Chapter 380 Show off your superiority!
Gervis suddenly stood up and burst into laughter.
Ike and the others were all shocked, not understanding why their master suddenly laughed out of nowhere just a second ago.
Only then did Gervis realize that he was a little too excited and immediately coughed twice.
"It's okay, you guys keep cooking, Master, I just thought of something interesting!"
After comforting Ike and the others with a few words, Gervis continued to sit aside, constantly thinking about the feasibility of his idea and how to proceed.
About twenty minutes later, the Knights of the Rose captured most of the serfs. Only a few serfs escaped the net because they hid in the bushes or swam to the other side.
But this is not a big deal. Gervis is not worried about these people going back to report the news. There is only one big city, Baiyan City, within a radius of hundreds of miles, and other noble territories are eager to stay away from the border of the Principality of Jean.
Moreover, as Baiyan City is surrounded on three sides today, the rangers' activity space in Baiyan City will be compressed to the limit in the next few days, and the situation like yesterday and today will not occur.
"Who among you is in charge?"
About 130 serfs were gathered back and all were escorted to the camp. Gervis glanced around and asked.
"Please spare us, sir. We are the supervisor here, but we are just ordinary serfs, not soldiers. Please don't kill us!"
A tall and thin serf shrank out of the crowd. Perhaps he knew that the war between nobles would not kill the serf captives, so he remained calm and begged for mercy from Gervis clearly.
"Oh, then tell me who asked you to build this dam and what is its purpose?"
"Your Excellency, we sneaked out of Baiyan City last night. We were ordered by our superiors to build a dam here. When you attack Baiyan City in a few days, we will destroy the dam and release the water!"
The serf supervisor didn't care who won or lost the war. They were all serfs anyway, and it didn't matter whether they were serfs for the Duchy of Alban or the Duchy of Jean.
"Oh, you are quite honest. How could they tell you about using the dam against us?"
Gervis asked curiously, this man is just a small serf supervisor, wouldn't he be afraid of leaks if he told him about such things?
"Your Excellency, only I and the rangers knew about this. It allowed me to learn the function of the dam, so that I could teach the serfs how to build a dam that could be demolished in an instant. That's why the knight from White Rock City told me."
“A dam that can be demolished in an instant?”
"Very good, the master is very satisfied with your answers."
"Now, Master, I will give you two choices. The first choice is to become my serf and work for me in the future. The second choice is to lie on the ground like those rangers and wait for the wild wolves to take your bodies away!"
"Sir, we are willing to be your serfs and help you. Please don't kill us!"
There was a sudden commotion among the serfs, and everyone knelt on the ground, begging for mercy from Gervis.
"Oh! Very good, a wise choice!"
Gervis nodded without surprise, and continued.
"Since you have become my serfs, I will arrange the first thing for you to do."
"I need you to continue building dams here. The kind that can be destroyed in one go. Do you understand?"
"Got it! Got it! Master, we promise to build the dam for you!"
The supervisor and all the serfs nodded vigorously.
"Alright! Get up then!"
Gervis motioned for the serfs to stand up.
"By the way, when will this dam be built?"
According to these serfs, they sneaked in last night, which means that the defenders of Baiyan City did not expect that the Principality of Jean would attack them this year in an unusual move.
Being able to build half of the dam in one night means it can be completed in the next two days at the latest.
However, to be on the safe side, Gervis still needs to confirm it, after all, it takes several days to store water.
"Your Excellency, the dam will be completed by noon tomorrow!"
The serf supervisor did not dare to delay and quickly answered Gervis.
Gervis nodded, very satisfied with the speed.
However, necessary deterrence is still needed for these newly captured serfs, so Gervis continued.
"Build the dam for me well, and I will treat you no worse than being a serf in the Principality of Alban! However, if anyone dares to escape in the next few days, he will be killed without mercy!"
"If one person escapes, ten others will be buried with him! I hope you remember this!"
"Yes, sir!"
The hundred or so serfs relaxed a little at first because they saw that Gervis' tone was not very harsh. However, when they heard Gervis's last sentence, their faces turned pale in an instant and they nodded quickly like quails.
"Very good, then you guys should continue to build the dam now!"
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"Andre, the fifty of you will stay here and watch over these serfs as they build the dam! I'll go back and talk to Alice about it!"
After all the serfs were taken to the river to continue building the dam, Gervis called Ander over and began to give instructions.
"Yes, sir!"
Without any hesitation, Ander bowed to Gervis and accepted the offer.
"Well, I will have someone deliver the supplies when I return. In addition to keeping an eye on these serfs, you also need to be on guard against the rangers from the Principality of Alban."
"If a large group of enemies really come, you don't have to defend it to the death. Just return to the camp quickly and report!"
"Yes, sir!"
When Ander heard the latter part of the explanation, he looked at Gervis with great gratitude.
It’s not that he is afraid of death, but the fact that Gervis can say such words means that Gervis really sympathizes with them.
Unlike some nobles, he does not care about the life or death of his subordinates. As long as he can achieve his goal, he will do anything.
After explaining everything and drinking the fish soup and grilled fish, Gervis happily led his personal guards towards Baiyan City.
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"Haha! Those are the Jones family's troops, right? How pitiful! I heard that they were the only family assigned to the west wall!"
"Hehe, our Lord Earl is really amazing. I heard that this suggestion was made by him!"
"Isn't there a big river on the western wall? How can we attack it?"
"Haha! That's why we say they are pitiful! By the time they build the pontoon bridge and start the attack, the reward will have already fallen into our hands!"
"It's what they deserve. The Jones family was the most domineering in the past few years. Now it's good! Haha!"
"Hahaha!"
When Gervis arrived at the camp, he could hear the low laughter of some minor nobles from time to time.
Because the Jones family was moving their camp at the moment, from time to time, vassals of the Jones family would lead their teams slowly out of the camp and head towards the west of Baiyan City.
As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. After nearly two hours of cleaning, all the Haloxylon ammodendron trees on the mound on the west side had been cut down. Now all that was left was for the Jones family to move over and set up camp.
Most of the petty nobles who were gloating over this misfortune were from the Larkin family and the Charles family. In the past few years, the Jones family was the most dazzling family in the Principality of Jean except for the royal family, so they were happy at this moment.
However, Gervis didn't care about these private taunts. He had already thought of a feasible solution, and it was not certain who would win.
"Laugh! Laugh as much as you can! There will be a time when you will cry!"
After walking through the camp and finding Alice's camp, Gervis walked in after being informed by the Rose Knight guarding outside.
"Grevith, you're back! Have you resolved the problem upstream?"
When Alice saw Gervis come in, she immediately hid the tiredness on her face and asked Gervis in a relatively gentle tone.
"It's been solved! But I let Ender and the others stay there."
Then Gervis told Alice that he had asked the serfs to continue building the dam on it.
"Build a dam? Gervis, do you want to flood White Rock City?"
"It won't work. The walls of Baiyan City are not made of mud bricks, but bluestone weighing thousands of pounds. They are not afraid of floods!"
Alice didn't react much to Gervis leaving the Rose Knight there, but her focus was on the dam. Without thinking, Alice pointed out that flooding White Rock City would have no effect.
"Hehe, simply flooding Baiyan City will of course not work! But don't worry, Alice, I am very confident that I can do it!"
Gervis chuckled, showing off one's superiority was the most relaxing thing, especially in front of his cheap wife, the cold goddess.
"Besides, even if we don't use my method, we still won't be able to break into Baiyan City and win the reward by ordinary means!"
Thanks to "The Wandering Bookworm" for the reward!!!
(End of this chapter)
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