Suren, the leathermaker, was not crazy. He just had a weird habit of drinking. He might be a little mean, but he was a normal person with a good heart.
However, when a large group of soldiers appeared on the street, his behavior was a little strange.
In such an era, the "law" was usually not used to protect the people. After the death of Lord Tranka, Gigg Town was in a state of "chaos". Basically, no one would be held accountable for any crime. This meant that all the soldiers in front of him could turn into thugs at any time!
When the coat of arms representing Earl Owen appeared in his field of vision, Suren's expression suddenly became extremely hostile. However, in the face of more than 200 fully armed soldiers, he did not do anything stupid. He just cursed in a low voice and took a few steps back.
These soldiers were not interested in him. If one paid a little attention, one could see that they were escorting a group of "prisoners of war" in the middle. Twenty armored Templars had their hands tied tightly with ropes. The marks on their bodies showed that they were captured alive after a hard fight. Some of the knights had bloodstains on their armors, and their faces were full of bruises. Obviously, they had suffered a lot of beatings after being controlled.
As a leathermaker, Suren was also very familiar with "armor". However, when he gritted his teeth and was about to return to the shop, he was surprised to find that these "prisoners of war" were wearing the "Rose Cross" standard armor!
The Templars actually had a conflict with Earl Owen? Is he crazy?
When such a thought came to his mind, Suren could not help but stop there. All the shops around had long been closed, so Suren's lonely figure was quickly noticed by these knights.
"What are you looking at? Do you want to die? "
"Your town will soon belong to Earl Owen. Hurry up and enjoy your last moments!"
Not all knights were moral models who pursued the "Eight Cardinal Virtues" in the "Chivalry System". In fact, a large number of knights were basically no different from "robbers".
The mocking laughter made Suren's unusually gloomy face turn red. He opened his mouth, but in the end, the master leathermaker could not say anything.
What happened in the past made him very clear that in this kind of situation, even if he was beaten to death, no one would come out to say anything.
The world was cruel. Without the protection of an overlord, these knights could do anything they wanted without any scruples.
Sullen and angry, Suren gritted his teeth so hard that they almost broke. But in the end, he suppressed his anger and returned to his shop. Fortunately, the knights were busy sending the captives to the other side of the town. Otherwise, he might not even be able to keep his shop.
Su Lun locked the door and kicked the cabinet beside him. Not only did he vent his anger, but the pain in his toes also made him realize that there was nothing he could do. The only thing he could do was to sit on the chair and pull his hair with all his might. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"These bastards … Scum …"
*****
Among the captives, the Paladin, Natha, and the others were pushed forward.
There was almost no suspense in the battle that took place in the forest. 24 people were surrounded by more than 200 people. It was a miracle that Buffon could escape.
Although Natha's arrows were sharp, the Paladin, who could not take advantage of their mobility, could not fight against so many people. The whole team only lasted for ten minutes before they were all captured.
Fortunately, Earl Owen ordered them to be captured alive, so everyone, including Fatty Henry, was still alive. But they had suffered a lot of beatings. In the whole team, the ones who were the least injured and not "taken care of" were Natha and Brody, who were heavily guarded.
Brody decided to find Roddy at the last minute because of "Elson," but he did not expect to encounter such a thing. He was really unlucky. At this time, he was hunched over, looking like an old man with one foot in the grave. His hands were tied with ropes, but not tightly.
There was a wound on his forehead, and he looked around at the surrounding buildings with an indifferent expression. However, he remained silent. In the battle just now, this old elf did not release any spells, so in the eyes of the others, he was just an old man without any fighting strength.
Compared with Brody, Natha's beauty amazed the group of knights. But because she was Earl Owen's "trophy," no one dared to have any extra thoughts about her.
Natha's "treatment" was more special. She was too strong. In the battle just now, she killed eight soldiers almost in the blink of an eye. When they finally caught her, they paid the price of serious injuries. So at this time, in order to prevent her from hurting people, the soldiers completely tied Natha's upper body with ropes and handcuffed her with heavy shackles before they dared to stand by her side.
Natha's eyes were almost spewing fire as she struggled to walk.
Hatred, resentment — negative emotions piled up in her chest, making it almost impossible for her to calm down.
She hated humans, hated these abominable guys in front of her, and even hated Roddy …
What was Roddy doing?!
