In the early morning of this morning, Nalant woke up leisurely from his guest room in Maple Leaf Earl's Castle. Before he could get up, there was a rapid sound of horns outside the window.
Nalant was immediately startled and jumped up from the bed.
Boom, boom, boom!
"grown ups!"
"Quick, come in!" Nalant ordered directly.
After Quick entered the room, he asked: "What's going on outside?"
"Sir, a huge team has appeared in the north of Maple Leaf City, but because the distance is too far, we can't identify it yet!" Quick reported while helping Nalant put on his armor.
"A huge team?" Nalant frowned slightly.
Next, Nalant didn't ask any more questions, put on his armor, took on his long sword and left the castle directly.
At this moment, all the nobles and nobles in the castle were rushing towards the city wall.
The king and the earls have not returned yet. If the enemies are coming now, it will not be easy for them.
When Nalant arrived at the city wall, Stella, the eldest prince and others were already here.
"Sir Narant!"
"Sir Narant!"
As Nalant climbed up the city wall, both the minor nobles and the heirs of several counts were very considerate and greeted Nalant one after another.
This is the respect Nalant gained from this battle. In the past, few people would be so polite to him, a little knight.
Of course, there was one person present who ignored Nalant's arrival, and that was the eldest prince Byron.
When Byron heard the greetings from around him, he just turned his head slightly and glanced at Nalant, then quickly turned his head away.
There is actually no need to say more about why he is like this.
From the lack of dealing with him when he set out, to the 'passionate scene' in the camp of the Northern Principality in the middle of the night, these are probably the reasons for the eldest prince's cold attitude towards Nalant.
And Narant didn't bother to explain to him. If he liked wearing a hat, he would wear it. Only when the king returned would Narant take the initiative to explain.
Nalant came directly to Stella, "Stella, how are you? Can you see the identity of the team clearly?"
At this moment, Stella was observing carefully with the telescope in her hand. After hearing the inquiry, she put down the telescope and said: "Narant, you can't see clearly yet. There are no flags in that group of people. Although there are few war horses, there are many carriages!
"
Nalant also raised his binoculars to take a look. Sure enough, as Stella said, he could not be identified for the time being. However, judging from the current situation, he at least concluded that he was not an elite member of the Northern Principality.
Next, all the nobles in the city began to wait nervously.
As time went by, the team outside the city finally arrived more than three miles outside Maple Leaf City.
At this time, Stella picked up the telescope and looked at it again, and then her body suddenly paused.
"Stella, what's wrong?" Nalant was eating the white bread that Quick brought from the kitchen and asked immediately when he saw this.
"Narant, it's my father, my father is back!" Stella turned her head in excitement, paused, and then said: "Besides, I seem to have met your maids!"
"My maids... Vivian and the others?" Nalant hadn't reacted at first, but the next moment he didn't care about the white bread. He stood up and looked into the distance with a telescope.
Sure enough, as the telescope looked into the distance, Bernard and several other counts were at the front.
Although it is difficult to see clearly because of the distance, anyone familiar with him can already identify him.
Behind the king and others, there were several pretty women, who were the lucky daughters of Nalant.
"Ah? Miss Stella, can you see that my father is back?" At this time, everyone around heard the exclamation, and the earl's heirs gathered around one by one.
"Everyone, I've seen it. The king and several earls are here!" Stella didn't show off and immediately told everyone the news.
"Very good!"
"Your Majesty and the earls are back!"
"Your Majesty and the earls are back!"
As the news spread, the nobles, big and small, who had been anxious for several days, beamed with joy and cheered excitedly.
As Nalant saw more and more familiar figures in the telescope, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The return of the king and the earls meant that the ship of the Agate Principality could still protect him as he grew.
And all his subordinates have returned, which means that he, Narant, has made a lot of money in this autumn expedition.
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After confirming that the king and others had returned, a group of nobles immediately opened the gate of Maple Leaf City and gathered outside the city to excitedly wait for the arrival of the king and others.
