Chapter 421 Gold Coins in Hand
The number of Gervis's group now only numbered about seventy people.
When they were thirty miles away from Maiye City, Gervis left the slave spearmen and small catapults there, and only brought slave longbowmen, longswordmen and personal guards.
As for the carriages, there were only more than ten of them, which were loaded with only some food to hide the weapons and armor of the longsword soldiers and longbow soldiers.
Taking advantage of the time when no one was around, Gervis led the team into a dense forest on the side of the road to hide. Although they were disguised, if the nobles in the city knew that he had arrived near Maiye City, their identities would not be worth pondering if they investigated further. If Baron Polly came out to identify them, he would be exposed.
There are dense forests only within five miles of Maiye City. Further ahead are either villages and farmlands, or the area has long been cleared for defense purposes.
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"Ike, listen to my instructions now. You will take this letter to the gate of Maiye City with the rose flag, and then..."
After entering the dense forest, Gervis did not let the team unload the supplies. He needed to ensure that they could be transferred at any time.
And now that they have arrived near Maiye City, Gervis is ready to start the transaction as soon as possible.
After so many days, I believe that the Principality of Zeon's troops will arrive soon, and Gervis needs to cash in the prisoners as soon as possible.
"Yes, sir! I will definitely do it beautifully for you!"
After listening to Gervis' explanation, Ike immediately agreed.
Although this trip was quite dangerous, Ike did not hesitate at all.
Soon, Ike rode his warhorse towards Maiye City, and his armor had been replaced with his own equipment.
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As Ik rushed all the way, he soon arrived at the city of Maiye. At this moment, the main gate of Maiye City had been closed, leaving only a small gate on the side open. Many rangers were going in and out of this small gate.
Two teams of rangers were following behind Ik, but when these people learned that Ik was here to exchange hostages, they did not act rashly.
Soon, the nobles in the city received a report that Gervis, who had kidnapped their sons, had arrived in Maiye City and was ready to start exchanging hostages.
Soon, the little nobles arrived at the city gate and received the letter that Gervis had asked Ik to deliver. They couldn't wait to open the letter and read it.
"What? You want to exchange Caroline, and you are willing to reduce the ransom by 300 gold coins for each hostage! If you are not willing to hand over Caroline, then the deal between the two parties will be cancelled!"
The group of little nobles looked at each other, and some looked embarrassed.
It’s not that they are unwilling to use Caroline to exchange for these 300 gold coins. On the contrary, they are very happy to do so. After all, all the gold coins together amount to 6,000 gold coins.
However, after Caroline was captured by the Thunder Knights, she was not kept in Maiye City, but was taken directly to Hayden Royal City. Now they were asked to exchange her for something. Even if their own lord was willing to help, it would be too late.
"Why don't we get a fake Caroline to exchange later?"
One of the noble barons suggested.
"No, didn't you see that his letter also said that we can't bring any extra people when we hand over, and we can't have any titled knights appear, otherwise they will harm our offspring! If they find out that the person is fake and really get angry and hurt our offspring, we won't be able to provide support in time!"
"We can only tell the truth. Isn't the messenger still outside? Let's talk to him directly! Keep them stable first!"
As those descendants were their heirs, these nobles were of course very cautious and did not dare to resort to too many tricks. At least they had to wait until their descendants returned safely before doing anything.
Soon, several barons sent a message to Ike, informing him about Caroline.
After hearing this, Ike thought for a moment and agreed silently, and then the transaction was carried out at the original price.
In fact, Gervis had also explained before departure that if the minor nobles were unwilling to exchange Caroline, the ransom could be reduced a little, and they could also use intimidation and threaten to harm the hostages.
If these petty nobles still refuse to exchange, then the trade will be carried out in the original way, because the whereabouts of Gervis and others have been exposed, and it would be very dangerous to stay any longer.
Therefore, regardless of whether Caroline could be rescued successfully, these noble descendants must complete the transaction immediately, and then Weiss and his party must quickly leave the vicinity of Maiye City.
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After getting Ike's confirmation to continue the transaction, the barons quickly sent a servant on horseback to deliver the gold coins out of the city gate.
Ike glanced at the twenty people and without saying much, began to lead the way.
When several barons saw Ik and others walking away, they ran out of the city gate and secretly followed behind.
