Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

On the outer wall, Hod looked at the busy Vlandian recruits below, frowning and sighing.

These Vlandian recruits were quite diligent and efficient in their work, without any dragging or complaints.

However, what was a headache was that their appetite was simply amazing!

The warehouse originally stored enough food for two hundred people to eat for two months, but in just a week or so, a full quarter of it had been consumed.

Although it was known that the work they were doing now was heavy physical labor, it was understandable that they had a large appetite, which Hod knew very well and could understand.

But if the current situation continued, it would only take one month instead of two months for all the food in the warehouse to be eaten up.

Although he could now send people to Rhine Town to purchase some food and supplies for emergency use, when Hood saw that there were only two silver deer and 35 bronze sheep in his backpack, he gave up the idea.

This little money was only enough to buy a glass of beer...

The shortage of food and money once made Hood have a flash of thought to continue to rob nearby manors. After all, this way, he could quickly obtain a large amount of food and other supplies.

However, after careful consideration, he finally gave up this dangerous idea reluctantly.

Because he knew very well that if he really dared to rob those manors, the many knights and lords who gathered in Kanerba Castle due to the eastward advance of the Kuyers would, under the leadership of Marquis Angarna, launch a fierce attack on him without hesitation at the first time.

By that time, the situation he had to face would inevitably become extremely bad, and it might even lead to the annihilation of the entire army. Therefore, no matter what, this road would definitely not work.

But where else could he get some money?

Hod frowned and turned around with a sad face, looking extremely decadent.

He lay weakly on the cold and hard city wall, his eyes were empty and confused, staring blankly at the scenery in the distance.

Just then, at the end of his sight, a small caravan was slowly entering his field of vision.

"Huh? There is actually a caravan passing by here?"

Hod's heart was moved, and his originally dull eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw the dawn of hope.

He made a prompt decision and quickly turned around and shouted to the captain of the guards, Nott, behind him: "Nott, hurry! Call Batu and the others to leave the city with me!"

After that, he hurried down the city wall with a hurried pace. As soon as he landed on the ground, he walked straight towards an elite robber and took the reins from him with a clean and neat movement.

Then, he jumped on the horse with great agility, whipped the whip vigorously, shouted loudly, and then galloped forward like an arrow.

At the same time, the drawbridge of the outer city wall was slowly lowered.

The caravan in the distance had obviously noticed that Hood and his party were rushing towards them from the manor, and suddenly became nervous.

The leader of the caravan hurriedly shouted loudly, ordering the guards and mercenaries in the caravan to be alert and be prepared for emergencies.

These caravan guards and mercenaries seemed to be well-trained. After hearing the order, they immediately took action, holding their weapons tightly and ready for battle.

Compared with the large caravan that Paul had encountered before, which was large in scale, had a large number of people and a wide range of goods, the caravan in front of him was much smaller.

The entire caravan had only seven or eight four-wheeled carriages for loading goods, and the number of guards and mercenaries responsible for escorting was relatively small, only 20 to 30 people in total.

However, there were quite a few farmers, wandering beggars, small vendors, and young and beautiful girls accompanying the caravan. A rough estimate showed that there were at least 70 to 80 of them.

Looking at the seven or eight cavalrymen running fast from a distance, the caravan leader felt nervous and hurriedly stood on the carriage and looked carefully.

When he saw the blood-red lion flag held high by one of the captors, his heart finally settled down a little.

As long as they were not criminals, it would be fine...

But out of caution, the caravan leader did not order the guards to lift their alert.

"Whoa..." With a clear shout, soon, Hod and Batu and other looters arrived in front of the caravan at lightning speed.

Without Hod's words, a man with a fierce face and a thick face came over.Batu couldn't wait to drive his horse forward a few steps, and shouted angrily: "This is the territory of Knight Hode! You dared to enter without the permission of Knight Hode, which is a great offense and disrespect to Knight Hode!"

Hearing this, the leader of the caravan couldn't help but look at the guards beside him, and they all saw a touch of astonishment in each other's eyes.

When did the lord appear here? And who is Knight Hode? I haven't heard of him?

After a moment of silence, the slightly overweight caravan leader calmed down and walked out of the team in a leisurely manner. After observing for a few times, he looked at Hod riding on a travel horse and explained:

"Good day, respected Knight, we are a caravan from Costa Town. This time we are hired by Marquis Angana to transport a batch of important military supplies to Kanerba Castle. I didn't know that there was a new lord here before. Please forgive me, Knight!"

After that, he bowed deeply to express his apology.

Listening to the introduction of the caravan leader, Hod frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. After a long time, his frown gradually relaxed, and some memories of Costa Town finally emerged in his mind.

According to Sam, the former captain of the Rhine Town Guard, Costa Town is located a hundred kilometers away from Rhine Town.

The lord of this town is Baron Esk Ted. Sam said that the reason why this baron can have such a noble position is only because he inherited the title of his father. He himself does not have many outstanding talents.

But what is amazing is that although this baron has limited military power, he has an extraordinary love and insight for making money.

To this end, he formed several caravans, which shuttled through the entire Kingdom of Estra like hardworking bees, bringing him huge wealth continuously.

At the same time, Baron Esk used these wealth to attract many knights to come and serve him, resulting in the number of knights under his command reaching more than 30 in just a few years!

This powerful force made him not dare to provoke him casually even though his personal military power was not good. After all, not every noble had more than 30 knights under his command.

Recalling the information Sam had told him about Costa Town and Baron Esk, Hod narrowed his eyes slightly, wondering what was going on in his mind.