The King

   Looking at Baron Kettley who left aggrievedly, Hudson originally wanted to give him the wild geese he had hunted to comfort his wounded heart.

   I just thought of the number thirteen, the meaning it represented in the continent of Aslante, and finally gave up this idea of ​​looking for excitement.

   You can’t do bad things with good intentions. People finally gritted their teeth and agreed. If you stimulate them again, it may really drive people crazy.

   It is reckoned that the geese hunting that was just a coincidence just now fell into the eyes of Baron Kettley, and it was his deliberate "intimidation".

  The conscience of heaven and earth "five arrows and thirteen geese, the arrows pass through the head", can this be shot by normal people?

  Even if Hudson cheats, it must be the cooperation of the geese. If it weren't for the fact that the geese were changing their formation and were caught up by the arrows, such a miracle would not have happened.

  However, Hudson pretended to be too successful, and directly confused Baron Kettley, without thinking about coincidence at all.

   Only shooting five arrows is not just for pretending; more importantly, to achieve such a range, Hudson can only shoot five arrows.

   If there are more, the arm strength will be unbearable. Who made him just a rookie who just touched the threshold of an intermediate knight?

  Ordinary bow and arrow shooting can easily shoot more than a hundred arrows; the high-strength elf strong bow cannot be fully drawn under normal circumstances, so it will naturally be limited in use.

  Unless the shooting range is lowered and the output of arm strength is reduced, the continuous output ability of this strong archer will be really impressive.

  Hudson's transportation brigade has not yet been formed. The second infantry regiment that entered Arbor County has already completed two rounds of dragnet searches with local nobles, and they almost turned the land over.

   After half a month of tossing and turning, there was no sign of Skull and Bones.

  If it weren’t for the evidence of the corpses of the Florian knight and fifty-seven soldiers, plus the testimony of a group of witnesses, everyone would doubt whether the news of the skeleton’s appearance was a rumor.

   No one could be found for a long time. Not only did everyone not relax, but they became more nervous.

  The cult organization is scary because it hides in the dark. If it really exposes its identity, it will be easier to deal with.

  Unfortunately, almost a month has passed since the day I started posting, and I still have nothing.

  "Perhaps the members of Skull and Bones have left Arbor County. This group of rats is best at hiding. According to past practice, they will flee thousands of miles after committing a crime.

  Although they failed to capture the Skeleton Lord this time, everyone was not without gains.

  We successfully smashed the dens of the Cult of the Evil God, the Cult of Chaos God, the Church of Desire, etc. We also smashed three private salt gangs and arrested a total of 236 criminals.

I believe that after this battle, the social order in Arbor County will be..." Hearing Baron Raphael's conclusion of the battle, Viscount Oran's face was gloomy and terrifying. Most of these criminals were picked out of Arbor City, so he almost said He, the city lord, is not good at governing the place.

   But the facts are in front of him, and he can't find a reason to refute. The Baron Raphael in front of him was sent by the Governor's Mansion to help, so there is no need to buy him.

   "Baron Raphael is right. During this period of time, everyone has achieved a lot of victories. But these are a group of small fish, which have nothing to do with our goal.

  If we want to have a long-term peace and stability, everyone has to continue to work harder to wipe out the skeleton gang.

  This cult organization has set off five rebellions since it entered our Alpha Kingdom.

  The previous few times are still far away from us, so we can ignore them for the time being, but everyone has experienced the rebellion in Wright and Wyton counties last time.

  I thought that they would flee thousands of miles away immediately after failure as usual, but now they reappeared.

   Does this mean that they have new plans in Arbor County or the southeastern province?

  In short, if this cancerous tumor is not removed, my southeastern province will have trouble sleeping and eating! "

   Viscount Oran said seriously.

  It is impossible to stop the hunt. Who knows if the Skull and Bones members will make a comeback after everyone disbands the team?

  Riding the risk of revealing your identity, you can’t act just to kill the Florian knight, right?

  A knight, where did he get this card?

