The next afternoon, raven castle, Lord''s office hall.


    Lilia opened the oak door and saw Victor standing alone by the window and looking down. She came forward, hugged Victor''s arm and said in a charming voice, "honey, what are you thinking?"


    Victor grabbed the maid''s small waist, held her in his arms and asked inexplicably, "why did they look... Happy last night when so many people died?"


    Below the castle, there are long lines of complete vehicles of materials, flocks of cattle and sheep, and thousands of men, women, old and young. Zhengyuanyuan continues to enter Raven town through the suspension bridge. These people came from the breached free people''s camp. Their faces were filled with excitement and joy, and there was no sadness and sadness of losing relatives. The killing last night seemed to be just a nightmare, frightening but untrue.


    "My dear Lord, you wouldn''t be surprised if you knew their origin." After only one look, Lilia withdrew her eyes and said: "According to Butz, most of these people are refugees. They have developed territory for the Eriksson family for more than three years before they were given the status of leader. Some time ago, the Eriksson family suffered a upheaval. The Duke leader was dismembered by the Dodo kingdom. The new Lord took back the land and confiscated their family property. They not only became refugees again, but also were surrounded by the fleeing soldiers of the Eriksson family They built that free people camp. The free people guards in the camp occupied women and set up their own family, but others dared not say anything. Last night, the camp guards were killed and injured seriously, and no one would feel sorry for them. HMM... it''s exaggerated to say that they occupied women. Refugee women are used to attaching to the strong, but they haven''t been together for a long time and don''t have too deep feelings 。”


    "..." Victor was stunned, shook his head and laughed. "I''m also worried that these people have hatred... It seems that I think too much."


    "The lion doesn''t care what the sheep think. If the lower class dare to have evil intentions, the mayor of Butz will clean them up. I think it''s too late for them to be happy. It''s really cheap for them!"


    Lilia skimmed her pink lips and looked like a mercenary girl. Victor couldn''t help kissing her bright white forehead and said, "a wise monarch should listen to the voice of the people, so... Baby, why are they happy?"


    "Because there is Raven castle!" Lilia stamped the castle floor. Seeing Victor''s disgusting expression, she gently advised, "honey, I know you don''t think the wall of Raven castle is smooth enough. But after all, this is a castle. It has more than 100 rooms, six sentry towers and can accommodate 300 soldiers..." Lilia gasped: "Honey, when we were mercenaries, we dreamed of settling down behind the castle."


    The castle is the embodiment of the Lord''s force and represents the Lord''s legitimate rule. It is not only a fortification, but also the political center of the territory. Only the soldiers of the Lord''s family are qualified to live behind the castle. The mercenary regiment is half black and white. They are eager to be accepted by a lord and become his family soldiers. This is actually legitimacy, and the free private land also faces the question of legitimacy Question.


    The relationship between protection, redemption and dedication constitutes the most basic order of the human kingdom. If the Lord fails to protect his territory and people, he will lose his title, the clergy will lose his family if he betrays his belief in redemption, and it will be illegal if the people do not fulfill their obligation of dedication.


    For thousands of years, this view has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and can not be shaken.


    Free private land has no dedicated objects. They are often equated with bandits and exiles. They not only have to face the threat of monsters and beasts, but also be expelled by the Lord. Although the church has compassion for the wild people and calls them stray lambs, it can''t help them. Because the people who hate the free private land most are ordinary villagers, and the Lord just complies with the voice of his people 。


    The vast majority of free private lands hope to be accepted by the Lord and become the citizens of the territory, and the castle is the symbol of clarifying the legal status of the Lord. In those years, Victor had no castle, and the leader of the free private land was questioning his legitimacy.


    The surrounding area of Raven town is uninhabited and wild animals run rampant. The development environment is more difficult than Randall''s, but it has a castle. For the free people, it means order and civilization. As long as they are accepted by raven Town, they can get the protection of the Lord and the redemption of the priest. They can rightfully claim: I''m developing this land for my master.


