Chapter 18 Infiltration

After listening to Thomas's words, Gervis felt that there was some truth in it. He really needed to let the serfs living on this territory know that they already had a new lord.

"Thomas, your suggestion is very good, but there is no need to summon the townspeople. I will patrol the territory tomorrow and arrange a guard to be responsible for making announcements. They will naturally know when the time comes!" However, Gervis felt that it was unnecessary to summon the townspeople, because he did not like formalism in his previous life. When patrolling tomorrow, he could just let the guards shout and inform them from behind.

"Yes, Lord Gervis!"

After finalizing tomorrow's affairs, Gervis returned to his bedroom. After traveling all the way, even an apprentice knight would feel tired, so after washing up, Gervis lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

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In the early morning, the castle gates were closed and the entire castle was shrouded in darkness. Only faint flames could be seen on the city walls. These were braziers used to illuminate the soldiers on night watch.

Four or five thick firewoods were crackling in the brazier. Not far from the brazier, three people were gathered together, whispering about something from time to time.

"Captain, what should we do? The Baron will definitely find out about the incident in the guest room tomorrow!"

These three people are Benny and his two lackeys. In the past, Benny, as a captain, would never be stationed on the city wall, let alone on duty at night.

But things are different now. The castle has a new owner, and this night duty was ordered by Benny himself, replacing other guards who were supposed to be on duty tonight.

Gervis came to the territory today and did not remove Benny from his position as captain, so the guards still need to obey his arrangements.

The guards replaced by Benny were surprised at first, but considering that there was a new lord here, they thought Benny just wanted to perform well in front of the Baron, so they didn't think much about it.

But only Benny himself knows why he did this.

"What else can we do? We have to run away tonight. If we don't run away tonight, the Baron will find out tomorrow and he will definitely send us to the gallows!" Although Benny's face was full of bitterness, his words were firm.

"But Captain, if we run away, we will never see our families again! Or... or we can beg the Baron for mercy, maybe the Baron will let us go!" One of Benny's lackeys was still hesitating. As long as they fled for fear of the crime, there would be no way back from then on.

He was originally a guard, but he was about to become a fugitive. Not only could he not see his family, he might even cause his family to be implicated.

Benny saw that this subordinate was hesitant and another subordinate began to waver. A cold light flashed in his heart, but at the moment he was still in the castle, and he also needed these two subordinates to follow him. In the process of escaping, it would definitely be better to take two subordinates with him than to escape alone.

"If you want to die, I don't care! Do you think the noble lord will forgive you for living in the inner castle? Besides, the Baron will inspect the territory tomorrow. If he knows what we have done, do you think he will let you go?" Benny suppressed his anger and kept refuting his subordinates.

Seeing that his men were still hesitant, Benny continued, "Do you know Viscount Lanny? He is the noble who sent someone to deliver a letter to me last time! I plan to run to him this time. He is also a noble. As long as he can protect us, even if we can't be guards again, we can still live happily over there! I have 5 gold coins in the guest room. If you come with me, I will give each of you 1 gold coin when we get there!"

"Captain, I'll go with you!"

"Captain, I'm going too!"

After hearing what Benny said, the two men immediately made up their minds and no longer hesitated.

Although they knew that their chances of surviving were not very high if they stayed and begged for mercy, they were willing to take a chance compared to becoming a wanted fugitive and possibly implicate their families. At least their families would not be implicated.

But when Benny told them his plan, they saw a better way out.

They did know about the nobleman Benny was talking about. Just over a month ago, the nobleman sent a steward to find Benny. Although they didn't know the specific reason why the nobleman came to Benny, it showed that Benny had indeed dealt with the nobleman.

If that noble lord would really protect them, they wouldn't have to hide from place to place. Even if they couldn't get a job with that noble lord, they could still live decently for several years with the gold coin given by Benny.

"Now that we've made the decision, let's take action! If you want to get the gold coins, you have to go to the guest room with me. Be smart!" Seeing that his two men were determined, Benny gave instructions and then led the two of them to sneak towards the city wall.

I plan to secretly open some of the city gates first so that there will be no obstacles when I run away later.

The escape plan was something Benny had been thinking about in his mind that afternoon, because he knew that even if the Baron didn't kill him, his best outcome would be to become a serf.

He did not want to become a serf, because he still had 5 gold coins. As long as he escaped from Earl Jones's territory, he could plan his future life calmly. As for what he said about knowing Viscount Lanny, it was half true and half false. Viscount Lanny did send someone to write a letter to him, and the 5 gold coins were also sent by Viscount Lanny. But

He had no relationship with Viscount Lanny, and only relied on his position as the captain stationed here to obtain all this. If he became a fugitive, Viscount Lanny would probably be happy to arrest them and take back the 5 gold coins.

