Chapter 127: Shaking hands and making peace

Lorist stood on the wall behind him, watching the crowd of people in the camp outside the city come to the castle gates.

Steward Boris and Steward Hansk came to Lorist's side, and Steward Hansk asked, "My lord, why did you suddenly order all the people in the camp to come to the castle? and stop the construction site of the castle under construction......

"An army of Duke Lukins has appeared inside our family domain, and it is likely that someone from Kitano Town led them in. Lorist replied.

"What? is this true?" said Butler Boris and Steward Hanks, shocked.

"Really, no one would dare to make such a joke. Ovikis, after everyone has withdrawn to the castle, you can go to the laborers and select a group of soldiers to form a squadron of guards. Lorist said.

"Yes, my lord, I'll do it. Ovickis hurried away.

Steward Hanks took out a leather account book from the bag beside him, flipped through it, and said, "My lord, what kind of weapons and equipment are you going to give to this newly formed squadron?"

"What's wrong?" asked Lorlist.

"There are a lot of leather armor in the warehouse, but there are only a few dozen pairs of chain armor. In the past four months, Master Sid and his sons and the blacksmiths in the laborers have produced more than 1,200 pairs of chain mail using the assembly line method you mentioned. The two squadrons formed by Maple Grove Villa and Rock Castle were all equipped with family soldiers. But now the iron ingots are almost gone, and only 10,000 catties of 100 iron ingots are left just in case......," reported the Supervisor Hansk.

Lorist understood what Steward Hansk meant: "In this way, this newly formed squadron will be equipped with leather armor, spears, wooden shields and short swords, is there a problem?"

"There's a lot of this stuff stocked, no problem, my lord. Steward Hansk replied.

"By the way, Steward Hansk, you will reward that Sid master with ten goldenrods in my name, and one for each of the rest of the blacksmiths. Let them rest for a while, and when we have repelled Duke Lukins's troops, then ask Master Sid to take someone to survey the Morgen Hills to see if there are any mineral resources such as iron ore. Lorist said.

"Yes, sir. ”

"Butler Boris, just now I asked Daddy Ballek to be in charge of placing the people in the camp on the site where the castle was built, and you will be in charge of it from now on. When they are settled, you have Papa Balek take a team of laborers to dismantle the camp outside and bring in all the useful wood and stones. After two days of rest, let them build the residential area first, understand?"

"Don't worry, my lord, I'll take care of these things. "Butler Boris is also gone.

"Dercamp......" called Lorist.

"My lord, what do you command?"

"I want you to go on an envoy to the camp of the Kenmath family and those lords on the other side, and I will say that I am going to hold a knightly tournament when I see that the challenge and duel below is so lively, and I will use some weapons and equipment and bounties as prizes for the winners. If they want to continue attacking us, they can wait until the conference is over, and they can't attack it now......" Lorist said.

"Huh, sir, what do you mean......"

"Hold on, hold the Kenmax family and those lords, lest they and the army of Duke Lukins in our family territory echo each other, and we must destroy one enemy first, both inside and outside. Now the enemy in the territory is the most dangerous and critical, and I am ready to concentrate my forces to deal with them first. ”

"My lord, I see. I'll go later. Sedcamp replied.

"Pat, you escort Sedcamp out at night, and send someone to fetch Jim, I have something to do. Lorist said.

......

After receiving the news from the mercenary messenger, Lorist moved his lodgings from the front wall to the back wall, occupying Miss Theresty's room. Miss Theresti, on the other hand, moved down from the city wall and chose two houses in the newly built business district, with the large house facing the street as the engineering headquarters, and the smaller one in the back as her residence.

Sedecamp and Pat entered the room and saw that Lorist was comparing maps large and small, trying to find out which other path could lead the group into the family domain.

"Adult ......"

"Oh, you're back. Lorist threw the map back to the table in his hand in frustration: "I don't have a clue, there is no way to pass at all." Two or three people can still climb mountains and mountains, how can thousands of people and horses get in? Alas...... By the way, Sedkamp, what did they say when you guys went by?"

