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Chapter 162 Returning to the North Wind Fortress
During the guarding by the imperial soldiers, the citizens gained a fairer environment. After a year of stability, Carneyland has gradually calmed down.

The Carni Territory is no longer a territory supported only by iron ore. Of course, commercial taxes have also increased significantly. Of course, there are cases of deductions, and what is more serious is the exploitation of merchants from above and below.

What is even more difficult to understand is that this kind of thing is the norm for them, and it is even a rule.

It is called the reward of the nobles to their subordinates.

However, it is precisely because of this that after the imperial soldiers took over the checkpoints and city gates, the business environment in Carniland was completely cleaned up, which made more businessmen willing to come here.

The news that the Duke of Osborne recruited all the northern nobles, including the southern nobles and all mercenaries, quickly spread throughout the kingdom driven by interests.

It caused a wave of discussion about the northern border, and even the threat of orcs was placed in front of everyone.

Roland's first reaction when he received the letter was disbelief, and he urgently called all his companions to the hall to discuss the matter, of course Avelyn was also on the list.

After everyone arrived, Roland handed Duke Osborne's letter to them to read. After everyone read it, they frowned subconsciously.

The above things seemed very reasonable, but when combined with the current situation in the kingdom, it seemed very unreasonable, which was far beyond their expectations.

In Roland's view, this was more like a document preparing to declare war on the king, but such an upright attitude, or aggressive attitude, made him a little uncertain.

There is no such approach, very suspicious.

Roland was very clear about his opinions on the Rhodes family, and worried that his considerations would be biased, so he called everyone to discuss.

After he put forward his opinion, everyone also expressed the same opinion, which was of no use except to make Roland more confused.

Of course he considered that the orcs were a great threat, but the height of the North Wind Fortress still left a deep impression on him, and he didn't think the orcs could climb over it.

It's not just him alone, but the inherent image cultivated in the hearts of all human beings.

He is even considering whether to follow Duke Osborne to challenge the rule of the Rhodes family.

Of course, this is just a matter of thought. Before obtaining clear information, any decision will have serious consequences.

But another question jumped to their minds, that is, in the face of such behavior, Quesnel will inevitably prevent more mercenaries from coming to the northern border. Does the entire northern border really have the strength to challenge the entire kingdom?
The Osborne family has guarded the Northwind Fortress for nearly 300 years. Are they really going to challenge the Rhodes family when the orcs are coming?
Is this reasonable?This is obviously unreasonable, but how to explain all this.

Two thoughts popped up in Roland's mind, that is, the Osborne family intends to lure the orcs into the customs, or the orcs have gained a power they think is irresistible.

Only in these two cases can all this be explained.

But as soon as the first idea came up, everyone stared back with weird looks. Evelyn even put her hand on his forehead to see if his brain was burned out.

Only then did Roland put away his thoughts. Although there were many people who had introduced alien races in his history, those were at least human beings, and these were indeed orcs.

No matter how human beings are, they will not collude with other races like this, and the orcs will not treat such people as human beings, and they will even slaughter the Osborne family first after entering the customs.

Because the Osborn family was inherited from the First Empire and had participated in the war against the orcs, their hatred with the orcs would never end until at least one side was extinct.

Then there is only the second possibility, the orcs have obtained their unstoppable power, but there is no explanation in the letter, it can only be said that this is a guess, or no one believes it at all.

Only in this way can they explain why they did not explain, but chose to use this method to warn His Majesty and prepare them for battle.

After hearing the legendary creature that Baron Lyon said, a word popped into Roland's mind immediately, that is Gron, and only Gron would make the Osborne family feel irresistible.

After hearing the news, everyone fell silent. They had also heard of this creature more or less. If such a creature, perhaps the North Wind Fortress would be really hard to resist.

If they choose to go south, they will inevitably be blocked by the strictly guarded Rhodes family, and they are strictly prohibited from crossing the border.

Quesnel may even have begun to summon the nobles from the east and west. Whether it is to temporarily confront them or launch a direct attack is not a wise choice.

If he chooses to confront them, he will only wait for more reinforcements. What to do at that time is not up to Roland, and they will have no power to fight back at that time.

If they choose to attack directly, they will definitely be regarded as rebels, and they will even need to break through the coalition forces of two nobles in succession.

Even if they wiped out all the nobles, where can they go? Under the threat of orcs, there is no safe place in any place.

What's more, doing so at the moment when the orcs are coming is tantamount to directly helping the orcs. Maybe the orcs will appreciate him and let him die happily?

Roland could even imagine what future generations would think of him.

This will not only make oneself notorious, but will even bring disaster to future generations. This is a decision that would not be made even if there is a hole in the brain.

If these don't work, then they have only one way to go, which is to hand over military power and pray that these big shots will not conspire to kill them.

These are obviously not the choices Roland wants, which means that under the game between the Rhodes family and the Osborne family, their entire northern nobles have been strictly restricted.

If you want to say hate, of course Roland hates it. He doesn't like the feeling that everything is in the hands of others, but he can only follow the path they arranged for him. No one will like this feeling.

However, this move by the Osborne family is tantamount to digging their own grave. This move will not only anger the northern nobles, but also arouse the suspicion of the Rhodes family. No matter what the outcome, they will not end well.

They seem to be planning to cut themselves off from the North Wind Fortress?With the entire northern border being blocked by the kingdom, Roland couldn't think of anyone else who could pass through except those civilians.

Whether it is nobles or soldiers, the gap between them and civilians is very large, which even soldiers can easily distinguish.

Stuffing mud, dressing up and stuff like that is just fooling yourself, it doesn't work at all.

