That's very badass

Chapter 146 Admission to Entry
Lord Roland, Hall of Lords.

At this time, the banquet has been going on for several hours, but no one has left, because it will continue until the evening.

The servants kept replenishing food, and the strong brazier in the hall made everyone feel like they were in summer. Most of them were chatting and drinking a sip of ale from time to time.

After all, there are not many opportunities to gather together like this, and they also have to take this opportunity to connect with other nobles.

At this moment, an infantryman of the Imperial Legion in armor entered the hall and whispered in Roland's ear.

It turned out that the nobles from the south came here, and Roland immediately showed disgust. If it weren't for their incompetence, this war would not have become what it is now.

He whispered to the messenger to tell the southern nobles to be honest. He is holding a banquet, and when they are done, he will naturally deal with their affairs.

Looking at the eyes of everyone looking over, "It's okay, just some minor problems, ignore them, let's continue."

Seeing this, everyone didn't pay attention and turned around to continue chatting.

But not long after, another soldier in armor came and reported one after another. It was obvious that there was something important.

The nobles in the hall fell silent and looked at Roland sitting on the main seat with searching eyes.

Seeing this, Roland said: "The remaining southern nobles were thrown to the north by His Majesty. Everyone knows about this and welcomes them.

It's just that they didn't go outside the North Wind Fortress, but borrowed from me to prepare to go to the orc prairie to open up.

and clashed with my soldiers, and even drew their swords.

Since they are so overbearing, let's go and find out what they really mean.

Andal knights, go ahead and gather our soldiers. I want to see how many times these [-] people can withstand my charges. "

Roland knew clearly that this must be a means from His Majesty.

I have to admit that this is really a good move, at least from the current point of view, it has indeed brought some troubles to Roland.

His Majesty Quennel is also not afraid to provoke the orcs into a real war and make things harder for the kingdom.

Or that's what he wanted to do, let the orcs interrupt Roland's source of income, thus slowing down his development.

It's just that Roland still can't figure out the reason why His Majesty targeted him so much.

However, these did not prevent him from regarding the Rhodes family as an enemy. He was going to manage his own network, which was one of the reasons for this banquet.

"We can ignore other things, but if the southern nobles want to ride on our northern nobles to show off their power, then I have to take care of this matter."

Everyone did not choose to comment on this kind of matter that was related to interests, but they could not tolerate provocation. Who made Roland mention a group - the northern nobles - several times at the banquet.

"Okay, since you all love me so much, let's go and see how powerful these southern exiled nobles are."

After speaking, Roland left the hall directly, and everyone followed in his footsteps.

Anger is anger, after all, the enemy has 10 people, and everyone put on their armor carefully and brought the knights.

Roland even took [-] soldiers with him, held the banner, and walked towards the Evernight Forest.

He also has the responsibility to protect the safety of the guests, and he doesn't want any accidents to happen to these important family members or people who are simply patriarchs on his own territory.

A nobleman raised most of the doubts in his mind, "What do you mean by Earl Roland? Didn't you welcome us before?"

They have been waiting here for a long time, and some people who are still immersed in the glory of the family have become a little impatient.

"They may think that we went to the north of Borean Keep as cannon fodder, and that's why they welcome us.

At the time, I thought it was strange that this matter involved the interests of the local lord. How could Earl Roland be so easy to talk about? Now we all understand.

This also explains why these soldiers don't know. The northern nobles think we are a bunch of fools, and so does the king. "

I really want to be pointed out by a noble, and the other nobles immediately reacted, which made their eyes dim a lot.

However, their money no longer allowed them to continue to change their minds. No matter what, they needed to carry on with this plan.

As outsiders, they can't do anything directly, unless they stay in the orc prairie forever and never communicate with the outside world.

Otherwise, the aristocrats in the northern border will definitely make trouble for them, and they are still very clear about this.

They set the tone, and they were going to have a good talk with Earl Roland, what did they say?Of course it makes sense, and of course they also plan to coerce them implicitly by force.

Along with the news brought by the messenger, they were told that Earl Roland had arrived. Seeing their excited appearance, the imperial soldiers showed strange smiles.

It didn't take long for them to wait for the lord here, but the situation was somewhat beyond their expectations.

Roland and the northern nobles came hand in hand, and even followed by hundreds of knights.

There were many heavily armed soldiers following behind, and this discovery made their faces ugly on the spot. They were underestimated.

This fact made them a little angry, but looking at the hundreds of flags of various kinds, almost all the northern nobles appeared here.

This made them mutter in their hearts, what are they doing, and then suppressed the unhappiness in their hearts, intending to see what they said.

"Why are you just here now? Isn't it already too late? Are you looking down on me, Roland?

Of course, I am a reasonable person, as long as you all bring gifts, you can still get our hospitality. "

Roland's preemptive words confused the nobles in the south, and made the nobles in the north burst into laughter.

After saluting, a nobleman asked cautiously, "May I ask Earl Roland, what kind of celebration is being held in your territory?"

"Oh, so you don't know, do you?"

Seeing the nobles in the south nodding, Roland asked loudly: "Since you are not here to attend my wedding, then why are you here with your weapons?
Are you looking down on me, Earl Roland, or are you planning to start a war against our northern nobles? "

After hearing this, the noble shouted in his heart that he had been deceived, "Count Roland is too insidious", "We didn't mean this, we were just taking advantage of it, taking advantage of it."

"Really, then how did I hear that someone drew a sword directly?"

Roland replied with another light and flirtatious sentence, and now the nobleman was dumbfounded. It's hard to explain this kind of thing.

For a moment, all the southern nobles looked at the noble who drew his sword. Faced with everyone's accusations, he did not show any regrets, but became angry with shame.

