Chapter 35

Victor's slender fingers gently knocked on the saddle, like knocking on Bayer's heart, making his mouth dry and cold sweat. His muscles were tight like a compressed spring. He could break out at any time and escape to the camp faster than the charge of the war horse.

As for seizing the seemingly weak young Lord opposite, Bayer had no idea at all. It was not because he lacked the courage to take risks, but as a former vassal, he was used to maintaining awe of the Lord.

All Bayer wants now is to continue to maintain control and influence over the camp. Therefore, he is willing to pay full tribute to victor.

Although Bayer is more knowledgeable than ordinary collar people, it's a pity that he is not a noble after all. He has unconsciously touched the bottom limit of the Lord class: what I gave you is yours, and what I didn't give you, don't even think about it!

Everyone was waiting for the Lord's statement. Bruce even took the battle spear from the squire and put down the visor on his helmet. In his opinion, there was no possibility of being forgiven for the free people who threatened the Lord's rule.

Just as victor was ready to speak, a bloody crow landed on a guard in the team. The guard quickly took off the stationery tied to the bloody crow's leg and handed it to victor.

After reading the sheepskin stationery in his hand, Victor held the stationery in the palm of his hand without expression and asked Bayer, who knelt on the ground, "Bayer, I heard that you have a heroic long sword issued by the kingdom of dodo. Why didn't you take it with you?"

When Baron Wimbledon mentioned the heroic sword, Bayer secretly complained, but pretended to be frightened and said to victor, "Sir, I have a heroic sword, but it was seized from a jackal bandit and not given to me by the kingdom of dodo."

"Really? Go back and show me the long sword. By the way, call ten people out to see me. I have something to say to them." Victor smiled noncommittally and then said, "there should be old people, women and children among these ten people. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my Lord. I'll go now." Bayer said respectfully, wiped the sweat on his head, got up and walked to the camp.

Although he didn't understand Victor's intention to call ten people out, it was obvious that the LORD would not identify them as bandits, which made Bayer a lot easier.

"Bruce, I decided to let them go for the time being." After Bayer entered the camp, Victor calmly said to Bruce.

"Victor, I obey your will, but I still think your kindness will cause you great trouble." Bruce shrugged his shoulders, handed the spear back to his retinue and said indifferently.

Although Bruce was a pity for his lack of credit for eliminating bandits, it was also a good thing that his subordinates did not have to bear the risk of casualties.

"It's not just because of kindness. This is the news from master Edwin." Victor looked heavy and handed Bruce the letter in his hand.

"Ogre!?" Bruce frowned when he read the contents of the letter.

When victor and Bruce led the team to deal with the free camp, the scouts sent to explore the entrance of the Everglades returned to the camp. He found the trace of Ogre activities on the only way to enter the Everglades. Edwin immediately transmitted the situation to victor and Bruce using the blood eyed crow.

"Although it is not difficult for us to break through this camp, there will inevitably be casualties. In order to concentrate more power against the ogres, I decided to let them go for the time being. After all, the ogres are a big problem!" Victor whispered to Bruce.

"Well, ogres are really hard to deal with. We really need to concentrate." Bruce nodded in a dignified tone.

In fact, even if there was no news from Edwin, Victor did not intend to destroy these free people.

On the one hand, Victor could not, like other lords, kill hundreds of people in cold blood in order to maintain authority. On the other hand, he also wanted to cover up the alchemists produced in the future by accepting the free people in the territory.

Once a sufficient number of alchemists have been produced, the free people in this camp can't turn over any storm even if they are ten times stronger.

However, although he decided to accept these free people, Victor must also take some measures to restrict these people, otherwise his blind kindness will only be regarded as weak and deceptive by ambitious people.

"Nelson, I hope you can compete with this Bayer. Are you sure of winning?" Victor turned to Nelson and asked.

"Bayer is strong, but it's not my opponent." Nelson smiled confidently.

"Don't underestimate the enemy. Bayer is probably the honorary of the heroic long sword. My natural instinct tells me that he is a fierce soldier like you." Victor warned Nelson carefully.

