Mount & Blade: Wind of War

Not long after Rhodes temporarily took in Aileyen, the relationship between Sin City and the Silver Frost City Pioneer Lord Alliance further deteriorated, and the two sides had started several large-scale battles.

Attack and defense switched, and both sides won and lost. Although Sin City won more, everyone knew that Silver Frost City had not yet exerted its strength. Sin City was mostly dealing with the private armies of various pioneering lords, and their combat effectiveness was inferior to that of the villagers fighting for water sources in various villages.

After all, in the latter, the villagers knew what they were fighting for, while in the former, fighting for the lord and honor was too empty.

In this case, in order to stabilize the Lonely Mountain Fortress and avoid fighting on two fronts, the Sin City Constate quickly sent an envoy to the Lonely Mountain Castle.

For the Lonely Mountain Castle, this was also the first time to formally establish diplomatic relations with external forces. Although the whole city would not be mobilized, it would be treated formally.

In a manor outside the Lonely Mountain Castle, there were groups of servants and many slaves in the manor.

Because this is the manor of Resarit, one of the military generals of Lonely Mountain Castle. Although the town is good, it has certain military functions after all. In fact, it may not be more comfortable than the manor. Moreover, as Lonely Mountain Castle continues to expand outward, this place will soon be included in the expansion. At that time, it will still be the center of the town.

In Lonely Mountain Castle, unless the person breaks the law, he is not allowed to be enslaved, but he is allowed to be hired.

Ordinary people do not dare to use slaves of foreign races, whether they are gnolls, lizardmen, dog-headed people, bear people, or sheep people. Resarit is the general with the most soldiers in Lonely Mountain Castle. It can be said that there is no one who has not been trained by Knight Resarit in the entire Lonely Mountain Castle. Therefore, his manor even has a team of soldiers stationed for a long time.

With such a guarantee, of course, he is not afraid of using slaves of foreign races. Slaves of foreign races are better physically, work more, and do not need wages at all, just provide food.

Therefore, with the development of Lonely Mountain Castle, the personal properties of knights like Fatis, Raymond, Cress, and Resarit have all expanded wildly. Among them, the properties of Raymond and Resarit have grown the most exaggeratedly, because both of them have mistresses who can manage the family business.

In the living room of the manor, Resarit was being served by his wife Jera, wearing a formal dress with a grin on his face. Tonight, he had to attend the banquet to welcome the delegation, so he couldn't be too negligent. However, he had been used to wearing armor and military uniforms for many years, and now he felt uncomfortable wearing such a formal dress.

While holding clothes for her husband, Jera gave him instructions.

"Give Lord Rhodes a call and ask him to arrange an elf lover for you. Fatis and Raymond have both been married to beautiful elves. As the most valued knight under the Lord, you are the only one who has not been married. How will the people below see you?"

"Are you mentally ill? The Lord didn't arrange one for me in order not to affect our relationship. Now those blue-speaking elves are officials of the Lonely Mountain Castle. One is Janice's assistant and the other is the head maid in the city lord's mansion. Which one do you want me to find? None of them is suitable."

"That won't work either. Now some people are saying that Lord Rhodes doesn't value you. You..." Lady Jera kept giving endless instructions, which made Resarit feel a headache.

The couple came all the way from poverty, and coupled with the factors of this era, Lady Jera's concept was alienated. She regarded herself and her husband Resarit as a whole. When her husband was fighting outside, she worked hard to manage the manor and accumulate wealth, and she hated losses very much.

At present, except for the female knight Cress, all the lord's subordinates have at least one beautiful elf wife. In Jera's opinion, this loss cannot be borne by himself, so let Resarit find one.

But apart from political factors, is it so easy for a human male to pursue an elf? Moreover, Resarit is not good at this at all.

"I know, I know, I'm leaving, you take good care of your father at home."

Originally, Mrs. Jera was also qualified to attend the banquet tonight, but because her father was sick, Mrs. Jera was worried about taking care of him at home, so she declined the invitation to the banquet.

The crowd gathered, and today the city lord's mansion was brightly lit and the red carpet was laid. Rhodes, wearing a brocade robe and a gorgeous crimson cloak, received the envoys sent by the City of Sin under the premise that Cress and Fatis were on his side.

The City of Sin had no other gifts, so it directly sent a slave group of 1,000 people. As a result, this slave group was sent in the morning and digested by the Lonely Mountain Castle in the afternoon. They did not directly become citizens of the Lonely Mountain Castle, but became free people.

The political system of Lonely Mountain Castle divides the people into five levels: slaves, freemen, allies, citizens, and women.

Needless to say, foreign slaves, as the lowest level, have no personal rights. The owner can resell, abuse, maim, or even kill them at will without any legal responsibility.

But at the same time, any slave, once released by the owner, will become a freeman and enjoy the rights that the freemen of Lonely Mountain Castle should have.

Freemen, allies, and women enjoy some civil rights, but do not have the right to be exempted from tax (partially), exempted from military service (partially), become government officials, etc.

Ways to obtain citizenship: Father or mother is a citizen, that is, a natural citizen, make great contributions to Lonely Mountain Castle, whether military merit or other merits, of course military merit is the most effective, and pay high taxes to purchase citizenship.

Deliberately divide different social classes and retain the upward and downward channels. This is also the method Rhodes uses to strengthen his ruling power.

Just like the people of Redwood Town, just like the people who followed Rhodes in the Mountain Fortress period, they are all citizens of Lonely Mountain Castle. Their taxes and labor are relatively low, almost non-existent at this stage, while free citizens are slightly heavier. Although the difference is not too big now, it can be felt.

Alliances are floating populations, merchants, and foreigners who have to pay high entry taxes to enter the city, and once they have conflicts with others in the city, they will definitely suffer a relative disadvantage in the judicial system.

Specially designated women refer to female citizens of Lonely Mountain Castle. In addition to the right to participate in elections and the right to inherit, they have most of the civil rights, because in this era, after all, it is men who are engaged in most economic production and foreign wars. As for having children, women outside of Lonely Mountain Castle can also have children. They cannot bear the corresponding responsibilities, so naturally their corresponding rights are reduced.

"Lord Rodhart, after seeing the development of Lonely Mountain Castle, I found that there is a huge space for cooperation between us. Lonely Mountain Castle needs a large number of slaves to fill it, and our Sin City is doing this business. When we defeat Silver Frost City, you can have as many high-quality slaves as you want." The leader of the envoys of Sin City is a bald, one-eyed middle-aged man with a violent temperament. Even if he is dressed in noble clothes at this moment, he can't cover up his banditry.

"Hahahaha, then I wish Lord Constart good luck in martial arts." As the host, Rhodes would not show it obviously at the party regardless of whether he agreed with the other party or not. Therefore, the two clinked their glasses and drank.