Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

"Seven Saints, run!" Seeing a murderous professional about to attack the castle, the travelers completely lost their fighting spirit and ran away one after another.

But just when the leader of the wool soldiers was about to land, his body suddenly felt like a heavy hammer, and with a "bang", he flew backwards.

Garmon and Renault clearly saw a pair of crimson eyes floating in mid-air suddenly appear, and huge footprints appeared on the soft mud in the ditch, as if an invisible giant was walking.

The woolen soldiers looked at the leader who had fallen to the ground, and found that his breastplate was dented by a large piece, and blood was gushing out of his mouth.

Ding!

I don't know who touched the mechanism. After a soft sound, bursts of cold air suddenly diffused from the ground, and then ice cones broke through the ground one after another, allowing these wool soldiers to enjoy themselves just like the Ottomans who fell into the hands of Vlad III. The "pleasure" of piercing.

A group of wool soldiers led by professional knights, who were feared by the wind, died so cleanly.This turn of events left the travelers stunned and their minds stunned for a moment.

"Okay, everyone, in order to avoid the plague brought by the dead bodies and turn this castle into a dead place, please hurry up and bury those woolen soldiers. There should be a lot of valuable things on them." The halfling put away Notebook in hand, "I wish you all a good night's sleep."

Seeing the halfling leading two guards up to the second floor, the other travelers came to their senses and rushed out scrambling.

Only Garmon and Renault didn't move, they looked at each other with indescribable shock.

A small but exquisite tent was set up on the second floor of the castle. The halfling nodded and greeted the guards standing around, came outside the tent, and said, "Master, I'm back. I collected some useful information tonight. Information."

Ma Youfu in the tent put down the heavy and simple book in his hand with the words "Book of a Thousand Laws" written in Latin on the cover, and said, "Please come in."

Didi walked into the tent, opened his notebook, and read out one by one what he had recorded during the campfire dinner.

After Ma Youfu finished listening, he nodded and said, "Alright, Didi, you've done a good job, go and rest."

"Garmon and Renault..." He didn't expect to sleep in the wild today, he wanted to listen to the voices of the people on a whim, and found two potential talents.

This shows that the unprecedented talent selection mode of "examination" is indeed quite attractive to ordinary people in this era with narrow upward channels.If it is done well, it will be "all the heroes in the world fall into my grasp", and he does not need to rely too much on the priests to govern the territory.

"I hope these two professionals in navigation and agriculture, basic knowledge of mathematics and Latin, will not be too hip. I don't want to open the back door for the first time. This will damage the fairness and seriousness of the exam... "

Talent selection is a long-term construction issue, and the short-term problem facing Ma Youfu's territory is still wool soldiers.

Although he had already stationed his generals in various places to patrol regularly to guard against the woolen soldiers' harassment, the problem of these bandits was not so easy to solve.

One is the extremely large number of wool soldiers.

Originally, because of the long-term war between Britain and France, a large number of woolen soldiers fled across France. During the Battle of Paris this year, the two sides threw money and recruited a large number of mercenaries to join the war.However, for the sake of his succession to the throne, Charles VII played another trick.Although it was true that the Duke of Orléans had been severely cheated, the most prestigious royal relative in the French aristocratic circle was completely discredited, and he became a big laughing stock, cutting off the threat of the Orleans branch to the throne, but the The hidden dangers are also endless.Even with the most conservative estimate, there are now more than [-] wool soldiers active in the entire French land.

Second, the combat effectiveness of wool soldiers is very strong.

Wool soldiers are well-equipped, well-trained, and experienced professional soldiers. Their combat effectiveness can beat all kinds of town militias and even the private armed forces of noble lords. When encountering large-scale wool soldiers, they must be cautious, and if it is not necessary , will not conflict with each other.There are a large number of bankrupt nobles among the wool soldiers, and even many military nobles who hold official positions in the court of the French king. When they are in distress, they will also play a guest role as a wool soldier to grab some gold coins to spend.

