"Alright! You guys stay and take care of these refugees. The others will follow me to look for them!"
After leaving a few people here, Clemont led the large troops and continued to look upstream.
It wasn't until evening that the large army gathered together.
"Rupert, how many people did you find?"
Under the cover of night, Clement, who was sitting by the fire grilling fish, looked at Rupert who was walking towards him and asked.
"For the record, Lord Lord, we walked downstream for more than ten miles and found a total of more than 40 people, most of whom were old people, women and children!"
Upon hearing Rupert's answer, Clemont frowned.
Counting those he found, he found a total of more than ninety people during this trip. Although there were many people, the quality was not very good!
Among them, there are less than ten young adults he wants most, which is far from enough for the development of the territory.
"Lord, should we take these people back first or not?"
"Let me think about it!" Waving his hand, Clemente stared blankly at the dancing fire.
While Clemont was in a daze, the whispers coming from the side attracted his attention.
"Brother, which territory's army are you from? It seems different from the armies of other territories!"
"Haha, old man, we are the escort of Clermont Territory, and that person is our lord, the distinguished Baron Clermont!"
Harry glanced at the old man, and then pointed at his lord with a proud expression.
"Clermont Territory? Hasn't there been no lord there for nearly twenty years?"
After hearing Harry's words, the skinny old man looked at Clemont in front of the fire in confusion.
"That was before. Now we have a lord in Clermont Territory, and he is also a good lord who cares about the people of the territory. This time we come here just to save you homeless people who have been harmed by the war formation!"
Looking at the kind-faced soldiers in front of him, and then at the young lord who was immersed in thought, the old man's eyes were slightly red. After living for so many years, this was the first time he had seen a noble risking his life for refugees like them.
"Hey, it's a pity that they didn't wait!" The old man looked into the distance and let out a long sigh.
"Old man, what do you mean by them? Are there still people captured by the Hai Clan?"
Clemont walked behind the old man at this time.
"Ah, Darcy has met the noble Baron Clermont!"
Seeing the old man who was about to salute him, Clemont hurriedly supported him.
"Old man, it doesn't have to be like this! You also know the purpose of my coming here. Let me tell you the truth!" At this point, Clemont raised his head and looked at the refugees and said loudly:
"My territory is currently short of people, and thousands of acres of fertile land are uncultivated, so I want to bring you to my territory. As long as you are willing to become my territory, then these fields will be yours! And I only need to
You can get only 20% of the annual harvest, and the rest belongs to you!"
After hearing Clement's words, these refugees were stunned for a moment.
They did not expect that the young Baron would give such an attractive offer. They must know that although they have civilian status, the land they plant still belongs to the noble lord, and they have to pay 80% of the annual harvest to the lord, and the rest
Only 20% belongs to them.
But now Baron Clermont not only personally brought people to pick them up, but also gave them such generous treatment. In this way, the life of these people will definitely be easier.
"Your Excellency Baron Clermont, are you serious?" the old man asked again uncertainly.
Clemont nodded heavily. "Don't worry! Old man, I have no reason to lie to you, and you will know if I am lying to you!"
Seeing the sincere expression on Lord Baron's face, the old man nodded and said.
"Okay, I believe you, Lord Baron, and I thank you on behalf of everyone! But..."
"But what? If the old man has any questions, just ask him!" Seeing the old man's hesitation, Clemont asked hurriedly.
"However, we still have family members who have been drafted to the front line! What if the war ends and they can't find us?"
Upon hearing the old man's question, Clemont was stunned for a moment, and then cursed himself in his heart in annoyance.
Originally, he thought that all the young men among the refugees had been snatched away by other lords. For this reason, he regretted why he did not take action first, but he did not consider the possibility of these people going to the battlefield.
This is an era of cold weapons. A war is actually fought by who has more people. Of course, this is when both sides have about the same extraordinary strength.
Moreover, these civilians can not only serve as human shields on the battlefield, but are also responsible for the logistics supply of the entire army, which is very important.
After considering this, Clemont also understood the concerns of these people. After thinking for a moment, he said: "I understand everyone's concerns! Do you think this will work? You go back with me first and wait until the war is over.
, I sent people to find them where you lived before!"
Upon hearing Clemont's promise, everyone suddenly became excited.
"Thank you Lord Lord!"
At this time, looking at these earth-colored refugees, Clement felt a little uncomfortable, but at the same time he also strengthened his idea of strengthening the army.
However, before that, I had to do something to take advantage of others.
In the next few days, the escorts successively found some homeless refugees along the Poole River. However, this time there was no need for Clement to take action personally. The refugees they had collected before transformed these people into Clement in minutes.
A member of the leadership.
After taking a look at the more than a hundred refugees behind him, Clement decided to embark on his way home.
At the same time, in Clermont City, in the hall of the Lord's Castle.
Old Barr and Ferdinand stood in front of a sack, their faces extremely solemn.
Following their gaze, they saw a young woman with long light blue hair, delicate appearance, and graceful figure lying on the ground with her eyes closed. If her small ears like fish fins were covered, she would be the same as humans.
No difference at all.
"Barry, where did you find this sea creature?" After staring for a while, Old Barr turned around and asked.
"Grandpa, I found her at the gate of the city this morning. She was put in this sack. I untied it and saw her and immediately brought her back! No one saw her when she came back." Barry scratched his head,
Although he didn't know why his grandfather and Uncle Fernandi looked so heavy, he also knew the priority of the matter.
"Well, that's good! You go back first! By the way, remember, don't tell anyone else about this!" Old Barr warned again uneasily.
"I know, Grandpa!"
After watching Barry walk out of the hall, Old Barr said: "I probably know why the Sea Tribe launched a war!"