Chapter 63: Beacon Smoke
The next day
Roy stood on the high platform, watching Carey rush back to Yongguang with six guards, and sighed in his heart: I hope I guessed wrong.
"My lord, he really brought Baron Cliff here......" Iter said with some excitement as he came to Roy's side.
Roy's eyes lit up: "Let's go!"
In the open space of the camp, Yongguang's guards tightly surrounded the two of them, their right hands resting on their weapons, and if the black axe made any movement, they would not hesitate to draw their weapons and slash them to death.
Roy arrives and dismisses the others, leaving only Taylor and Iter.
He ...... This is?"
"My lord, he didn't want to listen to the persuasion, and he fought fiercely with me, and I accidentally cut off one of my hands. Black Axe said a little numbly.
"Oh...... I thought you'd come with a head. ”
"My lord, since I brought someone here, you should be able to fulfill your promise, right?"
"Of course, I've always been a man of my word. ”
Roy smiled: "Come on, hand over the soldiers killed in the White Eagle Fort to him, and bring Baron Cliff down first." ”
After explaining the matter, he said to Black Axe, "Let's go, go to White Eagle Castle, I think this will be the first step for us to build trust." ”
Black Axe nodded, and he led the way, with Roy and Taylor following behind him, followed by Eter's group of guards.
Along the way, Roy could clearly feel the anger and confusion of the people inside about their group.
"Looks like they don't know what's going on?"
"Fools don't need to know so clearly......"
"Really?" Roy smiled and asked no more.
After entering the castle, he had a rough idea of the current situation in the White Eagle Castle.
Compared with Yongguangyi, the standard of living of ordinary civilians is extremely low, most of them live in a dilapidated wooden house, and many even live in a room of less than 30 square meters with five or six people.
But to his surprise, the warehouse in the castle was stocked with a lot of grain, wine and gold coins, the number of source stones was not very large, and all kinds of ores were a little less than expected.
"My lord, these are your trophies, you can all take them, but please keep your promise and don't touch ordinary civilians. ”
Roy sighed and shook his head in disappointment, "Cliff is really a waste of good land......"
"Keep the gold coins, take away the source stones and ores, these eternal lights are in short supply now, Ite, you bring people over and stationed here first, bring some craftsmen, craftsmen who are willing to come to White Eagle Castle will get citizenship of Eternal Light City, and continue to post notices to recruit literate people in White Eagle Castle to form a city council hall. ”
"The castle will be used as your office space, and these gold coins will be used to build it, oh, since the White Eagle Fort has become my territory, I should have the right to change his name, right?"
Black Axe was stunned, he was a little confused about the young lord's character, and subconsciously replied: "Of course, this is your freedom. ”
"Then let's call it the Darkless City. You hand over the rest of the inventory to him. Roy pointed at It, and then said, "Black Axe, if the guards of the former White Eagle Fort are willing to continue to be guards, I welcome them, but you need to integrate into It's team, and you can leave if you don't want to." ”
"Your words, my blacksmith has been complaining to me about the lack of a helper, would you like to go and help her?"
"I ...... Aren't you going to put me to death?"
"Compared to the dead, I think you are more valuable to ...... alive" Roy touched his chin, "Of course, the premise is not to do anything that endangers Eternal Light City." ”
"May I ask a little more, no, what will happen to Cliff?" asked Black Axe, half-on his knees.
"If he says so, he may go mining, after all, I really don't have people on my side......"
Black Axe's mouth twitched unconsciously: "You are really a benevolent lord, aren't you afraid that they will repay your kindness with hatred?"
"Hmm...... Of course, no one wants to be remembered all day long, but senseless killings mean nothing to me, and I would rather see them feel powerless in the days to come. ”
The corners of Black Axe's mouth twitched again, and he unconsciously began to admire this lord a little, how strong his self-confidence was to do this.
While Roy was arranging his next business, a guard from Eternal Light City rushed in in and reported, "Your Excellency...... The guards stationed in Yongguang City have come to report that the mine on the south slope has lit up the beacon smoke!"
......
After Kaili set off in the morning, he hurried all the way to Yongguang City, until noon, and finally saw the low walls of Yongguang City in sight.
"My lord, is something happening to Eternal Light City?" The guards who accompanied Kaili were a little unclear, so he hurried out in the morning, thinking that he was going to perform some mission, but seeing that he was about to go home, he couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
Carey glanced at him, he seemed to remember that the guard was called Joseph, but everyone else called him "Iron Brother", he always had a straight face, and those who were not familiar with him thought he was a very serious person.
"It's just a guess, not sure ......"
Kaili thought for a while and said, "Brother Tie, you guys wait outside the city now, I'll go into the city to find someone and leave, and go to the mine to have a look." ”
"Yes, my lord......"
When Carey returned to the tavern, he didn't even take off his clothes, and when he entered the door, he saw Belle chatting with a beautiful customer with blond hair in a dark green coat, he smiled and nodded, and immediately turned to Belle and asked, "Where is Pierre?"
"Ah...... You're finally back?" Belle was surprised at first, and then said, "He went out in the morning with a small bag, and he didn't know where he went......"
"Damn, well, if he comes back, tell him to get to the south slope as soon as possible, the defector he said has appeared......"
"Oh well, I'll be sure to tell him as soon as he walks in......"
"Okay, thank you, Belle, I'll make you something to eat when I come back......"
After saying that, Carey walked out anxiously again, and as soon as he went out, he met the guards stationed in the city.
"Your Excellency, you're back!" a guard trotted over and quickly explained, "The mine is smoking!" I sent someone to inform Lord Roy in the morning, but I didn't expect you to come back first......"
"Looks like something happened...... Damn!"
Carey was about to leave, when he heard the beautiful silver-haired customer behind him, and said indifferently: "It seems that you need help, maybe I can help a little......"
Carey frowned and didn't speak, but looked at Belle with a puzzled expression.
"Ah, Brother Kyri, she's ......"
"Introduce myself, my name is Eri Berg Caroline, just call me Eri, I'm from Kars, I'm a friend of Dinah......"
"Friends ......"
Carey frowned, he had never heard Dinah mention her friend, but now he also noticed that there was something special about Ari, with delicate features and a pair of extremely bright pointed ears.
It's an elf, right?
He hesitated again for a moment: "It's dangerous......"
"I think so, so I can share the danger with more strength. Ari nodded, "I've also experienced a lot of dangerous events in Kars, and I'm a Kars warrior, so I should be able to help." ”
Carey hesitated for a moment, then bowed in thanks: "Okay, thank you for your kindness, then...... Let's go. ”