78 Easily Occupy Feiyan City

Allen's words filled Marco's face with a trace of excitement.

"It's all about using their departure to our advantage," Viscount Ironwood bowed to Allen and said, complying with orders from his esteemed lord.

"Well, remember, there's only one day left. eat well, the news might reach Elon. I estimate the follow-up troops have already landed, and time is running out for us," Allen said with a hint of urgency.

Immediately, Marko and the others also displayed a sense of urgency.

They quickly departed with a small group of men.

This time, Allen didn't join them.

He departed with almost 300,000 gold coins in wealth.

And in a small cage, he carried a fairy about the size of his palm who stared angrily at Allen.

This was a sea anemone fairy, its tiny form radiating fury as it glared at him. Still, Alan found her beautiful and captivating.

Without hesitation, he subdued her and transferred her from the original small lake that connected to the sea.

At this point, he possessed two fairies and three nature spirits.

Having gathered wealth worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, Allen's merit points were still increasing. Besides his own actions, those under his command earned merit points by defeating enemies.

Not to mention Marco and his companions, even the sea cavalry continued fighting the nobles of various small islands in the sea, contributing to Alan's growing merit points.

Randomly finding a room, Allen produced a map of the Blue Moon Principality.

He had already conquered the two smaller regions on the far right.

These were Tieling Collar and Sea Anemone Collar.

Adjacent to the Sea Anemone Collar was the Feiyan Collar.

These three counties on the far right of the central island of the Blue Moon Principality, along with some scattered viscounts and barons, were inconsequential to Alan. As long as he reclaimed the Feiyan Collar, he'd secure three earldoms.

Glancing over the entire map, only two counties and four counties remained to the left and front, respectively.

Alan also searched for information about the Wind Chime Earl and discovered it was only the second most important earl in the front.

He recalled what Earl Feiyan mentioned before his battle yesterday – that Earl Albert and Prince Lenerson were likely hindered by the Blue Moon Principality's army and several counts in the Wind Chime Earldom.

This realization made Allen raise an eyebrow. If two earls could be diverted to him, then surely the same was happening in other directions.

"Considering I only have fewer than 3,000 troops, my objective is to occupy strongholds and await reinforcements to attack the counties," he thought. "But my strength has been too effective. Before reinforcements could arrive, I've already defeated two earls single-handedly, and even Feiyan's defeat is just a matter of time."

A smile played on Allen's lips. He was confident that he would gain fame this time, surely earning a promotion from Viscount. He even dared to dream of becoming an Earl at his young age. "Hehe, a sixteen-year-old Earl, the youngest ever," he mused contentedly.

"Beyond the tangible rewards, my merit points have risen to 200,000 in the last few days. If not for the 100,000 I spent to upgrade the Lord's Halo, I'd now possess 300,000 merit points."

Although he sighed slightly, he didn't feel any regret. Upgrading the Lord's Halo had turned a temporary skill into a permanent one, a massive benefit for someone in his position.

Remember the time when my 2,500 troops faced over 10,000 enemies? That's the power of the halo.

Allen was truly content with this development.

As the day passed, early morning found Alan donning his washed knight armor once more, setting out from Anemone City with his troops toward their next target: Feiyan City.

This time, he left no one in Haikui City. Given his limited manpower, he could only inform Elon that if reinforcements arrived, they should take over Haikui City.

Since Feiyan Collar was close to Sea Anemone Collar, by pushing his troops to their limits, it took them a full day to enter Feiyan Collar.

This time, Allen led his men directly to the gates of Feiyan City.

His demeanor appeared calm, with a hint of laziness.

"Listen, you're surrounded. Disarm and surrender immediately!" Alan declared with a yawn.

Unlike in Anemone City where he used diplomacy, Feiyan City required no such finesse.

Without waiting for a response, Allen's sword swept through the air, shattering the city gate.

Raising his sword, he commanded, "Charge!"

Swiftly, he led the wolf cavalry into Feiyan City, encountering pockets of resistance. Yet, without the presence of a Golden Knight, Alan remained unstoppable, eliminating those near the city gate in mere minutes.

Pressing forward, they met scattered resistance, futile attempts that only resulted in corpses lining the streets.

Soon, Feiyan City was draped in death. Allen now occupied his third earl's territory.

Standing atop Feiyan Castle, he gazed toward Duke Lanyue's capital.