Chapter 181: Good Brother, Take a Gamble
Ramon nodded, looked at the Noldor captives seriously, and had a satisfied smile on his face: "Well done. Are you really planning to retire, though? β
"Of course, I also want to enjoy life with the girls at the auction every day, just like you...... I really didn't expect you to leave Singal - if you stayed in Singal all the time, no one would dare to deal with you, but you actually came out? What a joy! β
Fruz shook his head and smiled exaggeratedly, drawing his sword as he laughed - Ramon was now without a guard.
"Ramon, I've wanted your auction house for a long time, these beauties can get at least 300,000 dinars when they are auctioned, right? I also want to try to be a real adult in Singar...... By the way, can you tell me where your money is hidden? Lord Ramon? Hahaha......"
Fruze laughed as he spoke, for his sword had lightning-fast reach of Ramon's neck.
He then turned his head and motioned for a rider behind him to tie Ramon up.
"You're trying to kill me, Fruze...... You're such a brazen brother...... He said he would never get involved in selling, but in his heart he wanted everything......"
Ramon pursed his lips and a strange smile appeared on his face.
"It's really Ramon, and he can still laugh at this time...... Forehead! β
Fruze's smug smile suddenly froze on his face as if it had been broken, and he turned his head to look behind him.
Because the Singar rider behind him did not go to Ramon's side, but suddenly struck out his sword behind Fruze's back!
It's a standard backstab.
The Noldor sword stabbed into the back of Fruze's heart, the sharp tip of the sword piercing through his chest before being drawn again.
Blood was spilled all over the ground.
Fruze turned his head with a fierce look in his eyes, and the long sword in his hand moved, as if intending to cut Ramon's neck and die together.
But his wrist was held by Ramon, and then the sword was easily taken down and fell into Ramon's hand.
Ramon seems to be good at martial arts, and his skills should be good, but he probably never showed it.
ββ¦β¦ Why! Why ......"
Fruze turned around and muttered to the Singar rider behind him whose blade was still dripping blood, "Why?" β
"Fruze, he is one of those villagers you captured in Yaxing a few years ago...... He used to be a slave you sold to me, and you never recognized him...... You're a good brother to him......"
The smile on Ramon's face disappeared: "Fruze, you are always holding civilians as slaves, and as a result, there are fewer and fewer villagers in the villages around Singar, and food is getting more and more expensive!" You're always killing innocent travelers, and as a result, fewer and fewer customers come to Singar! You've always deceived those nobles, and now your lords are becoming more and more hostile to us - sooner or later, your actions will leave Singar with no way out! Since you're planning to retire, retire completely! β
ββ¦β¦ No...... Is that ...... Isn't it because you are going to trade slaves...... Am I the one who caught slaves? β
Fruze had lost his strength, and he rolled over and fell to the ground, the sound of pain and muffled in a pool of blood.
"Yes, I'm doing this shameful business, but I know it's going to be retribution, and I don't think innocent villagers are slaves...... And you've been planning to kill me for a long time, right? I know that you have bribed my brother, installed spies to spy on me, and colluded with the caliph al-Tahir to join forces against me...... Do you want to replace me? But you think my brother will be so easily bought by you? β
Fruze's eyes widened, and his expression became both frightened and helpless.
He wanted to say something, but all he could do was make a 'zig' sound in his throat.
"Most importantly, you never intended to be my good brother...... I used to really think of you as a brother. β
Ramon looked down into his eyes and said his last words.
Fruze finally stopped moving, his eyes fixed on the sky.
He died, in the time of his greatest gride.
The rest of Fruze's men all watched in panic, but they didn't avenge their leader, in fact they didn't move at all, because they were surrounded by more than three hundred men in black.
"Ramon-sama......"
The Singar rider who stabbed Fruze to death threw down his sword and fell to his knees: "Good brother, thank you for allowing me to take revenge with my own hands, but I beg you, please give these brothers a chance!" β
He gestured to Fruze's other men, the Singar riders.
"Of course, as long as they don't make a move on me, then they are still good brothers, and of course I will give them a chance - every good brother will definitely get a fair chance."
Ramon pulled out three rather delicate dice and said to the Singal riders beside the carriage: "Come, brothers, come and make a bet with me...... If you win, you are free to decide your own destiny. But if you lose, accept the fate I have arranged for you......"
The twenty-two Singar riders looked at each other and slowly walked up to Ramon one by one.
Ramon's gamble seems to be fair and simple, it is a pure bet on the size of the bet, and let these twenty-two people bet with him one by one.
After a few minutes, the final result also looked fair β eleven people won and the other eleven lost......
And for the riders who lost, Ramon gave them a fate that seemed to be very fair - he let the eleven riders who won decide their fate.
As a result, the eleven losing riders died at the hands of their own colleagues.
