201: How did he do it?

"Salutations, Your Highness. May the Thunder guard you forever!"

Renn bowed respectfully to Karl, his attitude extremely sincere.

Inside the military tent, the gazes of the various nobles of the Rage Bear Territory gathered on Renn; many of them had seen him when he was being knighted at the Iron Wall Fortress.

But seeing him again, they felt an indescribable aura about him.

"I know there must be many problems in the Red River Valley that require your attention, but I am very pleased that you not only came in person but also brought your elites."

"Renn, I have seen the loyalty of your Derrick Family. If only everyone were as loyal as the Derrick Family."

Karl spoke pointedly as he said this, and Renn could only respond with a smile.

The Wind Wolf Knights and elite cavalry Renn brought had somewhat shocked the allied noble forces; many nobles knew a powerful figure had arrived.

However, after hearing he was a newly promoted Viscount from the border regions, many still didn't think much of it, as the northern border of the Rage Bear Territory was widely recognized as a poor and backward place.

There wasn't a single powerful territory in the entire northern border region; the only famous place was the Iron Wall Fortress, and that was a fortress built to defend against northern enemies.

As for Renn's reputation, his name had been discussed for a while recently because he had slain three Gold-rank Great Demons and closed a spatial rift.

At that time, everyone thought he had accomplished it by relying on the two veteran powerhouses in his territory. Combined with the fact that those two veterans each had their flaws, the nobles of Rage Bear Fortress didn't pay much attention to this border territory.

Earl Horn was one of them; he had never taken Renn seriously, his gaze always fixed on the Grand Duke of the Raging Bear and the other Earls.

Until now, Earl Horn felt that he might have misjudged him before.

After seeing Renn in person, Earl Horn felt an inexplicable sense of threat. He was a Gold-rank Peak existence; for him to feel threatened meant Renn's strength was no ordinary Gold Knight.

Horn's gloomy eyes constantly swept over Renn, not even paying much mind to the Grand Duke of the Raging Bear's implicit warnings just now.

As long as he didn't openly rebel against the Rage Bear Territory, the Grand Duke of the Raging Bear wouldn't do anything to him. Horn represented more than just himself, an open secret between him and the Raging Bear Family.

"Where did this kid suddenly spring from? Truly strange."

Horn viewed Renn in a new light, but the other nobles didn't have the strength of Horn or Grand Duke Karl; they only felt Renn was extraordinary but couldn't pinpoint exactly how.

Renn had already restrained his aura, no longer appearing so sharp. These nobles, who were only at the early Gold Rank or hadn't even reached the Gold Rank, naturally couldn't see through Renn's background.

However, after sensing the gazes that Grand Duke Karl and Earl Horn constantly cast his way, Renn knew these two had their eyes on him.

"It seems my strength increased too quickly and startled these two."

Renn heightened his vigilance regarding this. He could ignore Horn, but he felt a lethal threat from Grand Duke Karl.

As fellow Gold-rank Peaks, the fact that Karl could give Renn a sense of lethal threat meant this Grand Duke certainly possessed secrets unknown to Renn.

"After all, he is a Grand Duke who has been famous in the North for a long time; he cannot be judged by common logic."

Renn stood to the side, and then Karl, from the head seat, began to arrange the battle plan.

Karl's plan was very simple and crude: a frontal assault on the Stag Legion to crush the invading enemy.

Hearing this simple and crude battle plan, Renn frowned slightly, doubting if such a plan was too simplistic.

The other Rage Bear nobles in the tent, however, were boiling with excitement and high morale, supporting Karl's battle plan wholeheartedly.

Although the newly arrived Renn didn't quite understand Karl's approach, he tactfully refrained from saying much and followed the crowd in supporting the plan.

After the discussion, the various nobles returned to their own camps, and the army continued to wait at the assembly point.

Subsequently, several more teams arrived to join them. Once everyone was assembled, Grand Duke Karl ordered the army to set out early the next morning for the decisive battlefield he had chosen.

Thorn Castle!

Thorn Castle was the core of Earl Porcupine's family and a strategic location blocking the Grand Duke of Stag's path.

After listening to the briefing, Renn noticed that after the initial unstoppable and rapid advance, the Grand Duke of Stag's front-line progression had suddenly slowed down.

Combined with the Rage Bear Territory's response, Renn surmised that the Grand Duke of Stag's initial goal was to confront Grand Duke Karl at Thorn Castle.

With the Ancient Demon Bear, Walrigard stationed at Rage Bear Fortress, the Grand Duke of Stag, who had just broken through to the Legendary rank, did not yet dare to bring his army directly to the gates of Rage Bear City to challenge this long-famous Ancient Magic Bear.

If Heisenberg wanted to establish his authority, he wouldn't take risks; he had to be certain of success. An Earl's castle was a suitable location for a major battle.

"So from the beginning, both sides have been playing with their cards on the table. The Grand Duke of Stag attacks Thorn Castle, and Grand Duke Karl must go to support it, otherwise his prestige will plummet."

While Renn was pondering in the Red River Territory camp, many eyes around him began to constantly spy on the Red River Territory's army.

These people were blinded by the powerful strength and excellent equipment of the Red River Territory cavalry, and their jaws dropped even further when they saw the Gale Wolf Riders.

In fact, after entering the military camp, everyone who had seen the Gale Wolf Riders was shocked.

They were all Bronze Rank Wolf Knights; whether it was the magic wolves or the knights, the lowest strength among them was Bronze Rank, and there were also over a dozen Silver Knights.

Furthermore, the armor worn by the Wind Wolf Knights was no ordinary gear; the mysterious magical rhythm couldn't deceive anyone.

Meanwhile, inside Horn's military tent, listening to the reports from his scouts, Earl Horn fell into deep thought.

He couldn't understand how a tiny Viscount's territory, especially one in such a remote area, could train a Magic Wolf Knights regiment of two hundred people, with both strength and equipment being top-notch.

Horn also had forces no inferior to this Magic Wolf Knights regiment, and even more knights under his command, but those were accumulated bit by bit by him and the family behind him.

To train a powerful knight order, Horn didn't know how much resources and energy he had expended; even a powerful Earldom like his felt the strain. How could a Viscount's territory pull together such a powerful knight order in such a short time?

Horn found it hard to believe; he even wondered if the scouts had misseen.

To that end, he decided to go and see for himself; he wanted to see if this Magic Wolf Knights regiment was real or fake.

A moment later, Horn appeared outside the Red River Territory camp.

With his strength, he didn't need to get too close to see the reality inside the camp.

"It's actually all true!"

Horn saw the Magic Wolf Knights his subordinates had mentioned, as well as the well-equipped cavalry units. What surprised Horn was that the reality was even more astonishing than what his men had described.

Whether it was the ordinary cavalry or the Magic Wolf Knights, their strength and equipment were even stronger than what his subordinates had reported.

"Truly incredible. How did this kid do it?"

Horn was amazed, and while he was observing, he also spotted several familiar faces; these people had also come to spy on the reality of the Red River Territory camp.

The several acquaintances glanced at each other and, in a tacit understanding, did not disturb one another, silently continuing their observations.

After watching for a while and confirming the information, Horn was about to return when he was surprised to find that Grand Duke Karl had also appeared near the Red River Territory camp.

"His Highness the Grand Duke is here too?"