Lorist stood on the wall behind, watching the bustling crowd in the camp outside the city approaching the gate of the castle.
Steward Boris and Steward Hansk came to Lorist's side, and Steward Hansk asked, "My lord, why did you suddenly order everyone from the camp to come into the castle? You also stopped the construction of the castle..."
"A Duke Lukins' army appeared inside our family territory, and it is very likely that people from Beiye Town led them in." Lorist replied.
"What? Is this true?" Steward Boris and Steward Hanks were shocked.
"Really, no one dares to make such a joke. Ovekis, after everyone has retreated into the castle, you go to the labor force to select a group of soldiers and form a squadron of guards." Lorist said.
"Yes, my lord, I'll do it right away." Ovekis left in a hurry.
Steward Hanks took out an animal hide ledger from his pocket, flipped through it and said, "My lord, what kind of weapons and equipment are you going to give this newly formed squadron?"
"What's wrong?" Lorist asked.
"There are a lot of leather armors in the warehouse, but there are only dozens of pairs of iron chain armors. In the past four months, Master Sid took his sons and blacksmiths among the laborers to use the assembly method you mentioned, sir, to produce a total of one More than 1,200 pairs of iron chain armor. The two squadrons formed by Fenglin Villa and Rock Castle are all equipped with family soldiers. But now the iron ingots are almost gone, and there are only 100 iron ingots and 10,000 catties left to keep in case In case..." Hanske reported.
Lorist understood the meaning of Hansk's management: "Well, this newly formed squadron will be equipped with leather armor, spears, wooden shields and short swords. Is there any problem?"
"There are a lot of these things in reserve, no problem, my lord." Hansk steward replied.
"By the way, Manager Hansk, in my name, you reward Master Sid with ten goldfords, and the rest of the blacksmiths each get one. Let them rest for a while, and wait for us to repel Duke Lukins' troops before asking Master Sid led people to investigate whether there are iron ore and other mineral resources in the Morgan hilly area." Lorist said.
"Yes, my lord."
"Housekeeper Boris, just now I asked Papa Barek to be responsible for placing the people in the camp on the construction site of the castle, and you will be in charge of managing it in the future. After they are settled, you let Papa Barek Take a team of laborers to dismantle the big camp outside, and bring in useful wood and stones. After two days of rest, let them build the residential area first, understand?"
"My lord, don't worry, I will arrange these things." Butler Boris also left.
"Sedkamp..." Lorist called.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"I want you to go to the camp of the Kenmes family and those lords on the opposite side. I said that I saw that the following challenge duel is so lively, and I am going to hold a knight tournament. Use some weapons and rewards Gold is the prize for the winner. If they want to continue attacking us, they can wait until after the conference is over, anyway, they can't attack now..." Lorist said.
"Ah? My lord, you mean..."
"Hold, hold the Kenmes family and those lords, lest they echo with Duke Lukins' army in our family's territory. We have to eliminate the enemies on both sides first. Now the enemies in the territory are the most dangerous Most importantly, I am going to concentrate my forces to deal with them first."
"My lord, I understand. I'll be there later," replied Sedkamp.
"Pat, you are going to escort Sedkamp on a mission at night, and also, send someone to bring me Jim, I have something to do for him," Lorist said.
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After receiving the news from the mercenary courier, Lorist moved his residence from the front wall to the rear wall, occupying Miss Teresty's room. And Miss Teresty moved down from the city wall, and chose two houses in the newly built commercial area. The big house facing the street was used as the engineering headquarters, and the smaller one with a quiet environment behind was used as her residence.
Sedkamp and Pat walked into the room, and saw Lorist comparing large and small maps, trying to find out which other path could allow the large group of people to enter the family territory.
"grown ups… "
"Oh, you're back." Lorist threw the map back on the table dejectedly: "I have no idea, there is no way at all. Two or three people can still cross the mountains, how can thousands of people come in? Oh... by the way, Sodkamp, what did they say when you went by?"
