The two barons went back with their men, and before leaving, they talked to Byron about how much food supplies were needed to hold on to the main town of Serindil for a month, as well as the consumption of arrows.

They didn't want to mobilize all their troops to Serindil, only to find that there was not enough food, and in the end the defense war was lost because of the lack of food.

This was naturally in Byron's consideration, and when he ordered his determination to guard Serindil, Byron had already begun to purchase relevant supplies. To be on the safe side, he let Johnny lead the team, with John assisting by his side. The team's bodyguard was also strong, with Byron sending 50 experienced mercenaries, all of whom had horses.

However, although the preparation was very good, there were some troubles in purchasing.

The whole of Svadia knew that there was a war, and it was a big battle for the survival of the country. Both those who had lost faith in King Haraus and those who wanted to maintain their current rulers were hoarding supplies and finding ways to protect their possessions.

The big merchants were second only to the nobles in getting the news, and they embraced the doctrine of the supremacy of money, so they began to hoard the materials urgently needed for the war early, whether it was dry food, barreled wine, or weapons and arrows that belonged to controlled products, and sold them at high prices to the commoners who were busy stockpiling supplies and the noble lords who urgently needed these materials, almost crazy to accumulate money.

In just one week, the price of grain in southern Swadia has tripled, and these merchants only support large quantities of trade. The price of weapons and armor has skyrocketed, and under the orders of King Harlaus, nobles everywhere are spending money to arm soldiers, and all the weapons and armor on the market and suitable steel are bought out. There are also arrows, especially crossbow arrows, although the price has not risen so scary, but the production has skyrocketed fivefold, and basically every workshop that has the ability to make crossbow arrows is responding to the country's call to produce arrows.

Naturally, the Golden Hand family, who had reached a partnership with Byron, also made a fortune in this war, and they were willing to keep the price down a bit. However, considering the time and transportation costs of Dehrim to Serindil, Johnny still took matters into his own hands and procured a large amount of grain and hay in Uxhall and Suno, which was so large that Byron's more than thirty wagons could not fit it, so he had to hire another convoy to help transport supplies.

When the bill arrived in Byron's hand, Byron was shocked to see the detailed accounts and figures, and complained for several days afterwards about why he didn't take this opportunity to make some money. Although it is the common people who are pitted and Svadia is harmed, who can resist the profits of this kind of war money.

The other two barons refused to bear the cost, which made Byron a little helpless. Fortunately, he is also rich now, and he can still afford the 10,000 dinars.

But Byron wrote down the account, and when the Rhodoks came, they were in Byron's territory, and Byron had a chance to toss them!

..............

At the gates of Serindil, craftsmen were busy nailing iron plates to the door.

The weather was getting hot, and there were beads of sweat on the arms of the hammers they wielded. However, they are so motivated that they even volunteer to continue working here during their lunch break.

Byron paid them well and told them that the safety of the town was in their hands to a certain extent. This puts a lot of pressure on them, but it also gives them a sense of pride and motivation to work hard.

At this time, the repair of the town wall was also largely completed, although only wood and stone were used to fill in the damaged places, and from a distance the wall looked like a patch on a rag, which was very unsightly. However, in terms of practicality, the protection capacity of the fence is not inferior to that of the previous time.

The walls were topped with newly built wooden towers, on which stood Byron's peony mercenaries and Swadia guerrilla marksmen.

These regular Swadian troops had arrived three days earlier, and they had arrived from Fort Greyward, on orders from King Harlaus and Count Dilynnard, to assist them in the defense of Thrindir.

4 sergeants, with 30 Swadiya infantry and 30 Swadia crossbowmen, and 60 Swadia guerrilla marksmen. Although there were no cavalry among them, and the weapons and armor were not uniform, it was obvious that they were the kind of second-line troops that were not taken seriously. But they make up for the shortcomings of Byron's long-range firepower now, so Byron is also very welcome to them.

Although, the king and the marshal had clearly sent these men to spy on Byron.

Outside the walls, a wagon with a peony flag stopped, and Johnny and Jamila also got out of the carriage and shouted a few words at the soldiers at the city gate.

The craftsmen stopped their work and made way for them to enter. Bandak, who was in charge of guarding the city walls, and Aren, who had been waiting here early in the morning, also came together, entered the town with the convoy, and led them to the front of the armory.

"600 crossbows, 350 bows. I know it's not much, but now it's hard to get the arrows, and all the geese in Uxhall have been plucked bald in order to get them. ”

Jamila smiled a little helplessly, and lifted the felt covering the carriage, revealing the bundles of arrows underneath.

"It's okay, we already have enough arrows, it's really hard for you this time."

Alleyne smiled at the arrows in the carriage and put his arms around Jamila's waist, but after much hesitation, he still didn't give her a hug.

"That kid didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Seeing that Jamila was stained with sweat on her forehead, Alleyne immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe her clean, and stretched out her fingers to help her sort out her loose hair.

"He's still a kid."

Jamila couldn't help but laugh when she heard Aren's words.

"He's not young, and he's old enough to flatter the ladies."

When Alleyne heard Jamila's words, he became serious and glanced at Johnny with his eyes, startling the other party.

"Flattery, like you?"

Jamila smiled again, this time revealing her white teeth, sweetness that made Alleyne a little dazed.

"I'll go back, if you're free, we'll talk again in the evening."

Jamila took Aren's hand away from her waist, then winked at him and turned away.

When Jamila walked away, Bandak came to his side with a frown.

"Do you really think we have enough arrows in stock?"

"Of course not. You know this better than I do, we only have half of what we thought before, and I won't have enough 10,000 arrows. ”

Under Bandak's questioning, Alleyne finally put away his previous smiling face and became a little anxious.

"I really don't understand you sometimes, she's a good girl and you like her. But so far, the two of you have not established any relationship. Is status really so important to you? ”

"No, you don't understand, Bandak. You know, the gap between the nobility and the commoners is very difficult to fill..."

"Pull it down, I've seen with my own eyes a man of no more noble birth than me become a baron, and his position is higher than yours, and your bullshit theory seems useless to me. Let's face it, buddy. If you don't, maybe in a few days Brother Byron will snatch her away from you. ”

Hearing the dirty words that came out of Bandak's mouth, Alleyne's expression was solemn and he looked very unhappy.

But in the end, he swallowed that breath and did something completely different from his normal situation.

"Johnny, give me that sword. That's right, it's the one... Oh, and voila! Bandak, this is from the authentic Kurau steel sword, look how sharp it is. ”

"Come on, you're going to change the subject again, Brother Childe."

"I don't... Wait a minute! What is that? ”

"Hey, don't bluff me, brother, what can there be, your fiancée?"

"Nope! I'm not kidding, that's Baron Zico's flag. ”

Alleyne immediately climbed the fence through the wooden staircase, took a closer look, and then said solemnly to Bandak, who was still below.

"Okay, okay, I think we're going to war..."

Bandak sighed and looked at the gate that was still open, and beyond it, the teams and flags that were approaching from afar.