Chapter 412: 412

“What was that? The coastal villages are being attacked by pirates?”

Luke who got woken up from the sleep, was shocked .

The person who sent the news was Pavel, who was serving in the Lamer city and Kirillov on behalf of Reina .

-They say they are pirates, but they don’t seem like ordinary people, Lord . These are the pirates of Grenada!

“Well, why would they?”

Luke also knew about the history of the Grenada Kingdom and its cruelty .

Unlike ordinary pirates, they were very well-organized navy .

They even carried Gigants on their ships and plundered everything .

Some of them were still pirates of Grenada, so there was no way the navy would plunder cities .

But what was known was, the Grenada hadn’t pirated into the Empire after their sign with the peace treaty with the Baroque Empire which was more than 30 years ago .

But why have they suddenly attacked the Marquis Rakan’s estate?

His doubts were all resolved by Pavel’s words .

-Grenada has been recently engaged in transit trade, but they don’t seem to like the port cities making a fortune by trading with the Southern continent .

“Along with removing the thorns, they will benefit from looting the goods . ”

-From their point of view, that is . First, we are gathering the troops in Lamer city and the nearby areas, but we aren’t sure if we can stop them .

In the Lamer city and the nearby ports, the headquarters and the branches of several firms were established .

There were mercenaries hired to protect each firm, so when combined with the defensive forces, it was possible to hold a guard .

In addition, the Gigants too were owned by Lamer, and it was possible to bring out the Gigants and ask the riders of the Gigant arena to fight .

The problem was that if they focused on the defense of Lamer city, the defense of the nearby villages would get neglected .

In fact, Grenada was deliberately attacking the villages to lure out the troops and annihilate them in groups .

‘At this point, the pirates to attack us…’

Luke frowned .

It was suspicious that the Grenada Kingdom suddenly moved on to Rakan before their war with the Milton Kingdom .

But that didn’t help draw a conclusion .

If the cities on the coast were destroyed by the pirates, the damage for Rakan estates would be devastating .

“Firstly, get the people outside the city areas to evacuate to a nearby fort . And I will send Hwang Bo-sung and the Unicorn Knights . ”

-But wouldn’t that mean that the defense in the north would get weaker?

Pavel knew that Mayers was trying to fight a war till death .

In the near future, Rakan was going to face the Milton Kingdom, and if an important power like the Fist Master Hwang Bo-sung and the Unicorn Knights were taken away…

“Of course, I am not willing to reduce any power in here . But that doesn’t mean that I will give up the lives of the men living in the southern cities . ”

-Understood . Then I will defend the cities as much as possible .

“Okay, it is my request . ”

With that, the magic communication ended .

Luke immediately called for Hwang Bo-sung and the Unicorn Knights, and along with the Chief commanders Rogers and the two commanders of the knight’s forces to discuss how the Grenada army needs to be stopped .

The first thing Rogers said about the Grenada’s power was that, “Their Gigant power is a lot less than our estates . ”

No matter even a kingdom, the Gigant power of the Grenada Kingdom which was known for its navy wasn’t so strong .

“But what we can’t ignore that their Gigants are light and fast . ”

“They would be great in a hit and run strategy . ”

“Yes, Lord . There are a few with less than 500 fight output, and about 4 to 5 meters long, but they are unmatched in landing and climbings . ”

Grenada’s long-suffering nation had been pressured not to sell any Gigants .

As a result, the Grenada Kingdom was forced to smuggle or capture the Gigant power .

However, there was a limitation for it, so they built their own Gigants in their Magic Towers .

However, due to the lack of technology and resources, poor results came out .

Due to the lack of core engine, the exterior armor was made of wood and each of the joints was simple structured .

Even the poorly used left hands of Gigants were replaced with hooks .

Grenada’s Gigants were ridiculed as a ‘crab’ by the knights but said that they couldn’t be overlooked as they were dangerous .

“Firstly, we need to focus on defense in a manor or fort . It will be difficult for out heavy Gigants to move on weak grounds . ”

“Right . Besides, there can’t be a battle of the ship boards . ”

Luke clenched his fists in disgust .

The Baroque Imperial Navy had gone downhill after the treaty was signed 30 years ago .

Emperor Rudolf was more concerned with the army than the navy, and the Count Monarch who ruled Lamer in the past just embezzled the funds of the navy .

Luke too had been concentrating on the estates for a while, and the navy held its previous position only .

It was because there was never a threat from the sea .

‘It was my mistake…’

His late regret, but this time everything was out of hand .

From now on, there was no choice but to try .

“Currently, the naval forces of our estates would have been engaged in the naval battles with them . Is there any other way?”

“They could be used as a fixed turret at the port, or as a defense at the port entrance to block the landing forces . ”

It was when Rogers said that .

A messenger rushed over to announce the new room .

“The Milton Kingdom threw in war proclamations and crossed into the estates!”

“Huh, they are coming in such a tight situation . ”

If Milton troops were coming in, he couldn’t help but stay there .

Luke went to the north, leading the Rakan Knights and retainers .

After the civil war broke out, the fire had finally reached the Marquis of Rakan which was peaceful all the time .