Chapter 36: Coercion
Fort of Wolf's Teeth, inside the study.
Wolf sat behind his desk, his eyes down, not knowing what he was thinking, his right hand tapping rhythmically on the armrest.
Click, click.
A cup of hot tea is placed on the table, and the heat is steaming.
It wasn't long before the door opened, and the old butler Ham entered.
He handed an envelope to the desk with both hands, "This is a letter from several lords around you, please take a look." ”
The snapping quietly stopped.
Opening his eyes slightly, Wolf picked up the envelope and pulled out a densely written letter, with four bright red seals at the bottom, representing the four families.
After a few casual glances, Wolf couldn't help but laugh. Holding up the letter to the old butler, Wolf said mockingly: "They actually dare to warn me, saying that for the sake of peace, they want me to stop the expansion of the Andrews' family, otherwise they will launch a coalition army against me." It's ridiculous, who do they think they're talking to?"
The old butler replied slowly: "This is also inevitable, the output of the mine is getting higher and higher, and a few days ago, a group of miners were urgently recruited to mine the newly discovered Ninth Mining Area. Taking this opportunity, the troops in the territory continued to expand during this time, all of them were replaced with standard standard equipment, and they also occupied a small piece of farmland in the James territory, so they could not be alarmed. ”
"It's just a few dilapidated families who rely on resources to forcibly pile up a knight-level master to survive, and their bodies have long been hollowed out by indulging in wine all day long, and if you want to talk about combat power, I'm afraid it's better than the knight squire. The property left by the ancestors has long been squandered by them, how many troops can be recruited? You go back and send them a letter of surrender in my name, and anyone who is willing to hand over fifty percent of his income and send his eldest son to the Wolf's Tooth Fort as a proton will be fine. If not, you do so at your own risk. ”
Wolf took a leisurely sip from his teacup, and despite the fact that he was outnumbered, he was not at all worried.
"Even so, it's better to be careful, emaciated camels also have a few pounds of meat, maybe we can slowly try to minimize the risk. Moreover, this time the four families suddenly cooperated, and it seemed that Baron Luke was behind it. The old butler said cautiously.
Wolf raised his eyebrows, "Luke, I broke three knight-level masters last time, and he still didn't give up, do you really think I don't dare to do anything to him?"
"I heard that he had recently spent a lot of money to recruit two knights to serve him, and he kept saying that he would trouble Andrew's family again. ”
"The wailing of the defeated dog, don't take it to heart, after I have integrated these four, it will be his turn next. Worf stopped and said disapprovingly.
Seeing that Wolf had made up his mind, the old butler no longer dissuaded, "In that case, when are we going to use troops?"
"The sooner the better, in three days, I will personally lead the team, let Fred take it with him, and take James first. ”
The old butler nodded, "Since that's the case, then I'll go and arrange the logistics supply first." ”
After receiving Wolf's approval, the old butler bowed and walked slowly out of the room.
After a moment of silence, Wolf opened the drawer and took out a letter with the words "Giant Deer City Knight Academy" on the envelope, and it was signed by Green.
"My son Green has made such progress, how can I, as a father, be left behind? The expansion of the family must be accelerated, and no one can stop it. ”
Wolf said to himself.
Slowly got up and walked to the window, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the troops who were training in the castle, "If you want war, then I will give you war!"
The old butler walked downstairs, happened to meet Rex passing by, stretched out his hand to stop him, and asked, "How is it, how is the training of this batch of recruits?"
Rex had not long recovered, his face was still a little pale, and when he heard the old butler's question, he thought for a while and replied: "The castle supplies them with a large meal of meat every day, and the allowance is sufficient, so they train very hard, and they can be pulled out to fight at any time, as long as they don't run into regular troops, it should be no problem." ”
The old butler nodded with satisfaction, "Since that's the case, it's no problem, the master will move troops soon, and the more people who can fight, the better." ”
Rex was surprised: "So fast, but my body hasn't fully recovered, I'm afraid ......"
The old butler smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "This time you just stay in the castle and garrison, the master will personally lead the team and fight with Fred." ”
Fred is a knight master that Wolf has only recently recruited, and he has good combat power and is very valued from the beginning.
Although Rex was a little reluctant in his heart, he also understood that the territory was now in the period of expansion, and with the strength of his knightly squire, he could no longer bring much help to Wolf.
The two discussed for a while, and Rex nodded and said, "Understood, I will be ready, and I will never disappoint the master." ”
......
In the afternoon, after a tense day of training, all the recruits lay on the ground as if they were falling apart, gasping for breath.
"I'm so tired, I can't hold on anymore, the training here is a little too strict. A red-haired young man leaning against a tree trunk said breathlessly.
A recruit who was about the same age as him next to him also chimed in: "Even if the training of the city guards in Black Rock City is not so strict, you see that two more people fainted today without being able to stand it." ”
The two kept muttering, venting their dissatisfaction.