Sedkamp thought for a while and replied: "My lord, when we passed by, it happened that Viscount Kenmes held a banquet in the camp to welcome the new lords. When I went up and explained the purpose of coming, the new lords applauded on the spot. .But Viscount Kenmes looked very bad, and the seven lords he invited to attack us remained silent. Then Viscount Kenmes left for a while, and when he came back, he announced loudly that the Kenmes family I am willing to shake hands with the Norton family and co-host this knight tournament... "
"Shake hands and make peace? What do you mean? We burned their manor and castle, and burned their new immigrant towns, and took back their supplies and territories. It should be said that they hate us to death, almost The situation is the same as fire and water, and now they suddenly say that they want to shake hands with us and hold a knight tournament together. Is this possible? What is the idea of the Kenmes family? Could it be that they want to sneak attack on us while we are holding a knight tournament together? Rock Castle?" Lorist stood up, wandering around while thinking.
"My lord, I think it's very believable, because I met the owner of Kenmes, the father of Viscount Kenmes." Said Kemp said.
"Huh?" Lorist stopped and looked at Sedkamp.
"My lord, after the Viscount Kenmes announced his decision, he invited us to go to the tent next door to discuss with his subordinates the regulations for holding the conference, and present a draft to the lords present here as soon as possible. I don't Suspecting him, I went to the tent next door only to find that the owner of the Kenmes family was waiting for us there." Sedkamp said.
Lorist looked at Pat, who nodded, indicating that what Sudkamp said was true.
"What did the owner of Kenmes say?" Lorist asked.
"The head of the Kenmes family is very kind. He said that the previous things were all done by his ineffective son, Lord Viscount. The Kenmes family was originally a business family and had just become a territorial noble, so they are not familiar with the traditions among the nobles. Customs. As a latecomer, you should respect the Norton family, a territorial noble that has been passed down for hundreds of years, but the Viscount is young and energetic, and he was provoked by others, so he offended the Norton family, and now he understands after suffering."
"The head of the Kenmes family said that the Kenmes family does not want to continue to be enemies with the Norton family. The Viscount once besieged the Norton family's manor castle for three months, and the Norton family's counterattack caused the Kenmes family to suffer a heavy loss. As a resident, one should watch and help each other, not become a life-and-death enemy. He hopes that the dispute between the two families will end here, and he will take a long-term view and stop dwelling on past mistakes. The Kenmes family is willing to withdraw from all and The territorial boundaries disputed by the Norton family will be divided according to the wishes of the Norton family, and there will be no objections in the future."
"My lord, the owner of the Kenmes also revealed two pieces of news to us." Said Kemp said.
"Two messages?"
Sedkamp nodded: "Yes, one is about their family's armed forces. The owner of Kenmes said that they will set off to rescue Earl Lopez in the eastern part of the Northland tomorrow afternoon. It is said that Earl Lopez's territory is suffering. The attack of the barbarians. I think this may be the main reason why he took the initiative to shake hands with our Norton family."
Lorist shook his head. Even if he was killed, he would not believe that the Kenmes family would have such a high moral character. The key to making the Kenmes family make such a decision lies in the interests. Without enough interests, the Kenmes family cannot be convinced. The Max family made such a major change. It's just that Lorist doesn't know much about the situation in the Northland right now. He is like a blind man who knows nothing about what's going on outside except for his own family territory.
Lorist asked noncommittally, "What's the second news?"
Sedkamp said: "The owner of the Kenmes family said that when he arrived here, he passed through the territory of the Duke of Lukins and found that the soldiers of the Northland Legion were mobilizing. He inquired about it and heard that it was the new head of the Norton family. The lord drove away the mission sent by the Duke to blackmail him, and severely injured the arrogant golden knight Tabek, which made the Duke furious. He is organizing an army to take revenge on the Norton family. Because he came on the way It's relatively fast, so he estimates that the Lord Duke's army is likely to approach the city in a few days, and hopes that our family will be prepared for defense."
"En..." Lorist thought nervously, would Patriarch Kenmes be so kind? Originally, the Kenmes family was attacking the Rock Castle, so the arrival of Duke Lukins' army just happened to join forces to attack together? It seems that the Kenmes family is not aware that the army of the Duke has entered the territory of the Norton family, but he said that he will lead his troops to rescue the earl tomorrow afternoon, as if he is in a hurry to avoid the army of the Duke. why
If I were the head of the Kenmes family and the duke was the one I had to please, what would happen to his army after joining forces? cannon fodder! Lorist's eyes lit up, yes, after the Duke's army arrives, Viscount Kenmes must obey orders, and it is said that Duke Lukins has been refusing to let the 2,000 members of the Kenmes family enter the Northland. With such a good opportunity, why not force these two thousand people to act as forwards? With the virtue of Grand Duke Lukins, this is inevitable and affirmative...
