Chapter 209 Throwing a stone to test the water

In the Rock Kingdom, which is dominated by the nobles, there is no future for being a bandit.

Even if he has a backer and background, he still has no future.

It reminds me of Mountain Wolf Lloyd, who is now considered the most famous mountain bandit in the Rock Kingdom, with only one or two thousand people under his command.

Moreover, it is no problem to fight guerrillas in the mountains. If you really line up and fight against the regular army, you will probably die miserably.

This is because many bandits have been enhanced by the panel, otherwise it would be even worse.

Wood returned to the mountain, stopped all activities, and called in men.

Within two days, a large number of bandits removed their flags and quietly left the mountain.

Although Lloyd works in a high-profile manner, he will never go out to disturb the place.

Especially Mrs. Tiona's hometown is right next to her. If she were accidentally accused, she would die without knowing how.

Besides, controlling this smuggling channel would be enough for them.

It was also because Lloyd had always been honest, and the surrounding nobles were completely unprepared for them. It was not until the bandits crossed the border that many nobles realized something was wrong.

The first to get the news was the Perez family.

As local snakes, they have many eyes and ears.

As soon as Wood and his people settled in the Ferreira family, they figured out the general situation.

"What do the Ferreira family want?"

The young Viscount Perez is in charge of the family, and the old Count Perez is far away in the province of St. Maitreya.

The Ferreira family had a special status, and he was suddenly mixed up with Lloyd's people, so he had to think a lot.

"Viscount, the Ferreira family will not be a problem. If something really happens, it will not be Baron Ferreira's turn to come forward." Baron Cloya explained for his old friend.

After several northern wars, the Knight of Croix got his wish and received the title of baron.

However, he is still a vassal of the Perez family.

Little Viscount Perez remained silent, knowing that Baron Croya was right.

The Ferreira family doesn't have that strength, so what if there are thousands of people, they can't shake the status of the Perez family.

If there was really a targeted action, it would be on Duke Leopold's side.

Besides, niece Tiona has given birth to an heir for the Leopold family, so no matter how bad the relationship between the two families is, they will never break up.

"Go and find out what happened." Little Viscount Perez ordered, but he soon regretted it and changed his words: "Forget it, don't investigate, just send someone to the Ferreira family to inquire. "

It would be inappropriate to investigate the relationship between the two families privately.

It would be easier to ask directly.

…

Baron Ferreira was standing on the castle, looking at the soldiers gathered outside the castle.

If he hadn't known that Virut was his son's knight, he would have been terrified now.

"Derek didn't remind me in advance. Could it be that Virute acted secretly?" Baron Ferreira noticed the strangeness of Virut's visit this time, but he denied his own idea: "No, it's impossible for Lloyd to act privately." Will obey Virut’s orders.”

With the division of military power, he believed that his son would not be so confused as to allow his subordinates to connect at will.

Although he often saw Derek doing big things, he doubted whether it was his son.

But he understood that Derek was not an incompetent person because he could carve out a prosperous path.

He just wanted to know what Virut was here for.

Of course he didn't expect that Virut would use his identity as a cover to forcefully order Lloyd.

Lloyd and Derek's knight vassals are in two systems. Under normal circumstances, Virut cannot order him to do things.

But for what he wanted to do, Lloyd's position, identity and strength were just right.

Without a warrant from His Excellency the Duke, Lloyd can only be controlled in this way.

Virut didn't know that Baron Ferreira was looking at him.

He led people to directly take over the command of Lloyd's men. Fortunately, the latter had been learning how to organize his men in the army, so now he saves a lot of trouble.

And Virut unexpectedly discovered that these bandits are not so bad that they cannot be seen.

At least the equipment is complete, the discipline is average, and it can be used.

He needed to act quickly before the news spread.

"Don't hang any flags, let's go."

The army of three thousand people set off and headed straight for their destination.

In two days, the news of Virut's appearance in the northern province has been known to some people.

The young Viscount Perez is one of them, and the only gain from asking Baron Ferreira is this.

He had been gesturing at the map for the past two days, guessing Virut's purpose.

“The marching direction is completely opposite to our territory, and it matches the territory of the Jeffries family.

Virut wants to attack the Jefferies family? "

The young Viscount Perez quickly shook off this ridiculous idea.

The newly moved territory of the Jefferys family is located at the junction of the three provinces. It was originally a means for the previous king to restrain Duke Leopold.

Now, he is surrounded by Duke Leopold's forces, not to mention restricted. When the Duke sneezes, Count Jefferys wonders if the cold air in his own territory has frozen the Duke.

Virut really wants to take action, there are plenty of opportunities.

And this time it was very strange. Virut did not show up during the whole process and did not raise any banner.

As his fingers slid around on the map, little Viscount Perez still had no clue.

Virut knew that there were many people staring at him, and even the Duke should have gotten the news now.

But no one came to stop him, the meaning behind this was already obvious.

Not flying a flag and not showing up does not mean that others do not know about your existence.

Those who should know about your existence now know about it.

Those who do not know about it do not need to know about it.

His identity is sensitive. He is a close knight of His Excellency the Duke. What he does cannot be separated from it.

As long as he does it, it is a signal.

After a day of rest, Virut led the army to turn a corner.

It was also at this time that he received a letter from Baron Adrian.