Mond Landon left with his new junior disciple. Although Paul still couldn't figure out what he meant by what he said before leaving, he had more important things to do at the moment.
After the "4·15 Incident", in addition to the two battalions stationed in the north of Emden, the remaining two Infantry Battalion cooperated with Internal Guard Unit and Department of Public Safety to move Arda and Bairdin conducted a large-scale search up and down, inside and outside, and destroyed as many as sixteen "Conspiracy Groups", and there was even one Lakeheart Town under their noses.
This number shocked Paul. Are there so many time bombs buried under his butt?
"How on earth did you Intelligence Director do this? If it doesn't work, just change someone else!"
At this moment, Cecil was standing in the lord's office, his head lowered and silent, waiting for the count's next rebuke.
Although the door to the office was only closed, the count's roar could almost be heard throughout the castle.
Paul was so angry that he scolded Cecil in the room for half an hour.
"Oh, my God! If this continues, it won't be a surprise if this place is burned down one day."
Finally he said he was tired, and then he slumped on the seat like a deflated rubber ball.
"Ahem, Lord Lord, please allow me to explain a few words."
Cecil then started to speak.
"Sir, our resources are really limited. According to your instructions, the focus of the Department of Intelligence Gate's work is to protect new technologies from being stolen. Due to the recent war, a large part of our energy has been devoted to inquiring about the dynamics in the Kent Family territory..."
Paul stared. "You mean the responsibility is on my side?"
"No, no, no, no!" Cecil hurriedly denied, rolling his eyes. "I'm just explaining the objective difficulties."
Intelligence Director's tone was very aggrieved. Paul rubbed his forehead with his hands. He now felt that his brain was aching.
Cecil is indeed telling the truth. Logically speaking, he cannot be blamed harshly.
When he was a programmer in his previous life, Paul also experienced the feeling of being unable to make a living without straw when facing his boss.
"Let's do this. From now on, you can concentrate on your intelligence work. First, take off the burden of Forestry Director."
"Uh... follow your orders, Lord Greiman."
Although Cecil felt uncomfortable having part of his power taken back by the count, he could only accept it. Moreover, he really needs to devote all his energy to the application.
"Things like before must never happen again." Cecil vowed secretly.
Paul stared blankly at the calendar hanging on the wall and muttered, "It's already late May."
Cecil knows that the earl is thinking about joining forces with other lords in the alliance.
Due to the "4·15" incident, Arda's original military deployment was disrupted, making it impossible to fulfill the agreement with the lords to join forces in May.
Fortunately, Earl Parker took the lead in expressing understanding and asked Paul to settle down things at home first.
Then they formed a group of their own to do it...
"I don't know what the current situation is."
The latest news is that they have led the army to the east of Biduo Fort.
It seems that the last battle gave them a lot of confidence.
Cecil reminded Paul: "Lord Earl, do you still remember the news that came back last time? Kent Family seems to have sent people to the south to look for mercenaries."
Paul: "I remember, mercenary? Is it a profession similar to that of an adventurer?"
Cecil: "Yes, it is similar to the adventure groups you have come into contact with before, but this group of people has no bottom line in doing things. As long as they give enough money, they will not follow any rules. They will not accept ordinary commissions and specialize in doing business in places with frequent chaos. They live a life of licking blood every day. Everyone has accumulated rich combat experience and is a veritable professional killer."
Paul: "It seems more difficult to deal with. But as long as they still carry weapons such as swords, guns, bows and arrows, we don't have to be afraid of them."
Cecil: "But the same cannot be said for our allies. One or two do not pose much of a threat, but now mercenaries all work in groups, forming large mercenary groups, which also gave birth to the profession War Contractor."
Oh? An alien version of Black Water? Just as he was thinking about it, the guard outside the door came to report, "Lord Earl, Heller Viscount requests to meet with you?"
Paul was surprised. "Derrick Heller? Didn't he lead the family's army and march eastward with others?"
The guard replied, "I don't know the specific situation, but Mr. Viscount looks very anxious and is very eager to see you."
"Well, take him to Reception Room, I'll go right away."
Derrick was pacing back and forth in Reception Room anxiously.
He came to Lakeheart Town to ask for help. The coalition forces had just suffered a major defeat.
In early May, the lords regrouped their armies and met at Biduo Fort. The farm work in the fields is almost done, and there is a lot of manpower available for deployment. So they followed their previous plan and started a new war against the arrogant Maltz Kent.
There is trouble in the Greiman Family's territory, and he can't come? Very good, this meets the wishes of many people.
Last time Battle of Biduo Fort, Paul's army stole the show. After the battle, they took advantage of the victory and occupied half of the land of Emden. That was Maltz Kent's home base, the fertile land in the Northwest Bay row.
Many people have long been extremely jealous and have made up their minds to make a fortune from the battle below. If Greiman doesn't come, there will be one less strong opponent for the spoils.
The generals of the coalition forces were very confident and believed that their side would surely win.
Their judgment is not unreasonable. In Northwest Bay, there is a saying, "Kent Family never leaves a grudge overnight."
According to Maltz Kent's past character of always being vengeful, he would immediately retaliate harshly after suffering a loss.
The last time the other side took the initiative to call a truce, everyone thought it was some kind of delaying strategy. Even after everyone went back to their respective homes, they were still on alert for a period of time, in case there was any sign of trouble and they would immediately join forces again.
But more than a month passed, and there was no movement from the other party.
Kent Family is really dead! Everyone came to this conclusion unanimously.
So what are you waiting for? Beat the drowned dog!
The army gathered again and marched directly in the direction of Cent City. The generals planned to end this war in one go.
On the way forward, they did encounter several resistances. Although the fighting was a bit difficult, the coalition forces achieved victory, which further strengthened people's confidence in victory.
Finally, they approached the territory directly under the Ferdinand Family.
It was there that the coalition forces encountered the mercenary group hired by the Kent Family.