Start as Inherited Baroness

"Lord Baron, the Baron of the Greenland Territory is called Burrit Rona, and he has given me a letter of challenge. Please see.

I definitely can’t resist it myself. "Li De took out a parchment letter from his arms and presented it.

Sarit walked over, took the letter, and sent it to Simon.

He took it and opened it quickly, read it again, smiled slightly and said: "Why did it take so long? He actually wants to fight outside Fengjian Village in a month."

"Lord Baron, according to my observation, he now has more than 500 soldiers, including more than 100 armored elites.

The reason why the battle deadline set in the gauntlet is so late is that there are probably reinforcements on the way. "Li De analyzed.

"More than five hundred soldiers? His family is quite wealthy. Did he build a wooden camp?"

Simon asked calmly. Now that he has such a small stone fortress, his ability to withstand siege has greatly increased.

There is not much fear for forces with less than a thousand elite soldiers.

“It’s a wooden camp, and they don’t have many slaves, so their construction capabilities are average.

The building of the camp is quite satisfactory, but it also has the standards of a military camp. "Ride nodded.

In the Eagle Kingdom, it is not easy to build a qualified stone fortress. Regardless of materials and labor, the important thing is that engineering talents in this area are relatively scarce.

Basically, they are all under the command of the royal family of Eagle City, or the major dukes and earls.

If other small and medium-sized nobles want to ask someone to help with construction, they not only need to pay a large amount of design fees and guidance fees, but also need to apply to the royal family or the duke or earl.

In short, it is quite troublesome and not very ready. There are some wild engineers out there, but there are very few talented ones.

"Ride, don't worry, I will help you in one month, and I will never let the Rona family do anything evil.

Moreover, with this Spark Castle, we are already in an invincible position.

Unless there are nobles above the old viscount level who come to attack, there is no need to be afraid at all. Simon nodded and reassured.

"Oh, by the way, is your father Carlyle coming soon?" he asked again.

“It’s almost the same date, it should be very soon.

Lord Baron, can you help me build a fortress, and I will bear all the expenses.

If some expenses cannot be paid, I will pay them back slowly in the future. "Ride requested again.

“With my current construction capabilities, I can only build a tiny castle like Starfire Castle in a month.

Once this castle is built, it will be troublesome to change it. Can you accept it?

Moreover, if we are building a stone fortress, the Baron of the Green Plains Territory will definitely harass us, and there may be a battle in advance. "

Simon said this, if the mercenary group is to fight against the Baron of the Green Plains on the territory of Fengjian Village, the mercenary group cannot be used.

Because this land has been enfeoffed, the territory protection contract is only responsible for protecting the territory directly under the lord's jurisdiction.

Unless it was a mercenary group recruited by Li De himself, there would be no help in this regard.

And this guy's pocket looks very average, probably only one or two hundred Golden Eagles, and Carlisle didn't give him much cash help.

These days, he bought a lot of supplies from merchants, bought nearly a hundred slaves, and cultivated some fields, but his funds were already stretched thin.

Reed's request for help in building the castle was actually borrowing money in disguise.

"Sir, it doesn't matter. I am very satisfied to have such an exquisite castle. I am not qualified to live in any bigger castle.

If the Baron of the Green Plains comes to harass and attack, I will lead all my men to fight with them and I will never harm your Lord's construction workers. "

Reed begged, bowing his head and smiling, his posture was so low that it almost seemed like begging.

Seeing this, Simon was silent for a while, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, I'll just do you this favor, and you can just pay me back five hundred golden eagles in the future."

"Yes! Thank you, Lord Baron!"

Li De was delighted when he heard this. Five hundred golden eagles were not expensive to build such a standard fortress. It could be said to be affordable.

This is also of some benefit to Simon. It can at least consolidate the border defense. Li De does not have a decent stronghold, and it is indeed difficult to defend.

"Call Yaman over." He ordered softly.

"Yes!" Mailan, who was guarding not far away, responded and walked out of the Lord's Hall.

During this break, Simon and Reed chatted some gossip, basically about what they had seen in the area of ​​White Ou Port and even Eagle City.

"Lord Baron, what are your orders?" Yaman rushed to the Lord's Hall, bowed and asked.

"I decided to help Knight Rider build a small castle, just like this Starfire Castle.

If we try to finish the project in twenty days, we should still use the more than a thousand people we had before. Is that okay? Simon asked with a smile.

"Sir, time is a little tight, and it may be a little smaller..." Yaman thought about it in his mind and said honestly.

Simon nodded when he heard this, looked at Li De, and he immediately said: "No problem, Knight Yaman, please!"

"Okay, then let's quickly select a site and start construction. The stone will be supplied by the quarry, and Li De will be responsible for safety issues."

Simon ordered.

"Yes!" Yaman and Li De both accepted the order and left.

Li De had a hundred servants, a hundred slave soldiers, and a dozen armored elites under his command, while Yaman was in charge of a hundred strengthened slave soldiers.

In total, there are more than 300 people, which still has some fighting strength. Even if Baron Burrit leads his troops to fight, it can still form a confrontation situation.

Moreover, Starfire Castle is located relatively north, with hilly areas to the west and Fengjian Village to the north, making it very convenient for support.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, Simon had lived in his new home for a few days.

The weeds in the open space in the inner palace of the castle were also cleared, and some vegetables were planted on one side, while some beautiful flowers and plants for ornamental purposes were planted on the other side.

Although the place is not big, it finally has a bit of a noble character.

Simon stood at the lookout on the top floor of the main castle, looking at the surrounding scenery. Standing high, he could see far away, and he could have a panoramic view of both distant and near scenes.

"We should dig another moat. It's not far from the river anyway, so we have this condition.

Moreover, this river can be used to transport materials in the future, which is much more convenient than land transportation. "

Simon looked at the surrounding terrain and kept making plans in his mind.

But at this time, from a distance to the south, several soldiers on horseback came running. They seemed to be members of the mercenary group in the camp.

Not long after, they approached the castle and shouted, "We are members of the Iron Ax Mercenary Group, and we have something important to report!"

Simon watched quietly from the high castle. After a while, someone from the castle went out to confirm their identities and then brought them in.

Not long after, Mailan climbed to the top of the castle and reported: "Lord Baron, a group of soldiers came from the camp, claiming to be from Maple Leaf Castle.

They inquired about the whereabouts of Sir Halls. "

When Simon heard this, he frowned slightly and asked, "How many are there?"

"The people who came to report said there were more than 200 people, and there were 70 or 80 people wearing iron armor." Mailan replied.

"Hey, it turns out that all the people in Maple Leaf Castle are not dead, so why are they divided into two groups?" Simon didn't quite understand.