Thain's surrender seemed to be expected, and the next series of arrangements were very smooth, not abrupt at all.
At this moment, Thain knew that his surrender seemed to have been expected by the other party. Otherwise, he could not have promised to surrender, and the other party had implemented all relevant duties and identities. But through these arrangements, Thain also knew that neither William nor Sean would let himself contact with other members of the Hastings family. His only worry now was that the person who knew his real identity was still alive and would sell his identity to Sean.
In fact, because the situation was very urgent, only a few people knew their true identity at that time.
Even with Taylor, there won't be more than ten people.
Robert, who was sent by his father to protect him, was one of them. However, Robert was dead. He didn't need to worry. The only thing he worried about was the remaining people. But he also knew that after the war between such aristocrats ended, the surviving aristocrats could never be killed. Otherwise, once it was spread, they would face the crusade of all the aristocrats in the whole continent.
Of course, if you die on the battlefield, it's another matter.
However, having said that, as long as this means of executing nobles is hidden from others, there will be no problem. Anyway, for the nobles, what they need is only a fig leaf. As long as this fig leaf is covered, other nobles will not say more. Even if they know that these people were killed after surrender, they will not say more.
Therefore, after Thain surrendered, he sent his first advice to Sean.
"Lord, since you have decided to occupy tinguin, none of the Hastings who have surrendered can stay." Thain seems to have completely adapted to his new identity. He has no restraint in the tent, but a calm face. It seems that he is Sean's most loyal subordinate from the beginning.
Hearing Thain say such bloody and cruel words, Sean raised his eyebrows slightly.
Before William and Sean asked why, Thain explained: "although the Hastings family is only a count family, they have stood firmly beside the nugus family from the beginning, even if the nugus family was cut twice in three low tide periods in the history of dabion, But the Hastings still haven't changed their position. Moreover, this time, the southern aristocratic circle of dabion knows very well that the reason why the Hastings family targeted the Lord is completely inspired by the nugus family. Therefore, whether public or private, the Hastings family suffered such a major collapse this time, and the nugus family will certainly help. "
"In this way, although the strength of the Hastings family is damaged, they are still a count family as long as they keep it. The Hastings family is extremely vindictive. After such a big loss in your hands this time, Lord, they will certainly try their best to get it back, but they will never use war again. Even the nugus family will be vigilant. " Thain did not stop. He continued to analyze, "I know, Lord, you intend to gradually encroach on dabion's territory, but the Hastings will never give you a chance after this big loss. Therefore, if Lord, you plan to continue to find an excuse to encroach on dabion's territory, no matter what aspect you consider, Must be uprooted. "
Although Sean and William did not tell Thain their plans, Thain was able to guess some of Sean's plans from the previous provocative excuses and the blockade of the gorge rift valley. But he didn't know that Sean's real purpose was to cause war between the two countries. He thought Sean just wanted to expand his territory by gradually encroaching on dabion's border territory.
Encroaching on territory and provoking war are completely two concepts, so the results of things must be different.
But only from some clues can we infer some of Sean's ideas, and Thain is really not simple.
"So your opinion is to kill all those who have surrendered?" Sean looked at Thain and asked.
"Yes." Thain nodded. "If they don't deal with things all at once, they will continue to make trouble, and there has never been a precedent of occupying other people's territory in the war between nobles. If you don't completely solve the Hastings family, once the influence of the nugus family is brought into play in dabion, Lord, you will eventually return the tinguin collar. "
Thain was right about that.
Because no matter which country, even if there is a dispute between the aristocrats of the Empire and the aristocrats of the Kingdom, it is impossible to occupy the territory of the kingdom. In the end, it is natural to solve the problem by means of compensation. Otherwise, once the peace association intervenes, the problem will become more troublesome and complex. Even the occupying party may not get any benefits, but compensate the losses of the defeated party.
In the history of the miracle continent, this kind of thing has happened a lot.
