The timing of the banquet was very good, and most of the lords decided to rush to the city of Muladin to attend the banquet after the hunt, and the city of Muladin had already flourished under the construction of Hu Bin and others, and became the fifth city-level settlement in Salander. It's a pity that Hu Bin didn't complete the task of releasing the 10 lords, the city arena can't be built, the competitive tournament can't be held, the "Robbers Must Die" side reward has been distributed, and the new village Taliban has been established in the coastal shoals south of the city.

After the banquet, Hu Bin ushered in more than two months of rest, winter crops could not be planted, the cold weather also reduced the caravan exchanges, so that the tax dropped a lot, the robbers hid in the nest for the winter, Hu Bin had nothing to do, as a fief lord, it was impossible to do caravan guards and send letters, so he simply stayed in the castle honestly, practicing swordsmanship with Fenrir during the day and making people with Su Jia at night.

It is estimated that it is compensation for the numbered person who has not become a lord.,During this time, the favorability task has increased.,Gerry wrote that he has become the lord of Pasmi Village.,It's quite close to Hu Bin's sphere of influence.,The progress of the others is also very smooth.,He himself stays in Lana City every day to chase women.,But the effect is not great.,Obviously, his reputation is not up to standard.。 Kujit's parents are not as open-minded as the nobles of Salander, and even meeting with the noble ladies will cause them to be disgusted if they don't get their approval, and Gerry has suffered a lot to get in touch with a lord who is a side of the marshal's family, and has the right to pursue a noble woman.

The second half of the letter is the main point, the defeat of the Saiga Khan, far from affecting his prestige, but rather aroused the war spirit in Kugit, and Rhodok's near-undeclared act angered the Kugit nobles, who first entered the honeymoon period between the two countries in Kugit and Salander, and the common enemies and possible common interests prompted the nobles of the two countries to propose an alliance. After all, the two countries have been at war for many years, and the alliance formed when they attacked the Kingdom of Swadia together was suppressed, but Rhodok's behavior gave Kujit and Salander an opportunity, and Kujit, who felt powerless to deal with the spearmen, set his sights on Salander, who could fight with him for many years and caused Rhodok to suffer a big loss, and the alliance between the two countries was put on the agenda.

On January 7, 1257 in the continental calendar, the alliance negotiations that had been ripped off by the diplomats of the two countries for a month finally ended, and the two countries formally signed an alliance agreement for a period of one month, and in view of the impossibility of military operations in winter, the two countries renewed the alliance for the next month in advance, and since then the Kusa alliance has been formed, and the first enemy designated is the kingdom of Rhodok.

The covenant stipulates that the lords of the two countries, as well as mercenaries and even caravans, have the obligation to rescue and assist each other, and it is strictly forbidden to attack and plunder each other during the covenant, and those who violate it will be exiled. However, the most important one is to establish an offensive and defensive alliance, in which the allies must declare war on the enemies of the member states without signing an armistice, and the two legions can garrison each other to defend the castle, and join the siege camp to assist in the siege and share the spoils.

The establishment of the alliance made Hu Bin very excited, war means opportunity, more than two months of self-training allowed him to have an extra group of elite troops, and finally could face off with the old lord legion, and he had coveted the powerful function of the arena for a long time.

The Kingdom of Swadia received the news that the two countries had joined forces and strengthened the forces on the border, and at the same time sent an envoy to seek a truce, but was rejected by the Sultan of Hakim, although the two countries have no intention of going to war again, but after all, they can take the war by surprise and declare war, anyway, the two countries are also at war, and there may be unexpected gains.

The kingdom of Rhodok is actively seeking allies, but the closest kingdom of Swadia has apparently only let them out as scapegoats, which will also provoke the menacing alliance army. Perhaps even King Haraus and others did not expect that things would develop as they are now, and who would have thought that the two countries, which had just ended the fighting, would form an alliance so quickly.

After all, there is still a month before the weather warms up, which gives King Griffos time to buffer and set up defenses, and Hu Bin is still living comfortably in his castle, but today he welcomed a group of unusual guests.

"Hey, Gerry, are you guys coming in a group to eat big households?" Hu Bin warmly entertained the guests and became an ally, and the numberers naturally became allies, and Gerry brought the other 8 numberers from his camp to Hu Bin's city of Muradin.

"I heard that your city is very big and prosperous, and today I saw that it was really extraordinary, and you are the hidden **oss. Big brother, support one or two million dinars, let the younger brother build a city too. "Gerry is familiar with the funny way, he is already the same fief lord, he is already equal to Hu Bin in terms of identity, but the strength... don't care so much." Today, everyone is free, let's eat a big meal, Lord Reed will not be unwelcome. "Of course you're not welcome, hehe, just kidding." Hu Bin smiled and arranged for everyone to stay.

Finding a gap to call Gerry for a one-man meeting. "It's so late, what's the matter with me? It can't be that, I said you already have Miss Su Jia, just let me go. Gerry laughed and teased, but watched Hu Bin's increasingly gloomy face gradually stop laughing.

"What the hell are you doing here, what do you want to find out, don't think I don't know, as soon as you enter the city, you will connect with the spies, and then find the tavern owner to get close, and then you will go around scouting the city defense arrangements, and finally come to me. Sure enough, the novice tasks are not small characters, don't think that I don't dare to turn my face, it's a big deal to go all out to destroy the alliance and then declare war. Hu Bin simply opened the skylight and said something bright.

