our family is gone

Chapter 762 The spread of news

As the front army marched out, Lance neither said any encouraging words nor showed any intention of showing up.

Although most of Hamlet's guns were light guns such as six-pound and eight-pound guns, and Totnes's guns were usually heavy guns of twelve and sixteen pounds, Patton did not command so many guns when he was in Totnes.

The quality of their troops is also different. At least the infantry and cavalry accompanying them will not make a strategic shift and run away in the middle of a fight, exposing them to the enemy.

Similarly, the enemies are not twisted monsters with extraordinary powers, but just some scattered territories. If Patton can't win, he should just give up and go back to farming.

Even compared to the front line, it is more difficult to sort out the territory in the rear, otherwise Lance would rather wait for good news in the city instead of following, because ordinary people can't do it.

They only need to fight bravely on the front line, but Lance has a lot of things to consider in the rear.

"Boss! It's time to wake up!"

"Stop it, you're with me. I didn't ask you to go to the front line."

Lance suppressed Boudica with just one sentence. This girl had been very excited since she knew the war had started, so Lance took her along to avoid making any jokes at home.

It would be better to be a thug. After all, I am too lazy to do it myself now.

"Then I think I might as well go play with the dog..." Boudica was suddenly stunned. How could she not know that she would not have much chance to fight in the future?

"What did you say?" Lance stared at her, always feeling that there was something else behind her words.

"Fegus and I heard that those female wolves are getting ready to give birth."

Lance knew that Figgs was William's hound. When everyone was busy, she would help walk the dog every day when she had nothing to do. She didn't have much to do, so she usually went to the dog training ground to tease the wolves and wait for her own one.

But how come you can understand dog talk? Could it be that Boudica has some other extraordinary ability to get along with animals that has not been discovered?
"You've made progress. Can you understand what Figgs says?"

"Of course Figos and I listened to what William said." Boudica suddenly looked at Lance with a pitiful look and whispered, "How can people understand dog talk? Boss, your brain is not working well..."

"Shut up!" Lance went up and hit her on the head. This guy was just itching for trouble.

"Ah~" Boudica complained, covering her head, "Boss, why did you hit me?"

"Let me see if your brain is working properly." Lance smiled and raised his hand to rub her red hair. If your skin is itchy, my hands will be itchy too.

But he doesn't care about it. No matter how ferocious the lion is, it has to obey him.

The infantry had already set out some time ago, and they were followed by a logistics convoy, some pulled by horses and some by oxen. The team was stretched out because there was no suitable route to deploy.

Even for an army of 3,000 that is not yet fully staffed, the logistics required are so great. Lance also understands that the army of hundreds of thousands mentioned in history is probably only about 10,000 to 20,000 elite soldiers, and the rest are logistical laborers.

Otherwise, how could such a large army be maintained in the feudal era with low productivity? How much logistics would be needed?
At this time, the hundred or so people who were being trained as administrative officers had also completed their gathering. It could be seen that none of these people were over thirty years old, and there were even a few who looked to be just adults, around fourteen or fifteen years old.

People’s learning ability declines once they pass adolescence because their cognition becomes solidified. This is a dual effect of physiological and psychological factors.

Their ability to absorb information is stronger during adolescence and youth. The previous basic training has already completed the literacy work, and then Lance's power has instilled new knowledge into them. In a short period of time, they have acquired knowledge from policies to affairs. At least there is no need to worry about anyone misunderstanding Lance's orders.

Although the entire Hamlet area is not a very large place, Reims is afraid that if the situation becomes one in which "the top is good but the execution is bad below", he will not be able to hold on.

"Let's go, it's time for us to set off."

Lance got on an ordinary carriage. Grindel had been waiting inside. Boudica was driving the carriage, and she felt uncomfortable because she couldn't do anything.

The others didn't have this treatment, they could only ride on the flatbed trucks that transported supplies...

Hamlet's army unabashedly marched south, and although it was early in the morning, it alarmed many people.

In the past, they always used the excuse of eliminating cultists, and all the way north they were internal operations, so not many people cared.

