Chapter 551: Chapter 551

"What are you saying? All the Sandpeople were stopped, no, wiped out? How is that possible, they deployed hundreds of second-tier Quicksand soldiers and coordinated with the Quicksand Priest. Such power, even disregarding White Stone City, my family would also have to pay a heavy price to contend with them."

In a lavishly decorated hall, a nobleman of indeterminate age exclaimed with a surprised look.

This man was from a powerful family in the southern part of the Divine Flame Empire. He remained in White Stone City, striving to earn a noble title, as he had no right of inheritance.

Now he had the noble status, but he didn’t want to establish a domain here, so he remained a Free Lord.

An old man beside him then said: "So, how much did Mountain Town lose?"

"The losses... not big, it seems that only one or two hundred people were killed, the specifics aren’t clear, their organization is very tight, it’s difficult for us to get precise information." An individual kneeling on the ground quickly said.

"How is that possible? A mere newly established small town, how can it possess such formidable strength?"

Looking at the intelligence in their hands, everyone thought they must be seeing it wrongly. As per the intelligence, the number of second-tier powers detected in Mountain Town was possibly even higher than those of the Sandpeople warriors.

They couldn’t take this number of second-tier powers lightly, not even them. But this was just a newly established small town. It’s impossible to recruit so many masters in secret without alarming anyone. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍

"The losses are so small, they have many well-equipped troops, they even have a Griffin Knights squadron."

Looking at this place, many people frowned. Because the Griffin Knights are considered a very high-end branch of the armed forces within the Divine Flame Empire. Only the top-tier nobles could afford to maintain such forces.

Among the elite legions of the Divine Flame Empire, there is a Griffin Knights squadron.

"I think, Viscount Du You might have secretly hidden some kind of power. Perhaps his backing isn’t simple. If it isn’t that he inherently had a powerful force behind him, then he may have secretly aligned with others."

Everyone fell silent. Regardless of which situation it was, it wasn’t something they could easily deal with. They should think it over carefully, if they want to fight in the future. They hadn’t started it, so there was still no open animosity.

"So are we just going to sit by and watch, with all the benefits having nothing to do with us?" A young nobleman was resentful.

A previous old man disdainfully said: "Narrow-minded. You only see the gold coins in your eyes. What is the most important thing for us nobles? Territory, strength, these are the most important. For a piece of food business, you risk the huge wind of making enemies for your family, is this what you want to do?"

The young nobleman paled. If his family knew about this, he would be in trouble.

Before he could explain anything, a young man in the adjacent position asked: "So what should we do?"

"Let’s keep the troops on hold for now. We should probe first, we must understand the situation in Mountain Town before making a decision. Mountain Town is no longer a territory that we can handle casually. We must find their weakness."

As the nobles were informed about the news here, the city lord also received the same information. Although the airborne Pegasus army did not move as fast as the Griffin, their aerial advantage made them not too slow.

Looking at the report in his hand, the city lord was full of disbelief. He wanted to assist his promising junior, but he didn’t expect this junior to be so remarkable. Such power, even White Stone City was very surprised. Also, their goods and large population.

"Perhaps someday, Mountain Town will become a city." The city lord said to himself.

"My Lord, this is a letter from Lord Du You." Suddenly, the captain of the first team handed a letter to the city lord. The city lord unfolded the letter; as he read it, a smile crept up his face.

"What does it say? You seem very happy, does it have any benefits for our White Stone City?"

The city lord acknowledged with a nod, telling his city defense general Xi Luoha: "That’s correct, there are benefits. I never thought that this kid could grow so rapidly. Take a look, this is his proposed plan. In the future, we can assign some tasks we find inconvenient to handle to Mountain’s Town. They have the strength to do it."

Such a powerful mercenary organization, and it’s still on their side, how could they not make good use of it. It’s much better to issue mission requests using Mountain’s Town than bicker with the nobles.

For those nobles who only think of themselves, even when doing something good, they would drag their feet, usually leading to failure. Some people just oppose for the sake of opposing, or oppose to highlight their presence.

"Can this work? Can he really control his territory entirely?"

"So you are worried that his power comes from other major nobles, right? Don’t worry; our people have made discreet inquiries beforehand. Those people are all Du You’s subordinates, definitely not poached from other nobles."

This was their concern. Such a strong army, it was impossible for people not to overthink. If it was supported by other great nobles, then it would not be easy to mobilize these forces. But if the power was entirely their own, then it would be simpler. They could even be sent out to execute missions.

"All of you should know how expensive it is to maintain such a powerful army. A Mountain Town might have difficulty supporting it, so they have to take on external tasks."

The Lord’s words received the consensus of everyone. They were a military organization, how could they not know the cost of maintaining an army? If this was the normal situation, indeed, it would be .

But they didn’t know that Du You’s situation was very special; establishing an army was practically a one-time deal. After expending a large quantity of resources for initial training, all that was needed subsequently was food supply.

The army under Du You’s banner didn’t even need salaries at the beginning. The salaries given to them later, were added at Shaliya’s suggestion. Having an absolutely loyal army and devoted citizens was terrifying, Du You even suspected that even if he didn’t provide them with food, they would still remain loyal.

As for the situation of weapon damage, there were no issues on Du You’s side for the time being.