Lords go left, Emperors go right

Belit was also looking at Osta. This prince who was said to be doing nothing and relying on the protection of the Queen Margaret III did not look simple. Although he was only accompanied by a few beautiful girls, Osta's calm demeanor was not fake at all. He was really fearless.

This made Belit somewhat hesitant to act rashly. His useless brother Belial had led dozens of people to block the back door of the villa before, and they were all experienced pirates. In the end, they were wiped out by Osta and the beautiful girls around him. Even Belial's head was chopped off by the enemy. Although the battle process was not seen, the fact that Osta had super combat-capable guards around him was already certain.

Belit sat at the dining table, counting the gold coins he had robbed while drinking fine wine. There were also many victims around him, all of them were white and graceful figures, all of them were waiters at the previous banquet.

Those professional maids and female musicians who played classical music all belonged to Lord Joseph Baron, and were considered the private property of the imperial prince. Now they were robbed by the pirate leader "Black Shark" Belit and displayed as trophies, which made Osta vaguely feel a hint of the Minotaur's aura.

The spoils around Belit were almost all in their original naked state. They had long been stripped of all their material possessions, and were only wearing a pair of black silk stockings, which made them look even more erotic. The scene was extremely evil and seductive.

Belit made these spoils of war lie prone in shameful positions, with black metal headbands on their snow-white necks, and iron chains in the middle. Most of the spoils of war had their beautiful eyes covered with black blindfolds, so you couldn't see their eyes or expressions, you could only see their red faces, and the expressions of shame and humiliation were obvious.

Belit was busy trying to lighten his property, otherwise he would have enjoyed the spoils directly, and Osta would have seen it if he had come a little later. That guy didn't know how to be gentle with women, and you could tell from his figure that he was the type that was destined not to be gentle tonight. The spoils trembled, and were stuffed with a ball of cloth and couldn't speak.

"Brothers, go ahead and chop them up. There's a woman coming to your doorstep."

"Boss Belit, let's go teach that arrogant prince a lesson."

Belit did not express his opinion for the time being, but his trusted pirates, the "Black Shark Guards", could not sit still. They did not think as far as the pirate leader. Seeing that there was only one man among Osta's men and the others were all beautiful girls, they arrogantly thought that this was a standard free lineup, the type that was delivered to the door.

Therefore, the Black Shark guards acted on their own without waiting for Belit's order, and launched an attack on Osta and others on their own initiative. Belit wanted to take the opportunity to test Osta's strength and did not stop his subordinates from overstepping their bounds. These subordinates also wanted to take the opportunity to perform well in front of their boss, so that they could get more benefits when the spoils were divided later.

"How dare you! Who allowed you ants to come forward?"

Sophia, Chris and Yulia, who fought beside Osta, were too brutal. There were other hostages at the scene, so it was not easy to let them take action in front of outsiders. A golden sacred protection barrier spread out in all directions with Sophia as the center. This concentric circle defense barrier bounced the pirates who rushed up, and the "Black Shark Guards" were knocked back several meters, and many of them were seriously injured.

"Is this woman a priestess of light? Don't be afraid, priests don't kill... ahem!"

"Foolish, I will only repeat once, whoever comes up here again will bear the consequences."

The pirates thought that Sophia was a priest of the Church of Light and would not kill easily, so they surrounded her again. However, they were wrong. Sophia raised the sacred magic wand in her hand and cast a spell instantly. Several thick and long light magics turned into sharp pillars, which immediately punched a big hole in the chest of the "Black Shark Guards" who were rushing in the front.

Those unlucky guys didn't even have time to make a sound, and they died on the spot. Defense was completely useless. The armor was like paper in front of Sophia's attack, and it had no defensive effect at all. Sophia only looked kind and gave people a feeling of being gentle and ladylike, but those were all illusions. She was at the same level as Chris and Yulia, and was no less skilled in killing than them.

Sophia's casual attack shocked all the pirates present. Although the pirates were brutal and warlike, they did not completely ignore the issue of life and death. It was obvious that going up like this would be a matter of suicide, and the pirates were not stupid enough to go up and die in vain.

For a while, the scene fell into a standoff, and none of the pirates dared to act rashly. Hundreds of elite pirates, including the pirate leader "Black Shark" Belit, were intimidated by Osta and his men, and the two sides fell into a standoff.

