"My lord, the goods have been transported. The Red River Manor and the immigrant town have been reduced to ashes. Everything you asked for has been completed. This is the list of goods." Therkamp said as he held a thick stack of animal skin papers.
Loriste was speechless as he watched the last caravan enter the city gate. What were they carrying? A broken iron pot, a dirty earthen jar, a peeling carpet, a removed window frame, and an old mop with a piece of rag hanging on it …
"Why did you bring all these things back?"
"My lord, even though these things are old, they can still be used after some washing ….." Therkamp said.
"What are those carriages carrying? Why are they so heavy? "Lollister asked as he pointed at the carriages.
The last few carriages seemed to be carrying something heavy, and their speed was a lot slower than the caravan in front.
"These are floor tiles. My lord, I think the floor tiles of the manor's hall are good, so I asked someone to pry them out. We can use them when the castle is built. "Therkamp was very pleased with himself.
Lollister gave him a thumbs up: "I say, when you see Fatty Shi in the future, you can proudly tell him that you've finished your apprenticeship!"
Looking at Lollister's back as he left, Therkamp grabbed Redi who was beside him and asked: "My lord, what did you mean by that? I didn't ask Knight Shredder to be my apprenticeship, what apprenticeship? "
Redi chuckled. He had been with Lollister for the longest time, and he often heard Ayer complain about Fatty Shi being stingy and stingy. He understood Fatty Shi's character and personality very well. After thinking for a while, Redi replied in a serious tone: "My lord is praising you for being more calculative than Knight Shredder. You're a good manager ….."
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Lollister and Jost sat in the tent and drank steaming hot mugs. These were the spoils of war from the Red River Manor, and there were a lot of them. Laurist kept the rest for himself, except for two large jars for Miss Tresti.
"In the past half a month, I've captured seven groups of people who came to Red River Valley Manor Castle. They were all envoys sent by the nearby lords. Some wanted to befriend me, some wanted to trade with me, and some asked for assistance. The last few I caught were asking to marry into the Kenneth Family. I locked them up, and before I left, I set fire to the Red River Valley Manor castle in front of them, and then let them go … "Josk reported.
"Strange. Why didn't the Cummins Family send out scouts? This doesn't make sense. Could it be that they didn't receive the news that the Flying Feather Mercenary Group had been annihilated? They didn't even know that the Red River Valley Manor's castle had been occupied by us? That shouldn't be possible. "Laurist scratched his head in confusion.
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In fact, Lorister had guessed correctly. It was true that the Kemps family knew nothing. The three Flying Feather Mercenaries who escaped were very unlucky. They were shot in the back by an arrow and died in less than half a day. The remaining two split up and fled. One panicked and ran into the battlefield of the two lords. One of the Lords was ambushing another Lord, and when he saw the Flying Feather Mercenary run into his ambush, he thought that it was the other Lord's scout and immediately ordered to shoot. As such, the Flying Feather Mercenary became a target.
In the end, that Flying Feather Mercenary Troop ran for a whole day and was exhausted, so they found a village to rest. In the end, the Flying Feather Mercenaries discovered that the villagers were all old, weak, women, and children. When they asked around, they found out that all the young and strong men had been recruited by the Lord to fight in the war. This mercenary had evil intentions. Relying on his strong physique, Bian Ling forced the villagers to provide him with good food, drinks, and women. From the mercenary's point of view, as a Black Iron, everyone in the village combined wouldn't be a match for him, so there was nothing to worry about.
The Flying Feather Mercenaries did not understand the customs of the Northern Lands. Originally, when guests came to visit, they had to receive them warmly. The people of the Northern Lands were very hospitable. However, there was no need to say anything about unwelcome guests. Leaving their lives behind was also the toughest side of the Northlanders. This Flying Feather Mercenary Troop thought that he had the upper hand over the people of this village. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he hugged the two women and played with them for a while. The Flying Feather Mercenary Troop drank too much and was a little thirsty. However, he still maintained his vigilance. When he saw the woman drink a mouthful of tea, he snatched it away and poured it into his mouth.
In the end, after drinking the tea, the Flying Feather Mercenary Troop saw the two women sneer at him. He knew that something was wrong. He wanted to get up and subdue the two women, but he found that his limbs were numb and he couldn't exert any strength. Then … … this Flying Feather Mercenary Troop was buried alive by the old, weak, women, and children of the village. His weapons, horses, leather armor, and the things he carried with him made the people of the village rich.
