Johnson Doruck was wearing a shadow cloak and stood on a slope overlooking the manor not far away. It was a simple little fortress with low walls and loose defenses. There was no one in the manor at all, and he didn't understand the owner of the manor.
Why not escape?
Raising his hand to rub his stubble, the city lord of Dense Fog City thought to himself: "Perhaps the noble knight in that dilapidated manor is reluctant to part with the family fortune, just like he is reluctant to part with Dense Fog City."
The fifth action team went out of the city to clear out the remnants of the nobles and easily secured a manor. The whole process was watched by the team of the Dorui Xing family. They hid a few hundred meters away and the second daughter used the eagle eye technique to observe from a distance.
The action team was outnumbered, so this was not a fair contest. Perhaps the nobles in the manor hoped to win by intimidation, or perhaps pay some price to fool the new owner of Cold Wind City. But obviously he failed.
The heavy crossbow on the manor wall is probably in disrepair, and the crossbow arrows fired are light and floating, which is more effective in scaring people. The metal heavy crossbow brought by the action team is a newly made killing weapon, two hundred and fifty
It is quite accurate within the effective range of 1 meter.
With the help of the perspective provided by the Eagle Eye technique, one can see that the thick iron crossbow arrows are extremely fast and have a low trajectory. The first crossbow arrow was nailed to the wall, and the second shot accurately hit a heavy crossbow on the wall.
The wooden heavy crossbow was shattered. Although no casualties were caused, the morale of the serfs in the manor was instantly low.
Faced with the dire battle situation, the trapped noble knight turned from being extremely conservative to being extremely aggressive. He couldn't even defend, so he took the initiative to attack. It was not surprising that he was defeated and died.
"Perhaps he just wanted to protect his honor before he died." Johnson and Dorui Xing sighed inwardly. His sharp eyes turned to look at the Cold Wind City team to judge their combat strength.
"Father, let's kill that team of untouchables and lure Victor Hugo out of the city." The eldest son, Larry, was eager to give it a try.
All the elite members of the Dorui Xing family were here. They killed the five Guards Cavalry on the opposite side in a surprise attack. The remaining infantry was not a concern.
The tall Johnson shook his head. The city lord had another plan, "My Lord reminded me that Victor Hugo has a very convenient communication network with a long range. Our sneak attack on such a team is equivalent to warning him.
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"Then what should we do?" Anglin, the second daughter, said with a sullen face, "We can't keep wandering outside the Cold Wind City. The towns here are deserted, and we can't even find a mouthful of water or bread."
Behind Angelin stood several descendants of the Duo Ruixing family. They were either holding bows or holding swords. They were all dusty and worn out. Life in the wild for more than half a month was not pleasant, especially
There are no servants to serve them.
As a noble, naturally he couldn't stand the rise of a group of untouchables, let alone the untouchables who slaughtered their own kind at will. Seeing the fifth action team besieging a knight master who was fighting to the death like a chicken, everyone in the Dorui Xing family was filled with indignation.
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But as the head of the family, Johnson still shook his head, "This kind of miscellaneous soldiers are not our target, but we can summon other fleeing nobles of Coldwind City to wipe out this group of untouchables.
After the riot in Cold Wind City, many nobles actually fled back to their own territories. Someone needs to stand up and lead them to fight against this riot. As long as the momentum gets bigger, I don’t believe Victor Hugo can sit safely in the city."
The other children looked at each other, all agreeing that this was a solution. The shadow cloak rolled up, and the dispersed black mist converged, wrapping them up and disappearing. In the direction of the manor, the fifth action team was preparing to count today's loot.
The slain manor owner fell in a pool of blood, with stab wounds on his chest and back. Lorraine followed the team closer, and several infantrymen went up to dismantle his armor. Nowadays, living supplies are scarce, and even the bloody clothes cannot be spared.
A guard captain stepped forward, took off the dead man's boots and gestured to his own feet. The boots should be made of wool and were very warm. The guard captain changed into his own homemade shoes made of rotten animal skin. He wore
I put on my new shoes and stamped my feet, feeling very satisfied.
Lorraine took out a small book and recorded the name of the manor owner, the place and time of the battle, and the simple battle process. The manor owner's horse was led into the team, and she also had to register and report to the Holy Light.
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The attendants who accompanied them to the battle knelt on the ground, looking pitifully at Lorraine and others. After a brief interrogation, the leading officer escorted them into the manor, and then ransacked their homes.
There were only forty or fifty people in the manor, mostly serfs. The five members of the manor owner's family were all escorted out. Lorraine had to ask their names one by one and compile a roster.
The Northland has an overpopulation and cannot support too many people. But Zhou Qingfeng still feels that he must ensure a certain number of people, and he has to grit his teeth to hold on. After all, the population is not leeks. It is easy to kill but difficult to raise.
The people who were escorted out were very frightened and everyone was crying. The leading officer did not say anything about them being liberated. Instead, he told Lorraine not to sympathize too much with these noble subordinates.
"These people are not the same as us. Even though they are crying so hard now, they are usually noble. If they are not careful, they will rebel. According to Mr. Hugo, they must undergo transformation."
The officer leading the team imprisoned all the people in the manor, and Lorraine went to count the property in the manor. Since the Holy Light can detect lies, the hands and feet of the people in the action team are still clean. Occasionally, if someone wants to steal some hiding places, they will be discovered soon.
The manor was very small, with only one or two tons of grain stored. The owner had some worthless jewelry and cloth, and an old carriage. All in all, this aristocratic gentleman was very poor.
"Have you ever encountered any nobles who were difficult to deal with?" Lorraine wrote it down in a few strokes on papyrus. Since it was not convenient to return after dark, the team stayed at the manor. She asked a few guardsmen.
"Yes." The officer leading the team took over the main house in the manor, took out the food that the original owner had accumulated with great difficulty, and feasted on it. Dozens of people in the team were well fed, but only one-third of the food was given to the prisoners.
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"Our fifth action team has just been formed. It is not strong and will not deal with the manor that is too strong. The first, second and third action teams formed earlier are different. They are strong and specialize in chewing hard bones.
For example, the First Action Team is led by a disciple of Master Mondino, a wizard who can control the undead. It is said that Master Mondino transformed an evil ghost beast into a living corpse and used it as a trump card for his disciples.
There is also the second action team, led by the wizard Tambos. It is said that he broke with his teacher Fabro. His teacher Fabro wanted to remain neutral, but was driven out of Cold Wind City by Lord Hugo.
In order to commend the bravery of Wizard Tambos, His Excellency Hugo taught him some runes, allowing him to upgrade from the fourth level of alchemist to the sixth level. He also opened the original treasure house of Longlegs for him to choose equipment. Many people are envious of him.
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Lorraine listened with rapt attention and asked in a low voice: "How is the level calculated? Does a higher level mean a higher salary?"
Hahaha, the leading officer scratched his head and laughed, "I don't know how Mr. Hugo assessed the levels. Anyway, we will be divided into levels when we report to the city lord's palace.
This classification is based on strength. I am a second-level knight. Some are more powerful, such as third-level and fourth-level knights. It doesn’t matter if it is divided like this, everyone will have confidence."
"Is this true for wizards too?" Lorraine asked.
"yes."
"What if I want to become a wizard?"
"I really don't know about this. You should ask the Holy Light."
Oh, after a few chats during dinner, Lorraine was also very excited. Before going to bed, she prayed to the Holy Light and consulted on her future development direction. When she slept in the warm quilt until dawn, a warning cry suddenly sounded outside the manor.