Chapter 243: Lord Marquis’s Promise

Leon needs to set a standard.

And this was the original intention behind his decision to give Hussein a chance.

As Todd said, Leon's treatment of these Walrasian prisoners of war was a bit too gentle. He neither drove them with violence nor threatened them with hunger. Instead, he gave the prisoners a faint hope.

This is obviously a bit unreal.

Not only Hussein was suspicious, but the prisoners of war also had doubts about Leon's promise.

To this end, Leon plans to add fuel to the fire.

There is a difference between contradiction and contradiction.

In Leon's view, vertical contradictions such as gender and race are, to a large extent, intended to cover up horizontal contradictions hidden beneath the surface.

In places like the Abandoned Land, more intuitive racial conflicts that are different from tribes and regions can often eliminate or dilute the barriers between Antolian settlers and Walrasian prisoners of war to the greatest extent.

Therefore, the existence of pigs and other races is actually good and bad.

The downside is naturally the threat to the Jimena family and Fort Wilson.

The advantage is that the existence of these threats can integrate the prisoners of war into the Antolian group as quickly as possible.

Hussein's achievements in this previous war actually lie on the blurry border between being free and continuing to be regarded as a slave.

In terms of military exploits, Hussein naturally met the requirements.

But in terms of the time he spent working for the Jimena family, he was obviously far behind.

but……

Leon still granted the status of a subject of the Jimena family to the prisoners of war of the Walras Kingdom.

Because he needs to prove his commitment through practical actions and let more Walras people realize his excellent character of keeping a promise.

Is there any hope, and how strong the hope is.

This will have a significant impact on the subjective initiative of the prisoners of war.

Especially in a place like the Forsaken Land.

If the city defense of Fort Wilson is completed one day earlier, the Antolian people will be more confident.

As the number of citizens under the Jimena family increases to tens of thousands, the Antorians can press fast forward in their exploration of the abandoned land.

so……

Between permission and disallowance, Leon chose to grant him freedom.

The moment Leon's words fell, this Walrasian who had experienced decades of slavery, this prisoner of war who had always been firm and calm, could not help but tremble all over.

"Your Majesty the Marquis..."

At this moment, he knelt on the ground and kissed Leon's boots vigorously.

"From now on, the Bergoli garrison will set up the Walrasian auxiliary formation, with a quota of five hundred people, led by you, to increase the Jimena family's garrison strength in the abandoned land."

"As I said before, whether they are loyal to the Jimena family in the army or serving the Jimena family on the construction site of Fort Wilson, as long as the prisoners of war from the Kingdom of Walras complete the previous requirements , then I will naturally abide by the promise I made before."

"Let the most humble slave have the opportunity to become an upright Antolian!"

Leon withdrew the long sword that was on Hussein's shoulder and said in a deep voice.

"As you wish, your honorable Lord Marquis."

Hussein slowly raised his head and answered extremely seriously.

When Hussein slowly retreated under the leadership of the guards, Todd finally said:

"Is it a little too fast?"

"Not fast."

Leon shook his head:

“We have not been able to fully understand the situation in the Abandoned Land until now. Only by making the prisoners of war of the Kingdom of Walras loyal to the Jimena family can we speed up the construction of Fort Wilson to the greatest extent and strengthen the garrison strength. "

"The pigs will never be the only race that is hostile to humans, and the moon elves will never be the last group willing to cooperate with humans. Only humans' power continues to expand, and those guys hidden in the black mist Only then will they emerge one by one, and the Antolians will be able to distinguish who is the enemy and who is the friend."

"But if those prisoners of war get weapons..."

"Isn't there you? My Governor of Fort Wilson, Mr. Todd?"

A smile appeared on Leon's face: "The Bergoli Pass must be guarded by the most loyal Antolian warriors. As long as the Bergoli Pass is in the hands of the Jimena family, no matter what happens, the abandoned Nothing on earth will affect Antolia.”

"Furthermore... the prisoners of war in the Kingdom of Walras also saw the threat of pigmen and saw those races that are very different from humans."

"Without the support of the Jimena family and without the food from Antolia, this land that has just begun to be built would have no chance of surviving in the midst of a pack of wolves!"

"So they don't dare to rebel and cause trouble, and they don't dare not to be loyal to the Jimena family. The strong are respected, this sentence has always been engraved in the bones of the Walras people."

"I see."

Hearing this, Todd nodded seriously.

…

If anything, Leon's decision only slightly surprised Todd.

So the change in Hussein's identity is enough to make any Walrasian prisoner of war raise eyebrows.

It turned out that the young Marquis was not joking, let alone lying.

When the prisoners of war saw with their own eyes Hussein, who was originally a prisoner of war, wearing this brand-new set of armor and swaggering out of the Antolian military camp, the prisoners of war from the Kingdom of Walras were excited.

Goodal Hussain.

As one of the prisoners of war, they naturally knew this name.

after all……

The Husseins were just one of the families that fell in the inter-communal conflicts within the Walras kingdom over the years.

Even if there is no Hussein, there will still be Youssein, Essein...

On the previous battlefield, the prisoners of war naturally saw this man's bravery and madness with their own eyes.

The only thing they didn't expect was that the Marquis of Antolia really kept his previous promise and turned it into reality in such a short period of time.

This is completely different from the delay of the Walrasian nobles in fulfilling their promises.

And it seems like this...

I'm afraid the same is true for other promises made by the Marquis!

At this moment, the turbid eyes of the prisoners of war seemed to have quietly gained a bit more energy and a bit more hope than they had ever had before.

"The Marquis said so!"

"I was ordered to gather five hundred prisoners of war, form a Walrasian auxiliary formation, and participate in the battle for grasslands and pastures!"

"As long as you achieve enough military exploits, you can also obtain the status of free citizens faster!"

At this moment, Hussein's roar caused ripples in the hearts of the prisoners of war...