Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

On the other side, Paul took Batu, Ashilan and others back to the manor.

The originally quiet and peaceful manor has now become a busy construction site.

Strong young men can be seen everywhere busy carrying wood and stones, and their figures shuttle through the entire manor.

Some of these young men carried heavy wood, and some carried huge stones. Their faces were full of sweat and fatigue, but they still persisted.

They transported the wood and stones to the periphery of the manor, where there were some young men who were also tired but full of hope in their eyes.

They placed the transported materials in the planned location, and a wall made of wood and stones was gradually taking shape.

Not far from them, there were several fierce robbers standing, holding weapons in their hands, staring sharply at the young men who were working.

Once they found someone lazy or doing anything unusual, the robbers would not hesitate to kick and beat them, and shout loudly.

When the other young men saw this scene, they could only lower their heads quickly and continue to do their work silently, not daring to show any intention of resistance.

On the watchtowers on both sides of the manor gate, there were more than a dozen heads of executed people hanging, which was a warning to all those who attempted to resist, and one of the reasons why they were unwilling to step forward to stop the robbers' atrocities.

These young men were the lawbreakers that Paul brought Batu and Ashilan and others to catch in the vicinity after Hood left.

Before leaving, Hood specifically asked Paul to expand the scale of the manor and build some fortifications to deal with possible emergencies.

However, when Hood left, he only left Batu, Ashilan and other bandits and ten robbers to assist Paul.

Therefore, the rest of the work could only be solved by Paul himself. In order to obtain the manpower needed to build the manor, Paul had to take extreme measures.

He led the bandits and robbers to search for the hidden lawbreakers everywhere. Whether they were robbers or bandits, they would be caught back as long as they were discovered.

For the rebels, they would kill them on the spot without hesitation to gain some experience points, and those who surrendered would be taken back to the manor to serve as slaves.

At first, not all the captives were willing to obey, and some tried to escape.

However, facing the bandits riding mules or donkeys, these captives could not escape too far. Usually, soon after they escaped, bandits would catch up with them with lassoes.

These bandits would skillfully throw out the lassoes, accurately wrap the necks of the escapees, and then drag them behind them until their skin and flesh were torn apart as a punishment.

Finally, these escapees with broken and bleeding bodies would be beheaded in front of many captives. This cruel punishment method played the role of killing chickens to scare monkeys, so that other captives dared not easily try to escape.

At the same time, in order to better manage these captives, Paul established a reward and punishment system after discussing with Batu and Ashilan.

Captives who performed well could not only be exempted from the status of slaves, but also join his team, enjoy more delicious food and comfortable living environment, and in addition, they were eligible to share the spoils when they participated in looting.

Under the encouragement of this system, the captives' escape behavior decreased rapidly.

Especially when they saw that their former companions could taste delicious meat and mellow wine every day after joining Paul's team, and enjoy the rich food, their hearts began to change subtly.

After all, even in the gangs they originally belonged to, eating meat and drinking every day was a luxury.

Therefore, the thoughts of these captives gradually changed. They no longer thought about how to escape, but thought about how to get Paul's recognition through hard work, and finally join this "rich" gang of outlaws and become one of them.

When the robbers saw Paul and others returning, they immediately ran up to take over the horses and led them to the stables.

Paul glanced at the busy construction site, looked at the sweaty young men, and asked in a deep voice: "After we left, will they be honest?"

A robber nodded and said: "Well, nothing happened."

Paul nodded, then ordered the young men behind him to disperse, and he took Batu and Ashilan to the reception room.

After taking out a wooden box from the cabinet in the reception room, he threw the money bag extorted from the caravan into it, and then put the wooden box on the long table and said: "Batu, send these to the boss."

Batu closed the wooden box and nodded: "Okay, I will leave early tomorrow morning."

"Well, by the way, after giving the money to the boss, tell the boss that there are not many foods in the manor, as well as those wood and stones." "Okay, I'll tell the leader. " Paul sat down, thought carefully for a while, and found that he had forgotten nothing, so he slowly closed his eyes. Batu and Ashilan saw this and got up and left the reception room. "Ashilan, some time ago, in the woods a few miles away from the manor, we found that there were new criminals occupying there. Do you think we should go and kill them?" As soon as he walked out of the main castle, Batu's eyes flashed with a ferocious look, and he whispered to Ashilan, who was also a bandit. "Should I ask Paul? The leader specifically told us to obey Paul before leaving..." Ashilan hesitated. Hearing this, Batu hesitated. He looked back at the main castle, thought for a while, and nodded. "Batu, how come you have become more bloodthirsty than before after coming to this world? "Ashilan asked curiously.

This sentence made Batu's expression change, and finally he sighed and said: "Ashilan, when we were on the mainland, we were stronger than the robbers, but now, the strongest fighting force under the boss is Nott, Paul and other robbers."

His voice was low and heavy, with a trace of unwillingness and helplessness. Ashilan listened quietly, and a complex emotion surged in his heart.

"Yes, we used to be so powerful, but now..." Ashilan's eyes were a little dim, as if recalling the glorious years on the mainland.

"If we don't upgrade and advance quickly, we will have to be inferior to them in the future." Batu's tone became firm: "Although I don't know if there will be more bandits recruited by the boss in the future, we must do everything we can to become the boss's strongest fighting force now. "

Ashilan was startled. He looked at Batu, who looked rough, and for a moment he seemed to not recognize his companion.

He had never thought that this seemingly rude Batu had such a deep mind.

"I understand, Batu." Ashilan nodded, with a flash of determination in his eyes: "We must work hard to improve our strength and become the most capable subordinate of the leader."

Batu patted Ashilan's shoulder heavily and encouraged: "That's right, we can't live up to the leader's expectations of us, and we have to prove to those robbers that even in the new world, we are much stronger than them!"

The two looked at each other and saw determination and fighting spirit in each other's eyes. From this moment on, they must upgrade as soon as possible for the honor and status of the bandits.