"Duh!" a black arrow flew from the walls of the wooden house, killing a lynx eighty paces away, piercing its torso and nailing it deep into the ground.

At the city gate, two soldiers reloaded the arrow magazine with arrows, and after about ten days of familiarization and training, the soldiers in charge of operating the ballista had successfully mastered how to use it, and they performed very well in precision strikes, probably due to the nomadic blood flowing in their bodies, and the soldiers of the empty crossing collar were very quick to use the long-range weapon of the bow and crossbow.

"How many are these this week?" On the city wall, the squad leader-like officer with a record book in his hand was asking his companion who was cleaning up the bobcat's corpse outside the city gate.

Arrows can be recycled, and the carcasses of wild beasts can be used, and their fur can be made into a coat to protect against the cold, and in this era, animal skins are the best at protecting against the cold, except for clothing made from expensive poultry fluff.

"This is the thirteenth, this ghost thing is really heavy!" The companion carried the carcass of the bobcat on his shoulder, which was the thirteenth beast they had hunted in the past three days to try to get close to the cabin town, from the giant rat and goat at the beginning, to the wild wolf, bobcat and wild boar later, etc., the soldiers found that the beasts appeared more and more frequently, and the ferocity was gradually increasing.

Historically, a tide of beasts from the Arctic Mountains was imminent, and the patrolling rangers had sent back news that the barbarians were gathering within the same tribe, armed with weapons and forage, and lighting bonfires in the dark to sacrifice the beasts they had hunted to their totem gods.

It was their tradition to pray to the gods for their protection before each battle, so that they could successfully slaughter and plunder.

Everything is a sign that the frenzy is coming.

Rand didn't have time to stay in the palace in a daze, he received a report that the nobles in the realm had recently changed a little, they had stopped all the mines, sealed the mines, no longer traded, and hired a large number of carriages, which was a signal that they were ready to leave the empty ferry and take refuge.

"These old misers, they put all their wealth on the wagon, including their house slaves, will be evacuated with them!" Payne accompanied Rand down the street, the air collar had become much colder recently, not only the nobles, but also a considerable number of commoners and artisans had chosen to leave.

"I can understand the nobles leaving, but the commoners, their land and homes are here, how can they survive if they leave?" Rante was surprised.

"My lord, there are some of the inhabitants who dare not risk their bets on you, and if you can't hold the city, they are likely to lose their lives if they stay in the city, and if they leave, at least their lives will be safeguarded. Penha let out a hot breath, rubbed his hands and said, "Everyone is selfish, you can't expect every resident living in the air to have the courage to fight with you and shed blood. ”

"That's good, I can redivide the empty collar a bit. Rand pouted, although he didn't expect the residents to be able to fight side by side with him, but at least he could do some logistics work, but they left silently, which made Rand feel a little disappointed, "Count all the land and manors that can be cultivated in the air ferry territory, and then register the number and occupation of the residents and soldiers who choose to stay to defend the air ferry territory, and do a good job of deployment during the war, after the war, I will distribute land and official positions to them according to their combat exploits and contributions!"

"Well, all you mean by ......" Payne blinked.

"Every piece of land that can be planted, both owned and ownerless, and all the land that once belonged to the nobles, explained, fullly, "This is a great opportunity, it would have been difficult to take back the land and minerals from them, but I am no wonder that they left on their own initiative! ”

"If the nobles return to the Kongdu Territory again next year, I'm afraid it will be a trouble. With a fierce expression on his face, Payne whispered into Rand's ear and said, "Do you want us to stop them halfway, just come to a pot and cut the grass and root it out!"

Payne is definitely not a character who kills indiscriminately, but the rules of this world are like this, the perennial war has exercised people's nerves extremely strongly, for the sake of profit, he will not have any psychological obstacles at all if he kills a few nobles, not to mention that Payne has always looked at them unpleasantly, as long as the finishing work is done well and no trace is left, even if someone wants to investigate this matter, there is no way to start.

Their destination was Lindong City, less than four hundred kilometers from the Empty Ferry Territory, with Ron's rangers patrolling along the way, and the nobles were guarded by private armies, and if a conflict broke out, it was likely to create a stalemate and a situation that could not be attacked, and the more it was unfavorable to the Rand over time, it would be difficult to deal with them cleanly.

It's not that Rand hasn't thought about killing those nobles, but there are too many things to worry about, and his side needs to conceal his identity, it is very difficult to start, and once he shows killing intent, the other party will definitely resist desperately, in this way, it is easy to cause accidents, but if it is just a robbery of money, the resistance of the guards will be weakened a lot, after all, they are only receiving salaries, and in the case of too much difference in strength between the two sides, there is no need to risk their lives and fight hard with the enemy.

"Killing a large number of nobles is sure to raise suspicions. Rand shook his head, and said with a fierce look in his eyes, "Let's play the role of a robber, robbing their treasure halfway, and we must fight quickly, and if the sound of war alarms Ron's rangers, then we won't be able to catch anything!"

"Then let's pick a few people with few troops! Like Baron Ziluo, his personal armed forces are only a dozen guards, and his assets are very strong, but he is too picky, and he refuses to even pay for hiring a few more guards, we can choose him to start. "Payne has a great interest in robbing the wealth of the nobles, and these parasites are full of fat brains in the empty ferry, and they want to shake their butts and leave, how can there be such a good thing?

Payne felt that he must have left them with a painful memory that they would never forget.

"If you are in command of the Knights, how long will it take to settle the battle against a minor nobleman with a private army of about twenty people?" The predatory nature seemed to be engraved in the blood of the Capet family, and after Lanter sensed that Payne's proposal was feasible, he immediately began to calculate the time and strength.