Chapter 310: Retreat? Ding!
"Father, please let me go! I am your personal guard, and I must go and inform you now."
Alec had only taken two steps when he was grabbed by Bernard. He was unable to break free for a moment and began to get anxious.
"I'll go! There are only four trained guards here, including you. The most important thing now is for you to help Lord Gervis defend the castle!"
Bernard patted the back of Alec's hand, his eyes filled with relief but also some complexity.
The fact that Alec was willing to leave the castle and inform Gervis regardless of the danger showed that he had grown up and was responsible. However, it was precisely because of Alec's willingness to take responsibility that Bernard, as a father, felt worried. No father would want his son to be in danger.
"But……"
"No buts. Helping Lord Gervis defend the castle is your best choice right now. No matter what happens, do not open the city gate or leave the castle until Lord Gervis returns!"
"I'm going now, otherwise if the pirates come I won't be able to outrun them!"
Although Alec is very strong, he is like a chick facing an eagle and has no power to resist the hidden Bernard.
With a slight push from Bernard, Alec was pushed aside, and before he could stop him, Bernard had already slid down the rope that Thomas had just tied.
"Father, be careful!"
Alec looked at Bernard going away on the city wall with mixed feelings and shouted.
Bernard in the distance just turned around and smiled, then waved at Alec with the sword in his hand!
"My sword!"
It was only then that Alex discovered that his mithril sword had been taken away by Bernard for some unknown reason!
…
"Boss, there's a guy running out of the castle over there!"
Bernard was lowered down the castle with the help of a rope and was immediately discovered by the pirates.
"He must have gone to report the news. Gervis is definitely not in the castle!"
Wright also saw Bernard, and instead of being anxious, he felt relieved.
When the group arrived at the base of the castle and looked upward, they felt powerless in the face of the towering castle.
"Benny, take a good look to see if there's any sign of Gervis. If not, let's rush to the beach as fast as possible!"
"Boss, let me go in and take a look!"
Benny responded and slowly walked closer to the castle.
Whoosh whoosh!
Just as Benny got closer and stared carefully, the people on the city wall shot arrows at Benny. Although many of the arrows were horribly accurate, they still scared Benny, especially the arrow shot by Alex, which passed right next to Benny.
"Boss, I didn't see Gervis, and it seems that there are not many guards wearing helmets on the city wall, only two or three!"
Benny wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He didn't expect that the arrow could shoot so far. It almost killed him here.
"Very good! Everyone go to the beach. As long as we catch Gervis, everything in the castle will be ours!"
Wright did not delay any longer. He waved his arm and led his men towards the beach.
"Haha! Don't fight with me for it. I want the maid in the castle!"
"I want to sleep in the noble lord's bedroom!"
"I want……"
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"Today is really hell! Are these pirates here to tease me?"
The longer Gervis waited, the more depressed he became. He could never have imagined that his retreat had been cut off by the pirates.
After all, with his preconceived notions, Gervis didn't believe that the pirates of two or three hundred people would dare to plot against him.
"Sir, why don't you go back first? If there are any unusual movements by the pirates, I will send someone back to inform you!"
Laurie saw Gervis cursing and made a thoughtful suggestion.
"No need, Master, I will fight them here today. If they are brave enough, just wait here until dark and see how I deal with them!"
Gervis rejected the suggestion of returning empty-handed. Since the pirates were staying there, Gervis now only hoped to wait until dark. Then he could take advantage of the night and sneak onto the ship with more than 20 people. In this way, he could seize the ship he had been coveting.
"Audry, send someone back to ask the castle to send some food. We've had dinner here!"
"Yes, sir!"
Audry obeyed the order and immediately sent a guard to unload the horses from the carriage and then rushed towards the castle.
"Ouch! This full body armor is a bit stuffy to wear. Come on! Help me take it off first!"
Having made up his mind to wait, Gervis simply sat on a rock nearby, ready to let his guards take off his armor. He guessed that the pirates would not dare to go ashore now, and he would have time to put his armor on if he saw any unusual movements from the pirates.
"Yes, sir!"
"My lord! My lord!"
But before the guards could take any action, two guards on horseback came rushing over on the road not far away.
One of them was the guard who had just left to convey Gervis' order, while the other was sent by Thomas to inform Gervis of the pirate invasion of the coastal town.