Sedecamp thought for a moment and replied: "My lord, when we passed, it happened that Viscount Kenmeth was holding a banquet in the camp to welcome the new lords, and when I went up to explain my intentions, the new lords applauded on the spot. However, Viscount Kenmeth had a very bad face, and the seven lords he invited to attack us did not say a word. Then Viscount Kenmax said that he would leave for a while, and when he returned, he loudly announced that the Kenmax family was willing to shake hands with the Norton family and jointly hold this knightly tournament......"

"What do you mean? We burned down their manor castles, burned down their newly built migrant towns, and took back their supplies and their subjects. It should be said that they hate us to death, almost like fire and water, and now they suddenly say that they want to shake hands with us and hold a knightly tournament together, is this possible?What is the idea of the Kenmeth family? Could it be that they want to attack our rock castle while we are holding a knightly tournament together?" Lorist stood up, pondering and wandering.

"My lord, I think it's believable, because I've met the head of the Kenmax family, the father of Viscount Kenmax. Said Sedercamp.

"Huh?" Lorist paused, looking at Sedkamp.

"My lord, when the Viscount Kenmax announced his decision, he invited us to the tent next door to consult with his men about the rules for holding the conference, and to show a draft to the lords present as soon as possible. I didn't doubt him, and when I went to the tent next door, I found that it was the head of the Kenmasse family who was waiting for us. Said Sedercamp.

Lorist looked at Pat, who nodded, indicating that what Sedercamp said was true.

"What did the head of the Kenmas family say?" asked Lorlist.

The head of the Kenmas family was very kind, and he said that the previous things were all the self-determination of his unsuccessful son, the viscount. The Kenmax family was originally a merchant family, and had just become a territorial nobleman, so they were not familiar with the traditional customs among the nobles. As a latecomer, you should respect the Norton family, a territorial nobleman who has been inherited for a hundred years, but the viscount is young and vigorous, and he was provoked by others, so he offended the Norton family, and now he understands it after suffering a loss. ”

The head of the Kenmas family said that the Kenmasses family did not want to continue to be enemies with the Norton family, and the viscount had besieged the Norton family's manor castle for three months, and the Norton family's counterattack caused the Kenmasse family to suffer heavy losses. As a leader, he should help each other, not become an enemy of life and death. He hoped that the dispute between the two families would end here, and that he would look beyond the horizon and not dwell on his previous mistakes. The Kenmas family is willing to withdraw from all disputed territory boundaries with the Norton family, and divide them according to the wishes of the Norton family, and there will be no more objections in the future. ”

"My lord, the head of the Kenmasse family has also revealed two pieces of information to us. Said Sedercamp.

"Two messages?"

Sedkamp nodded: "Yes, one is about their family forces, the head of the Kenmas family said that they will set off tomorrow afternoon to rescue Count López in the eastern region of the Northlands, it is said that Count López's territory is being attacked by the mountain barbarians." I think that's probably the main reason why he took the initiative to shake hands with our Norton family. ”

Lorist shook his head, he wouldn't believe that the Kenmath family would have such a high-profile festival, the key to making the Kenmath family make such a decision was interests, and the Kenmath family of the business family could not make such a major change without enough interests. It's just that Lorist doesn't know much about the situation in the Northland now, and he doesn't know anything about what is going on outside except for being a blind man, except for knowing everything about his family's territory.

Lorist asked noncommittally, "What's the second message?"

"The Lord of the Kenmath family said that he passed through Duke Lukins's territory on his arrival and found the soldiers of the Northland Legion mobilizing. He inquired and heard that it was the new head of the Norton family, and the new lord drove away the mission sent by the Duke to extort money, and also beat the arrogant Golden Knight Tabek to a serious injury, which provoked the Duke to be furious, and was organizing an army to take revenge on the Norton family. Because he came quickly, he estimated that the Duke's army would most likely arrive in a few days, and he hoped that our family would be prepared to defend and deal with it. ”

"En......" Lorist thought nervously, the head of the Kenmice family would be so kind? Originally, the Kenmare family was attacking the Rock Castle, so didn't the arrival of Duke Lukins' army just happen to attack together? It seems that the Kenmasse family did not know that the Duke's army had entered the territory of the Norton family, but he said that he would lead his troops to leave tomorrow afternoon to rescue the earl, as if he was in a hurry to avoid the Duke's army, why is this?

