"Or what?" Sophia interrupted Dalyani's shouting with some amusement.

"As the archons of the village of Bies, you don't even have the most basic common sense, do you?"

With the kinetic power of the short bows that these militiamen were equipped with, it was difficult to leave some dents in the plate armor of the secular knights, and as for the short weapons that hung on the waist, if they could touch Morey, it would be a great success.

In this era, knight plate armor can be said to be the best answer to cold weapons, until firearms officially appeared on the mainstream stage of war, equipped knights, have the ability to kill ten back and forth in the crowd of light infantry.

Even so, Sophia still has no intention of breaking out a conflict directly in this place. The reason is also very simple, this is a very easy behavior to startle snakes.

If Daryani had died in the village of Biyes tonight, the news would have spread like a plague in no time. This will give the local "aristocracy" a long time to prepare. Even, in order to defend themselves against the exploitation of their immediate interests, they may form a temporary alliance to bring Epirus to independence. The current strength of the empire is not able to suppress the rebellion on a large scale.

If he returned to Constantinople in disgrace like this, not to mention that John would be discredited in the eyes of the local nobility, Sophia herself would never allow such a thing to happen.

After weighing the pros and cons, Sophia finally stabilized her mood. A smile that looked like flattery hung on his face.

"Dear Archon, I mean, there's no need for you to be so nervous...... We wouldn't have carried so much cash in such a small caravan...... And, at the very least, we should keep the money for the return voyage......"

It was also easy to talk to Daryani, his purpose was not to break out in the first place, since the two children were willing to sit down and negotiate the price, they could avoid some unnecessary sacrifices.

"I am broad-minded about the charges you just made for insulting the Imperial Archons, and I won't do much with you. But you will not be able to escape prison for breaking the laws of trade! ”

Dariani casually moved a chair for himself in the middle of the hall and sat down with a sword. It's not even like the actions of a nobleman, more like the chief of a barbarian tribe.

"We're afraid we can't afford to pay such an expensive ransom...... Sophia explained pretending to be nervous, "that's tens of thousands of silver coins, and no caravan would carry that much money." ”

"It's a good problem to solve. You...... It seems that the position in this caravan is not bad. You stay in the village of Biyes and then let your people go back to your hometown, and you can leave with enough ransom. You see, I'm not being unreasonable......" Daryani seemed to have a knack for similar negotiations, and John was even a little curious about how many passing caravans had been poisoned by him.

However, although the governor of Biyes is imposing in the mouth of Daryani, there must be more roles above this "village chief", and the huge exploitation of the lower lords is ultimately just to satisfy the appetite of their supreme leader.

In other words, Dariani is likely to be just the one who enjoys the scraps of this chain of interests, and the real big fish and meat are hidden in the deeper darkness.

“…… So, you can pay the ransom to some of the people first, let them bring the money, and then ransom the rest. ”

"Brilliant tricks, Archon Daryani."

John clapped his hands on the side: "Presumably, you have not been this consul in the village of Bijes for a day or two, let me ask curiously, have you ever missed such a exploit?" ”

"I warn you one last time, boy who doesn't know how to lift! Insult an Imperial Archon, and you're charged with enough to keep you in prison until you die! Dariani angrily got up and kicked the stool that wasn't hot enough to fly a few meters away, "If you can't see the form clearly, I can teach you how to talk to a nobleman before putting you in a dungeon!" ”

"Brother......

Sophia held her forehead, she wanted to make a final attempt, but Dariani's appetite was too great. As long as his asking price is within their reach, tonight's affair can be over. Even she didn't expect that Dariani would be so greedy that she would imprison the princess of the empire and threaten the crown prince of the empire...... No, it's the co-emperor.

If Constantine had known about this, he would have been able to see the spectacular scene of the military suppression of Epirus.

At this point, it was completely impossible to end, and the plan could only be changed temporarily. However, after dealing with the conflict in front of you, try to stop the spread of rumors. Don't have too much impact on the overall situation.

"Morey, pay attention to proportion, try to lightly injure or disarm, don't kill people......"

"Yes, Your Highness Princess."

Morey's face was expressionless, but as a secular knight, Dariani dared to speak out like this in front of his patron, the crown prince of the empire, which was enough to make him angry.

Dariani had apparently heard Sophia's orders to the secular knights, and the militiamen behind him immediately drew their weapons and swarmed up.

In their minds, the other party is just a group of scarecrows wearing turtle shells, dozens of people on their side, and it is easy to deal with more than a dozen people.

It's just that Daryani, who always talks about the laws of the empire, doesn't seem to know that in the official establishment of the imperial army, you can judge a person's identity by his equipment.

Morey's action was swift and the way he dealt with the militia was relatively simple.

Because the only tactic of the militia is to rush up, and there is no cooperation at all. Morey could easily lift them up one by one, then fold his hands and feet upside down to dislocation and toss them aside.

It looks like an assembly line work that is pleasing to the eye in the era of the Industrial Revolution, precise and elegant. The fearful militia can only leave a shallow abrasion mark on the cuirass of the secular knight, and they will be caught, broken, and thrown away.

It was not at all beyond John's expectations, and in less than five minutes, there was no one left to stand in the militia that Dariani had brought.

Sophia counted their heads. If you escape one, it will cause a lot of trouble.

"Just now...... He called you Her Royal Highness, Princess? Aren't you a caravan...... Is it a diplomatic mission? ”

The arrogance of the archon vanished without a trace in just a few minutes.

Dariani is still deceiving himself into accepting an answer that sounds less serious.

It's just that whose diplomatic mission does not go to Constantinople, but has to go to the poor countryside of Epirus.

"Thirty-three...... Thirty-four. It should be no less. ”

One by one, the militia shrunk into shrimp due to the sharp pain in their limbs, and it was easy to count them when they were piled aside.

After finishing the task at hand, Sofia turned around and crushed the last trace of luck in Dalyani's heart with a voice of extreme pity: "My name is Sofia Valleoho. ”