Chapter 286

Victor rushed to the front of the team. The party had been waiting for a long time on the roadside. The leader was a young and handsome noble. He was in his twenties. He didn't carry weapons. He was wearing Knight Leather Armor representing the identity of a baron. He was tall and straight, calm, with short chestnut hair, blue eyes and facial lines a little similar to victor, The soft and delicate appearance is the essence of the Wimbledon family.

Because of Sophia, Victor paid special attention to the situation of viscount Sauron. As soon as he saw the knight, the image of Burroughs immediately came to his mind, even though it was the first time they met.

Burrows Baron Wimbledon, 37, is a knight promoted by energy potion The half brother of viscount Wimbledon, who once served in the Imperial Guard, now manages the territory for Sauron and has been granted a baron.

While Victor observed Burroughs, Burroughs was also looking at the young upstarts of his family.

The young Lord was dressed in decent leather armor, with two long swords hanging from his waist. His black hair and black eyes were like the deep night sky. Even the noble lady would be jealous of his beautiful appearance. The Elven blood aristocrat has always been famous for his delicacy and delicacy, but he was tall and straight, symmetrical, heroic, sharp as a sword. Glancing at him, Burroughs was surprised, and involuntarily saluted: "good day, viscount Randall."

"Baron, I didn't expect you to meet me in person." Victor smiled, jumped off the fast bird and said.

Soren and Victor actually have no personal grudges. The so-called hostility is just different positions. Soren worked for Duke Williams, and Sophia was once the confidant of the queen. The struggle between them was ostensibly for the title, but in fact it was the embodiment of the contradiction between the queen and Duke. As Sophia's husband and heir to the Marquis, Victor naturally became a thorn in Soren's eye and flesh. Now, a consensus has been reached within the royal family. Victor has taken refuge in the York family. The royal family and the York family both cooperate and guard against each other on the issue of human horse hills. The relationship between Soren and Victor has also changed from an old enemy to indifference.

The York family ceded the territory in the northern part of Renma hill in exchange for Royal support. The royal family divided the territory into two, which were controlled by Viscount Soren and Viscount Kerry respectively, extending the influence of the royal family to the human horse hills, so as to contain the York family. As the agent of viscount Sauron, Burroughs' indifference to the core members of the York family is in line with his position. Victor did not expect that he would personally meet the Randall family team.

Burroughs was embarrassed, coughed and said, "Sir, we are all the blood of the Wimbledon family. We should have watched and helped each other. You migrate people and explore the north. I am willing to provide convenience and assistance for Raven town."

"Thank you so much." Victor replied.

"It should be." Burroughs nodded, smiled and said, "Reverend Gary, the garrison priest led by Viscount Sauron."

"Lord Randall, may our Lord guide you." The bald fat old man next to him stepped forward and greeted victor. He is about 50 years old. His hairline breaks through the sky. The priest's short robe is covered on his thick body, like a bucket wrapped in linen. His garlic nose and mung bean sized eyes complement each other. His kind smile gives people a sense of philistine tactfulness.

Victor said, "father Gary, nice to meet you." Then he took off the long sword hanging around his waist and handed it to Renault. Baron Burroughs was obviously relieved, and reverend Gary couldn't see his eyes anymore.

"Please follow me, sir. I'll prepare some supplies for you."

There were five full carriages and flocks of cattle and sheep parked on the side of the road. Burroughs introduced Victor: "I know that adults keep wild boars and herd cattle and sheep in the southern territory, but the north is a place where ant people have not set foot. There are still many beasts and monsters wandering in the wild, so there is no way to raise wild boars on a large scale, so I prepared 50 cattle and 200 sheep for adults."

"These carriages are loaded with grain, salt, 30 crossbows, 60 hard bows, 12000 arrows and crossbows, and 20 sets of infantry equipment."