But now it’s different. The army’s target is heading straight to the south, and there is no evil cult there, but rather a number of large and small aristocratic territories.

Although the city had started to hype up related topics before, most people didn't have the energy to pay attention to this matter as they had just emerged from the blood moon.

Then some cultists were caught and brought up the issue of the nobles invading Hamlet again.

But then another incident attracted everyone's attention, and public opinion turned to the case that occurred in that school, which in turn implicated more people.

In order to watch the fun, everyone is of course paying more attention to these things that are right in front of them, and thus ignores the brief publicity of the territorial dispute.

I didn’t expect it to be real!

There is a fanatical attitude of support for those local people in Hamlet, and they all believe that the lord will succeed and defeat those evil nobles.

It can be said that Lance’s existence embodies their hatred for the nobles. I can’t beat you, but the lord can.

Although Hamlet had caught spies before, such a long time had passed and there might not have been any spies lurking at that time.

So this situation immediately attracted the attention of those people, and they began to take action, trying to pass the message out through various means.

But is it possible that there are more professional people who have already been doing this kind of thing?

……

"Are you sure this is true?"

Sera looked at the arrogant woman in front of her and felt more and more mysterious about her. It was only a while since she last saw her, so why was it that she was finding it increasingly difficult to see through her?
"Everyone knows about this. Those nobles actually dared to mix with the cultists and provoke the lord. They were simply courting death."

Amanda's words were full of disdain for those so-called noble lords, but it was not that she was as fanatical as those ordinary people.

But she really understood that those so-called noble knights were no match for Hamlet's army.

So she didn't care, and she didn't care how the nobles would react after hearing the news.

"No, I mean, do they really intend to flatten the South from east to west? Isn't this marching route too hasty?"

"You can doubt me, but you cannot doubt the lord's plan. His thoughts are not something we can easily understand."

"I understand... By the way, do you know what happened to Hamlet some time ago?"

Sera didn't doubt it, because they would also verify the information, but she wanted to know more about the situation of Extreme Darkness and Blood Moon, which was required by the organization.

But when Amanda asked this, she didn't have the confidence she had just now. Instead, she just started to be negative. "I don't know any more than you do."

They are all professional intelligence workers, and when Sera heard this, she knew it would be impossible to get more information from Amanda.

However, for the sake of future cooperation, she didn't want to continue to argue, but she revealed a very interesting piece of news.

"Tamara is out. The organization sent her to investigate Hamlet's affairs. She is on her way now."

Amanda's calm expression changed slightly after hearing these words, but it was fleeting. She sneered and acted as if she didn't care. "Tamara? Humph!"

Sera smiled but said nothing. After Amanda finished speaking, she added slowly.

"I heard that the organization handed both holy objects to her this time."

This girl Sera definitely has no good intentions. What she said about Tamara coming and the so-called holy objects were indeed real, but she concealed a very important piece of news, which was that Tamara had been promoted to champion.

There was something provocative about what this guy said. Seeing that Amanda didn't want to talk about the Blood Moon, he brought up Tamara to disgust her.

As expected, they are Roma people, and they will do whatever they can to take revenge for any little bit of resentment.

"Then please tell the elders that Hamlet is a very complicated matter and not just anyone can control it. Investigating Hamlet sounds good, but that person won't like it. I can't guarantee that anything will happen that will affect the deal."

Although Amanda gave up the empty title of head of the empire, some things cannot be avoided because she is of Roma descent, which is an unchangeable fact.

So she did not break up directly, but just stopped contacting her former direct leader, the teacher. In fact, she has always had indirect contact with the organization through Sera.

She played a role in several transactions between Hamlet and the Roma for supernatural items or potions, and she did not do anything to let the Roma down.

The most she does is to pass on some information and earn some money. Isn't she still maintaining this channel? The Roma people also make a lot of money from this.

And her news is indeed true. Just like this time, she has brought troops with her. How could it be false?
But it’s hard to say now, not only Sera has a temper, she also has one.

