Grand Mentor

Kimberley and Labia exchanged glances, thinking to themselves, "It seems we won't get any definite information from Viscount Borey today!" With no other option, the two led their men slowly out of the conference room.

As they stepped out of that heavy door, a gloomy atmosphere enveloped everyone's faces.

The group walked silently and unknowingly arrived at a wide open space between camps.

They discovered that the Imperial Guard Legion had already begun its preparations, carrying out various pre-battle tasks in earnest.

Looking around, countless soldiers were busily and orderly moving between the tents. Some were carefully wiping their weapons, which gleamed coldly; others were intently adjusting the saddles, reins, and other tack on their horses, ensuring everything was in perfect working order; still others were meticulously checking their longbows for damage and neatly arranging their sharp arrows to one side...

The entire Imperial Guard Legion was filled with this tense atmosphere, and every soldier had a serious expression.

Labia looked at Kimberley, with whom he didn't have a good relationship, and asked stiffly: What should we do now?

At this moment, Kimberley's expression also appeared very solemn and gloomy.

Judging from the formation of the Imperial Guard Legion, it was clear that both Viscount Borey and the Grand Duke were determined to launch an aggressive attack and would not care about the opinions of these people.

After a moment of silence, Kimberley took a deep breath, as if he had made a difficult decision, and said to Labia, "In that case, we can only go and see what kind of aid Lord Borei has arranged for us."

Having said that, Kimberley strode off without hesitation and headed straight for the camp. They soon arrived at their destination.

However, when they stepped into the camp, they were surprised to find many familiar faces gathered there.

"Viscount Mamuk! What are you doing here? And you look quite well!" someone exclaimed first.

And Lord Sibyl, didn't you once vow to fight the Grand Duke to the end? What brings you here now?

Immediately, a cacophony of questions arose. It turned out that these people were none other than the independent nobles who had been forced to accept the Grand Duke's annexation of their subordinates years ago.

Among them were some with a tough stance and vehement words, who threatened to make the Grand Duke retract his order or lead an army in Rebellion.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and their plan ultimately failed. They were all arrested by the Imperial Guard and the Silver Maple Secret Guard and imprisoned.

At the time, everyone thought they would be imprisoned until the end of the war, and some might even die. But who could have predicted that after such a short time, these people would reappear, only looking somewhat haggard and in poor spirits.

Just as they were about to ask these independent nobles for the reason, a squad of soldiers dressed in black cloaks walked up to them.

The leader pulled back his hood and bowed to Kimberley and Labia: "My Legion Commander, I am Hurst, Grand Instructor of the Silver Maple Secret Guard. It is my pleasure to fight alongside you for the Grand Duchy!"

At first, Labia and Kimberley accepted the greeting without any qualms, but upon hearing that the mysterious man before them was the legendary Grand Master of the Silver Maple Secret Guard, they immediately returned the greeting.

They knew that the Silver Maple Secret Guard had mobilized their entire Civil War and were deeply involved in the Civil War, and they also learned some previously unknown secrets: the Silver Maple Secret Guard had a Grand Mentor, a title that represented the strongest and was extraordinary within the Guard system, and this person had always protected the Grand Duke.

Having witnessed the terrifying power of the Silver Maple Secret Guard, even their Legion Commander should show respect to this guard among guards.

However, both of them were somewhat puzzled by Hurst's words, wondering what he meant by fighting together.

Hurst answered their questions directly, "I will bring my men and join your forces with these men to help you integrate the private armies of the nobles and carry out the Grand Duke's orders!"