Riding and Slashing
Chapter 287 Ramon and Scorpio
In fact, many things are easy to analyze for Li Ang...
Gaius is an honest person, if he has cash, he will definitely use it to help his father rebuild Siyuan City.
Nor did he have a private army or slaves—Emperor Marius had been trying to change slavery, and a decent man like Gaius would certainly not go against his father's will.
Therefore, he must only use land replacement to participate in the auction, and the No. [-] box has indeed evaluated the land value from the very beginning.
The Sava River Fort was originally awarded to Titus by Emperor Marius, but Titus, an outsider, naturally couldn't get much arable land - all the arable land of the Bacchus Empire was in the hands of the Bacchus. The generals who were born in Pendor didn't have much arable land either.
But Gaius is the purest Bacchus, and he is also the eldest son of Marius—of course, he is the easiest person to get a "land anchorage", although there is no such thing as a great prince in the Bacchus Empire, neither does Gaius He was regarded as the heir by Marius, but no one could take the initiative to provoke the son of Emperor Marius.
In addition, Titus has the habit of scraping land, so most of the landowners south of the Sava River Fort will ask Gaius, an upright nobleman, for 'help'.
So Gaius had a lot of land to his name, and indeed all of it was legal.
But now, the Sava River Fort has been smashed and occupied by the Lion Kingdom, so the land south of the Sava River Fort is not safe.
In addition, the rebel army of Sheila Youzas has been entrenched in that area last year, and it is estimated that all the cultivated land has been abandoned-then, these lands are just suitable for bidding for Aishikeman.
"The 100 million dinars will be sent to Changhe Town in a few months, and I will realize those land deeds as soon as possible... But how will Eichkeman deliver them?"
There were discussions all over the city of Singal, and the topic quickly turned to things like "how two women get married"...
Room 401 of the hotel is just at the foot of Li Ang's room. The area is also large, but it is not luxurious.
"Sigh...Compared to Ashcomman, I hope that Ramon's auction is Toba City..."
The auction of the city lord, this kind of news full of gimmicks caused the whole Singale to boil, and most Singales had a kind of gloating excitement on their faces.
"No, no, no... I don't want to be assassinated by my brother..."
Ramon's smiling face froze.
"Brother, I didn't mean to hide from you...I just..."
"What is this? A token of the Scorpio Assassin?"
"Hey, it's said that Miss Alina hasn't dated a man in her 20s—you know, don't restrict gender so much..."
…………
Ramon was silent for a few seconds before opening his mouth: "...I was indeed a Scorpio Assassin, but I was not a Grand Leader. Ever since the previous Grand Leader was assassinated by his own brother, the Brotherhood of Scorpio Assassins has never had a larger group. It's long..."
"Of course he should seek Bacchus' support, but he may have found the wrong person just like Ikram..."
"Then... Great Khan, what do you think should be done? Kadan's troops are just outside the city of Singal, and he must have been chasing us! If we can't get a suitable base, we can't fight against Kadan."
After Ramon's hotel opened its doors, the crowd began to surge.
Ramon feigned death to escape and hide his identity, which must be hidden from everyone.
The rooms on the fourth floor are all large suites with many small bedrooms. Generally, these are suites for big merchants or small lords with many entourages.
There is no longer any conversation in the room, and the people inside seem to be thinking.
Then Ramon shook his head and smiled unnaturally: "What? Good brother, don't you want to be the leader of this big group?"
For the Singalians, they are quite happy to see this kind of thing in the Principality of Desha - in fact, it is a happy thing for the Singalians to see civil strife in any country.
Ramon's castellan auction has come to a successful conclusion.
"Who would have thought that the Bacchus Empire would allow a woman to be in charge... But I have been unable to get in touch with Alina, that lady has never seen anyone."
For this reason, he even tricked all the bandits and bandits in that area into Dexia to get horses...
However, Li Ang deliberately mentioned this topic to remind Ramon that he was really expressing goodwill as a good brother.
They care more about their business and the dinar.
"Huh... don't mention these unhappy things. Ramon, we still have a lot of happy things to do. Where are Emil Xerxes and Bridget?"
