Lords of the Warp Beginning with Violet

December 882, 12, Ursus calendar, Saint Stein Castle.

The heavy snow covered the stained glass on the ancient buildings of Fort Saint-Jean, dressing the city in a layer of white leather.

The streets, which should have been deserted, were now filled with people. More than a month ago, after the end of the Imperial Parliament, the fact that Ursus was going to declare war on Casimir was completely exposed.

Under the deliberate instigation of the authorities, people's attention was focused on Casimir's provocation of the war between the two countries and the promotion of Ursus' national strength brought about by the post-war victory.

Yes, the Ursus government did not consider failure, and neither did the nobles of the Imperial Parliament.

The dispatch of three armies and an army of 18 Ursus people was unprecedented in the entire history of Ursus, except for the overthrow of the rule of the Empire of the Eagle.

“Tap tap tap tap”

Black leather boots stepped on the snow, and all the soldiers had protective masks on their faces to prevent the inhalation of Originium particles, and the siege spears and crossbows in their hands were ready at all times.

The first to appear were 50,000 Imperial vanguards wearing heavy armor and thick coats and 50,000 Ursus assault troops holding armor-piercing halberds.

Following them came 10,000 fully armed shield guards assembled from three legions.

The last to come were the elite troops carefully cultivated after the founding of Ursus. Ivan felt distressed for a long time before transferring the 5,000 war sorcerers from his First Army.

Their strong physiques allow them to wear heavy armor, and their excellent Originium skills give them the ability to launch indiscriminate spell strikes from a distance of a hundred meters.

Of course, if you are lucky enough to get close to them, you will find that you are facing a powerful warrior wielding the Ursus blade.

This was mainly due to the three thousand silver-spear Pegasus dispatched by Casimir, and Ursus had to send out enough elite troops to deal with the situation.

Behind these troops, slowly driving out were the war weapons designed by Khorne - the Ripper assault tanks.

If the assault tank gives people a sense of mechanical beauty, then the tearing beast that follows and is controlled by a special person is a wild beauty, and it is also the perfect embodiment of Ursus' violence.

This was what Violet prepared after gaining control of the Ninth Army in order to deal with the herds of Ripping Beasts that were raging on the border. It would be better to tame them all than to let them go.

"Oh my God! Those... those are the Ripping Beasts, right? Can this kind of beast go to the battlefield now?" An Ursus man who was not far from the Ripping Beast had his hair standing on end when he saw the Ripping Beast which was only one person away from him.

“Hahaha~ As expected of our Great Ursus Empire, even the Ripper has to submit to the will of Ursus!”

Unlike the Ursus man just now, this Ursus man was obviously bolder, otherwise if the guards stopped him, he might have jumped in and stroked the fur of the tearing beast.

"Even the Ripper was conquered by the Ursus people, so what does Casimir matter!" another person took over the conversation.

"That's right. If the Empire deploys three armies in this battle, we will definitely win."

As he said this, the man looked at the army soldiers in front of him who were conducting a wartime parade. As a retired soldier, his emotions couldn't help but burst out, and he suddenly raised his only remaining arm.

"Ursus will win!!!"

The sudden shouting made everyone a little confused for a moment, and even made the army soldiers passing by look sideways.

However, the Ursus crowd reacted quickly and followed him in shouting loudly.

"Ursus will win!!!"

"Ursus will win!!!"

The voices of the Ursus people came like an overwhelming tide, and the scene was once very exciting.

Standing on the stands of the military parade, with his hands clasped behind his back, Ivan looked at the empire left to him by his father and understood for the first time what the people's will was.

At the same time, he also vowed to fulfill the wishes of his ancestors and lead Ursus into the core circle of Terra.

“Grand Duke Violet, I’ll leave the war against Casimir to you!” As the military parade came to an end, Ivan turned around and looked at Violet and said solemnly.

"We will definitely fulfill our mission."

Bending slightly, the conflict between the two regarding attendants had already been put aside during Li Sheng's conversation with Ivan before the Imperial Parliament convened.

Wearing a black cap and a standard Ursus leather military cap, Violet rode on the pack animal specially prepared by her husband and circled around the open space below the stage. She took one last look at Li Sheng standing next to Ivan and turned away.

Finally, they watched Violet leave, and the military review came to an end.

“Your Excellency, this is the data compiled by the army.” Seeing Violet catching up on horseback, No. 3 rode a pack animal to his side and handed over the statistical documents.

“Diouf, am I right about your name?” Violet took the information but did not open it. Instead, she started talking about something else.

"Um...of course not."

When someone suddenly called his name, which he had almost forgotten, Theof didn't react for a moment, but after a moment of stunned silence he continued with his answer.

"I hope I'm not mistaken."

Nodding, Violet turned to look at him. "There are three thousand Silver Spear Pegasus among the enemies this time. When the final battle comes, I will need you to assist the Shield Guards and War Warlocks as the filling line."

"Of course, as a condition of my promise to Ivan, after this war is over, I will not say another word no matter where you go, and I will leave you enough spiritual energy to sustain your body for a thousand years."

As she spoke, she took out a crystal. If you look closely, you will find that this crystal is much smaller than the one Li Sheng gave her.

“I’ll give you what I promised you in advance. It’s up to you whether you want to go or stay. If you leave now, I won’t stop you.” Having said this, Violet spurred her horse and ran to the front of the team.

His heart suddenly stopped and then started again. Touching his chest, Theof clearly felt that something was missing from his body.

"The shackles are gone..."

Feeling the disappearance of part of his own power and the powerful force coming from the crystal, he finally chose not to leave.

No matter what happened in the past, at least the Duke decided to give him a decent ending, so he naturally had to give himself a decent ending...

In the ruins of a town 20 kilometers away from Fort Saint, the army group began to set up camp after checking that everything was correct.

Obviously, managing a camp of 180,000 people is not an easy task, not to mention that they have to clean up the mess left by Casimir's massacre.

The patrols with the Rippers were spread out to patrol within a kilometer around the camp.

The Ripper's keen sense of smell will detect nearby enemies and alert its master.

Fortunately, the Casimirs were not as bold as Violet had imagined. After destroying the fortress and brutally executing the Ursus people in it, they evacuated.

At least this is the situation at the moment, but no one can guarantee whether there are still ambushed Silver Spear Pegasus in the forest.

On the other side, looking at the map in front of her, Violet frowned. She now needed to find the line that the Casimirs had drawn from the occupied land to their own territory after the undeclared war.

Apart from those Victorian steam knights, there should be no country in the world that wants to fight Casimir on the plains.

Even if she had 10,000 shield guards, three shield guards couldn't stop a Silver Spear Pegasus, so it was good enough to delay it for a minute. (At that time, Terra's materials science was not so outrageous, and the shields of the shield guards were not so strong.)

The war warlock may not be able to lock onto the Silver Spear Pegasus that is sprinting a short distance.