Chapter 77 Temporarily putting aside the shackles of morality (5K)
When One-Eyed Roshan and Iron Fist heard Lomo’s requests, Duns grinned, revealing a mouthful of fangs.
This kind of thing is simply too familiar to them. In the past ten years, what they have done is to plunder human estates. Unexpectedly,
the Lord Sardin in front of them will wipe out their lair, but in the end still let them return to their roots. OK.
Iron Fist was not very cooperative at first, but after hearing this order, he suddenly became happy.
He had asked Lando Manor for help before, but did not receive a response from Baron Lando. For this reason, Iron Fist was full of hatred. If there was a chance to take revenge on Lando Manor, he would be happy to serve Lomo. Although One-Eyed Roshan
had nothing to do with Lando Manor, he was tortured by Lomo for several days. His wild nature He had been worn down for a long time, and he did not dare to resist Romo's order at all
. Considering that Lando Manor was a large manor, Iron Fist said: "Lord Saldin, there are fifty people in Lando Manor. The knights formed by me and One-Eyed Roshan alone may not be enough to capture the manor."
Luo Mo said: "Don't worry, I didn't kill all your men in the last battle, leaving at least thirty There are several jackals and more than eighty kobolds for you to deploy." "
In addition, there are also crash logs and siege ladders made by our manor, which can be given to you for use."
Romo said, taking out a few pieces from his arms . With a single movement, he jumped onto One-Eyed Roshan's shoulder with a yellow pill and put the pill into his mouth.
Then, using the strength of One-Eyed Roshan's shoulder, he jumped in front of Iron Fist again, and put the same pill into Iron Fist's mouth.
The two jackal leaders only felt that the medicine was slightly bitter, and it melted in the mouth and was very smooth. Before he could react, the pills went down his esophagus and into his stomach.
"What did you give us to eat?" Iron Fist asked with a look of fear on his face.
Luo Mo smiled and said: "Don't be nervous. This is an alchemical product called paralysis pills. It can act on your nerves. After two days, if there is no antidote, your nerves will gradually become stiff and paralyzed, and your brain will Unable to control his body until death."
As he spoke, he took out his bloody teeth, tore off all the tendon ropes on One-Eyed Roshan and Iron Fist, and ordered: "I spent a lot of time making these pills. It is specially used for you, I hope you will not disappoint me."
Although the two jackal leaders were freed from their bonds, after hearing these words, they felt that the shackles on their bodies seemed to be heavier.
They looked at each other and sighed secretly, thinking that this human being was really despicable.
"Then will you let us go in the future?" One-eyed Roshan asked a little uneasy.
Iron Fist was afraid that Romo would say something that would not let you go, so he quickly said: "Lord Sardin, as long as we work conscientiously for you from now on, you will let us go, right? We jackals like it the most. Serving a powerful lord."
Seeing Iron Fist groveling, Luo Mo recalled the gnolls he had killed before, and suddenly felt that the gnolls' judgment of the situation and desire for survival seemed not to be inferior to humans.
As expected, they are also advanced creatures. Apart from their appearance and learning ability, they are no different from humans.
The only difference is that unlike humans, there will be a small number of individuals who develop good and lawful personalities.
In them, they retain more of their animal nature. Cruelty, cunning, and respect for the strong are their common character traits.
This is a race of natural robbers.
Facing such a race, Luo Mo had no intention of treating them as companions. After all, he wanted to cultivate a well-disciplined regular army, not a bandit army that robbed homes and homes.
However, he still nodded and said: "As long as you serve me loyally, of course I can spare your lives. Moreover, I will also give you generous rewards." The two jackals immediately felt relieved
. Now not only can he save a life, but he can also plunder human estates. For them, this can be said to be a blessing in disguise.
At the moment, Iron Fist helped to pull out all the arrows stuck in One-Eyed Roshan's body, and then simply bandaged him.
Speaking of which, the jackal race is indeed naturally rough-skinned and thick-bodied, with strong resilience. One-eyed meat mountain was obviously covered with wounds, but the bleeding stopped quickly after the arrow was pulled out. And his physical strength also recovers very quickly.
At night, the captured jackals and kobolds were released, and then Iron Fist came forward and gathered them again.
Jackals have shown a strong interest in things like robbery.
Nicholas also gathered his team and stationed himself next to the gnoll team.
The two teams were still life-and-death enemies during the day. Living next to each other at night was a strange feeling for the knights.
They didn't know what methods the lord used to make these jackals become so obedient.
On the second day, the Jackal troops set off on time, but the knights and militia of the manor stayed in place.
