Everyone said that the baron's eldest son was a waste, but the baron wore patched leather armor, rode a skinny old horse, and sent his meager income to Dawn City year after year to pay the high tuition fees.

Now that the Baron had been stabbed to death, this useless eldest son who was criticized by almost all the islanders and whom everyone thought would be exiled forever in the prosperous Dawn City, actually came back.

Not only did he come back, he also brought back three such large and magnificent ships, and threatened to protect them.

For a moment, the islanders at Sturgeon Wharf felt like they were dreaming.

'Agala Wala Gala~~~'

The sea mermen also discovered the approaching fleet. Amidst the shrill roars, some of them turned around and rushed into the sea, swimming quickly towards the cargo ship.

They have extensive experience dealing with cargo ships.

As long as you approach from the bottom of the water and use fishbone weapons to drill a few large holes in the bottom of the ship, you can watch these behemoths quickly sink into the sea.

By then, all the humans on the ship would become their prey.

Just as a large number of mermen swam towards the cargo ship, the Flame Regiment also officially entered combat status.

Regimental Commander Yop loudly issued tactical orders to his three deputy commanders.

"Harry, make the sea water around the ship boil~~"

Deputy Captain Harry is a senior battle mage, responsible for commanding the 20 battle mages in the regiment.

This group of battle mages is divided into four teams of five people each.

The team members are intermediate mages, and the team leaders are all high-level mages.

Harry immediately announced the specific tactics: "Teams 1 and 2 stand by, Team 3 on the left side of the bow, Team 4 on the right side, combine resonance to cast the spell, "Boiling Water."

The low-level spell "Boiling Water" is the most effective way to deal with the underwater sneak attacks of the mermen.

The so-called 'joint resonance casting' is a special spellcasting mode of the army, which requires the consumption of resonance runes. Although it does not change the strength of the spell, it can greatly increase the scale of the spell.

The combined spellcasting of 10 mid- to high-level mages was enough to cover the bottom of the ship with boiling water.

At the same time, Yop looked at the captain again and said, "Move forward in a line and let the boiling water cover the bottom of the entire fleet."

The captain immediately asked the crew to notify the following ship using flag signals.

Yopp immediately issued the third order: "Ned, electrocute the murlocs on the shore into charcoal!"

Deputy Captain Ned leads 50 elite crossbowmen. The cross steel crossbows they use are very heavy, with an effective range of up to 400 meters, and are equipped with rune crossbow arrows with various special functions.

He immediately ordered his men: "Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, target the sea fishmen on the shore, use thunderbolt arrows, and three rounds of covering fire."

Yop's orders continued.

"Ned, snipe the merfolk above intermediate strength!"

"Harry, search for the leader of the merfolk. Once found, curse him to death!"

Following his order, a series of scorching fire lines suddenly rose from the flagship cargo ship, drew beautiful arcs in the air, and landed accurately on the mudflats outside the retaining wall.

As soon as these fire wires hit the ground, they exploded violently into a circular electric grid with a coverage area of ​​10 meters in diameter and lasted for five seconds.

The sea merman struck by lightning would be crippled if not killed.

What's even more poisonous is that the thunderstorm arrows often fall in areas where the merfolk are most concentrated.

So one arrow killed at least five to ten sea fish people.

There were thirty arrows in each round. After three rounds, the number of sea fishmen on the mudflats had suddenly decreased by 60%, and almost all the remaining sea fishmen were injured.

At the same time, there were also vicious arrows interspersed among them, constantly reaping the lives of the powerful fishmen.

Those sea fish people who swam from the bottom of the sea towards the large cargo ship were even more unlucky.

Many sea fish people dived directly into the boiling water and became boiled frogs.

They were at the bottom of the sea and had no idea what was going on, so they just kept rushing forward. By the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late to retreat.

As a result, many fishmen were boiled to death in boiling water.

Wherever the cargo ship passed, white steam was rising, and the sea fish people turned their bellies upside down on the sea surface.

The fishman army, which had been so vigorous just now, was immediately stunned by this fierce and precise attack, and the battle situation was instantly turned 180 degrees by the Flame Legion.

"Haha~ I found you!"

Deputy Captain Harry suddenly yelled, "Team 1, locate my seal, Heartbreaking Curse!"

