Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 441.2: As Expected of My Father (2)

Roel and Nora were particularly worried about how the Theocracy’s internal war was going since they had kin fighting in it. They were also aware that their worry was likely to be unfounded since there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, and that was indeed the case.

In the royal palace’s conference room, Roel first took a sip of freshly brewed tea to evict the cold from his body before browsing through a copy of the war report placed in front of him. The worried frown sitting on his forehead slowly unraveled.

Overall, things were going well for the Xeclydes and the Ascarts.

The Elric House had fallen into a state of chaos after it lost its patriarch, Bryan Elric. They were unable to stage a large-scale counterattack in the short run, which would be fatal for them in the long run.

The theme of this internal war was fast and furious. It was for that reason that Marquess Carter and Holy Eminence John personally headed to the frontline, and the effects of their direct involvement showed.

While the Elrics were in a state of disarray, their military prowess was not to be made light of. Bryan Elric was a renowned military commander himself, and he hadn’t spent the past century idling his time away. In fact, the two most renowned private noble armies were none other than the Ascarts’ and the Elrics’.

There were some who speculated that there was an arms race between the Ascarts and the Elrics, but that wasn’t exactly true since the route of their development was rather different.

The Ascart House, being the most trusted retainer of the royal family amongst the Five Eminent Noble Houses, had expanded the size of its reserve army when its territory expanded two hundred years ago in the wake of the March Turmoil. It had always boasted the greatest army size amongst the Five Eminent Nobles.

In contrast, the Elric House had to be careful about expanding its army. It knew that the royal army was keeping a close eye on its military prowess after what they had done during the March Turmoil. Any significant mili

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