The Lord Legend Of The Raicarnated Lord
Baron Miranda's

Chapter 56: Baron Miranda

At the port, the family soldiers detained all the sailors guarding the Sloph ship and brought the captain and the three vice-captains back to the bastide for inspection.

The head of the Sloph and Blademaster Pike was pierced by the stake and raised high in the air. Lorist put their heads on display in the city for three whole days to let the townspeople know who was currently in charge. If the same situation where Charade was not given access to weapons and other provisions would come again, Lorist would not mind punishing some of the townspeople just in case the message was not clear enough.

Sloph's henchmen had brought three large crates and one small from the ship before they died. The first large chest stored a variety of items such as tea leaves and macks. The second was the personal items of Blademaster Pike and Sloph. The third large chest contains cosmetics and clothing for women. It was clear that Sloph was rather fond of his concubines and often spoiled them with gifts. It was a pity that he did not live to see that the women had been distributed among the senior students in the academy in the past.

Lorist opened the small crate and found about 10,000 gold Ford inside and thought, Charade will definitely be happy to see this.

Afterwards, Potterfang and Loze got off the ship and said to Lorist, “Master, the rest of the items on the ship are mostly food, especially wheat flour and bran, which might be meant for the slaves. There were also a few piles of rough linen and a few spears and armor. ”

“Alright, take all this stuff to the bastide. Loze, have the spear infantry company stationed here to keep an eye on these ships, ” Lorist said.

"Yes, sir. "Potterfang and Loze saluted and left.

Dulles rode on horseback and got off horseback. He looked very sad as his carroballista unit could not show off their strength. Lorist had originally planned for them to shoot the Blademaster along with the automatic arrow company if his javelin had no effect on him. It was a shame that the Blademaster could not survive until then.

“Come, don't look down. Take this crate to your carroballistas. One of them contains items for women. Go pick up some stuff from it for a gift to your waiter. I am sure they will return the favor kindly at night, ”goda Lorist.

Suddenly, the cavalry scouts were seen rising rapidly to the square. Stopping in front of Lorist, he said, “Master, there is an armed group heading to Sloph Bastide. Sir Yuriy believed that they were the ruling power of local rulers. Their numbers were around 1500 to 2000 people, with most of them being civilian farmers and some knights. Sir Yuriy asked if he should attack them. Right now, the light cavalry scout unit was just observing from afar. ”

"Tell Knight Yuriy not to be careless and send someone to communicate with them. If the other party is hostile, use hit-and-run tactics and try to keep the victim low. If they are not here to fight, tell their commander that I will meet him and explain the situation immediately, "Lorist told the scouts.

"Yes, sir. "The scout quickly left his way.

Scratching his chin, Lorist thought that the reaction of the overlord to this situation was a bit too slow. He had already exterminated the slaves and occupied the bastide for eight whole days. And over the past two days, he has also imposed curfews on residents in the city to ensure that no word of his attacks spreads. Under normal circumstances, the ruler of power must be immediately aware of the situation. However, none of their scouts could be seen for the past few days at the bastide until after he sealed Armatrin Harbor. The king might gather an army to come check on the situation because the port might be very important to the economy of the dominion.

“Patt, put those two heads in the box and wrap them well. We will give a gift to the local landlord, ”command Lorist.

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Lorist quickly arrived at a small hill, guided by Yuriy and the scouts, who then took the formation and lined up neatly.

"Master, look. If we ask for a fee from here, I'm sure those people will definitely fall apart soon. They are only farmers, not true soldiers, ” Yuriy said, full of confidence in his own unit.

On a hill in the distance, groups of farmers with pitchforks and axes cut wood as weapons roamed around in disorganized ways. Yuriy must have sent someone to tell them that they were not the strength of the slave traders, but rather the personal armed forces of other barons. That's why they look so relaxed and don't bother getting into formations. Some even sat down to rest and chat with others around them.

On top of the hill was a group of armored knights who were staring straight at Lorist. Behind them was a flag depicting a small white flower. However Lorist did not recognize the family from his emblem.

"So tell me . What happens after you beat them to shambles? You want to make trouble with the nobles around here and ask them to form an alliance against us? Here in a foreign land, we have no one else to rely on. From an ethical and legal standpoint, we are wrong because this is not the domination of our home, ” Lorist said.