I saw him say: "Then your soldiers also drew their swords, and drew their swords at a nobleman."

"It's meaningless for you to say that, this friend who doesn't know what family, don't tell me you have drawn your sword, and you still don't allow my soldiers to resist?

Do I have to put my neck up to show you face?
Then who gave me face? "

Facing Roland's questioning and humiliation, especially the phrase "I don't know what kind of family friend", it made him feel that everyone around him was watching a joke.

"We have a document specially approved by His Majesty, and we have a whole army of one hundred thousand. I advise you not to be ignorant."

As soon as these words came out, the southern nobles even wanted to strangle him to death.

They did have such an idea before, but after discovering that all the families in the north were here, they no longer thought of coercion.

Looking at the eyes of the "insiders" around him who seemed to choose someone to devour, even though the nobleman knew that he had said something wrong, he still hesitated to apologize.

"What does His Majesty's special approval have to do with me? What you need to pass is my territory, so you must obtain my approval. Your Majesty's laws cannot control this.

I can see that you are also very unconvinced, why don't we find a spacious place to practice? "

As soon as Roland finished speaking, Earl Brando couldn't help it anymore. He sternly criticized the southern nobles and stated Earl Roland's contribution in the battle.

He rushed into the enemy lines alone many times and fought bravely to kill the enemy; and pointed out the fact that if it were not for the incompetence of their clan leader, the southern part of the kingdom would not have been lost.

"Needless to say, Earl Brando, it's not that they don't know, but they have selectively amnesiad for the sake of profit. Let's see the truth.

You can send out fifty knights at will, and I can handle them all by myself. Of course, 100 is not too many. "

In fact, Roland misunderstood them. They did not know about this matter, and His Majesty deliberately concealed this matter in order to cause them to conflict.

"It doesn't cost that much. I want to talk to Count Roland personally."

But before he could finish speaking, Roland punched the tree next to him.

The wood chips were flying everywhere, and the bark of the tree collapsed.

At this time, the noble could no longer speak, but no one paid attention to this small character anymore. They all turned their attention to Roland's right hand.

Count Roland slowly pulled out his hand, and everyone realized that the gauntlet covering his hand had been broken, revealing a calloused fist.

Suddenly they felt a sense of suffocation. It turned out that they had been so shocked by this scene that they held their breath before!

Only then did they realize how free their position was, but they did not show any cowardice.

At the same time, they also confirmed Earl Brando's statement. Looking at the fear of the soldiers around them, they strangled the idea of ​​using force in their hearts.

Thinking of their experience of being rejected everywhere like harmful garbage, and the fact that their wallets were now empty, some people felt desperate and cried directly.

This moment confused the northern nobles. Earl Brando put his arms around Roland's shoulder and said, "You made them cry, what should we do now?"

If it weren't for the serious look on his face, Roland would have suspected that he was playing tricks, "I was crying out of fear, no. No, what the fuck does this have to do with me."

Facing Roland's gaze, Earl Brando did not put away his funny nature, but ran directly to the southern nobles to stare.

Everyone: .
Fortunately, Earl Brando's knights pulled him back, otherwise there might be a real battle today.

Seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Roland cursed in his heart, as long as their interests were not involved, he would be generous to death.

'Grass. '

"Okay, don't cry, everyone is quite big, and I don't know how to be shy.

How about this, I can let you go through here, and even give you all the sea salt to operate, but I want [-]% of the profit.

Not only that, I can also provide you with certain military assistance and even provide you with mercenaries. "

Roland is not a very good person, but he is not a big treacherous person, so he agreed to their request.

Although he sympathizes with their experience, he mostly intends to use them for his own purposes. As for the mercenaries, it is just an excuse for him to continue to expand his army.

Of course, this is also indispensable, to see if some of them can be used for their own use, because civilians are not educated, and the possibility of companions is basically zero.

As for the benefits reserved for them, it not only makes them more closely connected, but also determines their leadership position so that they can move closer to themselves in the future.

Such an answer made them look in disbelief, and they jumped up happily until Roland was annoyed by the news that he had confirmed.

Of course, Roland's calculations could not be hidden from everyone, and some of them even flattered Roland directly and praised him.

For the northern nobles, Roland's move maintained the stability of their territory to a certain extent, and their previous actions were also suspected of coercion.

From their point of view, those people could not escape the threat of the orcs in the end, although they could withdraw here and increase Count Roland's strength.

Those nobles would not be willing to succumb to others, but that would only be beneficial to their defense against the orcs in the north, and would not have any negative consequences.

Therefore, they just turned a blind eye to Roland's purpose, and did not arouse any violent reaction.

As for the southern nobles, they were all lonely and wild ghosts, and it was already very good to get a piece of hopeful land.

Not to mention that Roland also shared the benefits of his sea salt, which made them not have to worry about being subject to higher tariffs and thus losing competitiveness.

They had also heard about the terrain there. Once they had passed there, they had no choice but to come back without the approval of Count Roland.

If Earl Roland is really willing to provide them with military assistance, it seems that it is not unacceptable to respond to his call to a certain extent?

For them, this is already the best way to cooperate, taking their situation into full consideration.

As for the question of whether to be a vassal, they also need to look at the follow-up development. If they are strong, they can maintain the status quo.

They also don't mind being vassals if they need help to stay on their feet.

Therefore, when faced with Roland's invitation to a banquet, they readily agreed, and tried their best to deduct some gold coins as gifts.

Some caring people even took out their ancestral weapons or armor.

They hoped to get more help, but their plan was destined to fail. Until he could prove his ability, Roland treated all of them equally.

(End of this chapter)