For example, La Haile, the first warrior in France, and even Marshal Bertrand du Guaclain, who turned the tide during the time of Charles V, also served as wool soldiers.Or in more decent terms, the Free Mercenary Company.

It is precisely because the origin of the wool soldiers is complicated, and they are also soldiers and bandits, so each has a different style of action.Those who have lost their minds in the brutal war and are cruel and bloodthirsty, not only want to snatch them all, but also kill them all.This is what happened to me when I slept in the abandoned castle tonight.There are also those who, like La Haier, still have a bottom line, just grab some money and spend it without hurting others.There are also some, like the vigorous social organizations of later generations, relying on protection fees to survive.What's more, there are quite a few people who simply occupy a certain town and act as rulers to collect taxes.

The problem of the wool soldiers is very complicated, but the root cause of its raging is very simple - the long-term war has led to the decline of the regime's control over the local area.

Charles VII is now relying on the great prestige of defeating England. Sooner or later, the wool soldiers will be completely eliminated. The question is only how long it will take, and how much French civilians will suffer during this period.

Ma Youfu can't control the affairs of the whole of France, but it can still be done by strengthening patrols and suppression efforts so that the wool soldiers will not cause harm to Normandy.

"However, you can't just be tough. You have to grasp both hands. Later, you can build a magic circle to detect evil, which can be used to identify which of the wool soldiers are hopeless murderers, and which are just committing misdemeanors. Recruiting..."

It is not an easy task to set up such a large-scale camp detection magic circle.The reason why Ma Youfu is so confident is because he got a "Book of Thousand Laws" not long ago.

This is the item he bought after completing the achievement of "a large piece of blue" and opening the special system store.The price to pay is all the points in hand.

Although the price is expensive, it is definitely worth the money.

Just like its name, this magic book records thousands of spells, from zero ring to nine ring, including all schools of thought.

The spellcaster organization in this world is actually quite like the sects in martial arts novels, with quite strong sectarianism.If a mage of a certain magic academy wants to learn other spells not taught by the academy, there are very limited ways. He either spends a lot of money to buy them in the market, or explores various ancient ruins to try his luck, or steals and cheats.

For Ma Youfu, although the system will grant several spells every time he upgrades, the number is limited and cannot fully cope with all situations.

Therefore, this "Book of Thousand Laws" is to him what Tifa is to the 3D area, and Huang Rong is to the martial arts emperor uncle. It is of great significance and incomparable.

Chapter 290 Four Survivors

After getting the "Book of Thousand Laws", whenever Ma Youfu has time, he will hold this book and study it. Every time he learns a spell, he will find an opportunity to practice it.

When he was in the Bishop of Bowen, he blessed his golem with a new permanent spell "Higher Invisibility".Unlike ordinary invisibility, after activating this spell, even if the golem attacks the enemy, it will not reveal its figure, making it even more unexpected in battle.

In addition, Ma Youfu also engraved two "light feather technique" imprints on the golem's feet, which greatly improved the golem's terrain adaptability.

In addition to improving the golem to further enhance its combat effectiveness, Ma Youfu's own spellcasting ability has also been greatly improved in the process of studying "Book of Thousand Laws".

Before moving into the castle today, in order to deal with possible troubles, he used the newly learned five-ring "spell matrix" to set up several spells at the entrance.What the wool soldiers triggered just now was one of the ice spikes.

Compared with the traditional magic circle, the spell "Spell Matrix" is more convenient and quick to apply. It does not require complicated rituals and various magic materials as a prerequisite. However, as a five-ring spell, it can only be used to set spells below three rings. The power is too small.

However, it is enough to deal with a few wool soldiers.

After getting rid of the threat of wool soldiers, Ma Youfu rested comfortably all night.

When he woke up the next morning, he looked at the top of the tent and suddenly thought: "Setting up a tent in the castle hall, this is probably the so-called indoor camping. Well, if one day is free, you can go there with the girl you love Camping in the wild, enjoying the beauty of nature and the loneliness away from the world, must be very good... No, it's too young bourgeois, and it doesn't match the persona of my feudal lord in the new era..."