Burroughs' guards opened a long wooden box. Inside, there were neatly bound three feather arrows. The arrow clusters flashed a sharp cold light. The arrow shaft was straight and almost the same thickness and size. Victor knew at a glance that these well-made arrows were the standard equipment of the king's forbidden guards and were by no means comparable to ordinary goods.

"Don't open it. Put it on the carriage." Victor raised his hand, motioned the guards to stop displaying the rest of their armaments, turned his head and asked, "what does your Baron want?"

Facing Victor's straightforward question, Burroughs seemed at a loss, and then felt a burst of discouragement. In his present status as Viscount Randall, there was no need to entertain a vassal baron. Father Gary said, "Lord Randall, your migration is really fast. More than 600 people arrived at Viscount Sauron in only ten days. It must be the credit of the passenger and freight carriages. I hope you can leave these large carriages in Raven town to facilitate the people there to worship in my church."

"Coach?"

Victor frowned. Although Raven town is a town with only hundreds of residents, it is not qualified to set up a church. The believers there are naturally under the jurisdiction of father Gary. It is reasonable for him to put forward the requirement of building public transportation. However, the background of Raven town and Viscount Sauron is different after all, and public transportation will make the two sides more closely connected, This goes against the royal family's intention to contain the York family.

Does Soren want to join the York family?

Thinking of this, Victor asked with a smile, "does the Baron agree?"

Burroughs didn't answer Victor's question directly. He said solemnly: "Sir, the situation in the north is not optimistic. My scouts reported that the dodos are building fortifications 40 kilometers north of Raven Town, which is obviously aimed at us Gambis. If the dodos go south, the adult's Raven town will bear the brunt. I am willing to provide shelter for your people. However, they must be able to quickly withdraw to my castle. I also hope to share with raven town Enjoy intelligence and build beacon towers so that I can respond in time. "

Victor flashed a cold light in his eyes and said, "I remember our neighbor in the north is the great wind Knight of Dodo Kingdom, viscount Negus. Has he invaded my territory? I haven't received any reports from my men."

"Viscount Negus did not invade your territory." Burroughs nodded, "but many bandits have built a camp in the north. They are only 20 kilometers away from your Raven town!"

"Your Excellency, you should know what this means!"

Victor pondered for a moment and asked the priest, "father Gary, do you have any suggestions?"

"Alas..." father Gary sighed sympathetically, "Duke Eriksson of Dodo forged gold coins privately and was hanged by King dodo. Duke Eriksson deserved it. His accomplices coerced the people, fled everywhere and became bandits in order to escape punishment."

"It is the Lord's responsibility to punish bandits and rescue the people. The church will not interfere!"

Victor took a deep look at the fat priest, turned to Burroughs and said, "I'll take your gift."

Burroughs nodded and said eagerly, "Sir, I have arranged a dinner in the castle to welcome you."

"Thank you for your kind invitation. I just want to get to Raven town quickly now." Victor declined Burroughs' kindness and turned to the carriage.

The wheels rolled, the people roared, the cattle and horses neighed, and the mighty convoy drove northward in the dust. Soon, it disappeared in the hills. Baron burrows smiled at father Gary and took the soldiers away.

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The surrounding woods are gradually darkening, the dusk is gradually sinking, the cloudless sky changes from light blue to cyan, the silver moon does not rise, and the dark curtain comes at the beginning. Boots wanders at the intersection, and his anxious eyes sweep to the end of the road from time to time.

"I said, old man, don't mess with your dog." Butz asked old ham, the garrison officer in Raven Town, "Sir, why haven't you arrived yet?"

"My mayor, can you sit down quietly? Animals are the most sensitive. You scare them." Old ham rolled his eyes angrily and continued to appease the teal dogs around him. The nervous mood of his companions will affect these keen hounds, making them suspicious and unable to distinguish between danger and trouble.

"Light the fire! Raise the campfire!" Boots stamped his feet and shouted. The mayor's order was immediately carried out, and the militia lit torches one after another. This is not a peaceful Randall's leader. Monsters and beasts are likely to hide in the bushes and spy on them.

