Tindesburg, the most famous semi-fortified castle in Tindes, is located on a hill a few hundred meters north of the city of Anrola, and the mountain road is not too rough, but it is not too wide to allow the besieging army to deploy. And although the mountain is not high, counting the height of the fortress and the location of the site, it is obvious that it is difficult for trebuchets with an accuracy of less than ten ticks to hit the fortress, and trebuchets with an accuracy of less than ten ticks are all large-scale assembled siege equipment, and transportation alone is a big problem.

However, Tyndsburg is not without flaws, after all, this castle has been built for hundreds of years, and many of the defensive facilities are arranged in accordance with the pattern of that era. Moreover, Tindesburg is a noble castle after all, and in terms of food and water reserves, it is naturally not as rich as a large war fortress, which is also a fatal shortcoming.

Luckily, due to the complexity of the interior and the vision of the lord who built it, the castle is not difficult to attack today, but it is definitely easy to defend. At the very least, the soldiers stationed in the castle have a great advantage in this regard, and as long as this advantage can be exploited, it will naturally cost a lot to take the castle.

However, after the old Marquis Perrault fell ill, the Acting Lord Mario did not make the necessary repairs to the castle as before, so when Durune returned, the castle was very dilapidated, and more than half of the fortifications were in a state of paralysis. Although it was later reorganized and renovated, many of the functions of the fortifications were restored, but on the whole there is still no comparison with the intact period of Tindersburg.

Of course, there are two main reasons.

The first is that the current defenders of Tedersburg are too small, only about 200 people, and two-thirds of them are new soldiers, at present, it takes a certain amount of time just to familiarize yourself with the interior of the castle, plus training and learning the relevant knowledge and skills of fortifications, and it will take at least three or four months to become a qualified Tindesburg garrison. However, this point, as long as there is time, can still develop slowly, and the real problem that is difficult to solve is the second point.

Fund.

Because of the illness of the old Marquis Perrault, the revenue of the previous domain tax was the responsibility of the acting lord of Count Mario, and now although Durune has returned, the tax has not been sent to Tindesberg as scheduled. It seems that both Anrola City and Arthur City have received some rumors, and are currently in a wait-and-see state, and for a time the taxes are deposited in the city and not paid. Taxes from a few towns and villages alone are clearly not enough to sustain the maintenance and expenses of Tindesburg.

If it weren't for Harley's financial assistance, Drune would not have been able to recruit the castle defenders, and perhaps the number of servants in the castle would have to be reduced. It's impossible to just rely on Harley's assistance all the time, because Harley is just a merchant, not the real person in charge of Polar Silver, and the money he now lends to Durune is an investment, and if he can't pay back the money by then, I'm afraid that he won't have to do it.

If you don't do it, you have to become a slave.

Sitting in the Jinjian Hall of the castle, Du Ruen pinched his eyebrows with some annoyance, and for the first time felt that it was not easy to be a lord.

Old Peter, a soldier, still maintaining the rigor of the army, stood next to Durune, reciting the contents of the report. Most of the content in this document is about the work of Tindesburg, and only a very small part involves other matters of the territory, after all, Old Peter is only a soldier, not a civilian official, and it is indeed a little difficult for him to deal with other matters of the territory, but Drune has no one to use at present, so for the time being, Old Peter can only be responsible.

"Alas, don't those two city lords know that there is no difference between Lu Dao and rebellion by doing this?" Durune's brows furrowed slightly, and his face showed a little sadness, "Even if they don't use those taxes now......"

"Maybe they're the ones who know the truth." Old Peter said in a deep voice, "But it is precisely because of the knowledge and clarity that I dare to do this." ”

"For what?"

"Because you don't have a choice." Old Peter mercilessly attacked Durune's weakness, "If they support you now, but if the last lord is Count Mario, do you think they will have any good end?" …… But if you become a lord in the last place, do you have the right person to replace them? So, at the end of the day, it's still your strength that isn't strong enough to be convincing. ”

Durune sighed a little dejectedly, and the expression on his face was very melancholy: "However, according to the inheritance of the kingdom, only I am legitimate!" ”

"Yes, but the Inheritance Act is only legal if your uncle doesn't want to fight you for the lord's succession." Old Peter reminded softly, "The struggle for inheritance between the nobility on the ground has always been bloody and cruel. As far as I know, in some kingdoms in the East, the true heir to one realm was even ascended by bloodbathing other heirs. ”

Durune looked at Old Peter with some dumbfoundedness.

