Mount & Blade: Wind of War

Time passed day by day, and even human caravans came from the south.

These merchants thought that this was the territory of the harpy witches, so when they saw the heavily armored human soldiers holding crossbows on the city wall, they almost subconsciously wiped their eyes, wondering if there was something wrong with their eyes or their brains.

However, the gate of the town was open, and the heavy iron bars were hung high.

When these human merchants approached with some doubt, there was a clang, and the spears and halberds crossed in front of them. Two soldiers guarding the city gate said:

"This is the town of Lord Rodhart, the Lord of Redwood and Lonely Mountain Castle, the witch crusaders, and the benevolent and glorious Lord. If you want to enter the city, you must first pay a city tax of 20 gold coins per person!"

"Twenty gold coins per person, why don't you rob!"

The first reaction of the human merchants when they heard the voices of the soldiers guarding the city was this. The city tax of 20 gold coins is ten times more expensive than the city tax to the royal city!

Of course, the entry tax for caravans is different from that for civilians, and even the entry tax for large caravans is different from that for small caravans. For example, the human merchants walking in the wilderness may treat the goods they bring as agricultural products by giving the tax soldiers a few silver coins.

However, the wilderness is different. At least now, all people who come and go can collect business taxes.

"If you don't want to come in, get out of here, or I'll ask the crossbowmen above to shoot you. But I remind you that within a hundred miles of here, you may only find such a safe place to take a bath and sleep." The soldiers guarding the city gate are of course alert and capable, so this soldier guarding the city is very eloquent.

Although they were shocked by the entry tax of twenty coins per person, the five merchants still paid the money happily after discussing with each other for a while.

In fact, the gifts they originally prepared were much more valuable than these twenty gold coins. This time they actually made more money, if they could survive through the wilderness and come back alive.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that the wilderness witch Magna, who is said to be able to summon storms, was actually conquered by the human lord!"

"I'm afraid it's true. What a powerful human lord this must be. The harpies hovering over the eagle's nest have all disappeared."

The five wilderness merchants looked around with emotion. They could even see human soldiers guarding around. A human guard was holding a whip and violently urging the lizardmen and gnolls to work and smash stones.

Until this moment, the five people who seemed to have fallen into a dream truly believed that the mountain fortress had become a human power.

"Selling rats, fragrant rat meat!"

The commercial streets of this town are still a little deserted, but there are a few more human shops, and some people even started to sell on the street.

"Give me two skewers."

Seeing the rat meat smoked by flames and smeared with thick oil, a wilderness merchant swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but go over to buy it.

They were prepared to be slaughtered, but surprisingly, it was super cheap, and the rat meat was so fragrant that the five wilderness merchants bought some and found it delicious.

As time goes by, the information and changes of this city will gradually spread and spread to the whole continent.

Dongdong.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Rhodes looked up from the documents in front of him and saw his most loyal knight Fatis pushing the door in.

"Fatis, what's the matter? You never come to me unless there is something specific."

Rhodes put down the work in his hands and went to the table to pour two glasses of wine.

Originally, the harpies also enjoyed this kind of supplies, and even the town itself produced some, but the quantity was small and had nothing to do with human slaves.

"Let's have a drink first. I don't usually drink, but it's rare for you to come to my place, so I think we should celebrate."

"Sir, please don't make fun of me. I'm here for something... You asked Raymond to bring people back to Redwood Town some time ago to lead some townspeople who are willing to move here, and I asked him to bring me a letter."

"The letter was written to a friend of mine at the Imperial Capital Military Academy. Although he is only the second son in the family, he has great military talent and a bit stubborn, but I think he can be useful to you, so I wrote to invite him."

"Some time ago, Raymond sent someone to bring his reply back to me. Because he is willing to come, I specifically told you about this."

"Fatis, with your personality, I'm really happy that you are willing to introduce your own friends to me. Well, your friend, Fatis, must not be much worse. Tell me what position you promised him, and I will directly write a letter of appointment."

Rod took a sip of wine and said this happily.

A friend who is recognized by people like Fatis is more than qualified to be a civil servant in Lonely Mountain Castle at this time. You should know that many administrative officials in Lonely Mountain Castle are illiterate, and Rhode is also needed.

"Well, my friend is talented, but he has not had a good life in recent years. He is the second son of the family and has a more withdrawn personality, but he is very dedicated to training soldiers. I am far inferior to him in this respect."

Listening to Fatis' hard-fought explanation, Rhodes understood that the loyal knight in front of him might be a talent with certain character flaws introduced to him.

But this is normal. If you have an all-round talent who is talented and very good at communication, who would come to such a remote and emerging pioneering land?

"What's his name?"

"Lesalit, Lesalit Gronia." Fatis, who was not very good at providing backdoor connections to his friends, finally said his friend's name with difficulty.

"Um."

After hearing this, Rhodes nodded without any change in his expression, then turned around and sat down in his office. He quickly wrote an appointment document with a swipe of ink.

Although Fatis did not specify the official position he was seeking, he was good at training the army, so of course he was a corresponding officer. Rhodes quickly wrote.

Seeing this scene, even Fatis's face showed obvious excitement.

This is how much trust the Lord has!

Just because of his recommendation as a minister, he entrusted an important task to a person he had never met before. Fatis knew very well that Rhodes was usually very calm and would think about retreating before everything was completed. , now that there is no hesitation, it can only mean that you trust yourself very much.

"Fatis, when your friend comes, as long as you recognize him, give him this letter of appointment."

"Sir, Fatis will definitely live up to your expectations."