But Thain didn't know that Sean had already reached an agreement with Christina, the white robed executive of the peace association. Now the peace association has gone to find trouble. Let alone encroach on the two territories of tinkin and yadby. Even if Sean swallowed the whole dabion, the peace association would not be involved in this matter.
Of course, Thain can't know these things.
So his analysis is based on the information he currently knows. Both William and Sean are very good at judging the sincerity and accuracy of a person's words through the capture of tone and expression - at this moment, Sean and William can be sure that Thain's remarks about the action of the nugus family and the strong retaliation of the Hastings family are not joking.
However, Sean doesn't care about these. What he really cares about is that nugus is likely to tolerate this tone and ignore his provocation, so he really can't provoke a war between the two countries. Is he going to offend a Duke family and cultivate a new enemy and opponent?
Sean doesn't hurt that much.
"Even if you kill these people, what about those who escape?" Sean looked at Thain and asked in a deep voice.
"If you can trust me, sir, please give me 500 people. I guarantee that none of them will escape from tinguin." Thain's voice was very calm, but the killing intention in his words did not weaken at all, even more fierce than what Sean saw on the battlefield. "I followed Lord Domingo for a long time and was his confidant, so I know the real hiding place of the Hastings family, where there are a lot of resources of the Hastings family, Just to prevent the Hastings family from losing one day and making a comeback. "
Sean's mouth was slightly raised and a happy look flashed in his eyes: "you mean there are a lot of strategic resources?"
"I'm not sure if it's a strategic resource, but it must be worth more than a million." Thain replied very seriously.
The kingdom of dabion has its own monetary system, so the currency they use is not pan continental gold coins, so it is actually cheaper in price. However, even if it is cheaper, the gold content is eight cents, so if Thain didn't deceive him, there would be more than 800000 converted from more than one million. However, both Sean and William know that this account must not be calculated in this way, because as long as this resource is not money, the actual value, even in the Principality of lane, is definitely more than one million.
"If adults don't believe me, you can send someone to go with me." Thain continued.
"No." William decided on the spot, "I'll give you a thousand people How long will it take you to solve this? "
"Guarantee to complete the task within half a month!" After a little thought, Thain replied in a deep voice.
"OK." William nodded without saying anything, but motioned that Thain could leave.
Thain nodded slightly and stopped. He turned and left the tent. Naturally, a quartermaster led the way to serve him. William said to give him a thousand people. In the current situation, the only soldiers who can be selected are the soldiers of the iron wing army. Although this is likely to let Thain find out the combat effectiveness and overall structure of the army, William and Sean don't care about this.
"He's really a cruel man." After Thain went away, William's handsome face was enough to make women jealous, and then showed a sneer of disdain. "It's a pity that even his own people don't let go. It's a pity that his intelligence is mistaken by his intelligence."
"I'm sure you didn't know it for the first time." Sean smiled and then said, "when did you find it?"
"When he asked Domingo just now." William's face was also a little gloomy. Obviously, he was dissatisfied with what he was almost cheated by Thain. "If he didn't have a sad look after asking, I really couldn't find it." Speaking of this, William's face suddenly changed and looked at Sean in surprise: "you knew from the moment you came in that he was Domingo's illegitimate son?"
"Neither." Of course, Sean can't say yes. After all, the first contact was William. He didn't know the initial dialogue between them. "Like you, I found it when I saw his reaction to Domingo and then thought of his performance in the void city before I just didn't expect that this guy would bear it, and in order to keep the secret that he was Domingo's son, he was so cruel that he even gave us a big gift. "
"I like such a person. He not only has ambition, but also has the driving force to move forward, which is a good thing for the development of our territory Of course, it's also a double-edged sword. As long as the time is right, he will certainly take the black hand. " William smiled and then turned to Sean. "What are your plans?"
"Since you like it, I won't interfere in it." Sean shrugged indifferently. "Anyway, such a person won't be a threat in a short time, and I believe you can control it."
"Ha ha." William smiled and blushed. "From this moment on, he needs to constantly prove that he still has the value of living."