    Legitimacy is very important. It is an order jointly constructed by knights, priests and ordinary people, which is related to everyone''s future. Only when these free people join Raven town can they have a way to rise and strive to become vassal nobles or servants of the Supreme Lord.


    Lilia is a mercenary. She has the most intuitive understanding of the ideas of the people at the bottom. If she stands on the position of Raven town residents, these free people belong to bandits who plunder territory resources and should be expelled. Now Raven town is willing to take them in, and they really should be happy.


    "It''s strange that they are grateful to me when I order to break the stronghold and kill people." Victor mocked himself.


    "Originally, most of the refugees in the free private land are coerced. They are just a mob without a sense of honor." Lilia disapproved, then covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Sir, you are so kind."


    "Lilia, remember that kindness does not mean weakness. Only a stupid and incompetent Lord will rule his people with cruelty and fear. A wise lord must have the quality of kindness... At least in name." Victor shook his head and sighed, "the situation in Raven town is more complicated than I expected. It''s too far from Randall''s collar. We must realize that Lord dodo and Viscount Sauron have much greater influence on Raven town than me. At this time, people in Raven town must be stable..."


    Lilia blinked and said, "are you worried that these people will fall to Lord dodo? Just drive them away!"


    "If we do, we will lose the support of the church on the issue of Raven town... Forget it, we''ll discuss it later." Victor loosened Lilia, turned to his desk, sat down and said, "is the booty counted?"


    Lilia sat opposite victor and counted with a smile: "well, we seized 734 sheep, 87 cattle, 27 war horses, 170000 pounds of rye, 80000 pounds of nuts, 10000 pounds of bacon, 187 sets of old leather armor, 60 sets of intact steel ring armor, 233 spears, 211 hard bows, 12000 feather arrows, 40 crossbows and 2300 crossbows." Then she took a deep breath and said excitedly, "honey, there are 15 military heavy crossbows!"


    Military heavy crossbow is the strongest single weapon for ordinary soldiers. At present, only dodo kingdom can produce this terrible big killing weapon. The military heavy crossbow is powerful, and the outflow quantity is strictly controlled. These 15 military heavy crossbows can be called valuable without market. No wonder Lilia is excited, but she doesn''t know that Victor has a sharper silver Heavy Crossbow.


    The heavy crossbow can not form a terrible cavity in the prey''s body like the sniper rifle. Facts have proved that its lethality to large monsters is limited, and its production is limited by the tendons of violent animals. Victor didn''t care about these military crossbows. He smiled faintly and said, "this can only show that the free private land is actually a dodo military camp. How about their number of personnel and casualties?"


    Lilia nodded and said, "there are 1105 people in this camp, 513 adult men, 339 adult women, 102 children under the age of 15 and 151 people over the age of 60. The attack killed 58 people, 23 seriously injured and 87 slightly injured. The dead and injured are mainly the guards of the camp. The dead have been buried and the injured have been treated." After a pause, Lilia said with a gloomy look: "Sir, you have five elite soldiers killed in the war, and... Six swift birds have not returned."


    "They''ve sacrificed... They''re all stupid guys." Victor knocked on the table and couldn''t help complaining.


    In order to test the actual combat level of the alchemy militia, Victor used 50 alchemy crows, 30 swift birds, 80 monkey militia and 25 Funiu militia. The force is stronger than most of the top nobles, and the opponent is just a mob. However, the performance of the alchemy militia was not satisfactory. They strictly implemented Victor''s orders, but lacked independent judgment. They yelled and asked their opponents to disarm and surrender. They did not hesitate to expose their position and could not distinguish the enemy''s leaders, so as to quickly disintegrate the enemy''s organizational ability, causing not only heavy casualties, but also five monkey militias were secretly attacked and killed.


    The performance of fast bird light riding made Victor angry and stronger. He was killed by two trainee knights. When he was blocked by high-level knights, he didn''t know to disperse and detour, summon backup, but kept giving heads. If Victor doesn''t step in in time, these guys will be destroyed. The trainee Knight left a deep impression on victor. He was smart and cunning, skillfully used tactics, defeated the strong with the weak, and fully explained the power of wisdom.


