"Surrender, surrender, we surrender!!"

Viscount Habert, who was having a meeting in the castle, jumped out and shouted loudly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, he never expected that a squire next to him jumped out, stunned the viscount with one palm, and said loudly: "Lord Lord, it's too dangerous here, let's run away!!"

There was a flustery.

In the sky, the dragons pretended not to hear, and someone teleported directly to the vicinity of the castle, and threw down a cloud of air emitting a dense fog and poisonous mist, which stunned the entire castle.

In addition, there were people in the viscount who shouted: "Defend the viscounty, defend against the invasion!!"

And the great crowd came out.

The dragonman generals in the sky smiled: "That's right...... If there is no resistance, no one jumps out, then how can this battle be fought?"

If you don't fight, then there is no name for righteousness, and you can't occupy this viscount afterwards, which is not good. Of course, there are other excuses that can be found, but it is not as convenient and troublesome as this viscounty's desperate resistance.

Now, the guards who stunned the viscount and the knights who led the team to kill were all confused by the dragonman's spells, and they would not attract attention afterwards.

"Kill, but try not to hurt anyone!!"

The army rushed to kill.

The difference in strength between the two sides in this battle is too great, it is like a dragon crushing an ant. But because the difference in strength is too great, casualties can be more effectively controlled.

Only one of the Viscount's soldiers who were stunned and accidentally trampled to death by his own horse was killed, and the others, some seriously and lightly wounded, but none of them died.

Afterwards, the army of the Dragons of the Winter Country occupied the entire viscounty, and quickly sent the Dragonmen with the soldiers of the Winterland to search everywhere.

It didn't take long for all kinds of evidence to be found.

"Daring, there are really people in your viscounty who are involved with necromancers. What, the evidence? In that cemetery, many of the bones showed signs of activation, and some of them had been stolen, so doesn't that prove that there were traces of necromancer activity nearby?"

In many places, whether it is this viscount or other noble territories, it is not difficult to encounter this kind of thing, and it is common to see traces left by the activities of necromancers, but it does not mean that there are necromancers in the local area.

For example, if a place is stolen by thieves, does that mean that the local people are colluding with the thieves, or that someone is acting as a thief? Yes, but it is more likely that the thieves are committing the crime, and they are from somewhere else, not the locals. Of course, the possibility that locals are thieves is not ruled out.

The same goes for this necromancer.

The dragonman soldiers under Zhanfei's command used this as an excuse to occupy the viscountdom, and stationed their troops there, patrolling day and night, claiming to search for those who colluded with the undead.

And declared to the public: "The people who colluded with the undead have already exposed their traces, so it is very likely that they will make desperate moves in a desperate way, or retaliate to harm local residents." Therefore, in order to protect this place from the undead race and from the necromancer's retaliation, we have the obligation to garrison here to help Viscount Harbert, maintain local security, and protect this territory.

"And we must continue our search, to track down the necromancer, to track down the whereabouts of those who have colluded with the Lich. We promise that we will try not to affect the lives of the local people, try to ensure local law and order, try not to wronged a good person, and will never let go of a bad guy, please believe in our justice. ”

Viscount Hubbard woke up, and looked for the dragon general with great grief and indignation to ask when the search would be fruitful and when the army would be withdrawn.

"It's not too late to withdraw, we have to make sure that all the necromancers and those who collude with the lich here are driven out or brought out, and we have to prevent them from turning around and retaliating, so it's likely that we'll be stationed for a long time...... Well, listening to Your Excellency, it seems that you want to hurry us away?

"Your Excellency Viscount Harbert, this is an extremely irresponsible manifestation of the safety of the people of your realm. Also, so far, we have not found anyone in your territory who is in cahoots with the Lich.

"The fact that such a large-scale search could not find the hidden ones only proves that there must be a powerful force to cover them. Otherwise, it won't go undetected, and among the entire viscounty, there are only one or two of the most powerful. ”

As soon as these words came out, Viscount Harbert was shocked, angry and frightened.

The attendant beside him said loudly, "You are slandering, there is no one in our viscount who is in collusion with the lich at all. ”

The dragonman general was also angry: "Hmph, it has been said that there are no people who have colluded with the lich here, but the evidence we have found shows that there must be traces of necromancer activities here." Can we suspect that you are trying to shield the necromancer and hide it for those who are in collusion with the lich?"

"I, I didn't. The squire said loudly.

The viscount also wanted to help speak beside him, but the dragon man general waved his hand: "Come on, take this squire down and interrogate him in detail, he will definitely get a result!!"

As he spoke, he glared at the Viscount viciously: "Your Excellency the Viscount, do you want to obstruct our investigation?"

"No, no, this is an illegal act, this is my viscount, I am qualified to ......"

