Seeds of War: Book 3 of City of Sin by 烟雨江南

Author:烟雨江南
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wuxiaworld Publishing USA Ltd
Published: 2021-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

6 First Conquest

“This is Joven, the target of our attack.” With his troops rallied behind him, Richard spread a map out on his table. Unlike Osfa, this town was quite large and prosperous, connecting many towns in the mountains to Baron Forza’s castle. It was thus a local trade hub for wood, ore, and hide, its position also making it a supply point that many adventurers preferred to Osfa. With a total of more than 500 families and 2000 citizens, the town had many shops. Adventurers could easily find the supplies they needed here, with everything from blacksmiths to goldsmiths.

The only building missing was a church, but the only one in the barony was in its capital. That was one grand building, built to prove Baron Forza’s devotion. It was as expensive to build and maintain churches as they were large, however, so the Baron couldn’t afford a second in his territory.

Joven was also Sir Kojo’s fief. He normally lived in a large estate outside the town, with a training camp for his soldiers nearby. The thirty-odd elite warriors under his command were normally stationed in that camp, but the place was now deserted with only a few of the younger squires left behind. All of the warriors had followed their lord on an expedition to kill the invaders, but none had returned.

As a result, the knight’s manor had been packed dense these past few days. There were a lot of guards, with frenetic, lost people all over. These guards had only been training for a short while and couldn’t even be considered normal soldiers, but with the actual troops dead, the family had no choice but to call a militia from the farmlands to make up their posts. The few escapees from the second battle had returned a few days ago, bringing news of their loss. The bad news had spread like wildfire in a drought-dried grassland, spreading quickly across the entire barony. Even Menta and Hubert had been killed, so the fate of their expedition was obvious.

Nobody could predict when the demons from another plane would appear, so some of the branch families had already started packing, prepared to flee. Their actions were a result of excess panic, however; most were calm. They weren’t all that far from the capital, and the Baron’s troops were still around. The Church of Valor wouldn’t ignore these intruders either, and Baron Forza still had the backing of one of the Duchy’s three counts, Jayleon. Thus, despite the panic and disturbance, the people of Joven would be able to survive another night.

Joven was about forty kilometers away from the mountain range, and with constant mercenary and adventurer movements as well as the occasional rebellion in the mountains, there was a wall surrounding the town. Kojo’s estate had its own defenses as well.

A fast shadow appeared before Joven as night fell, quietly circling the town before vaulting over the three-meter-tall walls without issue. It quickly appeared at Kojo’s estate, wandering around and examining the terrain and defenses under cover of the night.

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