Reincarnated Lord: I can upgrade everything!

Chapter 290 A Grand Vision

Chapter 290  A Grand Vision

"They want to coerce her?"

The treachery and vileness in the hearts of nobles no longer surprised Asher because…

They had made him evolve.

But his fury at this moment knew no bounds. Mary was his only remaining blood, the only Ashbourne other than him.

How dare they treat her like an object?!

"They think you are dead." Aquila said.

"Oh. They must know that I'm not." Everyone furrowed their brows when Asher said that. They knew he meant that there were spies in the domain.

And it wasn't a surprise. The county's population was almost half a million. The population made it easy for nobles to sneak in their spies to scout information about him.

His arrival wasn't secret.

"It's a good thing that they know. Surely, I'll weed out these spies but for now, we must prepare to face Count William."

"With the walls on our side, he's bound to—!"

"Attrition is disadvantageous, general Alec. If we want to prove our overwhelming power, we must face Count William in a field battle."

Alec's eyes widened.

"But my lord! Count William's has the wild barbarians, men known to ride horses from a young age. There is no cavalry that can match those horsemen."

Lambert sighed. "Our cavalry might stand a chance if our numbers were bigger. Right now, I only have 5000 men."

"All diamond-ranked?" Asher asked.

"No, my lord. 2000 fully trained cavaliers and 3000 squires. The squires are gold-ranked."

Asher. "Ready them. General Alec, how many can you send to battle?"

"10,000 Aegis soldiers will be able to march into the field, Your Lordship. But I'm afraid even the Aegis soldiers will have a tough time against the horsemen of the Wildlands. Their heavy weaponry is unlike the sword wielded by high plain noble armies. They are heavy and deals greater damage."

Although Alec spoke rationally, Asher could see the fire in his eyes. His general sought to use this as an opportunity to test his troops against one of most feared infantry killers in the continent.

On several old records where the wild barbarian horsemen fought against noble armies, infantries always had disastrous blows. Even cavalries had crippling blows but it wasn't as bad as that of the infantries.

In all, facing the wild barbarian horsemen would be the biggest battle any Aegis knight had ever faced.

But… if they could overcome, the troop's fame would sweep round the northern parts of the continent, if not beyond.

"Prepare them. If we do not destroy Count William's forces, we shall suffer the consequences."

"My Lord…" Nero rose up. Asher looked at the soon to be twelve year old boy who looked like a young man about to leave his teenage years.

"... If the nobles are aware of your return. Doesn't that mean Archduke Nubis will soon know of it?"

Asher wrapped his hands around the armrest of his throne and rose to his feet. "I earnestly await his response. What about you?"

Nero smiled. He recalled the pain filled training he had gone through these past four months with the name of the Archduke branded into his heart.

What was all these scars on his arms for? What was the pain for?

"It will be a pleasure to see what it shall be."

Asher smiled.

"Baron Flameheart. I would like you to head to Winter stronghold and purchase 5000 war mounts called Arkon. Take 1000 volunteers there and hand them over to the man that asks."

Claude bowed.

"Baroness, three strongholds from the depths shall send envoys to you. Treat them well and begin a favourable trade. I'm entrusting this with you."

"I shall not disappoint." Katarina bowed.

Finally, he turned to the blacksmith and master architect seated at the end of the rectangular table.

"Mr. White. Your efforts have aided this county massively."

Ark White rose up.

"Name whatever you want and it shall be done."

Ark White took a deep breath. "I want Silverleaf to be upgraded. Many amenities are lacking and the town keeps growing. Also the town guards are too little to handle the growth, I'm afraid —!"

"Consider all granted."

[Ding! You want to upgrade Silverleaf Bastide from a Tier two town to a Tier three town? Yes or No?]

'Yes.'

Ark White blinked. "All. The blacksmith association which was formed a month ago also needs funding. We are unable to handle the needs of the county with our current numbers and machinery."

"Speak with my regent. He'll make sure all that you need concerning funding is settled. Any more?"

Ark White was dumbfounded.

"We shall end this meeting here for now. Commander Aquila and Eritrea. You both shall also march to the Great Dividing Wall. Only commander Adam shall remain in Ashkelon preparing his troops."

"Preparing?"

Adam raised an eyebrow.

"Yes. You shall march into the depths two months from now to face a great army of beastmen. Our allies in the depths are counting on us and I believe it is an opportunity to spread the name of your House to the inhabitants of the depths."

"It shall be my pleasure." Adam slammed his fist against his chest.

After Asher left, others began to chat while some left as quickly.

In the hallway, Asher glanced at Kelvin. "You look young."

"Tch." The half butler adjusted his monocle.

Asher chuckled.

"Do you think it's the right decision to go right into war the moment you return. Nobles might see you as a bloodthirsty man."

"As long as I can gain the Dukedom of Mormonts as an ally before Archduke Nubis strikes, it will be worth it. With the Duke as an ally, we can keep our walls safe from the battle that is to come."

"Battles?"

Asher glanced at Kelvin from the corner of his left eye. "The world is about to be plunged into chaos. This peace we seem to have is fleeting, it shall vanish even before you blink."

"If so, we need to build an army stronger than what we have now to survive."

"Indeed." Asher replied. "An army that has more than human knights."

His eyes flashed with his vision. A vision where he led an army with the races under his command!