After thinking wildly for a while, they set off and the team arrived in Rouen in the afternoon.

Today, the new Marquis Palace has not yet been built, and Ma Youfu temporarily lives in the original Rabat family's mansion.

As soon as he entered the study, there was a gust of fragrant wind around him, and his arms were wrapped in two hemispheres that were soft and smooth like pudding.

"My lord, are you satisfied with this place?" Margaret smiled coquettishly, with unconcealable love in her eyes.

After the situation stabilized, she went north from Reims to Rouen.It has been several months since I left Ma Youfu, this beautiful woman who has already matured physically and mentally, naturally longs for her lover to taste the sweet juice that is about to overflow from her body.

"I am very satisfied. Although it is only a temporary residence, the furniture and furnishings are the same as when I was in Lance. It makes people feel like home."

"Would you like to take a look at the bedroom? I have renovated it and replaced it with a big bed..."

"Then you must lie down and have a try, dear Margaret, do you want to come together?"

……

An hour later, the bedroom was a mess.The clothes of men and women were still messy on the floor, and the wet sheets were crumpled up.

The beautiful woman sat in Ma Youfu's arms, her legs were tightly wrapped around the man's waist, and her waist was twisting greedily, like a greedy kitten.

After a burst of high-pitched groans, Margaret collapsed in Ma Youfu's arms contentedly.

Ma Youfu stroked his lover's slightly twitching back, and the two hugged each other, talking about love.While chatting, the topic turned to Margaret's malt candy business.

"My lord, I would like to relocate the sucrose workshop to Hafleur to facilitate export and reduce transportation costs. What do you think?"

Ma Youfu thought for a while and said, "I suggest you choose a location further west, plan a piece of land directly near the mouth of the Seine River, and build a new village with sugar craftsmen as the main residents."

"However, this requires a lot of extra money, right?"

"It doesn't matter, the cost of building a new port will be borne by the Northern France Trading Company. Although maltose is a good sweet, it cannot compare with cane sugar in terms of output and sweetness. Sooner or later we will get involved in the cane sugar industry, and then Develop the new port into a sugar food production and sales center for the whole of Europe..." Ma Youfu talked about the plan in his heart.

When Joan of Arc returns from the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, he can contact Philip III to fulfill the promise of the year and organize the Crusade of the Sweet Party.

Moreover, it happens that there are many wool soldiers in France.Recruiting those who did not commit felonies as crusaders can be described as a good strategy to bring disaster to the east and kill two birds with one stone. Presumably Charles VII will agree with it.

It is also a matter of course for Margaret to relocate the maltose business and its accompanying sales network of sweet luxury goods to the new port and plan ahead of time.

Hearing the magnificent sugar empire described by Ma Youfu, Margaret was elated.This is a career she devotes herself to, and it is an important relationship with the queen.It can even be said that for her, who was born in a small family and cannot show her Valois royal blood openly, this is an important bargaining chip for her to compete with other women around Ma Youfu.

"Honey, aren't you going to attend the funeral of the Duke of Bedford tomorrow? Can you arrange for me to meet the Duchess?"

"You want to bring the sucrose business to England?" Ma Youfu guessed the other party's thoughts at once, and readily agreed, "Of course I will support your business."

When the Duke of Bedford died, he entrusted his wife to Ma Youfu. Even if the two did not have that intimate relationship, he could still act as the "protector of the duke's widow" and justifiably intervene in some noble affairs in England. .The contacts left by the Duke of Bedford can also be used.

Otherwise, Anne, who had no heirs, would not be able to keep the huge Duke's inheritance at all, and could only be divided up by the hungry wolves around her, and then fled back to Burgundy to spend the rest of her life.

Don't think that Philip III will be kind to this sister. He has a conscience if he doesn't seek to seize his brother-in-law's inheritance, or simply uses his sister as a marriage tool to remarry.

