There was thunder of joy.

Oldman stood on the terrace, looking at the flagpole in front of him. The flag of the Soros family had fallen from above, replaced by a flag on a white background embroidered with green clover. That was their flag, but Oldman never imagined that one day their flag would fly here.

Although he also knew very well that this was just a small castle of the Soros family, and the capture of this place would not explain anything. But this was the first step in their victory, you know, even before yesterday's attack, he didn't expect to be able to take the castle so quickly. In fact, at first, Oldman just wanted to teach the nobles a hard lesson, and in his opinion, even if they couldn't capture the castle, as long as they could let the nobles know that the commoners dared to besiege them, it would be enough to give them a lesson that they will never forget.

However, Oldman did not expect the operation to go more smoothly than he imagined, although the two sides were still at a stalemate at first, but soon the guards guarding the castle secretly opened the city gate and let them into the city, and even after that, many soldiers of the Reed Fort also joined the rebellion, and finally Sir Setas, as the owner of the castle, and his personal guards failed in a surprise attack and were killed by everyone. After that, they took advantage of the situation to completely occupy the castle, and Oldman personally cut down the flag of the Soros family and replaced it with his own military flag.

Although he was still worried about the future, at this moment, hearing the cheers from below, Oldman felt that all that he had done was worth it.

"You're doing a good job, Mr. Oldman."

It was at this moment that a soft voice came. And hear this voice. Oldman hurriedly turned around and looked at the girl beside him. Then he bowed respectfully.

"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Tilis."

Thank you to Tilis. Oldman also meant it. After all, he knew very well that if it weren't for the help of the other party, they would not have been able to get to where they are today. In fact, Oldman's "Free Salvation Army" was able to grow only because of the supplies, equipment, and food provided by Tilis and the forces behind her. Especially food, which in fact is why many people are willing to join this rebel army. You must know that the commoners in this era are still naturally in awe of the aristocracy, and if it is not really unbearable, no one is willing to provoke the nobles. And this winter. Due to the continuous fighting and the disaster that preceded it, the patience of civilians has reached its limit. The expropriation of materials in Dogant became the last straw that crushed the civilians, and they had to choose between starving to death, or joining the "Free Salvation Army" to rebel against the nobles, and at the same time get some food. Civilians are also human beings, and it is impossible to be human without resentment. Instead of watching the family starve to death, it is better to fight, even if it is sent to the gallows because of the rebel lord in the end. Until then, they had eaten a mouthful of food!

Because of this, Oldman's "Free Army for National Salvation" was able to grow and grow in a short period of time, from less than 20 people to nearly 500 people now. Most of them were young men from the surrounding villages and towns, and there were even many private soldiers from the nobles -- something that the nobles did not expect at all. But it's normal to think about it. Most of these private soldiers were locals, and it was naturally impossible for locals to be without parents, children, relatives and friends, even if they could feed themselves. It's impossible to watch a family starve. What's more, Oldman also learned from those soldiers who surrendered that in order to supply supplies to the front. The lowest of them had two meals a day, and they were all leftovers. I can't fill my stomach at all. Even these private soldiers who have defected to the nobility are treated like this, and it is conceivable that their families are not much different from those of Oldman. In this case, of course, they could not have died for the sake of those damned nobles.

It is precisely because of this that in many cases, as soon as Oldman launched an attack, the other side only put up a few symbolic resistances, and then either retreated or simply surrendered -- especially after hearing that as long as he joined the "National Salvation and Free Army," he would have something to eat, and those private soldiers surrendered even in formations.

Unbeknownst to Dogant, Reedsburg had already been in some trouble before that, and at first, Ser Setas sent scouts to scout the "mob", and as a result, the scouts went straight to Oldman's side almost as soon as they left the castle. And the others are not stupid, after that, they "fought bravely" and said that they would investigate the situation of the "mob", and then one by one they drooled and joined the "rebels" without any discipline.

