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Chapter 176 The Osborne Tribe and New Companions

The whole city was full of people running around. After receiving the news, the temporary agents of the pioneering nobles rushed towards the Lord's Hall anxiously.

To their disappointment, the entire hall was empty, never returning to the appearance when they set out.

Only then did they discover the fact that all the nobles who accompanied the army to support them might have been killed.

Those who came first were stunned, as were those who arrived later.

The atmosphere in the entire hall became heavy and weird, which made Roland, who was already guilty, feel a little bit embarrassed to hold his head up.

After everyone arrived one after another, they asked the doubts in their hearts without giving up.

Where have all the nobles who followed gone?
What should be faced should always be faced, and people who should be avoided can't escape the torment in their hearts.

Roland slowly left his seat, sat on the steps, sighed, and then said:
“As you can see, the entire North Wind Fortress has fallen, and everyone has died in the battle.

But I became a deserter and returned here with the help of the dragon. "

There is always a thin line between speculation and facts. Even if you think you are well prepared, you are just disappointed.

As soon as Roland finished speaking, several people fainted directly. Most of them looked sad, but a small number of people still showed joy. Although they tried their best to cover up, they couldn't escape Roland's eyes.

Looking at the various appearances of all beings, Roland had mixed feelings in his heart. He let the lord's hall become a vegetable market, and was ready to face their questions.

"Count Roland, please forgive me for being unreasonable, but I really can't understand how the North Wind Fortress was lost. Counting the time you sent troops, it has only been 5 months.

What's more, there are still several months of cold winter. Are the orcs carrying out uninterrupted attacks under such circumstances? "

This knight asked everyone's questions. In their opinion, this matter was too unbelievable. How could the orcs win the North Wind Fortress in 5 months.

They had to figure out this matter, and only when they were clear about this matter, would they believe that Earl Roland did not try to annex them, but chose to kill the nobles who followed him.

After all, they had learned from the Rhodes family's experience of abandoning them.

Looking at the puzzled looks of everyone, Roland smiled bitterly, "In fact, the real battle only lasted eleven days. To be more precise, the battle with the orcs only lasted ten days."

Roland's words stirred up thousands of waves with one stone. This is no longer as simple as outrageous. Even bards who like to brag can't make up such a story.

This made some loyal knights feel surprisingly angry, and they even drew their weapons, trying to kill the nonsense in front of them.

Fortunately, Roland had already dispersed the guards in the hall, otherwise, faced with such a situation, the imperial soldiers would have chosen to draw their swords to face each other.

This will only arouse the resistance of those present and turn this place into the Bloody Hall.

Fortunately, some sensible people stopped them, and of course it was not out of kindness.

They are just worried about their own comfort, killing the territory here, it is impossible for them to retreat unscathed.

After seeing everyone calm down, Roland continued: "You must have seen the two giant dragons outside the city, and we all failed under such circumstances.

Because the orcs also have the help of legendary creatures, I think you must have heard of their names more or less.

The name that only exists in legend—Gron.

they"

As Roland's words continued, they finally learned what happened to the North Wind Fortress. Among them, 7 legendary creatures, 2 dragons and 5 Gronns were killed in the battle.

Although the dragon outside the city provides considerable evidence, this is still an unimaginable thing.

They even have an illusion that this is no longer the world they are familiar with.

As long as it talks about giant dragons, no one will think of the Abbas family.

In this regard, they have their own guesses.

Perhaps continuing to follow Roland would only lead to a bigger vortex.

"Then, are you going to retreat towards the royal capital with us, or continue to stay in the orc prairie to develop.

But it needs to be explained that the orc prairie is not safe, and the orcs will not let so many humans threaten their rear. "

Roland didn't say the last wishes of those nobles, because he didn't want to kidnap them, but let them make their own choices.

Whether you choose to follow him or not.

But there was no doubt about the retreat. He couldn't let these people die here so stubbornly.

The result was not unexpected, and most people chose to evacuate here.

A small number of people are unwilling to give up the land here, and they stubbornly think that if the number is too small, they will not attract the attention of the orcs.

Roland didn't have a good face for such a person of interest, and directly gave the order that all civilians except the soldiers must retreat.

Even under such circumstances, several companies still chose to stay here to develop, no matter who persuaded them, they would turn a deaf ear, and they were obviously determined to pay attention.

From the perspective of these families, after the evacuation, there will be a vast river for farming, and life will not be bad.

There will always be a day when human beings come back, and at that time, they will inevitably usher in a take-off in strength with no shortage of population.

But there will be a lot of problems in the territory that only has soldiers, so they want to keep the wives of those soldiers.

After thinking about it, Roland said that as long as the soldiers and their wives are willing, it will be fine.

From a legal point of view, some serfs were indeed the property of the lord, and neither Earl Roland nor His Majesty had the right to do so.

But after experiencing what happened at the North Wind Fortress, Roland agreed with the nobles on at least one thing, which was to take the lead in letting the civilians evacuate.

This is why they persisted for ten days.

It is also the will that he wants to convey and even execute.

Because Roland has absolute authority, or force, on this land, this matter was settled just like that.

At the same time, Roland also reminded them of one thing, to cut down the passage connecting the territory, and don't think about getting in touch with the human world again.

Only in this way can they persist until the day when humans come back.

These words brightened their eyes, and then they realized that this cut off their way out, and Haiyan, which no longer had the advantage of the road, would no longer have strong competitiveness.

But at least they still have land
After the discussion was completed, no one said anything about being loyal to Roland, and Roland didn't care because he didn't have the ability to protect these people.

There are many things that need to be dealt with during the retreat, which cannot be completed in one day. Fortunately, they returned on the dragon, which was in time.

