When Sir Alex Congeson, the captain of the Would-Lancers, asked Isabel Walton about how to plunder, Isabel was never able to provide a well-thought-out plan for the plunder.

This is because the essence of plunder is violent robbery, the forcible taking of personal belongings belonging to other people. Such an act is a criminal act in all times and in every country. Although Isabel has been making various plans and plans for her future life since she was a child, at least she has never thrown herself into the dark side of life and society because of crime.

In other words, she has never been involved in any criminal acts, including violent robbery or armed robbery. So when Sir Alex Ferguson asked her to come up with a practical plan for plunder, Isabel had only one thought in her head: "Robbery? Like a gang member, holding a Smith & Wesson revolver or a cheap Glock pistol to the chest of a young convenience store employee and coldly saying, 'Hey, man, give me the money from the cash register.' Hey, hey, don't think I don't know your finger is on the side of the siren. If you were going to do that, I'd really shoot. ’”

So, in the near middle of the 16th century, when there were neither convenience stores nor practical pistols, how should you devise a perfect plan for a robbery that must succeed at the first time?

At this time, Isabel accidentally learns about Ferguson's lineage and the origin of her ancestors, and she immediately hatches a preliminary plan in her mind to participate in the robbery for the first time in her life. Although she had never participated in an armed robbery in her later life, this time she could only plan the robbery as a military operation.

Isabel glanced at Henry and Augustine, who were walking slowly and talking to each other in the distance, and said to Ferguson, "Sir, have you participated in plundering before?" ”

Ferguson nodded and said, "Of course, I and a few knights of Danish descent have plundered peasants, merchants and craftsmen, as well as priests and monks of monasteries. ”

"Where was the robbery carried out? Have you ever met a stronger opponent? ”

"Raids were mainly carried out in the area of Mount Penayon, north of Richmond County. Opponents, unless we have to, we will go to the border area to loot the Scots' villages or military forts and castles along the border. ”

"What if we went and robbed the castles of the English?"

"That's a good idea. But if there are only 20 of us, it would be better to plunder the peasant villages. ”

"It's really hard to attack a castle that is on alert, and it can cause a lot of casualties. Sir, I'm going to come up with a surprise surprise plan. ”

Ferguson nodded a little unexpectedly, jokingly: "Squire, are you really a Burgundian from Europe?" I mean, you're acting more and more like a Danish warriorwoman. ”

Isabel smiled lightly: "Sir, weren't your ancestors the legendary Vikings of Europe?" At least I know a little bit about the legends of the Vikings. ”

"Well, it looks like you've already planned a raid?"

"Yes, sir. Sir, could you let someone in your knowledge investigate some of the surrounding counties of Richmondshire? For example, which castles contain a lot of coins, weapons and horses, or monasteries, churches, etc.? ”

"Squayr, don't you know? His Majesty had already recovered the monastery's property and estates. Now, only forts or castles are left with the possibility of large amounts of pounds, silver, or treasure. ”

"Well, okay. In that case, I intend to do it at the next Sunday Mass. ”

For the descendants of Danes such as Alex Ferguson, who have long since converted to Catholicism, the Mass is one of the most important liturgical acts of Catholicism, the holiest and most solemn form of prayer in Catholicism, to commemorate and reenact the Last Supper of Jesus. The Mass on Sunday is more solemn and important than the Mass on an ordinary day.

Ferguson looked at Isabel in amazement and said, "Squial, do you know that you will be punished by the Lord for doing this?" ”

Isabel never thought she had ever been punished by God, especially after she had not attended church for a long time. I would like to add here that Isabel, a former Protestant, is very different from the old Catholic religion in terms of religious beliefs.

In order to show that she was still a devout Catholic in this day, she read a confession to God with a solemn expression: "I ask God to forgive me in your kindness for my great and great sins, all from the time of my birth until my final death." ”

Then she said: "Sir, God will forgive us, so that we can go into battle with repentance." ”

"Fight! Squiar, it's a battle indeed. ”

"So, this plundering operation can be summed up in terms of time, place, and people. Time, choose to get your hands dirty when Sunday Mass is held in churches in other castles. Location, underground storage room or other important location where money may be hidden within the castle. personnel, do not use any one of His Royal Highness the Dukes. ”

Ferguson was satisfied with the temporary raid plan, but asked about the details: "Squire, how can the problem of Sunday Mass be solved in other castles?" ”

Isabel said calmly, "Sir, you can send someone to scout first, and you can even have them disguise themselves as peasants and enter the castle to scout. This reconnaissance, of course, included finding out where the money was hidden in the castle. ”

"So, what about the personnel?"

"Sir, I think you can find the best Danish warrior. The number of people is up to 10 people. ”

"Only 10 people?"

"Yes, sir. Our plundering operation can be described as a covert operation. I don't want this to cause a malicious family fight between His Royal Highness and the other lords because of this operation. ”

Ferguson stood up and said with a smile: "Isn't the battle between the nobles exactly what we hoped?" In this case, His Royal Highness the Duke can pay more money for us to serve him and go to war against other nobles. ”

Isabel picked up the wooden sword and shield from the ground, picked up the jug and said to Sir, "Your Highness is only a child, and I don't think he is ready to wage a war of the nobility." ”

"Okay, but I can't guarantee that my men won't kill a few people who try to kill us."

"Of course. Well, sir, one more thing, I think we can pretend to be Scots and loot. ”