Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

“You must come back safely.”

White Christina looked at the tall Lion Hunter Knight in front of her, hugging his waist tightly, just like a little white beast.

“Don't worry, after your Lordship takes down the Southern Territory, I'll directly make you a Countess. Who knows, you might even become a Marchioness.”

Li Wei stroked White Christina's snow-white hair, feeling rather optimistic.

In Debe, the ranks of nobility are generally Duke, Marquess, Earl, Baron, and the Knight class, which barely qualifies as nobility.

Among them, a Duke is the highest leader of a region, second only to the King in status, it can be said to be below one person and above ten thousand.

Parallel to it, perhaps only the Prince, who can only be granted to members of the royal family.

And the title of Marquess is very special. Although it is the second highest title after Duke, it has the fewest number of people.

Because this title was extended later, it seems to be second only to the Duke, but because it is sandwiched between two old titles, its position is very awkward, and it has not been valued by Debe for a long time.

Until recent years, under the efforts of His Majesty the current King, the Marquess has finally stabilized in the position of the second title, but the number of Marquesses is still the smallest among the five titles, because most feudal lords will subconsciously ignore this title when conferring titles.

But still that sentence, don't take the village chief as a cadre, although this title is very awkward, but the apparent status is only lower than the Duke.

This trip to the south, in addition to retaking the Southern Territory, is also a great opportunity for the lord to be promoted again.

After all, the merits of following the dragon, expanding territory, destroying a country, and protecting the dragon are the greatest.

When he takes down the Southern Territory, he will have two of them. Leah will at least make him an Earl, and even a Marquess is possible.

“Yes.” Hearing the lord's straightforward words, White Christina's face was a little red, and she nodded lightly.

“Brother-in-law, it's time to go.”

Looking at it, at present, only the baggage train trailing behind the team can be seen, which made Mil, who was on the side, said anxiously.

“Wait for me to come back.”

Li Wei kissed her fair forehead, then, holding his sword without hesitation, went over and kicked the kid, cursing.

“Are you in such a hurry to eat shit? Didn't you see me discussing things with your sister? You have no sense at all, how can I rest assured to let you be my adjutant?”

“Brother-in-law, I'm not…”

Looking at the figures of the two bickering and going away, White Christina couldn't help but smile, and finally looked worriedly at the High Cliff Castle's team disappearing on the horizon, never to be seen again.

“Tina, don't worry, Li Wei's strength is the strongest I've ever seen in my life, and he's also very shrewd. Others may have accidents, but he can't.”

Miriel put a coat on the little girl.

Although it is already March, the cold in the Northern Territory has not diminished at all. In previous years, it was already obvious that it was warming up, but this year's winter can only be said to be a bit too bizarre.

The Mithril Merchant Guild is the property of the Martel family. She is only a person in charge of the merchant guild and does not need to participate in the war, so she happened to stay in High Cliff Castle to accompany White Christina.

“Often the strong are very proud, and Li Wei is even more outstanding among them. I am very worried that he will suffer because of pride.” White Christina had other worries.

But as things stand, she can only secretly pray for High Cliff Castle in her heart.

...

Dozens of miles away from White Flow City, in a wasteland, the weeds here were trampled, and the yellow earth was compacted, serving as a temporary camp for the Southern Expeditionary Allied Forces. Countless Earls and Barons led their private soldiers from all directions, gathering here.

It is said that when the number of people exceeds 10,000, it will produce a boundless visual effect. The people of High Cliff Castle, who have experienced the Northern Expedition of tens of thousands of Wilderness people, have paid for themselves as people who have seen big scenes.

But when they came to the periphery of this camp, they really were like a small knife cutting their butt - their eyes were opened, and they had a sense of their own insignificance and the vastness of the world.

Under their feet was a wide avenue that was compacted and flat, enough to accommodate ten horses walking side by side. The line of sight extended along the road, and what came into view were white tents, located on this land in a row, as far as the eye could see.

Countless patrolling soldiers shuttled between the tents, mostly in teams of several people, in neat and meticulous formations.

Li Wei even saw a team composed of troll warriors among them. These burly half-orcs were almost as tall as the tents.

