Chapter 75: Amoralde
Word Number:276
Author:苍渊之握
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Release Time:2026-02-24
The Nord army drew up their lines at the Voxmire border, awaiting the command of their Lord. Following a brief deliberation on the front-line reports, Ziren concluded that Nord was not yet prepared for a large-scale confrontation. Believing it wise to avoid a total war on the Voxmire frontier, he ordered the army to destroy only a few outposts—a calculated show of force rather than a full-scale invasion. After Tim was stripped of his rank, he had hoped to return to his home and live a quiet life far from the fray. However, the bitter complaints of one of his subordinates regarding the commander's fate reached the Duke's ears through a malicious informant. The resulting purge inevitably ensnared Tim once again. He was recalled from his home—essentially a secondary form of arrest. After enduring countless interrogations by a swarm of officials, Tim was dispatched to serve as the garrison commander of Fort Feneglas. This stronghold sat at the very edge of the East-Town Border Wall. Once a month, a pack train would haul supplies to the five thousand men stationed there, who lived in constant vigilance against raids by nomadic horse-soldiers. The other veterans could do little but sigh at their comrade's misfortune, keeping their heads down to avoid a similar fate. Meanwhile, thanks to a forged military report leaked from Nord, the militarily illiterate Wicas emerged unscathed. The report claimed that due to the "negligence and indolence" of the defending commander, the losses at Fort Calender had infuriated the Lord of Nord, who intended to exile the officer as punishment. Voxmire scouts, using every means of reconnaissance, confirmed that the commander at For