Victor and the Intelligence Department of Two Rivers County also took those Faith Order armed forces very seriously.
After all, Horne and the remnants of the Tribal Alliance had previously revealed how mysterious and powerful those Faith Order forces were. Victor had developed a strong interest in the Faith Order, especially in their weapons capable of unleashing lightning.
Victor had once asked Number One about them, wanting to know what could produce such tremendous power. Could that Faith Order have already mastered such formidable Transcendent power when the Magic Tide had only just begun to rise?
Number One's answer was that it was simply impossible. Compared to so-called Transcendent power and magic such as chain lightning—
Number One believed the more likely truth was that this Faith Order had mastered some mysterious technology, or had discovered the ruins of a prehistoric technological civilization and was using weapons from within.
No matter which it was, Victor attached great importance to the Faith Order. But for him to fear or dread them? That was impossible.
Victor was very confident. With the strength Two Rivers County possessed now, even if that Faith Order controlled every Barbarian Tribe across the plains, they still could not defeat Two Rivers County.
Victor's greatest source of confidence was that Two Rivers County had finally begun standard deployment of its gunpowder weapons.
Of course, this was not ordinary gunpowder. It could be called this world's simplified version of a Transcendent weapon, though its operating principles were somewhat similar to the gunpowder weapons from Victor's previous life.
The Intelligence Department cared even more about this Faith Order. They had consistently ranked its importance above that of the Iron Bone Tribe.
Unfortunately, they had been able to learn very little. This attack by the Barbarian Tribes on the allied army's