Chapter 98 Krell's career as a robber (for further reading
Chapter 98 Krell’s Robbery Career
After passing through the Valley of Thorns from west to east, we arrived at the territory of Idar Territory.
After passing through the Valley of Thorns, about a few hundred meters away from the valley entrance, there is a fork in the road.
One road is an open and flat cement road extending to the northeast, and the other road is a rugged forest trail that shuttles between mountains and forests.
On the side of these two roads, two road signs were erected respectively.
A wooden sign says the way to Idar City and draws the route from Idar City to Mann Fortress.
On another wooden sign, there is a sentence written in red paint: [There are robbers on this road, please proceed with caution]
Being a traveling businessman is not an easy task. After all, in this era, there is no means of transportation like the one on earth that can travel thousands of miles a day. If you want to complete a business trip, it may take several months or even half a year to go back and forth.
of effort.
If the goods are robbed halfway, it will be a big loss.
Therefore, most of the scattered businessmen with some brains have rationally walked on the newly built cement road. Although it is indeed a bit far, the road is easy to walk, flat, and there are no robbers yet. Maybe it can still be done.
Taking a rest in Idar City is naturally the best choice in their eyes.
Although the two wooden signs were set up very hastily and looked like a prank by some naughty kid, they didn't dare to gamble.
After all, we are only a few steps away from the Kingdom of Basel. If anything goes wrong at this last moment, we will really regret it...
Of course, going to Idar City obediently is only the choice of most businessmen and travelers. There will always be some people who are extremely stubborn and brave enough to go to the small road.
Although there are few caravans taking the small roads, they are not absent.
Although some caravans that have to take small routes are indeed somewhat powerful, for example, they spend a lot of money to hire a team of mercenaries to work for them.
But some of them deliberately ignored the instructions on the wooden sign simply because they had never encountered bandits in Idar territory before.
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The trees beside the path have grown lush and lush in just a few weeks. The warm sunshine in spring shines on the ground through the gaps between the branches, illuminating the shadows between the trees.
Creel and his bandits were kneeling behind a low hill in the forest, observing the situation on the road with sharp eyes.
From being designated as the leader of this group of robbers through rounds of rigorous screening to becoming more and more proficient in robbery methods, Krell has experienced a career as a robber for more than two months.
In these two months, he learned a lot and understood a lot.
There are not many fools walking along the trail, but every once in a while a few hard-nosed caravans will pass by.
According to Bruno's instructions, any convoy that is not escorting food, grass and baggage for the imperial soldiers can be used as they like.
Therefore, in the past two months, the bandits have gained a lot. The commissions obtained in these two months alone can equal the income of more than half a year in the past.
After all, even if they are just bandits, they are still Idar bandits with strict crime procedures and codes of conduct, and they also have to conduct KPI at the end of every month!
Krell and others did not have the slightest psychological burden to collect some money from these merchants.
Although sometimes the money left by the bandits may be more than the value of the goods carried by the entire caravan, but...since you passed through the Idar Territory, you should contribute to the Idar Territory!
Wouldn't it be better to just go to Idar City honestly?
What Krell and others did was not robbery in essence, but seeking welfare and happiness for the vast number of Idar people. It was just and correct!!!
It's not that Bruno is short of money, but because as long as these caravans enter Idar City, they will definitely spend money.
Although the consumption will not be much, if there is demand in this way, more employment opportunities will be created in Idarland and the development of other industries in Idarland will be promoted.
Isn't this... Just as Krel was staring at the situation on the road, there was another fat sheep... Uh, no, it was another caravan slowly walking over from a distance.
"Get ready! Get ready! Brothers, we've made money again!" Krel quickly gestured towards the bandits who were crawling behind the hill.
As soon as they heard that there was money to be made, the robbers who were still a little lazy immediately cheered up.
Hurrah!
It had been several days since any fool had come to kill someone on the trail, and this time they finally met another caravan.
Although this caravan is protected by mercenaries, the harder it is to crack, the harder it is for Krell and the others to attack.
The increase in difficulty means more gains and commissions, and it means that the name of the Idar bandit can be publicized more quickly. Often, the profit obtained from robbing such a caravan will even exceed that of four or five small caravans.
the sum of.
Since these bandits are all good players of Idar's standing army, although they have taken off the standard armor worn by the standing army, their weapons and equipment are not bad at all. After all, they are all good seedlings. Bruno does not want them to risk their lives.
Put it on top of this.
A huge rock has actually been placed at the end of the forest path, and when the caravan moves forward for a while, the road behind the caravan will be blocked by a rock with a suspended magic circle.
"I drove this road and planted this tree. I want to pass by here and leave money to buy the road!"
I saw Krell sitting on a huge boulder blocking the road like a horse with his sword drawn.
A direct sneak attack is of course the simplest and most effective method, but the Idar bandits have very strong principles when it comes to robbery. They will not hurt people if they can do it. They only rob property and do not hurt lives.
It's not that Bruno is a saint, it's because he has no enmity with the caravans and it's enough to leave some money for traveling. He really doesn't want to kill anyone.
Furthermore, it is estimated that next time, these businessmen will know to take Idar Avenue. Wouldn't it be nice to save their lives and create more consumption in Idar City in the future?
Moreover, to be honest, most of the mercenaries guarding the caravan are just show-offs. If they see the Idar bandits rushing in swarm and resist for a few times, they will surrender with their hands in the air and their knees.
Seeing the robber blocking the road, the people in the caravan suddenly looked at each other.
It turns out...that sloppy street sign really wasn't a prank...
At this time, the rest of the robbers also walked out from the roadside. There were more than fifty people who were quite intimidating.
When the caravan has mercenaries, Idar's bandits usually solve the problem through negotiation.
"Leave half of the goods and let you leave!"
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