The famous Flying Feather Mercenary Troop in the capital of the Iberian Kingdom, Winderbury City, was destroyed in the Northern Lands just like that. No one knew about it. The Kenneth Family thought that with the Flying Feather Mercenary Troop, they wouldn't have to worry about the safety of the Viscount Territory. They only cared about wrangling with Duke Lujins, hoping that the Duke would let their family's armed forces, which numbered more than two thousand people, enter the Northern Lands.
If they had split up, these two thousand people would have long since arrived in the Northern Lands. However, the Kenneth Family wasn't willing. First, it was the second prince's intention to use this armed force to hinder Duke Lujins' unification of the Northern Lands. Second, the Kenneth Family hoped that this armed force could enter the Northern Lands openly. Not only would it allow the nobles of the Kenneth Family to witness the rise of the Kenneth Family, it would also deter the nobles of the surrounding territories from having any ideas about the Kenneth Family.
Duke Lujins' biggest problem was that he was indecisive. However, this time, he was determined to not let the Kenneth Family's armed force enter the Northern Lands. Compared to the Duke's Northern Army, which had more than twenty thousand soldiers, the Kenneth Family's armed force was only a tenth of the Duke's army. Moreover, the Kenneth Family had always been extremely respectful to the Duke. They even sent one of their women, the Viscount's cousin, to the Duke to become his mistress. However, this time, the Duke refused to let them enter no matter what. Both sides had been arguing for nearly three months.
Viscount Kenneth was so busy that he didn't have the time to pay attention to his own territory. In the past three months, he had been busy giving gifts, money, and women. He had also been busy getting on the good side of Duke Lujins's capable subordinates and asking them to help him persuade the Duke. He had also been serving the Duke day in and day out, even fighting to serve tea and water. Finally, under the pressure of the second prince, Duke Luggins was moved by the viscount's dedication in serving him, and he finally relented. After Viscount Luggins wrote a letter of guarantee that if Duke Luggins needed it, the two thousand armed men of the Luggins Family would obey Duke Luggins' orders, Duke Luggins signed the pass.
After receiving the pass, Viscount Kenneth ordered someone to send the pass to his father in the faraway capital of Winderbury, so that he could urge the armed force to rush to the Northern Lands as soon as possible. At the same time, he ordered his servants to send a letter to the Viscount's territory, telling the chief steward of the Red River Valley Manor Castle to prepare for the arrival of the 2,000 armed forces. When the armed force arrived, he would once again attack the Norton Family. This time, he couldn't fail. He had to make the Norton Family kneel at his feet.
At this moment, Viscount Gammus's three attendants were staring blankly at the ruins of the Red River Valley Manor Castle that had been reduced to ashes and rubble. The manor castle was gone, and so was the immigrant town. Even everyone had disappeared. Who did this? The servants looked at each other. One of the experienced servants composed himself and assigned tasks. One of them went to investigate the construction site of the castle to see if it was still under the Viscount's control. Another one immediately went to report the bad news to the Viscount. He himself went to the surrounding lords to find out who the culprit was.
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"My Lord, there's no need to waste your time thinking about the Kenneth Family. We've already moved the supplies back. It's hard for us to get news about what's going on in the outside world. Since that's the case, we might as well wait. What's going to come will come, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't. We don't have to worry about having nothing to do anyway, "Josk said as he sipped on his Max.
Loriste slapped his thigh. "You're right, Josk. I'm just not used to it. Back in Morent City, you only needed to buy a newspaper to know everything that happened on the Galinthia Continent. After returning to the Family's territory, I feel like I'm blind. I don't know what's going on outside other than my own territory. It's not a good life waiting for the enemy to come knocking on my door. I don't like the feeling of leaving everything to fate. "
Josk put down the cup in his hand. "Let's talk about something else, my Lord. I heard a rumor saying that you're pursuing Miss Tracy. Is that true?"
Loriste was a little resentful. "That's right, but I failed. Miss Tracy's dream is to become a great female scholar, so she's determined to be single. She doesn't want to be tied down by marriage, and she doesn't want to waste her time having children … "
Over the past month, Loriste had looked for Miss Tracy many times, wanting to get close to her. Unfortunately, Miss Tracy was very vigilant. Her old butler was always by her side, and little Winnie was always with her. Once, when both of them weren't around, Loriste wanted to do something, but Miss Tracy called Sang Ben in, leaving him helpless. That time, Loriste brought two pots of Max over. He was determined to last until Sang Ben, who didn't know how to read people's expressions, left, and so he cooked Max there. After drinking cup after cup, he couldn't take it anymore and ran away while holding his urine. From that day onwards, there were rumors that the Lord was pursuing Miss Tracy.
"Single? Haha, that's not bad. I want to be single for the rest of my life …" Josk said thoughtfully.
