The lord looked at the situation, and no one on either side used a knife or a gun, and they all seemed to be quite restrained, and there was no conflict.

"Who are you?"

Seeing that the lord had entered the village with hundreds of farmers, the knights came over.

"Your Excellency, you are the lord here, right? We are the Knights of the Owl, and I am Ors von Clancy. Have I had the pleasure of knowing your name? ”

The leading knight was a middle-aged man, who looked polite, and the equipment on his body was a little old, obviously not very wealthy, but his whole body was well kept.

Judging by the name, the knight of Ors was probably a broken nobleman, but Leon had never heard of the Clancy family.

As he got closer, Leon saw that they had an owl emblem the size of a finger on their left shoulder, which looked like the one on the shoulder of the statue of the goddess Unomea.

"I'm Leon...... Owl Riders, what are you doing here? ”

Leon had heard of the Order from Sarah, and they were once a regular Order of Knights established in honor of the Charter of Validus, but many years ago, the Order was also considered illegal by the previous Lion King.

However, I have not heard of the notoriety of the Owl Knights, but they often help the caravans and villagers.

Of course, it's not for free......

Orth gave a knightly salute to the lord and looked at the peasants behind Leon who had come from the Mai Xiang tie.

"Your Excellency Leon, we have encountered a force of women, at least twenty times our number, in an open wilderness to the west. They seem to be having some kind of tea party and are going to invite us for a drink...... You know, this situation seems to be a clear heresy, and my Order worships the goddess Unomea, so we're leaving. That force was only a little more than a hundred miles from Trubrunn, and I had come to warn me. ”

Ors smiled a little awkwardly: "But after I came here, I only saw your banner and troops, but I didn't see the villagers or the village chief...... I thought something had happened to this village, so I didn't leave here...... Ha, I didn't expect it to be because you took the villagers outside. ”

Think something happened here?

Something did happen here before......

But the lord didn't want to explain it now, he was more concerned about the phrase 'the army of all women, at least twenty times the number of the Owl Knights'.

Plus the small forces around Changhe Town that were seen by the cavalry......

This is clearly the Legion of the Prophets.

Leon jumped off his horse and stepped forward to salute back: "Thank you for coming to warn, it is rare for the Pande Continent to meet such an upright knight as you......"

Since the other party has good intentions, then praise it first, anyway, it doesn't cost money to say good things, maybe they can still deal with the Prophet Legion together.

As a result, Ors seemed to be even more embarrassed by this boast: "Your Excellency Leon, in fact, we were originally going to ask if you need help as the lord here......"

It turned out that the Owl Knights were not just for warning, but intended to do business......

The Owl Knights originally wanted to get some food in the surrounding area, but they didn't have a station, and they had to go to various villages to buy food during the harvest season.

They had come from Serenmis, and they had come across the Prophet's Legion on the way, so they planned to stop by Troubrun for business.

This kind of business is common in Pande - since there are unidentified anomalous troops nearby, they will first warn the village, and then be stationed in the village to protect the village, for which they will be paid.

This is also an important way for these 'illegal knights' who have lost their stations to get supplies and survive.

Of course, this practice is limited to the Knights of the Owls, who have always maintained good order.

More illegal knights have been reduced to gangsters in their long dark lives, and the only difference from the bandits and robbers is that they are more effective than the bandits......

The Owl Knights have been roaming the Lion Kingdom for years, surviving on petty businesses such as driving out bandits or guarding villages.

If the village is occupied by bandits, they will crush the bandits and receive loot and a 'gift of gratitude' from the villagers;

If there is danger in the vicinity of the village, they will warn them and stay in the village for a period of time, receiving supplies and rewards from the lord or villagers of the village.

Of course, when they are in danger enough to perish, they will actually run away...... The so-called guarding of the village is actually based on the fact that there are scouts to find out the enemy's situation, and they will not take the life of the entire knight order to protect the village.

The Owl Knights are very good at finding information, and their knight name also has a certain relationship with this specialty - the owl on the shoulders of Yunomia represents the goddess of order, who has a clear ear and insight into the world.

Ors didn't leave the village with his people before, but he was actually waiting until the night - there were no villagers in Trubrun Village, only a troop, and the lord didn't come forward, and it looked very abnormal, feeling like it was occupied by some illegal army.

He had only sixty men at his disposal, the same number as the troops left behind by Leon in the village, so he blocked the entrance to the village and waited for the other members of the Owl Knights to arrive—he had sent many knights to find out the whereabouts of the women's legion.

Orth had originally planned to attack the village if it was dark and the lord had not yet appeared......