She regards Hamlet as her own piece of land. What do you mean by asking Tamara to come and investigate Hamlet?
Isn't it just saying who it is pointing at? This made her feel suspicious and distrustful.

What’s more important is that the higher-ups knew that Tamara was at odds with them, yet they still gave the two holy objects to that bitch. Who are they trying to target?

I used to be the hero who hunted down the fugitives! And now you let the fugitives investigate me?

For Amanda this was a betrayal!
She was already feeling a little emotional because of being abandoned before, and now her resentment towards the organization has deepened, and it has even gradually spread to the Roma community.

Otherwise, she would not have threatened to stop the deal when she heard that the organization let Tamara go.

Originally, Sera said these things just to disgust Amanda. Seeing her like that, she laughed so hard in her heart that she even continued to fan the flames.

But now he was suddenly dumbfounded. How did the fire burn on his head?
You have to know that he was responsible for the transaction with Hamlet, and he made a lot of profit from it. It also strengthened the control over the Roma in the imperial area. After all, he was rich.

After tasting the sweetness, they can’t leave it. If the deal is broken now, they can’t report to the superiors or the subordinates.

Sera didn't know whether Amanda had influenced Lord Hamlet's ability, but she didn't dare to gamble. After all, it was difficult for her to even see the lord.

Sera reacted immediately and expressed indignation.

"I can't stand that Tamara either! Why can she go back while the two of us have to live here?"

Her words clearly intended to categorize both parties as victims and bring them closer together.

It's a pity that Amanda didn't change her attitude because of this sentence. On the contrary, a sneer appeared on her face. She didn't even bother to say anything. She just turned around and walked out.

We are all thousand-year-old snow leopards, why play with e-cigarettes?

Now Sera was dumbfounded and really wanted to slap herself. Why the hell are you talking so much?
I don’t know how much meat I have to cut to finish this time…

However, no matter how regretful she was, she didn't dare to come to Extreme Darkness and Blood Moon before, and the stock of potions had long been used up. So when she heard that everything was fine this time, she hurried over to restock.

On the contrary, this news is unimportant. To her, it doesn't matter whether Hamlet recovers the territory or not, and she doesn't think those nobles can pay much money for this news.

Even if it is the most valuable marching route in theory, no one would believe it if you told it to others, let alone whether it is valuable or not, because it is obviously a flat push.

So this batch of goods is still important, and if she wants this batch of goods, she has to please Amanda.

"Don't go. I have some important news that few people know. I'm sure you'll be interested."

Sera stood up and walked forward to hold Amanda, making all the gestures and speaking mysteriously.

"Tamara has been promoted to champion."

These words did make Amanda stop and her expression became a little embarrassing.

I thought Tamara would make rapid progress, but not so fast. Amanda relied on Hamlet to fight the beast cave, the deep diver, and break through the dungeon to be promoted.

This thing is not a simple thing. Can she become the champion just by going back and taking a look?

Amanda didn't know about Tamara's efforts. In her eyes, it was just discrimination by the organization, which made her already unbalanced mentality even more distorted.

"The Empire is our territory. We have been working together for so long. I will definitely support you!"

Sera's words made it clear that it would be difficult for you to fight Tamara alone. Similarly, I don't like people from the organization who come to investigate. After all, it would be troublesome if what we both did was found out, so working together to fight Tamara is the best option.

"Can you kill her before she comes to Hamlet?"

Amanda was much more direct. There was no confrontation.

What if they really found something? It would be better if the person sent by the higher-ups to investigate was either a plane crash or a fall into the water.

"It's unlikely. The weapons in their hands are not fake. We will be discovered if we take action."

Sera shook her head. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but that she couldn't.

He was the champion spellcaster and an astrologer who specialized in prophecy and divination, not to mention he had two holy relics. There was basically no possibility of a sneak attack, and it would be difficult to explain to his superiors if he was exposed.

"Then don't bother, just let her do whatever she wants."

Amanda suddenly realized that she was not relying on the organization now, so what was there to be afraid of...