Early in the morning, Knight Marlowe, led by his servant, met Lady Caroline.

"What's wrong?"

Caroline had dark circles under her eyes and looked a little haggard.

"Some people in the city hall have already left Hongye City."

"Ah? He left! When?"

"It should be last night."

"Damn it... these people are not willing to stay for even one more day!"

"Baron Charles' title has been sold!"

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Knight Baker rushed in quickly.

Since someone has bought Charles's title and fiefdom, they now belong to the new lord. If they leave without his permission, they will be hanged! "If these people are alone and want to make a fortune at the end, it's fine, but if the new lord is their man, or one of the previous city officials, if he forces us to stay in Red Leaf City, then we are almost dead."

After all, inheriting Charles' title means that at the moment of signing the contract, everything in the territory belongs to the heir, including Knight Marlowe, Knight Baker, and even herself!

"There are only two knights left in Red Leaf City now, Knight Baker and me."

Caroline didn't believe it.

"How long can our food supply last?"

As for selling titles and territories to those great nobles in order to seek protection, Marlowe did not mention it again.

Caroline seemed to remember something. She quickly lifted her skirt and ran to the second floor without caring about her manners.

Now she could only pray that this new city lord, whom she had never met before, was a good-tempered and easy-to-communicate person, who could lead Hongye City out of its current predicament, treat the civilians of Hongye City well, and even treat her well...

Baker scratched his head. He had only been a Knight for a short time and didn't quite understand these operations.

As for leaving without the lord's permission, it's not impossible, but you can only pray that you won't be caught in the future, and you will lose your knighthood and most likely become a refugee. Most importantly, no noble is willing to hire a knight with a bad reputation.

Caroline was even more shocked. Although she had already planned to sell it, she hadn't had time to do so yet! "Impossible, Charles is gone, and his medal of nobility is still with me. No one can sell his title!"

Marlowe was used to thinking the worst, although he felt that the probability of this was very small. After all, he and those greedy villains only had different ideas and there was no direct conflict of interest, so there was no need for them to be so cruel. But nothing could be certain, what if?

After listening to Marlowe's explanation, Baker realized the seriousness of the matter. From now on, their destiny no longer belonged to themselves.

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"Sir Marlowe, Baroness, there is something I think you should know!"

"Except for a portion of the food stored in the castle, there is almost nothing left. Even if the wheat is harvested in a few days, it will only be enough for the entire city to eat for a month at most."

Knight Marlowe urged again.

Caroline could only force herself to calm down. It was useless to be angry and sad now. She could only think of a way to solve the problem.

"Of course, I won't leave Hongye City for the time being."

"Because... because they were escorted away by knights."

She found the house where Charles had lived and opened the door. What she saw was a mess with all kinds of things scattered all over the floor.

"If we dismiss them, these civilians will become refugees. At a time when all the lords are collecting supplies to prepare for the winter, I guess no one will be willing to accept more than a thousand refugees."

Because she knew the ugly faces of these nobles too well, it was very likely that the new city lord was attracted by this large territory and did not care about the lives of these civilians...

"It must be those villains in the city hall who did it. Now... we can't leave!"

If the departure of the villains in the City Hall was still within Caroline's expectations, then the betrayal of the knight made Caroline completely desperate. There were a total of 11 knights in Red Leaf City, and now 9 of them were gone at once. How could that be possible!

Pansy stood at the city gate and bowed to Zhang Feng.

Caroline was startled at first, and then her eyes slowly turned red.

"One month..."

Marlowe did not refute Caroline's words because he knew it was the truth. A few years ago, he had personally experienced the situation where the arrogant lord refused to let in the refugees and thousands of them froze to death.

"Ma'am, let me and Baker escort you away."

"What!"

"Ah? What should I do?"

"Uh...it seems to have been sold in the name of Baron Charles and witnessed by everyone in the City Hall..."

Although I expected it, I still felt a chill in my heart - the Baron's inheritance contract and the noble medal disappeared! Seeing Caroline going downstairs in a daze, Marlowe could already guess what was going on, and said with a somewhat grim expression:

"What!"

Caroline bit her lips until they bled.

Suddenly, a hurried shout came from outside the house.

He could not forget the dead eyes of those people, how helpless and sad they were.

Winter is just over two months away, and it will take at least three months to get through winter. In other words, Hongye City must have at least half a year's worth of food in stock, but now it only has enough for one month.

If Hongye City loses these supplies, it may not even be able to wait until winter! "By the way, why didn't the more than ten knights in your Knight Order stop them!"

If there is really no other way, she can only take the last resort - sell Charles' title and territory!

Marlowe was ashamed and sounded a little embarrassed.

If she were to choose on her own, she would have some initiative and could choose to rely on a noble with a better reputation. However, a new city lord appeared inexplicably, which made her a little confused.

Although she knew that her idea was totally wishful thinking.

Upon hearing the news, both Marlowe and Caroline were a little bit incredulous.

"Moreover... they also took away a large amount of supplies, including food, meat, etc."

Caroline bit her lip lightly, her tone somewhat dissatisfied.

Marlowe asked with a serious face. At this time, he no longer cared about Baker's rude behavior.

"What's going on?"

Marlowe thought for a moment and said, "The only way now is to disperse all the people in Hongye City, give them some food, and let them seek refuge with other lords. There may still be a glimmer of hope."

This is also the reason why she is unwilling to sell her title unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Baron Zhang Feng, you won't leave Hongye City for the time being?"

Marlowe added.

"Then let me give you a piece of advice. If there is a food shortage in Hongye City, these untouchables will be extremely hungry and may do anything. You have to be careful!"

Caroline is now a little at a loss. She doesn't know what will be waiting for her and Red Leaf City.

From the moment the new lord signed the contract, she could no longer leave.

Zhang Feng raised his eyebrows. It seemed that the situation in Hongye City was worse than he had expected.

"Thanks for the reminder, I will pay attention to it."

"That's good, Baron Zhang Feng, see you next spring!"

"goodbye."

After watching Pansy lead the convoy away, Zhang Feng touched the Baron Medal in his hand and came to the castle gate feeling a little nervous and expectant.