Chapter 2: A New Lord!?
As the alarm bell on the guard tower rang vigorously, the morning tranquility of Hammondale was shattered, and the gate was in chaos, and the panicked figures of the soldiers were scurrying around.
It has to be mentioned that the current lord of Hammondal, Lord Markham, is not currently in the territory, since the Elasian Human Empire and the elves of the Tulaone forest began to fight, this old fox has mysteriously disappeared, along with the elite soldiers of his lord's guard and the wealth he has looted for many years, and the current soldiers of the Hammondale Guard are farmers recruited by Lord Forlesh, the lord of the lord, not long ago, these countrymen who have just put down their hoes and taken up arms are completely a rabble.
The only professional soldier was the captain of the guard, Helmbow, who did not understand military affairs, but he also knew that the peasant guards he organized would not be able to protect the town, so he hired such a supposedly very clever professional to train the soldiers.
But as it stands, Lord Fowlersh's hard work may have been in vain, and the soldiers behaved almost exactly like the townsmen, their panic betrayed by their bewildered eyes, and the spear-holding posture like a hoe was enough to make any experienced opponent laugh off his big teeth.
Old Saida, who had already turned around to leave, looked back and saw the bad performance of the lord's guard, and couldn't help but be angry and funny, he had seen the worst bandits in his life and perform ten times better than these guys, and he didn't know how they defeated the big-eared monster attack last time.
Captain Helbo was calm, shouting loudly to calm the soldiers as he quickly ran up the stairs to the top of the stone wall, ready to observe the enemy.
Saida hesitated, but finally decided to stay and help, stooping down to pick up a dagger from the ground - some cowardly creature was so scared that he had lost his weapon - and headed for the stairs as well.
Relying only on these guys who can't even hold knives to guard the gate of the town, I'm afraid that I don't even know how to die, this is Saida's idea at this time.
In the Hammondale field, Jian Chen swung the broad-bladed sword that was already notched in his hand, forcing a big-eared monster that had approached him back, and then turned back and ran away.
He could no longer remember how many times he had been chased and killed by the big-eared monsters after entering the territory of Hammondal, and if he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and ran slowly, he was afraid that he would have been sent by these robbers to have tea with old Mr. Marx.
In the past few days, Chen Jian has been out day and night, carefully taking advantage of the cover of the night, this was the only way to successfully touch the periphery of Hammondale Town last night, I thought I could sneak into the town like this, but I didn't expect that there were unforeseen circumstances, and a big-eared monster who peed at night found his sneaky figure.
Although Jian Chen was very confident that the unlucky big-eared monster who was urinating and was defenseless, short and his legs were trembling, he was definitely not his opponent, but then dozens of big-eared monster figures appeared in the screams of this guy comparable to killing pigs, so he had to cancel his plan to kill and flee again.
Luckily, it was so close to the town of Hammondale that he could faintly see the spire of the town's church.
Luckily, because the big-eared monsters also happened suddenly, most of the sleeping robbers couldn't figure out what was going on, allowing him to escape calmly.
If he hadn't gotten so carried away that he accidentally ran in the wrong direction, he wouldn't have found the ground until the sun rose.
In the distance, the gate of Hammondale Town has been vividly visible, there are figures on the stone wall, and the rapid bell is coming from afar, it seems that the people in the town have also discovered the situation here, as long as they work harder, they can be saved by escaping to the gate, thinking of this, Chen Jian's footsteps accelerated a little, and the cloak on his body fluttered in the morning breeze, just like his happy mood.
"Beautiful Hammondale! Your new lord, Master Chen Jian, is here! Hahahaha! In the midst of the arrogant laughter, Jian Chen threw away the broad-bladed sword and heavy wooden shield that were about to be scrapped in his hand, and he quickly took off the old cloak and the leather nail armor that he once regarded as his favorite, and finally raised his hand and threw away the inferior helmet on his head, which actually did not have much weight.
As long as you get to the town, what does the master want, and doesn't it seem too childish to care about these things? Get rid of these annoying flies behind you as soon as possible and run to the gate, that's the right solution!
On the stone wall, Saida, Helbo, and a group of soldiers who had just been employed watched in amazement as dozens of disheveled, big-eared monsters outside the town beat an even more embarrassed human.
The soldier who had just been ringing the alarm bell on the guard tower in a panic was a little sympathetic to the big-eared monsters, how poor they were, no wonder they came out to be robbers.
By the morning sun, he could clearly see the situation of the robbers who were getting closer and closer, almost all the big-eared monsters were naked, you must know that it was autumn now, although it was not yet winter, but the weather was a little cold, they had no clothes to wear, so it was easy to catch a cold; What's worse is that they are still bare, and the wilderness of Hammondale is full of gravel, except for one road that is slightly smoother, so I don't know what the soles of my feet have become! It hurts to think about it! Although his family is poor, he always has at least clothes and boots.
It's really not better than not knowing, and being frightened, there are really many poor people in the world.
Unlike this soldier, Old Saida's attention was drawn to the human who was running and performing a striptease.
