All of Ralph's soldiers were dancing for joy, and many even cried with joy. [] This trip to the Lunde Peninsula was full of dangers, startling at every step, and dangerous to the point of narrow escape. Even the Duke of Hamilton was seriously injured and died.
, from this alone we can know how dangerous it is.
These ordinary soldiers were able to survive until the end of the battle, not only because their luck was extremely good, but more importantly because Roger appeared in time. If Roger hadn't rushed to the Lunde Peninsula, all the soldiers, including Anna, would not have been able to survive.
Everyone knew that they had survived.
So after cheering, the eyes of ordinary human soldiers fell on Roger. I don’t know who kneeled down to Roger first, and then everyone else also half-kneeled to salute him. In the end, even Ralph
Half kneeling on the ground, he lowered his head and said to Roger: "Earl Roger Lee, please accept our allegiance. We are willing to fight under your command during our lifetime. Your will is our order and will never change."
What Ralph said was what the other soldiers thought too, and they all expressed their willingness to be loyal to Roger. Ralph and the soldiers were originally loyal to the Duke, but now that the Duke is dead, they have become free men again. Although logically,
After Hamilton's death, Ralph and others should turn their allegiance to Anna. However, Ralph is very clear about the relationship between Roger and Anna, and there is not much difference between being loyal to Roger and being loyal to Anna, so the knight
No worries.
Roger himself was a little hesitant, for fear that doing so would make Anna unhappy. To be honest, even though a few hundred soldiers were a force that could not be ignored, he definitely did not want to cause any gap between himself and Anna because of this.
At this moment, Roger saw Anna standing at the door of the tavern, nodding lightly with an encouraging smile. At this moment, Roger knew that Anna also wanted him to accept the allegiance of these soldiers, so he responded loudly: "
I accept your allegiance. From now on, you are my soldiers fighting for me, and I will give you the honor and reward you deserve."
“Ready to serve you”
"Long live your lordship"
Seeing that Roger accepted everyone's allegiance, the soldiers cheered. Having a lord like Roger is a lucky thing for any soldier. And even these soldiers who are usually stationed in Mandos City
As we all know, Kent Town is now a wealthy and prosperous place. Being able to live there in the future will also be a very good thing for the soldiers.
With the loyalty of these hundreds of soldiers, Roger has basically solved the problem of insufficient manpower when managing his territory. Although Roger can let the soldiers trained by the Castle to guard Kent Town, some patrols and law and order management personnel are not required.
The work still had to be done by human soldiers. After all, the soldiers trained by the Castle Hub only had rudimentary intelligence, and they couldn't do anything too complicated. And with the addition of these hundreds of soldiers, Roger no longer had to worry about this matter.
Since everyone had sworn allegiance to him, Roger was no longer polite. He raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down and said loudly: "Everyone, listen up. We have won this war and will be able to get back to me soon."
The territory has gone, but after returning to the human world, everyone must remember to declare to the outside world that Archduke Hamilton is not dead, but is seriously injured and unable to show up, and he wants to return to Kent Town with me to recuperate. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Everyone expressed their absolute obedience to Roger's first order in unison.
Most of the soldiers were rough men and did not think about the mystery of this at all. Only a few people vaguely felt that something was wrong. But since they had sworn allegiance to Roger, the soldiers would not disobey his orders. Anyway, this is
It's not a life-threatening matter, there's no danger at all.
Only Anna and Ralph looked solemn after hearing Roger's words. They both thought that he was planning to do something with the name of Duke of Hamilton. The knight looked at Roger with more respect, and Anna became more respectful.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears.
"Very good, remember my order." Satisfied with the soldiers' response, Roger waved his hand and said, "Everyone should rest for half a day, and we will set off for Lingtong Pass at noon."
The soldiers were very happy to be able to return to the safe human society and went to find a place to rest. These people were all experienced warriors. Naturally, they knew that they were likely to encounter a series of fierce battles after leaving the safe castle, so they must hurry up.
It’s time to rest and regain your strength.
After the soldiers dispersed, Roger came to Anna's side, and said to the haggard beauty: "Let's rest more, we are about to leave here."
Anna, who was still immersed in grief because of her father's death, also heard Roger's concern for her. She raised her head and gave him a forced smile and said: "It's okay, I can still hold on. Is it possible that I deliberately concealed the news of my father's death..."
"I just want Alonso III to know how he will react when he knows this." Of course Roger would not hide anything from Anna, and said to her directly: "If this bastard knows what he wants, we will obey my father's dying instructions and bring peace to the kingdom."
