Chapter 64: The War Begins, Turmoil in the Maine River Valley

Baron Valmy, along with Baron Gladon, launched a grand expedition, and with the symbolic dispatch from Baron Lawrence’s territory, the entire Maine River Valley was thoroughly shaken.

The pioneer lords were somewhat uneasy.

As the true strongest entities in the entire Maine River Valley, the three great noble lords are the true rulers of the Maine River Valley. At this moment, they actually "aligned," which naturally made other pioneer lords worried.

"My god, what are they, what are they trying to do."

"Goddess of Life, protect us."

"Baron Valmy, Baron Gladon, and, and members of the Lawrence territory."

"My Goddess of Life, can anyone tell me what’s really happening?"

Voices mingled, and the uneasy emotions spread continuously.

It wasn’t until a few days later that everyone discovered that the knights of the three baron territories were not converging on them but were headed towards a new pioneer lord in the west.

This immediately brought a sigh of relief to everyone.

And after the sigh of relief, these pioneer lords became filled with curiosity.

They didn’t know who it was, which lord actually provoked the three baron lords of the entire Maine River Valley.

Knights were sent out one by one.

And this instantly made the surroundings of the Maine River Valley bustling again.

Even some noble lords outside of the Maine River Valley couldn’t help but cast their eyes over.

But no matter whether it was them or the majority outside the Maine River Valley at this moment, most people didn’t know what was going on.

Although Baron Valmy and Baron Gladon obtained the news, such information was naturally impossible for them to divulge.

As for Opper Lawrence, it was even less likely.

The so-called large iron ore was just an excuse he randomly came up with.

It was enough to deceive the two Baron territories.

To put it more precisely, as long as Eagle Ridge knew he brought troops, even enticing other nobles to invade Eagle Ridge would be enough.

In Opper Lawrence’s view, as long as the lord of Eagle Ridge knew about this, then his father and brother wouldn’t have a chance of surviving.

And this way, there would be no problem in inheriting the Lawrence territory.

Of course, at this moment, Opper Lawrence didn’t know that the lord of Eagle Ridge, Thor Dressrosa, didn’t care about these things. His actions instead solidified Thor’s decision to make a choice.

The night gradually passed.

The atmosphere around the entire Maine River Valley grew increasingly tense.

Five days later.

The soldiers led by Baron Valmy and Baron Gladon were only thirty miles away from the mining field.

In just one more day, they could reach it.

At the same time, large numbers of knights began to roam around.

Obviously, these were the scouts sent by the two Barons.

But they were destined to be disappointed.

Just like before, Thor directly recalled all the knights to retreat to the mining field.

He did not set any obstacles along the way.

Even though at this moment his strength wasn’t significantly inferior compared to the combined force of the two Barons, he only lacked one Great Knight.

But he did it anyway.

It was a joke, at this moment every bit of strength was extremely precious to him, it was naturally impossible to waste it like this.

And upon receiving the knights’ report.

Baron Valmy and Baron Gladon couldn’t help being somewhat hesitant.

"Are you sure there’s no ambush around from Eagle Ridge?"

Baron Valmy asked with disbelief as he looked at the knight he sent out.

"I’m sure!"

"There are completely no ambushes around!"

"I’m afraid they have already retreated to the mining field, or have abandoned it!"

The knight spoke respectfully, with a relaxed expression.

"Alright, I understand!"

Baron Valmy nodded, his brows slightly furrowing, as a hint of doubt flashed across his mind.

Similarly, on the other side, Baron Gladon received the news and had almost the same response.

And amidst the doubts, the two were slightly hesitant but decided to meet up.

Although they were lured by the large iron ore, neither of them were fools, and regarding Eagle Ridge, regarding that Dressrosa descendant, they wouldn’t dare to act negligently.

After all, their opponent was the one who defeated Baron Pape.

Even though after just fighting a battle, the opponent’s strength should also have diminished considerably.

But they still needed to be cautious.

"Baron Valmy, you must have received the news, right? There are no Eagle Ridge knights ahead!"

"This seems somewhat abnormal!"

Baron Gladon said in a deep voice, with a frown, as he looked at the incoming Baron Valmy.

"Not necessarily!"

"Not long ago, Baron Pape attacked here, then Eagle Ridge might have suffered considerable damage, knowing we were coming, they might have chosen to withdraw willingly."

Baron Valmy also frowned, but upon hearing Baron Gladon’s words, he couldn’t help but shake his head, speaking with some consideration.

"Baron Valmy, though that’s possible."

"However, I must remind you, the one at Eagle Ridge is not like us pioneer knights, but a descendant of the Dressrosa family, whose strength is not weak. What if it’s not like that?"

"Or perhaps, the one notified the Dressrosa family?"

Baron Gladon’s thoughts stirred, but he quickly shook his head, speaking solemnly.

"Yes, indeed, they’re not like us!"

"But the Dressrosa family’s descendants are not just that one, the support they can provide may not necessarily be significant, and as for notifying the family, you must know that Marquis Reman prohibited the outflow of resources, compared to the Marquis, the Dressrosa family is merely a Count."

"That seems unlikely!"

"However, you’re right; being cautious is certainly correct, how about we send out two Knight Orders to probe first."

Valmy shook his head, then seemed to think of something, and added again.

"That’s right!"

"We can give it a try!"

Baron Gladon’s eyes brightened.

Soon, the two Barons made a decision.

This was to first probe.

No one knew how strong Eagle Ridge was after all.

Plus, after Baron Pape’s downfall, they had to be wary.

No one understood what they would encounter if they attacked rashly.

If they couldn’t endure it, they didn’t want the same fate as Baron Pape.

They were only wandering knights who became pioneer lords and received noble titles. Once they died, their territories would be lost entirely, unlike the Lawrence Clan who could still hire knights from the Habbs Commerce Association.

The two Knight Orders soon set out.

The majority were from the Preparatory Knight Order.

The strongest had only two Official Knights and a dozen Apprentice Knights.