The Shock of Tens of Thousands of Troops!

"Hm? A realm-advancement fruit?" Just as Nalant was pondering, the long-absent voice of the system sounded in his mind.

And the system had actually issued a reward he had never encountered before.

A "realm-advancement fruit"—from the name alone, Nalant knew its effect and purpose.

At that thought, Nalant's heart immediately burned with excitement.

He had to complete this mission.

"So, how am I supposed to stop the army from attacking now?" Nalant's mind raced.

"I've got it. Since I need to stop everyone from storming the walls, I'll climb up and seize Maple Leaf City right in front of all the counts. Once that happens, the attack will naturally stop!" Nalant soon had a flash of inspiration and came up with a plan.

No sooner said than done. He swiftly pulled out a large Storm Territory flag from his spatial ring and wrapped it around his arm.

Once he was ready, he spurred his warhorse and galloped toward the front wall of Maple Leaf City.

The Storm Territory banner wrapped around his arm snapped and fluttered fiercely in the wind as he raced along.

"Byron's side is ready too. Bernard, Rakoff... are you ready?" At the same time, having just received a response from the flank, the king rested his right hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Your Majesty, the Tulip Family is ready. We can attack at any time!"

"Your Majesty, the Iron Cavalry Family is ready as well. We can attack at any time!"

"Your Majesty, the Blackiron Family is also..."

The counts answered one after another.

"Very good! Once we take Maple Leaf City, the first step of our autumn campaign will be successfully completed!" The king nodded solemnly.

Clang!

The next moment, the longsword at the king's waist, studded with gemstones of every color,