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Chapter 49 The Spirit of Dreams
With the east coast fallen, to quickly reclaim lost territory, it is essential to understand the current situation on the east coast.

“My lords, two knights from the east coast arrived in Haikou City yesterday, bringing intelligence about the orcish forces,” Viscount Quinn said.

"Really? What about the two knights?" Loren asked.

"They are recovering from their injuries in preparation for returning to the battlefield as soon as possible."

Loris was puzzled. "Weren't the knights on the East Coast very strong? Why did they fall so quickly?"

Viscount Quinn said with a serious expression, "I heard that there is a half-human, half-deer orc girl in the orc team this time. She is very strong, and even high-ranking knights are no match for her."

Viscount Quinn described the message that the knight had sent.

The orc force that led the invasion of the east coast was led by an orc centurion.

It had countless orcish barbarians under its command.

Orcish brutes are slightly stronger than novice knights.

The centurion is slightly stronger than a mid-ranking knight.

As the border territory of the Elf Kingdom, the East Coast is definitely not weak in terms of defense.

One high-ranking knight, six mid-ranking knights, and nearly 40 low-ranking knights.

Such strength is enough to withstand the army led by the orc centurion.

The problem lies with that half-human, half-deer girl.

The girl single-handedly defeated the high-ranking knight and several mid-ranking knights.

This led to the immediate fall of the east coast, with only two knights ultimately arriving in Haikou City to seek reinforcements.

"The only saving grace is that the centaur race in the orc tribes is not brutal, and they should not massacre the residents of the east coast."

Having heard all this, today's intelligence update is just in time.

[Intelligence 1]: You are preparing to lead the knight army to reclaim the East Coast territory. Two knights who fled from the East Coast, one high-ranking and one low-ranking, are ready to fight at any time.

[Intelligence 2]: The Orc tribe has sent one Orc centurion, one Orc scout, and 50 Orc brutes for this invasion, including 20 centaur archers and 30 centaur warriors.

[Intelligence 3]: A dream spirit born in the dense forest of the centaur village joined the centaur team sent by the orc tribe. She mistakenly believed that she was a companion of the centaurs and her strength was above that of a high-ranking knight.

[Intelligence 4]: The orc team sent out a birdman to scout out the situation in Haikou City. They plan to ambush the city in the forest leading to the east coast.

[Intelligence 5]: The orcish forces plan to have the Spirit Deer Girl launch a surprise attack first, targeting the leader of the knight army.

This intelligence is absolutely brilliant!
Through intelligence, Loren not only learned the number of enemies but also their ambush plan.

The true identity of the Spirit Deer Girl is a dreamlike spirit from the dense forest of Centaur Village.

She is incredibly powerful; perhaps only Loris could defeat her.

“Viscount Quinn, does Haikou City have any particularly sturdy cages, preferably capable of imprisoning Earth Knights?” Loren asked.

Viscount Quinn asked with some surprise, "Baron Loren, do you intend to capture those orcs?"

“That’s right, as you just said, they are a group of centaurs with extremely fast running speed. If they can be tamed, the knight’s combat power will be greatly enhanced!”

Loris's eyes lit up after hearing Loren's words.

"good idea!"

Viscount Quinn pondered for a moment, “The Earth Knight is too powerful. Unless it is a cage with magical restrictions, it will be difficult to imprison him. But I can provide two prison wagons that are sufficient to imprison a high-ranking knight.”

"A high-ranking knight, huh... Alright, let's give it a try."

"Lord Loren, besides the high-class prison wagons, do we need to prepare ordinary prison wagons as well?"

After a moment's thought, Loren asked, "Can 50 prison wagons be transported to the east coast by sea?"

"By sea?" Viscount Quinn was taken aback. "You mean you intend to launch an attack by sea?"

"We'll discuss the battle plan later; let's talk about the prison van first."

“Fifty prison wagons are a bit difficult, but we can transport fifty prison cages, which is enough to imprison ordinary barbarian soldiers.”

A cage will do.

Loren couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

Fifty centaurs, one centaur centurion, and one spirit deer maiden.

It would be best to capture them all!

Viscount Quinn ordered the knights to prepare prison wagons and cages. Then they began to discuss the battle plan.

"Viscount Quinn, how many knights can you send this time?"

"Like the two adults, there is one mid-level and twenty beginner-level."

This represents almost the entire strength of Haikou City.

Normally, a viscount only has these knights.

The number of knights for ordinary barons is even smaller.

People like Loris and Loren are exceptions.

Leveraging her connection with the Earl, Loris directly recruited one hundred apprentice knights from the Knight Academy and trained them herself.

Loren was assisted by a team of knights personally sent by the Elf Queen.

The knights of Sandstone Town are no less powerful than those in ordinary viscount territories.

The coastal town's fighting strength is even greater than that of the viscount's territory.

The fighting force provided by Viscount Quinn, plus two knights from the East Coast.

Loren led a team consisting of 60 novice knights, 4 mid-level knights, and 1 high-level knight.

In addition, there's the Earth Knight, Loris.

Their combat strength far surpasses that of the orc forces on the east coast.

With such a huge disparity in combat power, any normal person could have won a great victory.

Moreover, Loren could also anticipate the enemy's deployment.

How to lose?
Therefore, they only need to pay attention to two things now.

First, we must minimize casualties among riders.

Secondly, capture as many centaurs as possible.

“Viscount Quinn, there are only two roads from Haikou City to the East Coast, right?”

Yes, one by sea and one by land.

What is the geographical environment like on both sides of the road?

"As we approach the east coast, there is a jungle on both sides of the road. The orc army may be lying in ambush nearby, but they should not know when we set off."

Loren nodded.

Viscount Quinn's guess was accurate.

However, he did not expect that the opposing team would send out a birdman to scout ahead.

Once they lead their team out of Haikou City, the birdman scouts will send a message to the orc troops.

After receiving the information, the centaur caravan will ambush the enemy in the jungle on both sides of the road.

Their team included twenty archers.

If a knight cannot defend himself with his fighting spirit in time, he will most likely be killed on the spot.

In addition, there was a sneak attack by the spirit deer girl.

Only Loris has the power to resolve this.

If the Spirit Deer Girl is defeated, the centaur army will most likely flee in disarray.

At this point, someone needs to block their escape route.

“Viscount Quinn, I think your guess makes a lot of sense. They will most likely launch a sneak attack from the jungle.”

With Loris around, their sneak attack was doomed to fail.

Therefore, I hope you can lead a team by sea to the east coast and cut off their retreat.

Viscount Quinn frowned.

"If the orc army hadn't laid an ambush and had instead sailed to the west coast, wouldn't they have been walking into the lion's den?"

"Your Excellency, rest assured, Baron Loris and I will arrive in time to ensure you are not in any danger."

(End of this chapter)