Chapter 216: Attack (7)
The corpses of the intruders stretched a few hundred meters from the intersection of Brown Bear Town, and the oncoming humans did not let any of them go, leaving them all behind.
"Bang", Leon put the axe to the ground, and lay on his back on the grass, gasping for breath, and finally he still caught up with the last part of the enemy, and used this weapon to take their lives in an instant.
The others sat or lay around the lord, almost like himβthe battle lasted for nearly half a day, and at last they were exhausted after pursuing it for so far as to be exhausted. Only Sophia, Erin, and Luna didn't come, and their bodies weren't good at running like this.
No one was silent at the moment, except for heavy gasps, which did not begin to ease until a few minutes later. Leon was the first to stand up and walked over to several prisoners who were limp on the ground.
There were only six of the eleven prisoners left, and each of them had minor or serious injuries, and their bodies were not at the same level as those of Caterina, and they could not be relieved in a short time. But when they saw Leon standing in front of them, they immediately sat up straight and looked nervously at this young man who could decide his fate.
"You fought for Campbell from beginning to end, and you suffered heavy casualties, but I didn't see anyone back down," Leon said in a gentle tone, "Your heroic actions have fully atonement for your previous crimes, and even more than a lot!"
"You've earned the respect of everyone, including me, and you're free!"
"Poof", two of the prisoners, who had been exhausted but had been holding on, relaxed and immediately collapsed to the ground again, but their eyes were full of excitement.
"Your Excellency's words are so sweet!" the prisoners almost burst into tears.
It is said that they are all experienced merchants and hunters who have traveled from south to north, and they will not be excited like this for a word, but after such a fierce battle, they found that the young lord had indeed kept his promise, and only then did he release all his feelings for a while.
"Rest for a while, and then go back and get your bags, and I'll pay each of you an extra twenty gold coins as a reward for your bravery, but," Leon's tone became stern, "I hope you don't do anything stupid like this again." β
"Thank you, thank you, Lord Lord, we will never again!"
In the case of mercenaries, twenty gold coins is a lot of money compared to the role they played in battle, but these merchants and hunters earn at least a thousand gold coins a year, so they don't value the money, but the meaning behind the gold coins - the young lord has recognized their role, and has indeed forgiven them for their previous actions.
From this point of view, even if they were asked to pay two hundred gold coins each to give Li Ang, they would be willing to do it.
Leon's purpose in doing this is also to encourage these people who have participated in robberies in Brown Bear Town before, but now they have made up for their mistakes with their actions, which is considered more than demerits, so they are not to blame in the past, and maybe they will be of other use in the future.
After he finished pacifying these people, he slowly walked to the side, stretched out his hand to the elf boy Ivan who was sitting on the ground, pulled him up, and then patted him on the shoulder, "The young man is good." β
When he said this, the young lord didn't care that he was not very old, but the others also ignored this, especially Evan, I don't know why, Li Ang's short words made him feel a little excited in his heart.
The two elven rangers looked at this scene, and although they did not contradict it, they felt something - this young human master was indeed superior in winning people's hearts.
Unbeknownst to them, however, this was Leon's translation of the theory of another world into his own experience - a way to build prestige and close the distance between the warriors by encouraging the warriors with a few minor physical touches after a battle.
"Let's go," Leon said back to pick up his axe, then waved his hand, "get back to town and rest, we still have a lot of work to do." β
When the group appeared at the intersection of Brown Bear Town, the expression on their faces told the three girls who stayed behind, and the battle was a complete victory.
Sophia smiled and patted Luna's thin shoulder, "I'm right! These enemies are no big deal, just trust Leon!"
The little elf girl nodded vigorously, approving with her words.
Erin looked at the two of them and sighed helplessly, the comparison of combat power in this battle is actually very different, if it weren't for the trap designed by Li Ang in advance, another person would have ...... Thinking of this, Erin suddenly realized that things were indeed as Sophia said, and it was Leon who played the biggest role from beginning to end.
