Chapter 11: Another Dinner
After a pleasant night at the Harper's Tavern, Sharjah and the others became more and more daring, even daring to appear in the town during the day.
And they found a better target than a tavernβthe mansions of some minor nobles.
The food and drinks there are better than in the taverns, and the women are prettier.
Because Lionheart Fort was besieged before, many nobles summoned vassals and soldiers to come to the rescue.
As a result, the defenses of their homes are now extremely weak and easy to get their hands on.
At the same time, most of the mansions of those nobles are relatively closed, and no matter how hard they toss, it is difficult for people outside to detect them.
Taking a step back, even if the defenders in the city were alarmed, Sharjah and the others could easily evacuate with their flying ability.
Because they fly fast enough, faster than the word spreads, people in every new place don't know anything about the crimes they've committed elsewhere and don't have any defense.
Sharjah and the others didn't have any intention of covering up their whereabouts, so they swaggered to the west.
Sharjah could already imagine the look of astonishment on the face of the female lord named Ilea when they descended from the sky and appeared in front of the female lord.
Balan and a few other WingClan warriors gathered together to discuss with great interest what would happen after defeating the dragon slayer knight.
"We should cut off her head and hang it outside the city walls to tell everyone what will happen to us if we get angry." A Wing Clan warrior named Sidia said.
"That's too old-fashioned." Balan smiled evilly and asked Yasu on the side, "Hey, is that female lord named Ilea good-looking?" β
Yasu didn't know what he was thinking, and his expression was a little dazed, and he didn't come back to his senses until Balan slapped him with his wings.
"Ah, you said the Dragon Slayer Knight...... I haven't met her, but I've heard that the people of the royal capital call her Roshan, and she should be a ...... A burly guy. β
"It just so happens that I have a soft spot for big women." Caleb licked his lips.
There was laughter from the crowd again, and Yasu also laughed dryly, but the smile was a little reluctant, and it happened to be caught by Caleb behind him, and he spoke.
"Yasu, do you have any grievances about our plans?"
"Nope." Yasu shook his head, "I'm just a little worried. β
"Worried?" Balan burst out laughing, "What are you worried about, no one can defeat the mighty Sharjah. β
His words were unanimously agreed by the Wing Clan warriors.
"I know," said Ash, after a pause, he was still bold, "but she once defeated Lord Morn, even if Lord Morn is not as good as Lord Sharjah, she is also a famous warrior in the tribe, and the Gray Eagle Tribe is not a small tribe, besides......"
"Besides what?" Sharjah said expressionlessly.
"And Merlin is beside the female lord."
"Merlin?" The name was unfamiliar to the Wing Clan, who had never heard of it before.
"Is he also a famous warrior?" Ballandau.
"No, Merlin is not a warrior, he is a prophet of the Shuangxiu Sect, well, the so-called prophet is the spokesman of the gods in the world."
"So he's a liar." Sidia said disdainfully, "The so-called gods of those terrestrial species are all false gods, and there is only one true god in this world, which is our mother goddess. β
Speaking of the Mother Goddess, the expressions of all the Wing Clan warriors became serious.
Yaxu knew that it was best to keep his mouth shut at such a time, but he still didn't want Shajah and the others to underestimate his opponent this time, so he swallowed his saliva and continued.
Merlin ...... He shouldn't be a liar, but there have been a lot of stories about him on the mainland lately, rumors that he can bring the dead back to life, and he can harness thunder and lightning and flames, oh yes, it is said that he also has a holy weapon in his hand.
"That holy weapon is very powerful, it can make a roar and white smoke, and then his opponent will fall to the ground inexplicably, and it is with this holy weapon that Ilea became the champion of the martial arts tournament, and many people in the royal capital have seen it."
The information provided by Ass finally piqued a little interest in Sharjah, but only a little.
"So as long as you guard against that holy weapon, that imperial female lord is nothing remarkable, is it?"
"Probably...... Right. Yasu hesitated.
"She didn't get a chance to use that artifact." There was a strong sense of confidence in Sharjah's tone.
"And the guy who claims to be a prophet, his existence is a blasphemy against the Mother Goddess, I will get rid of him this time, I say that he can resurrect the corpse, I don't know if he can resurrect his own corpse." Sharjah sneered.
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While Sharjah and the others were flying westward, contemplating their plans for revenge, Solomon, far away in Lionheart, began to recruit new allies.
Although there are already elves and dwarves to help, compared to the huge Red Lion Empire, the population and territory on both sides of them are probably not as large as the fiefdoms of some great nobles.
It is obviously impossible to conquer this land by counting on them alone, and like the Wing Clan, elves and dwarves are also invaders to the people who live in this land.
They can be let out by Solomon to bite people, but if they want to digest the occupied lands and establish a new rule here, they will have to rely on the noble lords who are generally not very affordable by the Wing people.
Solomon was well aware of this, so he has been busy with it since he returned to Lionheart.
Although the Wing people have just killed the emperor of the empire and slaughtered an imperial army in White River City, there must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward.
There were still some nobles who chose to venture to Lionheart after seeing Solomon's bounty.
And there are quite a few of them, including the nobles in the city who have surrendered, almost a hundred, but most of them have not very prominent surnames.
Solomon knew that these people had come to him just to gamble, either to prosper or to be stinking for thousands of years.
But either way, it's a good start.
So Solomon planned to host a dinner party to welcome the defectors, as was customary in the empire.
He had now borrowed the Godwin family's mansion as a temporary place for government affairs and daily living, so the utensils, cooks, and other things were ready-made, and the ingredients had been procured, except for a few bards to cheer up the banquet.
Solomon himself was not interested in poetry or anything, and he liked to be quiet when he ate, but this dinner was to win people's hearts, so Solomon decided to follow the local customs.
Fortunately, Lionheart has no shortage of bards, even after a terrible war.
Iwan still found a dozen bards for Solomon in one go.
Solomon didn't bother to listen to them one by one, and asked the intelligence chief directly, "Who among these people is the most famous?" β
(End of chapter)