From a hired knight to a master of Game of Thrones

Chapter 92 Half a month has passed

Warren quietly observed the unexpected visitor before him, and after a long while, he said, "Mr. Timothy, do you wish for our Bloodhand Mercenary Group to escort you and your family to Lord Don Quixote's territory?"

Timothy nodded hastily and added, "Yes, I want the lords of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group to escort me and my family to Lord Don Quixote's territory."

"Of course, I will pay you a fee, it may not be much, but I have no intention of asking you to help me for free."

Warren thought for a while before continuing, "Mr. Timothy, I'd like to know why you want to go to the adults' territory."

"While I would love to see an honest baker like you become a citizen of the adults, I also know that the adults' territory is currently far inferior to that of White Harbor."

"I'm sure you're aware of that yourself."

Timothy smiled and said slowly, "Sir Warren, I recently encountered a difficult situation that was hard to overcome."

"And when I needed help the most, it was Don Quixote who extended his kind hand and helped me get through that terrible experience."

"Since then, I've made a decision that I will never change."

"I must repay your kindness, but I also know that to Don Quixote, someone like me is insignificant."

"On the day of the tournament, when Lord Don Quixote won the championship, I was more excited than ever before. Even my wife said that I was like a different person that day."

"When I heard that the master had been granted a fief, I made up my mind that I would go to the master's territory."

"I will contribute my meager strength to your territory as a way of repaying your kindness and help!"

Upon hearing this, Warren became happy and quickly said, "The sir has always been very generous to those around him, and also to many ordinary people at the bottom of society."

"But you are one of the few who remember the generosity of adults, and I will help you!"

"Everyone in the Bloodhand Mercenary Group will help you!"

"Yes, I was just planning to go to the adults' territory in a while."

"Mr. Timothy, if you are still willing to go to the adults' territory at that time."

"Our Bloodhand Mercenary Group will escort you and your family safely to the master's territory. Of course, as a token of our gratitude for your kindness, we will not charge you a single copper coin!"

Timothy paused for a moment, then immediately said, "Sir Warren, my decisions are always made after a long period of thought, and once made, they will not change!"

"I'm going home now and getting ready to leave at any time."

"Be sure to tell me when you are ready to go to the adults' territory!"

"Furthermore, I feel uneasy if I cannot repay the help I have received from you."

"Sir Warren, I will give you some compensation at that time. It is not much, but it is the greatest sincerity I can offer. Please be sure to accept it!"

Warren glanced at Timothy's incredibly serious expression, paused for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Alright then."

The two chatted for a while longer, when Timothy suddenly remembered something and said in a low voice, "Sir Warren, there are actually quite a few people in White Harbor who want to go to your territory, sir."

"But those people cannot go for the time being for some reason!"

Warren smiled, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Mr. Timothy, those people shouldn't be tenant farmers or other commoners who can't leave their territory without permission, right?"

In terms of social status, the people of Westeros can generally be divided into several categories.

The first type of subjects are directly dependent on their lord and the land.

They were required to pay taxes and perform labor for their lords, their lives deeply intertwined with the land.

Leaving the territory without the lord's permission is strictly prohibited.

If a tenant farmer flees his lord's land without permission, the lord has the right to send men to hunt him down, bring him back to the territory, and punish him.

Other lords are also obligated to refuse to take in fleeing tenant farmers, otherwise it will be considered a provocation against the original lord.

This is also the largest civilian population in Westeros, and the core of the "lord's subjects" in the traditional sense.

The second category of subjects consists of free people who own their own small plots of land, including freeholders, city dwellers, knights' squires, hired knights, free riders, and wandering warriors, who theoretically possess the full right to migrate within the seven kingdoms.

The third category consists of special groups that are relatively free to move around.

For example, monks, nuns, and scholars.

Timothy thought for a moment, then finally admitted frankly, "Sir Warren, some are the lord's tenants, while others are merchants, residents of White Harbor, monks, and nuns."

Hearing this, Warren said helplessly, "If they are tenants of other lords, it is best to stay where they are. If they go to your territory, they will cause you some trouble."

"As for the others, I'll talk to the adults about that. Such an important matter is not something I, Warren, can decide."

Gray Hill Village.

Rodney's caravan stayed for five days before departing.

Not long after Rodney's caravan left, other merchants from White Harbor arrived one after another with their own caravans, in accordance with their agreement with Tanguy River.

Fortunately, the Mandalay family in White Harbor had recently demonstrated a tough stance in thoroughly eliminating the looters within their territory, and had even organized a large-scale purge operation.

Within White Harbor and in some surrounding areas, it seemed that most of the raiders had vanished all at once.

In the short term, there are not many raiders active in these areas.

So even though Don Quixote's territory is a bit far from White Harbor.

These caravans came from Baigang without encountering any accidents and arrived safely.

Two weeks passed quickly.

The landscape of Don Quixote's territory has completely changed.

It is completely different from the gloomy, dilapidated, backward and poor appearance it had at the beginning.

Today, the layout of Gray Hill Village is mainly structured around two solid, flat stone roads paved entirely with gray stones.

Many villagers in Huiqiu Village spent half a month enthusiastically searching for and moving stones of all sizes.

Then they are polished into stones of various shapes.

First, lay large pieces of gravel as a base, then cover them with slightly flattened stone slabs, tamping them down and stacking them neatly.

Shallow ditches were also built along the roadside with gravel to divert the stagnant water.

Those were two wide stone roads, wide enough for five warhorses to gallop together, two solid stone roads.

A stone road was extended and widened from the original food street.

Another stone road connects Grayhill Village to a formed dirt road in the direction of White Harbor, which was originally the main road connecting Grayhill Village to the outside world.

In addition to two more stone roads, Gray Hill Village also has forty-seven new houses.

Thirty-four of the houses were simply temporary, single-story wooden and stone structures.

It was used to receive the caravan workers, hired knights, and free riders who came with the caravan.

The other thirteen houses, however, were built with considerable thought, effort, and materials and are intended for long-term residence.

Among them are the residences of the Bloodhand Mercenary Group members and the residence of Tanguy Hede.

There are also two hotels and one tavern.

A house used to formally receive distinguished guests from outside the country.

And a council chamber used to announce matters large and small and to handle various affairs of the territory.