"What happened?"
Gervis recognized at a glance that he was one of the guards of the space courtyard. He had given him a few special instructions when he was leading the unicorn in the morning. Now seeing him rushing over, he immediately knew what big thing had happened in the castle, which made Gervis' heart skip a beat.
"The five pirate ships are acting so abnormally. Could it be that they are trying to lure the enemy away from the mountain? Is there something wrong with the castle?"
Sure enough, the next moment the guard ran and shouted, "Sir! There are many pirates coming up the Dead Leaf River Road, heading towards the coastal town and the castle!"
"Fuck you, they actually lured the tiger away from the mountain!"
Gervis was in a terrible state. He cursed loudly that he, a dignified time traveler, had been tricked by someone using the Thirty-Six Stratagems!
"What's the situation in Binhai Town? How many pirates are there?"
Gervis stood up and walked quickly to the guard who reported the news and asked anxiously.
"Sir, Steward Thomas asked me to come and report. The situation is urgent. He just said that there are a lot of pirates and they will arrive at Binhai Town soon. Sir Thomas has arranged for the serfs to evacuate to the southwest border!"
The guard who brought the news immediately reported what he knew to Gervis.
"Ike, Audrey! Everyone follow me back to the castle immediately!"
"Laurie, you continue to monitor the pirate ship's movements here. If there are a lot of pirates getting off the ship, you don't have to fight them head-on. Hide and follow behind them. If they attack us from behind, you can take action to warn us!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Yes, sir!"
Gervis didn't know how many pirates there were. Now that the pirates had used the tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain, Gervis couldn't tell whether they would attack from the front and back, so he had to leave Laurie and others to keep an eye on the rear.
"Everyone get in the car! Get ready for battle!"
Following the order, Gervis and his group rushed towards the castle in a hurry.
More than half an hour later, Gervis' team finally met Bernard who came to report the news.
"Bernard, why are you here? How are the town and the castle?"
When he saw Bernard coming hurriedly, Gervis quickly dismounted. Seeing that there was no sign of fighting on his body, Gervis breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Alex didn't come with us, and Bernard didn't fight, so the situation in the castle should be relatively stable for now.
"Sir, the pirates have arrived below the castle. I'm here to tell you the news!"
Bernard ran for more than half an hour, his face not red and his breath not out of breath. He came to Gervis and whispered, "There are eight or nine hundred pirates, with ten titled knights, one of whom is a mid-level silver knight, three are low-level silver knights, and the rest are bronze knights!"
"What? Aren't there only two or three hundred people looting other territories? Why is it that the number is more than three times higher here, and there are even four silver knights? Could it be that some lord is pretending to be him?"
Gvis suddenly felt terrible, feeling that he was being targeted by Glory Boss. Every enemy he faced was abnormally stronger than others, no matter if they were pirates or orcs.
"That's not clear, but Lord Gervis, I advise you to take your men out of Storm Territory. There are so many pirate gangs with the title of knights, their origins must be extraordinary, and they are most likely here for you!"
"retreat?"
“Ding! The pirates are reveling in your territory, and your people are trembling in fear. As the lord, you need to defend your dignity with blood!”
"System Mission: Defeat the pirates who invaded your territory and protect the safety of your territory!"
"Mission reward: 10 energy points!"
Well, you don’t have to think about retreat. How can such an important matter not involve the system?
Of course, even if there were no tasks issued by the system, Gervis was not planning to retreat. Not to mention that his castle was poorly guarded and very likely to be attacked by pirates, if he escaped, how would he retain his dignity in Jones' territory in the future? He himself could not get over this hurdle.
More importantly, most of the grape vines are planted in Binhai Town. If the pirates are allowed to take them away, the wine production in other territories will probably be greater than that of his Storm Territory.
He had just issued an order to transplant grape vines and eradicate saplings a few days ago, which meant that in a few years, apart from those planted in the castle and by the serfs, it would be basically impossible to find many grape vines in the wild.
Stealing someone's wealth is an irreconcilable thing. Gervis felt that although he was a little weak, it was impossible for him to be driven out of the territory by the pirates before he even fought them.
"Bernard, we can't retreat! They want to plunder my territory, so we have to fight to the death!"
Uh! I’m in the recommended position for limited free, starting from the 7th! So don’t scold me...
(End of this chapter)
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