The mage arrives

After seeing off Young Master Roshan Simon, within two days, Gordon got a piece of news.

In Aldrich's mansion in Black Iron City, a big battle broke out, and the brother and sister Hansel and Greta fought with their father before fleeing.

The two ran to the forest area west of Black Iron City, occupied a small town, and united several nearby tribes to openly resist the rule of the King of Haiwen.

Hearing the news, Gordon was also surprised.He didn't expect the Aldrich family to be so divided and civil strife.

Before sending back Master Simon and Larry the Beastman, Gordon used hinting on both of them.Let them tell the king of Haven what the twins have done wrong.

Because Simon's intelligence is questionable, and Larry is just a low-status servant in the Aldrich family, it is impossible for Gordon to pass too detailed and accurate information to the King of Haven through their mouths. .He just wanted to intensify the King of Haven's suspicion and anger towards Hansel and Greta through the insinuation of the two people, further deepen the suspicion within the Aldrich family, and make the father and son wary of each other, unable to concentrate their strength to deal with him.

Who knew that this hand of mine had an unexpected harvest.

Since Hansel and Greta have long been guilty of evil, they are very suspicious, and they are always worried that their father will find out that they want to murder Simon.After Abel Aldridge took Simon home, he immediately stayed in the room with the idiot eldest son and talked all night.After this matter was known by the siblings, they were extremely disturbed.And what worries them even more.Larry, who knew many secrets, was actually alive.

Later, the King of Haven had another night of secret talks with Larry, and at the end he was furious.He directly punched this lycanthropist into meat paste.

After hearing the news, Hansel and Greta were shocked and terrified, and they were very sure that the ambition in their hearts had been completely discovered by their father.Under the anger of the latter, I am afraid that he is preparing to clean himself up.

Abel, who was born as a pirate, has a cruel and murderous personality. He once chopped off the hands and feet of a concubine who betrayed him, and then threw them into the sea to feed the sharks.So the twin siblings have reason to believe.After the other party discovers their intentions, they will never scruple about the relationship between father and son.

Sensing that the crisis is approaching, Hansel and Greta conspired together.Decided to strike first.

But the majestic king of Haiwen certainly has some hidden means.The siblings escape the Iron City after their father deciphers an orchestrated attack at the Aldrich mansion.

They have had a different heart for a long time, and they are naturally among the Aldrich family.He has attracted a group of forces that are loyal to him.And the King of Haven doted on Simon.Even the idea of ​​choosing this mentally handicapped son as the official heir is indeed unpopular, and many people under his command can't see the future of the family, so they choose to seek refuge with Hansel and Greta, who are obviously more promising.

The two brothers and sisters became Masters of the Five Rings before they were 25 years old, and this alone was able to attract many people to pledge their allegiance.

The situation in the northern part of the peninsula is now delicate.Although Abel, who is his father, still holds the most power, Gordon first destroyed the fleet and wiped out the elite cavalry.Later, two of his children betrayed him, and now he is seriously injured.Moreover, people are in panic, and it takes a lot of energy to consolidate and stabilize the interior.

As for the brothers and sisters Hansel and Greta, although their forces are still weak after the split, they have been prepared for a long time, so they will not lose the wind in the confrontation with their father for the time being.And after they occupied the forest area, the entire Aldrich family's logging and shipbuilding industries fell into their hands.

The brothers and sisters knew that after their father recovered, the two of them would definitely face crazy revenge and blows, so they actively contacted foreign aid.They quickly sent people to the north of the peninsula, the imperial nobles in the Changxia province who had cooperated with the Aldrich family for a long time, explained the situation and sought support.Even Gordon received a message of their favor.

The father and son fought against each other, and the Aldrich family fell into civil strife, which was of course an excellent thing for Gordon.The pressure from the north has dropped sharply, and he can also free up his hands more conveniently, develop his territory, and enrich his strength.

The civil unrest in the Aldridge family is good news.Another piece of good news that Gordon and others received was the visit of the patriarch of the Aikan people.

The Aikan people live in the Blackwater Swamp in the southern part of the peninsula. They are the largest tribe with a population close to 5, and the patriarch is a druid who is proficient in herbal medicine. His reputation is widely spread on the peninsula. The person who healed Miss Jill's injuries.

Gordon was surprised when he saw the patriarch of the Aikan people in the drawing room of the castle.

The Elkan chief is a lycanthrope beauty.Looking at her black and yellow tail, she should be of leopard blood.Of course, this is not the key point. After all, Gordon has seen many beauties who are one in a million, and this does not make him look sideways.

The key point is that, compared with the peninsula aboriginals who were wearing "exotic clothes" and were completely uncivilized natives from the perspective of the civilized people of the empire, this druid lady was actually a Freddie Lady's attire.

When she met Gordon, she was wearing a purple silk dress that matched her tanned skin perfectly.

"My lord, I will never forget your kindness to the Sterling family." Ms. Druid held up her skirt and saluted Gordon impeccably.

