The war had already begun. The Grand Duchy of Sapphire's Orders of Chivalry had participated in the war mainly to harass and restrain more of the Eagle Kingdom's Orders of Chivalry.
Therefore, after resting in Cockscomb City for a day, the fleet set out to attack the established Sardinia Bay area.
Marquis Zhi Ling also sent a large number of his followers to follow the Grand Duchy of Sapphire's fleet to attack the Sardinia Bay area. The Tulip family's fleet carried Marquis Zhi Ling's follower, Earl Bluestone, as well as his Orders of Chivalry, which numbered nearly a thousand Knight.
"Herbert, this is my second son, Liszt. He is the Viscount of Black Horse Island and an elite Earth Knight," Leewilliam introduced Earl Bluestone to Earl Bluestone, who had just boarded the ship.
"A very handsome young man. He looks very young. Liszt, how old are you?" Earl Bluestone Herbert asked.
"Seventeen years old, Earl Bluestone."
The aristocratic titles of the mainland kingdoms were not named after the place, but were titles related to the territory. For example, Marquis Zhi Ling's title was "Zhi Ling", which meant pheasant feathers. It originated from his fief, Pheasant Hills. In addition, the central city of his territory was also called Cockscomb City.
The same was true for Earl Bluestone. His fief was Bluestone Valley, which was filled with a kind of blue stone.
As for his full name, it was Herbert Tietoulan.
Tietoulan was a type of flower.
The naming of surnames in the mainland kingdoms was not much different from the naming of the Grand Duchy of Sapphire's surnames. The serf class among the commoners basically had no surnames. The wealthy among the free class would have despicable surnames. Some of the small aristocrats continued their despicable surnames, or changed to ordinary surnames.
Only the middle and high-ranking aristocrats could use beautiful words such as flowers, grains, and metals as surnames.
Although there were no explicit rules for surnames, ordinary people would be punished by the lord if they dared to use beautiful words as surnames. There were even some minor nobles who used beautiful words as their surnames, but they were still suppressed by the major nobles and even destroyed.
Earl Bluestone, who seemed to be a straightforward person, asked directly, "A seventeen-year-old Elite Earth Knight, very talented. You are the second son of Earl Leewilliam, so the title of Viscount of Black Horse Island was earned by your own merits on the battlefield?"
"Yes."
"When did you enter the battlefield?"
"This year."
"This year?" Count Bluestone was astonished.
Leewilliam faintly said: "Herbert, you should know that the Grand Duchy of Sapphire suffered a mutiny. Liszt was promoted from Baron to Viscount of Black Horse Island because of his military exploits on Iron Hoof Island."
"I've heard about the battle of Iron Hoof Island. Just one battle and you're promoted to a viscount. It seems like your son has made great contributions in the battle."
"He has an Earth-type Intermediate World of Warcraft as a pet. He has conquered many castles and performed outstandingly in the final battle, earning Prince Anthony's admiration."
"Leewilliam, will he inherit your title?" Herbert suddenly asked.
Liszt answered himself, "Earl Bluestone, my brother Levis is the heir. He is also an Elite Earth Knight."
"It's enviable that the family has so many excellent heirs."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Herbert and Leewilliam entered the cabin, while Liszt continued to stay at the bow. He also had to train the eight little ones and Dosen. They were about to enter the battlefield. He was still a little worried about the obedience and discipline of the eight little ones. They were all immature cubs.
They were not even a year old and so far only knew Rock Thorns.
… …
As Captain Lähden said.
The Coral Island fleet had just arrived at the coastline. Without experiencing a battle, they already had a small port, a city and a castle that were not much bigger than a small town.
When the lord of this territory heard the news of an invader attack, he abandoned the territory early and fled.
Thus, the Knights of the Coral Island's Orders of Chivalry and Bluestone's Orders of Chivalry landed at the port one after another. Using this place as a springboard, they launched an attack on the Sardinia Bay area. Speed was of the essence in war. With practically no time to rest and prepare, the Earth Knights of the Orders of Chivalry entered a state of war one after another.
Liszt also had no time to lament over the sudden war. Riding a chocobo, he followed beside the count. They looted towns and cities, besieged castles, and fought against the Orders of Chivalry who came to resist.
There wasn't much strategy, just a primitive and barbaric charge, charge, and charge again. In previous battles, the Coral Island's Orders of Chivalry rarely attacked named castles because they were easy to defend and hard to attack. But this time, with the help of Dosen and the eight little ones, they pushed forward.
In just a day and a half, the Coral Island's Orders of Chivalry, which had been separated from Bluestone's Orders of Chivalry, penetrated 300 kilometers into the mainland and attacked a named castle located by the river – River Bend Castle.
"Dosen, get ready to attack the castle!"
"Eight little ones, follow Dosen!"
"Listen to my command, Rockthorns!"
The count watched over the battlefield while Liszt personally commanded the Blizzard Beast to begin dismantling River Bend Castle. The other Orders of Chivalry Knight shot arrows to suppress the counterattack of River Bend Castle.
A moment later.
One side of River Bend Castle's wall collapsed, and Viscount Jonas took the lead and rushed towards the gap in the castle. Then all the Knight swarmed towards River Bend Castle. In less than ten minutes, the castle belonging to the Viscount fell under the powerful attack of the Coral Island's Orders of Chivalry.
The Viscount Lord died on the spot.
"Capture all the Earth Knights and count the castle's supplies." Leewilliam did not take action. Instead, he strolled the whole time and began to direct the finishing work. "Captain Mickey, send Mouse to contact the nearby mercenary corps. We will trade supplies. In addition, pay close attention to the Orders of Chivalry in the surrounding territories and be ready to fight at any time. "
"Yes, Sir!"
Unlike the previous times when the captives were used to pay ransom, this time the Grand Duke allowed his followers to incorporate the captives themselves. Therefore, the Earth Knights who were not disabled in the war were the targets of incorporation.
The count was only interested in the elite Earth Knights. Moreover, the elite Earth Knights who were not old, did not have a high title, or did not even have a title at all. For the time being, it was not Liszt's turn to prioritize the elite Earth Knights. His target was the young Earth Knight, preferably a single Earth Knight.
Once such an Earth Knight was incorporated into his territory and married, they would quickly become loyal.
Leewilliam looked at the tied up Earth Knights and spoke slowly.
"You have become my captives. Your life and death are in my hands. Now, I will give you the right to choose. First, write a letter to your family and lord and pay me a satisfactory ransom. Then, you can go back. Second, if you do not have enough ransom, then you can pledge loyalty to me and my followers! "
The forty or so Earth Knights who were not disabled looked at each other dejectedly. Captives and pledging loyalty were very common in the war on the continent. However, the Grand Duchy of Sapphire had never accepted the loyalty of captives. They did not know why it was different this time.
Among them, twenty-one Earth Knights chose to pay the ransom.
The remaining twenty-six Earth Knights chose to pledge loyalty to the Grand Duke.
First, the count chose three young elite Earth Knights. Then, the three viscounts took turns to choose. Liszt had the highest military service and was ranked first, so he could choose one first. He looked at the remaining Earth Knights. There were only two elites, one old and one middle-aged.
Needless to say, he chose the middle-aged elite Earth Knight.
"Tell me your name." Liszt was wearing a bright silver mithril armor. Although he was young, the Knights could clearly see that he was surrounded by a group of powerful World of Warcraft players.
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