The New Civilization of Witches

Chapter 122: Father and Son

The dungeon of the castle is not damp and dark like the prison in Border Town, as the duke does not want his dungeon to be a haunted house, but a, or a house where anyone could smell disgusting once they walked downstairs.

The Dungeon was generally still clean. Different cells are decorated differently according to the standard.

Some of them are completely empty while some of them are not only equipped with beds, but even equipped with cabinets, tables, and chandeliers.

It seemed that the Duke had originally taken this as a place to imprison some nobles, and he wanted to make sure that basic etiquette was still adhered to.

Roland also found a special cell in the corner, a room that half contained a large bed.

There was a chain hanging from the ceiling, and the iron handcuffs on the chain were wrapped with a layer of sheepskin, and on the wall hung all kinds of whips.

It seemed that Duke Ryan had rich knowledge in that particular field. But unfortunately, Roland was going to leave here in a few days, and he had lost the opportunity to approach that special area here.

As the most treasured captive, the Shalafi Hull is naturally set to stay in the finest cell. If you have ever noticed an iron fence that is outside the house, you may think it is a luxurious bedroom.

The ones living with him were the viscount of the Maple Leaf Family and the Wolf Family, the eldest son of the Wild Rose Family, and the second son of the Elk Family. Along with Lion Ryan, the family is called Fortress Six.

Of course, the Ryan Family had been destroyed by Roland, and his wife and son were imprisoned next door.

When His Majesty appeared in the basement, all the nobles stood up.

Roland said, “Earl Hull, you can leave here. As for everyone else, when the ransom arrives, I will release you,” he added this before they can ask.

“Dad,” said Petrov, relieved to see the duke's reddish face. He glanced at his friend and then looked at Roland. “Your Highness, I don't see the name Earl of the Elk Family on the list.

If he died on the battlefield, and the eldest son of his family was still in the king's city, then there was no one to support the entire family.

Is it possible to free Rene Medde first and let him collect the ransom? I am ready to guarantee it. ”

“The oldest son of the Elk Family, you mean Jacques Medde?” Roland shook his head and said, “She came back and came to the castle yesterday, but .. I guess she has no intention of paying the ransom.”

Hearing this, Rene leaned against the cage. “Why?” he asked in disbelief.

“He said you didn't protect your father on the battlefield and you killed Earl Medde.”

“Why did he say that? The killer is clear ..” Rene suddenly shuts his mouth.

Roland had just forgotten about it and said, “What you want to say is that the killer is obviously me, right?” He went to the cage and said, “Your father sent people to my castle, and he wants to burn the plants before the Moon Devil.

Now he has invaded my territory with the duke, and I only counterattacked to also drive out the invaders.

So, am I a killer? Compared to them, who should be punished? If it wasn't because you proved to know nothing about everything, you'd be dead. ”

“...” Rene can't say anything.

“Your Highness,” asked Petrov, “if no one wants to pay the ransom, will you execute him?”

“No, I won't do it. I was always kind,” Roland grinned and said, “and I will probably send him back to Border Town and make him mine on the North Slope for 20 years for redemption.”

“Jadi ... how much is the ransom?” She asked.

“As a second son, he has no chance of inheriting the peerage, so the price is naturally lower than the Earl of Honeysuckle.

Only need material worth about 1,000 points.” Roland looked at her with interest. “So, do you want to pay the ransom for him?”

“What material? 1,000 gold pieces of nobility?” The Earl who was released by the guards interrupted.

When they left the dungeon and went to the castle gate, the earl suddenly stopped. “Your Highness, I know Duke Ryan may be guilty, but .. his wife and son are innocent.”

“Yes, maybe,” Roland said irrefutable. “I do not intend to punish them by exiling or hanging them to death, I will just take them back to Border Town and imprison them.”

He will not let them go until the day he ascends the throne. The situation would become more complicated if he became remiss now that the eldest son had an official inheritance of the throne.

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“What?!” Shalafi Hull looked at Petrov superbly. “Your Majesty has no intention to stay in Longsong Fortress, but he let you organize the whole city?”

Once they returned to Honeysuckle’s, Petrov immediately told his father in detail what had happened over the course of three days. The Earl couldn't bear it when he heard about the contract, and when he got a specific answer, he stood up and walked in the school room again and again with mixed feelings.

“Daddy, are you okay?” Petrov asked worriedly.

“Now it seems our opponents are mostly the Elk Family. There is a wide gulf between us and the other three families in terms of wealth and culture.”

“Sorry what?” He doesn't understand his father.

“Friends! Opponent!” The earl shouted. “I'm very disappointed with you. Your Excellency is giving you a great opportunity but you haven't analyzed who your opponent is!”

“Uh, don't you feel weird about that?”

“Why does His Majesty insist on returning to Border Town? It's really weird, but what does that have to do with us? We just need an actual contract,” said Earl as he stroked his mustache.

[That is the fact,] thought Petrov, [and His Majesty will not use much energy just to joke around.

As for the reason why he loves Border Town so much, I can slowly think about it again.] But what he did not expect was that his father accepted that reality so easily.

“I heard that Medde guy is your friend,” Shalafi suddenly said firmly, “and you will take him out tomorrow.”

“Do you allow me to redeem it with material worth 1,000 points?” Petrov.

“Alright, think. If the Earl of the Elk family died, the eldest son would not be willing to redeem the second son. So in this battle, the only sacrifices were some knights, and there seemed to be almost no losses.

Once Jacques Medde inherits the throne, it will definitely deter you from being in charge of .. no, managing Longsong Fortress, “sang earl explained,” Why would Jacques be reluctant to redeem Rene? Because he's afraid Rene will be a threat.”

[Well, that's the real reason,] Petrov wondered with a bitter smile. But he knew his father was right. Rene loved swords and rifles ever since he was young, and he was very close to the knights in this domain.

In contrast to Jacques' eldest son, who argued that a nobleman should not get into fights and preferred romantic things.

Although Rene has repeatedly shown that he wants to become a knight, but that is in the absence of a legacy of the throne. Now, without the control of the earl, who knew if he would gather the knights to kill the eldest son?

Jacques would not spend money to make up for someone who made him uneasy. His decision was simple and cruel.

“My friend will never do that,” he said firmly.

“Maybe, if you make up for it, no matter what he'll do will give Jacques a headache.” Shalafi went on to say, “About the points, we can choose some great craftsmen.”

“When preparing your ransom, I have transferred some craftsmen, and if we use more, I fear there will not be enough craftsmen in the whole domain.”

“Do not worry, did you know that the Northern Region is in a mess now?” The Earl said confidently, “The four kingdoms were all destroyed in Hermes, the nobles forced people to join the army, and there were a large number of fugitives.

We can take this opportunity to take a little more, and then we'll save the monthly supplies. ”

Petrov found that his father was also a business master of — at least he did much better in business than on the battlefield.