Chapter 56: Chapter 56: War Mobilization

"Surprised?"

"Then, Father, what should we do next?"

Lawrence looked at his father, asking with confusion.

"Continue gathering our forces!"

"Rest assured, this is good news for us. After all, we cannot be sure whether the alchemists are at the mine or at Eagle Ridge. Now that he has gathered his forces at the front, as long as we defeat them there, we can quickly take Eagle Ridge."

"That descendant of Dressrosa seems to be highly valued by the family. If we succeed this time, and even if we manage to capture him, the descendant of Dressrosa would likely be more than willing to spend a large sum of gold coins to buy himself back."

Baron Pape Lawrence suppressed his thoughts, speaking with a smile.

"Yes, Father!"

Upon hearing his father’s words, Lawrence couldn’t help but have his eyes light up.

Soon, Baron Pape Lawrence’s territory was fully assembled.

On the seventh day.

They set out in a grand march.

The target was the location of the mine.

Baron Pape Lawrence almost emptied his nest.

A hundred Apprentice Knights, over twenty Official Knights, one Great Knight, and additionally three thousand slaves, leaving only ten Official Knights and dozens of Apprentice Knights to guard the entire baron territory.

If these forces were lost, the entire baron territory would be unable to remain stable.

However, Baron Pape Lawrence never considered that he might suffer losses.

Even though they were to face a descendant of Dressrosa.

But the opponent was merely a newly arisen Pioneer Lord.

How strong could his power truly be?

At most, he might have a Great Knight for protection.

How many Official Knights, Apprentice Knights, and Reserve Riders could there be?

After all, a family would not allocate most of its power to a Pioneer Knight.

The family was indeed large, with many people, not everyone could receive enough assets.

Especially when ensuring that the next Count inheriting the title had sufficient strength, it left even less.

Just like him, the support he received from the Lawrence Clan was no more than ten Official Knights, fifty Apprentice Knights, and two hundred Reserve Riders. Even if the Dressrosa Family was more powerful than the Lawrence Clan, this power wouldn’t be too exaggerated, so he was confident.

Especially since he had already advanced to Great Knight status, and his eldest son and Knight Commander were both at Official Knight Peak.

With such power, not to mention a newly rising Pioneer Lord, he had no fear even facing an established Noble Lord.

Of course, at that time, Baron Pape Lawrence was unaware of the substantial support Count Dressrosa gave to his ninth son, nor of the daily intelligence that revealed Thor’s strength as a newborn lord far exceeded that of a typical lord, incomparable even to the average Noble Lord.

The confidence of Baron Pape Lawrence was destined to be a most erroneous choice.

Of course, no one told him at that moment.

Thousands of people grandly set off towards the mine.

Soon, the mine area received the related information.

"More than three thousand people?"

Upon hearing the report from a Knight, Thor’s eyebrows slightly raised.

His eyes carried a hint of seriousness.

This was over three thousand, so unlike those timid goblins before.

More than three thousand, even if most were just slaves, that fighting power was by no means weak.

More importantly, these more than three thousand represented that Baron Pape Lawrence had likely emptied his nest.

This indicated that the opponent might have mobilized all his forces.

Which meant that among these more than three thousand people, there could be over thirty Official Knights, over a hundred Apprentice Knights, and possibly hundreds of Reserve Riders.

Even if there were discrepancies, the disparity wouldn’t be small.

Such power was not weak by the standards of the entire Northern Province, one could even say it was very strong.

Able to overrun most territories.

Clearly, this did not include him.

The forces gathered at the mine at that moment were even greater than those Baron Pape Lawrence brought.

The numbers exceeded three thousand.

More importantly, the number of Official Knights there reached thirty, Apprentice Knights hit one hundred, and Reserve Riders also reached two hundred.

With the daily intelligence, Thor gained many items that could increase Life Source Power, and as long as there were sufficient merits, one could exchange for those items.

After just a few months, his power was incomparable to what it was before.

Such power, if revealed, would draw the attention of most Noble Lords in the Northern Province.

Not to mention, he had three Magic Crystal Cannons.

With those, the security of the mine was absolutely guaranteed.

Three Magic Crystal Cannons, not just a Men’s Lord, even if all the Lords of the Maine River Valley came, he would not be concerned.

The power of the Magic Crystal Cannon was not something typical Men’s Lords could access.

Even Viscount Lords would find it difficult, only Lords at the level of a Count or higher might possess one.

It was with this confidence that he dared to lure the snake from its hole.

After all, if things didn’t go well, if enough enemies were drawn, and without a way to solve it, then real trouble would start.

Thor naturally wouldn’t do something he had no confidence in.

The morning sunlight poured down.

The forces of Baron Pape Lawrence were approaching quickly, no more than twenty miles from the mine.

And at that moment, the entire mine had fallen into a state of intense mobilization.

A large number of personnel were being gathered.

Numerous plans were already scheduled.

"Sir, everything is prepared!"

Steve spoke respectfully, with a hint of excitement in his expression.

This was indeed the first real war of his life, different from his previous battles with goblins, this was a true battle with a Noble Lord.

For him, it was also a test.

"Good!"

"Remember, once the caltrops block them, use the Magic Crystal Cannons immediately!"

"After the bombardment, move out immediately, make sure to capture them all!"

Thor spoke in a deep voice, his expression solemn.

To minimize damage in this battle, he intended to use the Magic Crystal Cannons.

However, he didn’t plan to expose them in this battle.

After all, no one knew how things would unfold afterwards.

Therefore, everyone led by Baron Pape Lawrence needed to be captured completely, no one could escape.

Only in this way could he ensure that the information about the Magic Crystal Cannon would not be leaked.

"Yes!"

"Sir!"

Steve respectfully replied, his eyes carrying a trace of excitement.

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