Five gold coins were a huge fortune for people like them. Benny now regretted why he chose to put the gold coins and the letter in the guest room.

Before Gervis came, only Benny and his two lackeys dared to live in the inner castle. Compared to keeping them in the wooden house or carrying them with him, Benny felt that it was safest to put the gold coins and letters in the guest room and they would definitely not be lost.

But Benny had planned everything, but he never expected that the castle, which had been without a lord for thirty years, would have an owner overnight, and it happened so quickly that he was completely caught off guard.

After the Baron moved into the castle, he no longer had the chance to go to the guest room openly. He could only choose to sneak in tonight and take back his gold coins and the letter while the castle was short-staffed and defense was empty!

In Benny's mind, the five gold coins are very important, and the letter must not be lost either, because if the letter falls into the hands of the Baron, then the Earl may also be hunted down by him.

The influence of a baron can only be reflected within his own territory, but the influence of an earl is enough to make him wanted throughout the entire duchy.

As three people who have been stationed here for a year and a half, they are of course very familiar with the terrain of the castle.

They did not dare to enter through the main gate of the inner castle, but chose the side of the inner castle, where there was a window with iron bars no longer on it. As long as they found a ladder, they could reach the stairs of the inner castle through there. The guest rooms of the castle were all on the second floor and no one lived there. The butler and servants lived on the first floor. The Baron's bedroom and study were on the third floor, so as long as they were careful, they would not be discovered.

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The three of them carefully climbed into the castle through the window. There was no light in the castle and they did not dare to light a fire, so they could only rely on their memory and slowly grope their way up in the dark.

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Johnny Slippers was very excited. He felt that he must have been blessed by God today.

At first, he felt very aggrieved when he was summoned by the guards to clean the castle for no reason on the street. Because the task of cleaning the castle was rotated, although there was no money, but it was only once every two or three years, so no one had any objections.

He had just participated in the castle cleaning last month, but he did not expect to be forcibly summoned by the guards again today. Johnny felt very wronged, but he did not dare to object. When facing the guards and Lord Thomas, he did not even dare to show any unhappy expression on his face.

Although he was very reluctant, Johnny was very attentive after being assigned to the cleaning area. He not only cleaned every corner of his area, but also helped others to clean. Perhaps God saw his diligence, so Lord Thomas chose him and let him and another serf stay in the castle, and told them that if they behaved well in the next few days, they would have the opportunity to become real servants in the castle in the future.

Johnny felt like he was living a dream today. Being a servant in the castle was the most respectable and glorious job in the territory, a thousand times better than being a peasant rolling around in the mud.

In the past, he had heard from merchants who came to the territory to do business that as long as they became real male servants, they could get a large salary, wear brand new clothes, and sometimes there would be white bread and barbecue in the food that the adults did not finish. The remaining white bread and barbecue would be rewarded by the butler to excellent servants.

Johnny couldn't stop drooling just thinking about that soft white bread, because he actually got a small piece of white bread tonight.

It was already midnight, but Johnny was too excited to sleep. He sneaked out of the room on the first floor and took out something from his arms at the stairs in the moonlight. He slowly pulled aside the rag on the outside and Johnny finally saw the white bread inside.

This is the white bread Thomas gave him as a reward tonight. He had never eaten it before, so he was reluctant to finish it all at once. He only ate half of it. The other half was in his hand. Johnny held the white bread in front of his nose and smelled it. The rich wheat aroma intoxicated him. Johnny was ready to open his mouth and take a bite of the white bread in his hand.

However, just as he was about to take a small bite of the white bread, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the window. Johnny was startled and quickly retreated to the bottom of the stairs carefully, hiding in the corner and secretly paying attention to the window where the sound came from.

Time passed by, and suddenly a head popped out of the window, startling Johnny. He quickly covered his mouth and dared not make a sound. When the three men climbed into the castle and slowly walked up the stairs, Johnny came to his senses and immediately ran to Thomas's door and started knocking, shouting loudly.

"Catch the thief, catch the thief quickly! A thief broke into the castle!" Johnny was just a country serf. It was the first time he encountered such a thing and he was scared.

Now that he had realized what was happening, he didn't consider whether this would alarm the sneaking thieves or not. He just wanted to inform everyone as soon as possible. So Johnny's voice spread throughout the entire corridor, and even the guards on the third floor stairs heard the shout.

The guard, who was already a little sleepy, was shocked when he heard the shouting. He did not dare to be careless at all. He walked quickly behind him and came to the door of Gervis' room and knocked on it.

(End of this chapter)