"Ah, Your Majesty seems to be injured!"
However, everyone's original joy immediately faded away as the king and the earls approached.
It turned out that when they came close, everyone clearly saw that His Majesty the King was missing an arm under his windbreaker. As for the other earls, they were also more or less injured.
"Father!"
"Father!"
Immediately, a group of descendants of the great nobles came forward to greet him.
Seeing this, the little nobles followed closely behind them, and Nalant also followed the crowd, not to photograph the horses, but because his subordinates were returning, and he, as an adult, naturally had to step forward to greet them.
"Father, what's wrong with your arm?" At this time, the eldest prince had already arrived in front of the king.
"Byron, it's okay, I just lost an arm. This time my father and the earls killed two enemy golden knights!"
King Culver also saw the uneasy expressions of his vassals and immediately spoke cheerfully.
The negative emotional impact of losing his arm could not be heard in his voice, but he showed off his achievements.
"What, killed two golden knights?" Sure enough, when the small nobles heard such results, the worried look on their faces immediately faded away.
Instead there was shock.
In this continent, people believe that the Golden Knight is the highest state.
It is equivalent to the existence of nuclear deterrence in the country in the previous life. Now the king said that he killed two golden knights of the enemy. The weight of this news can be imagined.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Father, was it the great nobleman of the Northern Principality who was killed by you?" The eldest prince was also surprised.
"One is the earl of the Northern Principality, and the other is the deputy commander of the Holy Knights!" The king said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
Immediately, bursts of cheers erupted from the crowd. This news really made the young nobles who were beaten to the point of abandoning their armor and almost being wiped out feel proud and proud.
While the little nobles cheered, Nalant also went to the rear of the king and others.
"Vivian!" Several lucky girls were looking eagerly at the crowd, probably looking for Nalant.
However, Nalant went around to the outermost edge of the crowd and approached them from the side.
"Ah, it's your lord!"
"Meet the adults!"
"Oh, sir, Shirley misses you so much!"
Following Nalant's call, several lucky girls turned their heads to look. After confirming that it was Nalant, excitement and surprise instantly appeared on their pretty faces.
The little girl Shirley rushed directly towards Nalant.
"Shirley, aren't you fine? Why are you crying?" Nalant was thrown into his arms by the little Lolita, and he patted her big head.
I haven't touched this little loli's head for several days, and I really miss it.
"Woo! Sir, after you left that day, we went all the way without waiting for you. Shirley was so worried!" Little Shirley was surprisingly clingy this time. Maybe she was really worried all the way.
Of course, it was not just Shirley who was worried about Nalant, but also Vivian, Catherine and Winnie who were standing aside with slightly red eyes.
"Okay, okay, adults will definitely not take risks in the future!"
As the saying goes, the most difficult thing to bear is beauty's kindness. Surrounded by several lucky girls who are crying, Nalant can't bear it, and he quickly waves his hands and comforts her.
In this way, a few lucky girls silently put away the tears in their eyes.
While Nalant was comforting the girls, the cheers of the little nobles gradually subsided at the king's signal.
Immediately, a group of minor nobles immediately moved to both sides, preparing to make way for the king and the earls.
However, at this time, the eldest prince suddenly saw the huge team behind him and said curiously: "Father, why are there so many serfs behind you? Did you capture them from some noble territory?"
"Yes, why are there so many serfs?" As the eldest prince asked, everyone turned their attention to the rear.
If it hadn't been for the astonishing number of serfs and guards, they wouldn't have been so nervous before.
But everyone was a little confused. In the area where they were fighting this time, the Northern Principality had already evacuated all its personnel. They didn't even see any extra serfs.
Now His Majesty the King has tens of thousands of captive serfs who come from nowhere.
And looking at the crowd, it seems that strong young people account for the majority.
"This is Sir Narante's prisoner!" The king glanced behind him and replied calmly.
When the eldest prince heard this, the smile that was still hanging on his face immediately stopped.
