Chapter 282

As the leader of the Black Ax mercenary group, Darren Laval feels as if he is in a whirlpool.

Because he heard that an extremely rich silver mine had been discovered in the Naplin Viscounty in the southern part of the Duchy of Duolon, Darren Laval came up with the idea of ​​​​taking a look in the south of the Duchy of Duolun.

You know, among the eastern countries, the Black Ax Mercenary Group can be regarded as one of the top mercenary forces.

so……

Darren Laval then had the idea of ​​​​taking a share of the pie.

He does have this strength!

And the development of the situation was indeed as he expected.

The news of the discovery of silver mines in Naplin City made the surrounding aristocratic territories ready to stir up trouble, and war seemed to break out just now.

It was at this time that Darren Laval received a commission from Count Hutineau.

Taking advantage of the chaos to harass Viscount Naplin's territory, put the local residents in danger as much as possible and make the levies have no intention of fighting.

For this commission, Darren LaVar said he was familiar with it.

After all, the replacement of nobles in the eastern countries can be said to be quite frequent. Many similar tasks have been taken over, and they can be completed easily every time, so that the mercenaries of the Black Ax Mercenary Group even have familiar ones. Common routine.

Before the war started, they were nothing more than pretending to be robbers and invading the territory, looting food and massacring the people.

After the war began, he followed the noble private army into battle to kill the enemy.

Its proficiency has basically reached the standard of "skilled technique".

However……

Before Darren Laval had time to be happy about receiving such a big job so easily, a small change occurred in the southwest of the Duchy of Duolun.

I don’t know where a group of guys came from!

They don't distinguish between factions, forces, or the relationship between ourselves and the enemy. They kill bandits when they see them and chop down mercenaries when they see them.

Love and Peace Mercenary Group - They call themselves the messengers of love and peace, and they want to bring unprecedented peace and well-being to the eastern countries!

In order to implement this slogan, they fought from the southwest border of the Duchy of Dulon to the Earl of Tino in the north of Naplin, causing chaos in the situation in the southwest of the Duchy of Duolun.

Both the mercenaries who came to the southwest of the kingdom after hearing the news and the bandits who took root in this hot land were all frightened by the news.

Yes, they indeed only have about five or six hundred people.

But almost all of them have horses, and they move at lightning speed, causing a dimensionality-reducing blow to many mercenary forces and bandit camps in the south of Duolun Principality!

It is precisely because of this that when Darren LaVar looked around and saw the mess after the sneak attack, he felt like crying without tears.

He shouldn't have come here, let alone take over this damn mission from Count Tino!

…

If Darren Laval was confused, then Viscount Naplin was even more confused at this time.

Looking at the letter in his hand and the big love painted on the back of the letter, Viscount Naplin felt that he was in trouble.

As the ruler of Naplin City, Viscount Naplin is naturally aware of everything that happens on this land.

Starting a week ago, a group of mercenaries suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began wandering repeatedly in the southwest region of the Duchy of Duolun.

Of course he was panicked too!

Because the situation around Naplin City is already chaotic enough!

Although Naplin City has not been harmed yet, this mercenary is obviously not a good person.

According to rumors, they have even captured a town within the territory of Earl Tino.

This shows what?

This shows that the mercenaries who suddenly appeared on this land are not afraid to take action against the nobles!

Because they really dare!

Even though the weakening of Count Tino's power is good for Naplin City, who knows that one day they will target their own fiefdom?

It was precisely at this time, when Viscount Naplin felt that the situation was gradually beyond his control... that he received such a letter.

The big heart on the back of the letter is obviously the logo of the so-called "Love and Peace" mercenary group.

Yes!

When those thugs who preached love and peace were wreaking havoc in the southwest of the Principality of Duolun, the leader of this mercenary group came to Naplin City quietly!

For a while...

A terrible thought came to Viscount Naplin's mind.

And this idea was verified the moment the middle-aged man who called himself Stein respectfully paid him the standard knightly salute.

"The Marquis sends you his sincere greetings, Your Excellency Viscount Naplin." Stein said seriously.

"that……"

Viscount Naplin wanted to say something, but for a moment he felt stuck in his throat.

After being silent for a while, he asked cautiously: "This... distinguished mercenary captain, are you... the reinforcements sent by Leon?"

"Yes! It's exactly what the Marquis ordered!"

Stein nodded very seriously.

Viscount Naplin:! ! !

He has never seen such reinforcements!

Shouldn't the serious reinforcements carry the banner of the Jimena family and then march majestically into Naplin City under the spotlight?

Why do these reinforcements look a bit...

Are they even more ulterior than those nobles with ulterior motives?

How could anyone come up and directly clean up all the mercenaries around them without distinction? Isn’t this making enemies everywhere?

You know, Viscount Naplin is really not to blame.

The main reason is that this Love and Peace mercenary group, which was reborn from the Antolian mercenaries, is really confusing.

Especially after absorbing a group of warriors who were originally loyal to the Kingdom of Walras, the mental outlook of the entire mercenary force can be said to be "renewed."

They are more local than the local mercenaries in the eastern countries.

"The Marquis has his own considerations."

Stein said rather cautiously:

"In addition, your previous plan to develop the Naplin Silver Mine with the Marquis has been approved by the Marquis."

"The sharing will still be based on your previous proposal, but the share of Antolia that was originally to be transported will be directly transferred to the Love and Peace Mercenary Group in the name of protection fees."

"It also gives us a reason not to attack Naplin City."

"Aren't you going to attack Naplin City?"

Hearing this, Viscount Naplin couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked with some uncertainty:

"Do you want to..."

"The Marquis believes that leaving a land as warm as the Duke of Duolun to be managed by the Duke of Duolun is a waste of resources."

