Release that Witch Chapter 119: Ransom (on)

Petrov Hull sits at the desk, and subconsciously fiddles with a piece of fine parchment paper. This is the program list sent by the Longsong theater every afternoon in the afternoon. If it is usual, he will definitely choose the favorite drama and let the butler Make a deposit and send the invitation to Shirley.

But he didn't see a single word right now.

Today is the seventh day of the expedition. If everything goes well, my father should return with the adult Duke yesterday. Maybe it was delayed on the road, or maybe we were tired and tired, and had a rest day at Border Town? He comforted himself, but the anxiety of bottom of heart was slowly growing.

Fourth Prince Roland Wimbledon left him with too deep impression, Petrov even felt incredible, why such an outstanding prince has extremely bad reviews in Kingdom Capital. He has a bad personality, stubbornness, incompetence, and incompetence ... any evaluation is different from the prince he knows.

That's why his uneasiness is so strong.

He was afraid that Duke would lose to him.

"Master Petrov," the steward shouted outside the door, "there is a letter from stronghold."

Wstronghold? Petrov froze, "Get come in."

Uncovering the cover, the first sentence on the stationery stunned Petrov.

This is a letter from Fourth Prince!

Osmond Ryan Duke attacked the king's territory with military force in an attempt to rebel and attempted. Duke himself has fallen on the battlefield, and now Longsong Stronghold has been attributed to the king.

Duke lost? His heart sank and he looked down.

Duke Ryan members have surrendered and pleaded not guilty except for a few die-hards. The anti-rebel King family should have been executed, but the king had a kind heart, and only met evil heads and those whose sins were unforgivable. The rest of the participants could redeem the captives with money in accordance with past warfare customs. The exchange location is at Longsong Stronghold feudal lord castle, the following is the list.

This official document is very awkward and is not a general language for diplomacy, but the meaning you want to express is clear. However, Duke failed to rebel and wanted to be captured and exchanged for money.

Petrov looked down slightly, his father's name appeared in the first row.

"Khedis!" he shouted the name of the housekeeper, "Prepare the car, I'm going to the stronghold castle!"

...

The territory of Count Honeysuckle is east of stronghold. When Petrov arrived in the castle area, it was already after one hour. feudal lord stood in front of the "militia" he had never seen before. They had no shiny iron armor, no cloaks and ribbons, holding a peculiarly shaped short stick in their hands, and a sharp spiked lance at the top. Just the whole simultaneously , standing in two rows with his head upright, made him feel compelling.

After reporting the identity, Petrov was entered into the garden and then taken by a guard to the castle hall.

He has visited this place many times, but today, he is like stepping into a completely unfamiliar territory. The guards standing on the aisle have never seen faces. No one smiled at him, but faceless He looked at him with an expression. At the entrance of the hall, a Knight greeted him.

"Your name?"

"Petrov Hull," Petrov replied slightly offensively. He didn't like this interrogative dialogue, so he emphasized again and again, "Sir Hull."

"Oh," the other party looked disapproved, and looked at the list in the hand, "Scraff Hull Earl is yours ..."

"Father."

"Disrespectful," Knight said so with no expression of apology, "I am Carter Lannis, Chief Knight of Fourth Prince. Please come to the side room first, we need to check if you are carrying weapon."

After a search, Petrov's God Punishment Stone was also taken down by the guards.

"That's not weapon," Petrov reminded.

"Of course not," Knight nodded, "we will return it to you after the meeting, rest assured."

He opened his mouth and finally put up with it. return? That God Punishment Stone is considered to be top quality, at least fifty gold royals. It is simply impossible in the opponent's hand to not change to a defective product. No more, he thought, as part of the ransom.

Entering the lobby, Fourth Prince is sitting on the main seat and writing something. raised head saw Petrov at startled, and then laughed, "We have met again, Mr. Ambassador."

Still familiar faces and intonation, Petrov also relaxed a little, bowed and saluted, "Say hello to you, Your Highness."

"Sit down," Roland raised his hand and motioned for him to sit. "You must know what happened. Your father was not harmed in any way. He was the first group to surrender."

"Thank Your Highness for your kindness," Petrov said quickly, "I don't know how much ransom will be required by His Highness, as long as Honeysuckle can get it, I will send the money immediately."

"I don't need money," Roland shook his finger, "I want livestock and people."

It is normal for livestock. Even 50 years ago, the conflict that erupted between feudal lord ended with the losers compensating cattle and sheep. Petrov has seen this more than once in the book. But ... want someone to be What does it mean? "His Royal Highness, cattle, sheep, horses, Honeysuckle territory, there are many, as for the people you say ..."

"It's very simple, I need all the bricklayer, Stonemason, carpenter, farmer, serf," the prince handed over a paper roll, "you can convert the value above, as long as the total is over three thousand." He smiled , "By the way, since the adult Earl is the one who captured the highest rank, the value is also the highest."

Petrov spreads paper roll at the table.

I saw the occupation type and livestock type written on it, followed by a number, such as: cow 3, sheep 2, Stonemason10, etc., and he immediately understood the meaning of the other party.

Three thousand values ​​means one thousand cows, or three hundred Stonemasons, can redeem their father. Of course, his territory does not have so many cows and Stonemason, and just by arranging and arranging items on paper, there will be many choices. As an noble dealing with trade every day, Petrov realized instantly that there was a big deal. There are articles to do. As long as he is given a few days, he can calculate the optimal solution, and meet the requirement of three thousand points with minimum cost.

"Her Highness, can I ..."

"One day, I can only give you one day," Roland put out a finger, "This only refers to the time you make a choice. After all, you want to gather so many materials and people. There are no three or four days to do it. No. And I wo n’t stay here all the time, I will leave here after a week at most. "

"But it's just one day ..." Petrov suddenly froze, staring at the prince with wide eyes, "Wait, you just said ... you want to leave?" Is this What does it mean? If the letter is correct, Duke is dead on the battlefield and Longsong Stronghold belongs to His Royal Highness. He actually said he wants to leave. Isn't this here better than the small and broken edge small town? No, this is not the point at all! The point is, if His Highness is gone, who will manage this magnificent city? The stormy sea set off in his heart, inherited by the children of Duke? Think about it all knowing that this impossible is waiting for them to reconvene the army to avenge their father? In addition to the Ryan family, Five Major Families, or other noble families?

"Yes," Roland nodded, "I will bring the ransom and return to Border Town."

Suddenly a thought came to his mind, and once that thought appeared, it could no longer be suppressed.

"His Royal Highness," Petrov swallowed, and whispered, "Excuse me ... is there a value for redeeming Longsong Stronghold?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to start casting ,, Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.)