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2268: Chapter 757: Others Come to Fight, You Come to Avenge the Humiliation—Impressive!

2268 -757: Others Come to Fight, You Come to Avenge the Humiliation—Impressive!

As the tensions of war reignited at Wasteland Mountain, the Klim Fortress at the rear was equally bustling.

After returning from the ruins of Blackflame Mountain Pass, General Baldwin, stationed there, began to renovate the fortress.

The main focus was on the underground castle.

Some Earth Priests were also invited here to reinforce the underground structure of Klim Fortress with spiritual energy solidification during the renovation.

Clearly, General Winter Wolf did not wish for the tragedy of Blackflame Mountain Pass to occur in his own defense zone.

The threat from the Ratman was significant enough to force General Baldwin to prematurely enter a state of war.

However, the area of Klim Fortress was immense.

It was less a fortress and more a small group of fortresses, consisting of a defensive zone made up of one large and three small fortresses built atop mountain passes encircling the eastern Polluted Swamp.

Though not as staggeringly deep as Blackflame Mountain Pass, it boasted two massive defensive lines.

For the past four hundred years, it had been the true front line against the Black Disaster, making renovation no small feat.

Additionally, most of the Silver Dwarf Priests were still beneath the Wasteland Mountain Region handling tunnel affairs and reinforcing the Maginot Line, leaving General Baldwin with limited support.

Moreover, the batch of Armed Blood Servants he had was already returned to Transylvania.

Coupled with the dispatch of over ten thousand people to Wasteland Mountain, this led to a temporary manpower shortage at Klim Fortress, which was indeed frustrating.

But it wasn’t all bad news!

Whenever the General had previously asked the lords of the Kafuhoka region to cooperate in military affairs, they had always given excuses.

However, after the fall of Blackflame Mountain Pass made headlines, they were eager to send even their private estate guards to assist.

This newfound fervor made Baldwin fully aware of the pressure these individuals now faced.

They probably didn’t believe the Transia People could stop the Wolf People in the Polluted Swamp, fearing a replay of the tragedy from a hundred years ago.

Word had it that some cowards had already abandoned their lands and fled back to Nordtov, clearly unwilling to stake their lives for newly conquered lands as noble Lupa.

Some even considered Kafuhoka, neighboring Transylvania, to be a hotbed of trouble.

General Baldwin couldn’t be bothered to comment on such foolish notions as he was busy, striving to organize his corps, hoping to defend the new kingdom’s frontier for His Majesty in the worst-case scenario.

Fortunately, Lupa possessed a clear understanding of the greater picture.

Especially after Lord Pa Ying personally visited North Wind Castle, delivering an earnest plea to the young Queen in the Ice Palace, Baldwin’s demands were swiftly met.

The Winter Wolf Army was constrained from moving in the northern defenses against the West Sacha Barbarian, so the Wilderness Corps stationed in Borisogleb received orders to reinforce Klim Fortress.

This corps, stationed at that location under the name “Great Wilderness,” was evidently a top-tier force within the somewhat outdated Nordtov military system.

They always received the best supplies, had the best training, and were prioritized in any slow military reforms, even ahead of the Winter Wolf Army.

Such was their standing in the Northern society.

If the Winter Wolf Army was the strongest northern border defense force, then the Wilderness Corps was the most trusted unit by generations of kings.

If Lupa were to secure a crown someday, the Wilderness Corps might very well evolve into the true “Royal Army.”

They were more than deserving of this esteemed honor.

Originally serving as Hero King Boris’s main force for conquering the Great Wilderness, they were one of the symbols of Nordtov Kingdom.

Their past honors were countless, the most remarkable being during the fourth Black Disaster a hundred years ago when they battled under the King of Bone Biting against the Wolf People at the gates of Northwind Fort City.

They guarded the capital for four months, with the corps suffering an astonishing 270% casualty rate.

The unit was decimated twice, nearly facing disbandment, but the last batch of recruits from North Wind Castle remained true to their predecessors’ legacy, holding the line in a sea of blood and bodies until the tide of the war finally turned.

Indeed, a critical reason the Wolf People failed to capture Northwind Fort a hundred years ago was due to the fierce winter led by the formidable “General Winter” from the Great Wilderness.

That particular winter was exceptionally cold, and not even the army led by the King of Bone Biting could maintain peak combat efficiency in temperatures falling below minus forty degrees.

To put it plainly, the Wilderness Corps was a unit with a “military soul,” the true stalwart in Nordtov’s hour of need.

Their mobilization symbolized Lupa’s final decision and resolve for war, bringing some relief to General Baldwin’s heart.

Lupa’s gift to her most trusted general was not limited to this.

At noon on the third day of the Wasteland Mountain blocking battle, a special item was delivered to Klim Fortress via a peculiar flying beast and its equally peculiar handler.

The flying beast had a curious appearance.

It seemed to be a fusion of a stone-carved eagle and a wolf, with a body as sleek as a wolfhound and a wolf-like head, yet it possessed broad wings and forelimbs like eagle talons.

Its entire body was granite gray, but upon closer inspection, it was evidently a living creature with uniquely colored feathers.