French knight lord: I have a skill panel

Chapter 14 So You Blackmailed Me
Lomo and Barron sat together on the long table in the living room, thinking silently.

On the table was the letter I just received. The content of the letter was very simple:
"Sardin Manor needs to supply 15 tons of millet before winter this year. Please prepare quickly and pick it up in a few days. ——Hoffey Brotherhood."

Judging from the content, this is a blackmail letter, and the handwriting of the letter looks very beautiful.

The Hoffey Brothers are a well-organized bandit gang, part of the most powerful underworld gang in the Wallow Valley.

As a large group, the Huffy Brotherhood usually looked down on Sardin Manor, but this year they suddenly stuck a blackmail letter on the gate of the manor.

"It seems that the Huffi Brotherhood has noticed that we have had a bumper harvest this year, and they came to snatch the fruits of our labor after we finished our work." Old Barron said indignantly.

He has put in a lot of effort in farm work this year, and seeing that the results are missed by others, he feels both resentful and sad.

Luo Mo rubbed the center of his eyebrows, feeling a little depressed in his heart.

Since he was snatched by the Wolf Man last year, he has been focusing on the Wolf Man, but he didn't expect that the Huo Fei Brotherhood would fall if the Wolf Man didn't come.

Although the Gnoll gang is brutal and bloodthirsty, they are just a chaotic mob.

The Hoffey Brotherhood is different. They are well-organized, efficient, and powerful, and they are more like a regular army.

Even the black rock knight Marquis Arnold of Black Rock City turned a blind eye to the Huffy Brotherhood.As long as they don't mess with Black Rock City, the Marquis won't easily clash with them.

Luomo weighed his own strength, and it seemed that he didn't have the capital to fight them.

It's just that the 15 tons of wheat is not too much, but it is actually a lot. Is it just handed over?

Luo Mo felt inexplicable resentment.

The key is that his own strength is not enough. Facing the brutal and unreasonable oppression, he simply does not have the strength to turn the table with them.

"Oh, we are still not strong enough." Luo Mo said softly.

Looking at the cloudy and uncertain expression on his master's face, Barron was obviously extremely unwilling, but he had to accept his fate.

He felt a little sad, and he didn't want his master to be so entangled, so he quickly let go of the grievance in his heart, and comforted him: "My master, it's actually nothing. Isn't it just 15 tons of wheat, even if it's gone, it can survive this winter. And now Our people have gradually increased, and with so many newly expanded lands, there will definitely be a bumper harvest in the coming year. What's the problem with letting him have 15 tons? At worst, I will lead everyone to grow more next year."

When Luomo heard this, he glanced at Barron gratefully.

The old butler had been working diligently in the fields for more than half a year, obviously he was the one who contributed the most, but unexpectedly he comforted himself instead.

He regained control of his expression, smiled slightly at Barron and said, "Old Barron, don't worry, next year I will never let anyone rob us of our food."

"With Master's words, we can rest assured. In fact, Master doesn't need to put more pressure on himself. As long as people are safe, it is more important than anything else." Old Baron said with a smile.

Although he was robbed by robbers, this year's life is much better than last year, all thanks to his little master who grew up watching him.

Now that the two have made a decision, their mentality is at ease.Just as he was about to continue discussing the details of winter food, he heard heavy footsteps coming from the door.

George walked in probing.

"What's the matter?" Luo Mo turned his head and asked.

"My master." George said, "The Baron Hansen next door has come to visit you."

"Byron Hansen? What is he doing here?" Lomo was taken aback for a moment.

He and the Baron Hansen are neighbors. Sardin Manor is in the southwest of the dense forest, and the Hansen family is in the southeastern part of the dense forest.But over the years, there has been almost no correspondence.

Speaking of which, the ancestors of the Hansen family have a certain connection with the Saldin family.

A hundred years ago, the ancestor of Hansen had been the steward of Sardin Manor.

Later, they took advantage of the decline of the Saldin family and robbed many fields of the Saldin family to support themselves.For this reason, the two families fought a war that lasted for many years.

Later, the Hansen family boarded the city hall.The city hall took bribes from the Hansen family and firmly stood by their side.I don't know what the Hansen family did. The Kingdom even conferred a baron title on the Hansen family.

In the end, under the mediation of the city hall, the Saldin family had no choice but to give in, acquiescing to the existence of the Hansen family and the field they looted.

In this regard, the Saldin family has nothing to do.

To put it bluntly, it was because the Sardin family had no strength at that time.