Osta did not order an attack. The pirates still had hostages in their hands, and he wanted to do a favor for Princess Kronisil who was beside him. If the pirates did not have hostages, they would have become corpses by now.

At this time, a burst of orderly footsteps came from the outskirts of the lord's mansion. The "true Valkyrie" Savannah arrived with her female warriors. These female warriors took off their previous conservative equipment and changed into the Valkyrie armor that Osta wore when he first visited the Valkyrie tribe.

The Valkyrie's armor was too eye-catching, causing the pirates, bandits and mountain bandits they met along the way to focus their fire and besiege Savannah and her group, and they were all killed. If Osta didn't know Savannah's character, he would have thought that the Valkyrie was deliberately dressed like this to "lured enforcement."

"Your Excellency, I am not late, am I? There were too many people stopping me on the road, which delayed me for quite some time."

"No, Savannah, you came at the right time. Belit, you have already lost."

"Black Shark" Belit looked at the female warriors surrounding the villa, and his face turned ugly. Although the armor those female warriors wore was revealing, their combat effectiveness was ridiculously strong. If he remembered correctly, there were nearly 10,000 bandits and mountain bandits outside the lord's mansion, and there were also many pirates wandering and looting.

These 3,000 female warriors advanced all the way here without any casualties, intact. The average combat power of a single person is definitely far greater than the hundreds of "Black Shark Guards" around Belit, and the balance of victory has already tilted without any suspense.

"Your Highness Aosta, these rough men of mine have offended you just now. Please don't take it as an offense. Let's all make concessions and pretend that nothing happened this time. What do you think?"

"No problem. I always like to solve problems peacefully. Leave them here and you can take the other things and leave here. That's the condition, Belit. If you don't accept it, then I can't do anything about it."

"Your Highness Aosta, this..."

"Belit, my patience is limited. I hate waiting. Just be straightforward and don't think about it for so long. It's just a matter of one sentence. Why waste time on it?"

After seeing Belit's tone soften, Osta gave him a way out and asked the pirates to hand over all the hostages they controlled to them, and let them take away the treasures looted from the lord's mansion. It would be a pity for anyone to be forced to spit out the fat meat that was about to be in their mouth.

However, "Black Shark" Belit had no choice. Now the opponent had the advantage in numbers, so he could only follow the steps given by Osta. Although the women were gone, at least the treasures could be taken away, which was only half the loss. Mist City was still in a big melee, and it was not known who would win or lose. Osta had so many girls with him, and the target was big. He could not leave Mist City for a while, and he still had a chance to take back the spoils again.

"Well, Your Highness Aosta, we'll see each other later. I'll stay here."

"Goodbye. By the way, 'See you later' would be more appropriate."

Belit stretched out his hand and pinched the white spoils in front of him a few times. He must have been very unhappy. If he had known this would happen, he would have attacked a few first. Belit then stood up and commanded his trusted "Black Shark Guards" to lead the pirates to leave from the back door of the lord's mansion carrying the treasure.

All the hostages were temporarily safe, and control was transferred to the army under Osta. Osta was just playing tricks on the other side, as long as they didn't have any hostages, it would not be difficult to deal with these pirates.

"Your Highness Aosta, thank you for your help. But I won't be able to explain to Joseph if I let the pirates take away all the valuables!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness Kronisil. I will make arrangements for your brother's belongings. I will not let Belit successfully take them back to the sea. We just need to move to a safe area and wait."

Chapter 74: The Final Defeat of the Pirate Alliance

The battle for the port city of Mist City has become increasingly fierce. The pirates' advantage has gradually disappeared over time. The previous surprise attack caught the defenders off guard. However, the advantage has not been expanded. The princes who stayed behind in the Obelisk Empire Joint Forces led their territorial legions and successfully helped Mist City stabilize the situation.

Especially the 3,000-strong Valkyrie Corps under the Third Prince Aosta, who were rampant in the town, crushed many enemy troops that blocked them, and disrupted the joint action plan between the pirates and the mountain bandits. Aosta's decision was a little more conservative. If he let the Valkyrie Corps kill them at will, it would not be a problem to directly massacre the city. All the pirates, mountain bandits and bandits combined were no match for them.