"I've seen it, I've seen it, this is really called throwing away my armor! It's the first time I've seen someone chased so badly at such an age, this guy is simply a shame for a martial artist! You don't even need weapons! ”
At the end, Saida added another sentence to express his disdain for this guy: "This is definitely the most timid human being I have ever seen!" Even goblins who are known for their timidity are much more daring than this guy! ”
Captain Helbo glanced at the old blacksmith coldly, and from his indifferent eyes, it could be seen that he was very dissatisfied with the old blacksmith's behavior of running up the stone wall without permission, but he didn't say anything, but gave his first order: "Crossbowmen come forward!" Get ready! Others stand back! ”
Hearing the commander's order, the chaotic soldiers finally had a bit of an army appearance, and a dozen soldiers armed with light crossbows began to aim through the bunkers in the wall, while the others retreated a little, but were still probing their heads and looking outside.
The soldiers were no longer panicked at the beginning, because now everyone could see that this wave of big-eared monsters was not coming towards the town, but just chasing the human, not to mention that the big-eared monsters didn't even bring ladders, and it was absolutely impossible for them to attack the town, unless they could all jump three meters high and jump onto the stone wall, or grow a pair of wings and fly directly into the town.
At this time, Chen Jian, who had lost his heavy equipment, had successfully shaken off a large group of big-eared monsters who had been running barefoot and shirtless for most of the night, and came to the gate of Hammondale Town.
Without taking a breath, he raised his head and shouted, "Open the door and let me in!" I'm the new lord here! The new lord of Hammondal! Hurry ****** open the door!! ”
New lords? Everyone on the stone wall looked at each other, inexplicably, and no one spoke for a while.
Seeing that no one was taking care of him, and then looking back at the big-eared monsters that were getting closer and closer, Chen Jian suddenly became anxious: "Are you all deaf?" Open the door! Is there anyone in charge, squeak if you don't die! ”
As he spoke, he pulled out a beautiful scroll from a pocket hanging from his belt: "This is a document signed by Markham himself!" He's already transferred Hammondale to me, and I'm the new lord here! Hurry up and let that butler named Fu or something come out to see me! ”
When they saw what he said, they were skeptical. At this time, the big-eared monsters had already entered the range of the light crossbow, and Helbo waved his hand: "Release the arrow!" ”
More than a dozen crossbow arrows shot out at the same time, but due to the serious lack of training, the accuracy of the head was really poor, except for four that caused the big-eared monsters to suffer a little minor injury, the others all failed, but Rao was so, the big-eared monsters still stopped in unison, and after a short pause, the robbers, who understood that they had no chance of winning, turned around and left unwillingly.
The walls erupted in cheers, and for the newly employed Hammondale soldiers, it was another glorious victory, and it was worth bragging about back home.
"Is it true that you said Sir Markham gave you Hammondal?" An old voice sounded behind everyone, and everyone looked back to see that Lord Lord's butler, the old man who was respected in the town, Lord Fowlersh, had also come up to the stone wall at some point.
Seeing the big-eared monsters retreating, he lined up and looked condescendingly at the unkempt and disheveled young man outside the gate.
"Young traveler, you must understand that if you tell a lie, then pretending to be a lord is a felony, and we will throw you in prison!" Although he is not young, the housekeeper's spirit is still very strong, and he looks at each other very calmly, with a taste of scrutiny in his eyes.
Since the big-eared monsters had already left, Jian Chen had already sat on the ground regardless of his image at this time, and had fled for most of the night, he was really tired.
The old butler's words made him extremely unhappy, he looked so handsome, handsome, and heroic, he didn't look like a lord there: "You are the butler called Fu or something, right?" If it's true or not, if you open the door and look at the documents in my hand, it will be clear! The guy who sees the bottom of the human body! The lord of the ability is a dignified and dignified identity, which is more true than real money! ”
"Open the door!" The old butler didn't talk nonsense, and turned around and went down the wall.
As the heavy wooden door of Hammondale slowly opened with a creaking sound, and a dozen or so guards soldiers with spears in their hands, led by Helmbo, escorted Fowler to Chen Jian's face, the townspeople who heard the news not far away were already in the water around the gate, and old Saida also returned to the crowd to watch coldly. Jian Chen was still sitting on the ground panting, and he didn't get up, but just threw the scroll in his hand at the feet of the old butler.
"Look at it, it's signed by that old guy from Markham! Look carefully, don't make a mistake! I believe that you will not admit it at such an old age! ”
As he spoke, Jian Chen couldn't help but be furious again, and couldn't help but scold: "The goddamn old bastard Markham dares to lie to me!" He also said that he would escort me all the way to Hammondal, but I only got to a pier in the so-called Tulaone Forest and left me on the pretext that something was wrong! What the people of Hammondale would prepare for a grand welcoming ceremony, what territory is rich and safe, all are lies! The people here don't understand the politeness at all! And there are robbers everywhere! If it weren't for my big life, I would have lost my small life here! What the hell is this place! It's a conspiracy! I should have thought of it a long time ago! There's such a cheap thing in the world! ”