Under the heavy rain, a team composed entirely of knights was heading towards Kaiyue City.

There were no flags, but the knights were dressed in uniform, and on the cloaks on their backs were embroidered the emblem of the "Order of the Mountains", with four mountain peaks.

He expressed his identity as the Knights of the Mountains of the Pompeii family.

Leading the group was the great knight, Old Sol, the leader of the Pompeii family.

Old Thor was in a hurry at the moment because he was a little worried about the situation of Baron Philip and Nazz Wilson.

Old Sol once personally sent someone to tell Baron Philip to bring his whole family to Pompeii Castle. Old Sol swore in the names of the ancestors of the Pompeii family to guarantee Baron Philip's safety.

But the ordinary Baron Philip refused.

It was obvious that Baron Philip no longer trusted Pompey, which made Old Sol a little sad, but as a former vassal of the Patton family and a friend of Baron Patton.

Old Saul is still worried about Baron Philip.

Not long after, Old Thor saw a fleeing group on the road ahead and immediately relaxed.

Because Old Thor saw Natsu Wilson riding in front of him. Natsu Wilson was weak and should be injured, but he was not missing any limbs.

Natsu and Wilson also saw Old Thor, and a slight smile suddenly bloomed on their feminine faces.

"How's the situation?" Old Thor dismounted from his horse and asked directly about the situation without even bothering to say hello.

"I was very alert. I ran out with the Baron just after the battle." Natsu, Wilson said with a smile on his face.

"General Qunshan." At this time, Baron Philip stepped down from the carriage, feeling a little ashamed. He had listened to some bad advice and refused to go to Pompeii.

I didn’t expect that I would eventually have to seek refuge in Pompeii.

Old Sol patted Baron Philip on the shoulder and said nothing more.

"Can you still fight?" Old Thor asked Natsu and Wilson.

"Okay." Natsu Wilson rolled his shoulders and replied.

"Then select ten knights to escort the Baron to Pompeii. You set off quickly to the castle in the Blackwater Mountains, meet up with Rebecca and Jintelun, attack Silver Wing City, and then defend it. I will take people to clean up the new party knights in Kaiyue City first."

Old Thor said.

Luther had told Rebecca and Kintelon beforehand that if the new party broke into Silver Wing City, Rebecca and Kintelon should flee immediately and take refuge in the former castle of the Autumn Wind Thieves Gang in the Blackwater Mountains, and not to engage in a head-on fight with the new party.

Old Thor has no intelligence from the front line yet, but he estimates that Rebecca and Jintelen have retreated to the Blackwater Mountains.

"Okay." Natsu, Wilson responded, and without saying anything, he led many knights to the Blackwater Mountains. Old Thor patted the baron on the shoulder and led the knights to Kaiyue City.

Because all the New Party knights responsible for attacking Pompeii were killed, there were no New Party knights left in the six territorial areas in the south.

Old Thor led the Knights to quickly pacify six territories, and then led the Mountain Knights into the northernmost Silver Wing Territory, hung up the flag of the Mountain Knights, and told the new party.

This is already the territory of the Pompeii family.

In a blink of an eye, the Pompeii family made a fortune from the war and completed their expansion.

At the same time, large numbers of nobles, leading their families, servants, and property, flocked to the south.

They also heard that the Pompeii family had formed an alliance with the Mountain Eagle and that the Eagle King was in Pompeii. The nobles went crazy and headed for Pompeii.

No one mentioned the plan of entering the endless forest and heading to the neighboring country anymore.

Now we go to Pompeii, the safest city in the South.

…………… .Pompeii.

The Eagle King returned to the form of a giant eagle and stood motionless on the top of the Castle of the Knights of the Mountains, but enormous magic power continued to emanate, forming a strong wind in the entire sky.

This was the kingly posture that Luther asked the Eagle King to strike, to prove to the fleeing nobles that the news that the Pompeii family had formed an alliance with the Mountain Eagle was completely correct, and not a false rumor.

The effect is huge.

When the fleeing nobles arrived in Pompeii, they saw the standing Eagle King and the strong wind that filled the sky, and they were immediately filled with confidence.

Oh my god, is this Pompeii’s house now?

Then he entered the city without hesitation.

Because there were too many people pouring into Pompeii in a short period of time, and they kept pouring in. Not only the nobles, but also some middle class people.

According to Lelouch's estimation, if the war continued, the people flocking into Pompeii might fill up the city.

The Pompeii family will own a medium-sized city with a population of 100,000.

That will be extremely prosperous.

It was winter, and it was cloudy and rainy, so the air was very damp and cold. Mayor Lelouch had set up several posts at the northern gate.

Towels and hot soup were distributed to the nobles entering the city, and guides were set up.

At this moment, the Houston Knights and James Knights arrived at Pompeii with their troops.

"I knew that the Silver-Winged Governor of the Pompeii family must have a backup plan." The two men looked at the endless strong wind above the sky and swallowed their saliva involuntarily. Knight Houston said excitedly.

He had originally planned to enter Pompeii, but was persuaded by James and began to doubt whether the Pompeii family could survive.

But there is no need to doubt now.

The Silver Wing Governor of the Pompeii family, the cunning imp in the eyes of the great nobles, is indeed cunning and crafty.

"It's great to be able to settle down here." Knight James nodded involuntarily.

At this time, the guard who was distributing hot soup and towels came over and shouted, "Ladies, children, and those who are weak, drink the soup first."

The women and children in the team drank the soup first, and then took the towel. Then, the team entered the city gate. Near the city gate, someone stood on the platform and said to the two knights: "Let me tell you about the situation in Pompeii first. Although we should prepare food for you based on the etiquette of the Pompeii family to treat the nobles, there are too many people pouring into Pompeii. The Pompeii family cannot afford it, so the food needs to be paid. But please rest assured, it is absolutely the cost price, and the Pompeii family does not make a penny."

"Because there are too many people pouring into Pompeii, there are not many houses left in Pompeii. The mayor has set up many tents in the northern part of the city to temporarily accommodate the gentlemen."

"But the city hall is currently developing villas as quickly as possible. Due to the short time, the villas are a bit crudely made, but they are definitely more comfortable than tents. Each villa is worth three hundred gold coins. If you need flowers, please go to the city hall to pay and wait for the villa to be built. By the way, if there is a need, the Habsburg factory will provide exquisite furniture."

House prices in Pompeii rose in response.

In the past, an exquisite villa sold for one or two hundred gold coins, but now a crude one sells for three hundred gold coins.

There is no way around it because the city has changed from a small town to a medium-sized city.

If there is demand, housing prices will naturally rise.

Moreover, they had to pay first, borrow money from the nobles, and then hire workers to develop the villa.

Originally, Luther planned to develop the metropolis of Pompeii together with the wealthy, but due to the current situation, except for a few plots of land sold to partners, all other properties in the city are under the name of the City Hall.

The Pompeii family became rich in terms of population and economy.

As for the Houston Cavaliers, James Cavaliers decided to pay for it after a little consideration.

The nobles almost made this decision 100%.

Because now they had nowhere else to go except Pompeii.

(End of this chapter)