Viscount Gelbert Negus, 64-year-old Grand Knight of the Wind Clan, Court Count, Bow Bearer of His Majesty Friedrich, Guardian of the Whitewater Fortress, Warner of the Sarsan Knights, and now Lord of the Western Frontier of the Kingdom of Dordor and a neighbor to the north of Raventown.

The title of knight is not groundless, let alone boastful, it comes from the personal praise of kings, churches, or enemies, and is forged by outstanding achievements and extraordinary feats, and is the fame and glory pursued by knights and nobles. Gébert Negus deserves his name.

At the age of 15, Negus rose to prominence at the court tournament of the Kingdom of Fridor, was selected as Prince Friedrich's attendant bodyguard, entered the court, received royal knight education, and at the age of 27, he was promoted to knight of the wind system and joined the Janissaries of the Duoduo as a court baron. Four years later, Prince Friedrich succeeded to the throne and began to promote his henchmen, and Negus became the bow-bearer of the new king, serving as deputy commander of the Janissaries of the Duoduo. At the age of 36, Negus was successfully promoted to the Grand Knight of the Wind System, obtained the title of Viscount of the Imperial Court, joined the Knights of the Iron Wall, and began to confront the Sarsan Knights, and made great achievements.

Negus received an education as a royal knight, respecting knights of noble blood and despising nobles with impure blood. On the battlefield, he followed aristocratic tradition by first warning the Sarsan knights with a pure gold feather arrow, telling them to drop their spoils and retreat on their own. If he encounters the other party again, Negus will mercilessly kill all the servants of the Sasan Knights, and then capture them alive, never missing.

During the period when Negus was active on the battlefield, the lords of the Sarsanid Empire paid a ransom of hundreds of thousands of gold soles to Dodor in order to welcome back the captured knights of the family. So much so that the King of Dodor would often send people to ask: Has Negus recently caught a "moving wallet"? The knights of Dodor have changed their interest in Negus, and they do not even dare to equip their weapons with adamantite gold, and some small families simply no longer send knights to participate in wars. Negus was thus called the "warner" by the Sassanians.

Five years later, the famous Negus left the Knights of the Iron Wall to take over as commander of the Whitewater Fortress and received the title of Earl of the Court. Everyone thought that Count Negus was a traditional nobleman with a mild-mannered temperament, but he showed the world the terrifying side of the Winds-based Knights at the Battle of Fort Whitewater: two of the three great knights of the fallen Sarsan Empire fell under Negus's dragon bone Mithril bow.

After the war, the Sassan nobles scolded Negus, calling him a "hypocritical viper", and two of his Highnesses threatened to retaliate. Under diplomatic pressure, and for the sake of protection, His Majesty Friedrich relieved the Negus Whitewater Fortress from his post as commander, and he rejoined the Knights of the Iron Wall. As the situation unfolded, the Knights of the Iron Wall approached the Minsk fortress group of the Kingdom of Gambis, forcing the Marquis of Goron to lead an army to confront him, which indirectly led to the death of His Majesty Ryan Auguste. There, Negus met the young Sauron Wimbledon, and although the two did not fight, Sauron did keep Negus at bay.

Now, Sauron is the lord of the Centaur Hills, and Negu has also come to the Centaur Hills, in Raven Castle.

In the hall of Raven Castle, surrounded by armor warriors, Victor sat on the lord's throne, and it was difficult for him to associate the elegant and young nobleman in front of him with the famous mortal knight. And Viscount Negus's way of travel is also surprising, a banner, a servant, and three horses, just like a small nobleman who travels, not a high-powered lord, behind which of course is the confidence and calmness of the great knight of the wind system. But Victor had to admit that Negus's gesture made him feel good,

"Your visit, Lord Negus, has made Raven Castle shine. Victor smiled and said, "I'll set up a banquet for you." ”

"Your Excellency Wimbledon, I am grateful for your kind invitation, but I am afraid I will not have time for your dinner. Negus bowed slightly, shook his head and sighed: "Duke Erickson's crime of privately minting gold coins has been revealed, and under the witness of the church, the Duke himself has been canonized by His Majesty the wise Friedrich, and the Erickson family has also been duly punished, but the villain accomplices gathered by the Duke have fled in all directions, and they have become bandits, roaming the land wantonly, looting supplies, and poisoning the villagers. As a lord, I need to exterminate these villains as soon as possible and protect the people of the territory. ”

"I have come this time to visit my new neighbors, and to remind Your Excellency to be careful of thieves. ”

"Just last night, a gang of bandits attacked a freemen's camp not far away, and by the time my guards arrived there, they had killed and wounded many freedmen and fled north. After a night of pursuit, my swift bird cavalry finally wiped them out in the wilderness. This gang of bandits gave them all, and none of them escaped the net. Victor sighed, "For the sake of the safety of the freedmen, I ordered the camp to be demolished and all the freedmen moved into Raven Town. Father Gary is on his way to calm the frightened population, treat the wounded, investigate the bandit attack and then make a qualification. ”

"That's good news, I'll give the church a written document proving that you've exterminated a gang of robbers!" Negus smiled, agreeing with Victor's words.

