Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

Zong Shen glanced in the direction of the quarrel.

The next moment, a playful expression appeared on his face.

The guy who was drawing a sword and confronting the stall owner in front of the food stall was a lord.

Behind him were several third-level warriors from the Kingdom of Avalon.

The giant city of Lentak is really huge, compared to the number of indigenous people.

The number of surrounding lords who have the conditions to come to the giant city seems insignificant.

[Lord: Polo Muniz 1997823]

The other party has a Western face, but he can fit seamlessly into the giant city of Lentax.

However, Zong Shen's oriental face did not cause any trouble.

The reason is also very simple. The Endless Continent is a vast multi-ethnic world.

The indigenous people here can even accept green-skinned orcs and goblins, let alone an oriental face.

As long as it's not a monkey with yellow hair on his face or a red boy with three heads and six arms, it won't attract too much attention.

Such is the case in a multi-ethnic world.

Five-meter-tall trolls, quilboars, tauren, animal ears, and hybrids of various intelligent races.

All make the ethnic groups in this world as colorful as flowers.

In terms of acceptance, the aborigines are no worse than the humans of Blue Star.

At this moment, the man named [Polo Muniz 1997823] was shouting loudly.

"You're selling it too expensively."

"I'm in Casta Village, and such a bag of wheat only costs half the price you pay here!"

"You profiteer!"

Faced with his clamor, the stall owner put the food back with a cold expression.

"Hell, go back to your Casta village, country boy!"

"This is the giant city of Lentax, and all the food in the market has the same price!"

The aboriginal stall owner refuted mercilessly.

The lord jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

Zong Shen shook his head and lost interest in continuing to watch the excitement.

This guy may have no idea about the giant city. The aborigines in the city are not villagers.

In this city, you can't be arrogant with just a few third-level soldiers.

Unless he can possess legendary level strength like Zong Shen.

Sure enough, the furious lord took the lead and struck the stall owner's forehead with the back of his knife.

Soon a sharp whistle sounded in the market, and hired guards and market patrols rushed there.

After a short struggle, the impulsive lord was subdued.

At present, most lords are not qualified to come to the giant city to make trouble.

This is true even if he is accompanied by third- and fourth-level troops. This strength is not enough to be a hegemon in the city.

After this little episode, Zong Shen focused his attention on Prince Carter.

He was more curious about why Archbishop Jonathan supported Carter so much.

As the leader of the Imperial City of San Sebastian, Grand Duke Jonathan has far more status than other grand dukes in the kingdom, and his surname is also Pendragon, which represents the branch of the royal family.

There are only three imperial cities in Avalon, and being able to control one of them is enough to show your status.

"Please tell me why Archduke Jonathan supports Carter Pendragon so firmly."

Golden subtitles soon appeared.

(Because Carter is Jonathan's illegitimate son, this is an unlucky past in the royal family)

…

"hiss!"

Zong Shen took a breath. After all, he overestimated the character of the Avalon royal family.

It seems that there is not much difference between the royal family and other noble families when it comes to fornication.

Even the old King Guser, who was once aloof, could not avoid the green grassland above his head.

The most outrageous thing is that even if Carter is Jonathan's son, he can still bear the surname Pendragon and have a relatively pure royal bloodline.

In other words, he is indeed qualified to compete for the king.

After all, Jonathan Pendragon also has royal blood flowing in his body.

He is the brother of the old king Guser.

But then the situation becomes more complicated.

This means that Archbishop Jonathan will firmly support Carter in winning the king.

Among them, the factor of family love game trumps the simple distribution of interests within the kingdom.

And judging from the situation, this news is absolutely confidential at present.

Even the parties involved may not know it.

But Zong Shen can understand the whole story through the strategy module.

It has to be said that Grand Duke Jonathan's strategy of borrowing his son to seize the king is absolutely impossible to guard against.

Other than the Grand Duke, it's all a game of interests, but he is the only one who plays a game of family affection.

The degree of firmness of the two cannot be compared with each other.

If Carter has any shortcomings, Archduke Jonathan will definitely go all out.

