What happened in the castle in the afternoon was actually very simple.
Ilea has been busy handling various government affairs in the territory recently, and she also met with the Trinidad Knight in the afternoon.
The latter came all the way from his fief to report the movements of the lizard men to the girl.
According to Trinidad, seven or eight villagers have seen the shadows of those guys near the village. Most of them happened after sunset, when those ugly bandits emerged from the swamp and sneaked around.
Wandering in the dark.
Fortunately, there have been no casualties yet and no property has been stolen.
But because of this, Trinidad became more and more worried, because he felt that those lizard men were probably spies, responsible for finding out the defense situation in the village and preparing for subsequent plunder.
Only in this way can we explain why they neither hurt anyone nor stole anything.
"I'm worried that they will make big moves next." The knight said.
"When and how many people are there?" the girl asked.
"I don't know how many people they will come. Those guys are also afraid of encountering a large army, so every time they go out, they may only have thirty or forty people, divided into several groups, taking advantage of the night, rushing into the village, burning, killing and looting, and once
If we light the beacon fire, they will retreat, and I guess it will be similar this time."
The knight paused and then continued, "I can't say the time. Usually they show up during the harvest so they can still grab food. Those guys live in the swamp and are probably still short of food.
Yes, thank the gods, otherwise these robbers would have become rampant."
"How many people do you have on hand now?" Ilea asked again.
"I, my two retinues, and a group of soldiers sent by Lord Russ to station here, including seven warriors and five archers, and thirty-six militiamen, all of whom are young men in the village.
But half of them are newcomers and have only undergone some simple training.
"Most of them have no armor and use wooden spears and axes as weapons. To be honest, there is basically no chance of winning against those lizard men."
The girl thought for a moment and then said, "Then I will provide you with twenty pairs of cloth armor, twenty spears, and fifteen bucklers. In addition, I will send ten more soldiers to garrison."
Trinidad first expressed his gratitude, "I will always remember your kindness and generosity. With these equipment, I can arm those militiamen. As long as I train harder these days, I should be ready when the battle breaks out."
It can come in handy, as for that team of soldiers..."
Ilea knew what the knight was worried about.
Increasing manpower for garrison will certainly make his territory safer, but it will also increase additional expenses. Generally speaking, this money is paid by the owner of the fief.
After all, it’s okay to ask for help from the feudal lord, and the lord will send troops. There is no reason that the logistics must be taken care of as well.
But a young knight like him, who has a small fief, doesn't have much land, and he has to be harassed by the lizard people all the time. He really doesn't save much spare money on weekdays.
It's already a bit difficult to support a group of soldiers. If you add another group, you won't be bankrupted if the lizardmen don't drive them away by then.
Miss Rabbit, who is also good at calculating money, of course knows where the opponent's worries come from. Normally, the girl would probably only provide equipment but not money, and even the equipment may not be given. You must know that not long ago, the Arias family also
On the verge of borrowing.
Ilea is so poor that she can't even raise the money to hold a banquet after becoming a lord, but now she has just made a fortune selling pepper, and there will be new income every twenty days, which will continue to fall into her hands.
In the money bag.
In addition, Trinidad performed well in the Battle of Teacup Castle and was one of the few knights who did not accept Vanessa's recruitment. The girl has recently been trying to win over the little nobles in the territory. Seeing that he is quite pleasing to the eye, she waved her hand.
He said, "I will cover all their expenses on your fief."
"Really, thank you so much!" Trinidad was pleasantly surprised.
He was a vassal of Russ before, so he was certainly no stranger to Russ's daughter, and had heard many rumors about Ilea.
Some people say that this girl is nothing like her generous and generous father. She has an unusual persistence in money and a fanaticism that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Before Trinidad set off, he was still worried that it would not be easy to get support from Ilea, but unexpectedly it went exceptionally smoothly, and the final result far exceeded his expectations.
Ilea even personally took him to the warehouse to select weapons and then sent him out of the castle.
But when the girl returned to the room where government affairs were handled, she picked up a piece of paper under the table.
There is only one sentence on the paper.
——We will come back and take everything from you.
After Ilea saw the words on the paper, she felt a chill running down her spine. She almost subconsciously shrank behind Jude, shouting at the same time, "There is an assassin in the room!"
"Huh?" Jude frowned and took out the battle ax from his waist.
However, after looking around, he didn't see any shadow of the enemy. When he turned around, he saw that the girl's body was still shaking.
If the person who left the note did not leave, but hid at the door and stabbed her when she entered, she would almost certainly die.
Ilea was frightened when she thought of this, and then endless anger surged in her heart.
The girl has not been away for long, and it is still broad daylight. If an outsider sneaks into the castle, without the assistance of the people inside, it will be almost difficult to sneak into the room where she handles government affairs without being noticed, leaving
He wrote down the threatening note and left quietly.
Moreover, Ilea then called the soldiers on the tower and inquired. Except for Trinidad and the four soldiers responsible for transporting equipment, no one entered or left the castle during this time.
This means that the assassin is probably still in the castle.
After realizing this, the girl made a decisive decision and immediately ordered people to seal off the castle and notify her guardian knights. Then she thought of Li Yu who was still outside and worried that he would also encounter some danger, so she summoned the Purple Bird Knight to find someone.
The above is the whole story of this incident.
Only then did Li Yu understand why Jordi said he might have met an assassin when he met him.
Because no one had seen the mysterious assassin from the beginning to the end, but Ilea's suspicion was not unreasonable. There was obviously at least one mole in the castle.
But now the question arises. The man took advantage of the girl's absence to drop the note, but he did not actually kill anyone. Instead, he exposed his existence. What was his purpose?
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