Lord of War

Tindersburg, the most famous semi-fortress castle in Tinders Territory, is located on a hill several hundred meters north of the city of Arora. Conducive to the expansion of the siege side army. And although the mountain is not high, considering the building height and location of the fortress, it is obvious that a trebuchet with an accuracy of less than ten ticks can hardly hit the fort with boulders, and trebuchets less than ten ticks are all It is a large-scale assembly of siege equipment, and transportation alone is a big problem.

However, Tindersburg is not without its flaws. After all, this castle has been built for hundreds of years. The layout of many defense facilities is based on the pattern of that era. , Tindesburg's advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack has lost most of it. Moreover, Tindesburg is a noble castle after all. In terms of food and water reserves, it is naturally unable to be as rich as a large war fortress, which is also a fatal shortcoming.

Fortunately, because of the complexity of the internal structure and the outstanding vision of the lord who built the castle, the castle is not difficult to attack now, but it can definitely be regarded as easy to defend. At least, the soldiers stationed in the castle have a great advantage in this regard, and as long as this advantage can be exerted, it is natural to pay a great price to win the castle.

However, after the old Marquis Perot fell ill, the acting lord of Mario did not carry out the necessary repairs to the castle as before, so when Duroen came back, the castle was already very dilapidated, with more than half of the castle. All the fortifications were paralyzed. Although it has been rectified and renovated later, and the functions of many fortifications have been restored, it is still unable to compare with the full period of Tindersburg.

Of course, there are two main reasons.

The first is that there are too few defenders in Tindersburg at present. There are only about 200 people, and two-thirds of them are recruits. At present, it takes a certain amount of time to get familiar with the interior of the castle, plus training and training. It will take at least three or four months to learn the relevant knowledge and skills of fortifications and become a qualified Tindersburg garrison. However, this point, as long as there is time, can still be developed slowly. The real problem that is difficult to solve is the second point.

funds.

Because of the illness of the old Marquis Perot, the income of the territory tax was previously the responsibility of the acting lord, Earl Mario. Although Duroen is back now, the tax has not been sent to Tindesburg as scheduled. It seems that both Anluola City and Arthur City have received some rumors, and they are currently in a wait-and-see state. For a while, the taxes are stored in the city and are not turned in. Relying only on the taxes of a few villages and towns is obviously not enough to maintain the maintenance and expenses of Tindersburg.

If it weren't for Harley's financial assistance, Duroen would not be able to recruit castle defenders, and maybe he would have to reduce the number of servants in the castle. It is impossible to rely on Harley's assistance all the time, because Harley is just a business leader, not the real person in charge of Polar Silver. The money he lent to Duroen now is an investment. In terms of money, I'm afraid he doesn't have to do it as a business leader.

If it doesn't work, you'll have to become a slave.

Sitting in the entrance hall of the castle, Duroen pinched his brows in annoyance, feeling for the first time that being a lord is such an easy task.

Old Peter, a soldier, still maintained the rigorous style of the army, standing next to Duroen, reciting the contents of the report. Most of the content in this document is about the work of Tindersburg, and only a very small part involves other matters in the territory. After all, old Peter is only a soldier, not a civilian, and it is true that he is required to handle other matters in the territory. It's a little embarrassing for him, but Du Luen has no one to use at the moment, so he can only be responsible for the old Peter for the time being.

"Oh, don't those two city lords know how to do this,

Is it different from rebellion? Duroen frowned slightly, his face showing a bit of sadness, "Even if they don't use those taxes now..."

"Maybe they know." Old Peter said in a deep voice, "but it is precisely because of knowing and clear that they dare to do this."

"why?"

"Because you have no choice." Old Peter ruthlessly attacked Duroen's weakness, "If they support you now, but if the last lord is Count Mario, do you think they will have a good end? … ...But if you become a lord in the end, do you have suitable candidates to replace them? So, in the final analysis, your strength is not enough to be convincing."

Duroen sighed a little dejectedly, and the expression on his face was very melancholy: "But, according to the kingdom's inheritance, only I am legitimate!"

"Yes, but the Act of Succession is only legal if your uncle doesn't want to fight with you for the lord's inheritance." Old Peter reminded softly, "The struggle for inheritance among nobles in the field has always been bloody and bloody. Cruel. As far as I know, in certain eastern kingdoms, the true heir of a domain even ascends by bloodbathing other heirs."