……
At this time, a large crowd gathered outside Ramon's hotel, probably the entire Singale people gathered here.
In room 401, which is only separated from 403 by a wall, Lisa Dilan was leaning against the wall to eavesdrop.
In fact, Emperor Marius could have directly exchanged Eichkoman with Li Ang, but he did not agree to Li Ang at that time, he just said, "Let's talk about it after Occupying Eichkoman"...
Ramon interrupted Li Ang's unfinished sentence: "My good brother, maybe I will be disrespectful to the gods by saying this-I don't believe in the god Vata. Besides, I am a sinner... When I was a Scorpio assassin, I killed A person who shouldn't be killed... So, I am no longer qualified to use the surname Akalab."
Li Ang was stunned for a moment, then patted Ramon on the shoulder, and didn't ask any more questions, he didn't want to touch his friend's pain anymore.
Balta is the first name, Il is the clan name, and Akarab is the family name.
And the one who successfully won the bid for Ashcomman was Miss Alina from the Bacchus Empire!
"Hey? This Alina is a woman, right? How can a woman marry Miss Luha?"
"Khan, if you want, we can try..."
"Look at what you said... these nobles can't do anything..."
Although Ramon didn't say it clearly, judging from the way he let the Scorpion Assassin 'assassinate' himself, the person he shouldn't have killed was probably his close relative.
It was the family name of the former D'Shar duke who made the D'Shar independent - that duke was called Balta il Aqarab.
After all, Li Ang has a lot of secrets buried in his heart, of course he can understand Ramon.
"Good brother, I understand what you mean, you accept this..."
Li Ang drank the wine in the glass, and then put his arms around Ramon's shoulders: "But you have to understand, since I can guess it, others can too..."
"It turned out to be like this...Ramon, since this is the case, then you can completely replace..."
This is an extremely simple straight-bladed flying knife, about the length of a palm, with a black crest in the middle of the blade, and the black crest is inlaid with ebony.
"Cheers, good brother!"
"I will handle the delivery, don't worry, Alina and I still have a little friendship."
"I can understand... Everyone has their own secrets. I probably shouldn't bring this up. I'll punish myself."
Li Ang took the flying knife and touched the black scorpion crest with his fingers. The tentacles were cold and flat. It was indeed ebony embedded in it—the workmanship of this flying knife was much more exquisite than the one auctioned before.
Anyway, no king would easily attack this chaotic place like Singal. There are a lot of forces in this city, and most of them belong to the unscrupulous category. I am really in a hurry, and anything can happen.
The coat of arms is a scorpion, the black scorpion.
But these guys didn't plan to make trouble, but instead whispered to each other about the final result of the auction.
Li Ang shook his head like a wobble, then turned around and looked downstairs, no longer staring at Ramon, and said to himself: "Ramon, I can guess...you are the ex who was assassinated by my brother Grand Commander..."
The first few fat-headed guys who came out of the hotel looked outside, then immediately shrank back—they probably thought there was a riot in the city, and the streets were full of people...
Li Ang and Ramon stood side by side on the balcony of the hotel, looked at the crowd talking downstairs, and clinked the wine glasses in their hands.
Ramon turned the flying knife around, held the blade, and handed the handle to Li Ang.
It wasn't until it was confirmed that these people outside were just to watch the fun or inquire about the news, that they carefully covered their wallets and recruited their own followers, and let them protect him and leave the hotel.
And Li Ang was also in the suite on the top floor of the hotel, waiting for a smiling Ramon.
And today's Sava River Fort has lost the support of Qicha Fortress...
It looked like Bridget had a knack for getting people to smoke opium--this wouldn't have been possible if he hadn't been armed with a bong.
After saying this, Ramon seemed to be much more relaxed.
And after hearing that Alina has been bidding, it is easier to judge this point-Alina must have been sent by Emperor Marius, she is the real representative of Mario, and the two 'princes' are probably just serving as The investor is only providing the principal for Alina's bid.
But now, after occupying Eichkoman, Li Ang understood what Emperor Marius meant—this emperor probably planned from the very beginning how to let people from other countries go to the south of the Sava River Castle to cultivate the abandoned land .