"I hope that we can have a happy cooperation with the Viscount, and we can each get what we need. First, let the southwest region of the Duchy of Duolun become a land controlled by the Jimena family, or in other words, by us!"

"When the time comes, we will use this land as an advance base. We will be responsible for fighting, and the Viscount will be responsible for governance. We will strive to allow the influence of the Jimena family to cover the entire territory of the Duchy of Duolun as soon as possible."

If the Jimena family directly intervenes in the Duchy of Duolun, they will definitely set up a siege net.

But if the mercenary group takes action to turn the southwest of the Duchy of Duolun into a hot land full of vitality and everything, then... what does it have to do with me, Antolia?

This is not about taking off your pants and farting, but using the rules reasonably.

after all……

Many nobles in the eastern countries were mercenaries before!

After the fight became too powerful, the ruler could no longer suppress him, so he gritted his teeth and pinched his nose and made him a vassal under his command.

In fact, it is recruitment.

And since there was a ready-made template, Stein was naturally happy to follow it.

so……

Stain's course of action in the southwest of the Duchy of Duron is actually quite clear.

For many nobles in the southwest of Duolun Principality, if they pay the protection fee, they can not fight. If they don't pay, the families in the territory will be eradicated directly.

In this process, it is naturally quite reasonable to remove Count Tino and Viscount Cassim by hand.

On the one hand, it can make the southwest of the Duchy of Duolun a base for the Jimena family to advance in foreign countries.

On the other hand, you can also get a steady stream of funding!

This is the overall idea of ​​the Antolian Mercenaries...or the Love and Peace Mercenary Group!

What does what the mercenaries did have to do with me, Antolia?

It is not uncommon for mercenaries to occupy aristocratic territories and then gradually become bigger and bigger in the eastern countries.

Even now, there are no less than a dozen mercenary towns of various sizes within the resistance range of the eastern countries!

The arrival of Stan can be regarded as filling the gap of the mercenary autonomous domain in the Duchy of Duolun. It can be regarded as a good thing, allowing the Duchy of Duolun to feel a rare shock of mercenaries.

not to mention……

There are also good reasons not to attack Naplin City.

This is purely because people use silver mines to pay protection fees. Can't you just pay it too?

"In that case, Lord Viscount, I will go to work first!"

After completing the mission of delivering the message, Stan said in a deep voice.

The Eastern Kingdoms have much fewer rules than the Andal Kingdom.

As a hot land in the eyes of mercenaries, Stan is full of ambition and confidence.

He planned to bring a big surprise to his Lord Marquis!

…

Leon actually never paid much attention to what happened in the Duchy of Duolun.

The eastern countries!

Due to many historical issues and special geographical location, whether the power of nobles or mercenaries is stronger depends on the specific situation and specific analysis.

The hundreds of people led by Stein are all equipped with horses. Even if they encounter an opponent that they cannot handle for a while, they can still escape.

Even if they fail to gain a foothold in the Duchy of Duolun, it is at least not difficult to turn the southwest region of the Duchy of Duolon upside down so that no one has time to take care of the silver mines in Naplin City.

This is the gap caused by the excellent matching mechanism of the Northern Continent.

Even if the Kingdom of Andal were to be drawn again, it was still a kingdom. It was a country that could recruit a bunch of allies from time to time and compete with the Kingdom of Walras.

so……

After the Antolian mercenaries changed their appearance, they were dispatched to the Principality of Duolun.

Leon naturally turned his gaze back to his fiefdom.

Winter comes and goes quickly.

Since the threat of plateau hounds had long gone, the citizens of Antolia undoubtedly spent a peaceful and tranquil winter.

As the cold winds of winter gradually subsided, a touch of lush greenery finally appeared on the land of Antolia.

The surrounding snow gradually melts, and the body temperature gradually rises.

Most of the construction sites around the Thorn Territory have started construction one after another as time goes by.

The construction site of Antolia High School of Magic once again became crowded with people, and refugees from all over the kingdom were sweating on the construction site.

At the same time, the road connecting Idar Port to the Southwest Highlands has largely completed the first phase of construction, and "cement" mixed with Grum's slime has begun to be laid on the previous basis.

When this road is completed, it will surely become a major artery connecting the Jimena family's territory.

Leon has always been convinced of this.

but……

Most of these trivial matters are handled by someone.

As the chief steward, Aaron has promoted a large number of young grassroots officials in the past two years.

And this allowed Leon to devote most of his attention and energy to something that seemed more important to him, and that was - farming.

For Antolia, which has just seen the snow melt, it is obviously a bit early to start spring plowing now.

But this does not prevent the messengers who travel between the Thorn Territory and the Abandoned Land from delivering seeds one after another to Leon.

As for what seeds...

To be honest, even Leon himself didn't know what kind of seeds those were.

Because these seeds are spit out from the grass lizard's mouth, and there is a high probability that they can be planted!

so……

Leon naturally has high hopes for these seeds.

Among other things, if they could grow something new, the recipes of the Antolian people would undoubtedly be greatly enriched.

If you can grow some extremely high-yielding food crops like potatoes and corn, you can make a lot of money!

You know, what Antolia needs most right now is food.

With enough food, more people can be fed.

And as long as there is more population...

The consumption power of the Antolian people has increased, and the development speed of the northern part of the abandoned land has accelerated, as well as the number of troops, tax revenue, and total labor force...

The root cause of all this lies in the food issue!

Why does Leon not refuse refugees from all over the kingdom? Isn't it for the above reasons?

Therefore, if they can open up wasteland and discover new high-yielding crops at the same time, the Jimena family can promote the establishment of Antolia's grain reserve system at a faster speed.

By the time……

Someone has food in his hands, let alone being pulled up to a siege net, even if he is to pull up two or three siege nets, Leon will have the confidence to tear the net apart with his hands! (End of chapter)