The pirate leader, "Black Shark" Belit, could only ask his trusted subordinates, the "Black Shark Guards", to light the signal smoke for communication. He sent a distress signal to the pirate fleet at sea and asked "Sea Dragon" Modrel to lead his pirates to land for support. Long-range firepower support was no longer enough.

Although the bandits who were also temporary allies were numerous, their fighting ability was not good enough and they were not worthy of full trust. The pirates basically regarded the bandits as cannon fodder, not as allies.

However, "Sea Dragon" Modrel was helpless now and could not command his pirate fleet to land at Mist Port. He was attacked by the combined fleet of "Red Queen" Lianna and "Golden Queen" Belus, who were also among the top ten pirate kings, in the offshore area.

The two sides had a battle at sea. Belus and Lianna had more than 200 warships, which was less than the more than 300 warships of Modrel. However, their equipment was far superior to that of their opponents, and they won by surprise attacks, not only cutting off the opponent's retreat, but also occupying a favorable position.

The sea was also a scene of flames rising to the sky. The fleets of both sides fired cannons at each other, and the intensity of the battle was even greater than that of the battle on land. From time to time, the pirate ships could not withstand the cannon fire, and the entire warship caught fire and sank in the flames.

Although Modrel's side has a large number of warships, they are at an absolute disadvantage. Their warships are equipped with stone-throwing cannons, which are no match for Lianna and Belus in terms of power, accuracy and range. The weapons on their warships are cannons manufactured with technical support from Aosta.

The artillery can't reload as fast as the stone cannon, but the giant crossbows on the warships can make up for the disadvantage of being unable to attack during the artillery reload period. The most important thing is that the fleets of the two pirate queens are in a "T advantage" position, while Modrel's fleet is "T disadvantage", and the naval battle has already lost more than half from the beginning.

"Lianna and Belus actually crossed the border and attacked my waters. They are so arrogant. They really don't take me seriously."

"Boss Mordrel, do you want to regain the advantageous position?"

"This time I made a mistake. Send a signal to Belit and ask him to lead his men to retreat. One day I will..."

On the deck of the pirate fleet's flagship, the "Canglong", the pirate king "Sea Dragon" Modrel looked at the enemy fleet approaching from a distance, and after a moment's contemplation, he made the difficult decision to retreat. He could not afford too much loss. Since the beginning of the war, Modrel's fleet has been sunk by the enemy for more than 90 ships, with a loss of more than 30%. If it continues, the entire fleet may be submerged in the offshore area.

If that happened, Modrel, as the pirate king, would be ruined, and even the cost of the final comeback would be lost. On the other hand, the fleets of Belus and Lianna only had more than 20 warships damaged to varying degrees, far from being destroyed, and could be used again after repair. The gap in weapons and equipment made it difficult for Modrel's fleet to hit the opponent, and they were attacked by the opponent from a distance outside their range, always having the first-hand advantage.

Pirate Queen Belus and Lianna were on the decks of their respective fleet flagships, the Golden Raven and the Scarlet Ark. Their flagships were relatively close to each other, so they could hear each other's calls. In this naval battle, the blazing fire in the port city of Mist just happened to illuminate the nearby sea area, providing lighting convenience for the pirate fleets of both sides fighting at night. Otherwise, the naval battle would not be easy to fight.

"It looks like Mordrel is about to retreat. Lianna, do you want to stop them?"

"No need, let them retreat. Bellus, have you forgotten the tactics that Lord Osta gave you?"

"Sorry, I forgot just now. Mordrel always looked down on us in the past. This time we finally have a chance to teach him a lesson."

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so forget it now. It's not good to kill them all. Where can you find such a weak opponent? Keeping them will be of great use."

Belus and Lianna ordered the fleet to deliberately leave a gap in the defense line to provide a retreat route for Modrel's fleet. This was also arranged by Osta. They and Modrel were both among the ten pirate kings. According to the current situation, it was not appropriate for them to kill each other directly, which would arouse the suspicion of other pirate kings and make many enemies.

It was fine for both sides to attack each other, but they could not kill each other for the time being. They could just kill each other and teach each other a lesson, but they did not need to be driven to the edge. Although Modrel's fleet was at a disadvantage, there were still more than 200 ships. If the other side fought desperately to break through and fight to the death, Belus and Lianna would also have to bear a heavy price.

