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Chapter 1058 Chapter 289. Stealing chess pieces
Except for the west coast, the Free City Legion and Free Blade in the south encountered varying degrees of resistance, and their advancement slowed down.

Although it is still much faster than before.

The reason why the people of the kingdom resisted again was not only because the nobles discovered that the Free City had no strong desire to attack civilians and formed a militia to protect their property, but also because they were worried that they would be caught by Young Master Olme if they fled back to the new king.

That’s right, Annan’s reputation has spread to the front line, and it has stopped children from crying - only for children of the nobility.

In the stories they circulated, the new king had a demon who specialized in eating nobles, and anyone who disobeyed and escaped to the new king's capital would be eaten by him.

When Annan learned that he had become a stumbling block, he was stunned for a moment, and then ordered the front line to fight back: spread the word that the king was a shameful thief and traitor.

Compared to the nonsense of "the devil who eats nobles", it is much more believable that Clo colludes with the ratmen - because this gives them an excuse to blame others for this tragic situation.

The fact that Clo stole power from the second prince became a topic of conversation among the nobles after dinner - just like tavern guests always talk about women, and women always talk about their neighbors.

Some people went around to verify the news and found out that in addition to the devil named Olme who was in the spotlight, there was also the breaking news that the capital was under martial law not long ago, a group of ratmen appeared and captured Grand Duke Barbatod.

At the same time, Annan cooperated with the front line and specially asked Maria to lead people to find a few nobles who escaped from the front line and find an excuse to hang them.

No one spoke up for them. First, Olmedo was gaining momentum, and second, the new capital was so small that one more noble meant one more person to fight for territory and share the cake.

The nobles saw that the Free Blade was on the front line, claiming to liberate the kingdom, the coup was confusing in the rear, and rumors were flying all over the territory...

The nobles, who had always led knights to bully bandits and civilians, had never experienced such a thing before, and immediately divided into two camps: those who joined the Free Blade and those who asked, "Why haven't you joined the Free Blade yet?"

The Free Blades do not bully civilians, nor do they have grudges against soldiers, and they are very powerful.

The fall of a kingdom never happens quietly in a corner. It happens when a house loses its bearing capacity. The exterior may still look bright and beautiful, but at some moment, at some point, a seemingly solid house will collapse with just a slight push.

Mondo collar.

The valley surrounded by mountains on three sides is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Before the war, Little Smalls and his staff made many plans, including but not limited to sending rangers to infiltrate, siege, persuade surrender, bypass and other suggestions, but they were all rejected.

They had to pass through here before December 12, join the main corps on the flank, and then face the flat plains that lead them straight to the Sunset Plains of the new capital. There was not much time to waste in Mondo Territory.

The order sent from the City Lord's Mansion was to launch a strong attack in the early morning.

The soldiers on the front line had no suspicion and mobilized their soldiers, huddling around the fire before dawn, quietly waiting for the attack to come.

The first rays of dawn shone on the highest mountain in Mondor Territory.

The Free Blade outside the valley seemed to awaken from its slumber and blew a distant horn.

Woo——woo——

The ground began to shake as the army marched forward.

The dull drumbeats and footsteps mixed together, and the dark mass made the soldiers on the city wall swallow their saliva.

Even though the city walls were strong and the food in the territory was enough for them to last for three months, they still had no confidence...

The knights in the front launched a charge, and the mages in the back row stood still and began to cast spells.

Just as the spell was about to take shape and the knight was about to rush to the city, the tightly closed city gate was suddenly opened.

The captain of the guards of Lord Mondo stood in front of the city gate, waving his hands and shouting, "I know where the noble old dog is hiding! Follow me!"

The knight rushed into the city gate without any resistance. Ten minutes later, the Freeblade flag was raised in the lord's castle.

Little Simo and his companions climbed to the top of the city wall and looked to the north.

Next, they were only separated from the new capital by a stretch of Sunset Plain that was as flat as a chessboard.

……

When Annan received the battle report and saw that the Free Blade had more than a dozen knights, he couldn't believe it.

"More than a dozen knightly orders?" Annan put emphasis on the word "knightly orders".

"They were carefully trained by the nobles, and they are all good to us." "More than a dozen knights?" Annan emphasized the number again.

"This is the battle report from two days ago. There should be almost 20 of them now."

Annan has never fought such a prosperous war!

The Free Blades on the front line were getting closer and closer, and becoming more and more unstoppable. The nobles were scratching their heads and couldn't figure out how a group of peasants could suddenly become more powerful than them?
They blamed the war with the Skaven for consuming a large number of generals and elite troops, allowing the Freeblade to take advantage.

But when asked who should go to the front line, the palace ministers could not find a suitable candidate and kept shirking the responsibility.

Actually, it’s not that there is no one, but they don’t dare to mention that person’s name…

He is too petty. If you say something bad about him, he will really dare to bring people to raid your house.

Amid external and internal troubles, the underground membership of Free Blade grew rapidly.

While Annan has made many achievements on the front line, he has not been idle either. He stays in the manor all day digging for Babatod's Caoyang.

No clues were found for the time being, but another secret hideout for training assassins was discovered unexpectedly.

Annan has already made enough contributions, so tell Renato the news and let him share some of the credit.

Mainly, he was worried that after he left the manor, some shameless legend would pretend to be him and come in to steal things.

Annan had wronged the little bat. He was extremely afraid of the chairman and didn't want to be involved in anything related to him.

Speaking of stealing, Olmedo asked Annan to find an opportunity to go to the lounge as soon as possible.

She suspected that the unfinished game of chess had some plans for the next step by the chairman of the council.

Annan thought so too. But without any clues, what excuse did he have to go to the chairman of the parliament...

Need an excuse?
Don't need it?

The pawns are important intelligence and worth the risk.

Annan asked Maria to keep an eye on the manor and not allow anyone to enter, not even him, unless he could prove that he was himself.

"I see."

Annan arrived in front of the palace and said to the guards, "The chairman of the council wants to see me."

Young Master Olme was already a familiar face. The guard did not make things difficult for him and took him outside the lounge.

After the guard left, Annan looked around the dark lounge.

The chairman of the parliament doesn't seem to be here... That's great, it will be convenient for me to take action.

I hope the Councillor hasn't had time to put away his chess pieces yet.

Annan walked into the quiet lounge, where it was pitch dark, and took out a magic lamp to illuminate the space.

The light spread out in all directions, illuminating a corner of the white wizard's robe in front.

Annan held up the magic lamp in a daze, and the outline of the senator appeared at the edge of the light.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Why didn't you turn on the light..."

"Legends don't need eyes to see." The Speaker said with some profound meaning.

As soon as the words fell, magic lights everywhere lit up and the lounge became brightly lit again.

Annan stood in the middle, too honest to be a thief.

"Well... Mr. Councillor, it was Senior Staff who asked me to come and look for it secretly at night."

(End of this chapter)