Charles, although a civilian, had fought several battles on the battlefield, having experience with both the army and the navy. He knew not to bring along any arbitrary soldiers; thus, even though the population of Machu Picchu was booming, he selected only a little over two thousand n, leaving the rest to continue developing in Machu Picchu.
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The reason he brought only two thousand n was also that the Purple Goldfinch Knighthood had less than three thousand n. Bringing too many would have been embarrassing for Krel Brittany.
Besides, the original Westwind Knights never had that many people.
This ti, Charles left Taoles and Belisa in Machu Picchu. He had considered leaving Anatasiya as well, but since Anatasiya preferred the battlefield, he took her along with Dobin, Yellow Bear, The Spotted Deer Gwen, and The Wind Wolf Bankcroft.
This ti, Charles selected the most robust warriors. Their movents were incredibly swift, and they caught up with Krel Brittany's main force within a day.
Krel Brittany's troops brought too much baggage, far more than was needed to attack South Serif, making their movent extrely sluggish.
Krel Brittany had heard that Charles had won several victories in the Behemoth Duchy, but he hadn't expected him to muster a knighthood as large as "over two thousand n."
He knew that the Westwind Knights were originally the Patrolling Army from the Lucavaro District. Most patrolling armies were just on paper, and having a few hundred n was considered good. Where did these two thousand co from?
Krel Brittany couldn't figure it out no matter how he tried.
But Krel Brittany wasn't the type to seek clarity in everything. To him, a powerful Westwind Knighthood was a good thing.
As for Taoles' absence, he highly appreciated it. After all, he was a good friend of Ebner Sui, and Ebner didn't want his sister on the battlefield either. Krel Brittany had intended to ask Charles to leave Taoles at Silver Pigeon Fort, but it turned out Charles had already left Taoles in Machu Picchu.
This pleased Krel to no end and earned him Ebner's favor.
They all believed that Charles thought it convenient for Taoles to return ho at any ti due to Machu Picchu's proximity to Strasbourg…
In any case, it wasn't a significant misunderstanding.
The army soon arrived at Silver Pigeon Fort.
The person to greet Krel Brittany was not Baron Fabolais but soone Charles had never expected yet had been lingering in his mind—nilman Sui.
The Empire's First Rose was still strikingly charismatic, leading a troop of hundreds outside of Silver Pigeon Fort, waiting for their arrival.
Charles held no affectionate feelings; rather, this senior was his most reliable support since his arrival, and without nilman's promotions, he wouldn't be here today.
Upon seeing nilman, Krel Brittany and Ebner Sui were much more excited than Charles, their deanor as submissive as that of two tail-wagging puppies.
Before Charles had a chance to greet her, he saw Krel Brittany hand over a large amount of baggage from his troops, even including the civilians that transported the baggage, to nilman.
He suddenly realized that his senior's days in the navy must not have been easy.
This also explained why Krel Brittany stayed in Strasbourg for so long and brought more supplies than needed for the attack—these were ant for nilman.
Before leaving, nilman finally noticed Charles, motioned him over with a wave of her hand.
Charles, feeling very nervous, approached his senior and heard nilman say softly, "Keep up the good work!"
Charles nodded vigorously.
nilman didn't say much else and turned to leave. Charles couldn't help but say, "If you pass by Cappadocia City, you can stop to resupply. I have a bit of influence there."
nilman nodded slightly, leaving behind three n with different emotions, each taking the provisions and her troops, and soon disappeared outside of Silver Pigeon Fort.
With many rivers and proximity to the coast, moving forward from Silver Pigeon Fort leads to several prominent port cities of the Fars Empire.
nilman's fleet was likely stationed in one of them.
While Charles had speculated before, it was only now he truly understood how profoundly the Empire Rose incident impacted nilman, necessitating her to arrange her own supplies.
Krel Brittany slapped Charles on the shoulder, drawing him and Ebner Sui close, and whispered, "This matter must be kept from everyone."
Ebner Sui didn't speak; he just glanced at Charles.
Charles sighed and said, "nilman is my senior and the one who promoted . Apart from betraying Anne, there's nothing I'm unwilling to do for my senior."
This answer greatly satisfied the two gentlen.
It clarified that Charles was not rely an admirer but occupied a different position.
Especially to Krel Brittany who patted Charles on the shoulder again and said, "Let bygones be bygones. Anne is a good girl, and I will support you fully."
These few words were loaded with aning.
Charles listened with a pounding heart.
The three had just concluded their deepest level of communication, establishing a silent agreent to stand together, when they saw a pink light streak across the sky and then make a slight turn midair before plumting toward the ground.
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