The various forces in Riverrun, including the great nobles, churches, elves, dwarves, free people, and merchants, rely on the efforts of the "Lord Rez" to run and coordinate, especially under the premise of the same goal, they are rapidly uniting and being pinched into an emerging interest group by Lu Bin, on the one hand, actively preparing for war, and on the other hand, showing their strength to lay a solid foundation in commerce. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the same time, Viscount Steele Tees Villard, who had made a lot of money in the slave trade, was dealing with the endless brawls in his territory. It turns out that when the unruly slave traders come together, they have not yet cultivated a tacit understanding of friendship on the battlefield, and they are detonated by the old hatreds accumulated in the past.

In most cases, the secret private fights ended in bloodshed, but fortunately there were no deaths, perhaps because of the existence of a common enemy, and these competing partners, who cooperated from time to time in business, did not take a ruthless hand.

As the convener of the anti-abolitionist front, Viscount Steele Tees Villard has been in the hands of countless black hands, in addition to the safety of the family's direct territory.

The kidnapping of people as slaves, for the connoisseurs who are immersed in this way, they will feel uncomfortable if they don't do a few votes a day, and then stay in the territory of Viscount Villad, the business will be left behind, and no one will definitely come forward to compensate for the loss of money.

Adhering to the principle that the wool comes from the sheep, these shameless and immoral slave traders simply attacked the viscount's subjects to make up for the shortfall.

At the same time, the supporters behind Viscount Steele Tees Villard are also constantly exerting pressure, and seeing the fugitive slavery incidents in various places, they all want to erase the impact of the abolition decree in Riverrun as soon as possible.

Under the threat of external and internal troubles, in order not to affect his status and prestige, and in order to prevent the foundation of his family from being "loyal and brave righteous men", in essence, a group of scum and garbage scourge, Viscount Steele Tees Villard had to send the most warlike group of more than a dozen slave catchers, scattered through the realms, and headed for Riverrun City in the east.

In late winter, the snow in the wilderness stretches as far as the eye can see, and the long journey makes everyone feel discouraged, and before they reach their destination, deserters who give up in the middle of the journey appear one after another.

When this group of people arrived in Blackwater Town, which was "adjacent" to Riverflowing City, compared to when they set out, they were less than half of them, only 200 people, and their morale was even lower. Coupled with the fact that the long journey caused people to be sleepy, they rushed into the tavern in the center of the town to get drunk and stay in their rooms to sleep.

Later, Lu Bin learned from Smit Morning, the High Priest of the Heart of Flames, that the vanguard of the anti-abolitionist mintility group's servant army had arrived in the neighboring town of Blackwater.

Elvin Austin, the senior pastor of the Church of the Goddess of the Springs, also learned about this from his own sources, and because of his brotherly relationship with the Lord of Blackwater, he knew more about it.

After all, before Lord Nell Austin started, as the "black glove" of the great nobles, he specialized in wandering in the gray areas that the law could not control for the time being, and more or less dealt with slave traders. He also knows the gathering of anti-abolitionist forces in the north, but fortunately, he is not deeply involved, otherwise even he will be pulled in and become a bridgehead for attacking Riverrun.

The lord of Blackwater is very familiar with the methods of the slave catchers, and has sent a direct guard to the core area of the territory, and has ordered the surrounding villages and manors to beware of strangers who appear nearby.

Later, after a day's rest, the morale of the slave catchers recovered slightly, and these people were able to hold on, all of them were determined outlaw fanatics, and they contacted the "kind" in Blackwater through secret channels.

Under the guidance of these people, they learned more information about Riverrun, far more detailed information than despicable spies and brokers, and many people who originally wanted to do a big job began to drum in their hearts.

After all, they have to face a whole team of "Thor's Sons", and they have to compete with lords with the strength of "legendary mages", half-elf marksmen, rangers of the Flameheart Church, priests of the Spring Goddess Church who specialize in potions, dwarven defenders, and freedmen who can be transformed into militia at any time, but they become less important.

"The standard city wall of 3,000 steps, this is still a pioneer territory in the grass creation period? It is simply a heavily armed fortress! Attacking such a territory is to send us to death!"

