Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 163 The Earl of Samori's Fear and the Sound of the Horn of Rebellion

Along the way, even when they encountered soldiers blocking their way at toll booths again, Su Nan did not pay the toll this time, and even let Vasilyan drive the carriage through directly.

They went directly to Samori Castle.

The level of security at Samori was actually much laxer than Su Nan had imagined.

It was not difficult for them to enter the city area before Samori Castle.

The entire city area seemed to be in a state of great chaos.

Soldiers rampaged through their own city, banging rudely on the doors of every house they deemed suspicious.

Inside the city, there seemed to be many heretical mobs, or rather, these mobs were the main residents of the city of Samori.

As long as Count Samori continues to mistreat his people and discriminate against those who believe in the God of Law, his people will continue to attack Samori's soldiers.

Many more rebels hid in the countryside and villages of the Samori territory, attacking cities and seizing strongholds.

Unable to confront the Samori family, which possessed a large number of Storm Knights, they resorted to guerrilla tactics, harassing and destroying everything of value in the Samori territory.

Now, all industry and commerce in the Samori territory have declined.

Merchants and artisans who had moved away have been continuously drawn back to Maple Leaf City due to its economic appeal.

Su Nan glanced at the residential area of ​​Samori City behind him, where a small chapel of the God of Law was being demolished, while soldiers supervised workers building a new chapel of the God of Storms on the original site.

The soldiers lashed out with whips at the priests and civilians of the Church of the Law God, roaring, "If you want to stay in this country, convert to another faith!"

"This country has no place for you lowly people who believe in the God of Law."

"Listen carefully! The Earl has decreed that from this day forward, no one who believes in the God of Law may own his own church, attend Mass, or walk the streets. Everyone must pay three times the poll tax!"

*Snap*

The sergeant brandished his whip, which struck a young priest on the head. With a sharp scream, the young acolyte was knocked to the ground and fell unconscious.

The surrounding area was filled with panicked civilians who surrounded the young priest, trying to protect him.

Meanwhile, Sunan had Vasilyan drive the carriage to the front of Samori Castle.

Even if there were soldiers blocking the way, upon seeing Vasilyan's terrifying eyes and the carriage bearing the insignia of a high-ranking nobleman from Sunan, they dared not speak to Sunan with any authority and were simply unable to stop him.

Vasilyan threw the five corpses directly at the entrance of the Samori family castle. The Samori family soldiers who couldn't dodge in time were all knocked to the ground by the corpses.

The official Storm Knight of the Samori family guarding the castle gate appeared extremely angry. He learned of Su Nan's identity from the family crest on the carriage. Suppressing his anger, he said to Su Nan, "Lord Earl Peter."

"I imagine you're riding high lately. You've just become an earl, and now you want to come to our territory and show off? Especially at a time when our family is in such dire straits!"

"What brings you here? May I take this as a provocation against Count Samori?"

"You've ventured deep into our territory alone; isn't that incredibly arrogant? Even if you are the Storm Lord, you owe us an explanation today!"

Su Nan waited a while for the Samori family's messenger, then hurriedly reported to Earl Samori.

Count Samori, accompanied by five official knights from his family headquarters and eleven squires, walked to the castle gate.

Meanwhile, at least two hundred elite soldiers trained by Samori appeared at the castle gate.

These elite soldiers, armed with bows and crossbows, stood ready on the castle.

Clearly, when Count Samori first heard that Sunan had brought his men to his castle, he instinctively assumed that Sunan had led his army to attack.

In a panic, he quickly summoned the family's elite forces and rushed to the castle gate.

Count Samori was a strong middle-aged man, but he looked pale and weak. He had a bandage wrapped around his left hand and hung it around his chest.

At this moment, Count Samori breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Nan had come alone, with at most a knight who looked very powerful by his side.

This means that Su Nan did not come to conquer his territory.

At any other time, Count Samori would certainly not be afraid, but only on this turbulent day, he was somewhat worried that the rebels would directly attack his castle. If it weren't for the Storm Knights suppressing the rebellion, he would have chosen to temporarily flee.

Although the Storm Knights suppressed the rebellion, for some reason, one of his regular knights and three knights squires still died.

It seems that the rebels also possess military forces capable of threatening the Storm Riders.

This has caused Count Samori great concern these past few days, as his family also owns a territory on three barren islands among the hundreds of islands in the Naxos archipelago in the Mediterranean.

For a few days, he even considered going there to avoid the limelight.

He will return once the people have calmed down.

He has now moved his wife and children to the island, but Count Samori did not expect that Su Nan would come knocking on his door at this time, even in a menacing manner, accompanied by a knight who looked very powerful.

Unlike the indignant indignation of the official knights of the Samori family, the Earl of Samori, now paralyzed by the rebellion of his own people, did not speak harshly to Su Nan. He simply asked Su Nan with bewilderment and anger, "Earl Peter, why did you come to my castle to provoke me?"

"No matter what, you have to give the Samori family an explanation today. Otherwise, other lords will think the Samori family is easy to bully."

"I know you have a good relationship with Bishop Borgia Frederick, and you are very capable. But we've always kept to ourselves. Today, I don't know what I did to upset you."

Count Samori coughed a few times. "My eldest son, on whom I had placed so much hope, was even murdered five days ago by those lowly people who worship the god of law, through a trap. How hateful!"

"As fellow Storm Lords, lords of the Storm God, and high-ranking nobles of the kingdom, we should be even more united at this time. But why, Earl Peter…?"

Vasilyan interrupted him. "Unity? Foolish Count Samori, look at the five corpses we've thrown at you."

"Unity presupposes that you are reliable people, not conspirators plotting assassination. Why was my master assassinated by your family's soldiers when he passed through your family's territory? This is a blatant declaration of war. Samori family, do you choose war?"

The Samori family quickly examined the five bodies.

The conclusion shocked the entire Samori family.

Because these five soldiers were all their men, and for some reason, they were deliberately carrying a large number of Samori family tokens, and some officers had already recognized their identities.

Assassination?

The Samori knights immediately looked at their count with suspicion.

Count Samori wouldn't be so foolish as to assassinate another earl family at this time, would he?

Count Samori froze on the spot, then his heart filled with anger towards the mob. He quickly and nervously explained to Su Nan, "Count Peter, this is definitely a misunderstanding."

"This is a trap. It must be a trap set by those mobs to make us Storm Lords kill each other. You must not fall for their trick."

"I have never given such an order."

Count Samori even began stomping his feet and cursing. "Damn the God of Law! Damn the people of the Eastern Empire! Are these lowly people absolutely incapable of obeying me?"

Faintly, Su Nan and he both heard the shouts of Samori civilians marching through the streets of Samori city, not far from the castle, braving the swords and spears of the soldiers.

"Make the people of Storm Kingdom leave our land!"

"This is the land where we have lived for generations, why should we let the Storm Lord govern us?"

"Even if the Storm Knights are powerful, they only number a dozen or so, while we have over a hundred thousand! As long as we unite, we can overthrow the knightly tyranny."

Hearing the faint, unified shouts, Count Samori's face paled. He descended the city wall, opened the castle gates, and hurriedly led his men to Su Nan, seeking his forgiveness. "Count Su Nan, I am willing to compensate you for your losses."

"I know how you feel right now, I understand. Anyone would be upset if they were assassinated. But I definitely didn't do it."

"I can compensate you."

(End of this chapter)