Lord Chronicle

Chapter 99 What Should I Do?

For the next few days, news from the front continued to spread to the territory.

Just as Village Chief Albert had expected, in the face of Lulin's powerful army, the resistance of these territories seemed so weak. The more than [-] Lulin army advanced along the southern line of the kingdom with a momentum of breaking through. It took only half a month. Time to capture five territories.

Coupled with Cliff's rebellion, the Lulin army who penetrated into the enemy's country has no worries. Bahrain, the territory most valued by the Dinar royal family in the past, has now become the most stable logistics base of the Lulin Empire. A large amount of food is used for Feed batch after batch of enemy troops entering the kingdom.

For a while, Dinard panicked, and rumors spread everywhere.Territories that have not been affected by the flames of war are in chaos, and it often happens that the lords abandon the territory and flee first, and some territories open the door and surrender in advance before the enemy arrives.The entire kingdom is in chaos and on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, Lovell was in the rear of the battlefield, and he was not afraid of being affected by the flames of war. Therefore, although various news circulated in the town every day, life can generally remain stable.

Sol obviously underestimated the tolerance of the Lowell people. After more than a year of hard work and integration, the Lulin refugees have truly become one with the residents of the town. Coupled with Jessica's deliberate reassurance, the two sides get along peacefully, and there is no difference. any conflicts occur.

The days were spent in countless gossip and rumors, until one day...

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"I am Dusk's messenger, and I have a letter from the king to the lord of this place!"

A griffin beast flew from a distance under the surprised eyes of the residents of the small town, and then landed in the small courtyard of the Lord's Mansion.The knight on the back of the griffin held a sealed envelope and shouted loudly.

Sol and Jessica, who heard the news, came out and handed him the ring with the Lovell family crest on their hands. Sol said, "I am the lord of this place, Sol Lovell."

After verifying the authenticity of the ring, the knight nodded and handed him the letter in his hand: "This is a letter from the king himself."

"For me?" Sol was startled, and took the letter.The edge of the rolled letter was sealed with wax, and on the surface of the wax was a stamp stamped with the royal coat of arms of Dinard.

Why is the king writing to me at this time?Couldn't it be because of Lao Tzu's good performance in the Orc Empire last time, that I should be a lobbyist to persuade Lulin to withdraw his troops?Or should I join the battle directly?
While Sol was thinking wildly, the messenger said: "The king has issued a summons, calling on all the lords to fulfill their obligations and fight against the invaders with all their strength. Please state your position as soon as possible after receiving the letter, and Declare allegiance to His Majesty the King."

Only then did Sol suddenly realize that it was not just for himself.Every lord in Dinar must swear allegiance to the king when he takes office, and unconditionally assisting the king in resisting foreign invasion is one of their obligations.

Now that Lulin's army has driven straight in, a large area of ​​Dinard's land has been lost, and Robert, who was caught off guard, finally started to fight back.The summoning order to the lords is to call on the lords of the entire kingdom to fulfill their obligations, which is a bit like the "King Qin" of the princes in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of China.

"I see." Saul nodded and put the letter into his arms.

The knight nodded to him: "Then goodbye, I have to deliver letters to other territories."

"Wait, how is the current battle going?" Saul asked quickly, having a rare chance to hear the latest battle situation.

The knight turned his head back: "The king has mobilized the Central Army around Dusk, led by the second prince Willuk himself, to defeat Lulin at the natural danger where the Gangli River and the Primo Mountains meet in the territory of Ofer. The advance of the enemy stopped the advance of the enemy, and now the two sides are at a stalemate."

Overland is a few days away from Dusk, the capital of the kingdom. Although the enemy is blocked here, the situation is still not optimistic.Because they have no way out, and after that, they will be the king's capital.

Saying so, the knight pulled the reins and was about to take off.At this time, he seemed to think of something, and turned his head and said: "By the way, the king has ordered General Pintat to dispatch the elite army of the Northern Army to go south and prepare to attack the enemy's flank in the Ruhr. The Northern Army's long-term and vicious campaign In the battle against the orcs, those Lulin guys must not be opponents, and we will definitely win the final victory."

The civil war in the Orc Empire gave Robert the opportunity to dare to mobilize the elite Northern Legion.With the Western Legion completely annihilated, they are already the most powerful force in Dinar.But speaking of it, this is more or less due to Sol's "successful" mission at the beginning.