"Ugh ....." Yuriy stopped talking immediately. He only felt an irresistible urge to attack the disorganized peasants without giving too much thought to the implications.

“Patt, bring the family flag with us. Reidy, take those boxes with you. We'll be there for a while, ” said Lorit when he got on his horse and wanted to leave immediately.

Yuriy withdrew the control of Lorist's horse and said, "My master, isn't it dangerous for you to personally leave with so few people …"

"I'm fine . We will look more sincere and not hostile to the lower people. And don't forget to look back. The heavy armoured battalion of Potterfang was already nearing its arrival and the Terman knight brigade was already stationed there. Dulles's arrow company and carroballista unit are also on the road. Believe me, they will not dare to mess with people like us, ” Lorist said as he pointed back. Yuriy turned to look and saw the Terman knights arrive at the foot of the hill.

"Then, may your departure be quick and safe" Yuriy said as he relinquished control. Lorist then led Patt and Reidy to the hill in the distance.

When they reached the foot of the hill, Lorist went down and handed the reins of his horse to Reidy and paced towards the group of people wearing luxurious-looking armor quickly. Patt followed behind with his horse while carrying Norton's battle standard with Reidy on the back with Lorist's horse.

"May I know which of you is the ruler of the kingdom?" Lorist said to a group of armored men.

"I'm Baron Miranda, Lord of the Port of Armatrin. May I know who you are? ”Said a man in full armour in front of another as he took off his helmet to reveal his tired-looking middle-aged face.

"I'm here to salute, Mr. Baron. I am Norton Lorist from the Northlands, ” Lorist said as he bowed and saluted the baron.

"Norton? I think I heard that name somewhere before…. ”That baron said while staring intently at the battle standard with the symbol of the raging bear that Patt brought.

"Oh, I remember now. The Roaring Raging Bear of the Northlands. Norton's people were nobles who had been entitled by the emperor because of military service. I wonder why someone from so far in the north would be here in my power and even close my port? ”Ask Baron Miranda while looking at Lorist sharply.

Lorist shrugged and said, “Master Baron, my troops are here only to escort me back to the homeland to inherit the position of the head of the family. I myself do not expect that they will be attacked by enemy forces within your power who intend to capture them and sell them as slaves. ”

“However, they did not know that we were actually soldiers and we annihilated them completely after our reinforcements arrived and occupied their main camp. I think it's called, um, Sloph Bastide or something .. As for the sealing port, Lord Baron, Lord, I deeply apologize for that because we had no choice and had to make sure that we removed the enemy completely. Reidy, bring me the box. ”

Lorist opened the box and showed both heads to the baron. "Lord Baron, this is the chief of the enemy leaders who dared to provoke us, Sloph and Blademaster Pike. We neutralized it at the port just an hour ago. ”

"What's? You managed to kill Sloph and Blademaster Pike? ”Kata Baron Miranda, startled. He then revealed an excited expression and asked, "Is it real?"

The barons also started chatting loudly and gathered to look at the head in the box.

"His head is here. You are free to check it as you please, Lord Baron. ”

Baron Miranda personally got down and took the box from Reidy without bothering to ask his subordinates to do so.

“Hahaha, it really is Pike and Sloph. Damned this, I did not expect that they would end up like this. ”Baron Miranda was so overjoyed that she started laughing out loud and lost her composure. It seems that the rumors and reports he received about Sloph's death turned out to be true.

At that moment, the baron army started a commotion again, as on the opposite hill, the rows and rows of heavily armored soldiers, automatic arrows, knights and carroballistas could be seen. Baron Miranda's facial expression instantly changed as she asked, "Is that your army?"

"That's right, Mr. Baron," Lorist replied.

“Your squad looks like it can even rival the kingdom! Why did the slaves even dare to attack you in the first place? ”No sane person would dare to challenge such an army and hope to escape unscathed. Baron Miranda suspected that Lorist was only using slavers as an excuse to plunder the bastide.