"If the kingdom of Dodo can also grant heroic swords to mercenaries, I can get three. Moreover, mercenaries never underestimate the enemy, because mercenaries who underestimate the enemy will not live long." Nelson raised the axe in his hand, and his calm words showed a taste of iron blood of indifference to life and death.

Victor nodded with satisfaction, turned to Bruce and said, "this Bayer is good. Do we recruit some people to deal with the ogres in this camp?"

Since these free people are willing to become Victor's neighbors, they can't refuse the Lord's call, let alone the ogre threatens everyone in the territory.

"Ogres are powerful opponents. Only well-trained and United soldiers can destroy these terrible monsters. Even your militia, I don't intend to take them, and I don't trust him." Bruce shook his head and denied Victor's plan.

Ordinary militia who have not experienced the test of life and death can't even hold their weapons in front of the terrible ogres. Once these people collapse because of fear, it will affect the morale of the whole team and cause an irreversible chain reaction.

"Then they can only offer us supplies."

For these dissidents, Victor decided to exercise his Lord's rights. Moreover, the collection of offerings can continue to weaken the strength of the group.

While talking, Bayer came back with ten men and women, old and young.

"Good day, Lord." Led by Bayer, these people saluted victor in awe.

"I am Baron Victor Wimbledon, the rightful owner of this territory. I have agreed to include you as my people." Victor raised his voice to announce to these people.

Victor's decision made these free people all look happy, which means that they can live in this land safely in the future.

"Bayer, show me your heroic sword." Victor said to Bayer.

Bayer respectfully handed the hilt to victor. Although he was reluctant, it would be a good result if this heroic sword could be accepted by the Lord.

"Berg?" When Victor saw the words engraved on the heroic sword, he gave Bayer a thoughtful look.

"Yes, sir, this is the heroic sword I seized from the Jackal robbers." Bayer said bitterly.

"Bayer, you ask me to keep this camp, and I can agree. But there are signs of Ogres in the territory, so you must prove to me that you are capable of protecting this camp, or I will order all the people here to move."

Victor's words made these free people agitate immediately, but out of their trust in Bayer, they soon calmed down again.

"My Lord, how can I prove it?" Bayer asked Victor with burning eyes.

As for the ogre, Bayer thought it was Victor's deliberate alarmism. Because they have lived here for more than two years. At the beginning, there are indeed many monsters here, but the strongest is the ferocious jackals. Since the York family cleaned up this territory a year ago, powerful monsters have basically disappeared. More and more free people come here to make a living, but they have never heard of an ogre,

"It's very simple. This is my guard captain. You only need to hold on to him for a quarter of an hour, and I'll agree to your request." Victor flashed a cunning light in his eyes, pointed to Nelson, and then inserted his heroic sword into the ground.

"Sir, I need a shield." Holding back his ecstasy, Bayer pulled out his lost and recovered heroic sword and said in a deep voice to victor.

Bayer is confident of defeating Nelson. In the battle of Whitewater castle, he even killed a trainee Knight of Sasan, not to mention supporting himself in front of the guard captain for a quarter of an hour.

However, you can't go too far, otherwise if you hurt the captain of the guard, the Lord will feel that he has no face. Today, you should discharge water appropriately. Bayer thought to himself.

Bayer did not realize that he had fallen into Victor's language trap.

Bayer doesn't know that Nelson is actually a fierce soldier, and his strength is still above him. If he goes all out, maybe he can compete with Nelson. If he just wants to deal with a quarter of an hour, the outcome is doomed to be ugly.

Victor nodded and motioned back. A guard threw his heavy shield to Bayer. This side is made of iron oak, inlaid with the whole steel plate, and wrapped with a thick leather heavy shield.

Bayer took it in his hand, waved it lightly and said to victor, "I'm ready, sir."

The armored Nelson came forward and raised his middle axe to Bayer five meters away, indicating that he could start.

As soon as Bayer's pupils narrowed, he knocked heavily on the shield with his long sword and opened his posture. His intuition told him that the tall and indifferent guard in front of him was a strong enemy and had to deal with it carefully, so he decided to test his opponent's strength first.

However, Nelson didn't mean to test. He rushed directly to Bayer and fiercely cleaved his axe at his opponent.

This axe is simple, direct and ferocious. The sharp axe blade cuts through the air and makes a whistling sound. It has a tragic and bloody smell.

