Chapter 453: Deliverance

The Noble District is not far from the City of Angry Bears, and it takes less than fifteen minutes to ride through the city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After the moat of the East Gate, there is a straight and wide avenue leading to the central lake of the aristocratic district not far away, and the avenue is lined with green meadows and fragrant fruit groves.

Due to the shortage of supply, the four aristocratic districts that were originally only planned to be established have now expanded into eight special districts, making this aristocratic special district the most profitable and fastest-absorbing real estate development industry for the Norton family, and the Norton family has earned no less than six million gold fords from the sale of homesteads. So much so that Shi Fatzi and Director Speer had a headache about whether to carry out the construction of supporting facilities according to the original plan or expand one or two more aristocratic special areas......

In Lorlist's final approved plan, the aristocratic district was to be centered around an artificial lake dug into the shape of a gourd, with eight areas around it. Four of them are aristocratic districts, which provide homesteads for nobles to purchase and build their own manor houses, while two of the remaining four areas are upscale residential areas, one is a boutique business district, and one is a comprehensive area that provides education, fitness, entertainment, food, and leisure for the nobility and their families.

At present, the homesteads of the four aristocratic special districts have all been sold, except for half of the manor villas in the fourth special district, which are still under construction, and the manor villas in the first, second and third special districts have all been built, and many nobles and their families have already lived there. The rest are the finishing touches on the decoration of some utilities by the employees of the Special Administrative Region. For example, the greening on both sides of the road, the oiling device of the street lamps, the pruning of evergreen shrubs used as fences, and the setting of swing chairs and canopies on both sides of the road.

The other four areas have been completed with the construction of an upscale residential complex, which is a five-storey boutique apartment structure, and the properties are also sold in a three-bedroom, two-bedroom model. The houses were bought and inhabited by people of the same class such as the managers of the chambers of commerce run by the aristocracy, the senior managers and accountants of the production workshops, and there were also some nobles and merchants who could not buy the homestead of the aristocratic special area and temporarily took refuge here. Compared with the manor houses of the four aristocratic districts, the status of those who lived in high-end residences seemed to be one level lower.

The boutique business district is the most attractive place in the entire aristocratic district, all the shops here belong to the Norton family, only rent but not sell, whether it is clothing, shoes and hats, ingredients, spices or exotic flowers and plants, etc., everything is here. Shi Fatzi once said to Lorist that there are more than 200 large and small registered chambers of commerce in the Northland, and more than 100 chambers of commerce have rented shops in the boutique business area to sell the best of the goods handled by their chambers of commerce. Of course, this price is also one or two times more expensive than the general goods sold outside.

The area of the comprehensive area is much larger than that of the boutique business area. Because a standard racecourse will be built, there are also some fitness facilities such as fencing halls and rattan courts, as well as bars, libraries, restaurants and other places. Therefore, the progress of the project is not fast, only about half of it has been completed at present, and it is estimated that it will be basically completed in July and August next year.

What bothers Shi Fatzi and Speer is whether they need to convert another site that is going to build a high-end residential area into a homestead for the fifth district of the aristocracy, so that they don't have to spend family funds to build a boutique apartment building. Selling a homestead can immediately recoup a lot of cash, while building a boutique apartment building requires a large amount of construction capital from the family, but the price of selling it after completion is much higher than the income from selling the homestead. Judging from the demand of the market, there are many nobles who ask for homesteads, and for a while, the two can't decide.

Lorist took Schward and Genolio and hurried out of the estate of the Count of Lowwell, the second arrondissement of the nobility. At this time, the perimeter of the manor, which was named Nightingale by the Earl of Lawwell, was surrounded by soldiers of the Guards Battalion, and many people gathered outside the manor to watch the excitement. Groups of people watched and whispered. Lorist also noticed that the balconies of the manor villas next door to the left and right of Nightingale Manor were also full of people, many of whom even had Michels or tea in their hands. Are these guys taking today's hostage-taking incident as a drama?

Lorist dismounts at the door of Nightingale Manor and finds the blushing-faced and thick-necked Fat Man surrounded by a crowd of people, and the angry Ovicis.

"Shut up, tell me what's going on, what were you arguing about?" Lorist said, suppressing the noisy crowd.

Finding out that it was Lorist, the Grand Duke of the Northlands, who had come in person, the crowd around saluted Lorist and closed their mouths at the same time.

"Your Highness, Ovicis wanted to force his attack just now, I stopped him, and he was very unconvinced. Shi Fatzi said.

"Why force your attack, what about the hostages?" Lorist turned to Ovikis.

"Your Highness, that's the case, those mercenaries are really rude and don't take our Norton family seriously, so I can't help but be angry, I want them to see how powerful our family is armed......" Ovicis quickly explained.

"Do you know about the hostages?"

"Your Highness, there are seven hostages in total. The Earl of Lauwer and his wife, two sons and a young daughter, and two maids were taken hostage. The mercenaries who entered the manor were thirteen in all, and they killed two of the manor's servants, and the rest of the servants and servants had already escaped. Fat Shi replied.

