Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 108 The Horse Thief in Action

"It seems that you are determined to attack the territory of the Hydera family." Harvey is not a fool, he guessed his thoughts from Buddy's reaction, and in fact, this is the only way for them to escape.

There are many aristocratic children like them who came to the Northland. Those people are not incapable of gathering so many people, mainly because it is easy to gather and difficult to support, and if they are not careful, they will be backlashed.

This is mainly because the manpower they bring from the empire is limited, and most of the time they need to directly recruit manpower in the Northland.

The problem is that they can't recruit serious people, they can only recruit some robbers and horse thieves.

The three of them were different and more ambitious, so they did not hesitate to use up all the wealth they brought from the family, bought a batch of equipment through the family connections, and armed hundreds of horse thieves, and only then did they successfully conquer Mara Town.

But they were not very happy afterwards, because Viscount Mara's decisiveness made them miss the seal of nobility, and did not represent the orthodox seal of nobility. Even if they occupied Mara Town, they were still horse thieves, not nobles.

This immediately disrupted their plans, making it impossible to use this as a bargaining chip in exchange for further support from the family.

To make matters worse, there was a demonic centaur wandering around, whom they ran into before they were hunting Viscount Marat.

At that time, Buddy made a decisive decision and took the initiative to attack. After a lot of fighting, many people were killed, and Viscount Mara took advantage of it to run away.

If they hadn't occupied Mara Town, they had fulfilled their promise to those nomadic tribes, and it would be hard to explain just how many people died.

No one is a fool. Those nomadic tribes are willing to be horse thieves under them purely for profit. If they can't bring benefits, those people don't mind killing them and replacing them as leaders. Anyway, the benefits have already been obtained.

Therefore, Buddy needs to find another target for these people, and establish his own prestige with repeated victories, so that he can completely control these horse thieves, and the only nearby territory that meets this condition is the territory of the Hydera family, and the others are not too small There is no oil and water, but the distance is too far.

"You guessed right, but although the risk is great, we have no choice." Buddy retracted the cleaned sword into its scabbard, laid it flat on his lap, leaned back, and said calmly.

Their origins have already determined the upper limit of what they can achieve in the future. If they want to break this invisible limit, they must jump out of this circle, so they gambled everything and came to the Northland.

But if they can't make achievements, don't think about the family continuing to give them resources, so even if there is a huge risk, they still can't retreat, unless they are willing to be a real horse thief or a farmer, which is obviously not what they want.

Harvey added a few pieces of firewood to the fireplace, stretched out his hand to warm the fire, and at the same time put his boots that were about to be soaked in snow close to the flame, and spoke after a moment of contemplation.

"The Hydera family is developing too fast, obviously there are people behind it, have you considered this?"

"Have you forgotten, we have no choice." Buddy tapped his sword with his fingers and said with emphasis, while staring at Harvey with both eyes.

Compared to another taciturn collaborator, Harvey has the best brain, but a good brain means more thoughts. If he doesn't knock frequently, who knows what he will do.

Harvey was silent, but he knew in his heart that Buddy was the only one who had no choice, not him.

Buddy was born in the best family, and his own strength is also the strongest, so he occupies a leading position among the three, and even if he captures the noble seal of Viscount Mala, he will be the only holder.

Therefore, Harvey felt relieved when Viscount Mala took advantage of the chaos to escape.

No one wants to be in charge, even if they are small, they have to rely on the strong, such as the Hydera family.

Compared with the small boat of the three that may turn over at any time, the Hydera family undoubtedly has more strength and potential, and is a good target for investment.

The only problem is that Buddy is not willing. He has a gambling agreement with the family. The higher the results in the Northland, the more support he will get. If he can become the Earl of the Northland, the family is even willing to recognize him as a side branch At that time, he will gain a lot of contacts and political capital, and have the opportunity to overcome the restrictions of the northern nobility and join the powerful circle of the empire.

Therefore, Buddy does not allow anyone to give up, nor does he allow failure, so Harvey did not refute his words, because he did not want to die without knowing why.

When he came to the Northland, he had seen too many people die from being stabbed in the back, and he didn't want to be the next unlucky one, so he changed the subject.

"I went to the territory of the Hydera family once before winter, with a population of more than 1000 people and nearly [-] soldiers, including dozens of cavalry. They are all well-trained professional soldiers. It is not so easy to defeat them. .” Harvey couldn’t help showing an envious expression, in fact, not only him, but also Buddy.

A population of 1000 will definitely not be able to support [-] soldiers, so it is said that there is no support behind the Hydera family, they must not believe it,

But this is also normal. There are not a few dignitaries in the imperial circle who see the potential of the Northland, but the high-level ones look down on them, and the low-level ones can't take care of them. Only the moderately high-level ones have the ability to intervene.

The problem is, judging by the scale of the Hydera family's development, the opponent must have invested a lot of resources. Are they really going to fight?

At this time, even Buddy began to hesitate. After all, if he really fights, he will offend the opponent to death, but if he doesn't fight, it means that his ambition and his future are all over here.

"It's not easy to fight. What's more, those herdsmen are very greedy. A mere Mara town can't satisfy their appetite." Buddy said to Harvey with a sarcastic smile.

Harvey nodded. He usually dealt with those nomadic tribes the most, and he could feel the greedy nature of those guys the most.

"When will we leave?" Harvey knew it must not be after the beginning of spring, because the food in Mara Town would not last until then, so he asked.

"Three days later." Buddy said after counting the days with his head down.

The winter in the Northland is very cold, but the coldest time has passed. If you are prepared, you may not be unable to give it a try.

"Okay, I'm going to prepare for the slaughter of livestock." Harvey nodded, roasted his hands again, and decisively opened the door to leave.

Livestock is life to the herdsmen. If you want to slaughter those livestock that can live through the winter, you can't do it without paying enough, so Buddy came forward and summoned those herdsmen.

"The territory of the Hydera family has endless food, warm and comfortable houses, and every family has an iron pot. As long as you knock it down, everything there is ours!" Buddy's words are simple and direct, and it is easier to arouse The greed in the hearts of these herdsmen.

If it was a single nomadic tribe, they would not have the guts.

Only one-third of the hundreds of tribes can fight, and because of the lack of iron, they can only use wooden sticks as weapons, and they can't give full play to the advantages of cavalry. Facing the lord who built the wooden village, they can only hope And sigh.

But now seven or eight nomadic tribes have gathered in Mara Town, which is enough to gather two or three hundred riders. With the iron weapons provided by the three, their ambitions have begun to expand.

(End of this chapter)