Although the enemy could hike through the two mountains, the chances of that were slim.

It was not that easy to climb past those mountains on foot.

�What is the number of ships in the Indomitable Alliance�s fleet?�

The Mogoru Empire�s Duke Huten asked the question.

The Duke looked extremely natural in pretending not to know, even though he already knew about it.

�Approximately 500-600 ships, Duke-nim. There are many large vessels within the group. It is expected that a significant number of soldiers are inside of these ships.�

The problem was the quality of those soldiers.

�Ahem.�

The chief let out a fake cough before looking toward Cale and starting to speak.

�Their abilities in the Roan Kingdom�s Henituse territory was significant. That is why we believe we need to pay a lot of attention to the castle defense.�

Cale just quietly listened.

He would have probably thought of a way to stop them before the fleet arrived on shore, however, he also understood why the Caro Kingdom would choose to give up on naval warfare and instead plan to fight on the shores.

The Caro Kingdom needed to protect themselves from the Indomitable Alliance.

However, there was more.

It needed to protect itself from the Empire and the Roan Kingdom.

That was probably why they wanted to proceed somewhere that they could bring out the most of their strength. Cale was sitting still as he did not wish to be deeply involved in another kingdom�s issues.

The chief continued to speak.

�As Castle Leona is a castle that protects the central shores, it is quite large. You can think of it as being a triangular shape with three towers at the center. Each tower is approximately the size of a decent small castle.�

Crown prince Valentino started to speak.

�I guess that we can each defend a tower.�

He smiled and looked toward Cale and Duke Huten, who both understood his intentions. The chief continued to speak.

�Yes, your highness. Since Castle Leona is built to the north of the shores, the central tower will be manned by our Caro Kingdom and the northern tower by the Mogoru Empire. As for the southern tower, mm.�

The chief hesitated for a moment before looking toward Cale.

They were originally planning on leaving the southern tower to the Roan Kingdom. This was because they had promised a large number of reinforcements. JrNovels.com