In a cell inside the city wall.

The huge cage made of thigh-thick wooden stakes was originally used to imprison orcs, but now it contains two humans who don't look strong. It feels like overkill.

This kind of super-standard treatment obviously made these two little thieves who were not very agile feel particularly oppressed.

"Sir, Lord Venn, we were just passing by and were curious about the changes in the city, so we stopped to pay attention... We admit that we have the idea of ​​stealing. If we break the laws of the territory, you can ask Baron Power to exchange us for ransom...

"

Colin, who was accompanied by Roderick and another strange knight, was quickly recognized by the two men.

"Didn't Baron Willy say that there was a lack of harvest in the territory and even his mistress had escaped? Is there still money to ransom you?" Colin asked with a smile.

"This... I still have this little money..."

Colin looked at the two men in leather armor. Although they were also dressed as knights, it was obvious that their identities were more likely to be thieves or rangers.

Although the knight has lost its former glory, it is still a profession with thresholds.

Arrive at a room with a single door on the second floor of the castle.

If you just want to settle down for a while, these people and this land are enough.

The knight captain obviously understood the lord's concerns.

"Yes." Colin nodded: "Then, please explain truthfully in a moment why Baron Might wants you to burn the food in the fortress and assassinate the new lord."

"The edge of my sword will point to whatever target you point to." Roderick put his right hand on his chest, and the armor creaked.

Coral felt that this was the most glorious moment in her twelve years of life.

For example, Roderick, although he has not participated in any knight assessment and cannot be graded, is nevertheless an official knight conferred by Oliver Gray as a Duke.

"Whether it's fake or not, it doesn't really matter." Colin suddenly smiled: "How long have you been in the city?"

Is this talking about both of us?

"Sir! We don't have..." they screamed quickly.

As soon as these words came out, not only the two people in the cage, but also Rodrick didn't react for a moment.

There is a wooden sign that says "Pharmacy Room" hanging at the door.

Give him a certain amount of time, and he can create an impregnable one.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll wait until I confirm something." Colin smiled and said, "Isn't this what you have been looking forward to?"

"grown ups……"

The knight captain is just honest, but not stupid at all. Looking at the situation just now, he can roughly guess the lord's intention. Originally, he should not ask such a decision-making question, but if it is true, he and his men

Perhaps the first war with humanity is about to begin.

Even a small character like Baron Willy dares to send people to fish in troubled waters at will. It seems that the weight of Late Winter Fortress is still too low.

Then I heard the young and kind lord persuade me with earnest words: "No, you have."

300 magic apprentices, 2,500 managers and craftsmen, plus about 50,000 civilians.

Just the fact that the fortress has significantly increased the purchase of various materials this year will arouse the curiosity of many people.

Because of the participation of the elves, the pressure on the city defense has weakened again, and greatly weakened.

Resources can be compensated for in a short period of time by using one's own strong financial resources, but population is an unavoidable problem.

Opening the door gently, there was a lot of excitement inside.

The new recruits have been trained for three months, and they are currently allowed to climb the city wall to participate in the battle as preparations. According to Roderick, in another three months, these people will be able to be of some use.

The two men were obviously still confirming whether they heard correctly.

"Are they really Baron Willy's people?" Colin turned around and asked Roderick.

Farewell to Roderick, Colin slowly walked to the second floor of the castle.

Burning fortress food?

She was used to traveling around with her teacher to experience the scenery of different regions. She originally thought that the comfortable life in the fortress would become boring sooner or later, but who knew that her life would become more and more interesting.

"Look at how thin you've become. You can't even break your arms if you're still centrifugal." Coral's small body sat behind the table in the corner, lying on her back half-way, with her feet resting on the edge of the table.

…

Coral is enjoying her current life very much.

The huge sense of oppression scared them back.

Late Winter Fortress has technology and talents, but what it lacks are resources and population.

Although Late Winter City is located in a remote location, it is the capital of Xia Ya after all. After more than a year, such a big change has occurred, and it is impossible to hide it from the wind and rain.

But the problem is that even if Colin wants to be on the safe side, I'm afraid others won't let him do it. The conflicts within Tulum, the friction with the Western Continent, not to mention Oshik, who is eyeing him across the Horseshoe Sea, may all make things worse.

All his efforts were in vain.

However, before the two of them could say anything, Colin took a step forward.

Not to mention the king's new decree, taking back all Xia Ya's fiefdoms is also a path that Colin must take.

…

A group of boys and girls who were several years older than her chased after her, shouting "Teacher Coral" one after another.

And this matter is actually not difficult to understand.

Assassinate the lord?

"It's just... I just arrived..." The two of them said nothing.

"Teacher Coral, will you teach us the centrifugal mixing technique next time?"

This is not only a matter of the dignity of the lord, but also the only way for the territory to develop.

The combat effectiveness generated by more than 20 elves is no less than that of 200 fortress defenders. With the blessing of magic arrows, Roderick is very sure that just these 20 elves can easily defend the fortress. However, the lord said,

We can't completely count on this group of "guests", not to mention that they don't come to the city wall every day.

"This should be correct. As long as you go to the barony and inquire about it based on the names they gave, you can confirm it. It is difficult to fake this."

What these elegant and handsome men and women like to do most is to go back to the woods to smoke mint after killing the orcs, and then be high all day long.

As Baron Mighty felt guilty for not paying the full tribute, it was only expected that he would send two people to observe the reaction of Late Winter City and the new lord.

In this era of no documents and no online photos, it is extremely easy to impersonate someone.

On the way back, Roderick hesitated for a long time and finally asked: "Sir, are you planning to attack Baron Willy..."

"Hey, this is not the case for spot testing. How many times have I told you that you need to use carbon flannelette and the amount of reagents is wrong. It's really stupid!"

"Yes, Miss Coral...oh no, Teacher Coral."

Coral withdrew her eyes from glaring at the student, nodded with satisfaction, and then saw Colin Wayne standing at the door.

She was stunned for a moment, then immediately showed an embarrassed smile and quickly put her feet down from the desk.
Chapter completed!