This made him feel very novel. He didn't expect that other than him, there were nobles who would use alien races as soldiers.

Or the troll race that he had thrown to blacksmithing.

“Sir, these are the troll axe guards of Earl Winter from the northwest of the Northern Territory. There are only a hundred of them, but they can definitely be called elite.”

“They are clad in iron armor and wield giant axes weighing nearly a hundred pounds. It is said that only a hundred people defeated a bandit group of a thousand people.”

Leyton rode on a black horse and came to the lord at the right time to explain.

As a qualified commander, not only must he know the enemy's information, but he must also have his own information at his fingertips.

During this time, most of his time was spent collecting information from all parties, not to mention knowing it like the back of his hand, but at least knowing something.

“Elite? Give me ten people, and I can kill them crying for their fathers and mothers.”

Zart dismissed it, picked his nose, and flicked his finger.

The arrival of a team of nearly two thousand people naturally attracted the attention of the officers guarding the entrance of the camp.

The officer who came over looked at the small black dots on the leather armor on his chest, twitched the corners of his mouth, looked at the orc whose arms were as thick as his waist, and finally pretended to ignore it and greeted him.

He looked like he knew him well and wanted to talk a few words, but at first glance, the horsemen, orcs, goblins, and gnolls all had expressionless faces, which was obviously not easy to talk to.

And the noble who was guarded in front had an even stronger aura of not approaching strangers.

Looking left and right, he saw a young man wearing plate armor, and quickly ran over and lightly punched the other person's chest, grinning and saying:

“Brother, where are you from? You are too elite.”

“You wouldn't be the Earl's vanguard, would you?”

The officer looked at the uniformly tall and burly alien warriors with a look of amazement.

It is very common in Debe to use alien races as soldiers, but it is too rare for 80% of them to be alien races.

The key is that these alien races, who are difficult to train, are now exactly the same as a well-trained human veteran.

The formation is neat, the faces are solemn, and the entire team is so quiet that a needle can be heard.

“We are just a self-defense force from the countryside, not elite.” Mil smiled honestly and scratched his head. He always kept in mind the word modesty that the lord said.

Besides, he didn't say anything wrong. Compared with these soldiers from White Flow City, High Cliff Castle is indeed an out-and-out poor and remote place.

“You're just fooling the dead.” The officer had a look of disbelief, but he didn't continue to ask. He rubbed his hands. The weather was really too cold: “Where are you going to go? Do you want me to lead the way?”

“This is my brother, I can lead the way.” Earl Ando didn't know where he came from. The two obviously dealt with each other often. The officer guarding the door looked like he suddenly understood and stomped his feet in annoyance: “So it's Earl Ando's brother, come in, come in quickly.”

He quickly ordered the soldiers to move away the roadblocks in front of the camp.

“Go to my place at night to get a few bottles of brandy. The weather is freezing, don't let the brothers freeze.” When passing by the officer, Earl Ando patted the other person on the shoulder, which immediately brought cheers from the soldiers guarding the door.

“Earl Ando…” Li Wei waved his hand to signal the High Cliff Castle team to follow.

“Just call me Ando.” Earl Ando waved his hand, then winked and said: “Of course, if you call me Brother Ando, I'll be even happier.”

“Don't even think about it.” The lord was speechless.

He, the lord of High Cliff Castle, has always taken advantage of others, and this is the first time he has been taken advantage of by others.

The more you understand this Earl Ando, the more you will find that his face is thicker than the city wall, and even he is ashamed of himself.

“Old Ando, I can't tell you're quite approachable.”

The lord was also not one to suffer losses, and directly hit the snake with a stick.

Ando didn't care about his title, just shrugged: “Anyway, saying a few good words doesn't cost money, but it can reduce some small troubles, why not do it?”

“Doesn't wine cost money?”

“The wine is from the logistics of the Thorns Legion.” Ando smiled calmly.

“Can it be like this?”

Li Wei silently remembered it in his heart, and prepared to go to the logistics of the Thorns Legion to get something when he had time. At least he and Fojero had worked together.

“Li Wei, our station has arrived.”