"Do you really just need to believe him......" The mage girl raised her slender hand to pull away the black hair that had fallen down to cover her eyes, and looked at the young man who came easily, thinking a little distractedly.
"Look! I've got a new weapon!" said Leon, wielding his great axe, to the maidens who stood at the entrance of the town to greet them back. At this time, his expression was full of pride, like a big child showing off to the people closest to him
The same as their own good things.
"Is it really just a matter of believing him?" Erin looked at the look on the young lord's face, and repeated the words in her heart.
......
It's the evening of another day, and since coming to this world, Leon feels that time flies, and there are things to do almost every day, which is extremely fulfilling, which is completely opposite to the state of feeling that there is nothing to do every day in his previous life.
"I want to live a leisurely life in the manor, sleep until I wake up naturally every day, and then eat the food cooked by Jeff, look at the scenery like oil paintings, and there are several beautiful women next to ......"
The young lord sat alone in a chair outside a wooden house, immersed in the beautiful life that was painted in his mind, a little distracted.
Caterina came to his side and pulled him back to reality from his leisurely idyllic life, "Leon, the battlefield has been cleaned, but most of the equipment is damaged, and according to Temple, it is no longer worthless. β
"And Temple said that the fangs of the boar were worth some money, but it was useless to burn them like that. β
Temple was the merchant, and after confirming that he was free, four of the six people who survived left, and according to them, he should never return, and this time he was probably scared. The timid and shrewd Temple, with another older hunter, stayed for the time being.
Li Ang looked up at the fire outside the town, which was already much smaller, and felt a little depressed. When he returned, almost the first thing he did was to jump under the pit to find out the corpse of the goblin leader, to see why it was so fast with an axe.
"Probably some other magic item!"
With this in mind, he finally found his target, only to discover the brutal truth - even the expected magic items had long since been burned to ashes.
"Temple...... "The young lord repeated the name, "is he still here and not leaving, is he just trying to take these things?"
"I don't know!" Caterina shook her head, her scattered ponytail dangling a few times behind her head with the movement, "I can bring him here if you want to know." β
"No," said Leon, "he's already here." β
Soon, Temple's short figure appeared in the field of vision, and when he saw Leon staring at him, he immediately bowed slightly and trotted over.
"Lord Lord, I have an idea, I don't know if I can ...... it"
"Say it. β
Leon thought it was a little funny, this businessman named Temple was a little more clever than the others, and he knew what kind of way of acting and speaking could win the favor of others. Just like the situation he prompted before, it really reminded him and left some impressions, so he asked Caterina to help him when she could. If this were not the case, according to the Knight Maiden's description, it is likely that he would have died in the first round of the troll's ranged strike.
However, Temple, who had been freed, did not leave immediately, but ran to himself and said that he had an idea, and it would be okay to hear it.
"Yes, that's right," Temple pursed his lips, his hands unconsciously tugging at the plackets on both sides, "I've been a layman since I was a teenager, and over the years I've had a regular channel for goods in and out of several countries......"
Speaking of which, Temple sneaked a sneak glance at the young lord's reaction, but was a little disappointed by the other party's expressionless face.
"I heard from you that there are many things to do in the manor, and I think I can ...... for you."
Deng Pu looked at the other party's bright eyes, and there was a feeling that he had been seen through, so his voice became quieter and quieter, and finally he lowered his head and was silent for a while, then raised his head and said in a different tone: "I'm sorry, lord, it's because I'm not too young, and I'm a little tired of this kind of life of running around, and I want to find a place to settle down." β
"It didn't matter when Campbell didn't have a lord, but after a few contacts with you, I thought it would be an ideal choice to put down roots in Campbell, so I wanted to stay in your territory for a long time, and I could provide you with the supplies you needed at the cheapest price, I didn't need to make much money, as long as I could make a living. β
"Lyle isn't old enough to be a hunter, and he wants to stay with me, so ...... Please allow us to stay in Campbell. β