Rubbing his chin covered with short stubble, Zong Shen thought about relevant countermeasures.

Princess Anna probably doesn't know about this either, otherwise she would have carefully decided whether to get involved.

Zong Shen walked and unknowingly left the market and came to the nearby main road.

As he compiled more information one after another, his speculations about the future changes in the situation in the giant city of Lentax became increasingly clear.

While walking on the road, I suddenly heard a shout from ahead.

"Don't miss it, Paweiu Slave Trading Company will hold a slave auction at 8 o'clock tonight in the auction house in the second circle of Tama Street!"

"More rare slaves are on display at the auction!"

Zong Shen looked around and saw a wooden prison van moving forward under the protection of two teams of armed guards at the intersection in front of him.

On the carriage in front, there was a shrewd slave trader shouting loudly.

Two female slaves from the war-torn areas of the Nord Kingdom were imprisoned in the prison car.

They were wearing shackles and their upper bodies were bare, and the fair skin they occasionally revealed would cause passers-by to whistle.

The two female slaves could only squat down, trying their best to block the spring light from being completely exposed.

"Slave auction?"

Zong Shen narrowed his eyes and glanced at the two female slaves in the prison car.

[Nord’s third-level light sword maid: Kuruche Traore LV22]

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[Nord’s third-level light sword maid: Vanessa Tate LV24]

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It seems that these slaves are all from the Kingdom of Nord.

It must be a war-torn area.

Ragnar Lodbrok, King of the Nords, is attacked and declares war on House Trevathin.

Three weeks have not passed yet.

Unexpectedly, prisoners of war turned into slaves would appear in the giant city of Lentax.

These slave traders are really powerful!

Any war-torn area will attract countless slave traders.

They would try to bribe the chief officers of both warring parties and transport prisoners of war away one by one.

It is then transported to various distant cities for sale.

Among them, female warriors have become hot-sellers.

He is the kind who is both competent and capable.

After thinking for a moment, Zong Shen silently wrote down the address and prepared to go find out tonight.

Without the company of Xiao Heizi and England, he became more leisurely.

I randomly found a pub that seemed to be of decent quality and ordered some food and drinks.

Zong Shen sat near the corner, concentrating on calculating all kinds of information about the giant city.

…

In the study room of the castle in the core area of ​​the giant city of Lentax.

Miss Penny Lancaster was holding a large book with the title "Principles and Applications of Magic" on the cover and immersed in reading.

Opposite her, Carter Pendragon was sitting bored.

The guy had no interest in books, and the only thing that made him endure the dull atmosphere of the study and stay there for so long was Miss Penny.

Prince Carter was seen holding his head with one arm and staring at Penny intently.

He made no attempt to hide the aggressive intent in his eyes.

I wish I could strip Miss Penny naked with my eyes.

In fact, he deliberately revealed his desires.

This will give him a sense of teasing pleasure.

If he hadn't been worried that the host here was the Lancaster family, I'm afraid this kid would have executed Penny on the spot.

But if he really did this, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so obsessed with Miss Penny.

This stage of love without getting it is the most irritating.

Penny was trying her best to focus entirely on the book.

The naked gaze from Carter made her feel very uncomfortable.

This gaze was not only rude, but also extremely rough, making her feel as if she was being stared at by a boar in heat.

There were only two people present in the study, and she could even clearly hear Prince Carter's slightly rapid breathing.

But she still couldn't stop the other party's behavior of viewing rape, and she didn't dare to reveal her anxiety.

I can only lower my head and read the book, trying to immerse myself in the content of the book.

"Penny, listen to my men, there is a slave auction on the second circle tonight."

"We can go and have a look together."

"There is an all-out war within the Nord Kingdom."

"The barbarians from the Lodbrok royal family have officially marched towards the territory occupied by the Trivasin family!"

"After the war broke out, the slave trade became active."

"Magtan City is close to the Nord Kingdom. I heard that the first batch of prisoners of war and slaves will be discharged tonight."

"There are many maids from the Trivasin family."