Based on the game of all parties, in this naval battle in the waters near the port city of Mist, both sides made concessions and there was no life-and-death battle. It was as if a secret agreement was reached in secret, and they stopped tacitly.

After "Sea Dragon" Modrel sent out the retreat signal, the pirates who landed in Mist City had no choice but to retreat. The pirate leader "Black Shark" Belit was unwilling to give up and just retreated. The pirates lost more than they gained. They didn't have time to rob the property in the town, nor did they get revenge on Osta and get their place back.

"What is that Mordrel doing? Retreat at this time!"

"Lord Belit, it's bad, those female warriors are catching up!"

"What! I knew that those cunning royals' words could not be trusted even for a single punctuation mark. Retreat!"

Belit didn't expect that Osta was a man of no integrity. He had said that he could take his belongings with him. But not long after he left the luxurious villa of the lord's mansion, he ordered his Valkyrie Corps to chase him.

Although it was not a blatant violation of the oath, it was clearly a calculated plan. Belit had no choice but to order his men to flee with light luggage, leaving all the treasures they had just robbed on the roadside and quickly fleeing towards the dock. It would be okay to rob the treasures later, but if all the people were killed, there would be no hope of a comeback.

The area near the city lord's mansion was littered with the bodies of pirates, bandits and mountain bandits killed by the Valkyrie Corps. After seeing the bodies of their companions, Belit and his men lost all their will to fight. The combat effectiveness of the 3,000 female warriors around Osta was even greater than that of the regular army of the Obelisk Empire and the most elite royal guards. Belit had more than 20,000 pirates under his command, but he did not dare to confront Osta head-on, fearing that his entire army would be wiped out if he was not careful.

"Your Highness Kronisil, look, I told you that those pirates couldn't take away much. What belongs to us is still ours."

"Your Highness Osta, thank you so much for your help. I will tell Joseph and ask him to tell His Highness Osed to record your contribution."

"Your Highness Kronisil, regarding this matter, I hope you and your brother can keep it a secret and don't tell my eldest brother too much. There are some things I don't want others to know."

"Okay, Your Highness Aosta, I understand. I will keep it a secret for you. I swear."

After coming out of the lord's mansion, Osta led his 3,000-plus Valkyrie Corps and directly pursued the pirate leader, "Black Shark" Belit's team, forcing the famous pirate leader, who was feared by all, to abandon most of the treasures he had robbed from the lord's mansion, leaving the treasures on the roadside and running away with some light gold and silver coins.

Although they didn't take everything back, they had minimized the loss. The big treasures were the most valuable, and the loss of gold and silver coins was relatively not a big problem. Belit led his men to flee in a panic. After this blow, this pirate force would need at least some time to recover and would not come out for activities in the short term.

Princess Kronisil of the Empire had a new respect for Osta, and her opinion of him had changed a lot. At least it proved that the third prince of the Obelix Empire was not the passerby prince who could only rely on the protection of the Empress Margaret III of the Empire and did nothing, which successfully aroused Kronisil's interest.

Osta didn't notice this. He asked the Kronesian Empire Princess Kronisil to keep it a secret. He asked her not to tell her brother, the Crown Prince of the Kronesian Empire, the heir to the throne, and the Lord of the Middleton Region, Baron Joseph, about what had just happened. His eldest brother, Osder, the Grand Prince of the Obelisk Empire, was also kept secret.

Osta wanted to keep the Valkyrie Corps' explosive combat power a secret for the time being, and didn't want the other brothers to know. Kronisil finally agreed to Osta's request, promised to keep it secret, and swore to Osta. As for how long this "future sister-in-law" could keep it secret, Osta was not sure.

Osta commanded his Valkyrie Corps to load the large items of property left by the pirates on the roadside onto the carriages and transport them away. After the pirates retreated from the dock, the only people causing trouble in Mist City were the tens of thousands of bandits. Although there were many of them, the bandits were a mob, and their combat effectiveness was very poor. Their average combat effectiveness was destined to be inferior to that of the generals. It was only a matter of time before they were all wiped out.

