Chapter 108 Secret Discussion

The mercenaries were defeated, and several professionals were either killed or captured alive.

Several veterans freed their hands and threw out a lasso to lasso Howard.

Three or four high-level warrior apprentices grabbed the rope and pulled hard together, and their strength was enough to compete with Howard.

At the same time, Richard and Soros attacked from both sides and captured Howard alive.

After the battle, Richard asked Kent to count the casualties and the results of the battle, and soon all kinds of situations were summarized.

"Baron, in this battle, seven people from the Sixth Squadron were killed and twenty-one were injured. Six porters died and fourteen were injured."

"How many prisoners were captured?"

"A total of one hundred and twenty-six, of which more than twenty were wounded."

"For the captured prisoners, let those who can walk catch up, and abandon the wounded who can't walk."

The casualties in this battle were close to fifty, almost one-fifth of the total number of caravans.

The wounded soldiers still needed people to carry them, which meant that more than a hundred people were missing. Fortunately, more than 100 captives were captured, and some pack horses were seized to supplement the transportation capacity.

The caravan has not returned to the territory yet and may fall into danger at any time. At this time, although the territory lacks population, Richard can only abandon the wounded among the captives.

The three professional captives captured also gave Richard a headache.

Especially Howard is already a fifth-level warrior, so he must be especially careful when guarding him.

Ordinary iron chains can't lock him at all. Once he relaxes his vigilance, Howard can escape.

Even if Robin is watching him closely, Richard is a little worried.

But Howard himself is very useful, whether it is to identify Jerram at the noble meeting or to subdue this person and add a general to the territory. It is a very important thing for Richard.

As for killing Howard to get 8,000 killing experience points, Richard doesn't think much of it.

After defeating the enemy, Richard still dare not relax.

He has a talent for danger perception and vaguely feels that the enemy is hiding in the dark.

This feeling was like a thorn in the back, and it didn't disappear until the next day.

After Simon, who was hiding in the dark, left, Richard finally felt a little relieved.

With Richard and Soros taking turns to watch, Howard was still wearing heavy iron chains, and he didn't make any trouble along the way, and was smoothly escorted to Harland.

Just when Richard brought back the salt. Simon also quietly came to the province of Geda.

Lightburg, the official residence of the provincial governor.

After listening to Simon's account of the attack, Jerram and Savile looked very solemn.

"From what you said, Richard's strength is actually stronger than his father William?"

"That's true. Richard is a magician and martial artist. This battle has not yet tested how high his magician level is, but his warrior level has been promoted to the intermediate level, which can compete with Howard.

The army responsible for escorting the goods in the Harland territory is also relatively elite and defeated the mercenaries. I don't think there is a chance of winning, so I didn't choose to act rashly."

Hearing that Simon didn't take action, Jerram was a little angry, but he was very cunning and Simon was not his subordinate.

Simon was already a sixth-level knight and obeyed the orders of Prince Felix. He was actually on a parallel relationship with Jerram.

It's just that Jerram is the prince's uncle, which makes Mrs. Holland trust him more.

"How is Howard?"

Simon said: "Howard has been captured alive by Richard."

"Will he betray us?"

Simon shook his head and said: "No, his wife and son are under our control, and he won't say anything."

Jerram wiped the hot sweat from his head with his hand.

Although it was early spring, the climate was still very cold. Even if a brazier was placed in the governor's mansion, the temperature was not too high.

Jerram wiped his sweat, actually because he was panicked.

Simon was not a hereditary noble and did not enter the Noble Council. He did not know that lying in the Noble Council was useless.

As long as the Harland family went to the Noble Council to complain and asked the Archbishop of the Dawn Church to use the Word of Truth, Howard had to tell the truth.

As long as Howard was alive, he would be accused by the Harland family and would never lie at the scene of the Noble Council.

Once Howard confessed, things would become very troublesome.

It was Mrs. Holland's maid who gave Howard the task. This matter was brought to the Noble Council, and it would be difficult for Mrs. Holland to get out.

Even if the personal maid was killed and the blame was put on the maid, it would still not work.

The nobles would not look at what you said, they would only look at what you did.

The king's wife actually sent mercenaries to attack hereditary nobles. If it spread, it would be a scandal in the Kingdom of Grant.

King Charles will become a laughing stock by then.

Prince Felix's rivals will also use this incident as a target to attack Prince Felix.

At this critical moment in the fight for the heir, someone must be held responsible if something goes wrong.

Even if Jerram is the prince's uncle, it will be difficult for him to escape unscathed. He might even become a scapegoat and lose his life.

Seeing Jerram sweating profusely and unable to make up his mind, Savile asked Simon, "Can Howard be silenced?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult. Richard has been very cautious along the way and now he has returned to Harland. The place where Howard is imprisoned is heavily guarded, and assassination is difficult to succeed.

Richard and his wife are both magicians. Harland has a magical heritage. There may be magic traps where Howard is imprisoned. Even if I do it myself, I'm not very sure."

Simon does dirty work, and the reason why he never fails is because he is cautious.

He will never act easily unless there is a 70% to 80% chance.

Every time he assassinates or assassinates, he will put himself in a safe environment.

He is an extreme egoist and will not be loyal to anyone in his heart.

Even Mrs. Holland would never let him do a dangerous task.

"This is not okay, that is not okay, what should we do?"

"It was your inaccurate information that led to our failure to assassinate Richard. This is not my responsibility."

Seeing that Jerram and Simon were about to have a conflict, Savile hurriedly stopped them.

"I think we should talk to Richard. The law of survival of the nobles has always been to put interests first. Even if the Harland family goes to the Noble Council to complain, what good can it do except venting their anger and harming others without benefiting themselves?

Being involved in the conflict of the princes' succession is not a good thing for the Harland family.

Besides, the Harland family brought the matter to the Noble Council, and they also need to find someone to smooth it out. Invite the Archbishop of the Dawn Church, and even more so, they need to use favors.

When the reputation of Prince Felix is ​​damaged, the Harland family will become our enemy.

Now it is just a conflict between Richard and Jerram, and the relationship between the two sides can still be saved.

My opinion is to find a middleman and talk to Richard to see how to resolve this conflict?"