Because the riders who won had no choice but to kill their comrades and turn in their names, and then join Ramon's men and become Ramon's good brothers.
Maybe that's what makes Ramon so terrible, he doesn't leave enemies for himself, he doesn't make anyone think he's cruel and ruthless, and everyone thinks he's really giving the other a chance.
Whether it is his brother or his enemy, he will feel that he is fair and trustworthy, and that he is a good brother to follow.
However, just as Ramon was about to return to Singal with the wagon, a cavalry appeared from the other side of the ridge.
Fruz was delayed for a while at the bridge next to the Seven Forks Fortress, and Ramon was delayed for a while because of the gambling game, so that the lord finally arrived here before the girl rangers were brought to the west of the Turda Fortress.
Turda Fortress is the border of the Duchy of Dexia, and it is also the most important military place in the east of the Duchy of Dexia, only a few dozen miles away from this mountain range, between the mountains and the desert to guard the passage to the territory of Dexia, is an easy to defend and difficult to attack throat fortress - it is because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so after General Osa gave the Turda Fortress and Singal to the Duke of Dexia, the Duchy of Dexia declared independence.
It is difficult to avoid the fortress and enter the territory of the Duchy of Dexia with troops, and it is good luck to be able to catch up with the convoy in this place.
But the problem is that the dozens of enemies that the lord originally expected have now turned into hundreds!
"It's good to catch up...... But how can there be so many people! β
The lord's face was quite bad - since he had been chasing at full speed with one man and two horses, it was impossible to arrange any scouts ahead, and with a mountain crest blocking his view, he didn't know that there were so many enemies here!
However, after they came out of the side of the ridge, they were already less than two hundred meters away from the enemy, and this distance was simply too late to deploy any tactics......
"Lord Leon, do you want to rush over directly?"
Vendatil also showed a trace of nervousness, although she was strong in martial arts, but looking at the hundreds of people and horses on the opposite side, of course she was a little weak in her heart......
"Raise the flag! Decelerate! β
Leon shook his head and decided not to do it - there were at least three hundred people on the other side, all on horseback.
Fifty fights more than three hundred, or this kind of defenseless encounter, even if Vendatil can defeat one by one, the best result can only be a defeat for both.
"Who's on the other side!"
Ramon's men in black had quickly gathered together, and a small leader began to shout.
The banner of the golden griffin on a black background was beaten out by the cavalry.
This was the response of Leon's troops to this question, but Ramon's men reacted with several crossbows flying and sticking into the open space in front of the cavalry.
Apparently, Ramon did not recognize the flag.
The two sides were still far away, and Ramon's troops obviously missed the crossbow and did not rush at anyone, which was only a warning.
Warn Leon's cavalry not to come any closer, a common way to greet two troops belonging to different factions when encountering.
This greeting usually means - I don't want to attack you, but if you want to find something, I'm not polite.
That being the case, Leon decided to give a somewhat deterrent response, lest the wagons be taken away.
"Can you shoot the man in the middle of them? Wearing a black aristocratic robe, the ...... without any weapons
The lord whispered to the two Noldor elves beside him.
"Absolutely...... Do you think that's their leader? But it doesn't look like it......"
Vendatil took off his bow and replied.
Risa Dilan also nodded, indicating that it should be fine.
Ramon's outfit really didn't look like the leader of the group, as he was also wearing a black robe, which looked indistinguishable from the other men in black from a distance.
In fact, Ramon didn't even wear armor, and he didn't look remarkable on the field.
However, he was the only one on the field who did not have a weapon in his hand, and the men in black consciously protected him in the middle, and he was the only one who kept talking, as if giving orders - the lord's observation and judgment were still very good.
"No, you can't shoot people...... If he had been shot, most of the Noldor girls in the carriage would probably not have survived...... The horse that shot him, and the horses of the two men next to him. Is it guaranteed that every arrow hits the horse's head? β
One hundred and fifty meters apart, to accurately shoot the horse's head, Li Ang obviously can't do it himself, and Lisa Dilan also shook his head, saying that he can't guarantee an absolute hit.
Only Vendatil narrowed his eyes and drew his bow: "I understand your intentions...... I try to make every arrow hit the horse's forehead! β
Ramon was a little puzzled now, he didn't know the golden griffin banner from the cavalry on the other side, but the troops he could meet in this place should be the troops of the Bacchus Empire.
But the problem is that Ramon has the impression that Bacchus does not have this kind of lancer......
The troops on the opposite side looked more like the elite cavalry of the Lion Realm.
The small valley where Ramon is now located is surrounded by a mountain ridge on one side, and Leon's cavalry team appeared from the other side of the mountain ridge just now.
The other side of the valley is basically flat - this is the environment where the lancers are most combative, and with a long history of prisoner of war trading and ransom brokerage, Ramon has a deep understanding of all types of troops.
