Chapter 12 "Natural Disaster" (4)
The caravan continued to rush forward, but the newly promoted Baron Molai was already scared by their words.
"I have seen that island along the coast of the Principality of Brittany! It's very large! If it can not only attack the coast... My Molei is not too far from the coast?"
Becoming a lord with territory is a joyful event, but if the territory is attacked by demons, it is a disaster. So Baron Mole looked at the Earl of France with fear, worry, but hopeful eyes, hoping that he could give him an idea.
"These are just rumors at the moment," said the Earl of Ile-de-France. "We don't need to do anything until we receive a formal report on the attack."
"But if..."
"There are so many cities along the coast, not to mention inland. The baron leader in a small place is poor and deserted. Even if they give those 'devil' maps, they may not be able to come. They should rest when they should, sleep when they should, and eat when they should. What do you think about that much?" said the Earl of France. "If that monster really causes greater losses, I will find a powerful magician to attack him, and you don't have to worry."
Black Flat Ping whispered: "Consul, who are you talking about the 'powerful magician'?"
The Count of Ile-de-France gave him a blank look: "Of course they are the priests of the Tianfang Church. Isn't that Bishop of Cologne very powerful? You can just find him at that time. If he doesn't do it, let the Tianfang Empire send a few more people. I won't recognize a sect leader for nothing, right? If they can't even control the vassal state of devils, what are they doing?"
Bai Gong couldn't help laughing "Puff" from the side: "For some reason, he has become a vassal of the Tianfang Empire, but he feels like you have made a profit by the consul."
"Who will do a loss-making business?"
The Earl of Ile de France snorted and continued patrolling along the trade route.
On this day, they found no thieves. The Count of Ile de France and his party set up bonfires beside the road, camped and cooked.
"This won't work. We can only stay here for three days, not waste time. We will determine the location of the thieves' den tomorrow and we will have to deal with it the day after tomorrow." While barbecuing on the campfire, the Count of Ile-de-France glanced at everyone, "What do you think you should do?"
"It's a bit difficult," said Hei Tianping. "I found a local map yesterday. I went to the field today and found that it was impossible to use at all, and the gap was too big. Moreover, the local farmers couldn't tell where the thief was. It would take at least one or two months to clarify the terrain."
"This idea is wrong." Bai Gong said, "If we want to find a thief's nest in a short period of time, we cannot take the initiative to look for it, but we have to let the thieves come to us."
"Oh?" the Count of Ile-de-France looked at Baigong and asked, "Tell me carefully, why do you let them come to us on your own initiative?"
"Show weakness and wealth." Bai Gong said, "We have too many people now, and we are nobles at first glance, so thieves dare not approach. To lead them out, we must cut down on manpower, pretend to be merchants, walk in remote paths, and put ourselves in danger."
"In that case, can you deal with thieves?"
"I don't think it's a problem," said Bai Gong. "A normal thief cannot wear armor. I'm not afraid of any number of people coming."
"Since you think you can deal with it, then do it." The Earl of France nodded. So he asked Baron Mole to act alone with thirty-six cavalrymen, while he walked into the dark secluded path alone with three people, white bow, red sword and black scale.
They took off their armor and hid the most basic weapons in their clothes. The white bow used a flying knife as a substitute. The red knife was unhappy and chose a fruit knife. The black balance had only one balance, so it didn't have to hide it. It was more like a merchant when they held it. They had no goods, and they all depended on the black balance to throw the golden weights to attract the thieves' attention.
Another day passed, but the thieves still did not show up.
"What should I do?" they asked the Count of Ile-de-France.
"I only agreed to patrol like this for three days. If I can't find the thief, we will leave directly." The Count of Ile-de-France replied, "There are already lords here. As long as the thieves are not so rampant, we don't have to worry about it."
"Will we go to the direction of the Principality of Brittany tomorrow?" asked Black Tianping.
"Why?"
"Maybe you can find some caravans from the Principality of Brittany." Hei Tianping smiled, "This way you can inquire about the princess's situation."
The Count of Ile-de-France was stunned for a moment.
"No need," he said, "Let's go towards the Duke of Aquitaine to see if we can find out about the Duke of Aquitaine. It's more important there."
So on the third day, they continued to dress up as civilians and walked on the trade road. At noon, they sat on the side of the road to eat dry food. They had just opened the lid of the kettle and suddenly put their ears on the ground. They listened carefully for a while: "There are sounds of horse hooves, two horses, and more than ten people walking, approaching here."
"Are you a thief?" Hongdao asked.
"I don't know, we'd better hide first and see what's going on."
So they quickly sorted out their things and hid in the haystacks on the side of the road. Not long after they hid their bodies, the person Bai Gong mentioned appeared on the side of the road.
"It is very reasonable for the envoy of the Navarra Kingdom to take this route to the Principal of Brittany, and the Duke of Brittany will not doubt it."
Ella rides on the horse and triumphantly talks to Amy about her plans.
"And I found out that there is no lord management here. That is to say, using the identity of the Duke of Aquitaine, we can stand here openly without being disturbed! Then, we sent a person to pretend to be an envoy of the Navarre State and let the Duke of Brittany escort the princess of Navarre State to meet here. The Almani Federation is both a third party to the Duke of Brittany and the Kingdom of Navarre State. It is reasonable to meet here and will not be suspected. In this way, we can seize the Duke of Brittany at the lowest cost!"
"The plan sounds good, but will it go so smoothly..."
Amy expressed doubts.
Behind them were Sivadon and Awutmok and other Aztlans. Although Ella wanted to give each of them a horse, they were afraid to see the horse and dared not ride it at all, so they could only walk.
——"I don't know what animal's fur, the bird feathers are like flames, the skin is black, the leading woman is white, and the decoration is mainly green."
The Count of Ile de France checked the rumored "devil" form one by one. Each item perfectly matched Ella and his group.
Chapter completed!