Chapter 99: Claire's Bandit Life (Please read! Please recommend!)
Chapter 98: Claire's Bandit Life
After crossing the Stranglethorn Vale from west to east, we arrived at the territory of Idar County.
After passing through the Stranglethorn Vale, there is a fork in the road about a few hundred meters away from the valley entrance.
One road is an open and flat cement road extending to the northeast, and the other road is a rugged forest trail that passes through the mountains and forests.
On the side of these two roads, there are two road signs.
A sign reading "Directions to Ydar City" and showing a map of the route from Ydar City to Mann's Fortress.
On another wooden sign, there was a sentence written in red paint: [There are robbers on this road, please proceed with caution]
Becoming a traveling merchant is not an easy job. After all, there are no means of transportation in this era like on Earth that can travel thousands of miles a day. If you want to complete a business trip, it may take several months or even half a year to go back and forth.
If the goods were stolen on the way, it would be a huge loss.
Therefore, most of the individual merchants who had a bit of common sense rationally walked onto the newly built cement road. Although it was indeed a bit far, the road was easy to walk on and flat, and there were no robbers. Maybe they could even take a break in the city of Idar, which was naturally the best choice in their eyes.
Although the two wooden signs were placed very carelessly and looked like a prank by some naughty kid, but... they didn't dare to gamble.
After all, they were only a few steps away from the Kingdom of Basel. If something went wrong at the last minute, they would really regret it...
Of course, heading to the city of Idar is only the choice of most merchants and travelers. There are always some people who are extremely stubborn and dare to rush to the small road.
Although there are few caravans taking the small roads, they do exist.
Although some caravans that insist on taking small roads do have some strength, for example, they spend a lot of money to hire a team of mercenaries to work for them.
But some people simply ignored the instructions on the wooden sign because they had never encountered robbers in Idar before.
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The trees along the path had grown lush and green in just a few weeks. The warm spring sunshine shone through the gaps between the branches, illuminating the shadows between the trees.
Clare and his bandits crouched behind a low hill in the woods, observing the situation on the road with sharp eyes.
From passing rounds of strict screening to being designated as the leader of this group of bandits, to becoming more and more skilled in robbery, Claire has been a bandit for more than two months.
In these two months, he learned a lot and understood a lot.
There aren't many fools who take the small trails, but every once in a while there are a few stubborn caravans passing by.
According to Bruno's instructions, any convoy that was not transporting food and supplies for the imperial soldiers could be used as it pleased.
So, in the past two months, the robbers have reaped a lot of rewards. The commissions they earned in these two months alone are enough to cover their income in the previous six months.
After all, even if they were just bandits, they were Idar bandits with strict crime procedures and rules, and they also had to meet KPIs at the end of every month! Claire and the others did not have the slightest psychological burden in collecting bribes from these merchants.
Although sometimes the bribes left by the robbers may be more valuable than the goods carried by the entire caravan, but... since you are passing through Idar County, you should make a contribution to Idar County!
Wouldn't it be better to just go to Idar City?
What Claire and his men did was not robbery in essence, but seeking the welfare and happiness of the people of Idar. It was just and right!!!
It was not because Bruno was so short of money, but because as long as these caravans entered Idar, they would definitely spend money.
Although the consumption will not be large, there will be demand, which will create more employment opportunities for Idar Territory and promote the development of other industries in Idar Territory.
Look... Just as Claire was staring at the situation on the road, another fat sheep... uh, no, another caravan slowly came over from a distance.
"Get ready! Get ready! Brothers, there's money to be made again!" Clare gestured quickly to the bandits crawling behind the hill.
When they heard that there was money to be made again, the robbers, who had been somewhat lazy and idle, instantly perked up.
Hurrah!
It has been several days since any fool came to the alley to get killed, and this time we finally met a caravan.
Although this caravan is guarded by mercenaries, the tougher the problem is, the more determined Claire and his men are to charge.
The increase in difficulty means more rewards and commissions, which means that the name of the Idar bandits can be promoted more quickly. Often, the profits gained from robbing such a caravan will even exceed the total of four or five small caravans.
Since each of these bandits was an expert in Idar's regular army, although they took off the standard armor worn by the regular army, their weapons and equipment were not inferior at all. After all, they were all good seedlings, and Bruno did not want them to risk their lives for this.
In fact, a huge rock had already been placed at the end of the forest path, and when the caravan walked forward for a while, the road behind the caravan would be blocked by rocks with a levitation magic circle.
"I built this road, and I planted this tree. If you want to pass by here, please leave money for passage!"
Clare was seen sitting on a huge rock blocking the road, with his sword drawn and his horse ready.
A direct sneak attack is of course the simplest and most effective method, but the Idar bandits have extremely strong principles when it comes to robbery. They will not hurt anyone if they can avoid hurting them. They only rob property and do not harm lives.
It’s not that Bruno is such a saint, it’s just that he has no grudges against the passing caravans, so leaving some money for the passage is enough, he really doesn’t want to kill anyone.
Besides, it is estimated that next time, these merchants will know to take the Idar Road. Wouldn't it be better to keep their lives and create more consumption in Idar City in the future? Moreover, to be honest, most of these mercenaries guarding the caravan are just for show. If they see the Idar bandits rushing in, they will raise their hands and kneel down to surrender after a few casual resistances.
Looking at the robber who blocked the road, the people in the caravan looked at each other in bewilderment.
It turns out... that sloppy road sign really wasn't a prank...
Just at this time, the rest of the bandits also came out from the roadside. More than fifty people were still very intimidating.
In the case of a caravan with mercenaries, the bandits of Idar usually resolve the issue through negotiation.
"Leave half of the goods and I'll let you go!"
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