Fifty elite lancers can cause a lot of damage if they charge up. Although there are many people on his side, anything can happen on the battlefield, and Ramon does not want to make a mistake at this time, so as not to increase the losses.
Therefore, if you can avoid fighting, you should avoid it as much as possible.
Fortunately, the cavalry stopped, and it didn't seem like it wanted to clash.
But just when Ramon thought they could retreat unharmed, a silver arrow fell diagonally from the sky and stuck in his horse's head, turning his horse into a unicorn!
The horse was killed almost instantlyβwithout even snorting, and without any reaction, it collapsed.
Ramon was taken to the ground by surprise.
And the men around him quickly surrounded him, using their bodies as shields, blocking Ramon's body.
At this moment, another arrow was stuck in the head of the horse that stood in front of Ramon, and another unicorn was created.
"Don't move! Go back! β
Ramon struggled to get up and shouted, he had already seen the two horses fall to the ground when he was on the ground, and he had realized that the other party was deliberately shooting the horses.
The other party is telling him that he can take his life at any time!
Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, the third horse turned into a unicorn and fell to the ground, still beside him.
"All step back and put away your weapons!"
Ramon stood in the middle of the three dead horses, watching the three arrows stuck in the middle of the horses' foreheads, cold sweat soaking his back in just a few seconds.
And the enemy's array was still one hundred and fifty meters away, completely untouched.
He had never seen such a terrible archery!
And, it's a Noldor arrow!
Ramon already understood why this cavalry had come, but he didn't understand why the Noldor arrows came from a human force!
He took the reins from one of his men, mounted his horse, took a few steps closer to Leon's cavalry, and raised his hands and waved them vigorously.
Li Ang also let out a long breath, fortunately the other party was not stupid, and fortunately he brought Wendatil!
"Don't move, I'll talk to him......"
The lord made almost the same gesture as Ramon, he raised his hands and waved them a few times, then slowly approached the other party.
So, the two men moved closer to each other and met between the two troops.
"I'm Leon. What do you call you? β
"My name is Ramon...... Leon? I think I've heard that name before...... You're that casino tycoon! β
Ramon ...... Good brother, you are the real tycoon! β
"Huh? You've heard of me too? Hahaha......"
The two profiteers both laughed as soon as they met.
Ramon's casino has just borrowed the gameplay of Mai Xiang International's casino this year, and Leon has heard of Ramon's name since his previous life......
It's probably been a long-standing friendship.
"Lord Leon is here for those elven girls?"
Ramon got to the point.
"Yes, good brother, I won't hide it from you, those girls are the families of my allies, I have to bring them back......"
Leon told the truth, and he knew that Ramon wouldn't lie to him either.
He is a big businessman, and so is Ramon, and the communication between big businessmen does not need lies, and there can be no lies.
"Good brother...... You can call me that, that's a good brother! Those maidens are indeed bounties from me, but it's not that I want to catch them, it's Baron Alderfred of the Lion Kingdom, and I'm just an agent. β
Ramon didn't seem to be trying to fool anyone.
"If that's the case, that means you're not paying the cost?"
Leon smiled, since Ramon didn't have a big loss, then this matter would be much easier.
"No, I paid the cost, I lost an expensive bottle of medicine worth three thousand dinars, and I lost the friendship of Baron Alderfried...... At the same time, if you were to make me give up these elven girls, I would lose at least 300,000 dinars in profit! β
Ramon began to settle accounts.
"Good brother, about your cost...... You've got my friendship nowβI think it's certainly worth more than Alderfried, so not only are you not at loss, you're making a fortune. As for those profits...... Ramon, you should know very well that you can't take those elven girls with you in the first place. What we should be thinking about now is how to maintain our friendship so that you don't suffer irreparable damage to the costs you have paid. β
The lord also began to settle accounts.
"You have a point...... But that's 300,000 dinars - and I can once again organize a continent-wide mega-auction with those noble and beautiful girls, which will bring my career to its apnominium! Leon, good brother, you must know what this means to me...... Why don't you give up these Noldor girls, I can bring you more benefits! Like what...... Army! β
Ramon still looked a little unwilling, and started reverse marketing.
"Ramon, I've heard about your deeds back then, and the entrance fee alone costs a thousand dinars, right? And an advance payment of 1,000 dinars was just a priority to bid β a unique auction like no other. But, good brother, it would be a loss to just repeat such a slave auction again without any new changes. Because what you once accomplished is no longer the only one...... Besides, as I said earlier, it's my ally's family. Family, understand? I have to take them. β
The lord could understand Ramon's mentality, but he couldn't budge.
"Family...... Well, it doesn't seem like we can talk about it, so we'd better decide in a fair way...... Good brother, do you want to gamble with me? β
Ramon also sighed, thought for a moment, and pulled his dice out of his bosom again.
"Good! Then take a gamble! β
The lord raised his eyebrows and answered without hesitation.
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