Heart of the Castle

Chapter 324 The Unlucky Knight Captured by the Goblin
The bloody killing that took place in the Dusk Forest was not reported until a few weeks later by the messenger of Lord Cedric, the commander of the Northern Territory.However, when the killing just happened, Li Wei didn't know it at all, let alone how much trouble this incident would bring him in the future.

Now that his territory has not yet recovered from the devastation of the evil disaster, a thousand things are waiting to be done, and Li Wei has a lot of things to worry about, which makes this young man who has never received the education of a lord feel overwhelmed.

If it weren't for the help of Master Sugard, who had assisted Viscount Ryan in managing the affairs of the territory for many years, Li Wei swore that he would definitely die because of the complicated government affairs.He had never imagined that sitting on the lord's chair would be so uncomfortable. The table in front of him was even wider than the bed he slept on at night, and it was always piled up with sheepskins from various places asking him to give instructions. reel.

Since not every manor owner, village elder or knight can read and write, and it is rare to have a scholar or priest who can ask for advice, the things on these sheepskin scrolls are difficult to describe. A large part of them are crooked hieroglyphs, which require half-guessing and half-recognition, which made Li Wei's eyes dazzled.

In contrast, those who are completely illiterate can only send messengers to report in person.However, it's winter now, and the bone-chilling cold wind outside first froze half of the things in the messenger's mind, and the remaining half spoke upside down, which often made Li Wei feel dumbfounded.

When all the scrolls on the table finally disappeared and all the messengers were sent back, the setting sun had already set on the hills in the west, and the sky was full of a blood-red twilight.Li Wei stretched his body on the seat, and the bones in his shoulders and neck were creaking, and they were extremely sore.

"This is really a torture." He stood up with his shoulders moving, and complained to Master Sugard who was sitting behind the table next to him, "Rather than wasting time here, I would rather go to the arena and fight Wilps They compete with swordsmanship or horsemanship."

"That's kind." The old red-robed scholar said with a smile, "Your Excellency the Baron, do you want to learn from His Majesty the King?"

"Of course...no." Li Wei said in a daze, "But I've always been a little strange, Master Sugad, why do many people say that His Majesty the King is a hero, but not a good king?"

"Our Majesty Fidel Adams doesn't like to govern himself, but pushes all the problems to those palace advisers and important ministers of the kingdom. He travels around the kingdom like a ranger, fighting for justice." Master Sugard rubbed his dim eyes and replied, "As a knight, no one can be more brave and fearless than Fidel Adams, but he is His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Arthur. To do so is irresponsible to the country and the people, because there is such a knight-errant king, The situation in the Kingdom of Arthur is now so bad."

"So that's the case." Li Wei nodded in a depressed mood, "Master Sugard, it seems that there is nothing to do today, let's go to dinner together."

Master Sugard nodded while tidying up the scattered documents on the table, "I am very happy, Your Excellency Li Wei, but I have to wait until I have tidied up these before going, otherwise tomorrow will be..."

The words of the old scholar were interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps. Li Wei frowned and looked outside. A man came hurriedly, but was stopped by two euphorbia soldiers standing in front of the meeting hall to guard him. , A dispute suddenly broke out.

"I have an urgent military situation, and I must see the baron immediately!" The man's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, and he was panting heavily.

"I am Levi Ston." Levi walked over to the man and said, "Who are you and what is the emergency?"

"You are Master Li Wei?" There was some uncertainty in the man's voice, and he had some doubts about Li Wei's age, but when he saw the two euphorbia soldiers salute Li Wei with their guns, he was sure of this, and hurriedly said with a deep bow. "Master Li Wei, please forgive me, I am the militia captain Joss from the small mining village..."
"The small mining village has been rebuilt?" Li Wei asked him a little surprised.

"Yes, not so long ago, there were dozens of us, some from refugee camps, villagers from the small mining village; me and some others were former sharecroppers of Sir Chilla Walla, Chira Sir Valla said that we can choose freely, whether to stay there or come here, and we will come." Joss replied respectfully, it can be seen that his awe of Levi came from Inwardly, but he doesn't know how to talk to people whose status is far higher than him, and his tone is not humble, but rather rude.

"Since this is the case, what is the emergency military situation you are talking about?"

"At the beginning of this month, we went to the small mining village to start repairing the house and clearing the arable land. There is a lot of arable land there, and it is much more fertile than Sir Chillawarra's estate. It was not yet frozen, and I These people work in the fields all day..."

Listening to the militia captain who should be a farmer start to describe the trivial matters of life, Li Wei smiled wryly and spread his hands and said, "Is this the urgent military situation you want to talk about? If this is the case, I don't think you need to be so anxious at all."

"Oh, Master Li Wei, please forgive me." Joss hastily bowed and apologized, "We didn't work for long, because soon, people found many traces of goblin activities nearby."

"Goblins? Those guys aren't very difficult to deal with. They can be solved by organizing a dozen or so farmers." Li Wei said with a frown.