The reason for waiting until dark is that the Owl Knights are all night owls - they are good at moving in the dark, and most people in the Pander continent suffer from a lot of night blindness due to a lack of adequate types of food. This is the main reason why the Owl Knights are good at spying on intelligence.

However, seeing the lord come with the villagers, Orth realizes that this is a misunderstanding.

But Leon knew that this was actually a misunderstanding within a misunderstanding......

Trubron was not Leon's domain in the first place, and the lord used to buy food for zero yuan - this practice was essentially no different from bandits or illegal knights.

Given that the Owl Knights were acting in a decent manner and were straightforward, the lord decided to tell Ors the truth.

"Lord Ors, I must tell you that something has happened in this village before......"

……

"So, Lord Leon, all the people in this village have been killed? Don't have a single live mouth? ”

When Ors heard about Trubrun's situation, he frowned tightly, and there was some horror in his eyes.

"That's right, I thought it was the bandits who caused ......"

Leon looked at Orth's expression and felt that the Owl Knights seemed to know something.

"It can't be a bandit, Your Excellency Li Ang, we are very familiar with the behavior of bandits, ordinary bandits will not kill all the people in the village, at most steal everything......"

Orth turned his head to look at Simon, his brow furrowed even deeper: "This kind of killing everyone...... Excellency Leon, have you seen the bodies of young women and children in the village? ”

"When I came, all the bones were scattered and I couldn't tell them...... However, it does not seem that the remains of the child have been seen. ”

Li Ang was reminded by this, but he did realize that at least he didn't see the remains that were too small.

Orth's face turned a little pale: "This is a heretic...... I guess the women I met were them, and I heard that they would take girls and children, and use witchcraft to control them and kill their own relatives! Those girls will eventually become their soldiers...... A dead man who completely disregards life and death! ”

The lord noticed that Orth used the word 'they' and mentioned 'witchcraft'.

It seems that the Knights of the Owl do know something.

"Who are they? And for what is the purpose of taking the children? ”

Leon knew that the heretical followers of this era were very strange, but he didn't know about these heretical behaviors, after all, he had never encountered such a cult in his previous life.

"Three witches, some call them the Three Prophets, and they are said to possess unimaginable beauty and power. All those who are not strong-willed will be lured by them as guards, and those who cannot be lured will be killed by them...... They would make living sacrifices with the blood of children, which was said to allow them to draw power from the dark gods! ”

Ors shook his head and said, his face under the black hood turned even paler: "They are very dangerous, I originally thought that this village was more than a hundred miles away from their troops, and it should be safe, but I didn't expect that this place also has something to do with them......"

I see, this guy doesn't just want to talk about business, but thinks he can avoid it for a while?

You can evade heretical troops, and you can earn some money by the way.

This owl knight's way of finding business is somewhat shameless......

The lord thinks this guy can make friends.

After saying that, Orth was about to leave: "My knights can't deal with them, I have to go...... I also advise you to get out of here quickly. ”

"Wait......"

Leon stretched out his hand to stop him, unfolded the map in his hand, and gestured his fingers on the map.

"You see, you've met that great army of heretics in the west...... And I just came back from Changhe Town, and there are many of them near Changhe Town. Your team doesn't seem to be carrying much supplies, and it's probably not appropriate for an illegal group to go to the border - where are you going? ”

Ors looked and saw that he had nowhere to hide except for the borderlands......

It is true that illegal knights cannot appear on the border, and it is easy to cause misunderstandings and be exterminated by the garrison as bandits - in fact, the garrisons everywhere have the obligation to exterminate illegal knights, but most of the time more is better than less.

“…… So, Lord Leon, what do you have good advice? ”

The reason why Ors's face turned pale just now seemed to be because of this - his troops were not very safe in any direction now, which was probably the main reason why he had waited so long at the entrance of the village.

"Let your team act with me, and of course, you have to obey the command...... I promise I won't bring you to a dead end. ”

The lord smiled, but he didn't expect that he could pick up a troop by the way in order to run over to grab the wheat.

However, Leon didn't want them to assist in the battle, what he needed was the specialty of the Owl Knights.

"I just need you to scout the enemy, that's what you do best, and as for whether you want to participate in the battle or not, you can do it yourself. I will take you to my territory and garrison you, and provide you with supplies; And you need to keep me informed of the movements of that Prophetic Legion...... Is it a deal? ”

"Deal."

Orth didn't refuse the lord's kindness, and it was always safer to cooperate with the local lord.

Moreover, he really did not have much supplies.

But he only obeyed orders to a limited extent - he stated that he would not participate in extremely difficult battles, and that he wanted to ensure the survival of his order.

Let the farmers harvest the wheat here first, and Li Ang returned to Mai Xiangling with his troops.