After getting a satisfactory answer from her lover, Margaret raised her watery eyebrows, her satin-like smooth skin clung to Ma Youfu's body, and her whole body slowly slid between her legs.

Soon, there was a rhythmic sucking sound in the room.

……

The next morning, Mayouf and Marguerite both donned all black and headed to Rouen Cathedral.

In the cemetery behind the church, the grave for the Duke of Bedford lies under an old oak tree.

Several English nobles headed by Mrs. Anne, and Ma Youfu, the representative of France, gathered in front of the tomb of the Duke of Bedford.

"John Lancaster. A noble, pious, dutiful Englishman, beloved by the French."

Ma Youfu silently recited the epitaph and presented a bouquet of white flowers.

Under the auspices of the Bishop of Rouen, the simple funeral ended quickly.In the third stage of the vigorous Hundred Years' War, the representatives of the English side completely ended their historical mission in this way, and peacefully slept on the land of France.

"Madame Anne, may I have a private talk with you? There are still some details to be discussed about the Duke of Bedford's dying entrustment." Ma Youfu said solemnly.

Lady Anne bit her lip lightly.Although she faintly felt that Youfu Ma's motives were impure, she nodded slightly and agreed to the other party's invitation.

The bishop of Rouen kindly arranged for the two a secluded confessional room.He, the newly appointed bishop, has to rely on the support of Ma Youfu, the local lord, in all aspects. Let alone being alone with an English noble widow, even if Ma Youfu wants to have an affair with the queen, he might provide a place with enough privacy space.

"Annie, what are your plans next?" Ma Youfu changed into a more intimate name without pretending in private, walked up to her, and held the slender hand with black gauze gloves.

"My lord, today is the funeral of my deceased husband, so this is inappropriate..." Mrs. Anne bit her lips lightly, trying to pull her hand out of the opponent's grasp, but she had no choice but to give up after trying to no avail.

She was dressed in a solemn and solemn attire, but it couldn't hide her curvy figure.There is a hint of sadness on the clear and beautiful face, which makes people feel pity, but at the same time, it also faintly stimulates the man's desire to conquer.

Ma Youfu retracted his arms and brought Mrs. Anne into his arms.Her conservative and ascetic long black dress did not cause any hindrance to the man at all, and soon, the sensitive parts of her body were swept away several times.

"No, this is a sacred place, we can't do this kind of thing here..." The voice as thin as a mosquito was mixed with intermittent moans, showing the woman's powerlessness to resist.

Ma Youfu pulled his right hand from under Mrs. Anne's skirt, and stretched his wet and sticky fingers in front of her eyes.

Even if you don't say things like "nothing with your mouth, but your body is very honest", the facts before you are enough to break the last defense of the pretty widow.

Of course, Qisheng still has to give face, so Ma Youfu specially chose to play the harmony of life under the statue of Kailin, the goddess of life.

……

After the clouds harvested and the rain rested, Mrs. Anne snuggled into Mayoufu's arms, and the two began to chat about the business that had been interrupted before.

"Didn't you ask me before, what's your plan next?" Annie caressed the red mark on the man's chest when she was caught in a daze, and said, "To be honest, I don't know either. Although John died before , our relationship is gradually estranged, but after he passed away, I realized that my previous life revolved around him. Even the fact that you became my protector was due to the fact that he was dying commission."

"Actually, there are only two roads before you. Even if you can't inherit all of the Duke of Bedford's inheritance, you can still enjoy a quiet life without worrying about food and clothing until you grow old. Or, you can use your own The status advantage has won a place in the English aristocratic circle."

Although the power of the Duke of Bedford has disappeared with his death, Lady Anne can't enjoy any legacy, but with her status as the sister of the Duke of Burgundy, she still has a lot to do.

Those English nobles who wanted to rebuild their relationship with Philip III had to follow her route.

Not to mention, with the endorsement of the Duke of Bedford's last words, Ma Youfu can justifiably support the Duke's widow.

Chapter 290 The Fifth Mystery Revealed