Riding and Slashing

Chapter 13 Shamelessness Is a Virtue

Li Ang was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "If I'm not wrong... Grand Duke Alma is plotting your territory?"

Auden's eyes widened in surprise: "What a smart boy! That's right, he is competing with me for the control of Changhe Town, and my territory is often harassed by him in collusion with bandits. But I can't escape in the Noble House... It's a pity that I only have one daughter, otherwise I really want you to be my son-in-law!"

Li Ang looked at Auden's big nose and small eyes, and then at his Mediterranean hairstyle. He was full of sympathy for Sir Lehman—the daughter born of this dignity...

Fortunately he has only one daughter.

"I choose to be a pioneer lord. But I am willing to form an alliance with you, Your Excellency. If you are willing..."

Without any further hesitation, Li Ang gave his choice.

Auden nodded: "Then, I hope that when you pass by Fletcher Village, you will kill a group of bandits entrenched there..."

Bandits?

It must be someone from Duke Alma...

Fletcher Village is named after Auden, which is obviously Auden's core territory.

It seems that in the private confrontation with the Duke of Alma, the Earl of Oden is at a disadvantage.

This probably has something to do with his lack of direct heirs. A newly promoted nobleman with no roots, but he has no sons, will naturally be missed by others when he gets old.

"Since there are bandits destroying the village, of course I am obliged... But why don't you let Sir Lehman..."

"Leiman is the deputy leader of the Lion Knights. Before he becomes the grand leader, he cannot have direct conflicts with other high-ranking nobles." Oden shook his head with a somewhat helpless expression.

Li Ang understood.

The Knights of the Lion Order is a national knight order, and the grand master needs to be elected by all the senior nobles, so Sir Lehman needs to maintain a relatively good relationship with Grand Duke Alma.

Moreover, 150 years ago, it was the Houghton family of the Duke of Alma who helped Alfred the 'Stealer' get the Lion Knights vote.Grand Duke Alma has a high say in the Lion Knights.

After a few seconds of silence, Li Ang suddenly grinned: "There should not be many people who are willing to offend a powerful duke..."

Oden seemed to smell something bad, and stared at Li Ang sharply.

But Li Ang showed a fox-like smile: "Probably, I am the best candidate? Or even the only reliable candidate? Since this is the case, can you sponsor... Oh no, lend me a sum of military supplies so that I won't have to deal with it." What difficulties arise when those bandits..."

Auden's tone was no longer gentle: "Are you planning to blackmail me?!"

"No, no, no...loans, just loans..."

Auden rolled his eyes: "Boy, has anyone ever said that you are a bit shameless?"

"Thank you for your compliment..." Li Ang saluted as a knight.

Auden was furious: "Is being shameless a virtue in your heart?!"

The two started to look at each other.

One glared, the other grinned.

"A thousand dinars is enough! Remember to pay it back!"

Oden finally uttered a word while blowing his beard and staring.

"It must be returned, it must be returned..." Li Ang laughed along with him, his attitude was quite good.

Oden clenched his fists, his face twitched, and finally opened the certificate on the table, picked up a pen and wrote 'Long River Forest', and then stamped it with the steel stamp of the House of Nobles.

"If you are in danger, you can go to Fort Yongshield or the villages and towns under my rule to ask for help—but at the same time, if my territory is in danger, or if some of my people are inconvenient to come forward, I hope you can provide Help. You will gain the friendship of the Fletcher family...but remember to pay back!"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

In fact, Li Ang's originally planned development direction was the Long River Forest...

The meeting places he agreed with Klose and the others were all in Changhe Town.

The Long River Forest is indeed very dangerous. Many forces, such as Jatu nomads, Misty Mountain barbarians, and Noldor elves, will appear nearby.

But also because it's dangerous, dark characters like killers or heretics rarely appear there.

What Li Ang was worried about was the dagger coming from behind, he was actually not afraid of the battlefield under the sun.

When we left the Noble House, it was already evening, and the fire clouds in the sky were swallowing up the few lights.

There are two more things on Li Ang.

A small pioneer lord's emblem, and a huge money bag.

It was still the smiling young attendant who sent him out, and the one thousand dinars were also handed over to him by the attendant.

Perhaps it was unexpected that Li Ang came to the Noble House not only without "meaning", but took the money from the Noble House. The attendants showed extraordinary enthusiasm and even offered to help Li Ang lift the money bag onto the horse's back.

But Li Ang rejected his offer.

gold...

A big bag of gold!

Li Ang enjoyed the heavy feeling of gold being held in his arms... He felt basically the same as holding a fairy with a devil's figure.

But in fact, the small emblem he casually carried in his arms was far more valuable than this bag of gold coins.

It was a silver emblem in the shape of a lion, which represented that Li Ang possessed the status of a reserve baron, roughly equivalent to the status of a knight. From then on, he could cut off the swallowtail of the flag and become a member of the ruling class.

Of course, this needs to be reviewed and inspected. If the territory is not successfully established, the jazz status will also be withdrawn.

Years ago, as long as a wooden castle was built on the border to fool around, it would be possible to pass the inspection, but now it is not feasible.

These days, the criteria for review are complicated.

The occupied land must be outside the national border, there must be a long-term resident population in the territory, and there must be enough troops and buildings to protect the residents.

And there must be a smooth road leading to the territory, and it must be ensured that there are not too many bandits around.

After all, the envoy in charge of the on-site inspection also has to ensure safety along the way...

Li Ang knocked... The thousand dinars he borrowed were actually only enough to buy luggage and building materials.

Most of the spoils obtained in the pirate camp before were taken by the pirates or kept for their own use. Only the dozen or so extra sets of Mettenheim infantry armor were relatively valuable.

But the pirates spent more than a month trying to sell those large equipment...it was not so easy to cash it in Li Ang's hands.

Besides, the feelings of the Mettenheim people under his command must also be considered, so Klose and the others can only act slowly.

Looking at the darkened sky, and counting Klose's and his footsteps, Li Ang planned to find a hotel to stay for the night first. After a few days of driving, he was really exhausted.

The "Adventurer" Inn - or tavern.

These days the hotel and the tavern are one.

This seems to be a sign that most cities in Pendor will have, but it's certainly not a hotel chain...

After all, the concept of chain stores has only just emerged in the more commercially developed Buckley Continent, and there is basically no such concept in Pande.

When he first 'landed' on this continent, Li Ang thought about opening a hotel chain, but later he gave up this idea because of the inconvenience of being hunted down and the terrible security environment in Wucage City.

Because hotels these days are a haunt for thieves and 'vigorous social gangs'.

And you can find Red Brotherhood killers and slavers in nearly every tavern—this is where they solicit business.

Therefore, Li Ang deliberately chose this hotel located next to the King's Avenue, which he reckons is relatively safe.

When entering the hotel, Li Ang was also very careful.

Not only because of the possibility of encountering a killer who wanted his life, but also because he had too much money on him...

But, but...

Whether it is deliberately careful or unprepared, as long as people are unlucky enough, accidents will always happen...

(End of this chapter)