On the pier, the family soldiers escorted all the sailors on the three-masted ship, the captain, the first mate, the second mate, the third mate, and the boatswain, these small leaders were detained on the other side, and they will all be taken back to the manor for identification .
The heads of the great sword masters Slov and Pike were hung high on two bamboo poles, and Lorist planned to use them to display in the small town for three days, to let the residents of Port Ametrine know who is in charge now . If it happened again that Fatty Shi went to the town to buy weapons but couldn't even buy a kitchen knife, Lorist didn't mind cleaning up the small town and killing a few chickens to make an example to the monkeys.
Slov and his party lifted three large boxes and one small box from the boat. One of the three large boxes contained sundries, such as tea Mycos, and the second box contained Slove and Pike Great Swordsman's clothing and other personal belongings. There is also a large box containing new women's clothing, jewelry, cosmetics and other women's things. It is likely that Captain Slov bought it for his concubines and maids. What he didn't know was that his women had already been divided up by the old students who followed Lorist.
There are more than 10,000 Jinford in the small box, which is heavy. Lorist took a look and then closed the box again, thinking that Fatty Shi would be happy again when he went back.
Bodfinger and Ross got off the ship and came to Lorist: "My lord, the ship is loaded with food, mainly rye flour and bran, which may be used to prepare food for the slaves, and Some coarse linen and a small amount of spear leather armor and other weapons and equipment, nothing else."
"Okay, let's transport all these things to the manor first. Ross, you can send a squadron of spearmen to the dock area to take care of the ship." Lorist said.
"Yes, my lord." Bodfinger and Rose stood at attention and left after saluting.
Dolles rode over and got off his horse when he got close. His expression was very regretful, and it was not his turn to show off the crossbow on his chariot. Originally, Lorist planned that if his spear-throwing was ineffective against the great swordsman Pike, then Dolles' crossbow would cooperate with the second wave of crossbow arrow rain to attack the great swordsman Pike. It's a pity that the great swordsman Pike didn't last until that moment.
"Don't be so sad, put all these big boxes on your chariot. There is a big box full of women's things. If you have a maid, go back and choose one as a gift, so that you can enjoy the tenderness at night." Loris Tate smiled at Dolles.
A fast horse broke into the small square of the pier and stopped in front of Lorist: "My lord, there is an army marching towards the manor. Master Yuri estimates that it should be the army of the local lord, with a number of about 1,500 to 1,000." About 2,000. There are a small number of knights, most of whom are farmers and soldiers. Master Yuri asked whether to attack, and he is currently leading a light cavalry scout team to monitor from a distance."
"Tell Knight Yuri not to act rashly, and send someone to contact him first. If the other party is hostile, launch a diversionary attack, focusing on protecting the troops. If the other party is not hostile, tell the other party's general, and I will rush to him immediately. Meet." Lorist said to the scout.
"Yes, my lord." The scout rode away.
Touching Barolorist, he thought to himself that the local lord's reaction was too slow. He wiped out the slave hunting group by himself and occupied the Slov manor for eight days. In the past two days, he was trying to ambush Slove and Pike Greatsword The teacher and his party also imposed martial law in small towns, and the townspeople were not allowed to go out so as not to inform Slov and the others. It is reasonable to say that the lord should know immediately what happened in the territory, but nothing happened a few days ago, not even spies appeared outside the manor until he blocked the port of Ametrine and the small town for two days. Only the lord realized what was going on, and gathered the army to see what was going on. After all, these two places were related to the lord's finances and taxes.
"Pat, get those two heads off and put them in a box, we're going to give presents to the owner here," Lorist said.
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Under the guidance of the light cavalry scouts sent by Yuri, Lorist and his party quickly arrived at the place.
This is a small hillside, and Yuri and his light cavalry scouts are riding in a diagonal line on the hillside.
"Your Excellency, look, as long as you charge, I guarantee that these people on the opposite side will immediately collapse and run away crying, they are just farmers..." Yuri was very confident in the attack power of his light cavalry scout team.
On the opposite hillside, there are clusters of farmers holding simple weapons, such as nailed palladium iron forks, woodcutters, axes and bows. Probably Yuri sent someone to contact the leader of this team, knowing that Yuri and the others were not members of the Slov Slave Hunters, but the family army of a baron, so the team relaxed and stood on the hillside. They didn't line up at the top, just sat down and rested anywhere, and even pointed at this side and said something when they got together.
On the top of the hillside, there was a group of people in full armor riding horses and looking over here. Behind them was a small white flower on the flag flying. What kind of family emblem was this? Lorist didn't recognize it...
