"I'm not sure about that either, but I heard the rich district was breached by the mob, so I'm afraid…"
Vick wasn't a rookie anymore; how could he not know what the Earl was thinking?
He just wanted to find some Nobility still alive, then march under their banner and use their titles as a pretext to send troops and indirectly control Ovando City, right?
Too bad his plan had long since been anticipated by the Lord; as far as Vick knew, not a single Noble had been left alive—every last one had vanished.
Hearing this, the Earl also fell silent for a moment.
And just as Vick had guessed, the Earl really did want to control the Nobility and gain a claim over Ovando.
A merchant, a bunch of rabble—he really didn't take them seriously.
As long as he seized Ovando City, from a strategic standpoint it would cut the link between the Empire and Hamlet, and he'd be able to sit back and watch everyone else fight over it, then walk in last with confidence.
