Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 45 Preparations for Departure

According to the meaning of the letter from Sir Charles.

He has successfully contacted the pioneer knights in multiple areas of the Coldwater River Basin, including Dragon Ridge, Blackwood Forest, and Coldwater Valley.

I now extend a sincere invitation to Rhodes, hoping he will join my alliance.

If he agrees, you must lead your soldiers to his territory within three days.

They met with many alliance members to discuss the attack on the barbarian city.

Rhodes checked the situation and, wow, almost all the Trail Blazers near Pingdingshan were in the league.

If he doesn't join, he will most likely be isolated.

Unlike the Round Table Council, the former was merely a platform for the most powerful pioneering knights to discuss matters.

It's like a large communication center, making it easy for everyone to stay informed and ensuring that you can find someone if something happens.

The Round Table Council itself has no mandatory obligations.

But the alliance proposed by Knight Charlie was different.

The other side has joined forces with the major pioneering knights in the vicinity, and their purpose is obvious.

It was a military alliance formed under the pretext of jointly attacking barbarian cities, with the alliance being led by the leader and a defensive alliance.

Unlike the lone battles of a single pioneer knight.

Once a military alliance is formed and the forces of dozens of pioneering knights are integrated, Knight Charlie, as the top leader, will immediately have a different status.

Although Sir Charles's letter was not explicitly stated, no one was a fool.

Rhodes could see it, and so could the other invited Trailblazers.

But they still chose to join, because it was a perfectly legitimate and aboveboard scheme.

As a descendant of the Earl of Mayfield, Knight Charles possessed considerable power and came from a distinguished family.

At least in their pioneering area, they are considered top-tier.

With winter approaching, the looming threat of barbarians jeopardizes everyone's safety.

Furthermore, sticking together for mutual support is an instinct inherent to nobles.

When the strongest fighter on their side proposed an alliance, the others didn't rush to refuse.

Furthermore, according to the consensus among the nobility, my acceptance of the invitation does not equate to my agreement.

Let's all gather together and discuss this first.

The alliance will definitely be formed, but whether you can hold onto the top position is another matter.

At that time, everyone will rely on their own abilities and compete fairly.

After receiving the letter, Rhodes accepted the invitation and prepared to set off soon.

Although he can't compete for the position of league leader—he has the status, but his team is seriously lacking in strength—joining the league won't hurt.

They were all acquaintances from the neighborhood, and since they all worked in the brick and stone business, they got along well because of their shared interests.

It's good to be able to look out for each other when we're together.

Moreover, everyone involved is a nobleman, with their own family connections behind them.

In war, the alliance leader would never actually send any member to do something that would lead to their death.

It doesn't matter if commoners and serfs are sent to their deaths, but sending allied nobles to their deaths would ruin their reputation.

At that time, they won't be able to fit into the kingdom's noble circles.

They might even be sanctioned by the Round Table Council, an alliance of nobles, and become victims of the twelve seats of the Round Table's efforts to win over the nobility.

The advantages outweighed the disadvantages, so Rhodes had nothing to hesitate about.

He immediately began making arrangements, and then rode his horse back from Pingdingshan to Hekou Town.

I've only been the lord of Hekou Town for a little over a week, and the town is still under construction.

Large numbers of serfs were gathered on the riverbank, digging fishponds, while on the other side were factories that made clay bricks.

Batch after batch of freshly made clay bricks were transported out and placed in the sun to dry.

With Rhodes' arrival, his striking snow steed quickly attracted the attention of the serfs.

"It's the lord! The lord has arrived!"

"Quickly, come and pay your respects to the lord!"

Upon seeing him approach, the serfs stopped what they were doing, trotted over, and knelt down in a flurry.

His eyes were filled with gratitude and reverence.

After a week of work, they truly felt the difference of the new lord.

It's not about slogans or bloodlines; it's that they can actually make a living through their work!

It wasn't those disgusting cold-water catfish, but genuine bread; hard-working people could even earn copper coins.

Serfs actually had very low demands; being able to eat their fill was enough to make them grateful and kneel in worship from the bottom of their hearts.

Looking around, Rhodes saw six or seven hundred people kneeling in front of him, a rather surreal feeling.

No wonder time travelers to ancient times are all single-mindedly focused on climbing the social ladder. In feudal times, if you don't find a way to climb to a high position, you'll be the one kneeling on the ground.

Rod jumped off the snow steed.

At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a blue hat jogged over and bowed to him.

"Sir, please feel free to give me any instructions you may have."

Blue Hat Maren was chosen by Rhodes to be the steward in charge of managing the town of Rivermouth.

He was originally one of the villagers who came with him from Songguo Village.

Because he was literate and had behaved well on the way there, Rod sent him to help in River Mouth Town.

There was nothing he could do; he had taken down all the original officials in the town.

Even if some survived, they could not be retained.

So far, he's doing a good job.

"Get up, all of you. From now on, you don't need to kneel when you see me; a bow will suffice."

Rhodes addressed the surrounding serfs, telling them to continue working, then looked at Maren and said, "Go to the castle hall and wait; I have something to announce."

"Yes, sir." Maren didn't dare to delay, bowed ninety degrees, and hurriedly ran to the hall.

Rhodes then found Holmes, who was stationed there, and the two hundred reserve soldiers he was in charge of training.

"My lord, we have only completed basic formation training so far. If we want to deploy it to the battlefield, I'm afraid..."

After listening to Rhodes's explanation of the alliance and learning that war was coming, Holmes couldn't help but shake his head.

Rod looked at the open space behind him.

There, two hundred serfs were lined up in two columns, one hundred men in a large column and ten men in a small column.

A week of training is far from enough for them to master the shield and spear formation.

But at least it can remember its position in the queue and quickly arrange it into a form.

"There's no time for slow training anymore. The rest will grow on the battlefield."

War is always the best catalyst for the growth of new recruits.

Just one or two life-or-death battles are enough to transform them into combat-ready veterans.

Of course, the premise is that you can survive.

Rhodes led Holmes to the castle hall.

There were also two knights, Noah and Loren, who had been notified and rushed to the scene.

And Luke, who manages the villagers of Pingdingshan, and Blue Hat Malone, who manages the town of Hekou.

This group of people temporarily constitutes the current management of the territory.

"The next alliance assembly, Holmes and Loren, you come with me, along with all the cavalry, shield-wielding infantry, and reserves."

Rhodes took his seat at the head of the table and gave them his instructions.

"Noah, you stay and garrison the town of River Mouth. Saber-toothed Tiger will help out from outside. The Fifty People's Militia and White Bread will remain at Flattop Mountain."

"Luke, Maren, you two help maintain order in both territories. While I'm away, my priority is stability. If there are any problems, let Noah make the decisions."

"As long as no problems arise during this period, when I return, the two of you will be the official administrative officers of the territory, responsible for general affairs and production and construction."

Upon hearing his words, Luke and Maren couldn't help but show excited joy on their faces, and repeatedly expressed their gratitude and made assurances.

Holmes and Loren nodded calmly.

The only one who was unhappy was Noah.

But there was no other way; someone had to be left to guard the territory, and since he was the weakest, he could only accept it with a bitter face.

(End of this chapter)