Chapter 308 Pirate Attack
"My Lord! My Lord!"
Abi's shouts became more and more anxious. He didn't find any guards along the way. Now Abi had arrived at the square, and the nearby serfs were looking at him strangely.
At this moment, Abby was a little hesitant. Should he just shout out the news of the pirate attack loudly and then go look for his wife and mother? This would be considered as fulfilling his responsibility.
But although Abi was a serf, he also knew that if he shouted, the crowd in the whole town would inevitably fall into chaos. At that time, the chaotic crowd would trample or collide with each other, and saving people might turn into harming people.
"Why don't we go to the castle and tell the guards and come back, that should be enough time, right?"
Abby looked towards the castle in the distance hesitantly, having a mental struggle.
"Your name is Abi, right? What do you want to see the Lord?"
Just as Abby was making a decision, a few people suddenly came out of the crowd not far away. They were Thomas and a few servants.
After receiving the news of the appearance of pirates, Gervis took all the soldiers to the seaside. Because he was confident in himself and did not want to interrupt the Harvest Festival, lest the serfs in the seaside village return to the village for fear that their food would be looted, Gervis did not inform the serfs of the news. Instead, he secretly asked Thomas to take several servants to maintain order in the town.
Thomas had just been patrolling the back of the town when he arrived at the square and heard someone shouting for the lord. Thomas squeezed through the crowd and saw Abby, realizing that he was the husband of the girl he had taken away that day.
"Master Butler! Master Butler!"
The moment Abby saw Thomas, he seemed to have found his backbone and ran towards Thomas quickly.
"Master Steward, I saw a lot of pirates on the Dead Leaf River. There were so many pirates that I couldn't see the end of them. Benny was among them!"
Abby came in front of Thomas and spoke urgently in a low voice.
"What? How is this possible?!"
Thomas, who had been calm and composed, was shocked and exclaimed in disbelief, attracting many serfs to watch.
After exclaiming, Thomas realized that he had lost his composure and attracted the attention of the crowd, so he lowered his voice and asked, "Abby, did you see it with your own eyes? Are you sure the pirates have landed on the Dead Leaf River? And Benny is leading the way?"
Thomas knew that a pirate ship appeared on the seashore, but Abby said that pirates also appeared in the Dead Leaf River Forest, which made Thomas feel incredible. Could it be that the pirates were going to unite to deal with Storm Territory?
"Master Steward, I dare not lie. When I was looking for grape vines in the forest beside the Dead Leaf River, I saw many pirates with my own eyes. They were heading this way under the leadership of Benny. I ran all the way back just to report to the Lord!"
Abby became anxious when he saw that Thomas didn't believe him. Although he ran faster, the pirates would definitely reach Binhai Town in half an hour at most, and he still hadn't found Lily!
After getting Abi's confirmation again, Thomas's face turned pale. He was just a butler, not a battlefield commander.
"What should we do? What should we do? My Lord has taken all the guards to the beach!"
Thomas looked at the cheerful crowds everywhere, and then thought that there were only four guards in the castle. If the pirates really came, these serfs would definitely be in trouble!
"Master Butler, I will tell you the news now. I am going to find Lily and my mother!"
Seeing Thomas's expression, Abby knew that the butler must have believed what he said, so he bravely asked to resign.
"Well, okay, Abby, you did a great job this time. You can come to the castle after you find your wife and mother!"
Thomas nodded, and as he watched Abby blend into the crowd, Thomas also took action.
Thomas quickly came to the platform in the square, took a few deep breaths, tried to stay calm, and shouted loudly to the crowd!
"Quiet! Everyone be quiet!"
Butler Thomas's deterrent power was still huge, and soon the serfs quieted down, craning their necks, curious about what speech the butler was going to make at this time!
"The Lord has prepared a small event for today's Harvest Festival!"
"That means all of you run to the southwest border of the territory and gather in the buffer zone over there. However, you must get there with your family. If only one person is the fastest, there will be no reward. Did you hear me?"
"As for the rewards! The top fifty families with the fastest speed will receive 10 pieces of brown bread and 10 pieces of barbecue!"
Wow!
When Thomas finished speaking, all the serfs in the audience were in an uproar. This was a pleasant surprise. The reward would be enough to feed a family of four for two or three days, especially with the meat.