"No, no, master Levi, it's not a few goblins, but hundreds! That's an army!" Joss' voice trembled, "They settled down in the abandoned mine behind the village, and from time to time Hunting and foraging nearby makes it impossible for us to live in peace!"

"Captain Jos, did those goblins rob your property and food, or hurt the villagers?" Master Sugard asked.

"That's not true, these goblins just often hunt and pick fruits in the nearby forest." Joss replied, but quickly added, "But so many goblins will definitely bring danger and trouble to the village in the future of."

"Captain Joss, I believe you are right. Goblins and half-orc bandits should indeed be driven away or wiped out from around the village." Li Wei told him in a gentle voice, "I have sent several Knight, lead dozens of soldiers to do this. You can go back to the small mining village first, gather the villagers, and prepare to cooperate with the sent army to clean up the goblins in the abandoned mine."

"This... this is the urgent military situation I want to report." After hearing Li Wei's comforting words, Captain Joss not only didn't feel relieved, but blushed, and said hesitantly: "Master Li Wei, the one you sent Among the knight lords, is there one named Lord Liat? And he is quite impatient?"

"Impatient Riat? There is indeed such a knight. Has he arrived at the small mining village?" Li Wei's eyes flickered.

"That's right, Master Liat did come to us, and he brought twenty fully armed soldiers with him. They borrowed a batch of torches from the village, and there were three good boys to help lead the way..." Joss When the captain said this, he seemed to feel that the next words would not be easy to say, so he muttered. "And then...then..."

Li Wei and Master Sugard looked at each other, feeling an ominous premonition in their hearts, "What happened next? Is anyone injured, or there are... victims?" There was anxiety in Li Wei's voice.

"Injured people? No, of course, if you count the scratches and bruises on the head, everyone has them." Captain Joss' words reassured Li Wei, but the next sentence stunned the young lord .

"But... Master Liat was captured by the goblins, and he said he needed to negotiate with someone who could handle the matter, otherwise they... they would stew Master Liat."

"The Riat knight was captured by goblins? This is really...a miracle in life!" Li Wei shook his head in disbelief, an indescribable emotion made him not know whether to laugh loudly or growl loudly better.This is probably the biggest joke since the founding of the Kingdom of Arthur, no, even in history.A knight with fighting spirit, and leading a group of elite soldiers, was actually captured by goblins, and it seems that if he is not rescued in time, he might be stewed into a pot of goblin stew!
"Your Excellency the Baron already knows, Captain Joss." Master Sugard stretched out an arm that was as dry as firewood and covered with age spots, and put it on Li Wei's shoulder, signaling him not to attack for the time being, while addressing him in a gentle and calm tone. The captain of the militia said, "It is very good that you have come from afar in the severe cold to give us this important news. Now you can go down and eat something warm, and then have a good rest, and wait for the orders of the Baron."

"Thank you very much, thank you!" Joss bowed again and again, and then retreated with a castle guard.

As soon as their backs disappeared at the corner of the corridor, Li Wei couldn't help complaining: "This is really a strange story, the knight was captured by the goblin, well, it seems that we still have to negotiate with these dirty little guys, And pay a ransom?"

"If it's for the safety of the Riat knights, it's not impossible." Master Sugard replied after thinking.

Li Wei turned around anxiously in the chamber for a few times, "Of course I won't leave Riat alone. He is the servant of Sir Ston Knight, that is, my brother. The ransom is nothing, but..." He made a tsk-tsk sound, with a taste of anger, "But, Master Sugard, if we do this, will we become the laughing stock of the entire kingdom?"

"Maybe." Master Sugard replied, with a wise light in his eyes, "But Mr. Li Wei, it's true that Riat Knight's character is a bit reckless, but I don't think he will be attracted by a group of ordinary goblins." captive."

"Master Sugard, are you saying... that Captain Joss was lying just now?" Li Wei asked hesitantly, because what the militia captain said just now was too unbelievable, Li Wei used the detection technique on him, and got As a result, Captain Joss didn't have any hidden bad intentions, and his attitude towards Li Wei was in awe.

"No, I don't think so." Master Sugard shook his head and replied, "The Riat Knight must have been captured by those guys in the mine, but maybe it's not an ordinary goblin, after all, Captain Joss is just a farmer , Inexperienced enough... goblins, goblins... let me think about it..." Master Sugad suddenly patted his head and walked quickly towards the door.

"Hey? Master Sugard, where are you going? It's almost time for dinner, don't you want to eat with us?" Li Wei hurriedly shouted from behind.

"I'm going to my tower and look up the relevant information. Your Excellency Li Wei, please send someone to deliver the dinner." Master Sugard said without looking back, and quickly walked away in the corridor.

"Then... okay." Seeing that Master Sugard had gone away, Li Wei could only shrug his shoulders, and then ordered the euphorbia guards guarding the meeting hall, "Tell Butler Bart to deliver a separate dinner to Master Sugard."

"Of order, my lord the city lord." The euphorbia warrior replied loudly.

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