northernbook Chapter 114 Search
Chapter 114 Search
The Barony of Monte is a relatively poor noble territory on the northern border of the Swart Empire. Although the Barony of Monte's territory is large, most of the land is farmland and uninhabited forests.
Since the economic center of the Swat Empire has always been in the south, this has directly led to the northern part of the empire always being in a primitive state with vast land and sparse population.
In contrast, most of the wealthy aristocratic territories in the Swat Empire are concentrated in the south, and most traveling merchants and scholars will not stay in the northern part of the empire.
In order to live a better life, many young and strong young people in the north of the Swat Empire often go south to make money. The continuous loss of population and the shift of the focus of national policies have directly led to the desolation of the northern part of Swat.
But today, the Barony of Monte welcomed tens of thousands of guests from the Omo Empire. These tens of thousands of people were in neat formation, with shining armor and great momentum. It was obvious at first glance that they were a disciplined and powerful army.
Baron Monte barely recalled from the enemy's battle flag swaying in the wind that it was the flag of Earl Campbell of the Omo Empire. Looking at the army whose number was almost greater than that of his own subjects, Baron Monte hurriedly flew from the manor with his attendants towards the Campbell army that had already begun to prepare for stationing.
The news of Bai Hao's disappearance first reached Campbell Territory and then to Cullenan, far away in Orleans. On the day the news arrived in Campbell Territory, Elsa had already begun to mobilize most of the available Campbell troops.
A day later, Elsa led two Campbell legions on a rapid march towards Monte Territory where Bai Hao had disappeared. As for the subsequent food and other military supplies, they would arrive at the Campbell army's temporary base a little later.
Baron Monte was a thin man in his forties or fifties. His fine clothes were a little worn out, but much better than those of the attendants beside him.
Elsa felt a little confused when she saw the man lying on the ground in front of her. Although she had heard that most of the nobles in the northern part of the Swart Empire were poor and needy, the man in front of her who called himself Baron Monte was not even dressed as well as some of the rich people in the inner city of Campbell.
Elsa didn't want to waste words, so she said directly: "The three earth dragon beasts that Viscount Campbell was riding disappeared over Monte Territory, and our scouts found the body of one of the earth dragon beasts in your territory yesterday, so today I will have the Campbell army conduct a carpet search in your territory until Viscount Campbell is found!"
Baron Monte said with a bitter face: "General Aisha, Monte Territory is the territory of the Swart Empire after all. You are a noble of the Omo Empire. It is against the rules to bring troops into the country without permission. Letting the army to carry out operations here is a bit..."
"I have sent a messenger to the capital of the Swart Empire overnight to meet your emperor. I think your Swart royal family's pass will arrive in a few days, so you don't have to worry about anything."
Baron Monte was somewhat speechless due to Elsa's tough aura, but after a moment he lowered his head and whispered: "But I remember that large-scale military operations require Emperor Omo to personally..."
At this moment, Elsa stood up directly, and a powerful magical wave emanating from her body like a great magician immediately made Baron Monte, who was still speaking in a low voice, shut up.
Aisha looked at Baron Monte, who was trembling on the ground, with a cold gaze and said in a deep voice: "During this period, the Omo Empire and the Swart Empire have joined forces to participate in the Eastern War. Do you want to destroy the friendly cooperation between the two countries now?"
"Humph, my son is in critical condition right now. Every second is increasing the possibility of him being killed. I believe that the Emperor of Swart will let me do what is convenient for him. If he really wants to blame me, Earl Campbell and I can personally apologize to Levi XVII later!"
After saying this, Elsa left Baron Monte and walked out of the tent. Thousands of well-equipped Campbell Feathered Beast Cavalry were already waiting in the air. After Elsa walked out, the momentum of the air force instantly reached its peak.
Elsa flew into the air, looked around the extremely dense jungle of Monte Territory, revealed a sad expression and waved her hand gently. Then, not only did the thousands of feathered beast cavalry in the air scatter, but even the tens of thousands of cavalry on the ground began to move in an orderly manner.
Elsa clearly remembered the night two days ago when Michelle, who was supposed to be with her son, suddenly appeared at Campbell Manor and excitedly reported to her that the Earth Dragon Beast had been attacked for the second time by the Burial Abyss Organization not long ago.
When Elsa heard that her son could actually fight with Zangyuan Zangwuchang, a dark elementalist, her face was full of disbelief, and she even suspected that Michelle had been stimulated and went crazy.
The miracle of the Moon Goddess? All kinds of unheard-of light element attack magic? The more Elsa listened to Michel's report, the more fantastic it seemed to her. If Michel had not worked diligently in the Campbell family for more than 30 years, Elsa would have really regarded him as a lunatic.
The Campbell family's business is spread all over the Central Plains, so the Campbell family also has a certain influence in Seth, Omo and Swart. The Campbell family's intelligence network has been successfully deployed with strong financial resources and solid personal connections.
Most of the passengers who disappeared on the Earth Dragon Beast were high-level wizards. If a high-level wizard suddenly appeared in a town in a high-profile manner, such an event would definitely be noticed by the Campbell family's intelligence network.
Sure enough, over the next day, many passengers who were supposed to be on the Earth Dragon Beast began to appear in various places one after another.
First, an elf scholar on the Earth Dragon Beast inexplicably appeared in the western noble territory of the Swart Empire, and then two or three dwarves on the Earth Dragon Beast suddenly appeared in a forest in the south of the Omo Empire. Some of Bai Hao's guards on the Earth Dragon Beast even came directly to report to Aisha, and they actually appeared next to Campbell Territory not long ago.
Although people on the Earth Dragon Beast were constantly being discovered, the son that Elsa had always been thinking about was nowhere to be seen, and there was not even any news about him.
Unfortunately, there is no pattern at all as to where the people on the Earth Dragon Beast will reappear; it is completely random. Those with better luck will appear on a soft big bed in a noble manor somewhere, while those with less luck will even appear directly in the center of the fiercely fighting eastern battlefield.
There are few human settlements in the northern part of the Swat Empire, and most of the area is dense primeval jungle. There is still no news about her son, so Aisha inferred that he is likely to appear in such a remote place.
Aisha was afraid that her son would suddenly appear in some very dangerous place, so Aisha decided to send troops to search for traces starting from the north of Swat where Campbell's intelligence network was relatively weak.