"Well, okay, you are a smart person. You don't need to read the words clearly to understand. I have to say, Russell, you are really... incredible. I can only think of this word to describe you."
"Thank you, Brother Harlan. By the way, for the surrendered enemy troops in the castle, do you think you can keep one prisoner for me? I quite admire the guard who dueled me earlier."
"Oh, the appreciation is fake, dragging it back to report to the king is real, right? I can give it to you, but you have to remember that when you report..."
Before Earl Harlan could finish speaking, Russell replied:
"I understand. When I report, I will say that I encountered an ambush by the brave Aji on the road. In the end, I defeated his troops, and it was you alone who captured Gilly Fort. The two of us fought separately.
"
At this time, Earl Harlan was very satisfied with what he heard. He nodded and said: "It seems that I have worried too much. I really don't need to explain it clearly. You can go and take this prisoner away."
"Captain Bo, let's go. Safiya and I will gather the troops to prepare and return now. You can take the prisoners and follow us."
"As you command, my master." After receiving the order, prison warden Bolza quickly went to carry it out.
"Well, good-bye, brother Harlan, and I wish you good luck."
"Goodbye, Russell." Although he lost two siege equipment, catapults, Earl Harlan still had the air of a general. He hugged Russell, and then they began to go about their own affairs.
Soon, Drasel led the troops back. On the way back, Safiya asked: "Baron, what are we going to do next?"
"Bring the prisoners to the king, and then we will return to Uxhall. I don't want to get too involved in the war with the Kingdom of Nord. After all, the war is won now, and we don't have any extra soldiers to station for defense."
"Okay, I'm tired after walking so far through mountains and rivers. Our drinking water and food are about to run out, so we should go back early."
"Well, that's mainly because Ren is so delicious."
The flying dragon Ren in the sky has extremely sharp ears, and he heard this sentence clearly.
"Ouch."
[Baron, your liver looks delicious. Maybe if I eat you, we will have enough food.] "Hey, I treat you as a friend, and you treat me as dinner, do you think it's okay?"
"Ouch."
[After eating you, the world will be much cleaner. I am thinking about the tranquility of this continent.]
While they were talking and laughing, the prison warden Borcha also hurried over, but what was surprising was that in addition to capturing the guard as a prisoner, he actually also captured the brave Aji's golden rooster!
This golden rooster looks very similar to Arthur's. Wouldn't it be nice to give it as a favor?
"Oh, that's a great job, Captain Bo. Not bad, not bad. You did a good job. I will reward you with the 500 ransom given to me by the brave Aji."
"Thank you, my distinguished master." Prison Warden Borcha accepted the bounty, feeling pleased with himself.
Next, Russell arranged:
"That bright boy, you and the remaining fifth-level Swadia iron knights, go to Arthur's fiefdom mountain castle together and bring him this golden rooster."
"Follow your orders, and you will definitely complete the mission." Mingzai and Liangzai hugged the golden rooster carefully, and led the team to the wooden castle in Arthur's fiefdom.
At this time, Prison Warden Borcha reported again: "By the way, Baron, I was in the Count of Hallen just now and heard that the king is marching towards Uxhall. Maybe if we go back directly, we can meet the king."
This news made Russell frown and think deeply. After a long time, he asked:
"Oh? This is a good thing. It saves us a lot of travel and time, but what does the king do when he comes to my place?"
For a while, no one could answer this tricky question, and Russell couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If the wealthy businessman Manid was around at this moment, maybe he could think of the reason.
Because Drasel has not yet figured out why the king wants to march to his own town of Uxhall.
Now we can only speed up the pace and rush back to the town of Uxhall to make further plans.
Time flies, and 5 days later, De La Serre and his party returned to Uxhall safely.
Russell was very happy this time. He didn't lose a single soldier on this journey, which was so rare.
Just when they returned to the Lord's Hall in Uxhall, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. Unexpectedly, the King of Swadia, Harus X, had already arrived and was waiting for his return in the Lord's Hall.
"Your Majesty the King, your arrival really frightens me." Seeing this, Russell hurriedly came forward and half-knelt on the ground to say hello.
King Harlaus X waved his hand slightly and said: "It's okay, get up, Russell, look at your face with a smile and a proud look on your face, did you win the battle?"
"Yes, I defeated the brave Aji of the Nord Kingdom, killed him, and captured his cronies. I am preparing to come back and report to you."
After Russell finished speaking, the prison warden on the side, Borcha, was also very knowledgeable and hurriedly escorted the prisoner up.
"Well, yes, I will take away the prisoners. Also, I heard that you met Earl Harlan on the road. Is this true?"
"Yes. Originally, I wanted to pursue the victory and capture the Gili Fort and Gili Village, the fiefdom of the brave Aji, for you, but when I went there, Earl Harlan had already led his team to capture it."
"Well, your answer is exactly the same as the description in the war report I received from Earl Harlan. It seems that you two have prepared your words in advance, haha."
Hearing the king's words, Drasel suddenly sweated profusely and was shocked! It was over, he had violated the great precept! The king must be most afraid of and hate the lords forming cliques and cooperating with each other.
If most of the lords operate like this, what will happen if these lords unite to rebel? What if one day they dissatisfy the king's arrangement?
On the contrary, if he and Earl Harlan were fighting each other and slandering each other, it would make the king feel that the two of them can be better managed and restrained by him.
At this moment, Russell felt that he was completely out of touch. Although his bravery and strategy in fighting had improved a lot, when it came to politics, he was still at a stage where he had a blank slate and knew nothing.
The baron's panic and confusion were clearly seen by the king. This true expression of feedback made the experienced King Harlaus X understand everything in an instant.
"Dressell, I have to admit that when I appointed you as the new lord of Uxhall, I didn't think much of you at first. You were indeed very immature and not capable enough at the time."