Steele City, within the Lord's Manor.
"Dana, what are you saying?" Yvette stared at the returning Dana, filled with shock and anger.
"The lustful beasts and orcs have already captured all the surrounding towns of Steele City. We are completely surrounded and unable to escape!" Dana's expression seemed clouded with gloom.
Just a while ago, Dana led her retinue, preparing to head to the capital city of the Wheatly Empire, Crimsonthorn City.
However, they discovered that all the towns surrounding Steele City had already been captured by the lustful beasts' army. They were cut off from the outside world!
Yvette couldn't believe it as she stood up abruptly. She hadn't expected the lustful beasts' army to move so swiftly. In less than half a day, they had managed to capture all the towns surrounding Steele City!
Steele City had become a besieged fortress!
"What! Are we doomed?!"
"No! I refuse to be violated by those repulsive lustful beasts!"
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Upon hearing this, the heads of the other two major families, Polly and Maria, paled in shock, engaging in heated discussions.
However, Yvette quickly regained her composure and spoke in a calm voice, "There's no need to panic, everyone. Even though the lustful beasts have occupied the towns surrounding Steele City, it's impossible for them to capture Steele City itself!"
"Our city guard consists of over 30,000 soldiers, and in times of emergency, we can gather more than 50,000 forces! Additionally, we have the Spinat Magic Tower here, which makes it impossible for Steele City to be conquered!"
Magicians, the most powerful beings in the Sacred Continent, possessed extraordinary and unimaginable abilities.
Even Yvette, when encountering an official junior magician, would have to show utmost respect and dare not show any negligence.
And the backing of Steele City was the Spinat Magic Tower, a group of magicians. Inside, there were numerous magic apprentices, junior magicians, ten intermediate magicians, five senior magicians, and one grand magician.
Ordinary battles wouldn't even catch the attention of the magicians of Spinat Magic Tower.
But once enemies make a move against Steele City and its affiliated forces, these esteemed magicians will certainly lend a helping hand.
"I plan to report the current situation to Spinat Magic Tower and request their assistance!"
Yvette presented her idea.
Lord Currey of the Currey family spoke slowly, "Having the magicians of Spinat Magic Tower intervene comes at a hefty price!"
Magicians are not beings detached from worldly affairs.
On the contrary, magicians are entities that require vast amounts of money.
Every official magician possesses enormous wealth, and their expenses are staggering.
Even a potion casually brewed by a magician can sell for hundreds or even thousands of gold coins, and potions priced at tens or hundreds of thousands of gold coins are not uncommon.
As the backing of Steele City, Spinat Magic Tower collects a significant amount of gold coins every year.
Furthermore, their fees for any assistance start at a minimum of 50,000 gold coins.
Such a huge sum would be extremely burdensome even for the three major families of Steele City.
It is precisely because of this that Steele City rarely requests the assistance of the magicians from Spinat Magic Tower unless it is a major event.
The heads of the other two major families also focused their attention on Yvette.
Yvette spoke in a solemn tone, "We will allocate 30,000 gold coins from this year's tax revenue, and I will contribute an additional 15,000 gold coins. Each of your families will contribute 5,000 gold coins. After everything is settled, we will divide the spoils based on the amount contributed."
"Agreed!" Dana and the others all expressed their agreement.
After persuading the heads of the three major families, Yvette went to the backyard.
In the backyard, on a white oak tree, there was a black crow's nest.
A peculiar white crow flew onto Yvette's arm as soon as it saw her entering the backyard and spoke in a human voice:
"Yvette, did you come here to bring me food? I want to eat wild boar meat, a roasted pork leg dripping with oil. Your chef's cooking skills are simply awful. I suggest you strangle her and get a new one."
Yvette, with a hint of respect, addressed the white crow, "Lord Bobo, please convey my greetings to the esteemed master of Spinat Magic Tower and inform her that I require her assistance. A malevolent group of magicians has appeared in the town of Redleaf, attempting to provoke the great master of Spinat Magic Tower. We have prepared a tribute of 50,000 gold coins and humbly request the aid of the illustrious master of Spinat Magic Tower in eradicating this evil."
The white crow flapped its wings and exclaimed loudly, "Very well, Lord Bobo will deliver your message to the esteemed master of Spinat Magic Tower. However, when Lord Bobo returns, he expects to be rewarded with a succulent wild boar leg, roasted to perfection and dripping with oil!"
Yvette smiled and replied, "As you wish. When you return, you shall receive a wild boar leg roasted to perfection, dripping with oil!"
Satisfied, the white crow nodded and flapped its wings as it flew out of the Lord's Manor.