This Lord is Very Scientific

"Lost?"

Ove stood mid-air, looking grave: "A strong adversary comparable to the Insomnia Emperor?"

"No, it's not about having such an adversary, but rather the royal command's deadline is approaching."

Count Giant Sword's face looked grim: "Moreover... the Eldest Prince was too hasty, his avatar is already severely injured!"

The Eldest Prince's avatar is severely injured?!

Ove shook with surprise: "Who could injure the Eldest Prince? He's so powerful!"

After becoming a legend, he had secretly visited the fortress without Lin Ke knowing, and had some "friendly exchanges" with the Eldest Prince.

Eventually, Ove concluded that the Eldest Prince was incredibly strong, even his avatar might be as strong as Ove was, let alone his true form.

And now, Count Giant Sword was telling him that the Eldest Prince was already severely injured?!

As long as within His Majesty's domain, who among the Starlight-level could severely injure him?

Wait a moment...

Ove thought of the words spoken by Count Giant Sword and his eyes widened: "The royal command... is gone?"

His Majesty Insomnia's royal command was the reliance of the Great Wall Fortress!

"I remember Little Lin Ke telling me that the Great Emperor's command could last until the end of the year, right?" Ove asked solemnly as he casually killed a Magical Beast below.

The Insomnia Emperor's command was originally not supposed to last so long, who knew that the Eldest Prince also had a command, so it lasted quite a while.

However...

"Yes, but now it's almost the end of the year..." Count Giant Sword revealed the truth.

The nobles are going to retreat!

The farmlands await harvesting, and winter is approaching.

The nobles, unwilling to fight battles in the winter.

In winter, what they preferred more was to stay huddled by the castle fireplace drinking juice, rather than clash with a bunch of Magical Beasts in the freezing cold.

So one after another, nobles big and small were contemplating withdrawing, including Count Grizzly Bear, Count Black Claw, Count Qingquan, Viscount Mantis, and many others.

Thus...

The Eldest Prince directly gathered everyone, intending to use himself as bait for one big battle, severely weakening the opposition, and then wait for the comeback when His Majesty Insomnia arrived.

Who could have known, whether the Eldest Prince was overconfident in his own strength, that this strategy fell apart halfway through execution.

The Eldest Prince was directly injured in this operation, along with three Starlight-level avatars being dispersed, two severely wounded.

At this point, even Count Giant Sword began to entertain thoughts of retreat.

If at this time the Eldest Prince summoned more Starlight-level or called for the great nobles to come, there was still a chance to hold the line.

But the Eldest Prince felt humiliated, and insanely insisted on holding the fortress with his own strength.

The nobles didn't know the reason, but naturally thought the Eldest Prince still had something to rely on, and hence stayed to garrison.

However, an accident happened.

These Magical Beasts seemed to know that humans were busy harvesting and farming, wanting to leave at this time, and they entrenched themselves even more, seemingly waiting for the humans to retreat before launching an attack.

Both sides were at a stalemate.

So many Magical Beasts also needed to eat and drink.

However, in this standoff, Count Grizzly Bear was the first to propose leaving, but would reserve some forces for cooperation in defense.

And as time went on, numerous counts successively proposed leaving.

In this era, more food for the lords was still sourced from land, during the harvest season they needed to return.

Only a few nobles like Count Akel, who were engaged in commerce, or families like that of Giant Sword who survived on craftsmanship, namely blacksmithing, were willing to stay.

"...So it was this morning when the Magical Beasts launched an attack..." Count Giant Sword said this, and Ove already understood.

The Great Wall Fortress had fallen...

"Why is the Eldest Prince so headstrong and stubborn," Ove frowned, unable to agree with the Eldest Prince's choices.

Let alone his disciple Lin Ke, even someone like him knew that relying on one's own strength was not enough.

Not asking for aid, not retreating, obstinately sticking to one's course.

"Sigh, Lord Ove, I must now return to my own territory to defend it, please take care here at Azanen."

After explaining the reason, Count Giant Sword flew back to join his own troops below, withdrawing swiftly with them far away.

Ove transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing all the way to the Great Wall Fortress.

By this time, it had already been occupied by Magical Beasts, and the whereabouts of the Eldest Prince and other Starlight-levels were unknown.

And in the distance, at the edge of the royal command's domain, were several legendary Magical Beasts blocked inside the forest.

Those few beasts exchanged distant stares with Ove.

"Hmph." Ove snorted softly, his body transformed into a bolt of lightning heading back towards Azanen.

He must quickly bring the news to Lin Ke!

...

"What?! A great escape?!"

Lin Ke leaped up from his chair, startling Little Lucky who was resting on the table.

"Yes, Azanen is no longer safe now!" Ove was also very serious, even more concerned than Lin Ke.

Because he knew, Lin Ke would definitely not retreat!

"Organize a retreat!" Lin Ke immediately decided, "Get the people to fall back! Organize the people from five villages and the residents of Parrot City, retreat them all!"

Can't hold it!

So many Magical Beasts require a Gula Kingdom to withstand them, not just one territory!

If not for His Majesty's previous decree, perhaps the Great Wall would have long since been gone.

However, the treaty preventing legends from emerging still affected those beasts; otherwise, they wouldn't really just stand there watching; they could have easily flanked and attacked.

It's known that while the Great Wall Fortress stretches across several kilometers, to a legend it's merely an instant away.

No legend intervention, but the innumerable Magical Beasts still need a way to be repelled!

If unable to withstand, withdrawal is the only option!

So Lin Ke used the amplification spell, directly ordering everyone in the whole castle.

"People's Knight Order, followers, all gather at the gate!"

Lin Ke's voice spread out, causing everyone to be astonished.

At this time they had just finished eating, resting, some were nearly asleep.

Upon hearing the order, everyone got moving. Including Antova and Fulon, who were also curious about what happened.

Lin Ke at this moment had no time to explain too much; a sole Azanen Castle could hardly withstand a Magical Beast tide.

They could only wait a bit at other lords' places for His Majesty's return.

After a while, Lin Ke appeared at the castle gate and solemnly explained the situation, stating: "Time, what we need is to buy time for our people!"

Buy time!

Azanen had so many cities, so many inhabitants, if they all fell prey to being grazed as food by the Magical Beasts, Lin Ke would be done for.

If unable to protect his own subjects, probably no one would ever want to enter his territory again seeking protection.

And now, a small portion of Magical Beasts had begun to attack, and Lin Ke needed to lead his soldiers to protect them!

Listening to Lin Ke's words, everyone's face turned serious. Having returned from the battlefield with lingering resentment, they longed to return to it.

Unfortunately, what they wanted was actually another way, not being forced into such passivity.