If it weren't for their incapacity, I am afraid that many Singalians would be willing to take the initiative to create some wars.
Ramon also drank the wine in his hand in one gulp, then dropped the wine glass, and took out a strange throwing knife from his arms.
Everyone has their own sorrow.
Moreover, in this way, those lands can be turned into isolation zones. Regardless of whether the Dshars or the Singals finally get those lands, at least the Bacchus Empire does not have to directly face the Sarleon Kingdom, which is in full swing. The recent recuperation of the Sri Lankan Empire has been helpful.
The voice sounded sharper, probably Brigid.
"Bridge, are you planning to fight against the Brotherhood of Scorpio Assassins? Ramon's intention at the auction is obvious—whoever dares to use force against the successful bidder will be hunted down by the Scorpio Assassins for the rest of his life!"
And the more chaotic the Pendor Continent, the better the Singal's business...
Li Ang sighed: "The Dexia people despise women too much... But most of the things in the world are actually caused by women..."
Li Ang realized that Ramon actually had the legal principles of a D'Shar ruler, and it was the most orthodox one!
"Do not……"
"It's just downstairs—they're on the fourth floor, room 401. . . . Your elven assassin is watching them from room 403 next to them."
Ramon pointed to the ground: "They all came in disguised as slave traders. Amir Xerxes had been in contact with Yunes before. He originally wanted to seek the support of the Bacchus."
Ramon and Li Ang explained the settlement-related matters.
Thinking of this, Li Ang admired him from the bottom of his heart—Emperor Marius was the real shrewd man, and his business basically cost nothing... As an emperor, of course he couldn't use land for transactions, but let his two sons It must be no problem to use the land that will be occupied by the Sarleon Kingdom to do business.
This is the voice of a middle-aged man, it should be Emil Xerxes.
"No, this is a family token, it can mobilize the Scorpio assassin to a limited extent..."
Li Ang turned around, leaning his back against the balcony, and asked Ramon about another matter: "I want to ask about your throwing knife...Ramon, are you the grand master of the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood? "
"Then what should we do? Do we kidnap Alina?"
"I didn't expect that it was Alina who won the auction... Younes was just here to join in the fun in his personal capacity?! Our previous efforts were in vain..."
At this time, Singal was full of discussion and noise, and Ramon's ability to create heat was extremely prominent in this era.
"Hiss... are the people of Bacchus Empire so fancy?"
It didn't take long for the news to spread-the bidding for Eichkeman, the final transaction price was as high as 200 million dinars!
Akarabu...
Ramon said softly: "I have never told anyone my surname. Everyone thought I was a villain from a commoner background... Good brother, I used to be named Akarab. The Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood, to me, was originally called 'The Knights of the Scorpio Guard'."
Li Ang put the Scorpio Flying Knife into his arms carefully, and changed the topic.
Ramon shook his hand holding the wine glass, as if he was a little nervous and even flustered.
Ramon also sighed: "Yeah..."
If Emperor Marius successfully counterattacks after a while and retakes the Sava River Fort, then that land will return to the Bacchus Empire—as long as Emperor Marius provides some favorable policies for that land, such as tax exemption for three years and the like Yes, those who cultivated those lands would even help the Bacchus Empire resist the enemy.
Therefore, Gaius must have come under the instruction of Emperor Marius. It is a good deal to exchange a piece of abandoned cultivated land for a rich seaport anyway.
Right now, room 401 seems to be on fire. There is even a trace of smoke wafting from the gap in the door. I can imagine what the scene in the room is like...
Balta was the one who founded the Brotherhood of Scorpio Assassins. Of course, at that time, the Scorpio Assassins were the guard knights of the Akarab family.
Anyway, no matter which country occupies Singal in name, it will not really recognize the Singals, so the Singals will naturally not care which country they belong to.
At this time, Lisa Dilan, who was listening to the wall in room 403, turned his head and said softly: "My lord, Emile Xerxes and Bridget still don't know about your arrangement in Toba City..."
Li Ang nodded, walked out with a large number of hunky bodyguards, and directly knocked on the door of 401.
"Who!"
"Is there a fire inside? I'm here to put out the fire!"