And it wasn't until Ser Setas found out that something was wrong and forbade anyone to go out, that many soldiers still "scrambled" to escape, and it was through the information obtained from these soldiers and scouts that Oldman finally decided to join forces with the other side and attack Reed Fort.

"But that's just the beginning."

Another voice rang out, and Oldman looked up, only to see a man approaching, dressed in green leather armor, with long emerald green hair neatly combed back, and a large bow behind his back. From his slender triangular ears, it could be seen that the man in front of him was a half-elf. Sensing Oldman's gaze at him, the man smiled and nodded.

"It's not enough to attack Fort Reed, Oldman, you know that better than I do. If we only rejoiced in this small victory, we would not be far from being hanged on the gallows. ”

"That's right, James."

Hearing the half-elf man in front of him, Oldman restrained the smile on his face and nodded. This half-elf ranger is named James. Engel. He joined Oldman after he founded the Free Salvation Army, and like Oldman and others, he was a resident of Khalkhaland, and his mother was beaten to death in order to stop the evil noble lackeys during the expropriation. The half-elven ranger then shot his mother's killers, and fled eastward under the pursuit of the nobles' privateers. It was around that time that he met Oldman's Free Salvation Army, who helped him eliminate the enemies and recruit the half-elven ranger into their ranks.

James quickly gained the trust of Oldman and others, and in addition to his own superb skills, his judgment and moderation of the scene were unmatched by these country wildmen. It was also under the guidance of James that Oldman and others were able to gather people's hearts so quickly and then win. By now, Oldman has come to see James as his indispensable companion.

"But I think we can relax a little bit today......... After all, everyone is tired too, as for the next thing, let's wait until the celebration is over. ”

With that, Oldman smiled and reached out, waving at the crowd below, and then he turned and left the terrace. Watching him leave, James and Tillise also smiled slightly, and then, Tillise looked respectfully at the half-elf in front of him and saluted him.

"Master."

"You've done a good job, Tilis."

Hearing Tillis's greeting, James--no, Jenn smiled smugly, and then spoke.

This James is the form of Jenn after transforming into a half-elf form, and as his unique natural ability, Jenn can become a member of any race at will without being discovered. It's as if he's a half-elf now, and even those who have had close contact with him won't recognize that the half-elf in front of him is Jenn himself.

In fact, after learning about the Free Salvation Army from Tilis, Jenn became interested in the rebels, and of course, the best way to do that was to join them directly. However, Jenn did not enter through the Tillith route, although he could also use his role as a "military advisor" under the pretext that Tillise had put himself in. But Jenn is well aware that these civilians living at the lowest level are inherently wary of outsiders, especially like Tilis, although they provide almost everything for Oldman's rebels, but as civilians, Oldman naturally can't fully trust Tilis. After all, the two sides are only in a trading relationship, so if they rely on Tilis completely, then it is not known that Oldman and they are likely to sell themselves directly.

But on the contrary, commoners in the same situation as them are obviously more acceptable to Oldman and others, so Jenn will disguise himself as a half-elf ranger, and then use spirit to induce an old woman in a remote village to think that he is his son who has been away for many years, and then he deliberately attracts the patrol of the nobles, and then makes a scene in front of everyone. Although with Jenn's strength, there was no pressure to directly destroy these private soldiers, but he was still patient and led them all the way down the mountain road, and finally "encountered" Oldman's "Free Army for National Salvation", which finally brought a perfect end to this "James killed the noble soldiers in anger and met the rebels at the foot of the mountain".

"Thank you, master."

Hearing Jenn's compliment, a happy smile suddenly appeared on Tilis's face, and she glanced around cautiously, only then frowned slightly and asked.

"So master, what are we going to do next? Are you really going to support such a group of commoners against the aristocracy? To be honest, I don't think that Mr. Oldman has any big ambitions. ”

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

In response to Tillise's question, Jenn smiled slightly, and then replied.

"Everybody doesn't know what they're going to do when they go on an adventure, but they eventually find their reason for it."

At this, Jenn paused, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If they don't have a reason, then we'll give them a reason." (To be continued......)