Working Prophet

What happened in the castle in the afternoon was actually very simple.

Ilea has been busy handling various government affairs in the territory recently, and she also met with the Trinidad Knight in the afternoon.

The latter came all the way from his fief to report the movements of the lizard men to the girl.

According to Trinidad, seven or eight villagers have seen the shadows of those guys near the village. Most of them happened after sunset, when those ugly bandits emerged from the swamp and sneaked around. Wandering in the dark.

Fortunately, there have been no casualties yet, and no property has been stolen.

But because of this, Trinidad became more and more worried, because he felt that those lizard men were probably spies, responsible for finding out the defense situation in the village and preparing for subsequent plunder.

Only in this way can we explain why they neither hurt anyone nor stole anything.

"I'm worried that they will make big moves next," the knight said.

"When and how many people are there?" the girl asked.

"I don't know how many people they will come. Those guys are also afraid of encountering a large army, so they may only be thirty or forty people each time. They are divided into several groups and take advantage of the darkness to rush into the village, burn, kill and loot. Once If we light the beacon, they will retreat, and I guess it will be similar this time."

The knight paused, then continued, "I can't tell you the time. Usually they show up during the harvest, so they can still grab food. Those guys live in the swamp, and they are probably still short of food. Yes, thank the gods, otherwise these robbers would have become rampant."

"How many people do you have on hand now?" Ilea asked again.

"I, and my two retinues, a group of soldiers sent by Lord Russ to station here, including seven warriors and five archers, and thirty-six militiamen, all of whom are young men in the village. But half of them are newcomers and have only undergone some simple training.

"Most of them have no armor and use wooden spears and axes as weapons. To be honest, there is basically no chance of winning against those lizard men."

The girl thought for a moment and then said, "Then I will provide you with twenty pairs of cloth armor, twenty spears, and fifteen bucklers. In addition, I will send ten more soldiers to garrison."

Trinidad first expressed his gratitude, "I will always remember your kindness and generosity. With these equipment, I can arm those militiamen. As long as I train harder these days, I should be ready when the battle breaks out." It can come in handy, as for that team of soldiers..."

Ilea knew what the knight was worried about.

Increasing manpower for garrison will certainly make his territory safer, but it will also increase additional expenses. Generally speaking, this money is paid by the owner of the fief.

After all, it’s okay to ask for help from Feng Jun, and Feng Jun sends troops. There is no reason to have to take care of the logistics.

But a young knight like him, who has a small fief, doesn't have much land, and he has to be harassed by the lizard people all the time. He really doesn't save much spare money on weekdays.

It is already a bit difficult to provide a team of soldiers, add another team, don't let the lizardmen not drive away, and go bankrupt first.

Miss Rabbit, who is also good at calculating money, of course knows where the opponent's worries come from. Normally, the girl would probably only provide equipment but not money, and even the equipment may not be given. You must know that not long ago, the Arias family also On the verge of borrowing.

Ilea is so poor that she can't even raise the money to hold a banquet after becoming a lord, but now she has just made a fortune selling pepper, and there will be new income every twenty days, which will continue to fall into her pocket. In the money bag.

In addition, Trinidad performed well in the Battle of Teacup Castle and was one of the few knights who did not accept Vanessa's recruitment. The girl has recently been trying to win over the small nobles in the territory. Seeing that he is quite pleasing to the eye, she waved her hand. Said, "I cover all their expenses on your fief."

"Really, thank you so much!" Trinidad was pleasantly surprised.

He was Ruth's vassal before, so he was no stranger to Ruth's daughter, and he had heard many rumors about Ilea.

Some people say that this girl is not at all like her generous and forthright father. She has an unusual obsession with money and a fanaticism that ordinary people cannot understand.

Before Trinidad set off, he was still worried that it would not be easy to get support from Ilea, but unexpectedly it went exceptionally smoothly, and the final result far exceeded his expectations.

Ilea even took him to the storeroom to pick out weapons, and then sent him out of the castle.

But when the girl returned to the room where government affairs were handled, she found a piece of paper under the table.

There is only one sentence on the paper.

——We will come back and take away everything from you.

After Ilea saw the words on the paper, she felt a chill running down her spine. She almost subconsciously shrank behind Jude, while shouting, "There is an assassin in the room!"

"Huh?" Jude frowned, and pulled out the battle ax from his waist.

However, after looking around, he didn't see the enemy's shadow. When he turned his head, he saw the girl's body still trembling.

If the person who left the note did not leave, but hid at the door, and gave her a knife when she entered, she would almost certainly die.

Thinking of this, Ilea felt a burst of fear, and then endless anger surged in her heart.

The girl had not been away for long, and it was still broad daylight. If an outsider sneaked into the castle, without the assistance of the people inside, it would be almost difficult to sneak all the way into the room where she handles government affairs without being noticed, leaving He wrote down the threatening note and left quietly.

Moreover, Ilea then called the soldiers on the tower and inquired. Except for Trinidad and the four soldiers responsible for transporting equipment, no one entered or left the castle during this time.

That means the assassin is probably still in the castle.

After realizing this, the girl made a decisive decision and immediately ordered people to seal off the castle and notify her guardian knights. Then she thought of Li Yu who was still outside and worried that he would also encounter some danger, so she summoned the Purple Bird Knight to find someone.

The above is the whole story of this incident.

Only then did Li Yu understand why Jordi said he might have met an assassin when he met him.

Because no one had seen the mysterious assassin from the beginning to the end, but Ilea's suspicion was not unreasonable. There was obviously at least one mole in the castle.

But now the question arises. The man took advantage of the girl's absence to drop the note. However, he did not actually kill anyone. Instead, he exposed his existence. What was his purpose?

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