The flames were scattered. Butz breathed a sigh of relief. Just about to sit down, he heard the barking of the teal dog, and then there was a dense sound of horse hoofs. A long line of torches like a burning Python tore through the night and meandered along the road. Butz was surprised to shout. Old ham covered his mouth and shouted, "fire extinguisher! Spread out and hide!"

"Ha ha! Old ham, I smell your shit all the way! Don't hide!"

With a rude laugh, a team of cavalry galloped in. Old Hamlet let Booz loose, laughed and scolded loudly, "Gru, you one eyed bastard, believe it or not, I'll feed you to the dog!"

The militia in Raven town loosened the bowstring and put the sword into the scabbard. As soon as the two sides contacted, there were many laughter and laughter.

"Old boy, I haven't seen you for a long time. You're not dead!" Gru jumped off his horse, jumped in front of old ham and patted him on the shoulder.

"Bah, I won't die if you die!" Old ham looked up proudly and said, "you rude guy, you should call me the garrison officer!"

"I'm the leader of the Lord's personal guard. I'm one level higher than you." Cried grudge.

"Er..." old ham was speechless for a moment, looked left and right and said, "eh... Where has booth gone?" When they turned their heads, they found that boots was trotting towards the noble carriage. Old ham quickly asked his men to catch up and meet the Lord.

Victor and Lilia got out of the carriage. Butz and old ham bowed and said, "see your excellency, see your wife."

"Hard work. How are you doing here?" Victor smiled and nodded.

"Not hard, not hard." "We're fine here," booth said repeatedly Just then, a small head appeared behind Lilia's back. It was bertina. Old ham was very surprised and said to Lilia, "Ya... Oh, madam." Butz kicked him in the leg, and he quickly changed his mouth.

Although Lilia grew up under the watch of old ham, her current status is different from that before. As the beneficiaries of order, the War Bear mercenaries also began to pay attention to the upper and lower dignity, and spontaneously maintain the authority and rule of the Lord, so as to ensure their own status. Raven town is isolated, and Victor can't reach this territory, but old ham and Butz dare not exceed the ceremony.

Etiquette is the rule and order.

Lilia covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Uncle ham, this is bertina, the little servant of the Lord. She is not my daughter, but my sister."

Old ham lost his smile, shook his head and said, "I'm confused. It's only been a few years. How can adults and you have such a big child."

"Go back to Raven town and talk." Victor said, bell came up, took his clothes and begged, "master, bell wants to play with these thin dogs..." the teal dog domesticated by old ham was shaking his head and tail at bertina, looking very friendly, so he almost rushed over.

"No." Victor picked up little Bel and threw her into the carriage.

The motorcade rode on the moonlight for another quarter of an hour and finally arrived at Raven town. In front of the town stands a stone castle. A fence surrounds a closed area of two square kilometers along both sides of the castle. The motorcade drives in one by one from the suspension bridge. The migrating people are happy, but Victor's face is gloomy.

The process of recruiting refugees to migrate to Raven town is very smooth, because Raven town has a castle. The regulation of the castle meets the requirements. It is 35 meters high and built of solid limestone. It has all kinds of sentry towers, suspension bridges and trenches. However, the rocks of the wall were obviously not carefully polished, and the whole city wall was uneven. Even elite soldiers could climb the castle with their bare hands, and it was even more difficult not to fall into the trainee knight. Such a castle can resist the attack of orcs, but it can never resist the raid of great knights.

"This is the castle that the dodos built for me!"

Victor sneered and said, "boots, old ham, you place the people first, and then come to see me. I have something to ask you."

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The castle hall was full of candlelight. Butz and old ham stood under the steps and dared not go out. It was late at night when they settled the people. When they met the Lord, they found that the atmosphere in the hall was dignified and depressed. Victor sat on the throne and closed his eyes. His cold face flickered in the flickering candlelight. After a long time, he opened his eyes and asked, "I heard there is a free people's camp nearby?"