A team of five mages had formed a pentagram formation on the deck. Each of them lowered their heads, tightly grasping the standard battle staffs in their hands, and used the bridge of souls to connect their magic powers into one.

After 3 seconds, the captain suddenly raised his staff, and the gem on the tip of the staff suddenly lit up a circle of deep purple light: "Mind Curse: Broken Heart!"

As he spoke, the purple light on the gem spread outward, and after traveling half a meter in the air, it dissipated into the air.

Almost at the same time, an obvious fluctuation of magic power appeared in the sea about 180 meters away from the cargo ship.

Half a second later, the wave went out like a light, and after a while, a sea fishman with lavender skin floated up from the sea.

It is obvious that this sea fish man is the commander of this attack. Judging from the fluctuation of his mana just now, he should have the mana cultivation of the intermediate peak.

Unfortunately, facing the cursed attack from a team of mid- to high-level battle mages, he was killed instantly.

The commander was killed, and the casualties were so tragic in an instant that the morale of the marines collapsed instantly.

With a burst of meaningless screams, it spread out its webbed feet and dived into the sea to escape.

In a blink of an eye, only the corpses of the mermen were left on the beach.

Such an efficient and terrifying fighting method left the defenders of the White Sturgeon Wharf stunned.

The crew members and sailors from Shire County all had expressions of reverence on their faces, looking at the warriors of the Flame Regiment as if they were gods of war.

Selena watched this scene and whispered to Rosen in her heart: "The fighting power of the Flame Regiment is still acceptable."

Rosen nodded slightly in agreement: "It is the strongest regiment in the northern part of Weilan, and is also Earl Robert's greatest reliance."

But it is only in the northern part of Weilan.

Looking across the entire Weilan, there are several powerful forces that can rival the Flame Legion, and the Morning Light Crusaders of Dawn City are even more powerful, with all of their members being high-level professionals.

There are even stronger ones in Witt Continent.

Aaron's Lionheart Legion, Kao's Flame Knights, and Levinder's Royal Mage Corps are all the elite among the elite, and are like nuclear weapons from another world.

When they arrive on the battlefield, unless they encounter a legion of the same level, they are the incarnation of the god of war on earth.

After a while, three cargo ships sailed into the White Sturgeon Wharf one after another.

"Bang~"

The gate in the quay wall opened.

A bearded man wearing worn leather armor and holding a rusty iron harpoon came out first.

Behind him followed two lieutenants whose armor was also worn out.

Behind them was a group of villagers holding harpoons, each with a look of confusion and awe on their face.

They couldn't believe that the legendary good-for-nothing eldest son could be so powerful.

Rosen had already walked to the bow, looking down at the bearded man in the front.

"Tato, when I left, you were still an apprentice knight holding my father's horse. Do you still recognize me now?"

Tato raised his eyes and looked at Rosen carefully.

In the sunlight, the young man had thick black curly hair, pure black eyes, and the same rough facial features and tall and strong figure as the old baron.

He is simply a younger version of the old baron.

Tato immediately confirmed that this was definitely the old baron's biological son, otherwise they wouldn't look so similar.

As everyone knows, the old baron is a very loyal man. He only loves one woman, so he has only one son.

Therefore, the young man in front of him must be the baron’s eldest son.

So, Tato shouted: "Master, you are finally back."

Alia immediately corrected: "Not Master, but Lord!"

Rosen also frowned: "What are you hesitating about? Why don't you swear allegiance to me?!"

Tato glanced quickly at the three heavily loaded cargo ships and the warriors in shining armor on the deck, swallowed hard, and then plopped down on his knees on the mud.

He leaned on the harpoon in his hands and shouted: "I, the defender of Sturgeon Wharf, Senior Knight Tato, swear allegiance to you in the name of Mother Nature!"

Rosen nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Knight Tato, I accept your allegiance."

Then he looked at the two sturdy men behind Tato: "My father told me that there are three knights stationed at Sturgeon Wharf. You should be Tato's adjutants, right?"

The two knights were already shocked by Rosen's display and nodded repeatedly.

"Then why don't you pledge allegiance to me?"

“Plop~Plop~”

The two knights' lieutenants also immediately swore allegiance.

Rosen nodded with satisfaction: "Now, organize the villagers to help unload the boat!"

As he spoke, he threw ten gold coins over with his magician's hand: "This is a reward for your bravery in battle. Divide it among yourselves."