Gervis said that no one should be sent to follow them, but these petty nobles certainly would not listen to him. This was about the gain or loss of 800 gold coins, and every one of them would take it to heart.
Of course, in order to avoid being discovered by Gervis, they did not choose to follow on horseback, but directly used their fighting spirit to run and follow. They were all silver knights, and a few miles was nothing to them.
However, what these barons could think of, how could Gervis, as a time traveler, not fail to think of? The police and gangster dramas he watched in his previous life were not in vain.
Moreover, Gervis had even guessed that not only would these barons be following him, but a team might have been assembled in the city. As long as the captives were released safely, Gervis would have to face the pursuit and interception of a large army.
Twenty barons followed carefully from behind. Seeing that Ik and his men were unaware of them at all, everyone was secretly happy, thinking that maybe they could get their gold coins back and capture Gervis alive.
They wanted to see what this Gervis looked like, and why he was so shameless! After catching him, they must give him a good beating and make him pay a ransom of several thousand gold coins.
But these barons kept following, and after who knows how long, they finally discovered something was wrong.
"Have you noticed that we have been walking for more than an hour, but we haven't reached the transaction location yet?"
"Yes, an hour's journey, that means it's nearly twenty miles, right?"
Although they had the cultivation level of Silver Knights, after running continuously for more than an hour with their fighting spirit strengthened, beads of sweat had already appeared on the heads of these barons.
"Forget it, let's follow them for a while and see what tricks they play. Besides, all the roads are blocked, so they definitely can't escape!"
Next, Ike continued to wander aimlessly outside the city of Maiye with a group of people. Because they were worried about the safety of their offspring, these barons who followed secretly did not dare to take any action.
But after chasing Ike for more than three hours, they finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Most of the fighting spirit in my body has been consumed, and it is about to get dark. If I continue like this, I will definitely lose him soon.
"Why don't we go up and stop them now! Arrest the messenger and torture him!"
One of the barons suggested.
Everyone was silent for a while. Some were tempted, but some were also worried about the safety of their offspring.
"Look, they're going into the woods!"
"Walk!"
Suddenly, Ik, who had been wandering in the open space with his servants, turned a corner and walked quickly into the dense forest. The barons could no longer sit still and immediately sped up to follow him.
"Follow closely! If any of you lose him, don't blame me for not warning you if something happens to your young master!"
After arriving in the dense forest, Ike sped up his horse and started forward with several servants.
The barons at the back were also moving fast and started to speed up, about eight or nine hundred meters away from Ike and the others.
However, Gervis was well prepared for the pursuit of these barons. Shortly after they entered the dense forest, Gervis personally ignited the ten loaded grenades that had been placed long ago.
"Do you smell anything strange?"
While running, one of the barons sniffed the air, looking a little confused.
The forest is quite dense, with only one narrow dirt road, which should have been opened up by local serfs to enter the forest to pick food or hunt. This is the only road that can be passed quickly in the dense forest.
"No! Hurry up and chase him! That Gervis must be not far away! We must not lose him!"
Boom! Boom!
However, just as one of them finished speaking, there was a sudden explosion on both sides of the road, and mud and sand flew everywhere. A red mist filled the air and submerged the group of twenty barons.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
"Damn it, we were ambushed. What the hell are these things? They're so choking!"
Although the barons were silver knights, they were caught off guard and were dazzled by the grenade. The red smoke around them made them choke and unable to stand up.
This is a grenade that Gervis modified specifically to deal with their tracking. There is not much gunpowder inside, but it is wrapped with a large bag of chili powder on the outside. Of course, this chili was picked by Gervis himself. The natives or Jimmy the chef called this thing "fire-breathing".
"Are you all okay?"
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury, you'll be fine after a day or two of recuperation!"
"What should we do now! Should we continue chasing?"
"Chase!"
Several barons gnashed their teeth. Although the explosion did not cause much harm to them, the chili powder not only choked them, but also got into their eyes. They were crying.
After they recovered, several barons prepared to continue the pursuit, but it was obvious that their pursuit was useless. Within the few minutes of delay, Gervis and others had already knocked down several servants and went deeper into the jungle with the gold coins in the wooden box.
In the end, the barons advanced only to find their own offspring tied to tree stumps.
Thanks to "The left side is a tree" for the reward!!!
10 chapters owed...
(End of this chapter)
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