Let's get along. If he still doesn't give up and wants to do something more... hum."
Although Roger didn't say all the words, Anna already understood what he meant, and her heart was full of mixed emotions, feeling both sweet and a little uneasy. Roger clearly wanted to fight Alonso III to avenge Hamilton, but
After all, the Kingdom of Thorne is one of the most powerful countries on the continent. Even though its national power has turned from prosperity to decline in recent years, its power still remains. It is not easy to go against Alonso III.
Thinking of this, Anna couldn't help but feel worried for Roger, and couldn't help but remind him: "Have you forgotten what you promised my father?"
"Of course I haven't forgotten it." Roger nodded heavily and said, "I promised my father that I would never take the initiative to go against Alonso III, but if he provokes me in turn, I certainly won't sit back and wait for death."
Looking at Anna's worried look, Roger comforted him softly: "Don't worry, I have the ability to repel hundreds of thousands of undead creatures, and I am naturally confident in dealing with Alonso III. If the father who this guy killed must be killed, I must kill him if I have the chance."
He gets the punishment he deserves"
Knowing that Roger did this all for herself, Anna was naturally very moved. She leaned on Roger's shoulder and nodded lightly, saying nothing more.
In fact, Roger wanted to go against Alonso III wholeheartedly, and it wasn't just to avenge Hamilton. Everyone in the Kingdom of Thorne knew that Roger had an extremely close relationship with the Hamilton family. Since Alonso III had already attacked the Duke,
Then he would not let Roger go sooner or later. Roger felt that instead of waiting for the king to prepare everything before raising the butcher's knife against him, it would be better to force him to act hastily, so that his hope of victory would be greater.
That afternoon, Roger and others left the castle and headed towards Lingtong Pass. As for the castle, Roger recovered it into the secondary space of the castle after everyone left, so that Angela in the castle could rest in peace. Three
Queen Roger and his entourage returned to Linton Pass, revealed their identities and asked the soldiers guarding the pass to let them in.
Although it has been more than two years since Roger last passed through Lingtong Pass, many soldiers and low-level officers still recognized the guy who made a big fuss at the pass. And now Roger is no longer the civilian he was before, but a
A nobleman of the kingdom had the title of earl. In this way, of course no one would dare to offend him. The officers immediately ordered the soldiers to open the gate of the pass and let Roger and others enter.
As soon as Roger entered the pass, an officer hurriedly came up to him and said: "Welcome to Linton Pass, Lord Earl. I am the commander here, Viscount Lincoln. Are Duke Hamilton and Sister Anna in your team?"
Lincoln came up and asked about the situation of Hamilton and Anna, which immediately aroused Roger's alert. He paid special attention to each other's expressions and said sadly: "Alas, when I arrived, the Duke and Sister Anna were surrounded by a large number of undead creatures..."
Lincoln couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this, but Roger continued: "Thanks to the protection of the Supreme God, the Duke was only seriously injured, and Sister Anna is safe and sound."
Unexpectedly, both members of the Hamilton family were still alive, and Lincoln's face immediately fell. Roger took in all his reactions and was almost certain that this guy was Alonso III's confidant at Linton Pass, and he must know this.
A conspiracy against the Hamiltons and their daughters.
Lincoln didn't know that Roger was already on guard. After learning that the Hamiltons and their children had returned, he immediately asked anxiously: "Where are those two people now?"
"They are all in that carriage." Roger pointed to the carriage path specially found by the team: "The Duke needs to rest quietly to recuperate, and Sister Anna will take care of him personally."
Lincoln looked at the carriage carefully, and then said with concern: "In order to ensure the safety of the Duke, I sent a thousand soldiers to escort him back to Mandos City."
"No need to trouble your soldiers. Their task is to guard the pass. I can just escort the Duke." Roger said lightly: "And the Duke doesn't plan to return to Mandos. He decided to go to Kent Town with me.
"Recuperate"
"What?" Lincoln was completely frightened by the news and couldn't help but shouted loudly: "How can this be? The Duke must go back to the capital."
"Viscount, do you want to question the Duke's decision?" Roger said with a straight face: "The Duke asked me to escort him to Kent Town. If you want to stop him, ask me about my sword first."
When speaking these words, Roger deliberately released all his pressure. Lincoln, whose strength barely reached the bronze level, immediately felt tremendous pressure, and sweat soon appeared on his forehead.
Seeing Roger's rude words, Lincoln's entourage drew their weapons and glared angrily. The soldiers on Roger's side were not to be outdone, and all responded in a fighting posture. The atmosphere became tense for a while, and a battle between the two sides was about to break out.