Heart of the Castle

Chapter 317 A blizzard strikes, stay overnight in Zabotin

Papa Ruhr's words made everyone in the room laugh, and then the peasant women brought up steaming meals, including hot soup made of cabbage and fat meat, bacon leg cut into small pieces, lamb's blood Sausages made with spices and a large plate of fresh barbecue. The main food is a kind of gnocchi baked with fermented oatmeal. Although the taste is a bit hard, it is not difficult to chew because of the addition of eggs.

The knights who had been fighting against the wind and snow for a whole day were already hungry. When they saw these steaming things brought up, they immediately salivated, so they rushed to the table, but before Li Wei nodded, no one did anything, just kept There was the sound of swallowing saliva.

Of course Li Wei was already very hungry, but he still called Butler Bart over and told him, "Butler Bart, go and have a look. Have our soldiers and servants settled down?"

Butler Bart went out for a circle, and then came back to report. "Master Li Wei, the farmers here are very enthusiastic, and they rushed to give way to the house. Now, except for the sentries, all the other soldiers and servants have eaten and drank hot soup."

"Okay, let's start eating too." Levi nodded happily, and for a while, the sound of chewing replaced the conversation, as everyone was busy eating until all the plates were cleared .

After this dinner that satisfied everyone, Papa Ruhr personally took out a small wine barrel from behind, filled the glass in front of Li Wei, then put the wine barrel beside him, bowed deeply again and said: "Lee Wei My lord, and all the lords of the knights, please give me your honor and rest here. If you have any request, just send someone to the next door to order us, and we will leave first."

"How can that be, Papa Ruhr, this is your home, you have every right to live here, you don't have to go anywhere." Li Wei persuaded sincerely, but Papa Ruhr was obviously determined not to stay Here, he bowed again and again, with a look of sincerity and fear on his face, until Li Wei smiled wryly and agreed to his request, then he went out happily and drove his wife and other farmers out.

"This old man is quite knowledgeable." The Riat knight who saw this scene praised him. "I know that I can't disturb the nobles and knights discussing matters."

"And the wine is so sweet," Babrupa added, filling the glass in front of him and taking a swig impatiently. "Ah, merciful Father God!" He squinted his eyes and exclaimed loudly, "What kind of sweetness is this, actually hidden in the country bumpkin's wine cellar! If Master Levy hadn't come here, it would have almost flowed into the wine cellar!" Go down their throats! What a world!"

According to his usual habit, Li Wei didn't move the wine glass in front of him, but fell into deep thought while watching the flames jumping in the fire pond.Whether it is the Kingdom Mission or Baron Hughes, he has already put it behind his mind. In his mind, the lingering thought now is how to manage his vast territory in the north.

This territory is almost a completely uncultivated forest, and there are only a few small villages scattered in it like isolated islands in the ocean. Not only does the tax officer of Viscount Lane not come often, but the villages do not have the ability to communicate with each other. They have close ties and live almost isolated days.When the catastrophe struck, the fatal flaws of these independent villages were revealed. They had no way of resisting the terrifying army of demons, and they fell completely in the first place.

The only place that has persisted for a long time, apart from the black market village Dayan Village, where the Adventurer's Union is located, is the small mining village guarded by the old knight Martin.The lord of this village was originally a retired soldier of the Kingdom, and most of the villagers were his former subordinates in the army. The fighting power was far beyond that of ordinary villages. Fallen.

This situation is obviously not what Levi wants to see.

The northern border has never been too quiet. In addition to the cold north wind, there are wildling raiders and half-orc robbers who are more cruel and ruthless than snowstorms from the extreme northern wasteland, and like locusts, they will pass by wherever they pass. All swept away goblin tribes.Every time the cold wind blows, these guys will rush from the extreme northern wilderness, causing a lot of trouble to the lords north of the entire Dusk Forest.Even in recent years, Li Wei has heard from Knight Ston that at least five or six villages or manors have been ransacked by robbers, and what he doesn't know must be more than this number.

When the catastrophe came, these wildlings, goblins, and half-orcs were all taken as cannon fodder by the demon army, and the trouble they caused to humans was even greater than that of the demon itself.When Li Wei and the others wiped out the lair of the demons at the Lord Lord Volcano, these guys did not immediately flee back to the extreme northern wilderness, but scattered in the vast forest like a green sea, and some of them fed the wolves and others. The belly of the beast, but most of them survived tenaciously, and began to attack the villages that humans finally re-established.

Fortunately, Li Wei had already assigned the knights who decided to be loyal to him to each of the reconstructed villages, and equipped several pikemen and archers as guards, which was more than enough to repel the attacks of the chaotic goblins and orcs.Even so, just yesterday, the Heart of the Castle received more than a dozen reports of robber attacks, and two of them injured several villagers who were working nearby.

We must find a way to deal with these robbers, otherwise the construction of the territory will become empty talk.

Li Wei secretly made up his mind, and then raised his head, "Knights of Riat, please help me figure it out, how many knights are there who don't have missions?"

Riat Knight was having a great fight with Babrupa, when he heard Li Wei's voice, he immediately closed his mouth and sorted out his thoughts, then wrung his fingers and said, "Master Wilps and Sir Grace is in charge of guarding the refugee camp. Lord Donner and Knight Copman cannot leave the Green Castle. Your two immediate knights, Hall and Gavin, are guarding the four villages that are being rebuilt. In his own territory, only the white wolf and those magic stick knights are still idle."

"They can't, I can't mobilize them to do this for me." Li Wei shook his head and said, "Riat Knight, Templeton Knight, Rosa Knight." The people whose names were called immediately put down their hands The wine glasses stood up one after another. "Your Excellency Li Wei, please give me your orders." Their voices were in unison, and because Li Wei's eyes were shining fiercely, the three knights also felt the murderous aura, and they couldn't help pressing their hands on the hilts of their swords. My heart is full of excitement.

"Please bring 20 soldiers each to be responsible for clearing the orcs and goblin bandits near Zabotin. I will send you three griffins as contact messengers. If you find a large group of bandits appearing, you are not allowed to take risks and send them as soon as possible. The Griffin came to inform me." Li Wei said with a serious face, "Knight Templeton, this task is under your command, because you have the oldest qualifications."

The Templeton knight with a scar on his head showed an unexpectedly happy expression, glanced at the Liat knight beside him, then knocked on the breastplate and said, "Of course, Lord Levi, I will use the blood and corpses of those robbers to Fertile lands that they ravaged and plundered."

Seeing that the Riat knight was about to speak, Li Wei raised a hand to stop him, and then raised his voice and said: "As soon as the snow stops tomorrow, you will set off, because every day of delay, the losses caused by these robbers will be greater Some."

Li Wei's voice was decisive, showing enough determination, so the Riat knight swallowed his words, and together with the Templeton knight and Rosa knight drew out their long swords and stood them on their chests.

"As you wish, Your Excellency Levi!"

(End of this chapter)