If I am the head of the Kenmax family, and the Duke is the object I have to curry favor with, then what will happen if his army comes over? Cannon fodder! Lorist's eyes lit up, yes, after the Duke's army arrived, Viscount Kenmax had to obey the command, and it is said that Duke Lukins has always refused to let the two thousand Kenmax family arms into the Northland, now there is such a good opportunity, how can you not force these two thousand people to act as the vanguard, with the virtue of the Grand Duke Lukins, this is inevitable and certain......

The more Lorist thought about it along this line, the more likely it became, and the Kenmas family asked for a handshake at this time, on the one hand, to let their family jump out of the vortex and sit and watch the Norton family and the Duke's army fight to the death. On the other hand, it preserved the living force of the family, so he found an excuse to rescue and stay away from the land of right and wrong, so as not to become the cannon fodder of Duke Lukins. Paralysis, they are all old foxes, in order to allow the Norton family to fight with the Duke, he also took the initiative to hand over an olive branch regardless of the huge losses suffered by his family, so that we can relieve our worries and concentrate on dealing with the Duke's army......

"My lord, this is the charter of the knight's jousting conference, which was provided by the head of the Kenmare family, and he said that the Kenmasse family has presided over many large-scale jousting tournaments before and has rich experience. As long as our family provides prizes and bonuses, the cost of the event is covered by the Kenmasse family. This knight tournament is called the Harmony Cup, which means that our two families shake hands and live in harmony. The head of the Kenmax family also said that the more grand the tournament was held and the longer the better, because no one dared to interrupt the process during the convention, otherwise he would become the public enemy of all knights. So even if the Duke's team came, they could only wait for the meeting to end...... "Sedcamp handed over a few pieces of vellum paper.

Lorist smiled, the head of the Kenmax family is digging a pit for Duke Lukins, the duke's army is coming, and the conference is being held, and after the conference is over, how can those soldiers still have the morale to attack the city. It's a pity that what the head of the Kenmath family doesn't know is that the duke's army won't be here, they are already in Kitano Town.

Lorist picked up a quill pen and dipped it in ink and wrote a few lines: "Everything else is fine, but I think it is necessary to subdivide the silver level and compete according to the cultivation star level, so that there can be a winner from one silver star to three stars, and it seems fairer." In addition, horse fighting and foot combat alone are too simple, so let's add one more item to archery. Sederkamp, you can go and implement it again tomorrow morning, and say that we in the Norton family can forget about the previous disputes and live in peace with the Kenmas family. This knightly tournament can't afford to let the Kenmath family bear all the costs. Since it is a joint organization, then we will pay the prize money and half of the cost, and the Kenmasse family will pay the labor and the other half of the cost. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Pat stepped forward: "My lord, when Sedkamp and they were discussing the rules for holding the conference, I walked around the neighborhood and found two things. ”

"Huh?"

"One is that the Kembers already have two knights, one seems to be from a military background, and his temperament and demeanor are very similar to that of Master Bodfinger. The other one is very tall, very strong, and has a very murderous aura, which makes it difficult to deal with at first glance. Another situation is that the Kenmax family is recruiting wandering knights to form a small order of knights. I found about twenty wandering knights in the camp and talked to them about it. Pat said.

"Oh, it seems that the Kenmasses family has other arrangements, I wonder what they will do next?" Pat, find two guards tomorrow and keep an eye on their family armament. Didn't you say to rescue some earl? Lorist said.

"Also, I won't be in this knightly tournament, and you and you will be in charge, keep an eye out for the winners and the top few knights, and if you perform well, you can try to recruit them. But the most important thing for you is to pay attention to the archery competition, it doesn't matter if you are good at archery, ask the top ten if they are willing to serve in our family army, and if they perform well, they can be promoted to family knights. ”

Generally speaking, knights are very disdainful of archery, they think that knights should be a real battle, and long-distance archery is a sign of cowardice. But Lorist has suffered losses in the ranged troops one after another, and his own training is too slow, so he has to hit the idea to the knight tournament, adding an archery competition in order to select a group of good archers. Perhaps the Kenmax family will think that Lorist is showing up and promoting the golden archer of his family.

"Yes, my lord, we will do as you tell us to do. Sedercamp and Pat replied.