Chapter 27 Ransom

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

On the grass, there was a wooden table. Verin and Brandon's wife sat on each side. Brandon's eldest son Leiboer stood behind his mother. The other accompanying guards stood more than ten meters away, alert to each other.

The middle-aged lady sat dignifiedly on the chair, her gestures were noble. Although there were some wrinkles on her face, it was clear how beautiful she was when she was young.

In comparison, Verin did not have so many red tapes, and he did whatever he felt comfortable with.

"Sir, what are your conditions?"

The voice was very pleasant, and Verin could not 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, they need another price."

The middle-aged lady looked at the young man who opened his mouth like a lion, and tried her best to restrain her anger.

Lei Buer, who was standing by, was not so cunning. His face was filled with anger, and he shouted, "Why don't you go and rob?"

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

"You..."

"Lei Buer, shut up." The middle-aged lady turned around and shouted angrily.

The young man immediately wilted when he heard his mother's words, lowered his head, and dared not say another word.

Seeing her son calm down, the middle-aged lady regained her composure and said, "Sir, you want too much."

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

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

"Okay, let's discuss the ransom." Weilin leaned back in the chair and said easily, "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, I have to bring so many guards when I go out, not to mention Sir Brandon who is unarmed."

"Sir, in this case, there is no need to continue this negotiation." The middle-aged lady stood up and looked down at Weilin, "As long as Brandon has an accident, the Barony of Cleveland will fight you to the death."

"Really?"

Weilin continued to sit in the chair and smiled at the middle-aged lady.

"I hope that in half a month, it will still be you who negotiates with me here, beautiful lady."

"You..."

Looking at the boy's smile, the reserved middle-aged lady was very annoyed, as if she was taken advantage of by the other party.

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

She knew that her weakness was grasped by the other party. Once it dragged on, the lord of the Barony of Cleveland would change hands within a month.

After arguing for more than 20 minutes, the middle-aged lady finally compromised.

Lei Buer, who was standing aside, looked at Weilin with anger in his heart, but he could only hold it in his heart because of his mother's majesty.

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

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

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

In summary, the Barony of Cleveland had to deliver a total of 1,100 serfs, three thousand gold coins, 110,000 catties of grain and thirty-eight oxen to the Lake of Praying Stars.

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

This time, the Barony of Cleveland suffered a heavy loss, with one-fifteenth of the total property lost, which was the industry that her husband and father-in-law had worked hard for eighty years.

"Very good, Madam. Three days later, you will see your husband Sir Brandon at this transaction."

Velin put away the contract and took his people away.

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

"You."

Lei Buer saw his mother raised her hand, but just closed his eyes, but did not dodge.

The middle-aged lady saw this and slowly put down her right hand that was raised high.

After an unknown period of time, Lei Buer opened his eyes, looked at his mother who was leaving, turned his head and looked at Weilin's back with humiliation, rode on the horse, and caught up with 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 higher."

"Even so, but before we can really stabilize, we still have a battle to fight." Weilin looked at the silent wilderness and responded to Baird.

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

After hearing this, Weilin looked at Baird for a second and responded, "You are half right. We should also include several surrounding territories. If we defeat them this time, the mining of the mithril mine will be much safer."

"Why is this?" Baird asked, touching the back of his head.

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

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

"My Lord, since it is not possible, how can we deal with the alliance of several territories with the troops in our hands?"

"Don't worry, I have my own plan."

Welin comforted Baird, asking him to calm down and follow orders.

After returning to the camp, Weilin gave a letter to a knight and asked him to go to the Ridge Territory more than 200 kilometers away and give the letter to his cousin Brian.

A few days later, at the border of Cleveland Barony, the exchange of ransom and personnel went smoothly, and there was no conflict between the two sides.

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

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

First, select two hundred strong men from the captured serfs and traded serfs and hand them over to a knight of the Lake of Praying Stars for training, so that they can be used in a few days.

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

Finally, the others were handed over to another knight stationed at the Praying Star Lake to manage the farmland, level the river and cut wood.

The next morning, as soon as Weilin got up, Orlando ran over excitedly to announce the good news.

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

The sleepy Weilin suddenly became energetic and said excitedly: "Hurry, take me there."