"Alright! The event can begin now! But no running is allowed before leaving the town. If anyone causes chaos, I'll see them and they'll be disqualified! They'll also be caught and given 10 lashes!"
Hearing that they could start, the serfs could no longer sit still and all took their families towards the buffer zone of Lanny's territory.
Because of Thomas' warning, the serfs did not dare to run yet, but just walked very fast.
Some serfs had their families nearby, but many were separated from their families, especially some children who were wandering around the town. Their parents began to shout and search for them anxiously, and soon the town was filled with shouts.
However, although the town was a little noisy, there was no major trouble after all, which made Thomas feel relieved. Of course, he could think of what Abby could think of.
If I just shouted that pirates were coming, the serfs would definitely be in chaos, pushing and shoving each other, and the children and the elderly would suffer.
"Aka!"
Seeing that the serfs were all moving, Thomas quickly called over a servant.
"Go to the castle now and drive the carriage to the southwest buffer zone to wait for these serfs. When they arrive, have them wait there for notification. Tell them that the rewards will only be distributed after the Lord returns. No one is allowed to run around!"
"Yes, Butler Thomas!"
The servant named Aka quickly agreed.
"Ride the carriage with the black bread! If no one comes to notify you by the afternoon, you will distribute the bread to the serfs, but you are not allowed to let anyone return to the town!"
Thomas thought for a moment and added.
"Jim, go to the castle now and tell the guards there to ride to the seaside to look for the lord. Tell him that a large group of pirates are heading for the castle from the Dead Leaf River Road, and Benny is among them!"
Thomas had calmed down at this moment, showing his demeanor as a butler, and began to issue orders in an orderly manner.
"ah!"
These servants did not hear the conversation between Thomas and Abby, but when they heard about pirates, they were shocked and trembled all over!
"Idiot! Ah what? Did you remember my instructions?!"
The situation was critical now, and Thomas had no time to be in a good mood.
"Remember, remember! Butler!"
Seeing that Thomas was angry, Jim had no time to be afraid. He immediately agreed to Thomas's request and ran towards the castle at full speed.
Next, Thomas sent servants to look for Anna at the construction site outside the town and arranged for the slaves to hide in the castle.
The reason why Thomas didn't let the serfs hide in the castle was, firstly, that the vestibule of the castle was too small and more than 3,000 people would definitely be crammed in; secondly, he was not sure whether there would be pirates mixed in among the serfs. After all, judging from today's situation, the pirates must have planned it.
As for the slaves, there is no need to worry. These slaves were all bought in Winterfell. It is impossible for pirates to do hard labor among the slaves!
After everything was arranged, Thomas and the remaining servants ran quickly towards the town stone house.
Apart from the population, the most important things in the town are the blacksmith shop, the Tiangong Stone House and Brian's fortification shop. Thomas is going to notify them now.
Two servants were sent to Brian and Tiangong Stone House respectively, while Thomas went to the blacksmith shop in person.
"Bernard, Bernard, hurry... take those forged weapons to the castle, pirates are coming soon!"
"What? Pirates?"
Before Bernard could speak, Alex, who was shirtless and holding a hammer, shouted first, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
"Yes, there are at least two groups of pirates. One group has a large number of people and came from the Dead Leaf River Avenue. The other group has five large ships and is in the mountain village by the sea."
"Hurry up and take the weapons you have forged and hide in the castle. My Lord has taken all the guards to the seaside village. Although I have sent someone to inform my Lord, I'm sure he won't return so soon. I will lock the castle gate soon!"
After hearing what Thomas said, Alec and Bernard realized the seriousness of the matter, so they left the blacksmith shop with the three apprentices, carrying finished or semi-finished weapons and armor.
More than 20 minutes later, except for the serfs who were deceived and taken to the border of the territory, everyone had hidden in the castle, including Abby who had found his wife and mother. The originally bustling coastal town became an empty town. Even the caravan finally received Thomas's notice and hid in the direction of Lanny's territory.
"Close the door, block the castle gate!"
At Thomas's command, the heavy castle gate was closed and huge sleepers were fastened on both sides of the gate.
When the castle gate was closed, outside the small town in the direction of the Dead Leaf River, a large team had appeared in the sight of everyone on the city wall.
(End of this chapter)
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