"Lord Baron, when we first arrived at your power, we didn't mean to make trouble and wanted to remain humble. That is why I ordered my troops to disarm and not carry their equipment. But, it made the slaves think that we were another slave trading group and demanded that we give them half of the number of people we had. We tried to explain who we really were but they didn't believe us and even sent people to attack us. I had no choice but to give the order to exterminate them. You can ask the town. We were completely unarmed when we first docked in the harbor. ”

After listening to his explanation, Baron Miranda understood that Lorist couldn't possibly lie because the truth could be easily seen by asking the townspeople. It seemed that the slaves were actually looking for trouble on their own this time and were finally completely eradicated.

Looking at the head on the box again, Baron Miranda revealed a smile and waved to the two knights behind him and told them to rummage through the seven or eight different shops he listed.

“These shops are all owned by Sloph's relatives. Many of them actually monopolized the entire market in the harbor to the point that I, the ruler, could not collect even a single tax tax from the sales they made, he said, cause I can not develop the port at all, ”Obviously Baron Miranda.

Lorist nodded and thought this baron did indeed have a talent for business and management. He summoned Reidy to accompany the two knights to the city so that their pike infantry company did not attack them by accident.

"You said you took over Sloph Bastide?" Ask Baron Miranda.

Lorist smiled and understood what the baron was doing. "That's right, Lord Baron. Please rest assured as I will stay here for another month at most. Since there are many members of the warrior family in my army, it will take a little while for us to prepare before we can leave. We have to go north during the new year and will leave the management of the bastide to you. ”

The baron's face flushed in shame in accordance with the traditions and customs of the nobles, it was supposed to belong to Lorist because he was the one who had occupied it and he had no obligation to return it to the local ruler. Normally, if the master wanted to reclaim the place, he would have to pay a sum of gold in return. However, Lorist was prepared to return it unconditionally and only asked to be given a month's time. This made Baron Miranda feel rather bad for getting Lorist's help without paying any rewards.

"How about this? Let me pay for all the resources and expenses you will incur during your stay at the Bastide. I will definitely fulfill my responsibilities as ruler of Armatrin Port, ” said Baron Miranda.

"Thank you for your consideration," Lorist said with gratitude. "If you have time, why don't you come to visit the bastide and let me offer you hospitality while I'm here?"

Baron Miranda scanned the army line on the opposite side and looked back at his subordinates before nodding and saying, “Alright, Your Majesty. Let me disperse my army before I visit you at the bastide. ”

Since Lorist had yet to officially replace the title and title of head of the family, he could not be referred to as 'Lord Baron', so Baron Miranda could only respectfully refer to him as 'His Majesty'. But it was not worth it because of the number of soldiers Lorist commanded.

Lorist saluted respectfully once again and said, “Then I will wait for your arrival at the bastide. ”

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Baron Miranda had only brought five knights and fifty members of his personal guards during his visit to the bastide.

On that day, Lorist organized a grand banquet to receive his barons and four knights and introduce his knights to them as well, making Baron Miranda envious of the talent Lorist had under his wing. However, he noticed that Lorist's servants were acting strangely, in particular, their mannerisms. Lorist laughed bitterly and said that the servants were actually family members of many of his subordinates who only worked for the sake of the banquet. He mentioned that he did not feel comfortable with handing over the duties to the servants of the bastide in case something went wrong and had held them together with the other members of the slave family. He said that he would hand over their judgment and treatment to the baron.

Baron Miranda was pleased with the proposal and said that he would send some of his own servants to help inside the bastide for a while. Lorist also handed the slave family members over for him to wear. Whether he sold it or used it, the baron would make a profit.

When the party ended, Baron Miranda asked Lorist a question. Given that only three of Lorist's subordinates were Gold-ranked, how could he take care of Blademaster Pike? He mentioned that if Sloph did not have the Blademaster backing him, he would take the slavers first because a noble like him could not let other powers call a shot in his own dominance.

Lorist thought for a while before taking the silver cup and putting it in a small basin. “If someone were to fight against the Blademaster in a melee fight, he would be like a trophy inside this basin and it would be difficult to escape the control of the basin. The method I used to ward it off was much easier. ”

He put the basin back on the table and threw the silver cup at him. With clang, the basin shattered into pieces.

"It's simple" said Lorist. He credits Blademaster's death to his bachelor's company. “Even if one were a Blademaster, when faced with a well-equipped and well-trained army, he would not even get a chance. ”

Baron Miranda nodded incessantly with an understanding expression on her face.