The main force of the coalition has been destroyed, and most of the manpower of the northern countries has been almost exhausted, and the remaining things can only be regarded as a finishing touch.

The noble lords of each city fought hard with their remaining private armies, but this was nothing compared to the kingdom's offensive, and not even a single splash was made.

On the vast territory of the United Kingdom of the North, two large-scale mixed armies led by Earl Aker and Earl Gold Tooth galloped across the country, launching lightning attacks in the east and west respectively.

In just less than two months, accompanied by the roar of artillery fire, the capitals of eight principalities, including the Principality of Carter, the Principality of Fano, the Principality of Otto, and the Principality of Sweeney, were successively captured, and those important military towns were also captured by the kingdom.

Then, they used these cities as strongholds and launched offensives everywhere.

However, the Anzeta Wasteland is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many castles and manors of knights and noble lords, so even the kingdom's army cannot clear them all in a short time.

Therefore, as the marshal, Dolo chose to release the mighty army of "Starfallers", allowing these tens of thousands of people to wander in the Anzeta wilderness and eliminate the remaining northern noble forces.

[Main Quest: Conquer the North]

Mission Description: The Burning Kingdom has wiped out most of the forces in the North, but there are still remnants of the Northern nobles scattered across this vast wasteland.

They are still oppressing the poor people of Anzeta, continuing their corrupt rule that has lasted for thousands of years, so, warriors loyal to the Burning Kingdom - eliminate them completely!
Note: Do not harm civilians!
Mission rewards: a large amount of gold coins, camp contributions, reputation points

Special Title [Conqueror of the North]

Not to mention contributions and gold coins, [reputation value] is linked to the latest [title] system.

There are also unprecedented cool titles that can turn your nickname purple, so you can show off your qualifications in front of new players. How can it not be exciting?
Just these, the rewards this time are already generous.

What's more, they also have the opportunity to rob the treasury of the nobles, which is a godsend opportunity to save gold coins.

It wasn't stated explicitly in the mission description, but they only said not to harm civilians, but they didn't say not to rob nobles!

Thus, the players' enthusiasm was ignited.

They shouted all kinds of strange slogans frantically, and swarmed into the northern territory like locusts, starting a massive operation.

"To become the best!"

"It's autumn wind!"

"Siege! Siege!"

Ottonian Principality, Vichy.

This city is one of the largest cities in the principality, and is particularly famous for producing exquisite and gorgeous cloth. It was once known as the "Cloth Capital of the North" and its cloth was popular in the north.

However, after the dumping of goods by the Burning Kingdom, all the craftsmen in the city went bankrupt, and the city became much more depressed.

Now, the news that the coalition was defeated and the Burning Kingdom was attacking spread throughout the city, causing panic among the people here.

"Oh my God. I heard that the city of Oxa has fallen."

"Not only that, our Duke has been captured!"

"Do those evil dragon followers eat people?"

"Gods above, is this the end of the world?"

Such conversations in the dimly lit tavern are commonplace.

Many citizens in the city have already felt desperate, believing that the situation in the North is hopeless, and they hope to get better treatment by surrendering, or at least to prevent those monsters from unleashing their nature and killing people in the city.

Old White, a craftsman in the city, took a sip of wine and said drunkenly: "If it were up to me, we should open the city gates!"

"I heard from my friends in the caravan that the army of the Burning Cinders Kingdom does not harm civilians, but only captures the nobles."

"Is this true?"

Someone asked in a trembling voice.

Old White leaned over mysteriously and whispered, "Absolutely true." But soon, he lay back on the chair like a puddle of mud and sighed, "It's a pity that those noble lords were unwilling to surrender and kept us worried for so long."

"You, what are you going to do?"

Suddenly, his voice suddenly became panicked.

Several soldiers broke into the tavern, roughly lifted up old White and dragged him out of the tavern.

"Come with us, you are suspected of colluding with foreign enemies!"

The pub suddenly fell silent.

After a long time, the boss gave a wry smile and poured crystal wine into the glass on the table.

"Everyone, please don't talk about this kind of thing."

“Enjoy the wine bar”

"While we are still alive."

Someone raised his glass and said this.

It was obvious that the ruler of the city, Count Ocot Sur, had no intention of surrendering, even if he had done so before.

Because the news of that bloody "public trial" spread throughout the North, causing countless Northern nobles to feel uneasy and frightened.

The Earl's Mansion was brightly lit.

Count Ocotte paced back and forth in the living room with his hands behind his back, looking extremely gloomy.

"Does the scout have any news?"

"Where are the troops from the Burning Kingdom? How far are they from the city of Vichy?"

He couldn't wait to ask a series of questions.

The captain of the guard in plate armor half-knelt in front of him and reported tremblingly:
"No, not really, but it is said that many cities have already fallen, including your brother, Earl Dunzel's Borland."

"Sir, the coalition forces have been annihilated. The North is doomed. How about we..."

"Snapped!"

Count Ocott strode forward, slapped the captain of the guard hard, and roared with spit:
"Do you think I don't know? Do I need you to remind me?"

"It was that damned dragon that didn't leave us a chance to live! Do you know how many nobles they killed in Strafford Castle? One hundred and twenty-one! Including the eldest son of Grand Duke Leo!"

"They even created a so-called 'public trial', allowing those untouchables to decide our life and death. This is a complete insult!"

Count Ocot paused and gnashed his teeth: "They are trying to completely destroy the foundation of the northern nobles!"

"Damn it! I've never seen such an evil dragon!"

"Other evil dragons would at most plunder and kill a few hundred people, but this evil dragon actually incited the common people to kill the nobles! This is simply unheard of. Even the demons of the abyss are not so evil!"

"Then, Lord Earl, what should we do?"

The captain of the guard knelt on the ground, covering his face which was slapped red, and spoke tremblingly.

"Just hold on to Vichi City. The city defense here is pretty good. They won't be able to get in for a while. If the enemy really attacks..."

"We'll just abandon the city and evacuate."

Count Ocott narrowed his eyes, stood with his hands behind his back, and almost spat out these words through gritted teeth.

"Alyosha, go pack up my treasure." (End of this chapter)