After Yoder made a solemn promise, Martin confidently delegated the corresponding power to him and then signaled him to go down and handle the affairs.
After Yoder left, Martin picked up the communication crystal again and quickly edited a message to send to his trusted intelligence chief.
In the message, he not only asked the other party to continue to expand the intelligence network and develop more subordinates, but also emphasized the need to keep a close eye on Yoder's newly recruited subordinates, and to report any disciplinary violations to him immediately.
Not long after, a reply came from the other side, clearly and concisely stating that they understood the instructions.
Martin put away the communication crystal, his thoughts unconsciously turning to the captured nobles.
He was full of doubts. Did the families behind these eighteen nobles intend to watch them being imprisoned and not offer any help?
Why is there no movement until now? Martin thought to himself, if there is still no movement in another week, then he will not be polite.
Simply selling these nobles and their families to slave traders can also be regarded as a way to teach the families behind them a lesson.
Lately, assassinations targeting Martin have become increasingly rare, to the point that Martin sometimes misses the days when his power was constantly growing. Just then, Lika, who had been stationed in the Sword of the Lost Oath City in the North, received a communication.
Martin quickly answered the call and asked with concern, "Lika, is there any problem with the White family?"
Lika's voice on the other end of the line was anxious: "Master, this is terrible! The combined forces of elves and orcs are fiercely attacking Frost Pass. I've been checking, and judging by the situation, if the kingdom doesn't send more troops, Frost Pass might be undefendable."
Martin's heart tightened, and he immediately asked, "How are my father and the others?"
Lika replied: "They are safe at the moment, but the situation in Earl White's territory is quite tense now." Martin heard this, indicated that he understood, and hung up the phone.
After a moment's thought, Martin quickly called Earl White. The call went through quickly, and Martin said, "Father, I heard from Lika that your city was under siege by a coalition of elves and orcs."
Earl White responded, "That's right, but I don't think the kingdom will give up Frostfall Pass easily, so I didn't mention it to you before."
Martin thought for a moment and felt that it would be safer to let his father and others come to Yulong City, so he told Earl White about this idea.
Upon hearing this, Earl White was filled with relief. With Martin's current achievements, the king would probably have to make him a duke even if he didn't want to.
He sighed, "Martin, I will give this matter careful consideration. But if I choose to flee before Frost Pass is breached, I will never be able to hold my head up high. The glory I once achieved will weigh me down like a huge rock, suffocating me."
Martin understood Earl White's determination and stopped trying to persuade him. Then, the father and son chatted about family matters.
Earl White asked about Martin and Jovian's relationship, and Martin smiled and replied that they got along very well. After a few more pleasantries, they ended the call.
Martin knew the situation was dire and couldn't afford to be careless. He immediately picked up the communication crystal and contacted Dragon Knight Betan.
Martin said in a serious tone, "Betan, get ready immediately. I will send two sky knights to join you shortly. Lead them to the northern border, outside the Sword of the Oath City, and wait."
"Once the orc and elf coalition forces break through Frostbound Pass and head towards the Sword of the Lost, you must forcibly take the members of the White family away and escort them to the West."
Dragon Knight Betan responded quickly and firmly stated that he understood the mission requirements.
Martin did not dare to delay and immediately selected two powerful sky knights from the castle and ordered them to rush to the western border to meet Betan and rush to the Sword Oath City in the north together.
Martin watched the two sky knights transform into two streaks of light, moving farther and farther away in the sky until they disappeared.
Martin thought to himself that he had already deployed a dragon knight and four sky knights to protect the White family, so nothing should go wrong.
However, things are unpredictable and the future is always full of variables.
In the days that followed, Martin devoted himself to the work of military affairs rectification and logistics deployment. After careful consideration, he intended to integrate the Chamber of Commerce into the logistics system to realize the strategic layout of commercial transformation into military, and decided to let Roland be responsible for the operation.
Martin had high hopes for Roland and fully supported his work, asking him to first build trade routes across the entire western border.
Having decided on the idea, Martin quickly conveyed the order to Roland, asking him to carry it out immediately. At the same time, he arranged for Yoder to cooperate with Roland to assist in completing the transfer.
As Martin's fame in the West grew, many people came to him, eager to join him.
Among them are many talented craftsmen with unique skills.
Martin met such a person, whose superb skills really amazed Martin.
Inspired by this, Martin instructed Yoder to set up a special department to provide for these talented craftsmen and build a talent training base.
Each department can select suitable talents from here to fill its own staff shortages.
To ensure the quality of talent, those who appear fancy but have no real talent must be examined by professionals from various departments. If they fail to meet the requirements, they will be directly rejected for employment.
The reason why Martin had the confidence to support so many people and not let his finances collapse was that his legion would not pay the knights.
You know, in the extraordinary army, paying knights is a huge expense. In comparison, the cost of providing daily training support, food supply, training potions, and armor maintenance for knights is much less.
In this way, while ensuring the strength of the army, it also saved Martin a lot of money to support the advancement of his various development plans.
That day, Martin finished his training as usual, took a cold shower, and refreshed himself to prepare to devote himself to the daily affairs of the territory.
However, just as he was concentrating on his work, the communication crystal suddenly lit up. Martin picked it up and saw that it was a message from Betan, and a sense of foreboding suddenly surged in his heart.
He quickly answered the call, and Betan's anxious voice instantly rang out: "Master, something terrible is happening! The Kingdom of Charlemagne has suddenly abandoned Frost Pass and opted to defend Dragon's Teeth Pass instead."
"Right now, the combined forces of orcs and elves have advanced all the way to the city of Oath of the Sword. Because it happened so suddenly, by the time we reacted, several sky orcs and S-rank elven swordsmen had already appeared above the city."
"Without any other choice, we could only force our way into the Sword Oath City. We did manage to reunite with the White family members, but our current situation is extremely critical. We are trapped inside the Sword Oath City."
"We are surrounded by heavy enemy forces, and several S-class elven mages have arrived. We dare not break out rashly, fearing that doing so will cause unnecessary casualties among the White family members."
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