As usual, Baron Willie walked around his manor accompanied by his wife after dinner.

This year's harvest in the territory has dropped by about 10%, forcing him to drive away another group of serfs, and his living standard will obviously decline accordingly. The most obvious sign is that another mistress ran away with someone else last month.

Baron Willie no longer has any hope for his territory. If he hadn't cared about the family's face and had Earl Frank and Duke Valante standing in front of him, he might have responded to His Majesty's administrative order and handed over the fiefdom long ago.

Thunder City is a retirement place. Being a lord in a ghost place like Xia Ya is really not as good as going to Thunder City to be a wealthy businessman.

Thinking of this, he lost interest in walking and returned to the castle earlier than a few days ago.

It's called a castle in name, but it's actually just a larger house, but it's already the most magnificent building in the entire territory.

late at night.

In a daze, he heard a noise outside, and Baron Willy, who was unable to sleep deeply due to his age, woke up quickly.

"What time is it? What are you doing outside?"

Before he could wake up his wife, the bedroom door was forced open.

In the dark, Baron Willy couldn't tell how many people had broken in, but he heard the leader calmly say:

"Hello, Baron Willy, under the order of the lord, I will take back all your fiefdoms today. In addition, please cooperate in explaining the fact that under the instruction of Count Frank, you sent people to assassinate the lord and burn the fortress' provisions..."

"The lord said that conquering and occupying the territory will not be a difficult task, but the subsequent management will be difficult." Jennifer said: "After all, the manpower of the fortress is insufficient, and it is impossible to send too many people to manage these places. Therefore, what your lord means

Yes, once occupied, the population in the territory will be gathered together, some will be sent to the fortress, and some will be resettled and cultivated on the spot. When the first batch of local food is harvested in a few months, things will be much simpler."

"No hard work, the baron's guards...are really vulnerable."

Roderick returned to the temporary camp, but the fortress defenders who were supposed to be on duty did not sleep and rest as required for the first time. It was obvious that they were in extremely high spirits after leaving the fortress for the first time.

As the lights flickered, Baron Willy finally saw clearly that the people entering the room were six or seven knights wearing different styles of armor.

Roderick knew very well that what the lord needed most was the labor force in the territory, so before he came, he asked if he needed to keep as many people alive as possible. However, Colin's answer was: This is the first time that the fortress army went out to fight, so they must go all out.

To go.

"The fortress defenders will continue to send manpower to support various places."

"Are there any casualties on our side?"

I was stunned for a moment.

"..."

Jennifer was sitting in the baron's study, looking through the property accounts in the territory.

In Colin's view, the population in the baron territory is certainly not as important as these battle-hardened fortresses. If Roderick is concerned about the lives of his opponents and causes losses to his own side, even a battle loss ratio of one to ten will be extremely uneconomical.

Buy and sell.

"ah?!"

The fortress army equipped with magic arrows did not give the opponent any chance to get close. If the opponent had not surrendered very skillfully, there would probably not be a single person alive in the castle.

"Boss, it turns out that fighting 'people' is so easy."

"That's right." Jennifer thought of the increasingly prosperous Late Winter City, the vibrant Government Affairs Office, the thriving schools, and the energetic big head, and she became more and more convinced that Colin Wayne would be the one who could bring Xia Ya to life.

A well-governed lord.

A group of subordinates came over with smiles.

Roderick held his helmet under his arm and walked in with his sword slung across his body.

Roderick understood what the lord meant and strictly carried out the order.

The noisy mansion soon returned to midnight calm.

"Yeah, those guys didn't feel like they had to do anything, they just hit them and fell down."

…

"No one was injured." Roderick said: "When we came, I told you not to hold back, so the enemy had almost no chance to get close."

But when the guards on the outside saw this situation, they surrendered without any resistance. On the contrary, the guards inside the castle thought that a few thieves were coming in the dark, and they bravely resisted and injured several people.

"It is our honor to serve the Lord."

"Miss Jennifer, the baron and all their family members have been imprisoned. The remaining guards and knights have all surrendered. Only six people were killed and more than ten were injured."

For Roderick, who has always been silent and cautious, to say such words, it shows that those guards are indeed vulnerable.

The morning sun rises.

…

Only then did the intruder light the candles in the room.

"Before dawn, I will count all the horses, ordnance, supplies, food, grass, etc. in the territory. I must take over the entire territory before everyone reacts."

The commoners and serfs in the baronial territory were still doing their own things as usual, completely unaware that the owner of this territory had changed.

early morning.

"yes."

"We can stay here for three days at most, and then the fortress will send troops to take over, and we need to rush to the next territory." Jennifer smiled and said: "Sir Roderick, in the next month or so, I'm afraid,

It will be even harder.”

Due to the help of the elves and the expansion of the fortress garrison, as well as Waldsophia's successive return of the seconded people, Roderick also had more available people.

The fortress guards who came from a long distance were already prepared for a fierce battle. However, after entering Baron Willy's territory, they discovered that the enemy did not have any decent defense and resistance forces at all. The 500-man fortress army was like no one.

He was not discovered by the guards until he entered the area around the baron's mansion.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Roderick." Jennifer raised her eyes from the account book and looked at the tall and heroic knight.

Despite some preliminary inquiries, Roderick still didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

Jennifer continued while writing: "The manpower I brought is enough to do these things, but in terms of combat and security, I still need your support, Lord Roderick."

Roderick knew that the guy in the lead was the most excited about the opportunity to fight orcs in close combat when he was on the city wall.

The fortress guards who are used to fighting orcs will certainly feel like bullying children when they encounter an ordinary human army, especially a group of weak soldiers under Baron Willy. Coupled with the advantages of equipment, it will even feel like an anti-aircraft cannon attack.

Mosquito luxury.

Although Roderick agreed with their statement, he did not want to encourage this pride.

"Don't be careless. These are just the weakest opponents. We still have many tough battles to fight in the future."
Chapter completed!