"What's going on?"

After noticing his gaffe, Councilor Dania hurriedly led his subordinates outside the room and asked him to tell the news he had learned immediately.

"My lord, according to the report of the people we arranged outside the Finlay family, a large number of servants of the Finley family escaped this morning."

"From their mouths, it can be known that late last night, the Finley family mansion erupted into a loud noise and a long burst of gunfire, and it was initially judged that there was an enemy invasion and engaged their musket team."

The gunfire continued for about half an hour, and then the mansion fell silent, and the servants cowered in fear into their rooms, afraid to go out.

"Not long ago, our people entered the mansion to search, and found that the main building in the center of the Finley family had completely collapsed, most of the soldiers and core members had disappeared, and judging from the exhumed bodies at the scene, I am afraid that they were all buried in the collapsed house."

"Only the people who were hiding in the houses on the periphery of the mansion survived."

After listening to his subordinates' reports, Councillor Dania fell into a deep silence.

"So in just one night, all the members of the Finley family and their soldiers who fought in the war died, and none of them escaped?" After a long time, Congressman Dania was incredulous.

"Yes, the Finley family is gone!"

After returning to the council chamber, Senator Dania barely managed to maintain his normal mood.

Facing the anxious doubts of the family, he slowly explained the situation.

After listening, the atmosphere of the scene fell into a dead silence, and Keno and Viscount Johnson looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.

Just now, they were emotionally discussing how to deal with the enemy, but in a blink of an eye, the enemy was all gone?

This is a bit too dramatic, and it is difficult for them to accept it for a while.

Councillor Dania coughed twice, his eyes sneaking over at Ronan on the other side.

Seeing that his face was as usual and there was no reaction, his heartbeat couldn't help but increase his speed.

He was just about to say something, but Ronan was the first to speak: "Councilor Dania, about my knight, I don't know when I will be able to bring it back?" ”

"Please rest assured, not long ago my men have passed the council's review and taken your knight out of the council prison and are on their way here." Councillor Dania hurriedly responded.

Ronan nodded.

"Quelling the impact of the Finley family's disappearance is not a problem for you, I hope the Valen family can master the Emerald City as soon as possible."

Hearing Ronan's rightful words, Councillor Dania couldn't help but think of his previous words.

Eliminate threats

So, is the Finley family the real threat?

Councillor Dania understood his attitude, and nodded vigorously with a dry throat, "Please rest assured, the turmoil in the Finley family will soon subside." ”

The destruction of a large family will undoubtedly have a bad impact in the Emerald City.

But considering that the other party was the first to break the rules and dared to attack a royal earl, the Valen family could use this to silence the rest of the council.

Soon after, news spread that the gunpowder exploded in the Emerald City, resulting in the total destruction of the Finley family.

It is rumored to be presentable and convincing.

After eating breakfast at the Valen family and receiving the knights who were brought back, Ronan took his leave under the reluctant gaze of Councilor Dania and others.

The purpose of this trip has basically been accomplished, so there is naturally no need to stay here and waste time.

After leaving the mansion, Ronan made his way to the warehouse where Ed and the other knights and the convoy were staying.

Here I met the knights who were recuperating.

After last night's actual battle, the eyes of these knights were burning with a fire called self-confidence.

One by one, they were all close to their armored golems, making strange hey-hey sounds.

Wipe the surface from time to time and take good care of it.

With the exception of three knights, they were crouching on the ground with their heads down.

After seeing Ronan arrive, he hurriedly stood in a military posture with a remorseful expression: "My lord, because of our mistakes, the three mobile reconnaissance units were penetrated by the enemy, and finally destroyed in the explosion. ”

"There is a strong man in the enemy who exceeds intelligence, and battle losses are inevitable."

The damage to the three mobile reconnaissance units made Ronan a little cautious, but it was still within the acceptable range, so as not to be angry.

But there are still penalties.

"The three of you and Ed, the attendance reward for this mission has been cancelled, and you need to participate in spring plowing in the next month to complete additional indicators."

In order to make up for the shortage of labor that existed during the development of the town, Ronan simply put many of the punished soldiers in the army on top.

By the way, it can also bring the army and the population closer together, preventing the two sides from being separated over time and causing confrontation.

"Yes!" The three knights shouted, and Ed replied with a bitter face.

Who made him the captain of this operation, and if something went wrong, he was punished together.

After arranging their questions, Ronan looked at Ed and White.

"How's the situation going? Why is there such a strong man in the Finley family mansion? ”

"Report to your lordship, according to the news we pressed from Rocky's son last night, the other party is a military general sent by Earl Dolan, who wants to control Emerald City through the Finley family and open up the passage between the two provinces." White replied.

Hit yourself crookedly and destroy the plan of the Earl next door?

Ronan didn't have anything to say when he learned about it, it seemed that the war had restrained Count Draco too much.

So much so that the next-door neighbors began to come up with ideas and try to get up.

After a cursory description of the situation and the strength of the general, Ronan sent the letter to Count Draco and left the Emerald City.

The other party sent an assassin to the door, and he killed one of the other generals, and the two sides were broken.

As long as Earl Dolan is still sensible, it is impossible to make a big deal about this, and who will let him take care of it.

After leaving the city, Ronan counted his harvest in the carriage.

The carriages were sold for iron ingots, coal mines, and muskets, and are now filled with all sorts of looted goods from the Finley family.

Aside from the flashy jewel jadeite, the focus is on gold.

It's enough for Ronan to restart the alchemy furnace without worrying about fuel consumption for a short time.

"But we have to find a way to solve the problem of peasant labor."

Ronan leaned back in his soft chair, contemplating the gaps in the cultivation of the farmland in Blackstone City.

He had consulted with Councillor Dania in the Emerald City on the issue of population.

However, as a commercial city, the Emerald City has much less farmland and farmers than the Black Rock City, and its food is all imported from other places.

Councilor Dania promised to find a way to get him two or three thousand outcasts of slaves, more than he could handle.

Now that the Black Death has receded, and in the face of the lack of labor caused by the disease, the major lords have already scavenged the population of various places.

The war between Dragon's Tooth City and the Silver Collar caused the outcasts who left their homes to be swallowed by the lords in the rear, and there was basically not much leftover.

After taking a look around the vicinity of Blackstone City and finding that there was no good way to fill the labor force, Ronan had to think of other ways.

After a four-day journey, he returned to the town of Hanfeng Ling, and went to the Beiwai District to check on the research and development there.

Without the help of the alchemy furnace, the new steam engine has been built under the design of the craftsmen.

After receiving Ronan's order, the big one, which was more than three meters tall, was hurriedly moved by the knights to the head of the farmland.

On the other side, a winch and a steel rope are used to connect the iron rakes used to reclaim the farmland.

The craftsman started the steam engine, and as the wheel rotated, the steel rope tightened, driving a large iron plough that was dragged by many people in the distance, turning up the soil of the farmland.

(End of chapter)