Therefore, Osta decided to leave them alone for the time being and wait for his eldest brother. When the Great Prince of the Empire, Osder, led the Obelisk Empire Joint Army to come back to support Mist City, he would deal with those bandits and robbers at the same time, because they didn't dare to provoke him anyway.

The advance of the Valkyrie Corps had made the bandits realize that these beautiful female warriors were not easy to mess with, so basically no one dared to come and provoke them. Even though they coveted the treasures and women brought by the Valkyrie Corps, the bandits did not have the courage to gamble with their own lives. They just watched Aosta's Corps move freely and chose to retreat and make way for Aosta's Corps.

The hostages rescued from the manor house all stayed with Aosta's legion, even though Aosta had proposed to hand them over to Prince Joseph's legion. However, these beauties, whether they were daughters of noble families, noble ladies, maids or musicians, insisted on staying with Aosta's legion.

Baron Joseph's escape had chilled their hearts, and they no longer believed in the Crown Prince of the Cronesian Empire. Relatively speaking, Osta was more reliable, even though he did not hide his gentlemanly look, but at least he was more reliable than Crown Prince Joseph.

The most important thing is that in their current poor posture, it is not safe to rely on male soldiers for protection in a chaotic environment, and it is easy to cause big problems. In Osta's legion, except for the prince who is a man, the rest are girls, which can ensure safety to the greatest extent.

When these hostages were handed over to Osta, the lord's mansion was looted and many things were burned by the pirates, resulting in them basically maintaining the terrible and seductive postures they had when they were first held hostage by the pirates. Except for the rich girls who still had a last set of thin cloth covering them, the other ladies, maids and musicians were all naked in terrible and seductive postures.

The pirates were in a hurry to evacuate, and they didn't even take off the chained roundels on the victims' snow-white necks, which easily made people imagine something bad. This was the fundamental reason why they didn't dare to ask for protection from the male legion. Therefore, they all chose to stay in Aosta's legion. Many beautiful ladies and daughters even gave up their dignity and approached Aosta, looking at him with pitiful eyes, begging him to take them in.

The noble ladies all acquiesced to their daughters' behavior. At present, only Aosta's Valkyrie Corps could bring them a sense of security. As long as safety could be guaranteed, sacrificing everything was an acceptable choice.

"Your Highness, what are your plans next? How about I take you to Baron Joseph first? It looks like the fire won't be extinguished soon. I need to take shelter at the seaside."

"Your Highness Aosta, can I follow you? Let Joseph handle it on his own! My brother has grown up and needs to learn to be independent. He can't always rely on his sister."

"Your Highness Kronisil, what you said is not wrong. Well, it's okay for you to come over."

Chapter 75: The Victory of the Mist City Melee

The fire in the port city of Mister burned for a whole day and night. Although the pirates retreated after the failed night attack that night, the bandits and robbers refused to retreat easily and continued to loot the town crazily. Lord Joseph Baron had only more than 50,000 troops under his command. He could not quickly wipe out the bandits and robbers of tens of thousands of people. He could only adopt a gradual approach to gradually eliminate the bandits and robbers nearby.

Osta had it relatively easy, as no robbers or bandits dared to provoke his more than 3,000 female warriors. These elite female warriors from the Valkyrie tribe were like Valkyries to human soldiers, and could easily crush most of the elite troops of the human empire.

"Sea Dragon" Modrel and "Black Shark" Belit had already led their pirates to retreat in a panic. Without the support of the pirates, those bandits and robbers would not be able to achieve anything. In the final analysis, those bandits and robbers came here to take advantage of the chaos. Without the support of friendly forces, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced and there was no need to be afraid of them at all.

Osta's base was at the dock area of ​​Mist City, and the pirate fleet commanded by the Pirate Queen Belus and Lianna was on standby in the nearby sea. In case of any unexpected situation, they could dock at any time to support Osta and assist Osta in retreating.

Despite his strong combat capability, Osta didn't want to cause trouble. If he could retreat, he would still choose to retreat and transfer, choose the dock as a temporary base, and plan it from the beginning. If he found that the situation was not right, he would immediately flee to the sea.

"Your Highness Kronisil, Brother Osed should be returning to the city soon. Don't forget our agreement when the time comes."

"Mr. Osta, I will not forget what I promised."

