Chapter 108
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh A bowl of warm soup.
The hat that has just returned to the castle from the outside shack is reporting to the black hair wizard his findings during this period.
"Are you really sure?"
Loren's eyes squinted lightly, as if lost in thought: "I mean, it's not just some rumors And the troublemaker, but someone instigated behind?"
"Absolutely true." It seems that the other party is suspicious of himself, so the hat quickly defended: "You have to believe me, I never said half of it. A lie!"
"That night after the granary caught fire for a long time, it has been spread outside! There are people everywhere talking about food shortages in the castle, and all kinds of things. If it wasn't for someone deliberately If you do this, the news won’t spread so quickly."
"Isn’t it because I cut the relief bread and potatoes in half?"
"My master wizard , You must have never received food for relief." The hat sighed like an adult, and replied with a wry smile: "In this weather, it is good for the poor to have food. Who is more picky?"
"Of course, there are pick and choose people everywhere, but there are certainly not many. But if it is not organized by someone, this kind of resistance is absolutely impossible, and even more impossible. "
"And you may not know that every time the patrolling castle guards leave, a group of guys will enter the shack and encourage the elderly and the only youngsters left. ; Not only that, I also heard that even the guards in many castles are also spreading rumors that there is no food in the granary!"
"Are the guards spreading rumors?"
"It's not just that. The guys who sneak in seem to have been prepared. Anyone who joins them will give them a dagger, and a few potatoes." The hat came from the pocket. He took out a handful and handed it to Loren: "I got this from another guy."
Loren took it and looked at it carefully. The texture of the dagger was rough, and it was even covered with rust-but in any case, this thing could be used as a weapon.
"How many such daggers are there?" Loren asked, "How many people have they gotten?"
"I don't know, but there must be hundreds of them. The hat flat mouth: "Although the cover is good, I can still tell at a glance that it doesn't seem to be hungry at all!"
Loren fell into a groan. Whether it is distributing food and weapons, instigating and wooing refugees, or even buying the guards of the castle, it takes a lot of money to do it.
Standing behind these people can only be the Senna family and their henchman-only them in the entire Deep Limburg can have such sufficient financial resources, and they can do all this in a secretive way.
The castle guard would be bought, which Loren had expected. After all, these people were originally soldiers of the Senna family, and it was only because of the replacement of Deep Limburg count that they turned their allegiance to Ruben Fried, and it was normal that they would be drawn in.
On the contrary, those soldiers recruited from refugees have even higher credible loyalty, but I am afraid they can only be used as guards. If you really let them stick to the castle, the result will definitely be disappointing.
The castle guards who instigated rebellion, the bewitched refugees, plus the Senna family and their trusted private soldiers...The city wall of Deep Limburg absolutely cannot stop so many enemies, only with a few guards and Knights We, I'm afraid it can only last for less than a day.
Even this is Loren's most optimistic estimate.
Of course, if it really evolves to that point, it will be the issue of the aristocratic rebellion of the entire Deep Limburg, and the Duke Lothar will definitely not let them go-even if it is just for his own life. , These nobles will not be as stupid as this step.
They will definitely mobilize their private soldiers, but the number will never be particularly large. The only things that really need to worry about are the refugees and the bought castle guards.
Even so, there are too many enemies, and just relying on a castle will not last long. Sir Aaron has at least ten days to return to Deep Forest, and the Senna family will certainly not wait until the tenth day.
Within ten days, they will do it!
Before that, I must solve the dilemma of lack of manpower as soon as possible-the Knight in the castle can protect the castle from the front, but the enemy will definitely instigate a few guards secretly sneak attack, and even open the side door to riot the refugees Put it in, and then take advantage of the chaos to kill Ruben Fried.
If it is a surprise attack, Loren may be better at it, but this time is to protect count, the manpower in front of him is really pitiful, and he can take care of it everywhere just by relying on his own fundamental impossible.
As for the little wizard...she can protect her Loren well enough to be thankful. I am afraid that when the time comes, I still care about Ai Yin's safety. I am absolutely impossible to free up, and take this opportunity to wipe out Barry Senna and his cronies who are hiding behind him!
What should I do... Do you want Asriel to do it again?
No, the one at the Granary can be explained as being prepared for a long time ago, but if a group of nobles were attacked by vampire in their own home... The church hunted.
Asriel can only be a desperate choice, and it is also his last hole card. And now what I need is conventional power, reinforcements that can appear in the public.
The black hair wizard who was in deep thought did not say a word, and the hat hiding by the fireplace did not dare to say anything. He drank the hot soup quietly, only the firewood crackling in the flames in the room sound.
There was a knock on the door from outside the room, a gasping for breath guard Knight walked in and handed a letter to the black hair wizard: "Your Excellency Loren Torino, this is from the ancient wood forest border tower It's here, it's only here this afternoon!"
"Thanks." Nodded Loren took the envelope from the other party. After Sir Aaron left, Loren temporarily took over the post of military commander and became the nominal Chief-In-Charge of the defense of the entire count.
Although it is too strange for a wizard to hold this position, the nobles would have turned upside down in normal times. But now everyone’s attention is on the severe cold and the reform of count, and naturally no one will pay attention to these trivial things.
More importantly, there are far fewer people who monitor Loren in this castle than those who monitor Ruben. The young count who knows well naturally handed over the power to him, which can also ensure The news will not leak.
After opening it, I only glanced at it, and the dark pupils immediately contracted. Loren, who changed his expression, immediately looked towards the guard Knight: "When is this?!"
"Yesterday." Knight of the Guard quickly replied: "They have been waiting for one night, but they didn't enter the count directly because of the agreement, otherwise the news will be delivered last night."
"Replied immediately. The guards of the border tower, arrange a meeting-I will leave tomorrow morning and let these distinguished guests wait patiently for one more night."
"Yes, Lord Loren Torino!" Knight of the guard immediately turned around Leaving, even because he walked so hurriedly, he even forgot to close the door of the room.
The courteous hat quickly stood up and closed the door, curiously looking at Loren with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Uh...what happened?"
"Uh...too You don’t need to tell me if it’s important!” I immediately realized my talkative hat and waved my hand: “I’m just curious, I don’t really want to inquire!”
“This is indeed a secret, and it can’t Let others know." Quite funny, Loren, who lifts the head slightly, looked at the male child's panicked look: "But you are not a'other', you are a'hat', so of course I can tell you."
"A group of elves appeared from the direction of the ancient wood forest. They seemed to be messengers of the ancient wood forest settlement. They came to Lothar Duchy for help."
"Elves ..." I have never seen an elf hat in my life, and I just sighed with emotion: "But why are you so happy?"
"That's because I have been looking for them. A long-term reinforcement."
Smiling Loren, under the confused gaze of the hat, he said endless words.