When she killed the blood crow in Elsa Village, she still admired and appreciated Roddy a lot. But now, all this turned into loss and despair. There were 200 enemies or even more besieging her. This situation was completely hopeless. She could not think of a reason why Roddy would come here to rescue her …
The despair in the bottom of her heart made Natha unable to think. She did not even think about why Brody "surrendered", nor did she see the little gesture of the village chief silently bending his fingers as he walked …
The team moved forward in silence. After passing through the wide commercial street, they headed for Earl Owen's camp in the northeast of the town.
The 40 knights guarded on both sides of the team, and the remaining 100 soldiers were less than 50 meters away from each other. At this time, they were relaxed and only thinking about the reward that Earl Owen would give them. They were not worried about any accidents at all.
But just before they walked out of Chigg Town, some dust suddenly rose from the edge of the forest in the distance …
"What's that?"
"It should be the new lord."
"He's making such a big scene. Is he afraid that others won't know that he's here …"
While chatting, the team escorting the prisoners of war still moved forward without vigilance.
*****
"My intentions are clear to all of you. These captives are Baron Sodelor's subordinates. I've kept them alive as a sign of my 'sincerity'. If he's willing to stand on the negotiating table with us, that's for the best … But if he still insists on doing things his own way …"
Earl Owen shrugged his shoulders and looked around at the lords in front of him. "Then I'm sure you'd like to see what the lord who tried to occupy Giger Town is capable of."
"Earl Owen, these things are just minor details. The ownership of Chigg Town is only one aspect. Tranka has such a large territory. What about the taxes of those knights? "
"The Dukes Of Angmar may not agree."
"Angmar? Who cares whether he agrees or not now? Francis died inexplicably, and Sally went to the 'Holy Temple' and won't come back for two years. Heh … Since you're here today, your eyes are naturally not only on Chigg Town … "
The intention expressed in this sentence was already obvious — the biggest lord of Eiffta's territory was no longer able to hold on, and the situation of collapse was imminent.
The barons led by Howard hoped to get a piece of the pie as soon as possible, while the puppets led by Owen wanted to quickly get rid of Sodelor and avenge Ansadin. Earl Durant had both intentions, but because his power was too great, he was rejected by both sides at the same time …
Thus, the situation had unknowingly reached a delicate balance.
However, just when the negotiations were at an impasse, the smoke and dust raised in the distance made several lords turn their heads at the same time —
"Who's coming this time?"
"Quite a bluff. Is it a warning to us? Hahaha … "
Amidst the cold laughter, the lords did not take this "show" seriously. Earl Owen turned his head to look, but there was a strange premonition in his heart — he muttered to himself, "Impossible …"
"Earl Owen, what do you think? Do you know who's coming? "
"I'm just thinking, if the person coming is Baron Sodelor …" Earl Owen pointed to the distance and deliberately made a "scared" expression, "Is he going to directly fight with us? I'm so scared. "
Such words naturally caused a burst of undisguised laughter. At this time, there were more than 400 knights and more than 2,000 infantrymen among the five lords. This scale was enough to fight a war. Who would have the guts to rush over? Not to mention the baron who had less than 100 soldiers under his command …
Although they were all fighting for power, these old nobles still showed a unanimous "disdainful" attitude in the face of those who did not know the rules.
At this moment, the soldiers in their respective camps were actually as relaxed as the nobles. In the face of the team rushing over from 500 meters away, they were not too vigilant. They just looked around curiously, and did not think of the word "fight" at all.
400 meters. The horses' hooves thundered, and the smoke and dust gradually dispersed. People could see that this was only a team of about 60 people.
300 meters. The armor of the people coming was clearly visible, and the outline of the lance pointing high into the sky could already be seen clearly.
200 meters. The warhorses accelerated again, heading straight for Earl Owen's camp.
100 meters …
Earl Owen's knights finally realized that the other side did not seem to be as simple as "showing off". The raised lance was actually leveled at the camp!
The camp was in chaos. The soldiers picked up their weapons randomly, and the Knights didn't even have time to put on their armor. The soldier who passed the order shouted loudly, but he could only watch as the team rushed towards him at an extreme speed …
The lords who were two or three hundred meters away still maintained the posture of talking just now, but at this time, they were staring blankly at Earl Owen's camp. Everyone had an extremely interesting expression on their faces, but the corner of Earl Owen's mouth twitched four or five times in succession …
"Boom!"
There was a crash.
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