If the North Wind Fortress were to fall, not a single nobleman or their children would be able to escape from the entire northern border, which would be tantamount to tying the entire northern border to the North Wind Fortress.

No one dares not to work hard, unless they want their own family to perish, which of course includes the Osborne family.

All the nobles in the northern region have only one choice, and that is to lead the army north to the North Wind Fortress to support them. As for life and death, it depends on whether God rewards them or not.

This is the choice the Osborne family made for everyone in the North, and it is the only path they can choose.

With this in mind, Roland immediately led the Dawn Knights towards the Orc Grassland and urgently convened all the southern nobles for a meeting.

After they all arrived, Roland directly spoke about supporting the North Wind Fortress.

It's a pity that the nobles in the south were obviously unwilling to give up their stable and affluent life, and sent their few soldiers to the North Wind Fortress to support them.

Such an answer did not surprise Roland in the slightest. He immediately told them his judgment, and their faces instantly turned livid.

All of a sudden, there were different opinions, most of which were words of "kind regards", directed at the Osborne family.

After the wolf cavalry who crossed the border last time never returned, the alien races here gave up their thoughts of making trouble for humans.

Even after hearing that humans had knights comparable to wolf cavalry, they began to retreat actively, giving up a large living space.

Fortunately, these nobles were not pressing forward ungratefully. They were also afraid of attracting the orc army, and the two sides had a tacit understanding and left a buffer area.

They don't have to be wary of alien races, both the speed of building the city and the output of sea salt have been greatly improved, and everyone is smiling when they see the money flowing in every day.

It can be said that the young life was very good, but now they were dragged into the chariot, which broke their original peace and made them very indignant.

But they can only be indignant, they know very well why they can have a peaceful life now, and they also know that it is the North Wind Fortress that has attracted the attention of the orcs.

Once the orcs enter the customs, they will never leave such a human army behind, so they also have no choice but to choose to support the North Wind Fortress.

But they were also unwilling to give up the benefits here, so they directly left 1 people, and hoped that Roland's Daybreak Knights could assist them in defense.

For this request, Roland directly agreed, and the large-scale withdrawal of human soldiers is likely to make these alien races think that they shouldn't have.

This problem can only be solved by maintaining a deterrent force against them. At the same time, we must also guard against possible attacks by orcs, so that the civilians here can withdraw at any time.

In fact, Roland wanted these civilians to evacuate now, but these nobles were unwilling to do so, just because it would cost them a lot of money.

Roland simply told them that it was useless to continue drying sea salt. At this juncture, His Majesty would definitely prevent any merchants from the northern border from entering, which meant that their sea salt could no longer be sold.

They can only pile it here and wait for the orc matter to settle. Only when the North Wind Fortress is defended can they continue to make their own money.

As for the fall of the North Wind Fortress, there is no need for Roland to explain the result.

It was not until the situation was fully clarified that they reluctantly agreed to this request.

And began to evacuate the civilians here first, while the army remained here to prevent aliens from occupying their unbuilt castle.

So far, Roland's purpose of coming here can be said to have been fully achieved.

Returning to the territory with the Daybreak Knights, he also needs to plan the strength of his territory.

There are a total of 4 companions, plus he himself is 5 people who need to gain experience, and the average number of soldiers in the territory is exactly [-].

But such an even distribution will inevitably lead to their slow growth, especially in this increasingly dangerous world (guess) where the golden mean means self-destruction.

Moreover, it is impossible for them to go with a large army. They have to leave at least 2 soldiers for backup, which also means that their experience gain will be even thinner.

Of course, Roland considered obtaining the command of these pioneering nobles, but after arriving at the North Wind Fortress, Duke Osborne would inevitably obtain it, so there was no point in doing so.

As for obtaining verbal command from Duke Osborne, he had no reason to do so, so he could not do so either.

These are trustworthy partners, and it is precisely because they all trust him that he doesn't know what to do.

If this question is raised, they will inevitably make an effort to cultivate Roland, because he is not only the source of the entire force, but also the highest-ranking among the members.

Roland couldn't even refute this reason, and he knew he couldn't convince them.

This seemed like he was intimidating them. Roland didn't like this feeling, not at all.

For the present plan, only by directly setting the order can he dispel their thoughts.

The result was that Roland led [-] soldiers, and the others each led [-] soldiers. This was the result of Roland's forced distribution.

After all this is completed, the time has quietly come to October.

This year's weather is still snowing heavily, and the weather in the north is getting colder and colder. I don't know if it is affected by the orc prairie.

It's just that at this juncture of life and death, no one cares about this issue.

Fortunately, they also only need to bring a small amount of logistics. As a fortress against the orcs, the material reserves of the Northwind Fortress have always been in a full state under the supervision of the Osborne family.

When they arrived at Carneyland, they found that the road ahead had been cleaned up, and they still chose to continue cleaning it up for the convenience of those who came later.

This saved them a lot of time, and it took them only 20 days to reach the North Wind Fortress. Of course, this time was almost half of the usual distance.

"call"

Roland stopped his horse and looked at the North Wind Fortress in front of him. It had been three years since the last time he stayed here.

At that time, the soldiers he led were no more than a hundred soldiers, and even his companion was only Andal.

But now, not only has he fulfilled his promise to Duke Osborne, but he has also brought a total of [-] elite soldiers to help.

And those southern nobles who were persuaded by him to bring a full [-] soldiers, maybe they should be called pioneer nobles now,

He kind of wants to see Duke Osborne's shocked look
Roland fell into deep memories, and time passed quickly.

Looking at the stagnant army, the guards of the North Wind Fortress were a little puzzled.

If they hadn't all heard the legendary story of Count Roland and recognized Count Roland's flag, they would have sounded the alarm at this moment.

(End of this chapter)