Chapter 424 I Like Honest People
However, Gervis had never been to the Duchy of Alban, so he might have some misunderstanding about the plain terrain of the Duchy of Alban.
He then walked for half a day but could not see any large forest. There were only rivers of varying sizes and a few thin groves of trees, where even people could not hide.
"We can't go on like this! We're going deeper and deeper! Why didn't anyone tell me that there wouldn't even be a decent forest after passing the Earldom of Golden Wheat?"
Although he had not encountered any danger yet, the further he went, the more uneasy Gervis felt.
They just saw a boundary marker again. It was the territory of King Hayden's direct vassal. From the name Gervis on the stone tablet, it can be inferred that this was the territory of a viscount, and they had already stepped into the viscount's territory.
As they continued to move forward, the road became flatter and flatter, and they thought they would see villages and towns soon.
Having already penetrated deep into the enemy's hinterland, Gervis was extremely reluctant to encounter anyone from the Duchy of Alban, because encountering one more person would increase the risk of their group being exposed.
But as the saying goes, what you fear will come true. After Gervis and others continued to move forward for more than 20 minutes, they suddenly saw a figure appear on the horizon on the left side of the road.
The terrain here is flat and open, and there are no buildings blocking the way, so Gervis and others spotted each other instantly.
But at the same time, this also means that the other party may have discovered them, and it is too late to hide now.
"Don't move rashly for a while, just follow my orders!"
If the people in the distance were ordinary civilians, Gervis would feel more at ease, but it was obviously a small army over there, so Gervis had to be careful.
Even if he could wipe them out, as long as one of them escaped, all of his group would be doomed.
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"Have you heard that Gervis exchanged the captured noble children for tens of thousands of gold coins?"
"It's 16,000 gold coins. The ransom for each noble heir is 800 gold coins!"
"Wow! They must have made a fortune! Sixteen thousand gold coins! The combined gains of four or five earl families in the previous southern expeditions probably weren't that much!"
"Yes! Most of the spoils in the past were food and people. Sixteen thousand gold coins, I have never seen so many gold coins in my life!"
"Hehe, although Viscount Gervis has obtained so many gold coins, I heard that he hasn't come back yet! I don't know what's going on with him!"
"I think it's a dangerous situation! Didn't we capture a few prisoners yesterday? They said they set the fire in the forest on purpose to hunt down Gervis?"
"It's really possible. I heard that the fire burned the entire forest, but Gervis was not found. Do you think Gervis was burned to ashes by the fire?"
"What a waste of those 16,000 gold coins!"
The main force of the Principality of Jean has advanced to three miles outside the city of Maiye. After the camp was set up, the rangers of both sides started a melee.
The Principality of Zeon was also very concerned about the fire that burned all night the night before and illuminated half of the sky, because they were worried that there might be some conspiracy behind it.
So after capturing several enemies, they got a consistent answer through torture, that is, a viscount named Gervis exchanged 20 noble sons for 16,000 gold coins.
Then, in order to hunt down Gervis, the nobles set fire to the woods where Gervis was hiding.
But the result was that after the fire burned down the forest, they did not see Gervis and his group, nor did they recover the gold coins.
This news instantly caused the entire Principality of Zeon's southern expedition team to boil over.
Some were overjoyed, while others were furious.
Of course the ones who were furious were the Larkin family and the Charles family.
Most of the noble descendants captured by Gervis were fleeced from them, and those tens of thousands of gold coins originally belonged to them.
However, until this moment they were still helpless because the captives were not nobles and belonged to the enemy camp, and could not be used as evidence to incriminate Gervis.
Unless the king wants to deal with Gervis himself, Gervis will still be at large.
As for the happy people, they were naturally the Jones family.
They also have a share of Gervis's 16,000 gold coins. Even if the final rank is not high, with so many gold coins, the harvest is definitely several times more than in previous years.
At this time, the Jones family's camp was filled with the voices of minor nobles praying to Boss Rongguang, hoping that Gervis would come back soon.
At this moment, their concern for Gervase's safety was no less than that of Gandalf and Alice.
"Did Gervis tell you where he would go after getting the ransom? Or does he have any other plans?"
Laurie and others were called into Alice's tent. Alice asked carefully, with an unconcealable look of worry on her pretty face.
In addition, Gandalf, Gervase's cheap father, was also listening in.
"Sir, Lord Gervis only told us to hide in the forest for a few days and come out to meet you after we are sure you have arrived! He didn't tell us anything else!"
Laurie answered carefully, lowering his head and not daring to look Alice in the eye. In their minds, Alice was one of the most powerful people in the Principality, and they were more afraid of her than Gervis.
Because unless Gervis had important business to do, he was very generous to his subordinates at other times.
"Well, then you guys go out and have a rest first!"
Seeing that Laurie really didn't know Gervis's next arrangements, Alice nodded and signaled them to leave.
"Sir, those prisoners said that they didn't catch Gervis, so Gervis must have hidden somewhere. You don't have to worry so much!"
"Also, Baron Bertram and I have checked the ruins of the burned forest and found nothing unusual. This means that Gervis had already evacuated the forest when the fire started."
Gandalf stood aside and saw that Alice was so worried about Gervase. He already had some ideas in his mind and wondered if his little Gervase was really favored by the Earl.
After all, Gervis is now very outstanding!
If Gervis could really give birth to an heir with Alice in the future, Gandalf felt excited just thinking about it.
So at this moment, he suppressed his worries and began to comfort Alice.
"Well, I know that Gervase will be fine! Thank you, Baron Gandalf!"
In response to Gandalf's advice, Alice thanked him very politely.
"You're welcome, sir. I'll leave first and take some people around to see if there's any sign of Gervis."
"Um!"
After Gandalf left, the tent was empty. Alice then picked up the monocular telescope that had been beside her and stared into the air.
"Grevith, you must come back safely!"
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Gervis had no idea what was happening in the rear, and he was now concentrating all his efforts on dealing with the possible crisis at hand.
"Hello! Sir, which family are you from?"
It took more than ten minutes from the time both parties discovered each other's existence to the time they met.
During this process, Gervis had already counted the opponent's team, which had a total of more than ninety people.
Among them were more than ten cavalrymen and more than thirty infantrymen, and the others were dressed as serfs and servants.
In addition, this team had more than ten carriages full of goods, and the entire team was filled with colorful flags symbolizing nobility. Gervis knew from the flags that this was not a caravan, but a team of minor nobles.
Gervis didn't recognize the pattern on the other party's flag, nor did he know which family they belonged to, but it didn't matter, Gervis could ask.
So, Gervis took the initiative, smiled as soon as he met the other party, and went up to ask enthusiastically.
"Hello, sir. We are from the Ladson family! My name is Tred Ladson. Are you going to the royal city as well?"
The leader of the other side was a young man in his early twenties, who was stocky and strong, but had a simple and honest look.
"Yes, we are going to the capital too!"
In fact, in addition to Green Tea who likes honest people, Gervis also likes honest people, such as the one in front of him.
(End of this chapter)
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