Chapter 736

General Webster was once again entrusted with a mission in a time of crisis. Whether as a devout believer or a loyal soldier, he could not refuse this responsibility.

He inspected the army and rallied its flagging morale with an inspiring speech. He sent envoys throughout the inland nations of Horn Bay, striving to secure their continued support.

As for the various supplies allocated by the Holy See, Webster distributed them fairly and impartially, earning the wholehearted approval of everyone.

The Guardian Army received reinforcements, and its equipment was maintained and upgraded. Through the general's tireless efforts, it gradually recovered its former peak condition.

At the same time, at Webster's insistence, the other army that had gone north to attack Eton was recalled. It joined the main force, and the Guardian Army once again clenched into a fist, ready to strike a single enemy with all its might.

Among the troops coming from the north to rendezvous with them was a special group—the army of Giles, the Grand Duke of Aldo's southern border. They had arrived in Horn Bay under the name of mercenaries and were fighting under contract with the Horn Bay Church.

When compared with the so-called "Horn Bay Volunteer Army" on the New Sect Alliance's side, it was quite a spectacle that Aldo's two most powerful lords, one from the north and one from the south, were clashing on foreign soil. People treated it as a momentary oddity, while many privately regarded it as a symbolic sign that Aldo's royal power had declined beyond all hope.

The Guardian Army's confidence was restored. Looking back to the beginning of the war, they had also been driven back, only to push forward again. Now, they would create that miracle once more.

Eton and the other nations north of Horn