The sudden sound of the horn echoed over the square where the crowd gathered, one long, two short, and one long, and sounded three times in a row, which represented the meaning of the lord's arrival. The crowd turned around and looked at this side, as if a big stone was thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in circles. More and more people paid attention to this place, and the noise and inquiries became one. They all want to know what happened here.
The crowd in front of them began to retreat left and right, revealing a passage leading to the center of the square. Facing the imposing family guards who were fully armed and wearing standard equipment, the people gathered in front of them couldn't help but show a look of fear. Step back to the sides. Although they didn't know who it was, they could clearly tell that it must be another important person with a high status.
Captain Jim of the Guards Battalion and nine guards hung the swallowtail flag with the emblem of the angry bear on their spears, lined up in two rows, and protected Lorist and others in the center. In front of Lister, on Lorist's right hand was Schward holding a horn, behind him were Fatty Shi, Josk and Dolles, and Farea commanded more than a dozen sailors who went ashore to line up in four rows, followed by at the back of the line.
"Come here." Lorist said to the sailor man who kept backing away, "What's your name?"
The sailor fell limp on the ground: "My lord, please forgive me, I shouldn't offend my lord..."
A golden gold medal landed beside the sailor man, and Lorist waved at him: "This is your reward, you didn't offend me. Get up and lead the way..."
The sailor man was a little silly looking at the gold coins around him, but he quickly came back to his senses, grabbed the gold coins, and was about to bite into his mouth habitually, when he saw the guard staring at him with a half-smile, crawling quickly Standing up, he bowed deeply to Lorist: "My lord, my name is Potter, and I am willing to serve you..."
Lorist didn't speak, but pointed forward. Potter immediately ran to the front of the team consciously, and soon he yelled in a pretentious manner: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, the lord is here..."
"Potter, what did you say?"
"Lord, where are you from?"
"What are you talking about, Earl Norton? Our lord has arrived?"
In front was the center of the square, surrounded by a black crowd. Potter was standing in front of several civilian guards holding spears and leather shields, dancing and talking. El walked over and asked sharply, "Who are you, why are you standing in front!"
Potter quickly said: "My lord, they are the garrison of White Bird Town..."
"Since it's the garrison, let's move aside. The lord is here, hurry up and line up to welcome him!"
Several civilian guards hurried to the side, saluting Lorist and the others who came over.
The circle surrounded by the crowd in the center of the square is not very big. In the middle is a wooden hanger, on which is tied a gray-haired old man in his sixties, naked to the waist, and looks very strong, but this At that time, there were three bloodstains from being whipped. Under the hanger, surrounded by more than a hundred soldiers holding spears, holding swords and shields and wearing black and gray leather armor, facing them were about two hundred guards wearing mottled cloth clothes and also holding weapons, in front of the crowd watching the protest , There are dozens of civilian guards maintaining order.
"Huh? The defense team here is really good, they even know how to maintain order?" Lorist was a little surprised.
Now everyone in the square turned their heads to watch the arrival of Lorist and his party.
Pointing to the old man who was tied up on the hanger, Lorist asked, "Potter, is that the mayor, Papa Hugo?"
Potter nodded quickly: "Yes, my lord, Papa Hugo is enthusiastic and fair, and the residents of the town trust him very much. Five years ago, the people of the Second Highness left behind a mess, and Papa Hugo led The people restored the order in Bainiao Town, and let everyone rely on him, so everyone elected him as the mayor... "
Lorist nodded: "El, Pat, go and bring Papa Hugo over."
"Yes, my lord."
El and Pat walked over swaggeringly, and came to the hanger as if there was no one else around. The armed soldiers next to them were caught by their aura and retreated one after another.
Pat drew his sword, and the rope tied to Papa Hugo's body snapped. Papa Hugo fell straight forward. El stepped forward and supported him: "Are you okay? Can you walk?"
Father Hugo said: "It's okay, but the body is a little stiff after being tied for a long time, and I can still walk."
Pat said, "Come with me, my lord wants to see you."
A few armed soldiers next to him came to their senses and stopped in front. El didn't even lift his eyelids: "Go away, anyone who stands in the way dies!"
"What a big tone! Who are you, leave the old man to me obediently!" A knight in blue armor appeared in front of Al and Pat's left, and drew out his sword with a "chuss". The sword light was wrapped around the sword, and this was actually a knight of the golden rank.
"Huh? Locke, isn't this the standard armor of the Royal Guards? Are they really sent by the Second Highness?" Fatty Shi murmured.
"Joe..." Lorist said, "Be careful, don't hurt the onlookers..."
