Chapter 293 143 Consumption

Chapter 293 -143- Consumption

The nobles in the meeting hall were clearly divided into two factions, arguing over whether the southern noble families should surrender.

Until Viscount Ryan Castel shouted angrily:

"Enough! It's time to still argue here?!"

As one of the three most prestigious viscount families in the north, the old viscount still has a lot of say among the Castel nobles.

And this shout was accompanied by the extraordinary aura of the second level of Silver Moon.

The pressure that was above all the nobles except Charlotte was released, and the noisy meeting hall fell into silence. For a moment, almost all the nobles' eyes fell on the old viscount.

The old viscount looked around and sighed:

"Everyone, facing a powerful enemy, the most important thing for us now is unity. The third prince is definitely not a good leader. I think everyone knows this..."

"The fall of the south is force majeure, and no noble family can fight the enemy alone. We can only win this war if we unite around the earl."

"Win? Lord Viscount Ryan-Castell, the coalition forces of Bold and Violet are as high as 50,000, and 30,000 are elite standing troops. Our current strength in North Port is less than 30,000, and the elite standing troops are only the friendly forces of Tulip Territory... and they can't go to war now. With such a gap, how can we win?"

An aristocrat couldn't help asking.

Viscount Ryan-Castell shook his head and replied:

"No, as far as I know, even if all the standing troops of the Violet Principality and the Borde Principality are added together, the number of people will never reach 30,000..."

"Not to mention, whether it is Violet or Borde, the nobles in the two principalities are not completely loyal, and neither the Buwat-Lint family nor the Borde family can send all the standing troops to participate in the war."

"The third prince is known to have 50,000 troops and 30,000 standing troops, but theoretically, he can gather 30,000 troops and 10,000 standing troops, which is already very good."

"My Lord Viscount, even if it is 30,000 troops and 10,000 standing troops, it is still a very terrible force. How can we... win?"

Another noble asked.

After hearing the question raised by the other party, the old viscount looked a little hesitant.

He swept his eyes across the audience and saw that the nobles' eyes were all on him, and many of them looked at Charlotte who was silent behind him.

The old viscount knew that the nobles seemed to be asking him questions, but what they really wanted was the answer from Count Castel.

The old viscount hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to respond, but at this moment, a personal guard suddenly broke into the meeting room:

"Report! Lord Count! New war reports have been delivered!"

The personal guard quickly presented the war reports, and Viscount Ryan Castel, the host of the meeting, was the first to take the war reports.

He only glanced at the contents of the parchment scroll, and his expression suddenly changed.

This instantaneous change in expression naturally fell into the eyes of the nobles.

For a moment, the eyes of the nobles were all focused on the old viscount:

"Your Excellency, what happened in the south?"

Viscount Ryan-Castell couldn't help but look back at Charlotte. After receiving the other party's signal, he sighed and said:

"The fleet of the Roman-For family has returned to the port."

"They sent news that they ambushed the fleets of two principalities in the Star-Moon Strait a few days ago, but they did not win, and the fleets of the two principalities have already headed straight for the North Port."

As he said, he hesitated for a moment and sighed again:

"In addition, Germany Delburg... also fell yesterday."

As soon as these words came out, the nobles in the meeting hall were in an uproar:

"What? Delburg also fell?"

"Delburg is the gateway to North Port, so won't the Principality's army attack North Port in a few days?"

"The naval battle was also lost? Doesn't that mean that the control of the sea will also be lost?"

"Without the control of the sea, wouldn't North Port become a sitting duck?"

The new battle report came, and the nobles fell into turmoil again. Fear and anxiety spread in the meeting hall almost uncontrollably.

And this time, even if Viscount Ryan-Castell shouted "Silence" no matter how much, he couldn't control the chaos in the meeting hall.

Viscount Ryan-Castell had to look to Charlotte for help.

Charlotte didn't speak.

She took a sip of the fruit milk from the maid's tray, looked around with her azure and pure eyes, then slightly turned her body, and released her extraordinary aura.

The aura far surpassing that of an ordinary Silver Moon spread, and a palpitating sense of oppression spread to every noble.

Feeling the aura that was much stronger than that of Viscount Ryan-Castell, the nobles almost stopped arguing at the same time.

At this time, Charlotte slowly retracted her gaze and spoke softly:

"Have you quarreled enough? If you have, be quiet for a while. If you haven't quarreled enough, continue to quarrel..."

No one of the nobles answered, and they all lowered their heads.

Powerful extraordinary power will always make people awed.

Although Charlotte is still young, the strength of the second-level Silver Moon plus the status of the lord, as well as the reputation accumulated by leading the army to a great victory over the rebels some time ago, are enough for her to calm the situation.

Retracting her gaze from the nobles, Charlotte looked at the guards:

"How many ships are left in the fleet of the Roman-Fore family returning to the port?"

The guard saluted respectfully and answered nervously:

"Reply...Reply to the Earl, there are three three-masted warships and there seem to be more than a dozen galleys, but many of them look badly damaged."

"More than a dozen...it seems that the main force is still there."

Recalling the fleet intelligence related to the Roman-Fore family, Charlotte muttered to herself.

After a pause, she smiled and continued:

"Don't worry, everyone. The main fleet of the Roman-Fore family was able to retreat smoothly. This shows that although the navy of Bold and Violet is strong, it does not have an absolute advantage."

"The coastal defense force of our North Port is still very strong. With the addition of your army, it is not easy for the enemy to capture North Port."

"My Lord Earl, do you mean...we should use North Port as a base to resist the coalition forces of Bold and Violet?"

A noble couldn't help asking.

Charlotte nodded slightly, which was considered an admission.

"My Lord Earl, but... what's the point? The gap between our military strength and the enemy's is too big. Even if we resist, once the enemy besieges us and loses external supplies, failure is only a matter of time..."

"North Port... after all, it's just an island!"

One noble said worriedly.

Charlotte glanced at him and chuckled:

"Oh? Time issue? Sir Tyras, do you think he can afford it now that we have announced the crimes of the third prince, or can we afford it?"

After hearing Charlotte's words, the nobles were stunned for a moment, and then they all understood.

They were not stupid. Charlotte just gave them a hint and they naturally figured out the trick.

Castel had already handed over the third prince's handle with a letter of war. As long as they could delay it for long enough, the third prince's other enemies in the kingdom would naturally take action.

"Not to mention... I should have said that we also have reinforcements."

Charlotte paused and continued.