When his father was in charge of the Sardin Manor, he also had some disputes with them.

However, the Hansen family also suffered a lot in last year's Gnoll invasion.

Both manors have suffered heavy losses, and there is no time to talk to each other for the time being.Therefore, Luomo almost forgot the existence of this neighbor during this time.

But I didn't expect them to visit at this time.Did they also receive a blackmail letter from the Huffy Brotherhood?

"Please invite them to the living room." Luo Mo said in a deep voice.

But he immediately changed his mind, stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll go down and invite you in person."

If the Hansen family really received the blackmail letter, maybe they came to ask for cooperation.

In the face of the great enemy, Luo Mo didn't mind letting go of the prejudices of his ancestors first.After all, as a lord, you can't just rely on your likes and dislikes and emotions, you must be good at using various forces to achieve your goals.

So he walked out of the castle with Barron and George, and greeted Baron Hansen at the gate of the manor.

At the gate, a tall and mighty middle-aged man sat on a tall black horse.He has a two-character mustache, a high nose bridge, and mung bean-like eyes looking around the manor, looking very impatient.

Behind him is a team of ten knights.They all rode war horses and wore armor, and they looked very imposing.

Seeing these eleven people, Luo Mo's heart sank.From the looks of it, they didn't come here for cooperation, but to show off their force.

When Baron Hansen saw Lomo approaching, he didn't get off his horse. Instead, he pointed at Lomo with his chin and said old-fashionedly, "You are Lomo Sardin?"

Old Barron snorted coldly when he heard this, and said, "Baron Hansen, when you mention our master, you must add the word lord."

"Okay." Baron Hansen laughed and said, "Sardin~~Lord!"

When he said the word lord, he deliberately emphasized his tone and showed a disdainful expression.

"Hello, Baron Hansen." Lomo greeted with a calm expression and a smile.

In the face of uninvited guests, he has always been calm.Emotional disturbance will affect one's own judgment, so in the face of provocations, the real strong is the one who can keep calm.

Lord Hansen waved his hand, and the people behind followed him into the manor.They entered the manor without permission, and never dismounted.

"I haven't seen you for many years. Is there only one war horse in your manor? But the farmhouse has increased a lot."

Hansen commented while looking around.

"Can you come down and talk." George immediately dissatisfied.

Baron Hansen turned his head, squinted at George, and said coldly, "Who are you?"

"Like you, they are all descendants of the butler of the Sardin Manor." George replied immediately.

Baron Hansen's face changed, and he was about to speak, but Luo Mo said in a deep voice: "Baron Hansen, everyone's time is precious. If you have anything to say, please go to the living room and talk."

"Okay." Baron Hansen didn't want to be as knowledgeable as George, nodded, and said, "Little Luomo, what you said is not bad."

When George heard this, he was furious and turned to Luomo, "Master, let me fuck him!"

He wanted to rush up and make a move, but Luo Mo waved his hand and stopped him.

At that moment, Luomo led Hansen to the castle's living room. After asking him to sit down, he didn't even give him a glass of water, and asked him to explain his purpose.

Hansen went to pour a glass of malt wine on his own, and touched the buttocks of the maid next to the barrel.

Sitting on the stool, Luo Mo saw that Hansen was always so rude, with his hands on his chin, and the cold look in his eyes flashed away.

Hansen walked across from Lomo, took a sip of the malt wine, and said with a look of enjoyment: "The malt wine at Sardin Manor is still as delicious as ever."

"Please explain Baron Hansen's purpose." Lomo asked again.

Hansen put down his wine glass, looked at Luo Mo with burning eyes, and said, "Have you received the blackmail letter from the Huffy Brotherhood?"

"Yeah." Luo Mo replied, and then asked: "So, you also received it?"

"Yes." Hansen nodded bluntly: "They opened their mouths and asked us for 10 tons of wheat."

Luo Mo was silent, waiting for Hansen's next words.

I saw Hansen staring at Luomo with an aggressive gaze, and said with a smile: "We can't get out these 10 tons of wheat. I know that your manor has a bumper harvest this year, so I want to ask you for the 8 tons of wheat in Sardin Manor." Borrow [-] tons of wheat."

Luomo had already expected that Hansen's visitor was not kind. Facing Hansen's fierce eyes, he calmly said, "I understand. So, you are here to blackmail me."

"You can understand it that way." Hansen sneered, and his tone became extremely harsh: "I also hope that little Luomo will not be ignorant of flattery. Otherwise, don't blame my ten knight subordinates for doing anything bad."

(End of this chapter)