Necromancer: Becoming a God from a Lord

"Lord, the enemy has been completely eliminated, and the subsequent cleanup of the battlefield is underway." Pierce knelt on one knee and reported to Harvey with his chest.

Harvey nodded, expressing satisfaction with today's battle - from the first shot at dawn to the current situation where there is no enemy who can stand up and resist, the more than 3,000 Northern Army completed the combat goal in less than three hours, and completely eliminated the Church Judgment Army that came to reinforce the capital.

Judging from the flags displayed by the other side, it seems that the Holy See's Knights of the Spear of Glory stationed in Isengard all year round. Except for some combat priests who stayed behind, the main force of this Judgment Army with a brilliant record in the past has been completely destroyed outside the Golden City.

With the same number of more than 3,000 bloodline knights, such a brilliant record is probably difficult to achieve for the Federation's mage war group that has been facing the demons head-on for many years. In front of the Northern Army blessed with magic technology and hot weapons, it is as vulnerable as a chicken and a dog.

According to preliminary statistics from the logistics department under Pierce, they only paid the price of less than 100 casualties this time. A small number of soldiers were accidentally injured due to the enemy's fearless charge, but most of them were saved by the excellent field medical department of the Northern Army. They only need to return to Spark City with the fleet to recuperate.

Officers who have completed combat missions have come to report one after another. Harvey looked around and found that everyone's face was faintly excited and excited. High spirits permeated the entire army... Compared with the past experience of fighting with ordinary noble armies, the direct confrontation with the blood knights under the church has allowed these people to learn the lessons of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly in the past, and to increase their confidence in "arm wrestling" with extraordinary people on the battlefield. It is indeed a great harvest.

He coughed lightly and was about to encourage everyone, but the captain of the guard, Tommy, hurriedly came up from the city wall, approached Harvey and whispered: "My lord, the chief knight of Grand Duke Saint Valen and the earl of the palace are now asking to see you under the city."

"Oh?" Harvey curled his lips and said with interest, "The battle is over, and they should come."

If they continue to hide in the inner city court like ostriches, Harvey will probably give them a bad review of their political awareness.

"Let them go back first." Harvey pondered for a moment and waved his hand, "After all, this is the capital. Let them wait for me in the court. I will go there in person later..."

The news of the rapid victory of the Northern Army should be the first to receive these dignitaries in the court. After a while, the whole Jinhui City will spread it widely. Even in a few days, the news that the Holy See Knights were defeated outside Jinhui City and the capital was completely changed will spread throughout the principality. The prestige and reputation of Harvey, the lord of the Northern Border, will reach the peak in the southern countries.

This is a good opportunity for Spark City to recruit talents and absorb labor...

The southern offensive, which has been intensively prepared for several months since the beginning of spring, should also be put to a successful conclusion at this moment. The Principality of Saint Valen south of Spark City has actually been completely brought under Harvey's control. He can finally continue to manage his vast northern territory steadily and focus on dealing with the upcoming foreign enemies.

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Towards noon, the Northern Army, which had completed the battlefield cleaning work, lined up in formal uniforms and stood silently and solemnly under the city wall waiting for the city lord to give orders.

Harvey took a deep breath and said loudly: "All the troops follow me into the city!"

"Yes, Lord!" All the officers responded in unison, and turned to order the subordinate officers, "The first battalion will clear the way ahead, and the rest of the battalions will clear the road along the way to protect the Lord!"

At the same time, the ironclad fleet in the distance also received the signal, and they all raised their guns and fired into the sky. The soldiers who received the order shouted in unison: "Lord of the city will win! Spark City will win! The North will win!"

Harvey led the mighty army and rode through the outer city in a new alchemical vehicle. The streets were deserted, and all the people hid in their homes and dared not show their heads easily, fearing the King of the North who had just defeated the army of the Church.

After entering the inner city, Harvey realized that his "deterrence action" seemed to be a bit too much. Compared with the outer city civilian area, which already had narrow streets and messy buildings, the inner city seemed to have just suffered a ruthless baptism of war. All the "iconic buildings" that could be called had more or less endured several days of aerial bombardment. The worst were the Glorious Cathedral that he passed by and the Royal Court that he was about to arrive at. The pile of ruins made him almost unrecognizable.

The gate of the palace had been reduced to dust in the bombing. The soldiers of the first battalion who arrived early had no fear at all. They entered the palace one after another and began to prepare in advance. The first thing to be blocked was the palace treasury. The wealth stored in it had been classified as the city lord's spoils in advance.

Walking through the burnt palace courtyard on the carriage, Harvey discovered that the dome hall that seemed to be used for the discussion of the Grand Duke of Saint Valen and the nobles of the royal court also collapsed. A group of panic-stricken nobles stood awkwardly beside the ruins that once symbolized the supreme power of the principality, trembling with fear and waiting for his arrival.

Seeing the rumored northern lord coming late, the dignitaries immediately stopped whispering and saluted him with their chests, but Harvey did not look at anyone, and asked his guards to bring a high-backed chair and sat directly in front of the ruins of the hall.

The leading earl of the palace and the chief knight looked at each other with pale faces, resigned to their fate and knelt on one knee, saluted Harvey again and apologized. Seeing this, the other nobles seemed to understand something in an instant... and fell to the ground in fear.

"No need to do that, everyone stand up." Harvey spoke lazily after everyone knelt down.

Although he was also a local born in the capital, Harvey was extremely unfamiliar with these royal dignitaries who had never had any intersection in the past. He could only joke: "Everyone, please forgive me for not knowing your identities and positions... I wonder who can introduce you to me?"

The Earl of the Palace raised his head, coughed awkwardly, and said hesitantly: "Respected Lord... Your Excellency, let me introduce you to you..."

No mistake, one sentence, one post, one content, one 6, one book, one bar, one look!

After that, he introduced all the nobles present to Harvey in detail according to their identities and ranks. To Harvey's surprise, among the high-ranking officials of the entire principality, except for the Prime Minister and the Minister of State who were originally close to the Holy See and fled in advance, the Earl of the Palace, the Chief Knight, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Royal Palace Steward were all present.

But on second thought, it was normal. These people were not only nobles serving the current Grand Duke of Saint Valen, but most of them could trace their family origins back to the founding of the country. No matter which Grand Duke ascended the throne, they should have the privilege of supporting the royal court and sharing power. Staying in the capital to watch the situation... was nothing more than planning to continue to follow the past practice and pledge allegiance to the new ruler.

Unfortunately, they made a wrong calculation with Harvey.