According to Lomo's plan, they will appear at the end and play the most critical role.
As the Gnoll troops moved, so did Yale and his MI scouts.
Romo followed the gnoll team far behind, listening to Yale's introduction to Lando Manor.
"Sir, my men and I sneaked into Lando Pier and have found out." Yale also rode a war horse and said softly: "Lando Manor has a knighthood of fifty people. Most of them are first-level, five The knight captain is the second level. Under normal circumstances, about half of the knights will supervise the work at the dock. However, recently, due to the removal of the jackals, Baron Lando recalled all the knights. The business on the dock has also come to a standstill. ."
"How many porters and trackers are there in total on the pier?" Luo Mo asked the question he was most concerned about.
The current Saldin Manor actually has no shortage of gold coins. Even without the Wolfman's loot, his alchemical profits are enough to support the development of the manor.
With the ownership of the southern bank of Woro, the land problem has also been greatly alleviated.
Only in terms of talents, Luomo is currently lacking the most. After all, after years of wanton slaughter by the Jackals, these manors and villages in the southeast have been almost completely deserted and deserted.
Therefore, Lomo set his sights on Lando Pier in Lando Manor.
This wharf was the first in the upper Wolo Valley and had a large number of porters and trackers.
In particular, trackers are extremely durable and work hard without complaining. The most critical point is that because trackers' work requires cooperation with each other to concentrate their strength, their obedience, cooperation and discipline are extremely strong.
Lomo believes that trackers possess these qualities and are almost the most suitable source of soldiers in the Volo Valley.
His biggest goal in attacking Lando Manor this time was not the gold and silver treasures, nor the serf land, but the trackers on these docks.
This idea had arisen since he first took the owl beast to Black Rock City and passed Lando's Wharf.
Last time in Volo City, the reason why Baron Lando was spared and not killed was precisely to find an opportunity to seize his Lando Pier.
This time, using the jackal's knife to break into Lando Manor was the best opportunity he could think of.
Seeing that Romo did not ask questions about the Lando Knights, but was rather interested in the workers on the dock, Yale was suddenly a little surprised. He thought for a moment and replied: "There are probably more than a hundred porters and more than two hundred trackers. They are all hiding at Lando Pier. Sorry, sir, this number is just an estimate. Their mortality rate is too high. , I didn’t ask for an estimate.”
Luo Mo nodded, as if saying to himself: “This amount is quite enough. It’s worth planning this event for me.”
He asked again: “Lando In addition to Baron Lando, how many people are there in the family?"
Yale was fully prepared for this question and immediately answered: "Sir, Lando Manor can be considered a large manor. But now there are only Baron Lando and him. Two sons."
"The result of our inquiry is that the Lando family was originally full of talents. However, a civil strife broke out. Several brothers of Baron Lando fought hard. His brother was an apprentice law knight and was beaten by several of them. The brothers conspired to kill. There were two brothers who had reached the third level of knights, but died of inexplicable poison after eating mushrooms sent by others. Now the remaining Baron Lando is also a third level knight. He has a His son Lando's strength has almost reached the level of quasi-third level."
At this point, Yale pursed his lips and added: "I heard that he also has a nephew who has also reached the level of a trainee law knight. But..."
Lomo Hearing this, he smiled slightly, pointed to the curved sword on Yale's waist and said: "The nephew of Baron Lando you mentioned is also dead, and his weapon is now in your hands." Yale verified it from Lomo's
mouth After realizing his guess, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He proudly held the curved sword in his hand, threw it twice and said: "The Lando family members kill each other, but it saves us a lot of effort.
" After getting the information he wanted, Luo Mo calculated in his mind. In other words, if you want to reasonably devour Lando Manor, you only need to let the jackals kill the father and son, and then destroy their knights.
However, in the process of killing the father and son, it is likely that other people in the manor will be affected.
Except for the Lando family, everyone else in the manor actually has no enmity against Lomo, but they are likely to die at the hands of the jackals attracted by Lomo.
For this battle, these people were innocent, but unfortunately they became victims of Lomo's plan.
Thinking of these people, Luo Mo couldn't help but feel guilty.
'One general's success will lead to ten thousand bones drying up. That's what he meant," Luo Mo thought secretly.
Although he felt guilty, Lomo had no choice. Born in such a world, weakness is an original sin and morality is a luxury.
In order to further strengthen his power, Lomo must temporarily put aside the constraints of morality. Only in this way can we be responsible for ourselves and those who follow us.
As the Jackal team gradually advanced, the people of Lando Manor finally discovered that the Jackal troops were approaching in the direction of the manor.