Li Ang curled his lips when he saw the smoke seeping out from the gap in the door, and put on a mask.
Gaius is an honest person, if he has cash, he will definitely use it to help his father rebuild Siyuan City.
Nor did he have a private army or slaves—Emperor Marius had been trying to change slavery, and a decent man like Gaius would certainly not go against his father's will.
Therefore, he must only use land replacement to participate in the auction, and the No. [-] box has indeed evaluated the land value from the very beginning.
The Sava River Fort was originally awarded to Titus by Emperor Marius, but Titus, an outsider, naturally couldn't get much arable land - all the arable land of the Bacchus Empire was in the hands of the Bacchus. The generals who were born in Pendor didn't have much arable land either.
But Gaius is the purest Bacchus, and he is also the eldest son of Marius—of course, he is the easiest person to get a "land anchorage", although there is no such thing as a great prince in the Bacchus Empire, neither does Gaius He was regarded as the heir by Marius, but no one could take the initiative to provoke the son of Emperor Marius.
In addition, Titus has the habit of scraping land, so most of the landowners south of the Sava River Fort will ask Gaius, an upright nobleman, for 'help'.
So Gaius had a lot of land to his name, and indeed all of it was legal.
But now, the Sava River Fort has been smashed and occupied by the Lion Kingdom, so the land south of the Sava River Fort is not safe.
In addition, the rebel army of Sheila Youzas has been entrenched in that area last year, and it is estimated that all the cultivated land has been abandoned-then, these lands are just suitable for bidding for Aishikeman.
"The 100 million dinars will be sent to Changhe Town in a few months, and I will realize those land deeds as soon as possible... But how will Eichkeman deliver them?"
There were discussions all over the city of Singal, and the topic quickly turned to things like "how two women get married"...
Room 401 of the hotel is just at the foot of Li Ang's room. The area is also large, but it is not luxurious.
"Sigh...Compared to Ashcomman, I hope that Ramon's auction is Toba City..."
The auction of the city lord, this kind of news full of gimmicks caused the whole Singale to boil, and most Singales had a kind of gloating excitement on their faces.
"No, no, no... I don't want to be assassinated by my brother..."
Ramon's smiling face froze.
"Brother, I didn't mean to hide from you...I just..."
"What is this? A token of the Scorpio Assassin?"
"Hey, it's said that Miss Alina hasn't dated a man in her 20s—you know, don't restrict gender so much..."
…………
Ramon was silent for a few seconds before opening his mouth: "...I was indeed a Scorpio Assassin, but I was not a Grand Leader. Ever since the previous Grand Leader was assassinated by his own brother, the Brotherhood of Scorpio Assassins has never had a larger group. It's long..."
"Of course he should seek Bacchus' support, but he may have found the wrong person just like Ikram..."
"Then... Great Khan, what do you think should be done? Kadan's troops are just outside the city of Singal, and he must have been chasing us! If we can't get a suitable base, we can't fight against Kadan."
After Ramon's hotel opened its doors, the crowd began to surge.
Ramon feigned death to escape and hide his identity, which must be hidden from everyone.
The rooms on the fourth floor are all large suites with many small bedrooms. Generally, these are suites for big merchants or small lords with many entourages.
There is no longer any conversation in the room, and the people inside seem to be thinking.
Then Ramon shook his head and smiled unnaturally: "What? Good brother, don't you want to be the leader of this big group?"
For the Singalians, they are quite happy to see this kind of thing in the Principality of Desha - in fact, it is a happy thing for the Singalians to see civil strife in any country.
Ramon's castellan auction has come to a successful conclusion.
"Who would have thought that the Bacchus Empire would allow a woman to be in charge... But I have been unable to get in touch with Alina, that lady has never seen anyone."
For this reason, he even tricked all the bandits and bandits in that area into Dexia to get horses...
However, Li Ang deliberately mentioned this topic to remind Ramon that he was really expressing goodwill as a good brother.
They care more about their business and the dinar.
"Huh... don't mention these unhappy things. Ramon, we still have a lot of happy things to do. Where are Emil Xerxes and Bridget?"
……
At this time, a large crowd gathered outside Ramon's hotel, probably the entire Singale people gathered here.
