"Madam, we may be in trouble."

Early in the morning, Knight Marlowe met Mrs. Caroline under the guidance of his servant.

"What's wrong?"

Caroline had dark circles on her face and a little haggard.

"Some of the people in the city hall have left Hongye City."

"Ah? Leaving! When?"

"It should have been last night."

"Damn it... are these people not willing to stay for a long time!"

Caroline bit her lip lightly, her tone of dissatisfaction.

"And... they also took away a lot of supplies, including food, meat, etc."

Marlow added again.

"What!"

Caroline was startled at first, and then her eyes slowly turned red.

Hongye City, which was already difficult, lost these supplies again and could not even wait for winter!

"By the way, why don't the more than ten knights in your Knight Order stop them!"

"Because...because they were escorted away by the knights."

Marlow was ashamed and his tone was a little awkward.

"Now there are only two knights left in Red Leaf City, Knight Baker and me."

If the departure of the villains in the city hall was still as expected by Caroline, then the knight's betrayal made Caroline completely desperate. There were 11 knights in Red Leaf City, and now 9 of them were gone at once, that's not bad!

“How long can our food last?”

Caroline could only force herself to calm down. Now it is useless to be angry and sad, so she can only find a way to solve the problem.

"There is almost nothing in the current reserve of grain except the castle. Even if the wheat is harvested in a few days, it will be enough for the whole city to eat for a month at most."

"One month..."

Caroline's lips were bleeding.

It will be more than two months before winter is coming, and it will take at least three months to finish winter. In other words, Hongye City will have to have at least half a year of grain storage, but now it is only enough for one month.

Marlow thought for a while and said:

"The only way now is to dismiss all the people in Hongye City, give them some food, and let them surrender to other lords, and there may be a glimmer of life."

As for selling the title and territory to those great nobles for asylum, Marlow did not mention it again.

"If they are dismissed, these civilians will become refugees. While the lords are collecting supplies to prepare for the winter, no one is willing to accept more than a thousand refugees."

Marlow did not refute Caroline's words because he knew it was the truth. A few years ago, he had personally experienced the scene where the arrogant lord kept the refugees away and froze thousands to death.

He can't forget how helpless and sad those people's silent eyes were.

"Madam, let Baker and I escort you away."

The Knight Marlower advised again.

Caroline shook her head silently. She had long lost her home, so where could she go? Especially when she thought that more than a thousand civilians in Hongye City might be starved to death, she felt sorry for her father's expectations of her.

If there is really no way, she can only go the last path - selling Charles' title and territory!

"His Excellency Marlowe, Barose, there is one thing I think you should know!"

Suddenly, a hurried cry came from outside the house.

Baker rushed in quickly.

"What's going on?"

Marlow asked calmly. At this time, he no longer cared about Baker's rude behavior.

"Baron Charles' title was sold!"

"What!"

Upon hearing the news, both Marlowe and Caroline were a little disbelief.

Caroline was even more shocked. Although she had such plans, she had not had time to sell it yet!

"Impossible, Charles is gone, and his noble medal is still with me, and no one can sell his title!"

Caroline doesn't believe it.

If she had made the choice, she would have taken some initiative and could choose to rely on a nobleman with a better reputation. However, now a new city lord appeared inexplicably, which made her a little confused.

After all, inheriting Charles' title means that the moment the contract is signed, everything in the territory belongs to this heir, including Knight Marlowe, Knight Baker, and even herself!

This is also the reason why she was unwilling to sell her title unless she had no choice.

"Uh...it seems to be sold in the name of Baron Charles and the witness of everyone in the town hall..."

Baker scratched his head a little. He had just become a knight and didn't understand these operations very well.

Caroline seemed to remember something, so she quickly lifted her skirt, and ran to the second floor without caring about her demeanor.

She found the house where Charles lived during his lifetime and opened the door. What she saw was a mess, and all kinds of things were scattered all over the ground.

Although I was expecting it, I still felt a chill in my heart - the baron's inheritance contract and noble medals disappeared!

Seeing Caroline go downstairs in a daze, Marlow could already guess what was going on, and said with a somewhat ugly expression:

"It should be done by those villains in the city hall. Now... we can't leave!"

Since someone bought Charles' title and fiefdom, they now belong to the new lord. Without his permission, they would go to the gallows to leave without his permission!

"It would be fine if these people wanted to make a profit in the end, but if the new Lord Lord was theirs, or a previous municipality, if he forced us to stay in Red Leaf City, we would be almost dead."

Marlow was used to thinking about things at the worst. Although he felt that the probability was very small, after all, he was just a different idea from those greedy villains and had no direct conflict of interest. He could not be so cruel, but nothing was right, what if.

"Ah? What should I do!"

Listening to Marlow's explanation, Baker realized the seriousness of the matter. From now on, their fate no longer belonged to him.

As for leaving without the permission of the lord, it is not impossible. It's just that you can only pray that you won't be caught in the future and will lose your identity as a knight. You will have a high probability of becoming a refugee. The most important thing is that no noble is willing to hire an infamous knight.

Caroline is now a little sane, and she doesn't know what will be waiting for her and Hongye City.

From the moment the new lord signed and stamped, she could no longer leave.

She can only pray now that the new city lord, whom she had never met, was a person with a good temper and easy communication, could lead Hongye City out of the current predicament, treat the civilians of Hongye City well, and even treat her well...

Although she knew that this idea was a complete luxury.

Because she knew the ugly faces of these nobles too well, it is very likely that the new city lord was attracted by this large-scale territory and would not care about the lives and death of these civilians...

...

"Baron Zhang Feng, are you not leaving Hongye City for the time being?"

Pan Xi stood at the city gate and bowed to Zhang Feng.

"Of course, I won't leave Hongye City for the time being."

"Then I would like to give you a piece of advice. If there is a shortage of food in Hongye City, these untouchables will be extremely hungry and may do everything. You must be careful!"

Zhang Feng raised his eyebrows, and it seemed that the situation in Hongye City was worse than he expected.

"Thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention."

"That's good, Baron Zhang Feng, see you next spring!"

"goodbye."
Chapter completed!