Chapter 258 The Leader of the Thieves

Boulderstone City.

Since May, the shadow of war has been hanging over this city.

Faced with the loss of Chishan Town overnight and the annihilation of half of the Knights by the enemy, the people living here are worried every day, fearing that they will not see the sun the next day after falling asleep.

Fortunately, the reinforcements from Wushan Castle arrived, which eased the situation.

That night, in the study of the Baron of Boulder City.

"Captain Corian, the remaining knight squads of the Fifth Knights have been taken over by Sir Toru."

Corian snorted coldly, his face was extremely cold, "Captain? Briso, do you think I can still serve as the captain of the Fifth Knights?"

As Toru entered Boulder City with Rulans's order, the remaining knight squads of the Fifth Knights had been quickly taken over by him.

Toru did not say it clearly, and Rulans did not formally issue an order to dismiss him, but Corian knew that after the defeat in Chishan Town, his identity as the captain of the Fifth Knights was no longer there.

From now on, his identity is simply a vassal of Wushan Territory and a baron of Jushi Territory, and the only troops he can mobilize are the three knight squads in his own territory.

In addition to this annoying thing, in order to make up for the mistakes made in Chishan Town, Wiggins also asked him to mobilize all the knight squads in Jushi Ridge and provide supplies for the Wushan Fort Knights and Wubei Territory Knights.

And it is foreseeable that even if Wushan Fort wins this war and recaptures Chishan Town, he will definitely not have a share of the iron mine there.

Brisso chuckled and didn't say more about the captain. "I heard that the commander of the noble coalition this time is Ronin. Baron, I wonder how much you know about this Ronin?"

"He's just a kid who just came of age."

Corinne's tone was full of disdain. "I don't know if he hid his strength before, or if he got lucky and became a senior knight. But even if he has performed well in the past six months, it can't cover up his ignorance and stupidity!"

He thought of Wiggins and his son, and became more disdainful: "You know Wiggins's command level, how much better do you think his son can be than him?"

The person in charge is clear, and the bystander is confused.

Corinne only knew that Ronin got rid of Leisen and became the Viscount of Wubeiling, but he didn't know that the latter's temperament and style of doing things had changed fundamentally.

"Then what should we do about this war?"

Although Brisso was asking, he seemed to know Corinne's plan, so that there was a faint smile on his face.

"Should we obey Ronin's command, or..."

"Of course we should obey his command!"

Corian interrupted him, "I lost in Chishan Town first. If I don't obey the command and lose the war, won't I become a punching bag for the noble coalition to vent their anger?"

"That's true." Brisso nodded secretly.

The two of them were not worried at all whether the Polante Bandits would continue to attack after losing the war, thus threatening Corian's territory.

After all, there were many knight squads from Wushan Castle in the noble coalition this time. Even if they were all killed by the enemy, the enemy would lose a few layers of skin.

Corian took a deep breath, with a calculating light flashing in his eyes.

"Go, get ready, tomorrow we have to go outside the city to pick up the commander and the coalition forces of the nobles to enter the city!"

...

At the same time, in Chishan Town.

The hall of the mansion that originally belonged to Knight Haan was now illuminated by the brilliant candlelight.

The five people in the hall were all very burly, casting huge shadows around them under the candlelight.

They were the leaders and core members of the Polant Thieves Group.

"The noble coalition of Wushan Fort has arrived, and I'm afraid they will attack Chishan Town soon." The person who spoke had a worried tone.

"What are you afraid of? Can't we just fight them back?"

"Hehe, yes, Chishan Town has been occupied by us, do we have to give it up?"

The people below were talking in a flurry, some were worried, some were not afraid at all, but no one spoke out to seek peace.

"Okay, shut up!"

Amycus, the leader of the Polant Thieves Group, said loudly, and immediately stopped the discussion in the hall.

"Holdan, from now on, let the brothers keep a close eye and be ready to fight at any time."

Holdan was the deputy leader of the thieves group, "Understood, my lord leader!"

"Warwick, have all the iron ore dug out in the recent period been transported away?" Amycus asked.

A knight below quickly replied: "Now the early inventory of Chishan Iron Mine and the iron ore we mined recently have been loaded and shipped to the shore city."

"Okay, it's probably a while before the war starts. Let the miners go mining all the time except for eating. Even if they need to sleep, they have to sleep in the mine!"

"What is this, sir?"

The deputy leader frowned slightly. This style seems to be thinking about digging a little more before leaving. Is he retreating?

"Haha, we always have to be prepared for things. If there is an unexpected situation and we have to withdraw from Chishan Town, then we can take as much iron ore as possible before leaving."

"I understand, sir."

Knight Warwick, who is in charge of iron ore mining, showed a cruel smile: "I will urge the miners to dig more iron ore."

"Remember to feed them and let them sleep for two or three hours a day."

Amycus kindly reminded: "If you are too tired, your output will be low."

"I think the miners will appreciate your kindness."

They discussed for a while and then dispersed.

Although the Polite Thieves are a force that is not recognized by the kingdom and the nobles everywhere, it also has an internal management organization, and it does not do things haphazardly.

Watching his men leave the hall, Amycus couldn't help but stand up and stretch.

As a golden knight, if he follows other nobles, not to mention becoming a fiefdom noble, but becoming a canonized knight and entering the ranks of the nobles is completely fine.

But how can these be as comfortable as dividing oneself into one party?

Back then, he had spotted the decline of Wushan Castle and chose to cause trouble in this position based on the support of the nobles. His vision was so high that even he admired it.

Now as long as he masters one degree and is not encircled by the kingdom's alliance, he can easily stand on the southwest side of Wushan Territory like a noble. Coast City and its surrounding towns are his territory.

In this way, what is the difference between him and those feudal nobles?

"The coalition of nobles in Wushan Territory, I haven't seen your strength for several years. I don't know if they have made any progress."

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he was happy because he thought of something.

"Haha, Marquis Rulans wants to use us to fight a battle to clear his grandson's name. I'm afraid this idea is doomed to fail~" (End of Chapter)