The long arrow was like green lightning, and with a "clang" sound, the middle part of the long sword flashed with golden light. The sword broke, and the arrow flew, obliquely piercing the ground half a foot deep. The golden knight in blue armor was struck by lightning, he stepped back three steps, and spit out a mouthful of blood when he opened his mouth. He never dreamed that the arrow was shot so skillfully. When it broke the long sword in his hand, a huge amount of battle energy from the arrow pressed all over his body, hurting his inner abdomen immediately.
When the golden knight was injured, the rest of the soldiers were startled. The armed soldiers who stopped in front of the three of El hurried to the two sides, just watching El and Pat take Papa Hugo with them. In front of Lorist.
"My lord, I salute you. I don't know who you are? What's the use of visiting White Bird Town?" Father Hugo bowed his head and stroked his chest in front of Lorist to show his respect.
"I'm Earl Norton, and also your lord. Are you the mayor elected by the residents of White Bird Town? Father Hugo..." Lorist said, looking at the man in his sixties who was still in good health.
Papa Hugo was startled, and looked at Lorist: "My lord, are you really Earl Norton? Please forgive my presumptuousness, can I see your title and territory certificate?"
Schwader inserted the horn in his hand, took out the sealed document from the leather pocket on his back and opened it. Father Hugo knew how to read. He read the document carefully, breathed a sigh of relief, and then bowed to Lorist again: "Welcome, Lord Lord, I am Hugo, the temporary mayor elected by the residents of Bainiao Town. Now hand over to you the management of Shiratori Town..."
"No, you will continue to be the mayor of Bainiao Town first, and I will adjust your positions after I understand the situation in the territory." Lorist said, and looked at the defense team again: "Papa Hugo, the current guard team Who is the captain, I want to meet him."
"Uh..." Papa Hugo immediately turned around and shouted at the White Bird Town guards gathered over there: "Victor, get out of here quickly, why don't you hurry up to greet the lord when he arrives? "
A middle-aged man wearing a worn-out leather armor limped out of the guards and walked towards this side. When he got close, he saluted casually: "White Bird Town Guard Captain Victor has seen the lord."
Lorist stared straight at him. The middle-aged man named Victor finally put away his indifferent expression from Lorist's sharp eyes, and lowered his head to avoid staring.
"You did a good job. You didn't forget the safety of the people around you when you confronted the enemy, and you sent guards to maintain order. This is very commendable," Lorist said.
"My lord, Victor is an officer of the Storm Legion. If he hadn't been injured and retired, he would be the captain by now." Father Hugo said beside him.
"What about you? Father Hugo, you also have a strong military temperament." Lorist laughed.
"My lord, I used to be the logistics quartermaster of the White Lion Army. I came back after the White Lion Army was disbanded. White Bird Town is my hometown. I have been away from home for thirty-five years as a soldier. Being able to return to my hometown to die is better than those who buried my bones." The brothers on the battlefield are so lucky..." Papa Hugo sighed.
"Oh, the White Lion Legion? It seems that Papa Hugo is not an outsider. Several knights in my family are from the White Lion Legion, like Bodfinger, Rod Wells, Malek, do you know them? "Lorist became interested.
"Bodfinger? Of course I know him. I know his hometown is in the Northland. Ross also went to your family to be a knight? Oh, yes, this guy and Bodfinger are good friends. But Malek this It's really surprising that the ruthless boy has become your knight. He has always been expressionless, and he only recognizes military law and ignores human feelings. I remember that Ross was caught drinking by Malek, and he beat him himself. Rose scolded Malek for not being a friend, and Malek said he was a friend, so he beat you himself, otherwise you will not remember your lesson..." Papa Hugo really knew the three things well when he talked about them.
"My lord, there is still plenty of time to catch up on the old days, let's settle this matter first, let the residents of Bainiao Town disperse, it's not a problem to surround yourself like this." Fatty Shi interrupted the conversation between Lorist and Papa Hugo , he pointed to the armed soldiers in black and gray leather armor over there.
"Okay, Father Hugo, let's talk later, let me see why they come to my family territory to collect taxes." Lorist took the lead and walked towards the group of armed soldiers who gathered, and a group of people beside him Hastily followed up.
"I am Lord Norton, let your heads speak."
Although this group of armed soldiers in black and gray leather armor consisted of a hundred or so people, they didn't have the guts to fight against Lorist. Among other things, only twenty or so sets of silver-gray standard armor blinded them. The golden knight who brought them was injured by an arrow, which made them lose the courage to resist. At this time, when they heard that Lorist wanted to see their heads, all the soldiers looked at the golden knight in unison.
"He's your head?" Lorist was a little puzzled. He thought that these armed soldiers were the family soldiers brought by Viscount Aslan to collect taxes, but he didn't expect it to be this golden man wearing the standard armor of the Royal Guards. brought by the knight.
Lorist walked towards the golden knight: "Who are you, why did you bring troops to my family territory?"