An older veteran stood silently behind them, holding a jug and taking a sip of it, watching the two whisper with a look of disdain in his eyes.
If you are tired here, then you can go, isn't it reluctant to be treated here. One gold coin a month, all-inclusive food, and one meal of meat every day, the boys in the town were all squeezed to get in.
If these two people are gone, then he will just bring his two brothers in, so as not to always say that he does not take care of them. At that time, if he makes a meritorious service, the lord will be happy to reward a maid to go home, and even the mother-in-law will have it. Thinking of this, his heart was also hot.
Suddenly, there was a sharp whistle, and everyone immediately got up and ran towards the side of the training ground, which was the whistle for dinner.
A few cooks carried a few iron buckets on the table and waved to everyone, "Hurry up, don't blame me for not eating late." ”
Soon, everyone consciously lined up in a long line, holding rice bowls in their hands, and slowly moved towards several chefs.
Mohan was at the end of the line at this time, and he was annoyed in his heart, if he hadn't forgotten to pick up the bowl just now, he should have been at the front of the line.
There were a few cheers from the front of the group, and he tilted his head vigorously, but he still couldn't see what was found in front of him. Maybe it's because the dishes in the afternoon are particularly large, or maybe there are small lettuce that everyone likes, Mo Han thought in his heart and couldn't help but bring a trace of anticipation.
The line kept moving, getting shorter and shorter, and Mohan could already smell the smell of food, and his stomach couldn't help but start screaming.
The person in front took the rice bowl and couldn't wait to walk to the side and start eating. The chef picked up the rice spoon and tapped it on the bucket, looking at Mohan. He quickly took out his rice bowl and laid it on the table, and the cook took a spoon and made him a small lettuce, and then a bread stick in another bucket, and finally a spoonful of potato stew for him.
The cook glanced at him, then picked up a piece of meat with a spoon and put it in his bowl, "It's not okay to be so thin, eat more to make it longer." ”
Mohan held the rice bowl and said thank you excitedly. Squatting under the tree and eating a sumptuous dinner, he felt unprecedented happiness, but he couldn't help but have some questions, "Isn't it only Chinese food that adds meat, why does even dinner have meat?"
Soon, this question was answered.
After the chef finished eating, Rex slowly walked in with the whip in his hand, looked around the audience, and saw that everyone had put down their rice bowls, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"I'm sure you've all eaten the meat dish for dinner, yes, this is a special meal prepared for you by Lord Wolf, not only today, but also tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!"
There was a burst of cheers from the field, and everyone thanked the lord for his kindness.
"Of course, the castle can't raise you in vain, and soon the time will come for you to play, and if anyone dares to lose my face in front of Lord Wolff without any death, I will skin him alive!
Syllable.
With a flick of Rex's whip, a whip mark was drawn from the ground.
"I heard you!" shouted in unison.
Rex nodded, waved his hand to let everyone continue eating, and turned to leave.
......
Julu City, Knight Academy, Fighting Gym.
In the center of the ring, two figures were fighting rapidly.
One of the blond-haired and blue-eyed figures was none other than Grimm, who was now engrossed in the battle with his sword in one hand.
After a long battle, the other party was already exhausted, but on the other hand, Green was still calm and relaxed, and even his breathing was still so steady.
"No, if it goes on like this, sooner or later it will be dragged to death, and you must break the game and force out the winner. ”
He gritted his teeth and took a step backwards to exit the battle circle.
"Why did you stop? I haven't played enough. Green saw the other party suddenly retreat, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.
"Hmph, you have a long stamina, I won't delay with you, let's decide the outcome with one move!" After speaking, the long sword in his hand quickly agitated, and the light of the fighting spirit was uncertain.
"I'm going to go, this is my killer move, it's extremely dangerous, if you can't catch it, you can call me to stop at any time. ”
"Is that amazing? So what are you waiting for, let me see it. Seeing that the other party was so confident, Green couldn't help but be a little interested.
Scold.
The man got up and rushed away at Green with a strange step, and as soon as he handed his hand forward, the sword was already in front of Green.
A cold light brewed on the tip of the sword, and with a flick of his wrist, the tip of the sword shattered into seven paths towards all parts of Green's body.
In the face of a menacing attack, Green simply raised his sword above his head and slashed it down.
Boom.
The opponent was immediately knocked out of the field and lay unconscious on the ground.
Green casually took off his shirt, walked to the ring and picked up a towel to wipe the sweat away.
"I thought it was so powerful, but it turned out to be so inhibitible. Green moved his tired hands and leaned against the edge of the ring to take a break.
In order to save his fighting spirit, he has been fighting with others with his body.
Moments later, another challenger took the stage.
Green straightened up, without any extra nonsense, and just greeted him.