And their storage space will come in handy at this time.

But this time it is not used to store ordnance, but to load more food, and some wheat seeds that are used to store the bottom and cannot be eaten until the critical time.

After losing two huge territories in the south and north, the refugees from the north who rushed to the capital will definitely miss this year's spring plowing, and the kingdom's food reserves will inevitably face severe challenges.

Food prices will inevitably soar, and there may even be a situation where there is no food to sell.

Considering the possibility of the orcs continuing to go south to attack the city, if other alien races rise up one after another, the entire human race will face a huge test, and may even perish.

As for the excess armor, of course, it is not that they will not be transported, but will be distributed directly to those Calradian people, who can be trusted.

The stored wooden spears and shields were also distributed. They will serve as militia to maintain the refugee team that may become increasingly large and uncontrollable on the road.

When necessary, they even need to fight, and orcs, and even some rioters.

Of course, this is when the soldiers are unable to escape.

As for those ordinary people, just be their ordinary people well.

Roland had already seen the unpredictable nature of people's hearts in the Lord's Hall, and he did not want ordinary civilians to be armed again.

They suddenly obtained force, and they couldn't fully guarantee that they would use it on the right path. In Roland's view, this was a kind of temptation, a temptation to lure the demons lurking in their hearts.

It is an unforgivable sin.

Roland came to the place where the dragons were resting outside the city, and gave them orders to detect the movements of the orcs, but told them to pay attention to safety.

Looking at the leaving dragon, Roland finally remembered whether there was a thing about attributes, and finally found their attributes in the newly added pet column.

Crimson Fury (male youth dragon)

Age: 156
Experience: 15654300/50000000
Pale Flame (female youth dragon)

Age: 156
Experience: 15448700/50000000
Simple to the extreme, they do not have various attributes like humans, but it also plays a role in accelerating their promotion.

No wonder they said they could speed up their growth. It turned out that it was through this method of killing. Otherwise, they could only grow slowly through time.

Just relying on himself, the dragon needs to kill nearly 10W of orcs to be promoted. Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this is still an easy amount to achieve.

But considering the distance factor of Longyan, they also need to face the threat from the orcs, among which there is the existence of Hellscream.

After experiencing a confrontation with the dragon, it will become more cautious and adaptable.

And if the dragon flames cannot kill him, it will only make him more and more threatening, and may kill the dragon in the orc army.

Although the dragon will also adapt in the process, this is no excuse to take risks.

What's more, after obtaining the iron ore in the north, the orcs can completely imitate the dragon hunting crossbow, posing a new threat to them.

Roland also tried the division of command rights, and discovered the fact that pets cannot obtain command rights.

This made him a little disappointed with these giant dragons, but they could still be used as strategic weapons and play many roles such as detection and deterrence.

Time passed slowly, but there was no more movement from the orcs. This made Roland relieved and at the same time more worried about the future.

It is very likely that the orcs are transforming their armor in the North Wind Fortress.

They are so irresistible to humans without armor, and they may become a nightmare for humans with more armor.

This was all due to the huge iron ore and ordnance reserves of the North Wind Fortress, but no one expected that it would fall so quickly, resulting in no chance to transfer these supplies.

It is impossible to take into account the loss of the fortress/city, and it is also unrealistic not to carry out the reserve of war materials.

As long as there is training, there will be wear and tear on the armament.

With plenty of time, they are fully prepared.

After five full days, all the talents finished packing and manufacturing the transport carriages. Even if all the cattle were released to pull the goods, there were still many freight carriages that were not pulled.

Fortunately, Baron Lyon came here with the Galewind Legion and tens of thousands of horses, along with the Osborne family.

They were entrusted to him by Duke Osborne. Looking at these half-grown children in front of him, Roland showed a wry smile.

Among them, there are 13 males and 9 females. In the end, only this little fire was left in a ducal family with hundreds of people.

does it worth?
No one has an answer.

Roland quickly arranged them. The women could choose Vicky and Evelyn, and the men could choose Fox and Andal.

Of course, they all expressed what they are best at. Only Fox is not best at fighting, but planning, marching, and training troops.

Once chosen, it cannot be changed at will. Roland does not want these children to develop bad habits.

Their private communication was out of Roland's control.

As for the heir of the Osborn family, an 11-year-old boy, stayed with Roland directly, and obtained the qualification to ask everyone for advice at any time.

His name is Eva Osborne, a slightly silent child, I don't know if it's because he lost his family prematurely, or he assumed family responsibilities prematurely.

But it is undeniable that these children are exceptionally hardworking and self-disciplined.

As for what you said about the lack of pack horses, that's because those have been given to the common people under Duke Osborne's rule.

Between people and war horses, Roland did not choose to hesitate and directly recruited thousands of war horses to transport supplies.

Under the will of Duke Osborne, Baron Lyon and the 5000 cavalry of the Gale Legion chose to serve Earl Roland.

Considering that his baronship came from the Duke of Osborne, Roland allowed him to retain his baronship, and the Galewind Legion was also under his leadership.

Therefore, Roland also directly gained a new companion.

Baron Lyons
Age: 28
Rating: 35
Experience: 985800/1037252
Power: 24
Agility: 15
Charisma: 8
Wisdom: 6
Iron Bones: 8, Power Attack; 8, Weapon Mastery: 5, Shield Defense: 5, Item Management: 2, Unassigned Skill Points: 7
One-handed weapon proficiency: 300, two-handed weapon proficiency: 80, riding: 260, long stem weapon proficiency: 200
After seeing his attributes, Roland had an idea that this was indeed the case. Baron Lyon's one-handed weapon proficiency was indeed the full level he estimated, which was 300 points.

(End of this chapter)