The leaders of the slave catchers present were not stupid people, and soon built a specific impression of Rushing City in their hearts: the geographical advantages of mountains and rivers, the fortifications with iron walls, the pioneer system where all the people are soldiers, the medium-sized territory that can be rioted at any time, not to mention the family knights under the command of the "Son of Thor", and a legendary mage with extraordinary strength.

A clever man found a copy of the code of "Riverrun", looked through the part of the abolitionist decree, and then stood up in surprise: "Ladies and gentlemen, please see, the decree issued by His Excellency the mage is only limited to Riverrun, and through redemption, the ownership of slaves is purchased from nobles and merchants, and the slave contracts on them are discharged, including slaves who are in debt and bankrupt, and slaves who are born into slaves, and give them civilian status. The only price is that these people, who have been granted freedom and personal property rights, will be registered and will belong to Riverrun forever, and will not be allowed to change their domicile. ”

"I have to say, it's a brilliant idea! You should know that slaves are not counted in the territory population, but belong to cattle and sheep. The legendary mage's abolitionist decree would bring double the number of civilians to his realm, and the so-called Riverrun would no longer be a joke. ”

Everyone present suddenly realized, obviously they were overjoyed by the true intentions of the legendary mage "Lord Rez", and then these people immediately thought of a good idea.

It is to sell the slaves on hand directly to Riverrun, in exchange for real gold and precious metal coins, and at the same time preserve strength, anyway, the abolition law of Runwatercity cannot control the territory of other nobles in the north.

"Without the endless stream of fugitive slaves, what do we live on? Risking our lives to kidnap civilians is a very taboo thing in the northern realms, and what does it matter us to lose the nobles? As long as slaves still exist, we can continue to make a fortune by our own crafts. ”

In the cramped tavern, the atmosphere was extremely hot, and the leaders of the slave catchers were excited about the prospect of making a lot of money without risking their lives.

In the final analysis, these people still knelt in front of the absolute difference in strength, admitting that they were not opponents, and did not dare to rush to the river, so they used this kind of spiritual victory method that could not be put on the stage to comfort their fragile hearts.

At the same time, Lu Bin, who received the relevant information, was ready to defend himself from the enemy, and only killed this group of people in Blackwater Town, and he had to obtain the understanding of Lord Nell Austin.

An essential visit is about to begin, and Lu Bin delivers the news to the owner of Wuthering Heights at the top of Razorhill through Elvin Austin, the presiding officer of the Church of the Springs of Riverrun.

Lord Nell Austin was looking forward to this meeting, and if it weren't for the trivialities, he would have wanted to talk to the "legendary mage" for a long time. After all, it is really his appetite to dare not to give face to the vigilant eye, so that these fighters with eyes above the top can't get off the stage on the spot.

It's a pity that "Lord Rez" has a mission, and after a while, he has made a huge foundation, and the "legendary mage" who was originally famous as a blogger has his own territory in the blink of an eye, and has risen at an astonishing speed, and the momentum is even greater than that of Blackwater Town, which has been pioneered for many years and has been established.

Although there are a large number of "tavern observers", they have analyzed the process of the rise of Riverrun, and repeatedly mentioned the help of elves and dwarves. However, there is one point that cannot be ignored, that is, whether the strength of the "legendary mage" Rez himself has been brought into play in the construction of the territory.

If it really comes into play, how unfathomable is this legendary figure who can build a city in one day during the low ebb of the elements.

"In short, arranging a formal meeting is a must, after all, it would be a disaster for two territories so close to each other that high-level people do not move around each other and establish personal contacts and secret channels. ”

Lord Nell Austin nodded his head in agreement when he heard his staff's explanation, and his attitude was that he was happy to see it happen, after all, it was the other party who made the request first.

According to the tradition of the Great Council, a legendary mage is at least the rank of count, after all, the giant shadow that shrouds the north, His Royal Highness Thor, is only the title of the Grand Duke. Despite irresponsible gossip, Archduke Tyrese is ready to establish the North as an independent kingdom.

"Just like the slave catchers in Blackwater Town, if you don't communicate in advance, Your Excellency Reze will misunderstand that we are secretly plotting against him, and this misunderstanding can't be explained in a few words. ”