In the cry of the griffin beast, the knight soared into the sky and quickly flew towards the sky.After watching his figure disappear into the clouds, Thor took out the letter and read it.

"What does it say?" Jessica asked.

Handing the letter paper to her hand, Sol sighed: "Call everyone, it's time to show your attitude."

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Soon, all the people in charge of Lovell, including Chip, Manson, Reed, and the Kafir brothers and sisters, were summoned to the Lord's Mansion.

After everyone arrived, Jessica said straight to the point: "I'm sure you all know why you are here today. Now Dinar is in the most critical moment when foreign enemies invade. As a territory of the kingdom, Naturally, Lovell can't stay out of the matter. The king has issued a convening order, and the lord hopes to listen to everyone's opinions to decide what we should do in the future."

As soon as the words fell, Chip said in a deep voice: "Although Lu Lin's identity has been abandoned, we also don't show any favor to Dinar, so I won't express any opinions."

Knowing that Chip's identity is indeed a bit embarrassing at such a time, that's why he expressed his attitude first. Saul can understand this, and it seems that the village chief Albert also has the same attitude.

He nodded, and just about to speak, Kip said again: "However, our lives were saved by the lord. We made an oath at the beginning, and we will only obey your orders in the future. So no matter what the lord decides, the night before the shadow The fourth unit of the army will follow you to the death."

Village Chief Albert also said, "All of our villagers have the same attitude."

These words made everyone who was a little nervous just now breathe a sigh of relief.Knowing that what they said was tantamount to showing their attitude and would support him unreservedly, Sol nodded gratefully at the two of them.

"Then, if you have any opinions, please feel free to speak up." Jessica said to everyone.

Glancing at each other with Kafir, Lesta said: "I don't have any affection for those nobles, and I don't care about their life or death. But we will support my brother-in-law's decision, and you can do whatever you want."

Kress patted the newly made armor: "No matter who wants to invade Lovell, our defense team will beat them to pieces."

Manson said: "This is a war between you humans and has nothing to do with me. But since I am now an official of Lovell, of course I will support the lord's decision."

Then others also expressed their attitudes.It seems that people in this world have a sense of belonging to the motherland. Facing Lu Lin's invasion, they unanimously expressed their determination to resist to the end.

But this saved Sol a lot of words, and finally, he turned his attention to Jessica.

"I trust your decision." Jessica expressed her attitude simply and clearly.

While being moved, Sol's mind also turned rapidly.As the lord of Lowell, he has the obligation to assist the king in resisting the enemy during the war. In fact, there are only two roads before him.

One is to defect to the enemy, and the other is to perform the duties of the lord. There is no third way to go.If you act like a turtle with the attitude of having nothing to do with yourself, then no matter which side wins in the future, you will not let yourself go.

So which way should I choose?Saul asked himself.

mutiny?I think, anyway, I don't have any loyalty to Dinar, and I can live the rest of my life in peace, so I don't care who my immediate boss is.And at present, it seems that Lulin has a greater chance of winning.

But if they do this, not to mention that Jessica and the others are the first to refuse, and Cliff has already taken the lead. With the relationship between the two parties, surrendering to the enemy is simply like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and it won't work.

Then they could only respond to the king's call and send troops to resist.With Lovell's poor strength, this move seems dangerous, but in fact it is the only and correct move.

First of all, Lovell is located in a remote place, and the enemy will not be able to fight for a while, so there is no need to worry about being dragged into the war.If Lu Lin's army has advanced here, it means that the general trend of war is over, and there is no way to avoid it, so there is no need to worry about it at all.

In addition, Lovell's strength is obvious to all, and I'm afraid no one expects it to do anything.Therefore, Sol only needs to verbally respond to the king's summoning order, and there is no need for any actual action at all.

Sol is naturally "duty" for such a good fortune that can show profound righteousness without actually taking risks.

Thinking of this, he slowly stood up and glanced around the room with firm eyes: "Since as a lord, he cannot evade responsibility when the kingdom is in danger. Therefore, I announce that Lovell will respond to His Majesty's call and resolutely resist Those intruders!"

When he said this, Saul looked impassioned.Hmph, anyway, I don't need to take any practical actions, so the acting must be more touching.