It was true that the free camp was at the behest of Negus, but in his eyes, the soldiers who controlled the camp, including the three low-blooded apprentice knights, were nothing more than bandits. Victor razed the free camp with lightning speed, cleanly destroying the enemy and nipping the threat in the bud. Despite the different positions of the two sides, Victor's acumen and decisiveness were very much in line with Negus's appetite, especially the arrow that Victor shot, which Negus was particularly satisfied with.

The Wind Archer is different from the Wind Knights, the arrows they shoot are surrounded by a breeze, silent, and will not disturb the Void Wind Element, so naturally they cannot attract the attention of mortal knights. Last night, Victor was hidden in the shadows, and with the help of the Swift Bird Light Horse, Negus still had full confidence to retreat, but he also knew very well that he could not save Todd. If Victor shoots Todd directly, Negus will lose face, and in his opinion, Victor's warning arrow is to respect himself. Therefore, Negus chose to back down, he would not refuse the "kindness" of the noble bloodline for the sake of an insignificant chess piece. What's more, Victor's bloodline is not inferior to any of His Highnesses, and it is a real ancient bloodline.

"Your Excellency, although I am not surnamed Wimbleton, I also have the noble blood of Wimbleton, and I am proud of it. In fact, both the Wind Knight and the Elven Bloodline Nobles are descended from the two major families of Wimbledon and Tystiel (one of the Seven Paladin Families). My maternal grandmother was the daughter of Mrs. Carresa Wimbledon, who was a cousin to your grandfather's grandfather. Negus said reservedly and proudly.

"......," said Victor, "it's a pity that the Wimbledon family has declined......," he didn't want to recognize this uncle or uncle at all.

"This does not detract from the nobility in our blood. Negus laughed, "I brought you a gift." As he spoke, the servant behind him took out an oak box and respectfully handed it to the guards in the hall. The box reached Victor's hand, and inside was a dark metal ingot, and Victor asked uncertainly, "What is this......?" Keel steel?"

"That's right. This is Carlil mild steel, also known as keel steel. A specialty of our Kingdom of Dordor. Negus nodded and said, "You can use it to make soft swords, soft armor, or you can use it to make the fuselage of 2o military heavy crossbows, or...... The bow body of the Dragonbone Mithril Longbow. ”

Compared to Thuryin, it is really inferior. Victor thought to himself, but said, "I am missing a bow to take, and I like your gift." I'll give you 2ooo pounds of coffee in return. ”

Coffee, an elemental affinity drink, was highly sought after by knights and aristocrats, but the amount and price it exerted were equally staggering. Negus's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "No one will shirk this gift in return, even if it is polite on the surface. ”

The relationship was also pulled, and the gifts were given. Viscount Negus said at the right time: "Your Excellency Wimbledon, the Erickson family has left me a mess, those roaming bandits have the horses and weapons that Duke Erickson has rationed, and they are a threat to Raven Town. In order to eradicate these bandits as soon as possible, I must set up border posts and squeeze their space to operate. As long as the boundaries are settled, I promise that Raventown will not be harassed by bandits!"

"To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I have a map ...... here"

The guard took the map from the Viscount's hand and placed it on Victor's table, and Negus continued: "According to the original agreement, four kilometers north of that stream is the border between our two families. If you agree, how about we build a border post according to the map?"

Victor looked at the map for a moment, then looked up and said, "I have a map here, too." As he spoke, he took out a large sheepskin scroll from a drawer and motioned for the guard to give it to Negus.

Viscount Negus unfolded the scroll, his eyes suddenly froze, this map depicts mountains and rivers, forests and lakes within a radius of 2oo kilometers, which is very detailed, but no boundaries are drawn. Victor raised his voice, "The Centaur Hills are vast and boundless, and the mountains on the west side are endless, we in Gambis call them the Rainier Mountains, and the Kingdom of Dordor calls them the Lark Mountains. Bordered by the steppe in the north and the Jinshui River in the south, this mountain range not only divides the lizard swamp, but also the endless forest, and if calculated according to the length of the mountain range, the area of the centaur hills is more than 3o thousand square kilometers. ”

"We in Gambis actually control 170,000 square kilometres, while Dordor actually controls only 110,000 square kilometres. This was because Duke Erikson was so greedy that he set aside 50,000 square kilometers on the map and did not allow other families to explore the area he had demarcated. However, the Erikson family has a shallow background, and despite Duke Erikson's frenzied expansion, he did not hesitate to mint gold coins privately, and recruited mercenaries and outcasts to serve as family soldiers, but he only actually controlled an area of 27,000 square kilometers, and there were still 23,000 square kilometers of area to be explored. ”

"We all know that a legitimate domain must be recognized by the nobility, the church, and the plebeians, that is, the castle, the villagers, and the missionaries. Victor closed the map and said lightly: "There is no point in drawing a line on the map." ”

Negus pondered for a moment and nodded: "I agree with Your Excellency, there are still 7ooo square kilometers of wilderness in the territory that His Majesty Friedrich has assigned me, and if Your Excellency has the ability to open up that land, I recognize your legal ownership." But you, including the York family behind you, probably don't have the energy to continue expanding, do you?"