In room 401, which is only separated from 403 by a wall, Lisa Dilan was leaning against the wall to eavesdrop.
In fact, Emperor Marius could have directly exchanged Eichkoman with Li Ang, but he did not agree to Li Ang at that time, he just said, "Let's talk about it after Occupying Eichkoman"...
Ramon interrupted Li Ang's unfinished sentence: "My good brother, maybe I will be disrespectful to the gods by saying this-I don't believe in the god Vata. Besides, I am a sinner... When I was a Scorpio assassin, I killed A person who shouldn't be killed... So, I am no longer qualified to use the surname Akalab."
Li Ang was stunned for a moment, then patted Ramon on the shoulder, and didn't ask any more questions, he didn't want to touch his friend's pain anymore.
Balta is the first name, Il is the clan name, and Akarab is the family name.
And the one who successfully won the bid for Ashcomman was Miss Alina from the Bacchus Empire!
"Hey? This Alina is a woman, right? How can a woman marry Miss Luha?"
"Khan, if you want, we can try..."
"Look at what you said... these nobles can't do anything..."
Although Ramon didn't say it clearly, judging from the way he let the Scorpion Assassin 'assassinate' himself, the person he shouldn't have killed was probably his close relative.
It was the family name of the former D'Shar duke who made the D'Shar independent - that duke was called Balta il Aqarab.
After all, Li Ang has a lot of secrets buried in his heart, of course he can understand Ramon.
"Good brother, I understand what you mean, you accept this..."
Li Ang drank the wine in the glass, and then put his arms around Ramon's shoulders: "But you have to understand, since I can guess it, others can too..."
"It turned out to be like this...Ramon, since this is the case, then you can completely replace..."
This is an extremely simple straight-bladed flying knife, about the length of a palm, with a black crest in the middle of the blade, and the black crest is inlaid with ebony.
"Cheers, good brother!"
"I will handle the delivery, don't worry, Alina and I still have a little friendship."
"I can understand... Everyone has their own secrets. I probably shouldn't bring this up. I'll punish myself."
Li Ang took the flying knife and touched the black scorpion crest with his fingers. The tentacles were cold and flat. It was indeed ebony embedded in it—the workmanship of this flying knife was much more exquisite than the one auctioned before.
Anyway, no king would easily attack this chaotic place like Singal. There are a lot of forces in this city, and most of them belong to the unscrupulous category. I am really in a hurry, and anything can happen.
The coat of arms is a scorpion, the black scorpion.
But these guys didn't plan to make trouble, but instead whispered to each other about the final result of the auction.
Li Ang shook his head like a wobble, then turned around and looked downstairs, no longer staring at Ramon, and said to himself: "Ramon, I can guess...you are the ex who was assassinated by my brother Grand Commander..."
The first few fat-headed guys who came out of the hotel looked outside, then immediately shrank back—they probably thought there was a riot in the city, and the streets were full of people...
Li Ang and Ramon stood side by side on the balcony of the hotel, looked at the crowd talking downstairs, and clinked the wine glasses in their hands.
Ramon turned the flying knife around, held the blade, and handed the handle to Li Ang.
It wasn't until it was confirmed that these people outside were just to watch the fun or inquire about the news, that they carefully covered their wallets and recruited their own followers, and let them protect him and leave the hotel.
And Li Ang was also in the suite on the top floor of the hotel, waiting for a smiling Ramon.
And today's Sava River Fort has lost the support of Qicha Fortress...
It looked like Bridget had a knack for getting people to smoke opium--this wouldn't have been possible if he hadn't been armed with a bong.
After saying this, Ramon seemed to be much more relaxed.
And after hearing that Alina has been bidding, it is easier to judge this point-Alina must have been sent by Emperor Marius, she is the real representative of Mario, and the two 'princes' are probably just serving as The investor is only providing the principal for Alina's bid.
But now, after occupying Eichkoman, Li Ang understood what Emperor Marius meant—this emperor probably planned from the very beginning how to let people from other countries go to the south of the Sava River Castle to cultivate the abandoned land .
If it weren't for their incapacity, I am afraid that many Singalians would be willing to take the initiative to create some wars.