"Beat them away, and then what? Fight these lords and nobles here every day. In the end, the nobles of this kingdom formed a coalition army to conquer us. We don't get any support here, no matter in terms of law or morality. They are all at fault, this is not our family territory." Lorist said.
"Uh..." Yuri stopped talking, he didn't think so much, he just saw that the mob in front couldn't restrain the desire to attack.
"Pat, take our family flag, Reddy, take that box with you, let's go to the opposite side." Lorist rode his horse and wanted to run to the opposite side.
Yuri grabbed the reins of Lorist's mount: "My lord, will this be a little risky..."
"It's okay, there are few people to be sincere. And you look back, the heavy armor of the Bodfinger Knights is coming soon, and the Terman Knights are also here, and there are crossbow squadrons behind, and Dolles' chariots are also coming. Here they are, they dare not do anything." Lorist pointed to the back, and Yuri looked back, and it was true as Lorist said, Terman's Knights had all reached the foot of the mountain and were going uphill.
"Then I wish you success." Yuri let go, and Lorist led Pat and Reddy to ride straight to the opposite hillside.
On the opposite hillside, Lorist got off his horse first when he was still tens of meters away from the top of the hill, handed the reins of his mount to Reddy who was riding on the horse, and then walked quickly towards the crowd in gorgeous armor. Pat rode behind with the Angry Bear flag on his horse, and Reddy led Lorist's mount at the end.
"Excuse me, who is the lord?" Lorist came to the front of the crowd and gave a chest salute first.
"I am Earl Miranda, Port of Ametrine is my territory. May I ask who you are." A knight in full armor in front of the crowd took off his helmet, revealing a middle-aged man with a tired expression human face.
"I salute you, respected lord earl, I am Norton Lorist from the Northland." Lorist bowed to lord earl.
"Norton? I seem to have heard of this name somewhere..." Earl Miranda murmured to himself while watching the Angry Bear banner behind Lorist.
"Forgive me for reminding me that my family has been guarding the northern wilderness during the empire era." Lorist said.
"Oh, I remembered, the roaring giant bear in the North, hereditary military nobles. I'm just wondering why the Norton family whose family territory is in the north ran to my territory and blocked the port of Ametrilin?" Miranda The count stared at Lorist and asked.
Lorist spread his hands: "My lord, I didn't expect that my family's army would be attacked viciously in your territory. They were planning to escort me to the Northland to inherit the title, but they didn't expect to be attacked in Asia. Someone in Port Metling attacked them and wanted to take them into slavery."
Count Miranda's face darkened, and he cursed fiercely: "Damn slave catchers."
"It's just that the people who attacked us didn't expect that we were an army. After being armed, they easily wiped out them and occupied their base camp, that Slov manor. As for the blockade of Ametrine Port, I'm sorry, Lord Earl , We also want to completely destroy our enemies. The Norton family has never been afraid of the strength of the enemy, and only asks where the enemy is. Reddy, present the box."
Lorist opened the box, revealing the two heads inside: "My lord, these are the two chief culprits who attacked us, the heads of the commander Slov and the great swordsman Pike, they were killed just an hour ago. Killed by my family's army at the docks."
"What? You killed Slov and Great Swordsman Pike?" Earl Miranda's expression was first startled, then ecstatic: "Really?"
The crowd behind him also started to commotion, rushing forward one after another to see the head in the box.
"The head is here, the Earl can check it."
Earl Miranda didn't even need the help of his attendants, he just jumped off his mount, took two steps forward, grabbed the box in Lei Di's hand, and carefully inspected the two heads.
"Haha, it's really Slov and Pike, damn you guys, you guys finally have your day." Earl Miranda was overjoyed and laughed wildly. It seems that the rumors that he is Naihe Captain Slov may not be true, but there is something to it.
At this time, the crowd became agitated again, because on the opposite hillside, there were rows of heavy armored soldiers, crossbowmen, knights and chariots. Count Miranda glanced at the opposite side and his face changed again: "Is this your family army?"
"Yes, Lord Earl." Lorist replied.
"Your family's army looks no less than the regular army of the kingdom. Why would the slave hunters attack you?" Indeed, the slave hunters are really out of their minds to provoke such an elite army. Earl Miranda suspected that Lorist was making excuses.
"My lord, we passed through your territory. We didn't want to make a big show of attracting attention, so I ordered my family's army not to be equipped with weapons and armor. They were all bare-handed. As a result, the Slov slave hunting group thought that we were also slaves." Traders, let us hand over half of our slaves to them. No matter how we explain it, they don’t believe it. Instead, they think that we are deceiving them, and even gathered people to attack us. We have no choice but to go into battle and destroy them. This is what alarmed you You can ask the tax collectors and townspeople at the port, we did not carry any weapons when we went ashore." Lorist explained.