Lorist was a little angry: "What I want to know is, this is the aristocratic special district, why can thirteen mercenaries with weapons swagger into it?

As the commander of the 3rd Guards Legion, which is responsible for the garrison of Bear City and the southern Northlands, the security of the Noble District is also a top priority, with a Guard Battalion stationed here to patrol and keep watch.

"Your Highness, these mercenaries entered the aristocratic district in three carriages with Count Lauwer, and the soldiers guarding the gate of this special district thought that they had brought in to carry something, but they did not expect that Count Lauwer had been held hostage by them...... It's my fault, I'll be responsible. Ovicis honestly admitted his mistake.

Lorist frowned and asked again, "Why did Count Lauwer know these mercenaries, and what was the dispute between them?

The fat man already knew very well, and he replied: " Your Royal Highness, that's the case, these mercenaries belong to a mercenary group called Chihuo, a total of nearly 100 people, registered in our family seven years ago, has always been active in Liangshan Town, and later also haunted Beihai City, they often go to the Demon Dragon Mountain Range, the Barbarian Plains and the Black Mud Swamp to hunt monsters and collect medicinal herbs, and also help people escort goods to escort the caravan, and its leader is the mastermind of this hostage-taking, a silver three-star swordsman, this mercenary combination has a total of twenty-three silver mercenaries, and it is also considered to be at the top level in our family territory. ”

Lorist nodded, this mercenary group called Chihuo was actually similar to his cronies, the family knight Jim's mercenary team back then. However, in the Northland, such a mercenary combination is already considered powerful. There are no mercenary groups in the Norton family's territory.

Shi Fatzi continued: "The boss of this mercenary group is called Linde, who originally lived in the imperial capital, and is an old acquaintance with Earl Lowwell. Five years ago, when the Earl of Lawrwill migrated to our family's domain in search of business opportunities, he met Lind and financed his mercenary group and hired them to work for his chamber of commerce. Because the Wisdom Chamber of Commerce opened by Earl Rawwell also deals in furs, and at the same time has a shop in the boutique business area specializing in the sale of high-end leather goods, there is a great need for some high-grade Warcraft furs to make high-end leather goods.

The Red Fire Mercenary Group has cooperated with the Wisdom Chamber of Commerce for five years, because the boss Linde and Count Lauwer know each other and trust each other, the Red Fire Mercenary Combination has invested the provident fund it has accumulated over the years in the Count Lawyer's Wisdom Chamber of Commerce, hoping to have a good harvest. Last year, Earl Lawwell received an order to make a batch of high-end waistcoats from the skin of the Black Swamp Iron Spine Bay crocodile, a task that was also entrusted to the Red Fire Mercenary Group.

Because the Red Fire Mercenary Group went deep into the black mud swamp to hunt the Iron Spine Bay crocodile, the result was a little bad, and they finally completed the task, and there were only fifty-seven people left in the team of nearly 100 people. When they returned to Butterworth, they heard the news that Count Lauwer's investment had failed. Now they panicked, fearing that their provident fund would also be taken in, so they hurried to Count Lowell to settle the score.

Unfortunately, their hunch came true, their provident fund was gone, and it became a backlog of daily necessities in several warehouses. The Earl of Lauwer told them that the investment had not failed, but that the discount date had been a little longer, and that it would probably take ten or twenty or thirty years. At the same time, the bounty and pension for them to hunt the crocodile in Iron Spine Bay to complete the mission will also need to wait for a while to get it, at least after the order is completed and the payment can be made.

Count Lauwer thought that with his years of friendship, he would make the Red Fire mercenary group understand his current predicament, but unexpectedly, the mercenaries became angry, and they kidnapped Count Lauwer and forced him to take them into the noble district and occupy the Nightingale Manor. After rummaging through the cabinets and discovering that the Earl of Lauwer really did not hide the money at home, he took the family hostage, and killed two servants to threaten the Count of Ralwill that he had to take the money to ransom him. ”

"How much do they cost?" asked Lorlister.

"It seems that the Earl of Lawrwill owes them the provident fund plus the honorarium and pension for this mission, which is a total of more than four thousand gold fords. Several of Earl Lauwell's partners had already offered to put together the money to ransom the man, but the mercenaries had changed their minds again......"

"Why?" asked Lorlist.

"Those mercenaries asked for 10,000 gold fords with interest. When several of Earl Lawwell's partners said that they would mortgage the shops in the boutique business area to make up 10,000 yuan, those mercenaries would ask for 20,000 yuan before they would let them go. And told us to get out, saying that this was a financial dispute between them and Count Lawwell, and that it was none of our Norton family's business, so let's go away, and ensure that they could leave the Norton family territory safely after receiving the ransom...... That's why I want to order the soldiers to prepare a forcible attack and destroy this group of daring bastards who dare to treat our Norton family as if they were nothing......" Ovicis said with a hum.

"Where are the hostages?" asked Lorist again.