Lorist followed this line of thought and thought more and more likely. The Kenmes family asked for a handshake at this time. On the one hand, they wanted their own family to jump out of the vortex and sit back and watch the Norton family and the Duke's army fight to the death. On the other hand, it preserved the vitality of the family, so they found an excuse to rescue them and stay away from right and wrong, so as not to become cannon fodder for Duke Lukins. Paralyzed, you are all old foxes, in order to let the Norton family continue to fight against the Duke, he took the initiative to hand over an olive branch regardless of the huge losses his family suffered, so that we can relieve our worries and concentrate on dealing with the Duke's army...
"My lord, this is the charter of the Knights Tournament, which was provided by the owner of the Kenmes family. He said that the Kenmes family has hosted many large-scale tournaments before and has rich experience. As long as our family provides prizes and bonuses, the held The expenses will be fully covered by the Kenmes family. This knight tournament is called the Harmony Cup, which means that our two families shake hands and make peace and live in harmony. The owner of the Kenmes family also said that the grander the tournament, the longer it will be. Well, because during the conference, no one dares to interrupt the process, otherwise they will become the public enemy of all the knights. So even if the Duke’s team comes, they can only stay aside obediently and wait for the conference to end... "Ser De Kemp handed over some animal skin paper.
Lorist laughed. The owner of Kenmes was digging a hole for Duke Lukins. The Duke's army came just as the conference was being held. After the conference was over, the soldiers would not have the morale to attack the city after watching the excitement. It's a pity that the owner of Kenmes didn't know that the Duke's army would not come here, they were already in Beiye Town.
Lorist picked up a quill pen, dipped it in ink and wrote a few lines: "Everything else is fine, but I think it's necessary to subdivide the silver level and compete according to the star level of cultivation, so that the silver level can reach three stars. There can be a winner, and it seems more fair. In addition, horse fighting and foot fighting are too simple. Let’s add another event, archery. Sedkamp, you can go to implement it tomorrow morning. Said that our Norton family can forget the previous disputes and live in harmony with the Kenmes family. The Kenmes family cannot bear all the expenses of this knight tourney. Since it is a joint event, we will pay the prize bonus and half of the cost , the Kenmes family will pay for the labor and the other half."
"Yes, my lord."
Pat took a step forward: "My lord, when Suedkamp was discussing with them the regulations for holding the conference, I wandered around and found two things."
"Well?"
"One situation is that the Kemps family already has two family knights. One seems to be from a military background, and his temperament and behavior are very similar to Lord Bodfinger. The other is very tall, very sturdy, and has a murderous look on him. The kind that feels difficult to deal with. Another situation is that the Kenmes family is recruiting wandering knights to form a small knight order. I found about 20 wandering knights in the camp, and I found out about this after chatting with them situation," Pat said.
"Oh, it seems that the Kenmes family has other arrangements. I don't know what they will do next? Pat, find two guards tomorrow and keep an eye on their family weapon. It's not about going to rescue some earl Is it? Just keep following them and see what their plans are," Lorist said.
"Also, I won't be present at this knight's tournament. Sedkamp and you will be in charge. Pay attention to the winners and the top few knights. If you perform well, you can try to recruit them. But you guys The most important thing is to pay attention to the archery competition, it doesn’t matter if you are good at other aspects of archery, just ask the top ten if they are willing to serve in our family army, and if they perform well, they can be promoted to family knights.”
Generally speaking, knights are very disdainful of archery. They think that knights should fight with swords and guns. Long-distance archery is a cowardly performance. However, Lorist has been suffering from long-range units one after another. He was too slow in training himself, so he had no choice but to put his mind on the Knights Tournament. The purpose of adding archery to the competition was to select a group of good archers. Perhaps the Kenmes family would think that Lorist was trying to promote the golden archer of his family.
"Yes, my lord, we will do as you bid," replied Sodkamp and Pat.