Earl Miranda was relieved that it was impossible for Lorist to deceive them on this matter, as long as they went to the port to inquire about it, it would be clear. So it can only be said that the slave catcher committed suicide and hit the iron plate with his head. Not only did he hit his head badly, but he also lost himself.
Looking at the heads in the box, Earl Miranda beamed with joy, waved to the two knights behind him, and announced the names of seven or eight shops, and then asked the two knights to lead people to seal up these shops.
"These shops were all opened by that Slov and his relatives, and they almost monopolized all the business in the small town and the wharf. It's too late to be developed." Earl Miranda explained to Lorist.
Lorist nodded. It seemed that the Earl was very economical. He waved for Reddy and asked Reddy to accompany the two knights to avoid any misunderstanding with the spearman squadron left in the town.
"You said that you have already occupied the Slove Manor?" Earl Miranda said.
Lorist laughed. He knew what the Lord Earl was worried about: "Yes, Lord Earl, don't worry, we are only staying here for another month or so, because of the large number of dependents in the army, we only borrowed the manor to rest for a while, and we should leave after the new year Go to the Northland, and we will hand over the manor intact to the Earl."
Earl Miranda's face was a little red, because according to the traditional customs of the nobles, the Slov Manor should be regarded as Lorist's spoils of war, and it does not need to be returned to the lord, or the lord can only get a sum of money to redeem the manor. Now Lorist is willing to unconditionally transfer the manor to the Earl, as long as it takes another month, which makes Earl Miranda feel very embarrassed.
"How about this, we can provide the supplies that your department needs during the period of rest in the manor, and I will entrust the officials in the port of Ametrine to be responsible." Earl Miranda said.
"Thank you for your care, sir." Lorist saluted respectfully and was not polite.
"If your lord is free, can I invite you to visit the Slov manor, and let me, the temporary landlord, show my respect to you?" Lorist extended an invitation to the earl.
Earl Miranda looked at the lineup on the opposite side and then at his subordinates, and nodded: "Okay, Lord Norton, please wait a moment, I will send these soldiers back first and go to the manor to have a look."
Because Lorist has not officially inherited the territory and title, the Earl can't call him Lord Baron, so he can only use the honorific title of Your Excellency. Indeed, no matter who owns the army on the opposite side, they all deserve the title of Your Excellency.
Lorist saluted again: "Then I will wait for the Earl's visit in the manor."
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Earl Miranda rushed to the manor with only four knights and more than fifty guards in leather armor.
Lorist held a grand banquet to welcome the Earl and his four knights, and introduced the knights of the family to the Earl one by one.
Earl Miranda was very envious of Lorist having so many outstanding knights. However, he found that the servants who waited beside him were all in a hurry, and it was strange when the etiquette was unfamiliar. Lorist smiled bitterly and explained that these servants were relatives of his subordinates, and they were temporarily hired as servants today. Originally, the servants in this manor were worried about using it for fear of accidents, so they were locked up with the relatives of the members of the slave hunting group. If the Earl is willing, these people can be handed over to the Earl.
Earl Miranda was very happy, patted his chest and said that tomorrow he would call a group of servants and maids from his castle to take charge of the daily affairs of the main building of the manor. Lorist handed over to him the relatives of the members of the slave hunting group. Whether he sold or used these thousand people, it was an extra income.
At the end of the banquet, Earl Miranda asked Lorist a question, that is, he found that Lorist's subordinates were only three gold ranks, and he counted Bodfinger, Rose and Ingerek, so it was very strange for Lorist. How did Rist kill the great swordsman Pike? You must know that if the great swordsman Pike hadn’t been on his head, he would have been desperate to fight Slov to the death. As the lord, he didn’t want to kill him In his territory, there is another force that does not obey his orders.
Lorist thought for a while, picked up a clay basin, and then picked up a silver cup and put it in the clay basin, saying: "If you fight with the great swordsman at close quarters, it's like putting the silver cup in the clay basin and trying to break the pottery. Pots are very difficult. The strategy I use is simple."
He put the clay basin on the table, picked up the silver cup and threw it, and with a "bang", the clay basin broke.
"It's as simple as that." Lorist put the credit for killing Pike's great swordsman on the crossbowmen: "Even if he is a great swordsman, he can't stand against a well-equipped and well-trained army." No chance."
Earl Miranda nodded thoughtfully.