On the second day after all the lords near Nafu City united, Claire dragged the Black Robe Mage who had been captured alive to the table.
All the residents and adventurers like Nafu City announced that the previous incident Magic Beast Tide was caused by people sent by the lords of several nearby cities. In addition, Black Robe Mage admitted that Nafu City The residents of and many adventurers are full of dissatisfaction with the cities of Augon City. Many of their relatives and friends died in Magic Beast Tide. It can be said that the lords indirectly killed their relatives and friends.
Public opinion began to ferment, which had a lot of impact on the economies of nearby cities, especially transportation hub cities like Haiya City. Public opinion caused many vendors to avoid going to Haiya City to rest.
It didn't take long for the lords to jointly issue a statement, saying that Black Robe Mage didn't know him at all, and Claire was framed against them.
Is it possible that by just finding someone to wrongfully accuse them, the fault can be dumped on them?
There are quite a few people who believe such remarks.
However, Claire didn't care, and kept arguing with the other parties. All he had to do was spread the news he got from Black Robe Mage, otherwise it would cause a big fuss.
Claire doesn't care about providing the other party with any practical evidence. If it is produced, will the other party compromise and offer compensation with both hands? Of course not!
After making the matter a big deal, he became famous here! If you win, these things will not matter! History is written by the victors, not to mention that they themselves are right!
As for losing? Hahahaha, that is absolutely impossible.
The two sides continue to argue, and the public opinion is getting louder and louder.
The lords also sent their knights to station outside Griffin Territory. Claire did not show any weakness, and asked Hant to lead the knights in Griffin Territory to prepare for battle every day.
Residents in almost all cities in the southern part of the kingdom knew that a war was bound to break out between Claire and those lords.
In the past few days, the people of Nafu City also have a feeling that a storm is coming, tourists have become rarer, and the tourism industry of Nafu City has even come to a standstill.
Everyone can feel that within a week at most, a war will break out between the two sides!
In the military camp stationed outside Griffin Territory, several lords gathered in a dome tent.
"Where is Count Grein?"
"He didn't come, and Claire didn't submit a blackmail letter to him, so he didn't intend to get involved in this matter."
"Hmph!" Count Kairay snorted coldly, "Cowardly waste!"
"It doesn't matter whether you come or not." Count Vian said calmly, "Last time Claire wiped out all his wealth. Even if he sent knights over, it would not be of much help to us. It would be better not to come, as it will not disrupt our deployment."
"That's right." Viscount Harvey said, "But I sent someone to inquire. All the knights of Nafu City were promoted in that Magic Beast Tide. Now the lowest level is all knights of Silver Rank, and their captains are all Great Knight level."
"What are you afraid of!" Count Evan waved his hand, "So what if they are all knights of Silver Rank, isn't his number still the same? There are thousands of knights under our command, and Silver Rank's knights combined are more than them! As for Great Knight, it's not like we don't have any."
Count Kairay also agreed, "Yes, we are not afraid of him Claire in terms of quantity or quality. Even if he is Archmage, our human sea tactical pile can kill him!"
Earl Harvey also showed a smile, "I don't know what Viscount Claire is thinking, declaring war on so many of us at the same time! It's just looking for death!" In Harvey's view, they will win this battle! There is no possibility of losing at all.
"Hahahaha!" Count Evan laughed heartily, took out Griffin Territory's territory map from his arms, and spread it out on the table.
He stretched out his finger and drew a circle on Nakin Town and a nearby property Iron Ore, and said loudly, "I want this place, don't fight with me!"
Viscount Harvey also stretched out his hand and drew a circle on another piece of wealth Iron Ore, "I want this."
Count Vian drew a circle on the coastline of Nafu City, "Give me this place, I want to build a new port."
After the three people finished dividing, they all looked at Count Kairay. Carlyle waved his hand, "My territory is not bordered by Griffin Territory. You can buy the remaining Copper Mine and Coking Coal Mine with your money."
Evan nodded, thinking about how much money he should spend to buy it. His Augon City was in the metal mining business, and there were ways to make quick profits from metal mining. As for Nakin Town, he wants to try the same metallurgical path as Claire to see if he can earn more.
On the other side, on the top floor of Nafu City Baronial Manor, Claire was lying leisurely on a lounge chair, admiring the stars in the sky through the glass window above his head.
After an unknown amount of time, Claire felt a little sleepy. After closing his eyes, he muttered to himself, "It's almost done. Let's start tomorrow."
The next day, the sound of horse hooves sounded again in Nafu City. Hant They wore bright silver armor and walked slowly from the military camp towards the city gate.
Both sides of the road were lined with welcoming residents, and flowers were constantly being thrown to greet them knights.
"Master Hant! You must return in triumph!"
"We must defeat those bad guys so that they will not dare to try to challenge us again!" A child shouted in a sweet voice.
"Yeah! Defeat them! Let them know that we, Nafu City, are the master of the king!"
"Also! Knights, please pay attention to safety!"
"We will prepare delicious food in Nafu City and wait for you to come back!"
Listening to the people's encouragement, the knights' hearts were filled with endless motivation, and they felt excited.
Hant led the knights to the city gate, and Claire had been waiting here for a long time.
After seeing Claire, Hant rolled down from the Wolf King, walked quickly to Claire and knelt down on one knee.
"Lord Viscount! All your knights have been assembled!"
Claire smiled slightly, took out the long sword from his waist and tapped Hant on both sides of his shoulders and on top of his head. This was a baptism ceremony before the battle.
"I protect you in the name of Lord Griffin Territory!"
After saying that, Claire paused for a moment, and then shouted to the Nafu City residents who were following him.
"This battle must be won!"
Hant and the knights' faces flushed with excitement, and they all shouted along.
"This battle must be won!"
"Hoo!!!" The fire in the hearts of the people watching around was also ignited, and they raised their arms and shouted, "We will win!"
"Must win!!!"
This warm atmosphere surprised the adventurers who came to watch the excitement. Listening to the constant sounds in their ears, their hearts couldn't help but get excited.
"The atmosphere here is so good, it makes me want to become a resident of Nafu City."
An old adventurer also sighed, "It's really good. I've been to so many cities, and the atmosphere here is the best I've ever seen, bar none."
"Being a knight here is like an honor, and the residents have a very high sense of identity with the lord. Nafu City... It will definitely become a great city in the future."