Gerry was shocked, and the expression on his face was a little unnatural, and then it was hidden in his smile, "I thought you were talking about something, of course, the first thing we did when we entered the city was to inquire about the city's specialties, don't tavern owners generally have character information, and there are often hidden prestige tasks among the citizens, you don't know this." Hey, let's be honest with you, this time we really came to discuss with you, just came the news, a numberer on the Virgia side was captured by the lord of the Swadia Kingdom, because he was not a fiefdom noble, so the other party refused to ransom, and was locked up for seven days, because the numberer couldn't pay the ransom in the end, he was sent to the coolie camp after searching all his belongings, and it is estimated that he will come out after a month, and the person is estimated to have been abolished. We don't have so much cash now, only by following the actions of a stronger lord is safer, isn't this coming to you, with your status should be able to easily redeem a few of us, we want you to come forward to pay the ransom, it's a big deal to pay you more in the future, it's better than doing coolies. ”

Hu Bin's face was slightly better: "I don't believe in other people's credibility, besides, this matter needs to consume hidden favorability, what if in order to redeem you, what if I am captured myself?" Our alliance is only in terms of interests, and even interests can't be discussed, you see what kind of people you have brought, your own armor is not matched, I won't talk about most of the soldiers you bring are new soldiers, and I can't even guarantee the number of cannon fodder, what will they do except rush to pick up cheap and shout to share the spoils after the war, I'm not one of those NPCs, I don't have time to fight with them. If it weren't for your sake, I would have kicked them out of town today, and I don't think they're of any use other than you. That's right, didn't you also pull a few cannon fodder knives, do you think others don't know, Gerry, I advise you to give up this thought, others are not fools, be careful of stabbing knives in the back, your own strength is the most important. ”

Gerry smiled bitterly: "Your family business is big, I don't know how hard it is for us to start a business, senior soldiers have to pay maintenance fees every week, there is no regular income without territory, and you can't earn much just by fighting robbers and doing tasks, and some of the favorability tasks are very cheating, and if you are unlucky, you have to send a letter for a month, and you have to take a lot of time and travel expenses, and you only robbed a village some time ago, but you were immediately defeated." I'm lucky, with a fief, it's hard for others to even maintain their strength during this time. There is no war, the robbers have all returned to their nests, it is too expensive to live in hotels, it consumes food and cold to live in the wilderness, and there are many fewer caravans, what do you tell us to do? It's still close to you, but we're running out of money, and we're all allies, so help us if you can. ”

"I understand, if there is any difficulty, let's talk about it together tomorrow, and I will leave first." After Hu Bin finished speaking, he patted Gangri on the shoulder and walked out of the door.

"Didn't you call me yourself? What does it mean that everyone says together, you play me. Gerry exclaimed after a long pause, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

The smile on Hu Bin's face as he left the door disappeared immediately, and he met a few people in the side hall, and Gerry must have been surprised here, these are the same NPCs they saw when they inquired about the news earlier today. "My lord, they asked me about the bandit groups near the territory, which nobles have been here recently, and how prosperous the territory is..." The tavernkeeper told him about the day, and the others gave their own information. Hu Bin dismissed several people and fell into deep thought. Su Jia quietly walked up and wanted to scare Hu Bin, the stupid dog Dumb followed her with his tail between his legs, but when he came to Hu Bin's side, Hu Bin hugged Su Jia, who was tiptoeing, so frightened that Su Jia screamed, and Dumb even ran under a table with only his tail exposed.

Hu Bin hugged Su Jia and slowly expressed his worries. My judgment was right, Gerry really came to touch his bottom. Although the questions they asked were normal, they could deduce the approximate strength and prosperity of their city, but they probably didn't think about Hu Bin's control over the city. The refugee citizens are very loyal to Hu Bin, they have experienced too much, they are used to dealing with bandits, undercover agents, spies and traitors are simply catastrophic existences in their eyes, and they have long since released false news to confuse outsiders. There is its own caravan in the city, and the refugees who travel all year round are very familiar with serious businessmen, and if they find a suspicious target, they will immediately notify Su Jia to deal with it, and with Su Jia's calculations, they can easily discover the anomalies of Gerry and his gang, and then deduce their intentions.

"Sure enough, only you can believe it, I thought Gerry was good, but it's a pity." Hu Bin said with a little vicissitudes, and then he was despised by Su Jia. "People will react like this when their interests are threatened, if you were them, and you heard that you would have to do a month of hard labor after being caught, would you come and hug your thighs like them? When you come here, will you check your strength, after all, it is not the same camp, and your strength is much better than them, and it is natural for them to be afraid of being used as cannon fodder by you, not to mention that even if they are not exhausted, they will be almost exhausted after a while, and it seems that they are really eating big. ”

"Isn't there a lord's mission, how can this be." Hu Bin asked puzzled.

Su Jia covered his forehead and calculated an account for Hu Bin, and all his own expenses, excluding the part of developing the city and holding banquets and his own equipment, minus all tariffs and rental output, came up with a deficit that made Hu Bin tremble. The money he robbed and paid couldn't even support the maintenance of the troops, not to mention the consumption of military rations and the promotion of troops, and the lord's task is estimated to be a drop in the bucket, not to mention that there is not even a shadow of a robber now. Looking back at Su Jia, Hu Bin really couldn't imagine what he would be without a fief, maybe it was similar to Gerry and them, maybe he was not as lucky as Gerry.

However, Hu Bin feels that they have nothing to be pitied, their advantages are fought hard in the novice world, and they can't put their future destiny on the line because of them, it's not that Hu Bin is stingy, he gets as much as he pays, and his money is not in vain. Hu Bin ordered the city guards and citizens to monitor the future situation of Gerry and his party, and be prepared, after all, the ungrateful person who stabbed the knife in the back is countless examples in reality, and even Su Jia, who watched the TV series, knows how to guard against it.