Chapter 162: Ian the Robber (1)
Ian's mood has been up and down lately, standing in front of the window and looking out into the distance. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
He had been a robber for almost eight years, during which time he had grown from a small errand runner to one of several commanders, how could it not be so honorable?
The robber's den in front of him is much stronger than when he first came, whether it is a house or a wall, all of them are reinforced with two floors, and the strength has been further developed, and people's ambitions have naturally become greater, which is what makes him the most distressed.
Recalling that it was a helpless choice to take this step, the weather was dry that year, almost all the poor families chose to flee from the famine, he was also one of them, the situation did not improve after coming to the north, he was desperate, but he was unwilling to stay in the slums of the city and wait for the end of fate, and in desperation, he followed a few ruffians to come here to be robbers.
"Uncle Ian, Durrou took people to Gooding Town to arrest people, and then to Ravenwood Town to raid and prepare to rob. After Mi Lin heard the news outside the door, he came directly to report.
Ian's expression was a little nervous, the last thing he wanted to see happened, Duru's actions were against the will of some people, was he still so careless? It seems that it is necessary to talk to him.
"When is he coming back?" Ian asked, turning to look at Millin.
Millin is a young and lively young man, only fifteen years old this year, the child Ian picked up on the way to escape the wilderness, there were many abandoned children that year, and they couldn't find anyone if they wanted to find their biological parents afterwards, Ian originally planned to ignore the life and death of this child, and he didn't care about what to do to save others, but deep down he urged him to help this child.
"I'll be back this afternoon, and it's said that he's just threatened the people of Ravenwood and is going to come back and take people on for a bigger robbery. That's all that Milin asked a few old acquaintances about.
"I see. Ian already had a plan in mind.
"Uncle Ian, will Druu listen?" Milin had been by Ian's side for so long, knowing what Ian was thinking.
At the same time, he also knows the temper of Du Lu, what he wants to do is not stopped by others at all, he has a lot of power in his hands, and most people have to obey it, which makes him even more domineering in the cottage without scruples.
"It's imminent and I have to talk to him. Ian made up his mind that he wouldn't change easily.
In the afternoon, Durrou returned from Ravenwood.
"How's the arrangement for the people brought back from Gooding?" Durrou swaggered into the hall, first concerned about those who had been captured and recharged.
"They were all arranged to do chores, and someone was watching and couldn't run. The steward replied.
"It's all shown to me, those who dare to run will break one leg first, and then break another one when they run, and then throw it into the back mountain to feed the beasts. Duru sat down in the front seat, thought for a moment, and then commanded.
"I know that I will make them obey your feet. The butler flattered and flatteringly poured Duru a glass of inferior wine that was not too clear.
"Phew. Duru spit it out as soon as he took a sip, and after only a few days of absence, the taste became noble, and this kind of thing is simply for beasts.
"Can't afford home-brewed wine so soon?" said Ian, who strode into the hall, followed by Millin.
"We're powerful people, and we're going to feed the dogs with this stuff in the future. Durrous threw the cup on the table, and according to his vision, he would henceforth become the envy of all aristocrats, enjoying all kinds of noble food and cloth, and of course, all those extravagant spices should be taken into account.
"Powerful?" Ian wondered if something was wrong, why was there such a big gap in thinking between the two?
"Isn't it?" Durru was a little upset, Ian refuted his face in front of so many people, how could his face be good-looking.
This time, Fury defeated his father to take the position of lord, and their bandits' contribution was obvious, especially the wave of sneak attacks from above, which won the greatest victory at the minimum cost.
The robber Ken was on Fury's side, and of course he didn't have nothing to do to help.
A few months ago, Fury quietly sent someone to the robber's den to negotiate, and at first no one believed that a lord's son would collude with the robbers, I am afraid that it was a trap, a trap to destroy all the robbers.
After some time, Fury, who did not give up, sent someone again, and brought a rich gift, which made the ambitious Duru tempted to agree to have a good talk with Fury.
This incident set off a great storm in the robbers' den, some people supported and some people opposed, those who supported it saw the benefits, and those who opposed it saw the possible crisis behind it, in case they were deceived, and they would lose their lives.
In the end, the interests led by Duru defeated the conservative faction led by Ian.
In this battle of lords, the victory brought unprecedented benefits to the robbers, and Fury promised to protect them from being caught by the officers and soldiers for their robbery in the future, and in addition to receiving a lot of jewelry and money as a token of gratitude.
"Druw, did Fury give you what he promised?" Ian tried to convince him to see the truth, these nobles would not cooperate with the robbers at all, all they had to do was to take advantage of it, and a stupid guy like Drue would be fooled.
"Fury's position is not yet secured, how can he fulfill his promise so quickly, you can see for yourself, I took so many people from Gooding Town, he has said a word, and sent a soldier?"
"Well, since you believe he will really make it, why do you want to go to Ravenwood, and it's really what we should do to bully the poor and offend another lord?" Ian asked.
Most of the robbers here are poor people, and they became robbers out of desperation, and from the first step here, Ian made up his mind not to bully the poor, and this concept continues to this day.
Durau's attack on Ravenwood was a deep violation of his beliefs, and it was a rather unwise choice to offend another lord at this critical moment, and if the two lords joined forces, the bandit den would not be saved.
"Ravenwood has discovered the veins, they are no longer poor people, and now they are not going to rob, do they have to wait until they build tall walls and build a strong army?"
"Duru, listen to it yourself, do you find out that the veins have anything to do with those ordinary people? All the income goes into the pocket of Lord Ravenwood, how much can you get from it? For everyone's safety, I am against going to Ravenwood again. "Ian doesn't want to back down from big decisions at all.