"Yes, follow the Lord's order." Everyone nodded.

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After the king's summoning order was issued, most of the lords expressed their loyalty to the death one after another. Of course, this also included the young master Sol who had the idea of ​​"doing nothing but not working hard".

Only a few territories chose to betray after some hesitation, but it was rumored that the perverse behavior of the local lord was unanimously rejected by the subjects.Uprisings broke out in half of the territories, and the angry citizens drove away the lords, and the other half of the lords were also unanimously accused by the people of the whole country.

From this point of view, the rule of the Dinard royal family in the country is considered successful.

During this period, the Kingdom's Central Army continued to confront Lulin's army in Overland, and neither side could do anything to the other for the time being.

At the same time, the elite corps from the Northern Legion advanced to the Ruhr Territory in the middle of the kingdom at an extremely fast speed, trying to attack the flank of the Lulin army.This intention was discovered by the Lulin army in time, and after a short contact battle in the Ruhrland, both sides wisely chose to return to defense.

At present, under the call of the king, the lords from all over the country have sent troops to the territory of Over and Ruhr to reinforce the army of the kingdom.With the advance blocked and the flanks threatened, the offensive pace of Lulin's army finally came to a complete halt.

Although successfully entering a stalemate with the Lulin Empire, Dinar has suffered heavy losses.The southern part of the kingdom almost completely fell into the hands of Lu Lin. In addition to losing a large area of ​​territory, half of the kingdom's grain-producing areas also fell into the hands of the enemy.

Moreover, although Lulin's army was blocked, the striker had advanced to Overland, which was only a few days away from the royal capital, the holy city of Dusk. It could be said that the Kingdom of Dinar was in danger at any time.

In the northern part of the kingdom, although the Lulin army was blocked from the territory of the Ruhr, no one could guarantee that the line of defense would not fail. Now the entire northern part of the kingdom was panicked.

At the same time, the northern army led by Kawei was evacuated, which was also a great hidden danger.Although the Orc Empire was caught in a civil war, but seeing such a good opportunity, no one can guarantee that those orcs will suddenly become enlightened and once again unite to invade Dinar. Orc army.

Now all the Central Army around the capital are dispatched to the front, and even the defenders on the border of the Bamuk Kingdom are taken away. At present, the rear of the kingdom is empty. Nall is all over.

However, in such a precarious situation, our Master Saul's life is not bad.Although many territories have begun to send troops to support the king, he is leisurely and not panicked at all.Anyway, Lovell is poor and remote, presumably even the king doesn't count on his garrison of hundreds of people, so why should he be so active?
Besides, he has already issued a statement expressing his allegiance to the king, and the words are extremely impassioned, with the courage to face death, and he has compared many lords, this is enough.

"So, people still need to do less things beyond their capabilities." This is the sentence he said the most these days.

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On this day, Sol was discussing trade with Reed in the lord's mansion.He said to Reid: "The iron for the barbarians will be ready in a few days, and then you can set off with the caravan."

Reed was very surprised: "Do you still want to buy special products? Who would buy those luxury goods in times of war?"

Sol chuckled: "Who says you can't do business after a war? War is the best time to make a fortune. Don't forget, we don't need to worry about sales now, so let's leave it to the four major chambers of commerce. Besides, Luo Well, there are no wars in other countries, and some places sell them."

Only then did Reed understand: "I see."

Thor said again: "The more we are at this time, the more we need to maintain our relationship with the barbarians. I have a hunch that they will definitely be used in the future."

Reed thought for a while and said, "But the war still has an impact after all, so I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to recover the funds."

Sol waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay, the 1000 million gold coins sent by the four major chambers of commerce are enough to spend the territory for a while, so you don't have to worry about money."

Reed saluted: "Okay, then I'll go down and prepare, and try to start early."

Just as Reid left here, someone came to report Manson's visit.Sol thought he was going to talk about the batch of iron sent to the frozen plateau, so he hurriedly let him in.

"Manson, what can I do for you? How is the batch of iron prepared?" Saul asked after Manson sat down.

Manson nodded: "It's almost ready, and it will be sent away soon."

After a pause, he suddenly hesitated and said, "My lord, I have a request."

"Ah, what is it, just tell me." Saul was a little surprised. In his impression, Manson never asked him anything.