"Forget it, don't let your imagination run wild. It's more important to find a woman to pass down your family's name. I don't want my Archer Knights to be extinct by my son's generation. That's right, Josk, I'm preparing to announce the freedom of the slave labourers and select a squadron of guards. You have to pay attention to me, and at least train a small group of longbowmen and crossbowmen. What the family lacks the most now are trained long-range soldiers. They usually play with bows and arrows, but they're useless in battle. If we had a small group of well-trained longbowmen or crossbowmen when we dealt with the Flying Feather Mercenaries, we wouldn't have suffered so many losses. "Loriste said seriously.
Josk nodded, "My lord, I understand. But those slave labourers are ordinary people who haven't awakened their qi, and my training plan might not be suitable for them … "
"That's fine, I'll still be staying in Monolith Castle for another twenty days. Although Maple Forest Manor is pressing me, I can still delay my return for a period of time. These twenty days, I'll mainly teach these slave labourers to awaken their qi. Their bodies are very strong and healthy due to long periods of labor, and with a bit more physical training, most of them will awaken their qi. You can choose the people you need from these new soldiers who have awakened their qi. As for the longbows and crossbows, I've already ordered the crossbow master father and son to prepare them. They promised me that they'll provide a batch of simplified crossbows in a month for us to train with. The truly good longbows and crossbows will take longer, and they said they'll only be available in the second half of next year. "Loriste said.
"Mm, the simplified crossbows are fine as well. Although they're lacking in distance, strength, durability, and accuracy, they're good enough. My lord, it's a pity that our northbound caravan hasn't arrived yet. Otherwise, all these weapons would be ready, and we could have anything we want. "Josk sighed.
"That's right, I miss them too. Damn Fatty Shi, where is the caravan, and there's still no news. It's already been three months, and he hasn't sent anyone to inform us … "Loriste muttered resentfully.
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"Achoo! Achoo! Achoo! "Fatty Shi sneezed three times in a row.
"Hehe, trying to be brave, saying that fatty isn't afraid of the cold, but wearing so little clothes, you'll catch a cold," Ell said gloatingly.
"No, I don't feel cold, but my nose suddenly itches. Someone must be talking about me behind my back." Fatty Shi grabbed Ell's cloak and wiped his nose.
"Damn, Fatty Shi, you're disgusting!" Ell pulled off the cloak and threw it to a passing guard. "Here's your reward."
"One for each person. You can't take it back after you give it away," Fatty Shi said as he glanced at Ell.
"Don't you dare, you've dirtied it. If you don't give it back to me, I'll take it off your wife," Ell said.
"…" Fatty Shi was terrified. He knew that Ell would really do it. "I'm afraid of you. You can take another one when we set up camp."
"It's not normal for me to sneeze like that just now. Someone must be talking bad about me." Fatty Shi started another topic.
Ell sneered, "You still want someone to talk good about you? You've stayed in Gerdos City for three months. Do you know what nickname those nobles gave you? Shi Bapi. There are so many people cursing you behind your back every day. Didn't you see that those nobles couldn't wait to celebrate with gongs and drums when we left Gerdos City? They were not seeing us off, but celebrating that the God of Plague is finally gone … "
Fatty Shi said righteously, "I don't care if those nobles die. If they want to curse, just curse. I'm not going to lose a piece of meat. I'm a knight of the Norton Family. Of course, I only think about my family … "
"Maybe Locke is talking about you behind your back. It's been more than three months, and our convoy is still wandering in the Redelis Kingdom. We've wasted too much time. Bofinger has occupied Benz Castle with his family's armed forces for almost a month, but it will take us at least twenty days to reach him," Ell complained.
Fatty Shi was silent for a moment when Lollister was mentioned, but he soon argued, "That can't be helped. We've occupied Gerdos City, and there are so many resources to deal with. The newly-formed troops need training, the convoy needs reorganization, and the cooperation between Viscount Tim's territory and the Peterson's Chamber of Commerce. Even the disputes of those territorial nobles need me to mediate …"
"Yes, and then you robbed them of a fortune. Now, apart from weapons and equipment, those territorial nobles don't even have overnight food at home. They're rubbing their fists and waiting for us to leave so that they can start the war immediately … "Ell mocked.
"But if we didn't do that, how could we have more than four thousand wagons and more than fifty thousand people? I believe Locke will understand that such a large team is slow, "said Fatty Shi.
"Fatty, I miss Locke. I don't know if he's doing well right now. If there's nothing else in the Andinac Kingdom, I want to go to the north to find Locke first. What do you think? "said Ell.
Fatty Shi nodded. "That's a good idea. We can send a message to Locke and tell him that our journey is smooth and that everyone is fine …"
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