That night was a sleepless night for all the citizens of Viruga.

Wearing robes with the coat of arms of the Mateas family, there were fewer and fewer resistants, and after a few hours, only a handful of people were left in the city huddled in the castle of Count Mateas.

By the time dawn came, however, the invaders had taken control of all other neighborhoods of Viruga. After seeing from the top of the castle that peony flags were raised on the walls in all directions, the morale of the soldiers finally collapsed. They threw away their weapons and prayed for a way out. And their captain reluctantly put down his hammer after Fatis assured of his life.

"Woooooo

Two tall, mighty Nord warriors with beautiful beards stood in front of the castle gates and blew their horns, while several of their commanders, as well as their leader, Baron von Byron, entered the luxurious castle, which had been inspected by a large number of soldiers.

Although the two massive Djerkhara velvet curtains that hung from the roof of the hall like a stage curtain had been torn apart from last night's battle, and the floor was littered with broken clay pots and ruined household belongings, they could still see the magnificence of the hall in the ruins. The gold and silver vessels that adorn the hall, the satin curtains hanging from the walls, and the stone pillars with elaborate portraits all show the opulence and sophistication of the host family.

But in the eyes of those mercenaries, these are just low-hanging fruits.

Byron noticed the wolf-like gaze of his mercenaries at these finances, and the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled slightly disdainfully. Turning back and shouting:

"Don't be fooled by such a small thing, there are good things in this city."

"Also, I want to tell you what these warriors deserve and what they are forbidden. The women of the city are not allowed to touch it, nor the things in the house, nor the things in the vaults and castles, nor the things that are in the streets, nor the things that are on the dead men! ”

"Now, go and search the castle for me, and the vault will be removed, and I will share this wealth with you!"

Hearing Byron's words, the surrounding mercenaries all boiled up and rushed into the street.

Fatis's face darkened, and Byron reluctantly patted them on the shoulder.

"Let them go, if they don't give them something to rob, these mercenaries will burn the whole city if they make a fuss."

Hearing Byron's words, Fatis's face was much better, but he still looked at the backs of those excited mercenaries and let out a long sigh.

He agreed with Byron's idea and thought it was a desperate move. However, he did not guess Byron's careful thinking as Alleyne did.

Let these soldiers get rich, and then more people who are hungry for wealth will dare to come and join his troops, and there will be no shortage of powerful soldiers among them.

The time to loot the loot began.

The mercenaries were very nimble in their hands and feet, they did not respect the traditions of the dead, and the corpses of the defenders who died last night were stripped of their underwear by the mercenaries within an hour. Even these corpses were used by Rolf to extort money from the families of the fallen soldiers.

And those goods that were put on the street and didn't have time to put away last night were even more sold, no matter whether they were worth or not, as long as they were outside the door, they would be looted. Some of the citizens rushed out to try to protect their property, but this was just an excuse for the mercenaries to beat him up. And after being beaten, they are taken as prisoners and ransom is extorted.

On the other side of the city, Salander and Kujit's mercenaries had slaughtered nearly a hundred commoners and nobles before they were organized by Byron himself. They looted property, raped women, and nearly burned entire neighborhoods with a single fire.

They burst into the private homes that Byron had forbidden access to, and took everything of value in sight into their wallets. People fled from their homes screaming, and the bandit-like mercenaries chased after them with a ferocious face, cutting off their heads with their scimitars or stabbing them in the stomachs. As for the women, they rape them after tearing their clothes in front of the children, and use the women's crying as music to add to the fun.

Byron was furious and asked Fatis to take matters into his own hands and kill two mercenaries who were raping women. A squad leader came over to stop Byron and drew his waist knife and slashed at Byron. But before his knife could touch Byron's armor, the mace struck him in the temple from the side, shattering his skull.

He rebuked the mercenaries who did not follow his rules, and pacified the people who were still alive. At first, the women looked at him like demons, but after Byron saved them, they began to thank him for keeping him and his children alive. Either way, Byron knew it was going to hurt him.

Even so, he did not take back the wealth that Salander and the Kugit mercenaries had plundered, and explained to them that he had punished them because they had not obeyed his orders and had committed crimes. As long as they follow him well and obey him, he will still be happy to share his wealth with them. This also stabilized the mercenary morale of the two factions.

Although there are some not-so-good episodes, the Peony mercenaries have also gained a lot in Viruga City.

The mercenaries burst into Viruga's vault and opened the iron door with the key they had stolen from the vault guards. And when the door was completely opened, even Byron was stunned.

About 30 three-foot-long linen bags, filled with silver dinars, lined up neatly by the walls of denominations.

Two iron boxes, one of which contained neatly stacked large silver coins and various types of gold coins, each with about 5,000 pieces. The other is filled with all kinds of gold and silver utensils and handicrafts, all of which are of the best quality on the market.

There are also some armor and weapons piled up around here, inlaid with gold and silver, extravagant and extravagant, these are all mortgaged by the nobles to the city treasury, although beautiful but the actual combat value is average, and the gold and silver decorations on them also have a lot of moisture.

However, the contents of the boxes next to these armors were formal parchment titles, and the estates were large enough to form two shopping streets.

There are also jewels in beautiful little boxes, each of which is worth a lot of money, and the number of these jewels is already measured in hundreds.

As for the copper Farr coins that were reserved to balance the amount of money, they filled a cellar under the vault, which could be shoveled like dirt with a shovel.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, the wealth of the city was not transferred, and the treasures that were not found when King Haraus occupied the city last year were all discovered by them.

None of the people who entered the vault had ever seen so much wealth, and a few mercenary horsemen who had been with Byron for a long time rushed straight forward, grabbing a full amount of silver coins from their bags and throwing them into the air, laughing as terrifyingly as if they were enchanted.

Even Byron himself pinched his face hard to confirm that it was not a dream. He then grabbed a handful of gold coins to confirm that it was genuine, and then couldn't help but cheer.

Fatis's body trembled a little, and it took about half a minute to suppress his gaffe. Ellen couldn't suppress his excitement, and called a few people to go with him to find Count Mateas's secret room, and trotted out of here.

When Bandak and Kenrad arrived, they saw excited soldiers coming out of the vault in pairs carrying bags of silver coins, throwing them onto the wagon, the ground sprinkled with silver coins falling from the bags, and each of them had time to pick them up.

Bandak's mouth was big enough to fit an egg, and Kenrad recalled the treasures of the nobility they had plundered during their time in Salander, though the riches were not so exaggerated.

While Byron was still immersed in the treasure in the vault, Alleyne and a group of soldiers who had gone to seal off the vault rushed over. When they finished reporting, Byron was so excited that he almost fainted, but it was James who gave him blood with leeches.