After enduring for a long time, Carter couldn't help but talk.

He is obviously an adult, but when he talks about these things, his eyes still sparkle with excitement, like a child seeing the toy he longs for.

He showed sufficient interest in the slave auctions.

However, this is undoubtedly a chicken-and-duck behavior.

Penny, who was reading a book, silently raised her head and looked at Carter with pure eyes.

He shook his head gently.

"Sorry, Your Highness, I am not interested in slave auctions."

"No intelligent creature should be sold as livestock."

She refused with a calm expression.

Unlike Carter who regards human life as insignificant, Penny is taught to respect life.

After this rejection, Carter was not only not angry, but also showed a flattering smile.

"Penny is so kind-hearted!"

"We can take pictures of all those slaves."

"For those guys, meeting a good owner is like having a new lease of life."

“And this is also doing something good!”

Carter Pendragon's sophistry comes at the drop of a hat.

Penny frowned but shook her head.

"My father told me."

"The competition is coming soon, and there are more and more adventurers and mercenaries coming from inside and outside the city."

"It would be better for me to stay in the castle."

After Penny finished speaking, she lowered her head and continued reading.

Carter, who was sitting opposite, suddenly stood up and grabbed her wrist.

He didn't use any force, but he was still an elite knight who had received training.

All attributes far surpassed Penny's.

If he didn't let go, Penny wouldn't be able to break free.

Fortunately, this guy is quite "gentle" and knows how to be considerate.

"I am a prince, and Marquis Henry will respect my opinion!"

"Okay, stop reading, let's set off now and we'll arrive before dark."

"Go back to the castle after the auction!"

There was a hint of indubitability in Carter's words.

Penny, who was dragged up by him, tried to free her wrist, but in the end she could only follow Carter away.

Soon after she left the room, the news was reported to Marquis Henry through secret channels.

Marquis Henry, who was having a meeting in the city hall, suddenly turned ugly.

Fortunately, he was well prepared and arranged for a dragon-blooded ranger whose strength had reached the primary level of legend to follow Penny.

Facing the two legendary powerhouses accompanying Prince Carter, not to mention crushing them, they can definitely escape with Penny intact.

There are dozens of spies keeping an eye on Penny's movements at all times.

What if that kid Carter doesn't follow the rules and wants to eat Penny secretly?

Marquis Henry was also able to respond quickly.

You must know that half of the reasons for his defection were for his beloved little daughter Penny.

Prince Carter took her out of the castle and then got on a beautifully decorated carriage.

There were people watching almost the whole time.

When the carriage drives towards the second circle, the relevant itinerary will be reported in real time.

Sitting in the carriage, Prince Carter was accompanied by the two legendary guards.

Next to Penny also sat a female ranger wearing a robe with the dragon's roaring emblem.

It seems that he should be a strong person in the Dragonborn ranger series.

A gauze scarf was wrapped around the angular face.

Prince Carter and Da Majia and Kaji Mizite beside him looked at her with evil eyes.

No one said much.

After the carriage drove a while, Prince Carter suddenly lifted the curtain and looked outside with intention.

[Halfling Scout Da Majia] sitting next to him showed a sarcastic smile.

"Marquis Henry really loves Miss Penny."

"Every trip is followed by at least thirty spies and scouts."

"Not even the princess can compare to this kind of pomp."

Halflings are short in stature and have thick hair on their limbs.

They are thinner than dwarves, but have quick thinking and quick reactions. All of them are natural lurkers.

However, halflings have physical flaws, and their strength attributes are naturally about half weaker than humans.

These are the characteristics and differences caused by ethnicity.

This makes halflings mostly specialize in one area.

His words elicited no reaction from Miss Penny.

The smart Penny has long been accustomed to this guy's gun-and-stick talking style.

As long as she doesn't respond, the conflict will not intensify.

And this guy also knew what was appropriate and would never say anything else to avoid irritating the prince.

She and Prince Carter maintained such a strange balance and tacit understanding.

The carriage swayed, carrying these tacitly understanding people towards the second circle.