Chapter 425 Reasonable Price

Luka's expression and words now were like those of a cruel bandit. Who among these nobles could guarantee that Luka would not do anything to his children? They had no capital to bet, and could only curse Luka bitterly for disobeying the dignity of a noble and the Purple Chamber.

"Haven't you guys come to an agreement yet?" Luka looked impatient. He shouted angrily, "If you're still hesitating, I'll have to think of a way to make you suffer. Of course, I know a way to make you surrender!"

After Luca finished speaking, he sighed and continued, "I didn't want to do this, but you forced me to do it!"

"No! Wait a minute!"

Just after Luca took a few steps, he heard some nobles below shouting at him.

Luka knew that something was going to happen, but he didn't plan to say it out loud. Instead, he returned to his previous position with a gloomy face, pretending to be impatient and said to the nobles below: "What? What happened again? Tell me, I'm listening. I want to see what you can bring to me."

"About the food problem you just mentioned!" A fellow in brown clothes among them spoke up. He seemed a little hesitant, but also a little unwilling. After a great struggle in his heart, he said, "I promise you, I will give you all the food I can contribute, as long as you can ensure that my child walks out of this door intact!"

"Oh, of course! Of course, sir!" Luca smiled and waved his hand at the nobleman below and said, "I don't like kidnapping your children as hostages to threaten you. Of course, I won't do such unreasonable actions as asking you for money, which makes me look like a shameless robber! But you forced me to look for it again, and I have no choice but to do this in the hope of getting another chance to discuss with you. Of course, I won't make it difficult for you. As long as you can give me a 10% discount on the original price, bah! 20% discount! As long as I can see the food and let my soldiers verify it, your children will be reunited with you with the money! It's that simple!"

After hearing this, the nobles lowered their heads and whispered to each other. They must be discussing what to do. After all, their beloved children are in Luga's hands. No matter what choice they make, it seems that this is the only way they have now.

"Okay, Luka, we promise you! As long as you don't hurt my child, everything is fine!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the nobles were in an uproar and shouted at Luga. What they basically meant was that they agreed to this request, but the prerequisite was that their children would not have any problems.

"Let's go check on these darlings first. Oh, my God, poor kids, they are still in the dark!" Luga shook his head and muttered to himself, and his pace couldn't help but quicken.

In the camp, the children had sad faces after finishing their meal, as if they were not satisfied with the food. They were preparing to walk in groups along the road towards the city gate.

Andrew and a group of soldiers were on both sides. He wanted to stop them, but he was afraid of hurting these noble children, so he didn't dare to use force.

They happened to meet Luga, who stood in the middle of the road blocking their way, which made the group of dissatisfied children stop.

"It's time for dinner now, why are you leaving just like that?" Luca asked in confusion.

"What is this? I can't even swallow it!" one of the children complained. "Is this what you all eat?" another one added.

"What did you eat? What makes you so unhappy?" Luca raised his head and asked Andrew, "What did the cook make for them?"

"We roasted some meat and added some bread. We also cooked a big pot of soup with vegetables." Andrew shrugged and said, "My lord, this is our best thing. I was jealous when I saw them eating it."

"So that's how it is." Luca lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and explained to the nobles: "It's like this, everyone, this food is the highest standard in the army, and it is also one of the things I invited you to experience today. Of course, don't rush back, I have prepared tents for you. Let's experience the last part of this army, which is sleeping in the barracks."

"But my father doesn't know I'm here yet!" Luca's proposal was quickly rejected by a nobleman, who continued, "If I don't go home so late, my father will definitely be worried. He will send his guards to look for me everywhere!"

"So did my father!"

"My father may have already done something to Tarako. If I don't explain this to him when I get back, he will definitely teach me a lesson!"

Listening to the guys talking back and forth, Luka was overwhelmed. He stretched out his hand to stop them and shouted, "Listen to me, everyone, listen to me!"

The nobles finally quieted down, and Luca continued, "Believe me, everyone, your families will know that you are here and are safe. You should know that the situation has changed just now." Luca's face was serious, and it looked like the truth. He continued, "Just now, I heard very bad news. Robbers appeared in the fields outside the city. They killed people, but they disappeared, like ghosts in the fog. The victims were beheaded and their blood dyed the nearby drinking water red!"

Luga stared with his eyes wide open, his voice was low, and he didn't sound like he was lying. This scared the noble children. After all, the bloodbath was still fresh in their memory, and no one wanted to know that such a guy was still alive and at large.

"Don't worry! Don't worry!" Lu Jia waved his hands repeatedly, trying to comfort every frightened nobleman, "I can assure you that tomorrow morning, your family members and guards will be waiting outside the camp and will take you back."

"Can you guarantee it?" They looked at Luga, their eyes full of distrust.

"Of course!" Luca said seriously.

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The sergeant's words were naturally credible. The noble children looked at each other and said to Luca, "I think your Excellency is a good person. We believe you."

After that, they followed Andrew's instructions and headed for the camp area arranged for them.

"Andrew, send more guards at night." Luca called from afar.

Early the next morning, Luca got up and climbed up the city gate tower again.

"As expected of you who love your son so much!" Luca nodded repeatedly at what he saw, because he saw a large number of carriages and horses, each loaded with food, one after another. The nobles' eyes were red, and it seemed that they had not slept all night. They stood in front of the camp, staring at Luca eagerly, and shouted, "Hey, sir, we have fulfilled our promise and brought the food!"

"Okay!" Luca nodded, turned around and told the soldiers to use ropes to lower the inspectors down to inspect the goods. The soldiers who went down inspected the carriages one by one. They were mainly to see if these nobles were cheating or not. Two hours later, except for a few carriages that were pulled out and had to go back to reload, the rest were all qualified.

This whole process lasted until noon, when Luca finally opened the city gate to allow the nobles to reunite with their sons, and then asked the soldiers to carry out the money boxes that had been prepared in advance. The transaction was considered complete!

(End of this chapter)