Gen and the others widened their eyes, their expressions full of excitement and agitation.

"That's right! This is my plan! Simply killing Lord Pa Ke is actually not very difficult for us!"

"And while killing him, we can also raid his castle; this is maximizing our profit!"

"And the Dark Creatures will be our best cover, capable of destroying all evidence!"

Gervas finally stated his thoughts with certainty.

Seizing a viscount's castle was something Gervas had not even considered before.

After all, the kingdom's laws were strict and did not allow for reckless actions.

After all, if this aspect was not controlled well, the nobles would have no sense of security!

But the current Dark Creatures offered Gervas a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"My lord, what do we need to do? Just give the order!"

Knight Mi Gen and the other knights said no more, wishing they could sprout wings and rush to Lord Pa Ke's castle right now.

And just at that moment, a Demon Swift Eagle suddenly swooped down from the sky.

"Report! My lord, Lord Pa Ke has already led his men to seize the Iron Mine Mountain; the total force they deployed this time has reached fifteen hundred!"

"In addition, there are fifty light cavalrymen hiding in a dense forest at the border of Lord Pa Ke's domain!"

"Excellent! Knight Mi Gen, did you hear? The battle will begin soon. Issue the order: the entire army rests for the final half hour, then depart immediately!"