The New Civilization of Witches

Chapter 121: The Plunder

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Roland was finally relieved after interrogating the five families.

As she leaned against the chair, Nightingale took the initiative to walk behind her and massage her shoulders.

From defeating Duke Ryan to capturing the master's castle, they only took one day.

It went much smoother than he had expected. When the duke was killed in battle, most of his subjects decided to surrender. The mercenaries, in particular, defected and knelt down to express their willingness to serve His Majesty.

So the mercenaries watched over the surrendered knights and nobles, while the First Army watched over the mercenaries. Together, they went east and arrived at Longsong Fortress at 3pm that day.

Upon seeing Duke Ryan's head and the group of nobles who had surrendered, the guards immediately opened the city gates to welcome Prince Roland.

Roland did not immediately summon all the nobles in the city to declare his ownership of the fortress. Instead, he first went to the master's castle.

The fortress was in the middle of the fortress at its highest point, like a city within a city. When they entered the city, there was a small-scale battle.

When Nightingale detonated the courtyard gate with explosives, about 20 guards who did not follow the duke to the battlefield put up a fight. They were shot dead by the First Army.

But in their attack, they used a hand bow and injured five members of the army. Of them, two people were seriously injured, but fortunately, Nana who was with the troops was there to heal them instantly.

The 10 guards tried to escape with the duke's family through the back door, but Lightning who was monitoring the situation from the sky noticed them.

They were immediately arrested, including the duke's wife and his two sons. Until then, they still knew nothing about the duke's defeat.

After capturing the master's castle, the First Army took over its defenses. Undoubtedly, Duke Ryan's castle was three or four times larger than the castle in Border Town.

The design is also much grander, with six lookout towers forming a hexagon. The central tower is nearly five stories tall, an unusual feat at this point in history.

The courtyard had everything including a house, a barn, and a horse stable. There was even a private prison in the castle's basement.

Roland imprisoned the treasured captives and the duke's family and evacuated the civilian population. The weapons he confiscated from the mercenaries were placed in an empty room in the courtyard in groups.

Meanwhile, he had also chosen a few leaders and paid them dearly, so that they could take care of themselves.

In his mind, the North Slope Mine was the best home for those opportunists, but he had more important things to do.

That is the most important thing for “dijarah” after — battle is commonly known as corpse search.

Roland led the witches to search the entire castle. They even found the God's Stone of Retaliation in the vault and secret room.

By the time they finished, their catch was simply amazing. In the basement alone, they had found two boxes of golden nobles.

Even by conservative estimates, they estimated there were at least 10,000 gold royals there. In the secret compartment in the bedroom, Nightingale found several gemstones the size of an eyeball.

Behind the fireplace, Echo finds the door to a secret room filled with all kinds of gold crafts such as sticks and crowns, but also dazzling jewelry, all neatly placed on the shelf.

This is the wealth of a duke!

Seeing the great wealth and considering the income of Border Town which was less than 500 gold royals in the autumn and winter, Roland became emotional.

It is a temptation to plunder and plunder. If Roland did not come from a highly industrialized society, he would be addicted to the feelings that were given to him.

Regardless of his deep emotions, these things still had to be heeded. There will be a population explosion of workers in Border Town in the future,

so he needed a lot of money to import food before the development of their farm.

Considering the time spent on enchanting large items, it took around three days to send everything to their destination.

That was also why Roland did not demand the noble's gold as ransom the next day. He had benefited greatly from the duke. What he needed most was people and livestock.

“Your Highness, do you really just stay here for a week?” Nightingale asked.

“What's wrong?” Roland closed his eyes, enjoying the numbing sensation on his shoulder.

“This is the largest city in the Western Region,” he said gently, “and compared to Border Town, don't you want to live in a more prosperous place?”

“There are too many complicated power struggles in Longsong Stronghold. It's not suitable for what I want to do.

It's okay if we want to maintain the status quo, but once we want to make changes, we'll face more resistance.

And I can't unplug that power at once now. ” Roland smile. “Of course, the most important thing is that the teachings of the church have been ingrained in the people here. They won't be able to accept all of you so soon.

But as I said, I wish the witches could walk freely in the streets . I have succeeded in Border Town. ”

“Ya,” said Nightingale softly, “You have fulfilled your promise.”

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The morning of the third day, Petrov brought his list with him in a hurry. As per the convention, Roland accepted it in the lobby.

“Your Majesty, I have made my choice.”

“Let me see.” Roland took the list from her. As he had expected, most were second-rate slaves. There were 800, 100 cows and 300 sheep. In total, they equal 900 points. The rest are craftsmen.

“Your Highness, is it alright?”

“Of course, as long as we collect 3,000 points.” Roland returned the list to Petrov. “When can you collect all these supplies and people?”

“I can do it today, according to my settings with the properties and people in the Honeysuckle domain. However, Your Majesty, it might take half a month to send it to Border Town.”

“As far as you are,” Roland said as he tapped on the table. “I think you have experience arranging caravans?”

“Ya, Your Highness.” Petrov hesitated before adding. “How about my father ..?”

“You can bring it back today.” The prince smiled and handed over a scroll of parchment. “If you have no questions, leave your signature and fingerprint on it.”

“This ... agency contract?” Petrov glanced at the top of the scroll, his voice trembling with excitement. “Do you agree to give the Honeysuckle family the rights of choice?” He opened the scroll and began to read it carefully.

Roland nodded in satisfaction at Petrov's caution. The most basic requirement to be his partner is to pay attention to the contract.

Petrov raised his head a moment later. “The idea is almost the same as the one you told me about yesterday. But ...” He pointed to the bottom of that scroll. “Your Majesty, isn't that my father's name? He's the Earl of Honeysuckle and our family representative.”

Roland laughed. “Of course not. What I discussed becoming an agent of Longsong Fortress is you, not your father. Of course, you have to sign the contract.”

Petrov was stunned and asked in disbelief, “Your Majesty, you mean you want me ..”

“True. You will replace the Duke and manage Longsong Fortress for me.” Roland nodded. “If the contract is enforced smoothly, you will continue to rule the city after I become king.” He stopped, his smile was gone.

“But if you breach the contract, you will end up like Duke. I have invaded this city once and I can do it again. So do well, Mr. Ambassador.”