Chapter 1552: Chapter 1552

It’s just that His Majesty wants to use this grain as bait to find the right battle opportunity, to alleviate the pressure on the Laiserman Kingdom.

And I want to use this grain to aid the refugees of the Laiserman Kingdom, to help them stabilize the rear, so that the warriors at the front can fight better.

Why don’t we pursue both objectives simultaneously, and unload five thousand tons of grain each at Usmer and Tavelan? I believe that to the Tukan People, there’s little difference between adding five thousand tons and ten thousand tons of food. Instead, by implementing a two-line deployment strategy, we might partially distract them."

Although the Laiserman Kingdom’s land is not large, and its population numbers only a million, the people’s tough spirit is famously fierce, as seen in their ability to single-handedly stop the northern expansion of the Ser’s Red Robe Mages.

Yet, the country’s customs are relatively isolated and exclusive, resulting in few diplomatic connections with other countries, and seldom do Laiserman people leave their homeland to travel to other parts of Felen.

This large invasion by the Tukan Nomads is a rare opportunity to establish friendly relations, which Gaven certainly won’t miss. He plans to pave the way with grain.

"Your idea is very good." King Yasan nodded involuntarily, "Our knowledge of the Laiserman Kingdom has always been limited. Even at the critical juncture of life and death, they are still relying solely on their own strength to resist, showing no intention to seek aid from abroad.

If it weren’t for those merchants in Cesk, we might have delayed our intervention in this war even further.

We indeed need to establish good relations with them before the arrival of the allied forces, to facilitate subsequent coordinated operations.

But this is not an easy task. The Great Valley is one of the few Druid Polities, and although its residents are primarily humans, their disposition leans towards those elves, very exclusive, with many villages hidden within the forests.

To avoid harassment by the Tukan flying cavalry, most of the Laiserman people retreating here have hidden in the dense forests. Establishing contact is difficult and faces significant harassment threats from a large number of Tukan Eagle Knights."

"I know." Gaven confidently replied, "That’s why I’m prepared to personally go to the Great Valley. When it comes to dealing with these natural races, I believe I have accumulated certain experience and advantages. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

If possible, I plan to unite not just the Laiserman people there, but also those natural forces, to make them stand on our side. With the forest at their back, they possess advantages we don’t have."

"Since the General will personally take action, there should definitely be no issue." King Yasan laughed heartily, "Good, as the General suggests, let’s pursue both objectives simultaneously. You will handle the Great Valley side, while we manage the Cesk side. I’ve already dispatched three thousand elite troops there, forming a vanguard army. The commander is Yalusai, and if you need anything, you can contact her; she will try her best to cooperate with you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support." Gaven expressed his gratitude verbally, while inwardly cursing the old fox.

Only at this moment did he suddenly understand that he had fallen into King Yasan’s trap.

The other party clearly formulated a dual approach strategy, but lacked a suitable executor for the Great Valley direction.

The idea was directed at him, whether it was the numerous natural races he carried within the Conqueror Army or his effective diplomacy in the King’s Forest helping to establish good relations between the Komeer Kingdom and Tree Spirit Kingdom Arosh, demonstrating his extraordinary influence among natural forces, was undoubtedly the best choice to deal with such natural forces.

However, he is not strictly part of the Komeer Kingdom, so King Yasan does not have the authority to dispatch him.

Thus, baited with grain unloading points, he was lured to Susar, voluntarily taking on this task.

Since both parties get what they need, Gaven pretends not to care and does not entangle too much with King Yasan.

The two parties then exchanged more intelligence and views on the battlefield in The Eastern Desolation, nailed down a few more details of cooperation, after which Gaven bid farewell to King Yasan and directly went to the Great Valley.

This is the benefit of power. He doesn’t need to personally travel the map; he just needs someone from the destination to assist with precise location determination, allowing teleportation even if he has never been to the destination before.

Do not be misled by the name. It is not enclosed within two massive mountain ranges, but positioned between two ancient forests—a long strip of land between Lorins Forest and Laisel Forest.

Not a rarity, this is the only Druid Polity in all of Felen.

Here, the ruling dominion is occupied by the Druids.

This political system gives Gaven the greatest impression of being primitive.

Originally he thought the Valley’s system was lax and laissez-faire enough, but compared to the Great Valley, it pales in comparison.

Even the commercial Grand Road traversing the Great Valley is nothing but a muddy trail, let alone the other rural paths.

Usmer is the only place in the Great Valley that can be called a town.

It wasn’t even established by the Great Valley people themselves but was composed of immigrants from Imbutu, Damara, and Cesk; it is used by merchants as a springboard into the Great Valley, being the only seaport for entering and exiting the valley.

Now, it has a significant number of new residents. These people have dark, short, but very sturdy physiques, and their nature exudes an untamed spirit, which remains unchanged even in the hardship of being away from home.

These are the war refugees from the Laiserman Kingdom.

Faced with the collusion between the Tukan People and Ser People, the rulers of the Laiserman Kingdom had no choice but to decide to abandon most of their territory, retreating hundreds of thousands of Laiserman people to the Great Valley.

This strategic tactic was successfully executed, greatly influenced by the living customs of the Laiserman Kingdom itself.

The latitude of the Laiserman Kingdom is further north compared to the Valley, with very short summers and long, extremely cold winters. The land is primarily rugged highland terrain.

To outsiders, the Laiserman Kingdom appears very primitive, with few developed regions. Roads are not much better than mud fields, and there are hardly any houses. They either live in narrow tents, caves in hills, or earth-covered pits.

They have only a handful of large cities, with most residents living in tribal units, leading a half-farming, half-nomadic lifestyle. Many Laiserman people already have the habit of driving livestock across Lake Asen to the Great Valley for winter during the arrival of winter.

Compared to snow-covered mountains, the Great Valley covered with fallen leaves is more conducive for providing food for their livestock.

This time, however, the scale is larger and more hurried than any previous instance, forcing many Laiserman families to abandon the livestock they relied on for winter.

Without the ability to sustain their lifestyle through the coming harsh winter, many Laiserman people had to keep moving eastward to Usmer, hoping to find a job to survive the harsh winter.