After hesitating for a moment, Manson said, "That's right. Now that there are endless wars outside, I am very worried about my people. So I want to ask you to allow my people to move to Lovell."

"Oh, migration..." Saul replied absently, and suddenly, his eyes widened: "What did you say?"

"I want to move my people here, because this is the safest place right now." Manson repeated.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Sol tremblingly said: "Where is your tribe?"

Manson said: "Our Ik people are a branch of the hilly dwarves, so we don't belong to the dwarf kingdom of the Panradine Mountains. We currently live in the hilly area of ​​the Padish Territory in the east of Lowell. I want to take advantage of the stalemate in the war. The tribe moved to Lowell so as not to be affected by the war in the future."

"Then how many people are in your tribe?"

Manson replied: "We are a small tribe with only more than 800 people, but adults account for more than half of them. Among them, there are about 300 craftsmen, and the rest are qualified fighters."

His words made Saul burst into ecstasy, oh my god, there are more than 300 dwarf craftsmen, not including those experienced old dwarves, and there are more than 200 dwarf warriors with strong fighting power. This, this is simply a treasure that fell from the sky.

At present, Lovell has basically got rid of the trouble of lack of money, and Saul even has a lot of wealth.At this time, the problem of a serious shortage of manpower came before him. Among them, qualified craftsmen, architects and craftsmen were even more scarce, which made it impossible for Sol to implement many construction plans.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, more than 800 dwarves suddenly fell from the sky. Doesn't this make him ecstatic?Just those hundreds of dwarf craftsmen alone, I don't know how many things they can do for him.

At this time, he had already praised the war in his heart.

Mistaking Sol's joy as hesitation, Manson hurriedly said: "Lowell has rich coal resources, and there must be many hidden mines in the surrounding mountains. It is an ideal living environment for us dwarves. Coupled with a stable life, in fact I have long wanted to move my tribe here, but I have not been able to find an excuse, so I am asking you now."

"What, why didn't you say this earlier? Do you know that I pray for God to send some people every day?" Sol cried out depressedly in his heart.

Manson continued: "Of course, we will not live here in vain. My people can be employed by you, and the artisans of the family can build houses and fortifications for you, and build roads; soldiers can join the garrison in the town , to resist the invading enemies for you..."

"Okay, stop talking, I'll hire you." Saul pressed Manson's shoulder, smiling like a blind eye.

With these dwarves, Lovell's technical level will have an essential leap, and many things that were only in the conceived stage before can be implemented smoothly.

There are also those dwarf warriors, they are one of the best land combat forces, especially in mountain combat, they are simply unmatched.With their joining, the defense team's strength will also be greatly improved, at least in the future when facing the enemy, there will be one more chance of winning.

Manson said gratefully: "Thank you, then I will set off to find the tribe."

"How long will it take? Are you sure to convince them?" Sol suddenly thought of a question.

Manson nodded confidently: "Of course, no problem. In fact, my people have long been tired of wandering life and want to find a suitable place to settle down. Lovell is the best choice. I can definitely convince the patriarch. Time... I Thinking back and forth for three months is enough.”

"Okay, let's go, let's go, is there enough travel expenses? Do you want to bring some luggage? Do you want me to send someone to go with you? Do you want to..." Sol greeted attentively all the way, like sending a baby Send Manson out.

Hahaha, I posted it, I really did it this time.

After sending Manson away, Saul excitedly walked around in the study.Good luck, if not for this war, where would I have picked up a dwarf tribe?
There is an old saying: if you lose your horse, you will know that it is not a blessing, and you will not deceive me if you are sincere.

Suddenly thinking of the war, Sol's mood calmed down.That's right, the war is still going on outside, and it will spread to the front of the house at some point, can I still be so leisurely?

Even Manson knows how to think for his people. As a dignified lord, should I just do nothing and wait for the end of the war?
It’s okay if Dinar wins in the end, at most I will be charged with dereliction of duty.What if the Lulin Empire wins?

For this war that concerns the safety of my territory, am I not going to make any effort?Then when the enemy hits the door, maybe I will regret my inaction.

Although our Lovell is small in size and light in strength, who says we can't have a little impact on this war?At least, I did...

"Perhaps, it's time to do something." Sol walked to the window, silently looking at the peaceful town below.

(End of this chapter)