The Maine River Valley was practically the most fertile region in the surrounding area. Aside from Eagle Ridge, which Thor had chosen, there were more than a dozen Pioneer Lords of varying sizes around the Maine River Valley. Of them, the Lawrence Family was undoubtedly the most developed, followed by the Valmy Family and the Gratton Family.
Although the Valmy Family and the Gratton Family were not as powerful as the Lawrence Family, they had been granted baronial titles ten years ago. Their strength was not to be underestimated.
At the Lawrence Family's invitation,
the lord of the Valmy Family and the lord of the Gratton Family arrived at the Lawrence Territory with their men one after another.
Yet upon arriving, the two lords of the Valmy and Gratton Families both raised their brows slightly.
Something seemed to have happened to the Lawrence Family.
The familiar knights from their memories seemed to have vanished, replaced by completely unfamiliar ones.
"Baron Valmy, have you noticed? Something seems wrong here."
Baron Valmy rode his horse and quietly spoke to Baron Gratton beside him.
"Something is indeed wrong. These men appear to be hired knights from the Habs Merchant Guild, not knights of the Lawrence Family."
Baron Gratton nodded, suspicion appearing on his face as well.
Naturally, they knew of the Habs Merchant Guild's hired knights. Those knights also wore distinctive armbands, and they recognized at a glance that these were hired knights of the Habs Merchant Guild.
The sight left them full of doubts.
Since when had the Lawrence Family hired knights from the Habs Merchant Guild?
What were they planning to do?
Hiring knights from the Habs Merchant Guild was not cheap.
Judging by the current scale, they had hired quite a number of them. It would have been impossible without