Chapter 128: The Price
Ilea shoved one of the glasses of wine in front of Perce, "I've written you several times before, asking you to join the Resistance, but in the end you backed down. ”
"I was frightened by the Wing-Clans and their armies, and I confess that I am not as brave as you, and I am not so shaken by the protection of Saturday," Perles said.
"But now that I've realized my mistake, I beg you to give me another chance to play for you."
Perls knew that as soon as those Wing Clansmen retreated, no one in the West would be the opponent of the female lord, and he was worried that those who had defected to Solomon before would be liquidated, so his posture was lowered as soon as he came up.
The girl was also satisfied with Pearl's attitude, but the rebels had already discussed the results of what to do with the previous rebellious noble lords.
Ilea didn't talk nonsense, and said bluntly, "Although we won the war, we also paid a great price, especially those lords who firmly chose to stand with me early on, most of their territories have fallen, and some have lost relatives and friends.
"And in order to slow down the pace of those Wing Clansmen and buy time for the final decisive battle, our losses are not small, we do not refuse new allies, but we wait until the situation is clear before showing up.
"If you just want to enjoy the fruits of victory with us, it is too unfair to those who are fighting bloodily to defend their homeland."
Purs's expression was very embarrassed, "You...... You're right, but I didn't wait for the situation to become clear, the WingClan had been blockading the City in the Lake, and I arrived as soon as they left, and I brought with me a piece of information that was important to you and your allies.
This is also where Perls's confidence lies, after he found out that a large number of those Wing Clan people died, he rushed to Rock Snow City as soon as possible.
There are no mobile phones on the continent of Brattis, and the daily communication can only rely on pigeons, except for sending people, but in the last month a large number of pigeons have died.
In other words, Perls is now the only person in Rock Snow City who holds this vital information.
And the value of this information is unquestionable.
The sooner we know what those Wing people are doing, the sooner the rebels can change their plans and regain lost territory, and Miss Rabbit will have more leverage when negotiating with nobles like him who have come to surrender.
Perls understood the meaning of the female lord's words, and the other party's request was also very reasonable, this is war, where the interests of the winners come from, of course, from the losers.
It's just that Perls doesn't want the person to be cut off is himself, and he doesn't care about the others.
However, he noticed that the female lord only smiled slightly after hearing his words, "What is the important information you intend to give me, those Wing Clan people have left your Lake City?" ”
Perls shook his head, "No, you probably already know the news, and besides, I'm in Rock Snow City, which means that those Wing Clan people are definitely not there." ”
"Then you're trying to tell us that they suffered heavy casualties in the city of the lake, and that there may be less than a thousand people who survived? Or do you know that they had left the Westside the night before? ”
"Huh?" Perls looked shocked.
"So, you don't know the rest of the news." The girl said leisurely.
"You, how did you find out about what happened in the City on the Lake not long ago?" Perls looked like he had seen a ghost.
"I was told on Saturday, and not only that, but I also know that you were kicked out of the castle by those WingClan and had to be huddled with your family in an inn called Golden Ham."
A chill ran down Perce's spine, and he felt as if he was being targeted by a pair of invisible eyes.
It took him a moment before he remembered something again, "You just said that those Wing Clan people have left the West?" ”
"That's right, they're all gone, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Perls smiled wryly, "No, there's nothing. ”
Miss Rabbit patted him on the shoulder, and the lord of Lake City looked even more nervous and stammered.
"I ...... I don't have any money on hand now, and the wealth that the Mariel family has accumulated over the years has been robbed of by those Wing Clansmen. ”
"I know, I know you're not in a very good financial situation at the moment...... It is said that when the city was closed, your family was almost starving, so come, drink the wine first to suppress the shock. ”
The female lord pointed to the wine glass on the table.
Purs picked up the wine and drank it down, his neck and ears soon flushed, but he did calm down a little.
Until he heard the girl's next words again, "But don't you still have land?" ”
"You want City in the Lake?" Perls was so shocked that he almost spit out the red wine he had already drunk.
"I'm not so greedy," said the sheess, "I know that the City on the Lake was built by your ancestors and bequeathed to the descendants of House Mariel, and that it is essential for you to settle in the West...... So I'm not going to let you hand it over. ”
As she spoke, the girl pulled out a map of the western realm out of nowhere, spread it out on the table, and stopped a forest outside the city in the lake, "I heard that your family has a forest farm here. ”
"Yes, that's right." Perls's voice was a little bitter, and at the same time, he was glad in his heart, if he only paid a forest farm, it was not unacceptable that he could reveal his previous defection to the enemy.
However, the female lord's finger continued to move on the map, drawing an arc, "Starting from the forest farm, all the way to the hills to the north, you have to hand it over, and here, here and here......"
The girl then pointed out a few more places, and Perls saw that the whole face was bloodless, which was basically the most fertile place in his territory, and the area was not small.
Perce pleaded, "Lord Ilea, this, that's a bit much, almost half of my land. ”
"Yes, but they're nowhere near as good as City in the Lake." The female lord said casually, "You are going to stay in the city of the lake, so you can only make up for it in other places." ”
"But, in this case, as soon as I go out in the future, won't I have to set foot on someone else's territory?"
"Then I suggest you get on good terms with your neighbors." Miss Rabbit said impatiently, "There are quite a few nobles who have come to me to join the rebels these days, and they have basically agreed to the same conditions, if you don't want to agree, go back and rearm the army." ”
(End of chapter)