On a leisure chair in the dock area, Osta and Kronisil sat side by side, looking at the sea and chatting. Their backs looked like a young couple in love strolling on the beach. Britney, the accompanying female envoy of the Empire, was communicating with the rescued female hostages and calming them down.

Although the people were fine, these rich ladies and noble ladies basically lost important people around them, which was a big blow to them and they needed special comfort. As a civil servant, Britney happened to be good at this aspect.

"By the way, Your Highness Aosta, as a thank you, would you like me to help you predict your future fortune for free to see if you have a chance to inherit the throne?"

"Your Highness Kronisil, there is no need for a thank-you gift. You should leave this fortune-teller to Brother Osed. If you know about this kind of thing in the future in advance, it may not work."

"Your Highness Aosta, there's no harm in trying! Don't you believe in astrology?"

"Destiny is best controlled by yourself. Forget astrology. I'm not interested in that."

Chronicles took out the astrology tarot cards she carried with her, intending to tell Osta's fortune. Osta cleverly avoided this sensitive matter. Although he didn't know what Chronicles' real purpose was, it was obviously too much to tell the fortune of the servant's succession to the throne, which might cause big trouble.

Kronisil was not surprised by Osta's rejection, and she did not force it. However, her beautiful violet eyes hid a sign of her unwillingness to give up. After the attack on Mist City, Kronisil had a rough estimate of the strength of the royal family members and princes of the Obelisk Empire.

In addition to the reason of good feelings, the relationship with Ostara is also for her own future. If the eldest prince Osed inherits the throne of the empire, he will definitely face challenges from his brothers. If Osed can't stand it and is expelled from the throne, then the fate of his queen, Chronicles, will not be much better. The princess of the empire has to consider other options. It doesn't hurt to have another way out.

"Your Highness Aosta, are you free? I have something to report to you!"

"Britney, come report! Sit here."

When Britney, the imperial female envoy, came to the chair and saluted, intending to report the situation, Osta reached out and pulled her, letting Britney sit on the other side of him to report the situation, without having to kneel and salute in front of him like those ministers did.

Britney blushed slightly, and after a little struggle, she gave up. Facing this gentleman prince, she had almost no ability to resist, so it was more practical to give up resistance. Osta had another purpose for this action, mainly because Britney was dressed at the moment. The evening dress with a deep V front was not suitable for kneeling. It was easy to expose the front, and Osta could see it clearly.

"Your Highness Aosta, the thing is, can your territory be..."

"I have no objection to such a good thing. Everyone who comes is a guest and is definitely welcome. I just wonder what Your Highness Kronisil thinks? I want to hear your opinion."

"Sir Osta, there is no need to ask for my opinion on this matter. I am not the lord here. The personal choice and stay or leave of the residents of the territory are completely free and are decided by the residents themselves."

Osta received good news from Britney, the female envoy of the Empire. The female hostages who had been rescued from the pirates before, the daughters and couples of the local prominent families and wealthy merchants in Mist City, were heartbroken because they had lost the pillar of their family and that their lord Baron Joseph only cared about running away and didn't care about the guests.

These victims unanimously decided to emigrate to the territory of Aosta. This was not just ordinary immigration, their family wealth would also be moved there, Aosta was equivalent to accepting a group of high-quality, wealthy immigrants. Anyway, the Obelisk Empire and the Kronesia Empire were military allies, both were countries in the human race's western continent, so the immigration issue was easier to handle.

Faced with such a good opportunity, Osta certainly would not let it go, and no matter what Prince Joseph thought, while the Obelisk Empire coalition forces had not yet returned to Mist City, he quickly commissioned the "True Valkyrie" Savanna to arrange for her female warriors to set off immediately, go home with these rich girls and ladies, and assist them in moving.

The Pirate Queen Belus and Lianna will arrange for ship support to transport these new immigrants to the Bloomfield Territory by sea. So far, there has not been a group of decent and normal overseas immigrants in the Bloomfield area of ​​the Aosta Territory. The pirates and dark merchants who come and go are not formal immigrants strictly speaking. Now there is finally the first group of formal overseas immigrants.

The maids and dancers in Prince Joseph's mansion also came along, because the original lord could not protect their safety, so these girls chose to switch jobs to work in Aosta. Aosta's temporary mansion was still short of manpower, so they accepted their job change.