Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

However, when he finally finished speaking, he found that Hod was looking at him with an indifferent and almost ruthless look, which was like frost in the cold winter, making people shudder.

"Hahaha... treason?"

Hod suddenly laughed up to the sky, but just a moment later, he stopped laughing abruptly, and the expression on his face instantly became extremely serious.

Hod narrowed his eyes, stared at the middle-aged man coldly, and asked: "If I hadn't led the army here today, would your Magar Village have escaped? I'm afraid that by then, let alone treason, even survival would be a luxury!"

As soon as these words came out, the middle-aged man's arm, which had just been raised to continue to argue, froze in mid-air, his face flushed instantly, and then quickly turned pale.

He was already a little at a loss, and now he looked extremely embarrassed, standing there not knowing what to do.

Hod was right. If the shock cavalry had not rescued the villagers of Magal Village in time today, he would have died by now.

"So, what is your choice? Join the Holy Roman Empire, or..."

Faced with Hod's words that were full of deep meaning but not fully revealed, the middle-aged man finally chose to compromise after a fierce inner struggle.

His lips trembled slightly, and he said with difficulty: "I... am willing to join the Holy Roman Empire... and become a member of the empire..."

When this sentence came out of his mouth, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength in an instant. He lowered his head weakly, his eyes were blank, and I don't know what he was thinking at the moment.

Hearing the middle-aged man's answer, Hod nodded with satisfaction, then strode forward, and when he came to the middle-aged man, he patted his shoulder gently and said softly: "This is a very wise choice. Believe me, in the near future, you will be proud of the decision you made today!"

Then, Hod continued to add: "As for Magal Village, don't worry, I will arrange people to rebuild it as soon as possible, and I also plan to recruit a group of refugees to join Magal Village and build and develop together."

After a pause, Hod deliberately emphasized: "There is another thing you don't have to worry about. Although you have joined our Shinra Empire now, you will never be retaliated by the Damon family."

"It won't be long before this family will completely disappear from this continent!"

When he said this, Hod's eyes suddenly became extremely cold. Obviously, he had a clear decision in his mind on how to deal with the Damon family.

Finally, Hod waved his hand, signaling the middle-aged man to leave first, and told him: "You go back and have a good rest first. Tomorrow, I will send someone to deliver some necessary supplies to you to help you successfully complete the reconstruction of the village."

After hearing what Hod said, the middle-aged man sighed in his heart, then slowly turned around and walked out of the military tent with heavy steps.

"Nott..."

Looking at the back of the middle-aged man leaving, Hod suddenly spoke.

"Boss?"

Hearing his name, Nott immediately stepped forward.

"Get rid of him..."

"Huh? Who?

"It's okay, you go and rest first..."

"Oh... Boss, then I'll go to bed. "

"Well, go, and call Jeff by the way. "

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The next morning, the sun shone through the thin clouds onto the earth, casting a faint golden glow over the entire camp.

However, at this seemingly peaceful and tranquil moment, a villager from Magal Village left the camp after reporting to the patrolling soldiers, and walked deep into the grass to take care of his physiological needs.

But when he stepped into the grass, he was frightened to death by the scene in front of him.

A cold corpse suddenly appeared in front of him, and it was the village chief of Magal Village.

The villager screamed in fear, and the sound broke the silence of the camp.

Patrolling nearby The Valandian soldiers heard the sudden scream and immediately became alert and rushed to the source of the sound.

Soon, the soldiers arrived at the scene, hurriedly checked, and then carried the body of the village chief into the camp.

The villagers of Magal who learned the news hurried over. They gathered together and looked at the dead village chief with shock and confusion on their faces.

But none of these villagers suspected that the death of the village chief was related to these soldiers in the camp.

You know, just yesterday, it was this group of brave soldiers who rescued them from the bandits, and cooked food for everyone and gave them to the villagers.They took meticulous care of him.

In any case, such kind and righteous soldiers would never kill the village chief.

Just as everyone was talking, Hood came slowly with Nott and others.

He walked to the body of the village chief with a solemn expression, squatted down, and carefully examined the fatal wound on the body.

After a while, he slowly stood up, facing the eyes of many villagers, and said loudly: "After checking, I can confirm that the village chief was stabbed directly into the back by a machete."

At this point, he paused, and then said in a heavy tone: "Moreover, this kind of machete was only used by the robbers yesterday, so I speculate that the village chief may have been unfortunately retaliated by the group of robbers who escaped yesterday when he went out last night."

As soon as this sentence came out, it immediately caused the villagers to worry. If the village chief was killed, then they would not be safe either.

"Don't worry, I'm here, no one can hurt you." Hood raised his hand to signal the villagers to be quiet, and then said loudly.

"But, sir, you will leave? If you leave, who will protect us?" A voice sounded among the villagers.

Hearing this unfamiliar voice, the villagers immediately talked about it.

"Yes, if you leave, there will definitely be robbers coming again."

"Yes, what should we do then?"

For a moment, there was a lot of noise.

"Sir... you are a righteous nobleman, please protect us." The previous voice sounded again.

"Yes, yes..."

"Sir, please protect Magar Village."

"Alas..., there is really no way, since you strongly request, I will accept your request."

Hod sighed reluctantly, and then said loudly: "I will send soldiers to station in Magar Village, they will definitely protect you."

"Thank you, sir..."

"Sir is such a kind person..."