    Victor looked down for a moment, turned his eyes to Lilia and asked, "honey, do you know why I''m in a hurry to break through that free camp?"


    Lilia''s eyes flashed, opened her mouth, smiled and shook her head. War Bear mercenaries are often employed by lords to disperse refugee camps, but smart women should know how to let their men behave. Lilia is so smart.


    "I learned after I became a lord that many free people camps or bandits are instructed by the Lord to fight against hostile families, rob caravans, control remote areas, and expand territory. This free people camp has more than 1000 people, abundant materials and powerful force. It is by no means the scale that normal free people groups can achieve. They must be dodo people In the stronghold of Raven Town, and blatantly! "


    "If I don''t take him by surprise, the dodos will certainly intervene and obstruct me from cleaning up this stronghold under the pretext of protecting civilians. It will drag us into endless negotiations, but I can''t afford it. Randall''s land is 1000 kilometers away after all. The dodos know this very well. Therefore, we must respond to the dodos'' attempts with the most resolute attitude. They reach out to us Just chop your hands, stretch out your feet and chop your feet. There must be no hesitation. "


    Victor chuckled: "now, all the population and materials of this camp have fallen into my hands. It is estimated that the dodos have jumped with anger."


    Lilia frowned and asked, "will the dodos attack raventown?"


    "No!" Victor said positively, "the Dodo people''s use of such a shameful means shows that they dare not provoke war. This should be a bluff of taking advance as retreat!"


    "Bluff?"


    "Yes!" Victor nodded: "The current relationship between the kingdom of Dodo and our Gambis is very delicate. They are both allies and wary of each other. Viscount Negus is also worried that the Knights of the roses will move north and rob his quarry. The first step is to make less concessions in the future. The Dodo people put on an aggressive posture to ask me to invite the York family to settle the dispute so that they can sell one to Mrs. Sylvia Friendship. In this way, the York family is morally disadvantaged... The nobles attach great importance to reputation, and they have to find many inexplicable excuses to wage war for their interests. The Sassanian Empire clearly wants to unify the south, and the Sassanian emperor claims that it is to wash away the shame of his ancestors being exiled by the Dodo royal family. This is the rules of the game of the nobles. " Victor sneered, "the dodos thought I was a soft persimmon and had to rely on Sylvia. As a result, they lifted a stone and hit themselves in the foot."


    Lilia held her cheek in her hand and said happily, "my Lord is the greatest Lord."


    Praised by his own woman, Victor couldn''t help being a little elated and said with a smile: "among these free people, there must be soldiers arranged by Viscount Negus. Find them as soon as possible. These people are available talents."


    "Keep the change." Lilia sighed faintly and said, "they are dead."


    "Huh?" Victor''s eyes were cold and angrily said, "without my command, who is so bold and dare to make his own decisions? Is it the guy Gru? Call him over!"


    "It was my order." Facing Victor''s surprised eyes, Lilia explained: "honey, most of these backbone are Duke Eriksson''s soldiers. Their families are controlled by Viscount Negus and can''t work for us. If you let them go, they will come again. It''s a disaster to keep them." Lilia paused and added, "the mercenary regiment is used to cleaning up the bandit gathering place. The employer always asks us to torture the origin of the bandit leader and backbone first, and then kill them all as an example."


    Victor stayed for a moment, shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "your current status is different from the past. Don''t do anything about killing prisoners in the future."


    Seeing that Victor was no longer angry, Lilia quietly stuck out her tongue and said, "our people didn''t do it. It was the free people... Gru just provoked."


    Just then, there was a knock outside the door. Victor said in a loud voice, "come in."


    Gru pushed the door in and said with a flattering smile, "good day, sir. Good day, madam."


    "What''s up?" Victor said angrily.


    "There are two people outside the castle who want to see you. One of them calls himself Viscount neigus."


    Victor asked in surprise, "what? Are you sure it''s two people? Not a team?"


    Gru said respectfully, "a nobleman with an attendant, just two people. No motorcade was found within a radius of 10 kilometers."


    Victor leaned back in his chair and murmured, "how brave Viscount Negus is to visit alone."