Ramon also drank the wine in his hand in one gulp, then dropped the wine glass, and took out a strange throwing knife from his arms.
Everyone has their own sorrow.
Moreover, in this way, those lands can be turned into isolation zones. Regardless of whether the Dshars or the Singals finally get those lands, at least the Bacchus Empire does not have to directly face the Sarleon Kingdom, which is in full swing. The recent recuperation of the Sri Lankan Empire has been helpful.
The voice sounded sharper, probably Brigid.
"Bridge, are you planning to fight against the Brotherhood of Scorpio Assassins? Ramon's intention at the auction is obvious—whoever dares to use force against the successful bidder will be hunted down by the Scorpio Assassins for the rest of his life!"
And the more chaotic the Pendor Continent, the better the Singal's business...
Li Ang sighed: "The Dexia people despise women too much... But most of the things in the world are actually caused by women..."
Li Ang realized that Ramon actually had the legal principles of a D'Shar ruler, and it was the most orthodox one!
"Do not……"
"It's just downstairs—they're on the fourth floor, room 401. . . . Your elven assassin is watching them from room 403 next to them."
Ramon pointed to the ground: "They all came in disguised as slave traders. Amir Xerxes had been in contact with Yunes before. He originally wanted to seek the support of the Bacchus."
Ramon and Li Ang explained the settlement-related matters.
Thinking of this, Li Ang admired him from the bottom of his heart—Emperor Marius was the real shrewd man, and his business basically cost nothing... As an emperor, of course he couldn't use land for transactions, but let his two sons It must be no problem to use the land that will be occupied by the Sarleon Kingdom to do business.
This is the voice of a middle-aged man, it should be Emil Xerxes.
"No, this is a family token, it can mobilize the Scorpio assassin to a limited extent..."
Li Ang turned around, leaning his back against the balcony, and asked Ramon about another matter: "I want to ask about your throwing knife...Ramon, are you the grand master of the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood? "
"Then what should we do? Do we kidnap Alina?"
"I didn't expect that it was Alina who won the auction... Younes was just here to join in the fun in his personal capacity?! Our previous efforts were in vain..."
At this time, Singal was full of discussion and noise, and Ramon's ability to create heat was extremely prominent in this era.
"Hiss... are the people of Bacchus Empire so fancy?"
It didn't take long for the news to spread-the bidding for Eichkeman, the final transaction price was as high as 200 million dinars!
Akarabu...
Ramon said softly: "I have never told anyone my surname. Everyone thought I was a villain from a commoner background... Good brother, I used to be named Akarab. The Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood, to me, was originally called 'The Knights of the Scorpio Guard'."
Li Ang put the Scorpio Flying Knife into his arms carefully, and changed the topic.
Ramon shook his hand holding the wine glass, as if he was a little nervous and even flustered.
Ramon also sighed: "Yeah..."
If Emperor Marius successfully counterattacks after a while and retakes the Sava River Fort, then that land will return to the Bacchus Empire—as long as Emperor Marius provides some favorable policies for that land, such as tax exemption for three years and the like Yes, those who cultivated those lands would even help the Bacchus Empire resist the enemy.
Therefore, Gaius must have come under the instruction of Emperor Marius. It is a good deal to exchange a piece of abandoned cultivated land for a rich seaport anyway.
Right now, room 401 seems to be on fire. There is even a trace of smoke wafting from the gap in the door. I can imagine what the scene in the room is like...
Balta was the one who founded the Brotherhood of Scorpio Assassins. Of course, at that time, the Scorpio Assassins were the guard knights of the Akarab family.
Anyway, no matter which country occupies Singal in name, it will not really recognize the Singals, so the Singals will naturally not care which country they belong to.
At this time, Lisa Dilan, who was listening to the wall in room 403, turned his head and said softly: "My lord, Emile Xerxes and Bridget still don't know about your arrangement in Toba City..."
Li Ang nodded, walked out with a large number of hunky bodyguards, and directly knocked on the door of 401.
"Who!"
"Is there a fire inside? I'm here to put out the fire!"
Li Ang curled his lips when he saw the smoke seeping out from the gap in the door, and put on a mask.
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