Chapter 40 The sword of the wolf king emerges from the sharpening
The next day, Earl Harlan got up early. He had the habit of practicing swordsmanship in the morning and never slept in late.
Earl Harlan looked at the wooden stake in front of him, his eyes were like lightning, piercing the void, and he suddenly jumped up, as if he was volleying down from the peak.
I saw a flash of sword light, and the wooden stake on the opposite side immediately fell into pieces, leaving behind terrible sword marks, clean and ruthless.
And Russell was always paying attention to his every move, so he woke up very early and witnessed all this.
He secretly praised in his heart: This damn swordsmanship is really good. Sooner or later, labor and management will have to practice this skill...
However, the Baron was ridiculed by the system: [I think you can forget it. Every time you get up early, it is to have breakfast. I have never practiced swordsmanship...]
"Good morning, Earl Harlan. I've already had breakfast prepared. After you finish practicing, let's go eat together. I'll wait for you."
"Thank you, that's very kind of you, Russell."
Afterwards, the two had breakfast together. During the meal, Russell asked:
"So, what are the kingdom's plans next? My judgment is that the enemy will not rush to attack Uxhall again."
Earl Harlan said while drinking mushroom soup:
"Well, Baron, I agree with your judgment. I brought the troops here not to station and defend here."
"What's your next plan?"
"We have received information that a large-scale enemy force will gather near Duckburg in almost ten days. The village of Xiko belongs to that castle."
"So you are going as a vanguard to attack that castle?"
"Well, Baron, I have to say that you are very smart, and you are right. But not only my forward force, but also other lords will march there one after another. My preliminary estimate is that by then we will have four to five hundred
People are fighting there."
At this time, Drasel was thoughtful, and after a moment he asked: "What is the mission assigned to me by the kingdom? To go into battle with you? Or..."
Looking at the handsome baron in front of him, Earl Harlan quite recognized him, and the reception he gave him was definitely luxurious. So he did not intend to hide it, so he explained:
"Actually, there have been a lot of comments in the kingdom recently, all of which are disparaging to you. Everyone says that your moral character is not up to the task and that you cannot protect Uxhall and its three villages.
But you silenced all of them with a victory. This is what I admire about you. Men should speak for themselves with actions!
Of course, King Haraus X is also satisfied with your victory, and he knows that you have just experienced a fierce battle.
At this time, you should not have many troops left, so no new tasks have been assigned to you. Now you are free."
Receiving so many messages at once, Russell felt a little headache, but he reacted quickly and replied:
"Thank you for being honest, Earl Harlan. If the enemy forces gather after ten days, I think I can gather a force to assist you in the attack."
"That's great, but I have some other things to deal with, and I'm leaving today. If you are really willing to help, we will meet at Duckburg in ten days!"
"No problem, see you in Duckburg!" After saying that, Russell took the initiative to stand up and shook hands with him.
"Goodbye then, and thank you again for your hospitality, Russell."
"You're welcome. I wish you good luck on your journey."
Looking at the retreating figure of Earl Harlan, Russell breathed a sigh of relief and finally invited the giant Buddha away.
However, Earl Harlan is still very polite, understands etiquette, and has a good character. Russell is looking forward to it and looking forward to becoming a good brother with him in the future.
However, the system came to "poke the tires" again. [Evaluation: Can you really assemble an army?]
tmd, who said we can’t make it together? Don’t I still have about 20 cavalrymen from the tavern? It’s a little less, but it can still be considered an army...
Time passed like water, and seven days passed quickly. Russell estimated that it would take about three days for the troops to advance to Duckburg.
So today is the day to set off to send troops!
In the past seven days, De La Serre also made a lot of preparations. Nowadays, the town of Uxhall has been fully restored.
Businessman Manid's grape business has also begun to take off.
[Uxhall and its three subordinate villages collected a total of 3,500 dinars in gold coins this week. Including the previous ransoms for women and children, you now have a total of 8,500 dinars left.]
Russell mentally communicated with the system: Very good, we will not recruit new soldiers this week until the training ground and watchtower are completed.
Regarding the price difference between the training ground and the watchtower, Russell also secretly reached a shameless agreement with him. In short, Safiya could not know...
【receive.】
Then, Russell ordered:
"Xiao Nan, here is 7,500 dinars. You should go to the tavern in the restaurant now, give her the money, and tell her that the extra 500 will be used as a treat for me to buy her a drink."
"I obey, my master. But I also want to go to the battlefield..."
"If you don't want to go, I want you to go too. You start now! Meet us at Duckburg, do you understand?"
"I understand, then I'm off, Master." An excited smile appeared on Xiaonan's face, and she rode away at a gallop.
"Safiya, after excluding Xiaonan, there are still 3 tavern mercenary knights and 17 tavern mercenary light cavalry left. Take them to the town gate and stand by."
"Stand by? Baron, what are you trying to do?"
"Aw." The young dragon, Ren, also chimed in.
[That is, the ghost appears and disappears all day long. How do you want to ascend to heaven? 】
With a smile on his face, Russell gently scratched Safiya's nose and explained:
"You forgot, the blacksmith Lao Ao promised us to cast the sword in a week. It should be completed today. I'll go there first."
"Oh oh oh~ You have such a good memory, then I'll go and wait for you at the door. Boys, let's go~"
"Ouch~"
[My mother is really heroic and a hero among women~]
Hearing such a disgusting rainbow fart, Russell laughed loudly, and it took him a long time to recover, and he said:
"Ren, stop flattering her, she doesn't understand what you are talking about."
As a result, 3 tavern mercenary knights and 17 tavern mercenary light cavalry followed Safiya and moved forward slowly...
In a moment, Russell arrived at the door of the blacksmith Lao Ao's house.
The blacksmith Lao Ao heard the sound of horse hooves outside the door and guessed that it was Count de Russell who came to get the sword.
He immediately hugged the sword, opened the door excitedly, and trotted up to Drasel.
"Good morning, my noble master. I have already forged this sword, and it is perfect! It will be the sword I am most proud of in my blacksmith career!"
"Well, from what you say, it must be a good sword. Let me see..."
[System prompt: Lost item in equipment column - ordinary German war sword. 】
[System prompt: Obtain items from the equipment column—special weapons, Sword of the Wolf King.]