"Ah? How is this possible? These serfs all belong to Sir Nalant?"
"No way. I remember that when Sir Narante came, there were only about two hundred people. How did he capture so many serfs?"
The surrounding little nobles were in an uproar and immediately started talking loudly.
Of course, most of them cast envious glances at Nalant.
Since the king originally gave Nalant an order not to hand over the spoils of war, these serfs all belonged to Nalant.
"Huh? Are you my prisoner?"
Narant also heard the discussion in front of him, and suddenly looked confused, thinking, when did I have so many prisoners, why didn't I know it myself.
"Sir!" At this time, Vivian took a step forward with some anxiety, "After we separated from you that day, we marched all the way to the west. We didn't find the enemy following us for the next two days, so we slowed down and thought
I’m waiting for you to come!”
"And during this period, when we passed through those small towns, we found that the townspeople had returned. We were wondering if we could imitate you and make a big noise to attract the enemies, and then reduce your burden!"
"So I discussed with Catherine and the others and decided to capture the unhappy serfs in the town, and then asked them to send people to Jusen City to report the news!"
"So, we captured more than a thousand people as prisoners in all the towns along the way, so we captured tens of thousands of prisoners in total!"
"But don't worry, sir. When we arrested them, we selected them carefully. We selected those serfs whose families are mostly young and middle-aged. Each of these people has at least two strong laborers!"
Vivian has done census work, so she also has some experience in selecting serfs.
"That's okay!" Nalant's eyes widened.
He had indeed originally planned to capture some prisoners on his return trip and bring back enough people to fill his territory.
Unfortunately, his plan was interrupted by the unexpected pursuit of the Northern Principality.
But he didn't expect that Vivian and the others would unexpectedly complete his plan.
However, Nalant suddenly remembered the rewards from the system a few days ago.
"Is this the so-called surprise about population? There are indeed some surprises!"
The number of serfs in the rear is completely comparable to the population of a barony.
In this way, he no longer has to worry about the sparse population in the territory after returning this time.
Next, Nalant received a burst of envious looks from nobles of all sizes.
The king and the earls didn't listen any more, and soon returned to Maple Leaf City surrounded by a group of minor nobles.
And with the return of the king and the earls, Nalant felt that this Autumn Campaign would end early.
After all, under the current situation, the Agate Principality is no longer able to launch an attack. Instead, it is likely that it will need to switch to defense due to the emergence of the church.
And the reality was just as Nalant had guessed.
The king and the earls issued orders that afternoon, and the army prepared to return the next day.
As for Maple Leaf City, because of the addition of the church, it had no choice but to reluctantly give up.
After all, Maple Leaf City is too far away from the Fire Dragon Fort Fortress, and the Agate Principality is also not strong enough to compete against two.
Although all the nobles, big and small, were in great pain, they also knew that this was a helpless move.
Finally, the team from the Agate Principality began to return the same way early the next morning.
When they set out, they had an army of about 100,000.
But when they returned, excluding Nalant's prisoners, there were only less than 90,000 people in the team.
Fortunately, all the nobles were very satisfied with being able to return safely this time.
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On the way back, Narante followed Bernard.
And taking advantage of this opportunity, he could ask how the king fought and killed two enemy golden knights after he and others escaped.
Bernard did not hide anything from Narant, but directly informed Narant of the battle process.
It turns out that the reason for killing the enemy's two golden knights was King Culver.
King Culver actually broke through from a gold mid-level knight to a gold high-level knight half a year ago.
However, King Culver kept this matter secret and did not tell anyone, not even the earls.
As a result, the Northern Principality and the Church naturally had no knowledge of this matter.
That day, two Golden Knights from the Holy Knights and two Golden Knights from the Northern Principality besieged him.
King Culver picked the right opportunity and cooperated with several earls to suddenly explode, killing two people in a row without the enemy being caught off guard.
Of course, these two golden knights are only at the beginning level of gold.