"In that case, I'll make it short." Ai Er glanced at the wooden cup, picked it up and took a sip, "My family and I are loyal to the Hero King, and his rule has long been oppressive to us.
Our territory was exploited, our dignity was trampled upon, and our residents were forced to participate in a senseless war.
And now he is planning to extend his hand to the territory where our family has lived for generations, trying to drive us out from here..."
My family and I, along with several other friendly families, are preparing to break away from Barnet and fight for our freedom from now on."
Reiner listened with great interest, nodding in response from time to time.
"So, Master Ai, are you planning to come find me?"
"Yes, after declaring our independence from Barnet, the Hero King will surely be enraged and send troops to attack us, so I need a powerful backer. Your strength in the North is evident to our entire family.
If you help, the King of Heroes might stop here."
Reiner didn't expect it to be so smooth.
I thought Ai might make other requests.
From the beginning, he just wanted to guard the three territories of his family.
Reiner nodded. "I can provide your family with military support and territorial guarantees, but in exchange, you need to surrender to me and serve me from now on."
Ai slowly stood up and bowed slightly to Reiner: "Okay, I will go back and call a family meeting, and I will give you an answer in a day."
"Um."
Reiner sent Ai and Connor out of the tribe and then quickly returned home.
She went upstairs and told a few people what had happened. Junice fell into deep thought.
Martina muttered to herself, "So are we going to become nobles too? Will we be able to eat lots of delicious food every day?"
Nora reached out and tapped Martina: "Eat, eat, eat. All you think about is eating."
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Lalith pushed the door open, glanced at the four people sitting on the bed, and finally locked her eyes on Reiner.
She said with a playful smile: "Master, I have some bad news."
"What happened? You disappeared so early in the morning."
"I went to a nearby town to gather intelligence." Lelith walked behind Panora and massaged her shoulders. "Master, after learning that Ai was going to leave Barnet, four of the nobles who were on good terms with Ai chose to tip off their king in exchange for a reward.
The allies he chose are no longer reliable. Although they haven't broken off relations on the surface, as soon as he declares independence, they will become the vanguard to fight against the traitor and reclaim the kingdom's lost territory."
Reiner shook his head.
This was within his expectations.
Following a friend to join a rising force that hadn't even made a name for itself...
Every choice made by the lord is related to the life and death of the family.
One wrong step and the ancestral legacy will be destroyed.
Who dares to bet on this?
This backstab is all too common.
At this moment, Lalith took out several maps from her arms and unfolded them one by one in front of Reiner.
"Master, this is a map of the surrounding Barnet cities. I have marked each city's castle, gate, market, military camp, and granary on it.
With just one command from you, we can strike first and strangle the enemy!"
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