Hearing the other party's self-reported name, Gordon suddenly realized.The matriarch named Vinia Sterling was the daughter of Earl Sterling.

At that time, because the Earl of Stirling's family was killed in the castle by the current King of Haven, Abel Aldridge, only 17-year-old Vinia escaped into the Blackwater Swamp by chance and escaped from Egypt. Bull's murderous hand.

It is naturally not an easy task for a delicate noble daughter to survive in the dangerous black water swamp.Among other things, it is extremely difficult to obtain enough food and clean water to survive every day.But just like the protagonists in those adventure novels whose families are ruined, Vinia also had an adventure in the swamp.

One night, exhausted, she collapsed in an abandoned shrine to the god of nature, Sivanus.Then he actually sensed the power of nature and became a druid.

After mastering the power of nature, she has the ability to communicate with the animals and plants in the swamp.He also learned some simple magic arts, so there is no problem in surviving.And even more fortunately, she also met another senior druid in the Great Blackwater Swamp, and learned a lot from him, and her divine arts attainments improved by leaps and bounds.

By a coincidence, Venia helped the Aican people cure the plague that was rampant in the tribe, and was immediately regarded as the savior by the tribe.Vinia understood.If he wants to avenge the Aldrich family, it is absolutely impossible for him to be alone, so he stayed in the Aikan tribe along the way.And soon became the leader of the tribe.

However, reality is still somewhat different from fiction.Or Viniya's protagonist aura is not strong enough.Even if she becomes the leader of the largest Aikan tribe in the southern part of the peninsula, she still cannot directly confront the King of Haiwen.It's even just to deal with those tribes who are bewitched and lured by the King of Haiwen and are enemies of the Aikan tribe.It's already pretty stretched.

As a Druid.Viniya admires the way of nature, so she definitely doesn't like undead, creatures that violate the laws of nature.She has always wanted to get rid of her father's evil spirits entrenched in Strindberg, but she was unable to do so.

You must know that Earl Sterling's evil spirit has grown rapidly by absorbing the source energy of the ice energy gem, far exceeding the speed of progress of Venia's magic.

It can even be said that if it wasn't for Gordon's arrival this time.Take action in time to wipe out Earl Stirling's evil spirit.If it is delayed for a few more years, I am afraid that there will be a legendary powerhouse to solve this problem.

For Vinia.Gordon is the benefactor who personally cut off the tragic past of the Sterling family and let her settle the knot, so this meeting is very important.She even put on her old dress again.

"My lord, these are the clothes I wore when I was a young girl, and they don't fit well now." Vinia said to Gordon a little shyly.

Today's Vinia Sterling is no longer the youthful girl she was back then, but should be called "Ms. Sterling". Her figure has bid farewell to the immaturity of the past, and has become more mature and plump with the passage of time.

She tugged on the long skirt on her body, as if she felt a little uncomfortable because it was too tight.The sliding of the cloth also highlights the alluring curves.

But Gordon knew well that there must be other reasons for the other party to put on such a semi-seductive posture when they met him.This Ms. Venia is a follower of Sivanus, the God of Nature, not a follower of Lilya, the Goddess of Pleasure. How could she show her affection so straightforwardly to a man she met for the first time for no reason?

The other party has gone all the way from a noble girl with a ruined family to today. As the patriarch of a large tribe, and has been fighting against a powerful force like the King of Haiwen, he must have some scheming.

"Ms. Vinia, if you don't hate it, I can give you some new dresses that are popular in the imperial capital recently. But this must be after I defeated the Aldrich family and opened up the northward trade route." Gordon took a sip The little maid brewed a special refreshing tea for him, and said, "Now, let's talk about the loyalty of the Aikan people to me."

Hearing that Gordon had turned the topic to the business without any trace, the female druid secretly sighed in her heart, knowing that the seductive gesture she made while holding back her shame did not make Gordon feel ashamed. tempted.

"It seems that the rumors that the teacher heard about this Earl Gordon Freeman are not accurate..." she thought to herself.

After tidying up her mood, the female druid said: "Lord, you have defeated the evil spirit of this castle and allowed my father's soul to truly rest in peace. I am very grateful. In return, I am willing to treat you for free. That poisoned lady. But I have one condition for the people of Aikan to submit their allegiance to you and accept your rule."

The matriarch did have the capital to negotiate terms with Gordon.The total population of the Aikan tribe is now close to 5, making it the largest ethnic group in the southern part of the peninsula.And so far, the tribes that have pledged their allegiance to Gordon have the largest population of only about 6000 people.Even if they all add up, there are less than 5 people.

Moreover, most of these people are only nominally the subjects of Gordon, accepting the rule of the Earl of Haven.But they still live in their original territories and abide by the original laws formulated by their respective tribes.It will take time for Gordon to fully bring these people under the substantive rule.

So if you count it like this.The population under Gordon's rule is not as large as that of the Aichan tribe ruled by Vinia.

"I would like to hear more about it." Gordon made a gesture of invitation, signaling the other party to continue talking.