Godric and Amy had already brought five hundred troops from Fort White Hart, and Fort White Hart had only three hundred men left.

The lord dragged Godric into his room and confessed his plan to Godric.

There were only three people in the room: him, Godric, and Amy.

"Leon, do you mean to let the Prophet legion surround the town of Long River first, and then we attack from behind? Do you want to take control of the town as a 'rescuer'? ”

Godric didn't act too surprised, Amy had already told him about his intentions.

"Yes, I don't want to hide it from you. But it's not me who entered the town as a rescuer, it's you, Lord Godric! ”

Leon looked at Godric with a smile on his face.

Godric was shocked: "Me? If you want to defeat the heretics and protect the people, or if you want to gain more power, I am willing to help you. But I ...... myself I don't want to get involved in these political battles! ”

Leon smiled bitterly: "My qualifications and strength are not convincing enough, Lord Godric, only you can suppress Changhe Town." ”

Godric still shook his head: "I hid in Fort White Hart because I didn't want to get involved in these power struggles......"

"Lord Godric, I'm afraid you're already having to fight...... As Amy, being able to meet Fusette, coupled with the fact that Forsette dared to frame you, is already an obvious signal - more than ten or twenty years ago, would anyone dare to treat you like this? ”

Leon shook his head and sighed.

Godric was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but still did not change his attitude: "Fawsett's incident is just an accident, right?" ”

Leon shook his head and sighed, "Lord Godric, no wonder Lady Filina wants to stay in Lion City to protect you...... The town of Long River has been fighting for years, so the lords of the eastern regions, including you, are able to get by. ”

"But think about it, why did Count Auden fight for military control of Long River in the first place? Is it just for greater power? In my opinion, he is trying to make sure that the back of the shield is always supported! ”

"In the war at White Deer Fort at the beginning of the year, your subordinates suffered heavy losses, but did the kingdom give you any compensation?"

"In the few months that Fawsett has been in charge of Long River, has he helped Fort Shield and Fort White Hart even in the slightest? You must know that Shield Fort lost Count Auden and seven hundred elites due to Eldred's treason! And White Deer Castle's military strength and food are insufficient! This is a border fortress guarding the kingdom! ”

But when Amy found him, he forced Amy to respond to his pursuit with food...... After that, he even slandered you as a heretic, without thinking about the safety of the entire kingdom! ”

"And Forsette is even one of the nobles with a better reputation!"

"Shield Fort and White Deer Castle, one south and one north, each face the biggest enemy of the Lion Kingdom. If the ruling power in the eastern region is in the hands of those who only know how to fool around, then the next time there is a full-scale attack by the Gato or Bacchus empires, how will they ensure backup? ”

"I don't mean you to be an archon, I just think that military control of Long River must be in the hands of someone you can trust! I can't kidnap the leader of the enemy every time, and Amy shouldn't stand on the wall to face the enemy again and again! ”

"But now, who else can you trust?"

Leon could understand Godric's thinking, a young earl who had been the commander of the royal guard and had a bright future, willing to go to the border of Fort White Hart for more than twenty years—this was obviously a thorough sight, but not a complete one......

On the contrary, his wife, Ms. Filina, saw it more clearly.

Where there are people, there is fighting, and the army and the castle are the fundamental, and the more armies and castles you control, the more capital you have.

Amy kept staring at her teacher with wide eyes, nodding frequently.

She seems to think more than Godric, probably because she is better at learning.

Godric sighed, "But am I sure I'll be able to become a military officer in Long River?" ”

"King Ulrik must be well aware that military affairs can only be handled by the border lords...... Just as he had let Count Auden manage the military affairs of Long River, even though Count Auden held the position of the House of Lords, he did not change people......"

Li Ang had already brought the inkwell: "Moreover, if you can defeat the heretical legion and enter the city with a large army, no one in Changhe Town will dare to say a word...... King Ulrique will not refuse either...... You're his brother-in-law! ”

"Becoming an Immortal"

Godric was silent for a long time and nodded: "I can be the initiator of the coalition...... But where to find military rations? ”

"That's why it's important that you, as the manager, start the Coalition...... Baron Leofric of Shield Castle has enough food for you to lead the troops before he will get involved—he will certainly not answer the call of my little lord......"

The lord handed Godric a quill.

Baron Godric no longer hesitated, and in his name he sent a letter to the various provinces in the eastern region, saying that he would form a combined army to fight the heretic legions.

Three days later, the cavalry returned, and they sent back the news that the heretic legion had indeed come to the vicinity of Long River.

They even made a flag, which was a pair of goat's horns.

It was indeed the Prophet's Legion, and one of the most eyesighted horsemen saw three beautiful women with his own eyes.

Or witches.