Night fell.
The Black Cavalry set up camp on the spot. Bonfires burned, dispersing the cold air and the smell of blood.
Groups of troll captives were detained in batches and kept under strict watch. The seized supplies were also being cleaned up.
In the temporary command post in the center of the camp, Colin took a roasted lamb leg from a guard and started munching on it.
After finishing the meat, he gulped down a pot of sheep blood before letting out a comfortable burp.
Prince Okamoto, who was starving, swallowed his saliva when he saw this.
Unfortunately, Colin didn't prepare dinner for Prince Okamoto. He wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "Okamoto, I've always treated you as a friend, but I didn't expect you to scheme against me."
Hearing Colin's pretentious words, Prince Okamoto was moved to tears, as if he was deeply moved. At the same time, he shook his head frantically, as if he had been greatly wronged.
"Lord Viscounts, it's my honor to be your friend! I cherish this friendship very much! But please believe me, I was forced to do this because I had no other choice. It was all Mister Kuang's scheme from the St. Theon Family. Even His Majesty was bewitched by him. I was only following orders. I had no choice! "
Colin lazily leaned against the back of the chair. While scoring the performance of the movie king in front of him in his heart, he asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you?
He then asked with a smile, "How much do you know about Mister Kuang's plans?"
"I know about his arrangements in the Troll Empire. As for the Northern Frontier, I know very little."
"Then tell me what you know."
"Yes, yes." Prince Okamoto nodded and began to narrate.
Sure enough, it was just as Colin had guessed. The Giant Demon Empire had gathered all sorts of forces, and they had a total of 80,000 soldiers that could fight.
However, they weren't prepared to invest all of their resources into the whirlpool at the Northern Frontier. If they messed up, the entire Troll Empire would be in danger of falling apart.
And to be honest, the current Giant Demon Empire couldn't afford such a huge military expenditure.
Therefore, Mr. Chang asked them to target Colin, or more accurately, the Black Cavalry in Colin's hands.
This army could be said to be the nightmare of the Troll Empire. Every Troll dreamed of having that black lion flag disappear from the world forever.
Thus, the two sides came to an agreement. The Giant Demon Empire sent out thirty thousand regular soldiers and seventy thousand new recruits to form a mighty expeditionary army of a hundred thousand. They pretended that they were going south to invade the Northern Frontier.
Then, Mister Cinderella instigated Charles St. Sylde to betray the Great Demon Empire and had him report to Icestone City, convincing Colin to take advantage of the fact that the Great Demon Empire was empty to ambush the Great Demon Empire.
But in reality, there were still fifty thousand elite soldiers hidden in the Great Demon Empire, waiting for Colin to charge in unprepared and bleed.
At the same time, the army heading south to invade the Northern Frontier would turn back halfway and take control of the three forts along the snowy mountain range, completely cutting off the Black Cavalry's escape route.
This way, they would be able to kill this terrifying cavalry that could influence the situation between the Northern Frontier and the Troll Empire within the Great Demon Empire.
After listening to Prince Okamoto's explanation, Colin's expression was indifferent, and no one could tell whether he was happy or angry.
A moment later, he asked again, "How much do you know about Mister Chang's plans on the Northern Frontier?"
"I only know that Mister Chang has already instigated the Dawson and Oman families to betray him. They will be the main force against the Golden Lion Army."
"Only against the Golden Lion Army?"
Prince Okamoto stared blankly for a moment before saying, "My Lord, forgive me for speaking bluntly, but the House of Saint Hilde on the Northern Frontier can only rely on the Golden Lion Army. The other lords aren't that strong and won't have much of an impact on the overall situation. Moreover, these people are fence-sitters and might not be willing to risk their lives for the House of Saint Hilde.
Of course, if the Black Cavalry in your hands is still on the Northern Frontier, they will definitely be a force to be reckoned with. That's why Mister Chang made this plan in the first place. "
Colin shook his head, "No, I'm talking about the San Lorenzo family. If the Saint Theon family wants to take over the Northern Frontier, will the royal family just sit by and watch? "
"The royal family?" Prince Okamoto frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said in an uncertain tone, "My Lord Viscounts, from what I know of Mister Chang's plan, he didn't make any arrangements against the San Lorenzo family.
It's as if … as if he's certain that the San Lorenzo family will just sit by and watch the chaos on the Northern Frontier. "
"Oh?" Colin frowned and asked doubtfully, "But you should know about the grudge between the San Lorenzo family and the Saint Theon family, right?"
"Yes, I know. Back then, the Saint Theon family had an 'Inquisitor' who personally cut off the head of the San Lorenzo family's' Dark Emperor '. This led to the tragic fate of the Saint Theon family. "
"Since you know about this, then you should also understand that although it was the House of Saint Hilde that destroyed the Saint Theon family's army, the real mastermind behind the scenes is probably the San Lorenzo family.
So, how could Mister Chang not take precautions against the San Lorenzo family when he plans to take over the Northern Frontier? "
"My Lord Viscounts, I really don't know about this." Prince Okamoto said with a bitter face, "Mister Chang is only using us. It's not to the point where he trusts us wholeheartedly."
Colin rubbed between his eyebrows and fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, Prince Okamoto was afraid that Viscounts would think that he was hiding something. After thinking hard for a moment, he hurriedly added, "My Lord Viscounts, I suddenly thought of something that might be of help to you."
"Speak."
"Mister Chang is actually a powerful mage, and he has close ties with the upper echelons of the Yewel Parliament. I'm guessing that the mages are involved in the chaos on the Northern Frontier. Perhaps this is his way of dealing with the San Lorenzo family."
"Mage?" Colin's brows were still tightly knitted.
He did not think that the Yewel Parliament's mages had the ability to stop the San Lorenzo family from intervening in the battle on the Northern Frontier.
Although the mages' forbidden spells were extremely powerful, the price they had to pay was equally frightening.
Colin did not believe that the high-ranked mages would be willing to sacrifice their lives to help the St. Theon family take over the Northern Frontier.
Moreover, forbidden spells were like nuclear weapons, but nuclear weapons were only a deterrent when they were ready to be fired.
Once they were fired, the threat would not be as great, because what followed would be a situation where one side would fight to the death.
Therefore, if the mages wanted to interfere in the situation on the Northern Frontier, they could only rely on conventional means.
But if they used conventional means, how could the Yewel Parliament influence the decision of the San Lorenzo family?
Colin shook his head and decided not to think about this for now. After all, he had too little information and could not make an accurate judgment.
Then, he looked at Prince Okamoto with an unfathomable smile and said calmly, "You're right.
"Okamoto, I'm going to be a guest at the Troll King's City, so I need you to help me send an invitation to your Troll King."
Prince Okamoto stared blankly at Colin for a long time, wondering if he had heard wrongly.
He had already told Colin that the Troll King's City was a trap, and that there were fifty thousand elite troops hidden inside. Why did he still want to be a guest?
But looking at Colin's serious expression, Prince Okamoto knew that he had not heard wrongly.
Confused, he did not dare to ask any more questions, and could only nod.
"Yes, I'm willing to serve you."
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