The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 185: "Straight Line, Rotation, Meteor Sword"

"What do you think happened?"

"I don't know. According to the messenger's account, not only the knight order but also the town, fields, and everything else were lost and turned into a barren land."

"It's like a natural disaster. However, for our country with few professional soldiers, losing a knight order is more than just a setback."

In the capital of the Portree Kingdom, within the central palace, Ustashe was troubled.

The third knight order was dispatched to Hiers. Usually tasked with defeating monsters, the third knight order was the most experienced in combat within the Portree Kingdom.

Although they lacked experience in interpersonal combat, they were expected to perform better than other units.

In reality, their plan succeeded, and they quickly took control of the town of Hiers. Unable to identify who the bandits were, and fearing potential retaliation from survivors, they killed all the residents and looted food and crops.

However, the next report came from the messengers and transport team sent for food transport and regular communication. The unbelievable content was that the town they believed to have conquered had disappeared, and there was no sign of the knight order anywhere.

"Could they have mistakenly ventured into the territory of monsters?"

"Normally, as the third knight order whose main duty is to defeat monsters, they wouldn't mistakenly attack in that direction..."

They didn't understand what was happening, but the fact remained that the town they thought they had conquered had been destroyed. Unless an unprecedented natural disaster occurred, someone had done this intentionally. Logically, whoever that was likely intended to attack either the Hiers Kingdom or the Portree Kingdom.

If the intention was to attack Hiers, they could leave it alone. However, if there was hostility towards Portree, they needed to take measures.

The already small Portree Knight Order couldn't deploy widely and wasn't skilled in defense. The loss of the third knight order further weakened their position. Nevertheless, they had no choice but to strengthen their defenses with the remaining knight orders.

"We don't even know if these bandits have any connection. Those bandits and now, what grudge do they hold against our country?"

Ustashe once again held his head in his hands.

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"Your Majesty, there is a communication stating that Wilrab is under attack by an unknown assailant."

Portree is a land with rugged terrain, utilizing its mountainous and narrow land. Forts are constructed on mountain tops and slopes, housing specialized communication soldiers to establish a communication network through semaphore communication.

Communication soldiers require advanced specialized training, and communication may be disrupted due to weather. However, it allows for much faster information transmission than messenger pigeons.

"Wilrab? The fortress city, right? Another monster outbreak?"

Wilrab is a frontier city bordering a forested region. Serving a central role among neighboring frontier cities, it boasts larger walls and a city size twice that of others. The last major outbreak played out as expected, fulfilling its role during that time.

It is also a city where the Fourth Knight Order is stationed permanently. Apart from the capital, there are only three other cities with a standing knight order in the country, making Wilrab one of the cities with considerable military strength within Portree.