Piles of Cormyrian gold coins fell onto the yellow sand, yet not a single Order Knight spared them a glance.
Naturally, what Order Knight who had come to war would care about such a paltry sum? Were they not all nobles? Did their families lack a few gold coins?
What they wanted was land, military merit, glory, and standing in Salian's new Shogunate.
Everyone who had seen Green Velar's land praised it!
Earn merit for the Shogunate, bleed for the Shogunate, and once the Anauroch Great Desert was green again, they would naturally receive their share of its land!
Thus, the Order Knights all tacitly approved of Edward Teach's actions.
How could they possibly accept the barbarians' surrender? If Harold surrendered, where would they make up the military merit they still needed?
Fiolena, acting commander of the Edict Knights and a Knight Protector who had been sidelined for ten years, drew her longsword and pointed toward Lake Erazad. "Pass the order to the entire order! All forces, attack! Whoever these Bedine barbarians may be, if they dare obstruct our Shogunate's army, kill them all! Leave none alive!"
"Aye!" The entire army roared its assent. The right-wing army and Aaron's supporting forces immediately advanced, charging toward Harold's rear.
Watching the scene with Little Auspicious Grass King Buer in his arms, Aaron remained calm. "The Anauroch Great Desert belongs to me."
Meanwhile, the left-wing and central armies were slowly approaching Lake Erazad.
Boom!
The Chaos Hellcannon's fire slammed into the city gate made of sand and earth. The gate had never been particularly sturdy, and the flames blasted it open at once. The handful of Bedine defenders above it melted in the bombardment, leaving not even bones behind.
The blow stunned Harold, but before he could react, the pursuing Order Knights and