Richard spread out the map on the table, pointed to a small town on the map, and said, "This is the town of Jovan, and this is what we are going to capture this time."

Unlike Osfa, the town of Jovan was much larger and more prosperous. It is the junction of many villages and barons' castles in the mountains, where wood, minerals, hides and other specialties pass through Jovan, and adventurers who are about to enter the forest will choose Jovan instead of Osfa as a supply ground.

With more than 500 households and a population of more than 2,000, Jovan has a large number of shops where adventurers can find all kinds of supplies, from blacksmiths to alchemy workshops. The only important building that is not found here is the temple. The god of courage only built a temple in the Barony, which was an imposing building and a testament to Baron Fosa's piety.

The cost of building and maintaining the temple commensurate with its sheer size, so even Fosa could not afford to build a second temple in the realm.

The town of Jovan was the domain of Sir Goyo, who built a sizable manor outside the town and lived there. Near the manor is the knight's camp, where more than 30 elite private soldiers belonging to Gao You's own are usually stationed in the knight's camp. Now, however, the knights' camp was empty, with only a few young servants living in it. All the elite warriors have followed Sir Goyo to fight the alien invaders, and they are gone.

So in recent days, Sir Goyo's manor has been filled with panicked people, as well as an unprecedented dense crowd of guards. These guards had only received superficial training, not even regular soldiers, but now that the elite forces of Jovan Town had been swept away, they had to be called out of the fields and temporarily put in the position of guard.

The rout, who had fled a few days earlier, had already brought back news of defeat. The bad news is like a fire in the dry season of the steppe, which burns the entire barony in the blink of an eye. Even Mintai and Sir Huber were killed on the spot, so Sir Goyo, who set out as the vanguard, was obviously more than lucky.

No one knew when the Alien Demon would appear, so some of the relatives of Sir Gao in the manor had already begun to pack their bags and prepare to flee. Their actions added to the panic. However, most people remained calm and were not in a hurry to escape. It's not far from the city of Barony Fosa, who has a strong army and the Temple of Courage doesn't sit idly by and watch the invaders' actions. And behind Baron Fossa stood Count Galeon, one of the three counts of the principality.

And so, in a state of panic and unease, the people of Jovan ushered in another night.

The town of Jovan is about forty kilometers from the mountains, and due to the frequent haunting of adventurers and mercenaries, as well as the resistance to the occasional tide of monsters and beasts rushing out of the mountains and forests, the town of Jovan has built a wall, and the main building of Sir Goyo's manor is also surrounded by defensive walls and arrow towers.

As soon as night fell, a nimble figure appeared outside the town of Jovan, and he silently circled the town before climbing over the wall. He wandered around the town like a ghost, and went over the wall again. The town's three-meter-high walls were no obstacle to him at all. Moments later, he reappeared at the Manor of the High Covenant, similarly wandering around, surveying the terrain and defenses. He used the cover of the night perfectly, and the fresh rookies in the arrow tower did not notice him at all. After inspecting all the important places, he quietly departed in the night.

An hour later, a small team quietly appeared outside the town of Jovan. Richard looked far away, and through the night, he could already faintly see the outline of the town of Jovan. He waited patiently, and after a while, the elf Oral emerged from the night and whispered, "Master, there are about 50 or so militiamen in Jovan Town, and they are poorly armed and strong. But the trouble is that there are quite a few adventurers in the town now, and there is also a squad of mercenaries. Combined, there are about 50 people. Their individual strength is much stronger than that of the militia, and I feel that there are a few guys above level 6 who dare not approach the reconnaissance. There are many people defending the Gauyo Manor, but the strength is not strong enough, they are all militia. However, the knights' camp was not far from the manor, and there were about thirty servants in it, and an equal number of miscellaneous servants. When necessary, they can all be armed and become a force. ”

"What about the war horses?" was Richard's main concern.

"The war horses are mainly concentrated in the manor and the knight's camp, and there are about forty war horses, half of each of them. ”

Richard was very satisfied with the information, took out the map and confirmed it for the last time, turned back and said, "They have a good road, give them some weapons!"

Sanshu took off the bundled weapons and shields from his back, and distributed them to the five warriors who had been captured, each of whom was given a steel knife and a small log shield.

The five warriors were originally from civilian backgrounds, and their loyalty to the lord was limited, and they had no choice but to survive in the face of real death threats. Under the guidance of the captives who were familiar with the terrain, Richard was able to silently penetrate into the heart of the barony and appear outside the town of Jovan.

This time, Richard brought three infantry knights, all of whom were equipped with large shield axes. The remaining four infantry knights remained in the base to guard the captives who refused to surrender. Everyone else followed Richard's lead.

"Let's go to Gauyo's manor first!"

Following Richard's order, the team took advantage of the cover of night to pounce on the manor of Goyo. Among the figures with a huge difference in size, there are also terrifying silhouettes of three special-shaped beasts.

The gates of the Gauyo estate were closed, and a few flaming torches illuminated a small area in front of the door. There was an archer in each of the two watchtowers behind the gate, and he was now cowering behind the watchtowers, occasionally glancing into the darkness. Although it is early summer, tonight's style is cool, the high guard tower, and the wind is particularly strong, which makes the two sentries have a very hard time.

One of the sentries was curled up in a ball, his old leather armor as cold as a water-soaked steel plate. He cursed a few words in a low voice, and was just about to move, when suddenly he heard a very small sound in his ears. The sentry was immediately alert, and stood up sharply, looking out of the wall, only to see Richard leap into the tower like a ghost, covering his mouth with one hand, and slamming his dagger into the back of his heart! In the other watchtower, the elf Oral was like a shadow, sticking it to the sentry's back, and the sentry immediately fell down.

Seeing Oral take out the guards of another watchtower, Richard casually cast a level zero magic flame hand. In the deep darkness of the night, this ray of fire stands out. So one by one, murderous figures rushed out of the darkness and rushed towards the manor. At the same time as seeing the firelight, the elf Orar jumped into the manor from the watchtower, and the eternal sleep guide of the splash cut the chains of the manor gate with a few swords, and then slowly pulled the heavy gate open.

As soon as the gate of the manor was opened, it was discovered by the patrolmen inside, so the whistles, roars and bells of warning were intertwined, and the whole manor was boiling in an instant!