Chapter 27 Ransom

Two days later, the two sides met at the border of the Barony of Cleveland.

There was a wooden table placed on the grass. Verin and Brandon's wife sat on each side. Brandon's eldest son Rebel stood behind his mother, and the other accompanying guards stood more than ten meters away, wary of each other. Looking at each other.

The middle-aged lady sat dignifiedly on the chair, and her movements were noble. Although there were some wrinkles on her face, you could see how beautiful she was when she was young.

In comparison, there are not so many red tapes in Weilin, so you can do whatever you feel comfortable with.

"Sir, what are your conditions?"

The voice was so beautiful that Weilin couldn't help but look at the lady a few more times.

"Five hundred female serfs, three thousand gold coins, 120,000 kilograms of grain, and twenty oxen, I can release Sir Brandon. As for the other captured knights and soldiers, there will be another price."

The middle-aged lady looked at the young man with his big mouth and tried her best to restrain the anger in her heart.

Rebler on the side did not have such a city. Anger occupied his entire face and he said loudly: "Why don't you go and rob it?"

Wei Lin smiled slightly and said, "Grab, isn't it now?"

"you……"

"Rebel, shut up." The middle-aged lady turned around and yelled angrily.

When the young man heard his mother's words, he immediately withered, lowered his head, and did not dare to say another word.

Seeing her son calm down, the middle-aged lady returned to her calm demeanor, opened her mouth slightly and said, "Your Excellency, you want too much."

"No, I think this is the value of Sir Brandon. In your eyes, your husband is so unworthy. Or maybe you..."

"This is not a problem, now we are discussing the ransom." The middle-aged lady reacted and jumped out of the language trap set by Weilin.

"Okay, let's discuss the ransom." Weilin leaned on the armchair and said relaxedly, "Madam, you don't want to lose your husband and become a widow."

"what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? It's very simple. There are too many dangers in the wilderness. Look at me traveling with so many guards, not to mention the unarmed Sir Brandon."

"Your Excellency, in this case, there is no need to continue this negotiation." The middle-aged lady stood up and looked down at Verin, "As long as something happens to Brandon, the Baron of Cleveland will fight you to the death."

"is it?"

Weilin continued to sit on the chair and looked at the middle-aged lady with a smile.

"I hope that after half a month, it will still be you, beautiful lady, negotiating with me here."

"you……"

Seeing this boy's smile, the reserved middle-aged lady was very annoyed, as if she was convinced by him.

After struggling for a while, the middle-aged lady sat down again.

She knew that her weakness was being taken advantage of by the other party. If she dragged on, the lord of the Barony of Cleveland would change hands within a month.

After arguing for more than twenty minutes, the middle-aged lady finally gave in.

Leibul looked at Weilin from the side, feeling angry in his heart. Due to his mother's majesty, he could only hold it in his heart.

Five hundred female serfs, three thousand gold coins, one hundred thousand catties of grain and twenty cattle were given as ransom for Brandon.

For one knight, the ransom required twenty serfs and two oxen.

For one soldier, the ransom required five serfs and one hundred catties of grain.

Taken together, the Baron of Cleveland will deliver a total of 1,100 serfs, 3,000 gold coins, 110,000 kilograms of grain, and 38 oxen to Qixing Lake.

Finally, the middle-aged lady picked up the pen and signed her name on the contract with strong shame.

This time, the Barony of Cleveland suffered a massive hemorrhage, losing one-fifteenth of its entire property. This was an industry that her husband and father-in-law had worked hard for eighty years.

"Very well, madam. In three days' time, after this transaction, you will see your husband, Sir Brandon."

Weilin put away the contract and took the people away from here.

Watching the "enemy" leave, Rebler said unwillingly: "Mother, you are betraying your father. He will not allow you to do this."

"you."

When Lebuer saw his mother raising her hand, he just closed his eyes, but did not dodge.

Seeing this, the middle-aged lady slowly lowered her right hand raised high.

After an unknown amount of time, Leible opened his eyes and looked at his mother who was leaving. He turned his head and looked at Weilin's leaving figure in humiliation. He then mounted his horse and followed the team.

On the way back, Baird drove his horse forward and said excitedly: "My lord, we have made a lot of money this time. With so many things, the construction progress of the castle will be much faster."

"Even so, we still have a battle to fight before we can achieve real stability." Verin looked at the silent wilderness and responded to Baird.

"Lord, you are talking about...Brandon."

When Weilin heard this, he took another look at Baird and responded: "That's half right, and we need to add several surrounding territories. After defeating them this time, the subsequent excavation of the mithril mine will be much more stable. ."

"Why, why is this?" Baird touched the back of his head and asked in confusion.

"How about we poison Brandon during the transaction and let him die in a few days after returning? I know a poison that can meet the requirements."

Weilin refused without even thinking, "No, such a despicable method will easily make us a target of public criticism in Cardro Province and even the entire kingdom."

"Lord, if that's not possible, how can we deal with the union of several territories with the strength we have?"

"Don't worry, I have a plan."

Verin comforted Baird, telling him to calm down and just obey orders.

After returning to the camp, Verin wrote a letter and gave it to a knight, asking him to go to the ridge collar more than two hundred kilometers away and deliver the letter to his cousin Brian.

A few days later, at the border of the Barony of Cleveland, the exchange of ransom and personnel went smoothly without any conflict between the two sides.

As soon as he returned to the castle, Brandon asked the butler to invite several nobles around him to discuss important matters.

On the other side, Weilin returned to the Lake of Prayer for Stars with more than a thousand people and a lot of supplies, preparing to re-plan the construction of the territory and prepare for the next battle.

First, two hundred strong men were selected from the captured serfs and traded serfs, and were given to a knight in the Lake of Prayer for training, so that they could be put to use in a few days.

In addition, three hundred people were allocated to the half-elf girl Eunice to make up for the shortage of manpower in building the castle.

Finally, the others were handed over to the management of another knight stationed at Qixing Lake, who was responsible for farmland, river leveling and wood cutting.

The next morning, as soon as Verin got up, Orlando came excitedly to announce the good news.

"My lord, the task you gave to the craftsmen has been completed."

The sleepy Verin suddenly became energetic and said excitedly: "Quick, take me there."