  The hatred of killing the father, the hatred of taking the wife, or the Florian knight dug the ancestral grave of the Skull and Bones Lord?

   It doesn't look like it no matter what!

  The dead Florian knight didn't say how decent he was, at least he wasn't a vicious person, and he had a good reputation in the aristocratic circle.

  "Viscount Oran, the Governor-General has ordered martial law throughout the province, and strictly inspected all traffic arteries and docks. Once the Skull and Bones members show up, they will be found immediately.

  Especially the roads entering and exiting Arbor County are the focus of supervision. If the people of Skull and Bones were smart enough, they wouldn't show up at this time.

  Maybe they have already entered the province of Faerun in the north, or Fengyun province in the west, which is beyond our jurisdiction and can only be dealt with by the governor's office. "

   Baron Raphael analyzed.

  Different from the local nobles in Arbor County, who can spend so much time here, the Second Infantry Regiment still has its own tasks.

  It’s okay to come over to help out occasionally, but if you stay in Qiaomu County for a long time, what about the port?

  After a long time of transfer, wouldn't it be embarrassing if the boss found out that the port can operate normally without them?

  The slogan of preventing the invasion of the Sea Clan has been chanted for countless years. Unfortunately, the port where the Second Infantry Regiment has been stationed has been stationed for hundreds of years, and there has been no trace of the Sea Clan.

  As for the invasion of the sea clan, since the birth of the Alpha Kingdom, there has never been a sea clan invasion.

  The coastal defense line, which was once heavily populated, has long been deserted, and the only remaining task is to fight against pirates.

   But that is also the task of the sailors. They, a group of landlubbers, usually maintain the order of the port.

   In fact, there is nothing to maintain. The port where the Second Infantry Regiment was stationed was the fiefdom of the Dalton family, and they had the ability to administer it themselves.

  Now they are dispatched to handle the affairs of Arbor County. Apart from being the closest, the most important thing is that they are the most free.

  A group of nobles in the province have long called for the abolition of the Second Infantry Regiment. After all, no one wants to apportion military expenses and keep a useless army.

  As for the kingdom's coastal defense forces, they have already been transferred to the northern front line one after another. The task of defending the Sea Clan was directly delegated to the major provinces.

   Without the enemy's coastal defense, it is natural that there is no defense in the sea. It is said that in the depths of the ocean now, various ethnic groups are holding friendly PK matches, and the battle is more intense than that on the mainland.

   Without waiting for a result, the probability of landing is not high.

   After all, everyone is not a species of the same dimension, and the marine race that has landed can easily become a delicacy on the human table.

  …

  Bayda City, after receiving the message from his subordinates, Earl Pierce spat out two words indifferently. "big eater!"

   Finding no trace of the Skull and Bones is the second thing. At least catch a few worthy guys to make up for it!

   After making such a big fuss, he caught a bunch of rotten fish and rotten shrimps. How can he, the governor, end well?

   It really doesn’t work. It is acceptable to catch the private salt dealers and dig deep to dig out the salt gangs behind the scenes.

  Who doesn't know that the salt trade in the southeastern province is his Dalton family property?

  Dare to sell private salt, it is clear that he does not take him, the "king of the southeast", seriously.

   There is no doubt that the private salt trade can proceed smoothly, and there must be the support of the local nobles behind this, at least the acquiescence.

   There is no way, who makes the benefits of salt too great?

  The tens of thousands of kitchen households along the coast will create a lot of profits for the Dalton family every year, and the stable salt profits are monopoly trade.

  To be precise, there was no such thing as private salt in the Alpha Kingdom at first, and the kingdom's decree did not stipulate who could only sell the salt.

   With the rise of the great aristocracy, they gradually monopolized the kingdom's salt trade. Everyone reached an agreement with the kingdom to hand in a certain amount of financial resources every year in exchange for the salt franchise in a certain place.

   But these are just unspoken rules, and have not fallen into legal documents. Basically, whoever has the biggest fist will make the deal.

