Chapter 23 Forge new territories
By the time Nadalz saw Leicester again, it was already the second day.
Appearing in the conference hall with Lester was a sunny spring lady.
Just by the two of them coming forward at the same time, Nadalz saw a lot of things,
Now that Lester has the support of the Black Rose, he is no longer a little person who can be manipulated by himself when he has no foundation before, not to mention that the other party has just made a great contribution.
And judging by that hug alone, this man can't be wrong.
"Haha, I've heard Ultraman say the tactics of dealing with the two barbarians of the Decapitator Bandit Group and the Mostak Upol, the Leicester brothers are worthy of being ancient relics, and the war techniques of setting traps, running and assassinating overnight are really powerful, I am really right to hand over the Noxian Levy Army to you, we can also learn to use such tactics in the future."
Nadalz, who has completely dispelled his thoughts about Rose, can also see it, and in the face of a talent like Lester, the patriarch of the Lockhee clan decided to use gentle means to win over.
With a Noxian salute, Lester steers away from the talk of the Ancient Remnant.
"Lord Nadalz, the key is that Ultraman Centurion is well commanded, I just made a small suggestion, the victory is the victory of all the soldiers of the Noxus conscription army, not my victory alone."
"Don't be modest, Noxus has only been established for a year, everything is slowly groping, and Noxus still has many challenges to accept.
You have great merit, I naturally won't bury it, tell me what you think, my suggestion is that you can join the Noxian Legion, start with the centurion, and when you make merit again, you can naturally be promoted to a thousand-commander, with your ability, being a thousand-commander is also a bit condescending, I believe you will soon become a great general of Noxus. ”
Hearing the enthusiastic Nadalz say this, Rose had a little more smile in his eyes.
How could a man who is determined by himself choose to become Nadalz's subordinate.
"Lord Nadalz, if I could, I would like to be a pioneer lord of Noxus and establish a territory on my own on the western border."
There was nothing to hide, and after discussing it with Rose, Lester told the truth directly.
Stunned, Nadalz took a deep look at Lester and Rose, and his tone lost the eagerness he had just now, and became a little salty.
"Oh? Brother Leicester is trying to say, pull up the team from Noxus, and then go out on your own? ”
"It's not independent, my territory is naturally the territory of Noxus, and my territory will exist as a vassal of Noxus,
Crucially, the location I chose to pioneer was not within the territory of Noxus. ”
Hearing Leicester say this, Nadalz was a little interested.
If it is not to 'develop' from the existing territory of Noxus, then it is not impossible for the Black Rose to support the other party in opening up an independent territory for Noxus that is nominally belonging to Noxus.
Noxus' territory is too big, but the population is too small, and even the tribe and the legion can't gather a thousand people, so it doesn't hurt to have an independent territory belonging to Noxus.
Horizontal and vertical themselves will not suffer.
"Tell me, where do you want to develop?"
Lester went straight to the sketch of the Valoran continent hanging on the wall, and pointed to the west of the Immortal Fortress of Noxus, a plain guarded by mountains.
"The Plains of Nokmoch is my goal, and I will establish a territory there as a border for Demacia."
"Between the Shining Silver Mountains and the Urus Mountains? It is true that the place is not the territory of Noxus, it has been occupied by the Mombiya tribesmen, who are said to be preparing to create a city-state called 'Nokmerchi', which is recently being built a wall. ”
With a deep groan, Nadalz touched his beard and weighed the gains and losses.
Seeing that Nadalz still refused to agree, Rose said with a smile.
"Lester discussed this with me yesterday, he established a territory in the Northmerch Plain after defeating the Mombia tribe, and in the future he will only expand to the west, and the east of the Valoran Plain is still the territory of the Lokh tribe.
Lester will not only not hinder the development of Noxus, but will also send reinforcements or supplies to trade with Noxus when it needs it, and his territory can also be used as a springboard for Noxus to conquer Demacia in the future, so that Noxus' army can directly approach the cities of Demacia.
For you, Lord Nadalz, apart from the need to allow Lester to recruit troops in the Immortal Fortress and prepare the materials for development, this is a lucrative deal.
It's more cost-effective to have an independent territory in Noxus than to have a Noxuach who builds walls every day to defend against Noxus, isn't it? I think the wise and powerful Lord Nadalz will be able to understand this. ”
Moved by Rose's picture of the future, Nadalz understood that the significance of the matter was and that he could not make a decision at will, so he spoke.
"What Ms. Rose said is indeed true, the hostility of the Mombia tribe towards Noxus has not been a day or two, and they should know how powerful Noxus is...... However, this matter is very high, and it needs to be discussed with the elders and Master Stendall before a decision can be made......"
The outer city barracks of the Immortal Fortress.
The Noxus Expeditionary Force was dismantled, and the veterans listlessly complied with the arrangement and returned to the patrol posts of the Immortal Fortress,
Most of the Noxians of the original conscription army chose to disperse and go home, and no matter how hard Leicester fought the war, it was more tempting to not have his relatives waiting at home.
A small number of people who have no family or have a keen sense of smell are reluctant to return home, and the Noxians who want to follow Leicester's achievements are temporarily living in various parts of the barracks with the Noxian Black Iron Guard and the facial paralyzed people of North Knoll Village, waiting for Lester's arrangement.
Except for a few Black Iron Guards, most of the soldiers are 'orphans' or 'pseudo-orphans' carefully selected by Lester, so naturally there will be no family bonds.
It was the centurion Altman who was in charge of breaking up the expeditionary force, and he did not want to stiffen the relationship with his comrades who had just fought side by side, so he had to let these 'fanatics' who obeyed Leicester and only obeyed Leicester 'illegally gathered' on the training ground every day.
If it weren't for his duty as a centurion, even Ultraman would want to quit the Noxus Army and follow Lester, so naturally he wouldn't embarrass these excellent soldiers who were attracted to Lester.
"Ahh
A sword slashed a small indentation on the hard wooden figure, and the dense sweat on Margaret's forehead spilled all over the ground, and the blonde girl with a single ponytail looked resolute, straightened up her already sore arms, raised the long sword again, and slashed horizontally.
"Hah!!"
This time, the slash part returned to the thick neck of the wooden man, and since following Lester to defeat the Decapitator Bandits, the girl has become more and more fond of slashing in this position.
"Sister Margaret?"
Hearing a weak voice coming from behind her, the girl wiped her sweat casually, turned around, and looked at the two barbarian sisters who were a little hesitant.
"Is Lord Lester really not going to abandon us?"
With her sword sheathed away, the blonde girl's voice was as firm as her will to follow Lester's.
"No, it won't."