In the face of Nelson's unreserved axe, Bayer was shocked. He used the heavy shield of his left hand to shoot Nelson's axe obliquely, trying to shoot Nelson's axe directly.

However, when the shields and axes intersected, Bayer found that the power of the straight split was amazing. Instead of being patted by him, Nelson's axe pressed back the shield in his hand with an unstoppable force.

Bayer's 18 point physique is much higher than that of ordinary elite soldiers, but Nelson's physique is full of 20 points, and his own strength is stronger than Bayer. In the face of Nelson who went all out, Bayer wanted to keep something. The consequence of this information asymmetry was that he fell into the disadvantage in an instant.

In the face of the sudden force rolling, Bayer showed his superb martial arts. He panicked but did not panic. He improved to retreat along with this force, rotated his body to the right, and lifted the long gold sword in his hand to Nelson.

This is Bayer's counterattack to win in the defeat. Even if he can't hit Nelson, he can push him back so that he can get back in shape after pulling away.

Nelson didn't let him do what he wanted. The fighting skills of the bear mercenaries may not be as exquisite as those of the nobility, but they are all fighting skills that have experienced the test of life and death. Once they gain an advantage, they will recklessly launch fierce and fierce attacks on their opponents, expanding this advantage until they defeat their opponents.

Nelson did not retreat but entered. He blocked the long sword with his right hand's axe, and the handle of his left hand knocked directly on Bayer's chest.

Bayer had to protect his chest with a shield, and the great power shook him back, and then he fell into Nelson's stormy attack.

Seeing that the leader was suppressed, the free people watching the war were stunned. Bayer has always been an invincible and powerful soldier in their eyes, but now their confidence in Bayer has wavered.

It deserves to be the captain of the Baron's escort. Indeed, it is unmatched by wandering soldiers like Bayer!

If Bayer knew that the leaders thought so, he would spit blood angrily.

What is a wandering soldier? I'm the captain of Lord Viscount's guard...

That's why Victor called ten old and weak women and children out to see him. He needed these free people to witness Bayer's failure and establish a stronger impression of the Lord in their hearts.

These old and weak women and children have no combat effectiveness and can hardly be Bayer's confidants, so Bayer is difficult to prevent them from spreading what they see in the camp.

Bayer didn't have time to think so much at this time. Nelson had completely controlled the rhythm of the battle. The continuous fierce attacks made him unable to resist. He was very upset. If he showed all his strength at the beginning, even if he couldn't win the powerful guard captain, he wouldn't be so depressed.

However, Bayer is worthy of being the honorary of the heroic long sword. Under extremely unfavorable circumstances, he still shows exquisite martial arts skills and tenacious fighting will. From time to time, he tries to get back to the unfavorable situation through clever counterattack. Even Bruce who watches the war nodded secretly.

The fierce battle between the two powerful soldiers made the surrounding dust fly, obscuring the sight of the spectators. They could only hear the huge sound of weapons colliding with each other, and the ground they stepped on became pitted and messy, as if they had been trampled by a giant beast.

Finally, Nelson lifted up fiercely and flew the deformed heavy shield in Bayer's hand. Bayer staggered back for several steps. He changed from holding the sword alone to holding the sword with both hands, breathing heavily to prepare for Nelson's next attack.

But Nelson stopped his attack and stepped back. Just when Bayer was confused, he heard the voice of the baron.

"Time is up. Bayer, you have proved your ability to me. I agree to your request to keep the camp."

Bayer looked blank. Although Victor agreed to his request, he was not as happy as he thought. Instead, he felt that he had lost something more valuable.

Victor looked at the ten freemen with the same blank face, pointed to one of the old farmers and asked, "what's your name?"

"Lord, my name is Dick." The old farmer with gray hair excited his spirit and hurried forward to answer.

"Dick, I promised Bayer to keep the camp. Now I appoint you as the village head of the camp. I hope you will not betray my trust in you," Victor said to dick with a smile.

"Ah!?" Dick stood where he was when he was struck by lightning. The sudden happiness made the old farmer feel like he was dreaming.

"Village chief Dick, I have a few things to tell you." Victor, whether Dick was listening or not, continued:“