Chapter 15: Behind the Knights of Hull
"My lord, the old chief of Latte Village has been the first to arrive. The castle attendant said very respectfully to Leo in front of him.
Under the candlelight, Leo's shadow was obliquely reflected on the wall and looked extremely long, a pair of handsome blue eyes with a bit of gloom, handsome eyebrows frowned slightly, and when he heard what the attendant said, he smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Let him come in." ”
"Lord Baron, I am Cole, the head of the village of Lat, and I have come here on your call. Old Chief Cole still spoke in an exaggerated tone, and his wrinkled face seemed to show loyalty from the heart.
"Village Chief Cole, welcome to you," Leo also had a smile on his face, this was the first of the five people who came after he issued the summoning order, the village of Latt was not close, the other party came so quickly, it was obvious that he had received the summons and left.
From this point of view, the other party is still worthy of praise.
"Lord Baron, this is the present situation in the village of Lat, there are eighty-two families in all, one blacksmith, one carpenter, one tailor, and the rest are peasants. The village chief presented a parchment scroll with a brief description of all that was in the village of Lat.
"Very well, Chief Cole, I am quite satisfied with your performance," Leo took the small parchment scroll, looked at the obviously hasty handwriting on it, and the detailed description, and looked at the Kol Chief in front of him, and his eyes were much gentler.
"Lord Baron, the Barony of Akmund is your domain, and it is Cole's blessing to serve you," Old Cole said with a smile as he lowered his head.
"Very good, Village Chief Cole, I think you can also see that Lat Village is too far away from Lanxia Village, I will build a big city on the original site of Lanxia Village, the current population is still too far from the standard of the city, so I plan to let you move in Lat Village as well, what do you mean?" Leo narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Old Cole in front of him.
Grunt......
Old Cole Village Chief secretly said Sure enough, Simon guessed correctly, Lat Village is too far away from Lanxia Village, this ambitious lord obviously intends to gather the strength in his hands, but unfortunately, he has no possibility of bargaining at all.
"Of course," seeing that Old Cole Village Chief was about to speak, Leo smiled again and said, "Old Cole Village Chief, a talent like you is indispensable for the future of Blue Summer City, it's just that being a village chief is too condescending, and after Delat Village moves in, I will naturally appoint another one." ”
What the!
Hearing what Leo said, the village chief of Cole was naturally overjoyed, this is the official who made a wish, and in a hurry, the old Cole village chief also replied loudly, "Thank you Lord Baron for the reward, these are what old Cole should do, Lat Village has always been your territory, it was, it is, and it will be in the future!"
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In just two days, Leo had already met the head of one of the remaining Black Rock Villages, as well as two knights, but the last one had never returned to his throne.
"In other words, so far, only the Knight of Hull has not responded to my summons, and has not left the knight's manor so far?" Leo looked at the clerk in front of him, and the other party also had a worried face, lest he be angered by his own lord.
"Young Master, Hull is clearly ignoring your authority, and I beg you to send me and the Schatthorn brothers to teach that guy who doesn't know the height of the earth a lesson. Captain Kari said angrily, since he transferred to the Blood Lion Fighting Qi that came out of Leo, Kari has clearly felt his terrifying growth in strength, and he can be called eager to try.
"Carry, you let people take a closer look, Hull's father also went to the battlefield and made great contributions, Hull also served in Changhe City a few years ago, not a straw bag, he won't be unaware of the changes in Lanxia Village, he can be so fearless, I'm afraid there is something else going on. Leo said with a slight frown.
"Young Master!" Captain Kari wanted to say more, but when he saw Leo's gaze, he suppressed the remaining half of his sentence.
"Lord Baron," outside the castle over there, there was already a shout from Achile, Leo heard this, but saw Achile said with a little anxiety, "Lord Baron, I seem to know what Hull is behind it. ”
"Hmm, how do you know?" Leo suddenly frowned slightly, Achile is the leader of the caravan, although the caravan is well-informed, but Hull Manor is a bit remote after all, and the other party has never been there.
"I got the news that it was someone from the Motte Chamber of Commerce, and a well-known big businessman in the city, called Gatsbu, who occupied almost sixty percent of the timber business and textile business in the city, and was very influential. "Someone who saw them visit the Knight of Hull, and a few of them ended up staying there. ”
"Two merchants?" Leo also frowned, "With only two merchants, then Hull has the courage to be my enemy?" Leo was indeed surprised, on the Pande Continent, the bloodline noble class was strong, and this was especially exerted in the Lion Realm Kingdom.
The power and status of the nobles were far from being comparable to the commoners, and how could two merchants, no matter how rich they were, to get their vassals, the Knight of Hull, to join them?
"There are still people behind them," Captain Kari on the side said as if he had finally come to his senses, "it must be the nobles of Long River City!"
"Yes, Lord Baron, when I went to Long River City to sell refined salt, they must have noticed it.
It seems that a caravan came to buy refined salt, but you refused, maybe this is their counterattack. "As far as I know, the brother-in-law of the president of the Mutt Chamber of Commerce is Baron Kevin, and Baron Kevin is one of the best characters even in the vast city of Long River. ”
"That's the case, but what about Baron Kevin?" Leo frowned slightly, and said with some confusion, "I don't have any impression of that Baron Kevin, but he is just a baron, no matter how strong his strength is, he will not run rampant in a giant city like Long River City, right?"
"Yes, a mere court baron, naturally there is nothing to be taken seriously," Achile nodded, "The terrible thing is Kevin's surname, his full name is Kevin Alama, the son of the famous Duke of Alama. ”
"Duke Allama!" Suddenly there was a burst of exclamations in the audience, even Leo changed color a little, and Uncle Vent, who had always been indifferent, frowned.
Who is Duke Allama? That is the lord of the Long River City, the great nobles of the entire Lion Realm Kingdom, the strength is extremely terrifying, even in the entire Pande Continent, it is a well-known existence, there are countless strong soldiers under his command, and there is even a horn behind him to summon the support of the knights, which can be called powerful.
A behind-the-scenes aristocrat of the Chamber of Commerce would have something to do with such a behemoth, no wonder Na Chile had a bitter look on his face.
"Then can we fight or not?" At this time, Captain Kari was also very cowardly, obviously, the legendary Duke of Alama still gave him a great shock.
"Of course," Leo said in a deep voice, "even two merchants dare to provoke my vassals and provoke the rule of my Barony of Akmund, and this matter is my Leo Domain's responsibility wherever it goes, and the power of the nobles on the ground is protected by law, even if it is the Duke of Alama, it will not be openly violated."
Besides, I don't think that Baron Kevin will be taken very seriously by the Duke of Allama, otherwise how could he be a mere court baron?"
Obviously, Leo considered quite reasonable, the status of nobles was far better than that of commoners, even if they were merchants?
Besides, the president of the Namut Chamber of Commerce will not personally come to pry Baron Nahel, if it fails, it will be the sin of killing the head, at most find a scapegoat, if you win, it is naturally easy to say, if you lose, then it is as if something has not happened.
"Then I'll go and prepare," Captain Kari bowed, and then resigned very respectfully, on this day, the entire Lanxia Village, as if on a high-intensity clockwork, the whole village revealed a slight sense of slaughter, and many soldiers were urgently assembled.
Seeing this scene, many villagers also knew that the lord, I was afraid that there would be a war.
Anyone can know that Baron Leo has great ambitions, gathered countless refugees, prospered his villages and cultivated his army at the same time, and his strength is absolutely terrifying, and it is definitely not a strange thing to start a war.
(PS: There is one more tonight)