Lord: Starting from the Pit-Dwelling Courtyard

Chapter 108: The Wild Knight

The next second, Hilden's hand gripped Locke's chin and occipital bone, twisting them left and right.

Locke's eyes widened suddenly, he let out a short, strange sound, and then his whole body went limp.

Killian looked up and saw a head that had turned its face away.

At the foot of the city wall, the refugees who had just been queuing up collectively took a half step back.

No one spoke, but someone secretly tossed a weapon hidden in their arms to their feet.

Killian's mouth gaped open, at a loss, until the heavily armed guards surrounded them, the remnants of the Baroque territory, before he came to his senses.

Killian quickly raised his hands and said, "Wait, the instigator is already dead. There's no need to go after them all!"

Hilden asked thoughtfully, "You're a wild knight?"

Killian nodded in shame and indignation. He never expected that despite his diligent study, whether in etiquette or movements, his wild knight origins could still be immediately discerned by his opponent.

Thun, puzzled, asked, "What is a Wild Knight?"

Upon hearing that even the Wild Knights of Thun didn't know him, Killian glanced at him in surprise. How could someone like that become a knight?

Hilden said irritably, "Go back and ask the lord; he'll explain it to you."

Thun nodded as if it were perfectly natural.

This made Kylian very curious about the lord of the fortress.

Hilden glanced at him: "You can take him with you, or you can stay. It's your choice."

Killian remained silent for a long time, glanced at the heavily armed guards around him, and decisively said, "I'm staying."

Upon hearing Killian's reply, Hilden smiled, waved his hand, and the heavily armed guards withdrew. His adjutant immediately led his men to drag away all the corpses on the ground. As for Locke's remaining confidants, they all lowered their heads like ostriches, showing no grief whatsoever for their lord's death. This demonstrates just how unpopular this Baroque lord was in his territory.

Killian quickly revealed the remaining manpower: "We still have six knights and twenty-one knight apprentices."

As for the lords and militia, it goes without saying that they all wished their lord would die sooner, judging from their joyful joining of Harvest Town.

When Locke was a lord, he followed the system exactly as it was in the kingdom.

That system has been in operation for hundreds of years, so naturally there are no problems. However, the grain production within the kingdom is relatively stable, unlike the Blackthorn Wasteland, where grain production was less than one-third of that within the kingdom before the control of the Earth Rock Potato was achieved. Following the kingdom's system would inevitably drive the people to revolt. It's just that it's not harvest season yet, otherwise the entire territory would have already risen up in rebellion.

Therefore, the contradictions have been accumulating and will inevitably erupt sooner or later.

As for Hilden's claim of having a choice, he had no choice at all.

Because Hilden wouldn't let him off the hook. A knight's insubordination and murder of a noble lord is unacceptable, even if the lord isn't his own superior. Nobles have immunity, and they are above human rights.

Unless it was treason, only nobles could judge or execute nobles, and after executing a noble, the reasons and justifications had to be reported to the local high-ranking noble.

This is a very strict rule, but the local nobles tend to turn a blind eye to these things. As the nobles fight each other for a long time, they inevitably become mortal enemies.

However, if a knight kills a nobleman without permission, the situation changes. Once it is determined that another nobleman was killed without the lord's permission, the matter will be thoroughly investigated.

The purpose of this was simple: to prevent some knights from rebelling against their superiors.

Killian had just recently learned about this, which is why he reacted so quickly.

Hilden said with a smile, "Since you have all agreed to submit, come with me to see the lord!"

Thun looked at Hilden with a puzzled expression. Hilden was quite helpless about this, as he couldn't explain it to him for the time being and could only return to his territory to ask the lord for instructions himself.

"I'll leave this place to you for now."

Thun couldn't understand Hilden's behavior, but he still obediently took on the important task of guarding Harvest Town.

During this time, Thun has learned a lot.

For example, defending the city and setting up city defenses.

Hilden mounted his newly captured warhorse, led a small squad of Green light infantry, tied the prisoners, including Kylian, onto a wagon, and headed towards the main city.

Killian asked reluctantly, "We are knights, Your Excellency. Isn't this extremely disrespectful of you?"

Hilden explained, "Don't worry, I really will take you to see our lord. It's just that there are too many of you, and we don't have enough manpower available right now. So, I'll have to make do with this."

Soon, a messenger ran up from the arrow tower.

"Lord City Officer, we have thoroughly scouted the area and found no goblins."

Hilden then waved his hand, signaling the team to set off.

When Ron received the news, he was also taken aback. It wasn't until Old Hall explained the situation that he was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

That simpleton Thun, paired with that overly cautious Hilden.

Ron chuckled and cursed, "These two guys together really know how to entertain me. I'll get Hilden to come see me."

Old Hall couldn't help but chuckle, while also understanding the young master's attitude: he didn't intend to pursue the matter of Thun and Hilden, and might even suppress it.

Old Hall cautioned, "Young Master, although this matter can be let go, a proper reprimand is still necessary."

Ron thought for a moment and nodded: "I'll leave this to you."

Old Hall's lips twitched slightly; the young master was getting more and more skilled at swinging his hand.

But he didn't refuse; he just nodded.

They've already figured out how to make others do the bad guys while they themselves do the good guys.

Two carriages slowly entered the main city.

Kylian stared in astonishment at the long, brick city wall that stretched for kilometers.

When they arrived, there wasn't even a town here, but now there's a city armed to the teeth, with such a long outer wall.

Enter the main city, then exit through the west gate and head towards the castle district.

Kylian happened to see the castle, whose main structure was already completed.

Kylian had seen the border lord's castle in Gorubak Castle and stone fortresses in the territories of several old lords, but none were as beautiful as the one before him.

The white exterior walls, the pointed towers, and the symmetrical windows that look as if they've been measured with a ruler.

They had never seen a castle of this style before.

Hilden was also slightly taken aback when he saw the castle.

When he left last time, the lord mentioned that he wanted to build a castle in this area of ​​the hills, and it has only been a short time since then, but it is already more than half completed.

Hilden took the opportunity to promote it.

"Our lord is a great architect. As long as we submit to him, these mere goblins are nothing to worry about."

Kylian was so overwhelmed by the castle, which stretched for kilometers, that he was speechless.

He wasn't some knight who had just left the kingdom and knew nothing.

Having spent more than half a year struggling in the Blackthorn Wasteland, I naturally understand the difficulty of building such a castle there.