Chapter 76: Obstacles (Part II)
Word Number:216
Author:苍渊之握
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Release Time:2026-02-24
With internal obstacles cleared, the Lord turned his full attention toward Voxmire. The conflicts of Ziren’s era had laid bare the underlying fragility of the Voxmire military before the Nord eyes. Their soldiers were starved of training, and any capable officer who dared to display talent was swiftly undercut by the machinations of envious peers. Inside the Golden Axe Hall, the courtiers no longer concerned themselves with the welfare of the people, nor did they take pride in being the architects of a grand cause. Faced with a Duke who had forgotten his mission, they either offered blind submission or used their silver tongues to weave self-serving deceits that clouded the Sovereign's judgment. Yet, despite this internal decay, the high ramparts and deep trenches along the border remained a daunting sight. Though the Nords held their rivals in contempt, they knew they must move with surgical precision. After extensive reconnaissance, the Lord approved a daring proposal from his officers: Mobidina would be the anvil upon which their conquest would begin. The northern frontier of Nord pressed against Mobidina. In the mists of antiquity, this region was a long, narrow marsh; however, tectonic shifts later allowed seawater to surge inland, drowning much of the swamp. Thus, strictly speaking, it was not a river, but a sal