This chapter is "Kazenoiro" Ten Thousand Rewards.
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In front of an empty, dilapidated castle.
There was only one serf responsible for looking after the castle.
Trembling with fear, he replied, "Sir, Sir, all the nobles of Mane City have gathered in Mane City. It was an order from the Count of Castle Vanilla. The castle's butler gave me ten copper coins to look after the castle and make sure no one steals the flowers in the garden. "
After listening to the serf's words.
Liszt frowned in deep thought, "Sure enough, knowing that the army is approaching, all the nobles have begun to band together to resist … Apart from Mane City, I'm afraid there are only a few Knight in this area."
He quickly made a decision, "The closest town to Mane City is Honey Town, about twenty kilometers away. We can arrive in half an hour. Let's set up camp in Honey Town! "
"Sir, aren't we too close to Mane City?" Laiden reminded.
"Stay alert at night. I hope they will abandon the city and take the initiative to launch a sneak attack on me. If not, after a night's rest, we will directly attack the city. With Dosen around, their castle won't last long. Tear down the castle, destroy the Knight of Mane City, and quickly move in! "
Dosen's Rockthorn was the fastest magic to tear down a castle, unless the castle had anti-magic materials.
After destroying the Knight of Mane City, they would cooperate with the Count to destroy Snade's Castle Vanilla, and then they could quickly advance to the next big city.
Iron Hoof Island had a total of eleven big cities. The three port cities, Oxhoof City, Oxhorn City, and Oxhair City, had already been occupied. Iron Hoof City, where Marquis Bull was located, was easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, there were still six big cities left. Capturing each one was a huge battle.
In fact, destroying Iron Hoof Island was not difficult.
Marquis Bull could attack and injure the Sapphire Dragon, but that was more than thirty years of preparation, and no matter how strong he was, he was only a Marquis.
His strength was limited.
Now the Grand Duke had gathered all his followers from the major ports to encircle them. Without outside interference, this battle was a great opportunity to seize credit. Moreover, Marquis Bull's direct subordinate, Orders of Chivalry — Wrathful Orders of Chivalry, had already gone to fight against the second prince.
The area around Oxhorn City was, in theory, an abandoned battlefield. If they didn't seize the credit now, when would they?
"The only ones we have to be careful of are the sorcerers of the Goat Gathering. The Bull Marquis has a deep connection with the evil sorcerers of the Goat Gathering … However, the nobles who follow him may not have anything to do with the sorcerers." After Liszt stated his decision, he let the others discuss it for a while.
In the end, they still followed his decision and quickly rushed to Honey Town.
Honey Town was only two kilometers away from Mane City. It was a distance that could be covered in a single charge. When the red glow of dusk filled the western sky, the Black Orders of chivalry had already blocked the main road out of Honey Town.
There was no Knight in the town.
Liszt directly ordered, "Start the clean-up. Drive the serfs away, but don't kill them at will!" In any case, he was the soul of a modern person, and he was far from being indifferent to life.
Selling serfs was already the worst crime he could do to the commoners.
"Yes, Sir!"
The Black Orders of chivalry quickly cleaned up the serfs in the town, drove them out of the castle, and then began to set up camp around the castle. Of course, some serfs were driven over to help the Knight complete the work of fixing tents, gathering firewood, carrying water, digging soil, and so on.
The Knight searched the town inside and outside. When they returned, the camp was already set up.
"Sir, there should be a lot of rats among the serfs that Mane City uses to gather information. Unfortunately, we only caught two. Their kind should have already brought the news of our arrival to Mane City." Captain Leiden reported.
"It doesn't matter. I originally intended to let the people of Mane City know the news … Tonight, they will either be on tenterhooks and unable to sleep well, or they will arrange a sneak attack. In any case, the outcome of the battlefield cannot be changed … We came here to conquer and encircle! "
After saying these harsh words.
Liszt said: "Bring the two rats over."
The rats were quickly brought over. They had already suffered physical pain, so they had no backbone. They directly poured out what they knew: "Honorable Sir Knight, there are nearly 130 Earth Knights in Mane City. The strongest is Baron Murray. The elite Earth Knights are all stationed in the castle."
Another rat rushed to say: "The castle is on a hillside, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, there is plenty of water and food. Right now, Baron Murray and the others are still building the rock walls, preparing to defend the castle to the death … They may not intend to attack."
"Why don't they intend to attack or escape, but choose to defend to the death?" Liszt asked.
"Maybe they don't dare to leave the territory without permission. Once they leave, it is tantamount to running away, and they will be punished more severely." The previous rat replied.
But the other one shook his head and said loudly: "Honorable Sir Knight, Parker is willing to exchange a big secret for my freedom."
"Tell me. If it is really a big secret, I don't mind letting you go." Liszt gave Markus a look, and the Earth Knight dragged the previous rat away.
Parker was immediately relieved: "Here's the thing. I have a brother who is a rat in Ox Hair City, and he has a relationship with Trish, the maid of Caraway Castle. Once when they were doing something good in the warehouse, they overheard a magician coming to Caraway Castle and discussing something with the Earl in secret. "
The magician told Earl Snade that Marquis Bull needed him to defend the castle and delay the army's attack.
He also promised that if the matter was successful, he would be conferred the title of a new Marquis. Even if Snade unfortunately died in the battle, his son would inherit the title of Marquis.
"The Earl's son served under the Orders of Chivalry of Wrath. Those were the Duke's Orders of Chivalry, so the Earl quickly agreed to the magician to defend Caraway Castle." Parker said in full detail.
"Did they say what would happen after the matter was successful?"
"I don't know, Sir Knight. I have already told them everything I know. These are all the news my brother bragged to me after drinking. He said that he and Trish had a relationship, which was tantamount to sleeping with the maid of the future Marquis." After Parker finished, he could not help but ask, "Sir Knight, you promised to give me freedom. I promise to leave Mane City without looking back."
"Of course, I will give you freedom now. Markus, take him out." Liszt said, giving Markus a knowing look.
After a while, Markus brought another rat over and said: "Sir, Parker has obtained complete freedom." He deliberately emphasized the word 'freedom'.
In this world, there would be many restrictions at any time and any place.
Liszt looked at the rat: "Your partner Parker has exchanged a secret for his freedom. What about you? If you have a secret of sufficient value, you can also obtain freedom."
The rat stammered: "Sir Knight, I … I … Ah, right, I know, I have a secret!"
"What secret?"
"It is a sprite worm. The barley worm is being bred in the barley field belonging to Baron Murray outside Mane City. Baron Murray has no way to move it away and can only raise it outside … But, but, it has already been a few days. I don't know if the barley worm has been bred or not."
A barley worm being bred?
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