   Once the big family falls into decline, these interests will also be transferred. Whether you can keep this interest depends entirely on your own strength.

  It's too late now, the master who dares to sell private salt does not have to be strong, but he must have a good nose.

   It is the basic operation to immediately run away from the perceived danger. If they walk a step slower, the nobles who originally supported them secretly will often be the first to raise their butcher knives at them at this time.

   "Let the Second Infantry Regiment continue to hunt down the Skull and Bones. If they can't catch anyone, they won't come back."

   Earl Pierce said indifferently.

   Not just venting anger, but more politically, he needs to make a gesture. The news of the Skull and Bones' appearance in Arbor County has spread, and the request for help has entered the Governor's Mansion early.

  If the Governor's Mansion does nothing, then there will be changes in the local area, or the old events of Wright and Wyton Counties will repeat, and Earl Pierce will not be able to handle it.

  The kingdom cannot tolerate an incompetent governor, and the nobles in the southeastern provinces cannot tolerate an irresponsible governor.

   Even if the Dalton family is powerful, it does not mean that the governor cannot be replaced. If we really want to get to that point, there is a high probability that our family will be the first to ask for a substitution.

  Because I took the initiative, I was able to win the position of the successor governor. It is better to have the meat rotten in my own pot than to send someone from the kingdom.

  …

  Mountain Territory, after more than 20 days of overtime work, and other orders that have not yet been delivered, Hudson finally got the goods together.

  The messy things added together, fully filled forty carriages. In addition to weapons and equipment, there are also a lot of pots and pans.

   On the contrary, I didn’t bring much food. Except for the necessary dry food, the rest was walking and eating all the way.

   In this regard, Hudson is very relieved. With his title of "Knight of the Bow", he will not worry about not being able to buy food on the road.

  If you have a thicker skin and eat free food all the way, you can transport the goods there.

  Looking at Hudson's lineup, Adrian Knight was shocked and said:

   "Hudson, you only take a hundred soldiers on the road?"

  The expressions on everyone's faces were not very good-looking. Everyone dared to take orders at this time, relying on the elite in Hudson's hands.

   I have to say that Hudson is a chicken thief. The knights invited to **** are not only poor, but also have no comrades in the Fifth Army.

  Everyone has only heard about his brilliant record, but they don't know how much water is in it. So much so that everyone's confidence in him is a hundred times stronger than himself.

   "Don't you still have you? Forty truckloads of goods are more than enough to dispatch four hundred people."

   Hudson said calmly.

  It is only for transporting goods, this configuration must be a high configuration. On average, ten people and one car can push them all the way to Arbor County.

  But now that there are traces of the Skull and Bones Society, everyone's confidence is not so high. In particular, it was said that it was a golden knight who killed the Florian knight, which made everyone even more uncertain.

   There are high-ranking knights, priests of evil gods, and various evil summoning spells. Once you fight, you will know the tragic scene.

   "Dear Baron Hudson, I beg you not to make such jokes, and take your main force on the road together!"

   Adrian said angrily.

  Deep in his heart, he couldn't help complaining secretly: Everyone is his own, and he doesn't bring such cheating brothers. In case of an accident, wouldn't it be a human tragedy.

  Give everyone a reassuring look, Hudson smiled lightly and said: "You worry too much! Things are not as bad as you imagined, as long as our luck is not too bad, the journey should be smooth.

  Skull and Bones did make an appearance in Arbor County, but that was a month ago. The Governor's Mansion has sent an infantry regiment to assist the local nobles and capture the remnants of the Skull and Bones Society.

   No matter how low their efficiency was, they cleaned up Arbor County. It is unknown whether the group of mice who have been hiding in dark corners all day are still alive.

  The nobles along the way have also stepped up their vigilance, and there are checkpoints on all the main roads, waiting for the Skull and Bones to come to their door.

  Leading the convoy forward, we will not take shortcuts or take small paths, and we are all our own people along the way, so what is there to be afraid of?