"Shut up, your suspicions have not been cleared. Do you want to question the wisdom of our great majesty? Question the error of the information that our majesty has assumed, and insist that there is no trace of the undead here? Do you also want to question the various information that our troops have investigated? The altar of the dead found in the homes of some abandoned residents? Do you want to deny any of this? Hmph, Your Excellency, General Ben is very suspicious that the people who are colluding with the lich behind this scene have a deeper relationship with you, or is it simply ...... Yourself?"

"Slander, this is slander!!"

"Come, take His Excellency the Viscount down to rest, if he behaves badly...... Hmph, it must be a thief, so then arrest and interrogate, and report to the pastors of various nearby churches afterwards, and that's it. ”

The viscount was frightened and stupid, and was taken down and put back in the room, but could not leave, and was under house arrest.

The entrance was guarded, and there were flying troops patrolling the window, and even the exit was locked with steel bars, like a cage.

The viscount wanted to cry without tears.

Soon, a viscountess came and persuaded all sorts of things.

"I heard that your younger brother has long coveted the position of this viscount, but only the eldest son is qualified to inherit the family property and position, and the other second sons can only get a small amount of money at most, how can he be willing?

"But if you die and you don't have a son yet, there's a good chance he'll inherit the viscount's place. In the past, there was no chance, but now, the people of the Cold Winter Country have come, if he secretly harms you, and then comes up with forged evidence afterwards, indicating that you have had an affair with the undead before you inherited the title, and you are not qualified to inherit the title, then, your viscount is not legal, according to the regulations of the mainland, this title will be returned to your dead father, and then inherited by your younger brother, instead of directly taking it over to the Ice and Snow Kingdom......"

The Viscount was shocked and angry: "He dares!!"

The Viscountess said: "I didn't dare before, but now, maybe I dare." As long as he creates the established facts, and then takes refuge in the Winter Country, then the Viscount becomes the territory of the Winter Country, and your brother will definitely be able to get the support of the Winter Country and sit on the throne. How could he not want to give it a try?"

The viscount was furious, frightened and frightened.

The next day, the viscount met with the dragonman generals.

The next afternoon, the viscount announced that his brother was "one of the people" who had colluded with the Lich, yes, one of them.

He wants to kill his relatives and report the scandal of his brother.

In addition, in order to express his gratitude to the Winter Country, and at the same time, in order to prevent the undead lich from retaliating, he wants to break away from the Ice Kingdom and join the Winter Country. Because, he trusts the power of the Winter Country more, and believes that the power of the Winter Country can better protect the safety of his territory...... Wait a minute.

These words were quickly transmitted to all parts of the mainland, with the support of the dragon people, and Zhanfei also produced some audio and video recordings.

Moreover, there were priests of other churches who identified on the spot, confirming that this viscount was not deceived by evil spells, and at the same time used "detection lies" to ask him if he was persecuted, whether he really wanted to join the Winter Country, and the viscount answered yes, and did not detect that it was a lie.

In this way, Zhanfei's Winter Country announced to the public that Viscount Hubbert had joined the Winter Country.

And, in recognition of Viscount Habert's deep sense of righteousness, His Majesty the great King "Aruphons" has exchanged the richest islands he has recently conquered with Viscount Habert.

Although it is said that the viscount gave up his ancestral business, it can allow him to get a broader and richer territory, where there are also troops from the Winter Country, which is enough to ensure safety, and there is no sea clan and no pirate invasion nearby. At the same time, leaving Hubbert's old territory is more likely to avoid the "Lich's Revenge".

Legally, this is all legal and reasonable.

As a result, the viscount was quickly transferred, and a large area of territory here belonged to the Cold Winter Country. The new territory that the viscount got was even richer. The land on the island is not as huge as the territory here, but there is more land that can be planted and used than the old territory, and there is also a coastal sea territory, which can also be reclaimed from the sea, and the people can be relocated, etc., so he is not sad, he is depressed and a little happy, and he has some contradictory feelings.

It's just that, in comparison, the Ice Queen is much angrier.

"That bastard!!! How dare you betray our royal family!!"

That's right, a long time ago, Viscount Harbert belonged to the Ice and Snow Kingdom, and was given to Viscount Harbert by the royal family several generations ago, and then passed down to this day.

However, this continent belongs to the "feudal system", that is, the "feudal system", not the "food system".

The so-called feudal system is not like the ancient feudal era of the Celestial Empire, the ancient "feudalism" of the Celestial Empire of the Earth, since the Han Dynasty, is actually the "food system" and "county system". The real feudalism was before the Qin Dynasty.

The Great Zhou divided the princes, and the territories of the princes, the king of Zhou had no right to manage them, and he had no right to collect taxes, which was equivalent to a small country, and in fact, it was later divided into a small country.

