Extraordinary Earl

Chapter 36 The Darkness Under the Lights

The two of them had some conversations, and Kurd looked around immediately, pretending to be nonchalant, and asked, "When I came back to Pompeii before, there were no checkpoints here. Why did you set up checkpoints this time?"

The guard shook his head and said, "It's not that big thief Kurd, who committed a big crime in the city. The lord is afraid that Kurd will flee to Pompeii, so let us come here to set up checkpoints. Not only that, the free people in Pompeii, the serfs They all formed their own teams and patrolled day and night.”

Speaking of this, the guard smiled and comforted Kurd and said, "But there is no need to worry too much. Now there are four knights in Pompeii including the lord. And the robber Kurd heard that he was injured, and the guard is so strict. , It’s fine if he doesn’t come, if he comes, he will be captured alive by the lord.”

Kurd nodded with a smile on his face, naturally disapproving in his heart.

I am a decent Pompeian, as long as I don't show my feet, even though Pompeii has four knights, they can't do anything to me.

What's the use of being heavily guarded?

But Kurd was quite surprised, because the previous information was that there were three knights in Pompeii, but now there is one more knight.

Kurd knew Pompeii very well, so he couldn't help asking, "Is he the next generation heir of the Iron Horse family, has he become a knight?"

"Yes, it's Master Xiu Xiuya." The guard nodded and said.

"The brats are starting to make their mark. This is the nobility. If there are no accidents, the Pompeii family will continue forever."

Kurd felt a little envious.

However, Kurd grabbed his package and felt the "Book of Sages" inside the package, and Kurd no longer envied him in his heart.

With this treasure, the power of the Pompeii family is nothing.

After talking to the guard, Kurd bid farewell and entered Pompeii.Kurd's home is in No. [-] village of Pompeii.

After entering Pompeii, Kurd was also a little surprised, because the situation was slightly different from his impression.The road became level and clean.

The feces that used to be seen everywhere are no longer visible.

"Damn it, I haven't been back for a few years, why is this countryside cleaner than the city?" Kurd thought to himself.

Kurd feels that the current Pompeii collar is different, very different.Definitely not just a change in the number of knights.

Soon, Kurd returned to Pompeii Village No. [-], outside his brother's house.

Like most free people in Pompeii, this is a two-storey wooden house. Except for some special paint on the roof, the outside of the house remains wooden.

A wooden fence was erected outside the house, and chickens, ducks, dogs and other livestock lived inside the fence.With Kurd's arrival, a black hound rushed out frantically, barking.

The sound of dog barking fell like a thunderstorm.

"Hey, Ryan, you don't know me after just a few years?" Kurd stretched out his right hand like lightning, grabbed the hound's neck and lifted it up.

"Wow." The hound was frightened immediately, and made a whining sound.

"Who?"

The movement outside attracted the attention of the owner of the house, and a middle-aged woman came out.The woman glanced at Kurd, was startled at first, and then asked uncertainly, "Is it Arnold?"

"Hi, Johnny." Kurd put down the frightened hound and greeted him kindly.

"It's really Arnold, are you back?" The middle-aged woman's face showed joy, and she greeted Kurd very kindly.

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Ten days later, in Pompeii Castle, in Old Sol's study.

Old Saul was sitting on a chair, leaned against the back of the chair, and there was a piece of parchment in front of the desk.Lines of Prussian characters were written on the parchment.

The family crest of the Barton family is printed below.

This is an official document.

"Dad, what's in the official document?" Luther stood in front of Old Saul and asked curiously.

"My lord baron has issued a reward, one thousand gold coins for information about Kurd, ten thousand for capture alive, five thousand for death," Old Sol said.

"Ten thousand captured alive? This is higher than the tax we received in Pompeii for ten years." Luther was speechless.

In this world, gold coins are the hard currency of the people. In the Kingdom of Prussia, they are called the Prussian Gold Shield. In a small rural place like Pompeii’s house, a tax of one thousand gold coins a year is already considered high-spirited.

After being speechless, Luther touched his chin again, and said curiously: "But because of this, I'm curious what kind of treasure Kurd stole in the baron's mansion."

"Why hasn't this big thief Kurd come here? The baron has issued a high reward angrily. Kurd's treasure must be very amazing. Could it be some kind of precious potion? Or a wizard's treasure? A sharp weapon?"

Luther couldn't help thinking about it.

To this great thief, I can't wait to say, "Come on, come on, come to Pompeii."

This is simply giving me a novice gift bag.

Old Sol knew this son better now, and when he saw Luther's expression, he knew what Luther was planning.

He couldn't help frowning, and reprimanded: "Don't play tricks, once you find Kurd, kill him immediately, and return the treasure to Lord Baron. If you can't kill him, then report to Lord Baron."

"I have no idea." Of course Luther denied it.However, he didn't care much about Old Sol's words. He didn't want to be a lord noble with a noble title, and he was definitely not a good lord noble.

But the Pompeii family has served the Barton family for generations. Although the old Sol is called the Golden Lion Thor, he has a natural inferiority towards the Barton family.

Transformation takes time.

And this treasure may be another opportunity, how could Luther give up?

But Luther quickly laughed at himself, forget it, what's the use of thinking about it now?Thief Kurd, the man who caused a storm in Barton's territory.

Now it seems like a stone that fell into the sea and disappeared.

Even if the Kurds fled to remote places in the countryside, they still had multiple targets, not just Pompeii, and even if they came, they might not be able to stay.

Now I think about treasures a little too much.

It won't be too late to think about treasures when Kurd is actually discovered.

There is a saying that is good, it is called "darkness under the lamp".The origin of the Kurds is very mysterious, and no one knows where the Kurds have followed.

No one in Pompeii would have guessed that Kurd was actually a decent Pompeian.

At present, the Kurds are swaggeringly living in Pompeii.

It's strange to find it.

(End of this chapter)