"Actually, this request is not too much. And I can say that what our Aikan tribe hopes is exactly what you want to accomplish, Lord Lord." The female druid said, "I need your help to send troops to defeat the The tribal alliance headed by the Salo people. They have formed a semi-encirclement situation on the settlement of our Aikan people in the Blackwater Swamp, and the situation is very dangerous now."

Vinia was right.Turn those forces that are biased towards the King of Haven.Cleaning up everything from the southern part of the peninsula is indeed Gordon's next plan.

The Salo people who re-elected the patriarch are now shouting the slogan of revenge.A large group of people gathered in the Blackwater Great Swamp.These tribes believe in evil gods like Zehir and Talona, ​​and they are absolutely natural enemies to the empire whose official belief is Bahamut, the platinum dragon.

This was a joint attack on the Aikan against Gordon's rule.There are not only considerations of practical interests.There is also a reason for faith in it.

Since the plans of the two parties coincided with each other, Gordon readily agreed to Vinia's request: "I will definitely get rid of those guys. And they are gathered together now, which is a good time to catch them all. However, the comparison of the strengths of the two sides, Ma'am, do you understand?"

The 50 Redstone Guards in Gordon's hands are the most elite troops.Due to the infighting of the Aldrich family in the north and the sudden drop in defense pressure, Gordon can reduce the number of Redstone Guards stationed on the Isthmus of Cork to 150 and send [-] people to participate in the battle.

in addition.A total of 500 recruits were recruited from various tribes, and now they have roughly formed combat effectiveness.This is the private army of the Freeman family.It should also be able to play a role in the next battle.

After all, Gordon's soldiers came from the aboriginal tribes of the peninsula who were familiar with bows, crossbows and swords and lived a hunting life all year round.As long as these people are taught discipline and obedience, they can become qualified soldiers.

And the weapons and equipment of this private army are also quite good.After capturing the cold iron armor of the Aldrich family's cavalry, all of them were smelted, and there were raw materials for making weapons and equipment.The standard equipment of the Freeman family's private army is a breastplate and a helmet, both made of cold iron.This kind of equipment is already far stronger than the private army of most of the Freton nobles.And with the quality of these soldiers, even if they had full body armor, they wouldn't be able to wear it.

The appearance of being wrapped in iron cans is only the patent of powerful knights who have undergone strict military training.Ordinary soldiers wearing that kind of full-body plate armor will only be directly exhausted.

The weapon of this private army was built with reference to the preparations of the Freyton military, and it was specially improved for the special terrain of the Haiwen Peninsula, which is mountainous and forested.

Anyway, Gordon didn't have much interest in these military matters, so he left them all to Chuck and others to manage.Although he is a time traveler, Gordon felt that instead of messing around with the "three-three system" or "special forces training", it would be better to increase the production of medicines in the underground magic laboratory as soon as possible, so that all The soldier dispensed a potion of bull strength.

Gordon currently has more than 600 troops at his disposal.According to the information provided by Hernandez, the tribal alliance assembled by the Salo people has a total of 5000 people, and it is claimed to have 3 people.

The 3 people are actually the total population of those hostile tribes.And 5000 people are the total number of young and middle-aged males in the tribe.The aborigines, headed by the Salo people, are the most exclusive, closed and least civilized tribe on the peninsula.What they believe in are those evil gods who advocate violence and killing, so naturally they can make all the people soldiers.

Compared with the fierce and warlike Salois, Ms. Druid's Aikan tribe is too "pacifist".

A large tribe with a population of close to 5 actually has only [-] fighters.Moreover, this is the result of a temporary "army expansion" due to the threat of the Salo people.

Gordon almost spit out all the tea in his mouth when he heard Vinia stammeringly saying "We Aikan people can provide the lord with [-] strong fighters to destroy the Salo people".

Also "three hundred powerful fighters", could it be that Sparta can't do it?Gordon believed that with the tribal culture of the Aikan people, it was impossible to cultivate strong fighters.

However, although the Aikan people do not have any military traditions, and their combat power is only five at most, this tribe also has its own advantages.

A tribe that can develop to the largest scale in the south of the peninsula will naturally not be useless.

The skill points of the Aikan people are all added to the "farming" skill.

According to Viniya, in the Blackwater Swamp, the Aikan people have transformed more than [-] acres of land by digging ditches for drainage, applying fertilizers, and crop rotation.In addition to the cultivated land outside the swamp, the entire tribe now has a total of nearly ten thousand mu of fertile land.

"It's no wonder that the Salo people were able to unite many tribes to attack the Aikan people. With such high-quality agricultural resources, it is easy to attract people to covet them." Gordon secretly thought.

The Aican used to be able to bluff others with their large population.After all, for those tribes where all the people are soldiers, population is equal to combat power.But after seeing the truth about the Aikan people, they will naturally attack them.

If Gordon can win the allegiance of the Aikan people this time, then the food problem of the entire territory will be solved in several books.No lord would not welcome these industrious farmers as his subjects. (To be continued..)