PS: Just written, today's chapter -0-

Duncan's appearance surprised Leon, because it not only meant that he had brought news of his grandfather, but also that Campbell had added a powerhouse of the Extraordinary Rank since then.

"Didn't bother everyone, did you?" Duncan bowed to Leon with his right hand on his chest, then straightened up and said with a smile.

"Not only not," said Leon, "and you're back just in time, let's listen to it." ”

"It's a great honor to attend Campbell's Council of Lords," Duncan said happily, rejecting Eric's offer to give up the bench to him, and sat down on the nearest wooden bench, leaning against the wall with his hands folded, and surveying the people in the room with interest.

"Except for Moros and Vasily's absence, today is the most crowded time," Leon said, looking around, "Jeff, don't forget to send someone to inform Moros later, so that he can bring all the mountain people to tomorrow night's party." ”

At this time, Jeff had just written down the names of each participant in his notebook, and he couldn't help but smile as he looked at the names written on almost a page - the number of participants had more than doubled since the first meeting, and this was just the number, and in terms of personal strength, Jeff was of course honored as Campbell's manager.

Hearing the other party's question, he immediately came to his senses and said, "My lord, I have already sent people just now, and not only the mountain people, but I have also invited the magistrates and some residents of the nearest towns for you, if they set off early tomorrow morning. After noon, you should be able to arrive at the manor one after another. ”

The young man was quite satisfied with Jeff's arrangement, and I have to say that having such a thoughtful person by his side as the manager can really save a lot of things.

"You are solely responsible for the meeting. It would be nice to say who I need help with," Leon said, "and if it works well this time, then I will consider fixing this format as Campbell's annual harvest festival party in the future." ”

This sentence aroused everyone's enthusiasm, especially the lively people like Sophia, Jeff and Eric were laughing and talking non-stop.

Leon smiled at the heated discussion of his companions on this topic, and after a moment he spoke, "Okay, I'll talk about this later." Jeff, is there anything special about me being away these days?"

His words meant that the Third Manor Meeting had officially begun, and the people immediately fell silent. Jeff cleared his throat and said, "Yes, my lord, I'll report a few more important things first. ”

"Ten days ago. The natives of the Pale Mountains are attacking again. The number was about two hundred and fifty, and the sentries at Fort Mark had spotted their whereabouts in advance, so they were stopped near the border by Deputy Commander Luthor and his soldiers. ”

Next, as Jeff reported, Leon's expression gradually began to harden.

This time the natives were almost as large as the battle outside Brownland, and luckily there were no centaurs among them, otherwise the rest of Fort Mark's would not have been able to resist it.

Ten heavy infantry were present, and the cavalry raid of dozens of goblins could not work. However, the total number of troops that Markburg can send is less than 50 people, and it is still very passive in the face of five times the enemy.

The soldiers were on guard under Luther's command. The lord's manor quickly sent reinforcements, thirty mountain dwellers and twenty mercenaries led by Menshak and Red, who turned the tide when they joined the battle, and after a fierce battle, they repelled the invaders consisting of lizardmen, goblins, and kobolds.

However, five days later, the same thing happened again, and the number of enemies appeared exceeded four hundred, although Luthor had already prepared, leading the soldiers and Campbell's armed forces to stand by, and there were also third-order powerhouses such as Red and Menshak, but in the face of the huge disparity in numbers, it was impossible to offset the disadvantage by relying on just a few strong men.

The battle lasted less than half an hour, and the human side began to suffer casualties, and they had to fight and retreat in the direction of Fort Mark, trying to lure these enemies into the Fort Mark, and then use the large defensive equipment at the top of the wall to reduce the number of opponents.

The idea was good, but the ferocious attack of the natives held them back, and luckily Red immediately sent someone back to the manor to ask for reinforcements when he realized that the situation was wrong, and at this time Kaka himself came with the rest of the people, joined them and killed most of the invaders, driving the rest out of the border.

Although both battles were won, Fort Mark's total loss of nearly twenty soldiers and the number of mountain people and mercenaries reached ten, which was a heavy casualty for Campbell, whose population base was far inferior to that of the natives.

When Jeff's voice fell, Leon didn't speak for a while, and there was silence in the council room.

After a while, the young lord finally spoke, "Have you recovered the bodies of those who died in battle?"

"Yes," said Jeff, "except for the bodies of the Fort Mark soldiers who were brought back by Deputy Commander Luthor, the bodies of the mountain people and mercenaries have been buried in the place you said." ”

"Good job," Leon said after a moment's consideration, "I'll send someone to Fort Mark, and invite Lieutenant Commander Luthor and his soldiers to tomorrow's party for me." ”

Looking at Jeff's expression, the young lord added, "I'll write a letter and bring it, and he'll definitely come." ”

"Okay," Jeff immediately jotted down in his notebook.

Next, Leon exhaled and said slowly, "As for those aborigines...... It seems that they haven't remembered the lesson from the last time, and it's good, and I won't expect these things to be brainy in the future, so it is necessary to put an end to this situation completely. ”

"My lord, what are we going to do?" asked Jeff.

"Change from passive to active," Li Ang said lightly: "Don't wait for them to attack any longer, in the future, every once in a while I will take everyone to the southern mountains of Campbell, and let them see if the creatures in the depths of those mountains are dangerous, or if my methods are more dangerous." ”

Although the young lord's tone was flat, people smelled a strong smell of blood from it, but they were not worried at all, but they all looked excited and inexplicable.

"When?" asked Red.

"In a few days, I'll start when I'm done with the things at hand. ”

"Okay, but you must take me!" said the big man, rubbing his palms.

"Don't worry," Li Ang's gaze swept over the faces of the leaping leaps and bounds, and said, "Everyone has a chance." ”

"That's it for now, let's get it on," he motioned to Jeff.

Jeff stopped the quill in his hand, he obviously hesitated, and said, "My lord, Sheriff Carey from Locktown came a few days ago, and he told me that the Green Mountain Territory has often had patrols crossing the Campbell border recently, and sometimes you can even see their tracks outside Locketown. ”

"In addition to this, the people I sent to Black Mountain to collect information have similar feedback, saying that there are sometimes some strangers in the vicinity dressed in standard equipment, and I think it should be the subordinates of the Count of Makaro in the north. ”

"Oh?" Leon raised his eyebrows, a subtle smile on his lips, "They're finally starting to move?"

"It seems that the death of my grandfather has given them some kind of delusion," the young lord said softly, "and I think Campbell is not what it used to be...... And I, the only bloodline of the Redfield family, the new lord of Campbell, have no deterrent effect on them......, right?"