章 223: The Fire and the Infrastructure

The two dukes, who had been exchanging opinions for a while, held their heads. They had planned the operation from various angles, but no good plan came to mind.

Then, the Duke of Sierra raised his head with gloomy eyes and said, "Let's go back to basics."

"How?"

"What do you think is most lacking in the Carriers Duchy at present?"

"That's the troops. That cunning Abel Carriers, in order to avoid arousing His Majesty the Emperor's suspicion—oh?"

Duke Giovanni's eyes sparkled with interest.

Just hearing one question made a ton of attack methods come to mind. That was understandable, as these two dukes were veterans of power struggles. How many things must have happened to get to that position?

Just thirty patrolmen and thirty guards. Even a decent barony would have more troops than that.

"The defense of the Dukedom of Carriers isn't bad. I heard they've built a wall around the Midias factory."