  Even if the Skeleton Lord really came, he would avoid us. Is it possible that the remaining three or five members of their sect can still rob our convoy? "

  It's easy to say, but in fact Hudson is also betting that the skeleton will look down on his team.

  Although weapons and equipment are good, they must be used by someone. The current Skull and Bones, the most important thing is to hide, even if they grab the convoy, they can't go on the road with such a big goal.

   Acting rashly will only increase the probability of their exposure and attract more hunting troops.

   The people who couldn't find enough reasons to refute were barely persuaded by Hudson. It's already here, you can't just go back home just because you are afraid of the risk, right?

   This kind of thing is not something a knight should do.

   What's more, everyone needs the money, so there is no reason to quit.

  Seeing that people's hearts are barely available, Hudson didn't bother to continue talking nonsense, and announced his departure with a big wave of his hand.

  Sending charcoal in a timely manner is more valuable than icing on the cake.

   Taking advantage of the fact that the nobles in Arbor County have not yet recovered from their fear of the Skull and Bones, they send the goods there first, which can gain a lot of favors.

   Later, the risk has been completely passed, and it is just a single business.

  …

  The convoy moved forward slowly, and the biting cold wind hit everyone's faces, telling the arrival of winter.

  Winter in the southern country is attacked by magic. It is really not a good choice to rush in this season.

  Fortunately, the accompanying people were all the elites of various families, and they were not treated harshly. It is tightly wrapped from top to bottom to be able to withstand the biting cold wind.

  60 miles a day, this speed is slower than Hudson expected. The main reason is that the roads along the way are too bad, which delays the speed of the convoy.

   At this time, the benefits of extensive communication are reflected. Send someone to inform in advance, and the nobles along the way will prepare the preparations.

  Hot water, hot meals, hot dishes...everything is available, basically walking, eating and living all the way.

   It's all about friendship, so naturally you can't talk about money. But the sensible Hudson prepared many generous gifts early on. Basically, it is to go all the way and send it all the way. In short, it will not make the owner suffer.

   Unfortunately, in a hurry, I had to decline the welcome banquet held by the nobles along the way, and missed the opportunity to further exchange feelings and expand the circle.

  However, this kind of thing should not be rushed for a while. If you want to make friends, you can always find opportunities.

  The proper arrangement made all the knights who were a little apprehensive completely let go of their suspense.

   There are their own people everywhere, and it is unreasonable to be afraid of the remnants of Skull and Bones.

  Soft power is also strength, and the connections shown along the way changed the way all the knights looked at Hudson.

  Facts have proved that the famous "Knight of the Bow" is not only able to fight, has many relatives, but also has friends everywhere.

  The most direct influence is Cavaliers Coelho, Cavaliers Roman, and Cavaliers Valov. The three good neighbors privately expressed their willingness to attach themselves to Hudson.

  Although there were signs of this before, it was only a prototype and did not break the window paper. What they saw along the way undoubtedly made them make up their minds.

  The other knights also showed signs of moving closer, but because of their geographical location, they failed to make up their minds.

   The weaker the strength, the more need to form a group. Before taking over the transportation business, Hudson hadn't felt the need for it.

   After all, I am a local tyrant, and the strength of the neighbors around me is also very average. It would be good if he didn't bully others, and he didn't worry about threats from foreign enemies at all.

   But with the development of the transportation business, Hudson suddenly found that his lair was not so safe, otherwise he would not have pulled his face and threatened Baron Kettley to help guard the door.

   It's just that this kind of thing can be changed one by one, and it must not be repeated again and again. After a long time of oppression, there will be a day when there will be a backlash.

  It is unrealistic to greatly increase the strength of the territory in a short period of time, and Hudson has no choice but to turn his attention to the outside world.

  With more friends, the road will be easier; with more allies, the fight will be tough.

   It's just that forming an alliance is a matter that requires all-round consideration. While enjoying the benefits brought by the alliance, you must also assume corresponding obligations.

   This kind of thing can't be rushed, and we must continue to screen in order to choose the most suitable allies for grouping.