Here, too, the Viscount, although he claims allegiance to the Ice Kingdom, is essentially like the relationship between the "overlord" and the "vassal". If Viscount Hubbard doesn't dump the royal family, he directly takes a large territory to the Winter Country, or even sells this territory to the Winter Country, or donates it, it will not be a problem. It's just that under normal circumstances, no one sells or donates.

Nowadays, it is "reasonable, reasonable and legal" to "replace" the territory, and no one can find out the problem.

No matter how much the Ice Queen hates, there is not much she can do unless she dares to attack the Winter Country. Now we can only find a way to ask for help from various churches, so that the church of good God can administer justice.

On the other side, the Marquis of Revinch, it seems to be "panicked".

"Your Excellency, Marquis, here is the map ......"

In one of the castle's large rooms, there are maps on the walls.

The location of the Winter Country was painted red, and the former Viscount of Hubbert was also painted red. And the Marquis of Refinch, this "marquis", is sandwiched between the country of cold winter and the county of Viscount Harbert.

"What do you think?" said the Marquis, worriedly.

"We're in danger...... Now, Viscount Harbert is said to be ready to be renamed the 'Former Harbert' Province by the Winter King, and will be directly administered by Winterfell. There is no direct border between the two, and that's because our marquis is stuck in it. An old man with white beard and white hair said.

Another white-bearded subordinate official~ said: "Just now, an envoy from the Cold Winter Country came, saying that he wanted to 'rent' a 'concession' in our marquis. They pay us a certain amount of money, but within the concession, everything must be managed by them, and they follow their laws, and as long as they do not rebel against this marquisate, we cannot take care of everything in the concession. ”

"How dare they ?!!," the marquis was furious.

Another vassal official said: "Your Excellency the Marquis, just now, a second group of envoys came, saying that there are a large number of people in Viscount Habert's place that need to be moved, and they are worried that there will be a lich rebellion there, so they must also send more elite troops of the Cold Winter Country to go, so they want to borrow from us."

In addition, the general also seemed to jokingly say that in the future, the two sides may often have to transfer troops, and may often borrow the road to facilitate the passage of the army. If there is any trouble with His Excellency the Marquis, I hope you will forgive me...... They will pay the tolls. ”

The marquis was furious: "Borrowing the road, borrowing the way, paying the tolls, they treat the marquis as fools, who doesn't understand their thoughts in the cold winter country, meaning that our marquis is just !!."

The others were silent.

The Marquis said coldly: "The army is constantly coming and going, treating us as if we are nothing, this is a show of power. If we stop them from borrowing the way, they will definitely use this as an excuse to target our marquisate, saying that they borrowed the road before, and now they refuse to borrow it, is there a lich lurking in to control us, or exerting some influence? Even if you don't dare to really attack, you will make your skills uneasy.

"And they come and go, and if they are suddenly attacked by some blind guy...... Whether it is directed and acted by the Winter Country, or other bastards who look at our marquis unpleasantly, this gives the Winter Country an excuse to use force against us......"

The others changed color, and someone asked, "So, what should I do?"

It was the marquis's younger brother who spoke out, but now he is the leader of the pro-guard army, has a good relationship with the marquis, and the marquis has descendants, and this marquis's younger brother has no chance of seizing the inheritance of the marquis's title.

"What do you say?" asked the Marquis.

The marquis's younger brother hesitated a little: "This, if they don't borrow the way, they will definitely use the topic to play." If we borrow too much, others will think that our marquis is being bullied. Why don't you quote a sky-high price and rent a piece of territory to them and let them pass?"

"You're crazy?!! you can rent the territory to them, and you can take it back?"

"It's just a direct route that can accommodate the army of the Cold Winter Country, and moreover, a high price of one million gold will be levied, and the time limit shall not exceed ten years......"

"Hmph, will they agree?" the marquis rolled his eyes.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door: "Your Excellency, Marquis, there is an emergency." ”

"Come in. ”

A guard came in and delivered a tray containing a puppet that looked like a child's toy but emitted a black gas.

"It's ...... What is this?" asked the Marquis.

"This is a handicraft produced in our territory, and some people suspect that the black aura emitted from it is the breath of the undead. The envoy of the Cold Winter Country just suddenly asked, why does the things produced in our territory have the breath of the undead?"

The Marquis's face changed dramatically.

This is not a problem at all, the products produced can be bought by anyone, and they can be used for any purpose. But...... It's an excuse.

"They...... They wonder if there are other products in our territory that are also tainted with the breath of the dead? ”

"It's too much to deceive people!! Marquis of Revinci was so angry that he smashed the table with a punch.

But...... In just three days, the Marquis of Revinch, who was forced forward step by step, couldn't stand it, and simply didn't do anything, announcing his readiness to be loyal to His Majesty the King of the Cold Winter Country. (To be continued.) )