"Yes, my Lord." Old ham stepped forward and said respectfully, "not long ago, the refugees of Dodo built a camp under the stream, with about 1000 people in it. As far as we know, the backbone of the camp was the soldiers of Duke Eriksson. They fled here in order to avoid the pursuit of the kingdom of dodo."

"That is, the free people camp is in my territory?"

"That's right." Booth nodded and said, "according to the agreement between the York family and the dodos, the land on both sides of the stream now belongs to you."

"Haven't you thought about soliciting these people?"

Booth hesitated and said, "the leaders of the free private land were willing to join us, but there were too many of them. We thought about it and refused."

Victor looked at boots with appreciation and said, "it's a wise decision!"

There is a stone mine 60 kilometers north of Raven town. Sylvia has coveted it for a long time. The York family once tried to occupy the territory around the stone mine. Later, with rock bricks, they gave up the plan and ceded the Northern Territory to the royal family. The royal family granted land to two court nobles in order to prevent the York family from acquiring the stone mine. Victor wanted this Enclave to monitor the movements of ant people, collect resources in the mountains and build a stronghold for the caravan to go north. Sylvia agreed to his request and expanded another 1000 square kilometers. As the governor of the horse hills, the York family can legitimately send troops to inspect Raven town. In this way, both Viscount Sauron and Viscount Kerry were under the iron hoof of the rose knights, and the York family formed a counteraction against the royal family.

The game between the York family and the royal family is an internal contradiction of Gambis. In the face of external threats, the two sides will unite. Raven town borders the sphere of influence of the kingdom of Dodo and has become a barrier for Viscount Sauron. Baron Burroughs's actions of sending food, arms, building public transport and beacon towers have been explained. The reason why he did so must be the free people's camp.

Territory has no boundaries. Whoever actually controls it is his. Victor would never believe that the free camp was not the military power of the dodos near Raven town. In his opinion, seeing that the attempt to win over the York family failed, the kingdom of Dodo was unwilling to hand over this land to Gambis, so it sent people to establish this camp as a free people. As long as the priests of Dodo parish go in to preach, it will become the territory of the Kingdom of dodo. If booth takes in those people and cooperates inside and outside, raven town will not be preserved. From father Gary's attitude, it can be seen that the church is obviously on the side of Gambis. To be exact, it is a reward for Victor's design of public transportation.

"Hum, the dodos have calculated on me, so I'll charge some interest first." Victor said coldly, "I've decided to shovel down that free camp!"

Old ham and boots looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. This territory is their home and can't be touched by outsiders. Lilia frowned and said, "honey, killing free people will damage your reputation and may cause big trouble."

Victor said with a shallow smile, "the most important thing to worry about now is the church."

The church protects believers, but those who cannot provide faith are not included. The location of this free camp is remote and the road is not smooth. The people inside can neither go to church to pray, nor can the priest go to preach and collect holy power. The only solution is to let the Lord level the camp and bring the free people back into order. For example, the shepherd worked hard to build a sheepfold to shelter the sheep from the wind and rain and resist the invasion of wild animals, but there are always disobedient sheep escaping from the fence. At this time, it is necessary for the shepherd dog to bring back those stray sheep. It is necessary for the shepherd dog to bite or threaten. Only in this way can the sheep know how warm the shepherd is to build a sheepfold.

"My Lord, I'll send someone to explore the free private land tomorrow." Said old ham.

"Don't wait for tomorrow!" Victor stood up, drew out his long sword and said softly, "tonight, smart people die of conceit, stupid people die of ignorance, brave people die of recklessness and cowardly people die of cowardice. I want you to kill all those who dare to resist and escape. I want the camp to flow with blood!"

Outside the castle, the autumn wind rustled through the woods, like the clanging of swords and the roaring of thousands of arrows. A sad wolf howl came from the depths of the woods, like the horn of war.