Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 278 Raid
All the lords returned with their armies first, and the two legions under Stannis were the last to set off with him.They did a final search around the camp and the city to make sure nothing or anyone was left behind.

Stannis had regained his strength after a day's rest, and he was as vibrant as ever, sitting on his horse and giving orders.

"Okay, everyone is almost there, take my spoils and leave here!"

It will take a whole day to walk from here to the Tiber River, so sitting on the horse bored, he began to plan how to spend the windfall. After deducting military expenses and repaying the debts from the businessman, Stannis There is still a balance of at least 55000 gold coins in his hand. Even the emperor would be tempted to know about this huge amount of money. Even the Garcia family's annual output on the land is only 4. He can use this money to organize An open showdown between a large army and the Duke!

But he is not that stupid. He still understands the truth that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. If he is defeated, he can only return to the pre-liberation overnight. It is better to fight steadily.He is going to spend half of the money on territory construction, so that his basic base can be more consolidated. Even if he can't become a duke, it is more than enough to be a prince behind closed doors.

As for the remaining half of the money?He was going to use it as a campaign fund to buy off the Duke's subordinates. Like the big bosses of the Republic of China, he used a silver bullet offensive to make those rebellious lords turn against each other. It was much more enjoyable than fighting to the death on the frontal battlefield.

Thinking of this, Stannis couldn't help laughing. He doesn't think the main task is difficult. It seems that it will be completed soon. When the time comes, should he work hard to become an emperor when he becomes a duke?
He glanced at Romon next to him, and found that the old man was turning the ring on his finger. Stannis looked more and more familiar, because he clearly remembered that the former owner of this black iron ring with a flame pattern was Vincent. ah?

By the way, speaking of the black mage, Stannis still has an account to settle with him, that is, he sold himself to the seal of God, where is this guy now!

"Old man, where's your old classmate?" Stannis asked angrily. Although the Grand Maester was also deceived by him, there must be someone to blame for this matter!Otherwise, it will appear that the boss is an idiot, and it is well known that leaders cannot make mistakes!

Bachelor Romon raised his head, with sadness in his eyes, "Don't worry, Your Excellency, Vince will not be your trouble anymore."

Stannis was very curious, and he wanted to continue asking, but seeing the old man's expression, Stannis felt that it was better to let this matter go.

At this time, he saw another beautiful girl next to Korodov, which surprised Stannis. Although he knew it was Hypatia, he was still surprised by the fact that he had never had much love for men and women. The cold knight commander was able to get the most beautiful prostitute, not because he was prejudiced against workers in this industry. In this parallel medieval worldview, the personal hygiene of nobles and commoners was really worrying. Contraceptive measures, sex workers who know a little bit about prevention of STDs care about their bodies no longer know how much higher they are than peasant women who keep green juice.He was even more curious about how two people who didn't seem to fit in at all could get mixed up.

He sneaked closer to hear what this 'couple' said in private, but after stretching his neck for 10 minutes, he found that they didn't say a word between them. The smell of gunpowder.

Stannis scratched his head, is this the way Xilu is in love?No wonder I have been hitting a wall in my love career, it turns out that I need to be cold enough.

Hypatia saw Stannis in a sad state, and she showed him a workplace smile.

"Hi, my lord, I heard that you just saved the world!"

Stannis blushed in embarrassment, "It's just a small effort, remember to keep a low profile! Just spread it among your small circle!"

The woman chuckled, but she knew what the lord wanted to ask next.

"You want to know why I got on good terms with Korodov~~"

Stannis knew it was easy to talk to a smart woman, and he nodded, his hidden gossip throbbing.

"Because I can't kill him all the time, I can only love him~~"

"..." Stannis felt that it was time to improve his view of love.

Then he tried his best to sound relaxed, "Then...why did you kill him?"

"Because I love him!" Hypatia said with a smile.

The corner of Korodov's mouth twitched. The woman had already explained to him why she wanted to kill him because it was related to his mother, but both of them agreed that this should be kept a secret. Let the third person know.

Stannis, whose three views were completely refreshed, said that he had nothing to say, "Tell... goodbye..."

After finishing speaking, he shook his head and walked to the front of the line. Why are his subordinates a bunch of lunatics?They all hide secrets and speak very philosophically. I still need to improve my level a lot or just keep a distance from them.

However, when he was about to reach the ferry of the Tiber River, he found that there were already a dozen soldiers standing there waiting, and the leader was riding on a horse and looking anxiously at this place. Stannis found out that it was his ally, and said Randall of House Greg.

When he saw the army appearing, Er Gou, who looked a lot like a Shiba Inu, showed joy and affection on his face. He hurriedly drove over and stood in front of the leader.

"Why are you here? Didn't you ask Sanlu to guard the house together?" Stannis asked strangely. Before the expedition, he deliberately left Hillier to guard the house with him. Could it be that they also heard about him? The great cause of saving the world, come here specially to pay tribute in advance?
Randall wiped the sweat off his face, "Boss, you are finally back. During your expedition, someone came to attack us!"

"Damn! Who is so bold, dare to hit me?" Stannis admired his bravery and courage. Fortunately, he left some people to guard the house, otherwise it would be no fun to be robbed.

At this time, all the famous NPCs gathered around, and now Qi Weini's army, which is holding the prestige of victory, is in full swing, who is so blind and dares to act presumptuously!
Randall swallowed, and then said with a look of fear: "It's the Garcia family's army!"

Stannis stood there with his mouth open. The news was so sudden that he couldn't accept it for a while.

On the other hand, Bachelor Romon next to him said anxiously: "How could it be? Why did the Duke come to beat us?"

Randall shook his head and said that he didn't know either. He also woke up yesterday morning and found that there were densely packed people standing outside the castle. Countless flying lion flags showed that they were the direct army from the Garcia family.

However, they didn't launch an attack immediately, otherwise it would be a problem for Doug's crumbling and dilapidated castle to defend for 10 minutes, and Garcia didn't send anyone over to explain why they attacked him. The entire army was stationed ten miles away from the castle. In order not to move forward, they stood still and seemed to be waiting for someone to appear.

"...Then, how many people are there?" Stannis asked after holding back for a long time.

"Twenty thousand!"

(End of this chapter)