Noble Council

News came from the Royal Capital: something had happened in the Moxi Duchy. A Beastfolk army had launched a surprise attack on Augsburg. Reinforcements could not arrive in time, and its fall was only a matter of time.

Augsburg was the northern gateway that the Moxi Duchy had built at enormous expense, as well as the core of its first line of defense. Heavy forces had always been stationed there.

Based on the kingdom's past experience, even in the worst-case scenario, our first line of defense should have been able to hold off the Beastfolk army for half a year.

The war had only broken out a little over four months ago. Our side had borne the brunt of the major early battles alone, yet the Augsburg defense line had still fallen so quickly. The kingdom's upper ranks were deeply worried.

There was still no clear news regarding the Moxi Duchy's specific losses, but they were unlikely to be small.

The Eaglemen Imperial Court was currently leading the offensive against them. It was simply too difficult for the main force to withdraw under the Eaglemen's watchful eyes.

If the Moxi Duchy responded properly, it might be able to use the cover of night to evacuate some knights to the second line of defense and preserve as much of its remaining strength as possible.

No matter the final outcome, one thing was certain: the Beastfolk's next direction of invasion would change. Hard times had come for the Moxi Duchy.

As the weakest of the three nations, once it faced the Beastfolk's full-force assault, the Moxi Duchy would likely find it difficult to hold on.

The Royal Capital was discussing whether to divide its forces and reinforce the Moxi Duchy. This matter was of great importance. As one of the kingdom's most