"You should be glad that the Kingdom of Portoroa is not so chaotic." Old Peter didn't seem to think that his words were not heavy enough, and deliberately added, "In the Serian Kingdom, in terms of the inheritance of the territory of the local nobles, it is even possible for the same family to start a civil war." Viscount Sivir of Suriland Damien, you should know the way, right? After seeing Durune nod, old Peter continued: "It was after he killed his two brothers and imprisoned one of his sisters that he snatched the Sivir Territory and became a field viscount. ”

Durune exhaled softly, and the look on his face lifted a little: "I know that I am not suitable to be a lord, because I have never had the talent for this, and if my uncle really wants to be a lord so much, it is nothing for me to give him the inheritance." ”

Old Peter stood aside and said no more, for he was not qualified to speak on this subject.

In the Jinmi Hall, there was a strange silence.

"Bang-bang-bang-"

There was a knock on the door, and suddenly there was a sound.

Durune and Old Peter looked at each other, and both of them had a slight doubt in their eyes. The other people in the fortress, Zhilu Dao, at this time they were holding a lord's meeting, so if there was no particularly urgent matter, they would not come to report, and if it was really an urgent matter, then naturally it was impossible to knock so politely, and listening to the rhythm of this knock, it seemed that the fat man of Harley.

For this merchant, even if Du Ruan is a quasi-lord, he does not dare to slack off, after all, he has relied on Harley's financial assistance for this period of time. Since Burwell was deposed by Polar Silver, the trade on Tindes' side has been paralyzed for a while, and fortunately Harley is here, so before Polar Silver sends a new person in charge, it is natural that Halley will temporarily take over the trade network here.

However, this is indeed thanks to Harley's powerful methods, otherwise if Sivir's trade affairs are paralyzed, Harley will probably end up in the same fate as Burwell.

There was nothing to discuss at the moment, so Peter stepped forward and opened the door to the Jinjin Hall, and sure enough, he saw that it was Harley standing outside the door, but to his slight surprise, Harley was followed by three men in hooded robes. The three of them are of different heights, but the only characteristic is that they all have their heads low, so they can't see each other's faces at all, and judging by their size, they should be two adults and a teenager.

"Long time no see, old Peter." The hooded robe standing in the middle suddenly spoke, his voice was very indifferent, and there was a slight smile, obviously he was really happy about this meeting.

"Lord Sean?" Old Peter was slightly taken aback when he heard the familiar voice sound, and then his face also showed joy, "Why did you come here, and...... Still dressed like this? ”

"To avoid people's eyes." Sean lifted his hood and smiled, "I entered Anrola City and didn't hide my tracks, but I can't hide it in that kind of place." Anyway, as soon as I entered the city, I was targeted by Mario's people, and then it was through some special means that I found Halley, who was in the Polar Silver Branch, and he was about to deliver a batch of supplies to Tindesburg, so we entered secretly. ”

"How do you want to be so secretive?" Old Peter's brows furrowed, but he also knew that this was not a suitable place to talk, so he hurriedly welcomed everyone into the Jinjian Hall, and then closed the door again before he spoke, "What is it because of Lu?" ”

For Sean's arrival, Du Ruan's face also showed a warm welcome. In fact, Du Ruan still has some thoughts about Sean, although this mercenary's temper is not very good, but his ability is absolutely undoubted, if he can, Du Ruan really wants Sean to join his command and help him deal with the problem, but unfortunately he has not been able to find any opportunities.

However, when he heard Sean's serious appearance at this time, he naturally knew that the other party must have something important to say, so he also quieted down.

"Durun, don't you want to know who poisoned your father?" Sean simply omitted the title of "Viscount".

"Who is it?" Du Ruen's face changed suddenly, and his voice became a little sharper, at least he finally had a bit of aristocratic momentum.

"Did you know that your uncle Mario has a magician by his side?" Sean glanced at Durune and was satisfied with his expression, "It seems to be called Muldes." ”

Du Ruen was slightly stunned, and then his face became solemn, his eyebrows were a little more murderous, and even his tone became much lower: "Your Excellency Sean, your words are a very serious accusation!" If you don't have any clear proof, even if I treat you as a friend, you'll have to pay for it. …… The reputation of the Royce family cannot be tarnished! ”

With Du Ruen's words, the atmosphere in the Jinjian Hall suddenly became strange and solemn.

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The biological clock, which has been persisting for more than half a month, has finally been destroyed again. This is one of the two chapters to pay off, and strive for another chapter before nine o'clock.