Negus had an old eye, but Victor didn't intend to stop there, he smiled: "Then it depends on whose side time is on." Negus shook his head and smiled: "Your Excellency, we have a common enemy, and if we can't reach an agreement quickly, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles." ”

"Bandits?"

"Nope. It's the Gnolls!" Negus sighed and said, "Your Excellency's map is very detailed, and you can't be unaware that that wasteland is occupied by a group of gnolls. I've personally scouted the wilderness, and there are more than 2ooo heads of gnolls entrenched there, as well as a large number of goblins and kobolds. If it weren't for the presence of a few ferocious wolves north of Raventown, the Gnolls would have appeared near Raventown. ”

"At the moment, these gnolls are in the stage of infighting, and they will soon form a clan. At that time, the ferocious wolves will have to flee to the mountains, Raven Town will be attacked by the gnolls, and my territory will be dangerous!"

Negus said in a solemn tone: "The Gnoll Clan is by no means comparable to the Gnoll bandits, and there may not be another Gnoll King among them!"

Negus was depressed. The Ant-Man army swept through the Centaur hills, Gambis was overwhelmed, and the kingdom of Duoduo was stealing fun. However, the ant tide receded, leaving a clean territory for the Yorks, and all the monsters and beasts of the south fled to the north, wolves, moonbladed leopards, spotted tigers, grizzly bears, ferocious animals, and goblins, kobolds, and jackals that could not be killed. It is precisely because of this that the development of the Erikson family's territory has been slow, so Negus is now also anxious.

"It's time to clean up the gnolls!"

Negus made a loud statement, and Victor thought so. The Gnoll is cruel and cunning, has a keen perception, is highly mobile, and has more individual combat power than the elite soldiers, and the 3o to 1 ratio of ferocity is shocking, and the fierce Gnoll generally has a bloodthirsty talent, and his strength is comparable to that of a trainee knight. And the gnolls clan and the gnolls bandits are the difference between the army and the rabble, plus the goblins and kobold minions, their combat effectiveness is really increased geometrically. In order to defend against the Gnoll King of the Dusk Forest, the Church stationed 20,000 holy warriors in the north of the Kingdom of Seuss, and the garrison army of the Kingdom of Seuss exceeded 60,000. The dangers of the gnolls are evident from this.

However, 2ooo more jackals are simply not enough to see in front of Victor, the question is what does he want to do so much?

Ordinary lords want their territory to be as big as possible, but Victor's eyes are on the entire human society. Exploring the North has never been a strategic focus for Victor. The Randall family lacks the talent to take charge of themselves, and the larger the territory controlled by Raventown, the heavier the burden on Victor, and even the risk of getting out of control.

If Viscount Negus wants to open up more territory, let him entangle with the gnolls. In fact, no family has a monopoly on all the land resources. Instead of throwing alchemy creatures into the north and destroying the gnolls, it would be better for them to continue to collect the silver ore and display the smuggling caravans. The plundering of wealth through the trade of goods was what Victor was bargaining with Negus.

"Your Excellency Negus, you are absolutely right. But my territory is in the south. After this Season Patrol, I'm going back to Randall. So, I can't work with you to exterminate the gnolls. Victor put on a look of embarrassment and said, "I agree with the boundaries drawn on the map, and I will feed the ferocious wolves with cattle and sheep to ensure that they do not hinder your army." That's all I can do. However, I have one request. ”

Viscount Negus's eyes flashed, and he said, "Your Excellency, please speak up. ”

"When you exterminate the gnolls, they will scatter and flee, and the ferocious gnolls will pose a threat to Raventown. My Raven Fort, as you can see, is not smooth enough...... I need to buy your stone and repair this castle. Victor said.

"It can't be. You know exactly why. Negus shook his head decisively and refused.

"3oo million pounds of jaggery!"

"What?!"

Victor stood up and said with a smile: "It costs a lot to open up a territory, and for any pioneer lord, there is always not enough money! What is the market for jaggery now? I'm willing to trade 3oo million pounds of jaggery for your stone. It's a remote and sparsely populated place, and no one cares about quietly transporting some stones. Moreover, I promise that these stones will only be used to rebuild Raven Castle, and that a second castle will never be built. ”

Negus was greatly moved, he thought for a moment, and said tentatively: "So, what are you going to do with the stone dismantled from Raven Castle?"

"Polished and smoothed, used to build the walls of Raventown. Victor first gave the other party a reassurance, and then said: "However, jaggery is now a strategic material, and I am also taking a big risk to provide you with a large amount of jaberseed." To be on the safe side, I can only hire a mercenary group to transport it in batches and installments. Your Excellency will also ensure the safety and concealment of my men. Do you agree?"

Viscount Negus stood up and gave a knightly salute. "It's a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

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