Ovicis pointed with his hand: "Your Highness, in the living room on the second floor of the building facing the courtyard gate, there is a large balcony over there, and you see that those mercenaries have also sent two people to stand guard on the balcony." Just now, when Baron Schrader went in to negotiate, they pulled all the hostages to the balcony and put their swords around their necks. Threatens to kill Baron Schrader and us first if they make any rash moves......

I had just walked around the manor, and I found that the mercenaries were guarded on the roof and behind the building, as well as on the left and right sides, and they would be aware of the attack from any direction. Maybe we won't have a chance to sneak in and rescue the hostages until night. ”

Lorist glared at him: "The mind is very good, so why did you rush to order the soldiers to attack just now?"

Ovicis lowered his head: "I, I'm not angry with those bastards, just now they openly abused those two hostage maids in front of us, in the living room on the second floor, the windows were all open, they stripped the two maids naked in front of us, and everyone heard their cries, and those bastards were laughing wildly......"

Lorist was stunned and patted Ovicis on the shoulder: "I know, I'll talk to them." You all stay here, and no one will follow me......"

The black-iron fence gate leads into an avenue large enough for three carriages to gallop side by side, with flower beds on either side of the avenue, and a semicircular clearing in front of the avenue, where three four-wheeled carriages are parked. In front of the clearing was the four-storey luxury villa building made of gray-and-white granite veneer. On the first floor of the villa is a prominent gatehouse, and above the gatehouse is a large balcony that can accommodate two tables of people enjoying afternoon tea while enjoying the scenery.

At this moment, the two mercenaries standing on the large balcony saw Lorist approaching, and while he stopped, they picked up two hunting bows and aimed them at Lorlist. Thirty meters apart from each other, it is the most powerful range of the hunting bow.

"I'm Norton Lorlist, Grand Duke of the Northlands, calling your heads. Lorist continued to approach, his voice soft, but the people in the whole villa could hear it very clearly.

There were five or six more people on the balcony at once, led by a tall thin man with some long hands and feet, who seemed to know Lorlist, and was a little stunned when he saw it: "Really, it's really Duke Norton, His Royal Highness the Duke, you, you, you are not allowed to come!"

Lorist ignored him and continued to get closer.

The tall and thin man panicked, and hurriedly kicked his companion with his foot left and right: "Hostage, hostage, quickly pull the hostage over......"

In a rush of chickens and dogs, the Earl of Lauwer and his wife, son, and daughter were all pulled out onto the balcony, and there was a naked maid crying beside her, holding a piece of rag in both hands that she didn't know where it came to cover her body......

The tall and thin mercenary grabbed Count Lauwer and put his sword around his neck: "You, you stop, if you don't stop me, I'll kill him......"

Lorist was already less than five meters away from the gatehouse, he stopped, raised his head and sighed: "Your name is Linde? As a former freelance mercenary, I sympathize with your plight. It's a pity that you have chosen the wrong way to retaliate, and even endangered innocent people.

As the Grand Duke of the Northlands, I give you two choices. One is to surrender and surrender, and I promise you a fair trial. The second is to continue to resist, but I promise you that there will be no place for you to die. ”

"I, I don't choose anything!you, you can't fool me......" Linde grabbed Count Lawrwill with emotion and shook it desperately, and Count Lawwell, who had probably suffered a lot with a blue nose and swollen face, let out a painful moan. The blade of the sword resting on his neck slashed several bright red sword marks as it shook up and down......

"This bastard is greedy for the hard-earned money we have earned from birth and death, I want to get our money back, you, you can't threaten me, or I will die with this bastard's family! You, you have to swear in the name of your Norton family ancestors to guarantee that we can get the money back and leave the Northland safely! Otherwise, otherwise something will happen to them, and your Norton family will become a joke for everyone because they can't protect the nobles under them! You, do you dare to risk our lives on the honor of the family!" Linde shouted arrogantly.

Lorist laughed, with a calm look: "Of course I dare to ......"

The distance between the top and bottom is seven meters, and the height is about three meters and two, which is the best distance that the blood killing realm can influence, and within ten meters, I am a god......!

"You, what are you talking about?" Linde thought he hadn't heard clearly, but he couldn't speak anymore, and a drill swept across the balcony from below, and the sky and the earth instantly dimmed, and the whole world was blood-red. Linde only heard the sound of his own heartbeat, and then felt his body like a water bag with countless openings, and the strength of his whole body was empty......

The soldiers in those taverns didn't brag...... What they say is true...... The Grand Duke of the Northland is really a sword master...... Be invincible...... Before falling into eternal darkness, Lind remembered the boasting and adoration of Lorist from the Norton soldiers he had heard in the tavern, only he didn't believe it at the time......

Lorist put his sword back into its sheath, smiled at the Count of Lauwer's family, who were standing on the balcony and couldn't believe they had been rescued, and beckoned to the crowd gathered at the gate. Schward rushed over and jumped onto the balcony.

Lorist pointed into the room, "Go ahead, don't let the rest go." ”

Nearby, the cry of the Earl of Lauwer's family was heard as if they had just woken up from a dream......

"Yes, Your Highness. Schward drew his sword and rushed into the room.

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