The golden knight stared at Lorist with resentment: "You bastard earl dares someone to plot against me, do you know what the consequences will be?"
Lorist spat in disdain: "I don't know what the consequences are, but you brought troops into my family territory without my invitation or permission, which means invasion and war to me. An opportunity, tell me your identity and the origin of these soldiers, or I will hang you as robbers."
"If you dare to touch me, aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the Second Highness and destroying your family?" The golden knight was still stubborn.
With a sound of "slap", Lorist raised his hand and slapped him: "The second His Highness's thunder fury? Hehe, I'm so scared! What can you do now that I've touched you?"
The golden knight was furious: "I'll fight you!" He opened his hands and rushed over.
"Uh..." This was the golden knight who had been punched in the stomach, turning into a lobster.
"Pfft..." The right cheek was punched, and the golden knight spit out two teeth.
"Ugh..." Another blow to the chest and abdomen, the golden knight knelt on the ground trying to vomit, blood and tears all over his face.
Lorist stretched out his hand to grab the Golden Knight, and slapped him seven or eight times. The Golden Knight's face was swollen until it turned into a pig's head, and he threw it on the ground. The Golden Knight was unconscious.
"Put down your weapons, I'll count to three, and kill those who haven't put down their weapons!" Lorist looked at the armed soldiers in black leather armor: "One..."
Before Er could leave his mouth, there was a burst of squeak, and all the armed soldiers threw their weapons to the ground. Are you kidding me, the commander of the high-ranking regiment who is a golden knight is like a sandbag in the hands of this lord, and he fell down after a few strokes. The highest rank of fighting spirit among our hundreds of people is just black iron, who would Resistance asks for trouble...
Lorist also didn't expect that the hundred or so armed soldiers would give up their weapons and surrender so easily, and said in a daze, "You are very smart, I also want to hang a few of you who don't have eyesight to give you a long memory. I didn't expect that you would refuse to grant my little wish. Then tell yourself, who is your little captain?"
So all the soldiers' eyes fell on the soldier in front with sweat on his face.
"Are you coming out by yourself or am I asking you to come out?" Lorist asked with a smile.
The frightened guy with a pale face knelt directly in front of Lorist: "My lord, my lord, please forgive me..."
How do these soldiers look like such pustules? Lorist didn't expect the shock he had brought to these soldiers when he knocked down the Golden Knight with three punches and two kicks just now.
"Tell me about your history..."
"My lord, I am the captain of the Seventh Squadron of the First Brigade, Second Squadron, Third Squadron, First Brigade, Third Squadron, Reserve First Legion of the Kingdom of Iberia. My name is Silit. Our regiment is stationed in Qilin Port. The Golden Knight Feiwenmante is our The commander of the army, he is..." The captain named Silit pointed to the golden knight lying on the ground: "Today we followed his order to assist Viscount Aslan in collecting money for the kingdom and the Second Highness. Taxes. My lord, spare us, we are only following orders..."
"Collect taxes? Where is the Viscount Aslan? Why hasn't he come to see me? I'm about to hear how the Second Highness asked him to collect taxes in my territory..." Lorist looked around the crowd soldiers, and found no one like the tax-collecting Viscount Aslan.
That's right, since the lord of this territory is here, Viscount Aslan who came to collect taxes should come out to negotiate, why haven't we seen anyone for most of the day? Even the Golden Knight was beaten to the ground and ignored, isn't that so strange? The soldiers of the Reserve Legion who came back to their senses hurriedly looked back, and after a long time, a voice yelled: "That Viscount escaped, damn it, we were fooled!"
The soldiers shouted and cursed.
"Escape? Where does he want to go on Shirowas Island? Jim, take two guards and four sailors back to the pier to guard, and let Wilson pay attention, don't let a ship set sail without my permission, there is a direct resistance Sink!"
"Yes, my lord."
"Victor, you are the captain of the garrison of White Bird Town. This small group of soldiers first find a place to lock them up. They are not considered prisoners, they are also deceived. Don't abuse them. Give them something to eat and drink. You have to settle down first. Do you understand?" Lorist ordered.
"My lord, we don't have money to feed them..." Victor said.
Lorist smiled: "Shward, give the captain of the defense ten gold points, and ask him to give each of the defense team members a small silver coin as a reward for guarding the town of White Bird, and I think about the rest. That should be enough for them to eat and drink."
Ten Gold Fords can be exchanged for a thousand small silver coins, and each defender will be given one. The rest is not a big meal, but a few days to eat and drink.
Victor finally lowered his head and saluted respectfully: "Thank you for the reward, my lord. I will settle these soldiers properly."
"Okay, Papa Hugo, let these residents disperse first, and I won't provide lunch if they are all gathered here."
Papa Hugo saluted with his hands on his chest: "Obey, my lord."
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