Tato took it and held the gold coin tightly in his hand, his heart suddenly becoming hot.

'The new baron is so generous!'

This was the biggest reward he had ever received in his life. Although the old baron also received rewards, they were either a chicken or a leather gauntlet, which was only a consolation.

"You brought back so many supplies and such powerful warriors. It seems you have done something great in Dawn City."

His hesitation suddenly disappeared, and he decided to serve the new baron well, so he immediately turned around and yelled at the villagers: "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you help the lord unload the ship?!"

The villagers seemed to have just woken up from their dream and came up to help unload the boat.

Rosen also took everyone off the boat.

After walking a few steps, a young man dressed as an ordinary fisherman strode towards him from the crowd.

It was Shi Tou who came to the White Sturgeon Island in advance to investigate the situation.

His face looked a little serious, as if he had received some bad news.

Rosen waved his hand to let Kruber go to command the unloading of supplies, while he and Selena went forward and waited for the other party to report the situation.

Stonard looked worried. "Lord, the situation on the island is not good. There is a serious civil unrest."

Rosen shrugged. "This is really bad news. What exactly is going on?"

"To put it simply, your uncle Sir Alais and your great uncle Sir Thad both claim that they have the right to inherit the baronial title."

"There are three other knights. Two of them support your uncle. One supports your great uncle. Every day they bring their knights and take the farmers from various towns to fight in the fields."

Shitou wanted to fight a war, but the scale was too small, there was not much equipment, both sides were in rags, and there was basically no tactics in the fight, all relying on bravery.

Therefore, it is really an exaggeration to say that we are fighting a war; it is more appropriate to say that we are fighting.

Princess Serena burst out laughing: "Rosen, now I really feel like I've been exiled."

The barren environment, the bad reputation, the internal strife that cannot be made public, it is truly a barbaric and backward place on the fringes of civilization.

Rosen had known about these situations for a long time, and he just spoke them out through Stonard's mouth.

He smiled and assured his wife: "Don't worry, we can rest in Crescent Castle tonight."

Stonard immediately shook his head: "Master, it's not that simple."

"Sir Alais, your uncle, gained the upper hand in the fight and occupied Crescent Castle half a month ago."

"I also heard that the more than sixty Crescent Knights who were originally loyal to the master have all switched their allegiance to Sir Alais."

"So, Sir Alais has already gained the loyalty of hundreds of knights. Together with their knight squires, there are more than 400 regular warriors. Most of these warriors are currently in Crescent City."

Serena blinked. "Oh, that's really bad news."

Rosen shrugged. “It’s a bit bad, but luckily we were prepared.”

"Shitou, any more?"

"have!"

Stonard's expression became more and more solemn. He lowered his voice and said, "I discovered that the knights may have secretly cooperated with the forest elves. Master, it is very likely that he was not killed by the forest elves alone."

Rosen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Haha~ This is quite interesting."

This shows that there are some new situations hidden in the mountains and forests of the White Sturgeon Island that he is not aware of.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I know about this. You can return to the team."

At the same time, he silently said in his heart: "Laifu, I want to defeat Sir Alais as quickly as possible. Based on the current information, what is the most suitable tactic?"

Lai Fu's "Heart of the God of War" has a branch ability called "War Simulation", which was trained by Rosen using various war records on the Witt Continent.

There are both big strategies and small tactics.

At this point the ability is activated and deduction begins immediately.

The answer came a second later: "Use elite forces to strike New Moon City in a flash."

Just as Rosen thought.

This type of small-scale war simulation involving less than a thousand people is not difficult for the human brain, so the ability of "War Simulation" is dispensable.

The real advantage of the "War Simulation" capability lies in the simulation of large-scale military operations involving tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of troops.

Rosen didn't know whether he could use this ability in his lifetime.

Of course, this is all a matter for the future. What we need most right now is elite troops.

So, he turned and walked towards the Flame Regiment that was being reorganized.

"Captain Yop, we need to have a good talk."

Yopp had very good ears and had heard the news about Stonard long ago. When he saw Rosen coming, he naturally knew his purpose.

He smiled in his heart: "Now I can make money again. I must empty this baron's pockets~"

As soon as Rosen saw his expression, he roughly guessed what he was thinking and laughed in his heart.

"You came to my island and you still want to make money from me. Spend it wherever you earn it."

(End of this chapter)