After bypassing countless tents, everyone finally stopped under a team flag, with a violet flag embroidered on it fluttering in the wind.

This is Earl Ando's family flag, representing loyalty.

“You can just find an empty camp next to it to live in. You don't need to unload the supplies. Anyway, we will probably only stay here for a few days before going south.”

“You are considered to be here relatively late, but there are still a few barons whose fiefdoms are in the remote mountains who have not arrived, but the Duke does not intend to wait for them and plans to hold a meeting tonight.”

Ando told the newcomers, and finally patted Li Wei on the shoulder: “Although this meeting is not very important, it is best not to be absent.”

“After all, we are the reformers, and in some ways represent the Duke's face.”

After saying that, the Earl in military uniform headed towards the door.

Obviously, this guy was not waiting at the door specifically for the lord, but to greet all the reformers or people he knew well.

“This Earl is very smart.”

Leyton said on the side.

“Perhaps.” Li Wei remained noncommittal.

I have to say, Felina prepared very well, and countless tents had been built in advance, so you could live in them directly.

This detail solved the embarrassment of those poorer barons.

Don't look down on the tents, but if you buy them, the price will be very high.

Many barons whose fiefdoms are in poor rural areas only organize hundreds of militia teams, plus equipping them with the three-piece militia set and supplies, which is enough to use up their savings, so it becomes very difficult to equip tents.

One carriage after another stopped in the planned fence, and the people of High Cliff Castle completed their stationing without much effort.

Time flew by to the evening, and after telling everyone to watch the supplies, Li Wei went to the meeting alone.

...

An unusually conspicuous wooden house stood in the center of the camp full of tents. It was extremely wide, and this was obviously the allied headquarters.

When Li Wei pushed the door in, all kinds of fragrances rushed to his nose, but instead choked people a bit.

Everyone present was a noble. Except for some poor barons, most of them were extremely decent and paid great attention to their appearance. Perfume has long been commonplace in the noble class.

So there were no delicate beauties in the house, all of them were men with beards.

In the middle was a huge sandbox, occupying nearly a third of the space in the house, and the chairs around it were already sitting in sevens and eights.

The meeting had not yet started, and the nobles of all sizes in the Northern Territory were discussing in whispers, and it was not quieter than the vegetable market.

Li Wei, who couldn't find an acquaintance at first glance, casually found a seat and sat down, but he didn't expect that a noble near him immediately got up and left.

“Am I so annoying?”

Li Wei complained, but also understood that it was likely that this noble was a conservative.

I just didn't expect the contradiction between the two to be so great.

Thinking about it, Felina's motive for going south may not have been to resolve this contradiction.

After all, the best way to shift a contradiction is to create a bigger one.

As time passed, more and more nobles arrived.

Before long, the door was pushed open again. Felina, whom he hadn't seen for many days, was wearing exquisite leather armor, looking extremely heroic, and Leah, wearing a blue cloak, was behind her.

The two exchanged glances tacitly, and Li Wei didn't rush to say hello.

With the arrival of the protagonist, the meeting officially began.

Until the lord felt drowsy, the meeting finally ended.

As Ando said, this was just a small meeting to let everyone get to know each other and then allocate responsibilities.

Perhaps the only important information was that the vanguard army would set off soon to open up roads for the main force first.

That is, High Cliff Castle, which is the vanguard army, had to hurry on the road again before its butt was warm.

“Li Wei, how have you been recently?”

Outside the conference room, Leah looked at the Lion Hunter Knight she hadn't seen for several months with a smile.

“Thanks to you, I eat well and sleep well, but I have some sleep problems.”

Li Wei yawned, stretching his waist.

“By the way, Leah, are you going to follow the vanguard army?” he asked curiously.

“Sorry Li Wei, I'm afraid I can't be with you.” Leah said helplessly.

“As expected, but Leah, if you need anything, you can tell me.”

“Yes, yes.” Leah nodded, then smiled: “Do you remember the jaw-dropping aid I told you about?”

“I remember it until I die!” Speaking of this, the lord looked resentful.

“Don't mind, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I promised someone's request.” Leah smiled and led the way in front: “Come with me.”