Duroen looked at old Peter in a stunned manner.

"You should be glad that the Kingdom of Portoroa is not so chaotic." Old Peter seemed to think that the words were not serious enough, and deliberately added, "In the Kingdom of Serian, the inheritance rights of the nobles in the field, the same family may even be possible. Start a civil war. Damian, Viscount Sivir of Surliland, you should know?" After seeing Duroen nodding, old Peter continued: "He killed his two brothers, and After imprisoning one of his sisters, he grabbed the Sivir territory and became a real Viscount."

Duroen exhaled softly, and the look on his face cheered up a little: "I know that I am not suitable to be a lord, because I have never had talent in this area, if my uncle really wants to be a lord so much If so, it's fine for me to give him the right of inheritance."

Old Peter stood aside and stopped speaking. He was not qualified to speak on this topic.

There was a strange silence in the audience hall.

"Boom-boom-boom-"

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Duroen and old Peter looked at each other, and both of them had a little doubt in their eyes. The other people in the fort knew that they were holding a meeting of lords at this time, so if there was no urgent need, they would not come to report, and if it was really urgent, then it would be impossible to be so polite. Knock on the door, and listen to the rhythm of the knock on the door, seems to be that fat Harley.

For this businessman, even if Duroen was a prospective lord, he would not dare to neglect him. After all, he had been relying on Harley's financial assistance for a long time. Since Burwell was dismissed by Polar Silver, the trade on the side of Tinders was paralyzed for a time. Fortunately, Harley was here, so before Polar Silver dispatched a new person in charge, there was naturally Harley temporarily. Take over the trade network here.

However, this is indeed thanks to Harley's powerful means. Otherwise, if Sivir's trade affairs were paralyzed, Harley would probably end up in the same situation as Burwell.

There was nothing to discuss at the moment, so Peter stepped forward and opened the door of the audience hall. As expected, he saw Harley standing outside the door, but what surprised him a little was that it was Harley's. Three men in hooded robes followed behind. The heights of these three people are different, but the only feature is that they all hold their heads very low, so they can't see the faces of the other three at all. Judging from their body types, they should be two adults and one teenager.

"Long time no see, old Peter." The hooded robe standing in the middle suddenly spoke up, his voice was very calm, and there was a slight smile, obviously he was really happy about this meeting.

"Lord Sean?" Old Peter was slightly taken aback when he heard the familiar voice, and then his face showed joy, "Why are you here, and... dressed like this?"

"In order to avoid people's eyes and ears." Sean lifted the hood and showed a smile, "I entered the city of Arora and did not hide my traces, but there is no way to hide it in such a place. Anyway, as soon as I entered the city, It was targeted by Mario's people, and then it was through some special means to find Harley, who was in the Polar Silver Branch, and he happened to be sending a batch of supplies to Tindersburg, so we entered secretly."

"How to do it so secretly?" Old Peter frowned, but he also knew that this was not the right place to talk, so he hurriedly welcomed everyone into the audience hall, and then closed the door again before he said, "What's the reason?"

For Sean's arrival, Du Luen's face also showed a warm welcome. In fact, Duroen still has some fond memories of Sean. Although this mercenary's temper is not very good, his ability is absolutely unquestionable. If possible, Duroen really wants Sean to join his subordinate and help him. Deal with the problem, but unfortunately have not been able to find any opportunity.

However, hearing Sean's serious appearance at this time, he naturally knew that the other party must have something important to say, so he became quiet.

"Duruen, don't you want to know who poisoned your father?" Sean simply omitted the title of "Viscount".

"Who is it?" Duroen's face suddenly changed, and his voice became a bit sharper, at least he finally had a bit of aristocratic momentum.

"You know that your uncle Mario has a magician by his side, right?" Sean glanced at Duroen, very satisfied with his expression, "It seems to be called Mulders."

Du Luen was stunned for a moment, and then his face became solemn, his eyebrows became more murderous, and even his tone became much lower: "Lord Sean, what you said is a very serious accusation! If you don't have anything clear Even if I treat you as a friend, you will have to pay for it. ... The reputation of the Royce family cannot be smeared!"

With Du Luen's words, the atmosphere in the audience hall suddenly became strange and chilling.

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The biological clock that persisted for more than half a month was finally broken again. This is one of the two chapters owed, and strive to publish another chapter before nine o'clock.