Lord of the Oasis

The journey was very smooth. Not a single noble’s private army rushed out of their small manor to stop Kant’s advance. Their doors were tightly shut, and they were silent.

Kant was even able to enjoy the colorful scenery inside from the walls of the manor that was not tall or small.

Such a scene was rare in the Nahrin Desert or even in the North County, thanks to the fertile land and the suitable climate in the South County.

The sky was already very bright, and the red sun shone with a warm glow.

However, only Kant and his soldiers were walking on the wide East Main Road.

They didn’t see any pedestrians along the way.

Kant advanced smoothly.

This situation made Kant feel that it was very abnormal.

Very abnormal.

Even if Kant guessed wrong, the Duke of Lion didn’t forcefully order the nobles of the Eastern District to deal with him.

The Duke of Leo himself could not remain indifferent.

Kant was going to occupy Lionheart City. In name, Lionheart City belonged to the Duke of Leo.

Moreover, Kant had openly used the lion as the main body of his noble badge. This was already a blatant provocation. Kant himself was indeed wanted to provoke the dukedom.

Through this noble badge, Kant’s ambition was obvious.

Other nobles could watch the show, but Cameron, Duke of Leo, did not have this position.

Could it be that he wanted to watch Kant, who defied him, take over Lionheart City, cut off one of his important economic arteries, and strengthen Kant’s own strength?

This was completely illogical.

Half the night was enough for Duke of Leo to send troops from the Lion Fort, bypass the city wall of Lionheart City, and enter Lionheart City from the east city gate.

Kant did not think that if Duke of Leo’s army entered Lionheart City, they would wait for a decisive battle with him at the city wall of the east city gate.

That was unrealistic.

Although Kant did not have a concrete understanding of how powerful Duke of Leo was, there was no doubt that he had heavy cavalry as his main force.

The flat plains of the South County were the natural battlefield where the heavy cavalry had the advantage. The Dukedom of Leo also had heavy cavalry as their main force. Kant did not believe that Duke of Leo’s main force was not heavy cavalry.

The wide and flat main road of Lionheart city was one of the most advantageous terrain for the heavy cavalry to launch the charge attack.

The walls of the manors on both sides effectively cut off the escape routes for the troops on both sides.

This was the best battlefield for a strong heavy cavalry legion

There was a trace of doubt in his heart.

When the army had traveled nearly five miles and reached the middle of the East Main Road.

Kant gave the order, “Halt all troops. Baheshtur, be on your guard. Be careful that there are noble and private armies surrounding you from behind!”

“Yes, Lord!”

Something was not right.

Kant had sent out ten Sarleon Lion Knights, but they had not returned to report to him.

This was not normal.

Even if the East Main Road was unimpeded, the ten Sarleon Lion Knights whom he had sent out as scouts should have turned around from the east city gate of Lionheart City and returned to meet him again.

Because Kant was worried about the strength of the noble district, his marching speed was not fast.

The marching speed was only about one-third of the speed of the Sarleon Lion Knights when they were scouting.

Although it was slow, it was very orderly.

Once they encountered an emergency, there would definitely be no chaos and they would be able to effectively defend against the enemy.

Logically speaking, he had led his army for five miles and the ten Sarleon Lion Knights had definitely returned to report to him.

However, the truth was the opposite.

They were nowhere to be seen.

The strength of the ten Sarleon Lion Knights was not to be underestimated.

Each of them was definitely not inferior to the supreme grand knights of this world.

When it came to fighting on the battlefield, they could completely crush them.

Their talent was extremely suitable for the battlefield.

If one wanted to defeat all ten Sarleon Lion Knights, it was impossible to do so by relying on high-end combat strength, without three times the number of grand knights or mages besieging them and paying a heavy price.

If one had a large number of troops to encircle them, it would be difficult to trap all ten of the Sarleon Lion Knights at the same time without more than 300 official knight-level soldiers.

Therefore, this point was directly excluded by Kant.

If there were so many troops to encircle them, Kant would be able to see everything from the East Main Road.

Although he could not see it clearly and could only see the outline, he could still see it.

Kant understood, things had changed beyond his control.

At this moment, he was only five miles away from the east city gate. Kant could even see the outline of the east city gate from afar. He could even distinguish the light from the three arched holes.

On the East Main Road, there were no thousands of elite heavy cavalries of the Duke of Leo charging at him.

Nor were there any elite private armies of the noble from the noble’s small manor.

On the wide East Main Road, there was no one and no army.

Only him and the army he led.

However, in Kant’s eyes, this empty and unobstructed East Main Road was like a soundless mouth of a ferocious beast, waiting for him to walk into the trap himself.

And the small manors of the noble were extremely mysterious.

The door was tightly shut, without a sound.

Kant could not help but have the thought that the private army of the nobles had already hidden behind the tightly shut door, waiting for a command and then charging out.

The environment was silent.

Only the sound of horse hooves occasionally stomping rhythmically on the flat stone floor.

Kant took a deep breath.

At this moment, he did not want to provoke the nobles because he knew very well that his enemies would be the sects.

Although the nobles would not stand on his side and might even be hostile to him, they would not take the initiative to attack him.

The noble would not be like the sects. They would not find trouble with a top noble for their so-called beliefs and not out of interest.

Unless Kant’s strength had been weakened to a certain extent by the sect.

Only then would the noble families pounce on Kant like mad dogs and divide up his estate and property.

This was Kant’s understanding of noble families.

In the past, Kant had always been successful in dealing with noble families with this understanding. Facts had also proved that his understanding was correct.

However, the reaction of the noble families in the noble district of Lionheart City made Kant’s hair stand on end.

Fear often came from the unknown. If it was the unknown that overthrew one’s perception, it would often make one even more fearful.

When things that one thought they understood suddenly displayed a completely different side, it would usually shock one’s mind.

Kant was in such a situation at this moment.

“Rhodok Sharpshooters, listen up!”

Kant pulled out the Sword of King again and pointed it at the gate of a small noble’s manor on the north side of the East Main Road.

“Tear this gate down! I want to see what’s hidden in this manor!”

The name of the siege crossbow was not given without reason.