Baron Lando and his son Allen panicked for a moment, and they quickly organized the knights to start preparing for defense.
The women in the manor also hid, and the serfs were forced by the knights to pick up shovels and walk out of the manor.
The militia composed of these serfs was different from the militia under Lomo and did not have any enthusiasm for fighting. On weekdays, they were crazily oppressed by Baron Lando and the knights. Not only were they weak, but they also had no fighting spirit. It is impossible to form effective combat power at all.
So their role is very simple, that is, to stay out and act as human shields and stumbling blocks, creating opportunities for the archers on the wall.
Baron Lando personally climbed onto the city wall. As soon as he arranged the archers on the wall, One-Eyed Meat Mountain and Iron Fist led the Jackals into Baron Lando's field of vision.
What was different from the past was that this time the jackals dispersed on their own initiative and surrounded the manor. It was obvious that he wanted to kill them all without leaving any way to survive.
Baron Lando was immediately shocked when he saw the two jackal leaders getting involved. If Iron Fist is the only one, it's better to defend. But if you add the one-eyed meat mountain, it will be a bit difficult to resist.
As far as he knew, One-Eyed Roshan was at least as strong as a fourth-level knight, and he also had a jackal mage under his command. Quite powerful.
Allen stood behind his father and said softly: "Father, the one-eyed meat mountain has obviously been defeated by Sardin. In yesterday's battle, it seemed that Iron Fist also lost to Sardin. Why did the two of them appear together today? Here. Could it be that they were ordered by Saldin to come and kill our manor?"
Baron Lando was already panicking at this moment and lost the ability to think. He waved to Iron Fist and shouted loudly: "Iron Fist, I am a friend of Earl Black, and we are also friends. Why do you want to invade my manor?" However, Iron Fist did not answer him. He waved his hand
. The gnolls commanded his men to carry out the knocking wood and siege ladder, and immediately launched the siege.
Seeing that the jackals were coming for real, Baron Lando was shocked and immediately shouted: "Quick, shoot the arrow, stop them, don't let the ladder lean against my wall!" Allen saw these tools and immediately
confirmed His own guess made him extremely angry and cursed: "These are all Saldin's things! Sure enough, it was Saldin who instigated them to attack our manor. Damn it, Saldin, you will not die well. You murdered the nobles." , the God of the Kingdom and the Wilderness will not let you go!"
Baron Lando had already been frightened by Saldin. At this moment, he no longer had any courage to fight back. He only murmured: "Saldin said he would let you go. Let me go, why, why. He said he would let me go."
Seeing that his father could no longer count on him, Allen calmed down. At this moment, the serfs who were sent out to block the steps of the gnolls had fled in all directions. Braving the rain of arrows, the gnolls had rushed to the bottom of the wall like a raging tide.
The knights and serfs have lost their fighting spirit, and the gnolls' offensive has been unable to resist, not to mention Saldin's backup. It seems that his wife and son, as well as countless lovers and treasures, will not be saved.
Realizing that it was a dead end, Allen stood behind his father and said in a deep voice: "Father, everything I do is to continue the bloodline of the Lando family. Please understand me." Baron Lando heard
this At these words, he turned back in shock and asked: "What do you want to do?"
Allen did not answer, and suddenly cut out the sword in his hand, directly cutting off Baron Lando's head.
Baron Lando's head fell to the ground and rolled twice, with a stunned expression still on his face.
Allen grabbed Baron Lando's head, showed it to the city, and then shouted loudly: "I, Allen Lando, killed my father with my own hands and voluntarily gave up my title. I would like to offer my sincere and eternal loyalty. I hope you can raise your noble hand and let Lando Manor go. From now on, I will dedicate all my treasures, and the entire Lando Manor will only serve you, sir!" He shouted loudly, without mentioning Saldin's
name, but It was obviously for Saldin.
Looking at the head in Allen's hand, the two jackal leaders outside the manor were stunned for a moment. They turned their heads involuntarily and looked in the direction of the dense forest in the distance.
Lomo and Yale stood on the edge of the dense forest and clearly saw the entire process of Allen's murder of his father.
Yale said softly from the side: "Sir, this Allen Lando did not hesitate to kill his father to express his loyalty. Do you want to accept him?"
Luo Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head, and said coldly: "You go Tell Iron Fist to continue attacking the city!"
"Yes, sir!" Yale bowed and responded. Then he took out a red flag from his arms and waved it twice in the direction of the jackal.
Iron Fist received the order and waved to the Jackal troops again: "Continue to attack the city!"
Allen saw the Jackals moving again, and his father's head fell to the ground in his hand, with a look of despair on his face.
(End of chapter)