Chapter 965 130: Aeliria’s True Cultivation and New Intelligence_4
At this moment, Lady Bayonetta might be grinding her teeth in frustration. She sold Shalya's Holy Tear for merely tens of thousands of Golden Crowns, creating Dietrich, the Divine Chosen Knight.
Indeed, this is a perfect opportunity to strike while the iron is hot.
However, heading to Marle Castle is not feasible right now, as Holy Sanctuary Knights are still beyond his reach. The main threat to the territory now is the Blue Mirror Territory.
The clouds of war have drawn near, and Baron Grant's long-planned strategy is finally about to reveal its fangs.
From Baron Grant's perspective, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He personally witnessed Hesse Territory's expeditionary army of 5,000 elite infantry and cavalry set out from his territory, heading to Marle Castle.
At this moment, from any normal perspective, Hesse Territory must be severely lacking in military strength. No matter how you look at it, Hesse Territory is merely a border development territory. After deploying 5,000 elite infantry and cavalry, how many troops could possibly remain?
And if he doesn't annihilate this territory now, he won't have another chance when the expeditionary army returns. Even if he doesn't incite a war, Hesse Territory will take the initiative to attack him. If they can muster an expeditionary army of 5,000 now, who knows how strong they'll be in the future? It's truly unimaginable!
There can't be anyone else sleeping soundly on his bedside.
The game of power and supremacy is so cold and heartless.
Thus, the clouds of war have essentially enveloped both parties, and it's just a matter of time until the confrontation erupts.
While they are investigating Hesse Territory's intelligence, Su Li must remain vigilant and thus calls for Hilude.
Although the female Chief Steward participated in yesterday's practice, she got up early to attend to business.
When she arrives at the dining table, Su Li personally pulls out a chair for her, letting her sit beside him, and offers her a grilled sausage. After she finishes eating, he asks, "My dear, you're up early, busy with administrative tasks, you must be exhausted. Are the military and miscellaneous affairs in the castle all being handled by you?"
"Yes." Hilude nods gently and replies, "Moreover, I am responsible for the training of the troops. Stein is not very reliable, and with Marshal Orstein absent, I need to handle more matters."
After she finishes speaking, she looks at Su Li and asks, "Lord, you summoned me back suddenly, is there important intelligence?"
Su Li nods and says, "Baron Grant of the Blue Mirror Territory can no longer suppress his eager ambitions. They are already preparing to block the borders and have sent thieves and spies into our territory to gather intelligence."
"I want to ask, do we also have intelligence probes into their territory?"
"Of course!" Hilude emphatically nods and says, "This aspect is personally overseen by Marshal Orstein. After the Marshal won the western development war, he has been stationed at the border, dispatching knights to gather intelligence on the Blue Mirror Territory."
In this regard, the knights of the Sun Goddess Church never disappoint. They certainly won't recklessly intrude into an unfamiliar and unknown battlefield but will strive to ensure they hold an overwhelming strategic advantage.
In contrast, the knights of Manan are full of rage and could easily make rash decisions in the heat of anger.
Although Su Li has the assistance of an intelligence system, the knights obviously don't rely solely on him. Moreover, Su Li's intelligence word limit would certainly not be as detailed as the intelligence they gather.
Su Li himself is very interested in this and says to Hilude, "Tell me the details of the intelligence returned by the Marshal."
