March 1.

When Luo Ming led his army to Mushroom Ridge, he saw nearly a hundred monsters wreaking havoc.

However, the resistance was not only okay - the people were basically retreating into fortified strongholds such as castles and temples.

The temple itself was built to the standards of military architecture, and its sturdiness was unquestionable, and there was also a sacred aura, and the monsters did not have all their strength to attack there for the time being.

However, the size of the temple is limited, so it can only save a hundred people.

Although the castle here is not large, it is still a mixed structure of wood and stone, and the highest point is only more than five meters, but it can also accommodate hundreds of people.

The attack against humans is of course average, but it is a big problem for monsters.

Although these monsters are fierce in the field, they can't do siege warfare for the time being, after all, they can't even make a rudimentary siege tool like a ladder, and they can only slowly dig holes at the base of the wall in the face of a high wall that they can't reach with all their efforts to jump up.

Either the walls were cracked and collapsed, or tunnels were simply dug into the castle, but this was not an immediate task, and the defenders on the walls would naturally shoot arrows, throw stones, or pour boiling water on the monsters digging the holes.

Luo Ming repeated the old trick, set up a formation to lure the enemy to come, and on the road repeatedly bombarded with artillery, bows and arrows, and after approaching, the spearmen marched forward in formation, Luo Ming took the lead as the spearhead and swung his sword and slashed, and soon entered a stalemate.

At this time, as long as there were dozens of people from behind, this group of monsters could be completely defeated, but the people on the city wall looked at each other, and after a while, a knight led less than twenty people to kill.

However, Luo Ming originally brought an integrated squadron with two squads this time, and another squad of militiamen who were originally responsible for transporting baggage also joined the battle, and the number reached as many as one hundred and thirty.

After a few rounds of artillery bombardment, there are only sixty or seventy monsters in total, which is basically a two-to-one pattern, even if you rely on Luo Ming's forces alone, you can win.

The defenders of the castle did not attack the monsters in a big way, and only delayed the victory a little.

Of course, it also added a few more wounded and dead to Lomindo.

Although he now has more soldiers, the death of each soldier is not just a human life, it also means the loss of a labor force, and the expenses during the previous training period are all wasted.

Looking at Luo Ming's unhappy face, the only knight who had left the castle felt a wave of shame in his heart, and he apologized repeatedly, and explained the reason with embarrassment.

"My lord's lord and my lord's mother disappeared when they first withdrew into the castle half a day ago, and they are not good at martial arts, so they may have been attacked on the way in......

It's really unspeakable that as a knight, he was negligent and caused an accident to the lord......"

In this case, it is better to understand that the other party has lost its backbone, and it is not surprising that it is difficult to make a decision at a critical moment.

But Luo Ming always felt that there was a little doubt in it...... But the knight's attitude was quite sincere, which made him wonder.

It's not that he likes to break the casserole and ask the end, in fact, he came to help for profit, as long as he can get benefits, then it doesn't matter who signs a contract with him, as long as the land payment and the covenant are implemented.

Last time, he also signed a contract directly with the widowed knight's wife, didn't he?

But he was worried that the other party would not be able to convince the people, and that the treaty signed would not be effective, and that he would have to cause trouble when the time came...... At this time, he finally realized what it was like for the great powers in modern history to support the Manchu Qing as agents.

Obviously, the knight in front of him gave Luo Ming a little appreciation, but this person would never be able to make decisions for this place, and other knights would not allow him to climb to the height of regent.

In any case, let the soldiers rest first and then eat......

Led by the knights, Luo Ming walked into the town - due to the warning of a watchtower on the border of the territory, the personnel were able to evacuate in advance, and the monsters did not go too far to destroy the place except for a few live animals.

The butler opened the cellar of the lord's house, took out a lot of bacon from it, and was about to cook a well-oiled meal for the soldiers of Lockin.

At this moment, Luo Ming's face changed slightly.

The moment he opened the cellar, his keen sense sensed "something".

"Hmph, it really hit me. ”

So saying, he excused himself to go out the door, and then, moving swiftly and silently like a wild cat, entered another room through the window on the other side of the mansion.

It seemed to be a servant's room, nothing unusual, but Luo Ming sneered and lifted his toes and tapped lightly on the floor.

He struck a few more positions, then pulled out the long sword at his waist and stabbed it in one place.

The tip of the sword was condensed with Cangyan, which penetrated the floor and sank into the ground in one fell swoop, but it still felt a slight obstruction in it.

He swung his sword on the ground and slashed out a circle, then stabbed his sword into the circle as if he were forking a piece of cake with a fork, and lifted the entire round ground.

Beneath the surface floor is soil, and then a layer of metal is visible.

And looking down through the circular hole, although it was dim, Luo Ming could still see clearly, there were three people curled up in a ball.

"Hiding in the first place, you are truly a brave and fearless baron. ”

Luo Ming couldn't help but take a sip.

"You...... Who are you?!"

Looking at the baron's frightened face, Luo Ming showed a malicious smile: "Ah, hello. I'm Lo Ming, Baron Schönbrunn Lo Ming. ”

This title is actually self-proclaimed by him, however, after a while, it will definitely be legally recognized.

After all, when he went around rescuing, his main remuneration was food, land, and people. Now the area of land he legally owns has reached the standard of a baron.

And the land he was currently able to control, plus the Miana he was temporarily in charge of, was more than twice as much as the average baron.

Before this monster plague is over, it may be possible to meet the standard of the viscount - in this Vanchy County, there is only one county keeper under the county guard, and the actual fight is not necessarily lost.

Although the nominal aristocracy has a superficial respect, it will actually get a lot of contempt. On the other hand, if you have no name, most people will not mind if you add a title that matches your strength.

With the help of the archmage Gandhi and the princess's best friend Charlotte, it is not difficult to get official recognition if you give another gift. 21010