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As you head for the castle in Oberburn, some small villages become more passable, and more people rise. We're almost 40 people, but the food is decreasing rapidly.
When I got to the castle, I thought I'd have to figure out where to spend the money first. Now was the time when I had money but no place to spend it.
The remaining 200 gold coins were to be freed and sent to Randolph or his soldiers to retrieve food from villages or cities that were not harmed by the telephone as close as possible.
I came down from the capital, but there will be villages that were not in the capital. I felt like I could feed all those people. Anyway, it's in the territory, but it's my territory......
Albrecht felt powerless. I knew I couldn't save everyone in the world, but I felt differently about not being able to feed the British.
Worried also, as March was almost over, it had to be seeded quickly.
“Hey, Miss Valentina. ”
Albrecht talks to Valentina, who follows him on horseback.
“Speak, my lord. ”
“You know, the, uh, the rest. I'll cut you some slack. Can you get us some food quickly? Of course, the rations are deducted from the balance. ”
Valentina smiles and says.
“My lord, the price of grain is always changing. It changes every season, it changes every war, it changes every region. There was a war here, so of course it was expensive, and I don't know if Lucretia is expensive or cheap, but if you leave it to the merchants vaguely, it's good to be scammed. ”
Albrecht blushes. But there was no time. When will I be able to find out what the price is and feed the colonists? It's urgent.
“So you're going to scam me? ”
“When the lord and I first met at the encampment, we promised not to defraud you or harm you in the name of my family. House Contarini always protects what they say once. It's absurd that anyone who trades behind someone's back can't survive in Lucretia. ”
Albrecht seemed to have a reason for what he was doing, or maybe this was the same award he had just heard. I couldn't believe it all anyway, but I also believed it somewhat.
Valentina continued.
“I'll give you the rest. We'll get you the food as soon as we can. You can pay for food when it reaches your territory. ”
Albrecht glances back at you.
“You're being too nice, aren't you? ”
Valentina smiles with cat-like eyes.
“I told you when I first met the lord. I just want to have a good relationship with the lord. You can't become a big merchant just by paying the bills. In the end, you have to recognize people. I believe in Diego, and Diego believes in the Lord, so that's what I'm betting on. ”
‘The young widow is not discussing the same things. ’
Albrecht is a little dazed. I couldn't feel the urge to do something like that in a TV drama.
Valentina smiles at Albrecht's expression, whether she's happy or not.
“Hahaha, you don't have to look at me like that. And frankly, this war is about to change the face of power, and I'm here to find out. At first, the family thought that King Leopold would win. That's why they sent me there. But the Lord's work turned things around, and I decided to trust Diego. ”
“Why don't you go find him, Sigmund? This is his world now. ”
Valentina is a little stiff on Albrecht's words.
“He wasn't accessible. ”
Albrecht immediately accepted.
‘He needs to be scared. ’
As you walk through the hills while talking to Valentina, you see the castle of Oberburn far away. I finally arrived nine days after I left the encampment.
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Oberburn Castle lies at the foot of the mountain, and the wall is also a wooden wall. It wasn't made of wood like calterns, but it was reasonably carved and trimmed.
The height was not very high. Ordinary people may not know it, but Albrecht seems to be able to climb over the wall if he runs.
Surprisingly, it was covered in masonry, and it was three stories up. Closer to the south, I thought that the family who ruled here had gotten a bricklayer and switched to stone stone quartz gradually from their ancestors.
When I entered the lower part of the castle, all the men and women of old age looked with fear at me and what kind of person their new master was. It wasn't a total dick, but it was almost half a dick.
Some of them were dressed in monks. The investigators looked at Albrecht with a fearful, anxious look unlike any other.
And I looked at the 40 crowds that appeared out of nowhere – the other villagers – with a look of what was going on.
Albrecht pauses and looks down at them.
“I am Albrecht von Hoenclatern, the new lord of Oberburn. Let's get along.”
How are we doing? Albrecht thought something was wrong. But I didn't have anything to say. First, I had to go into the castle and unmask the uniform, ask the other villagers where they lived, if the farming was going well, if they had any special obligations as colonists, etc., etc.
You leave the people from the other villages under the castle and head to the castle with Albrecht, Randolph, the Vittenheim soldiers, and the Valentinas.
In the case of Hoen-Calatern Castle, the mountain rises suddenly in the plains and takes about 30 minutes to reach the top.
Nevertheless, Oberburn, which was originally a high ground, was a castle not so high up in the hillside, so it almost fell to its nose as soon as it entered the mountain entrance.
The area where the castle was erected showed traces of artificially flattened carvings long ago.
The gate was wide open, but I didn't think I was welcoming the new owner, and I looked inside, and it was a bitch's atmosphere.
First, the group steps inside. Albrecht walks around with Randolph and looks around the inside and says, "It's hard."
A barn without horses, a forge without sound, a chapel without prayer, an empty barn, and a chicken coop without chickens. And I saw a ranch that looked pretty big, but I also didn't see a rat.
“This is too much. ”
Even in war, I don't think the lord wiped them all out, but I just wanted to see if the Stragglers had already come and wiped them out. Or the saints took it.
The thick wooden door into the castle was also smashed. Once inside, it's a mess. The second floor is just a watchtower and an arrow hole. It doesn't look like a separate floor.
Since this was not the time to come and sit on a parachute with a letter of appointment, it might have been fortunate that I did not have a family of the lord. It was because I might have to kill my whole family.
Valentina's group and soldiers take a break on the first floor of the castle. Valentina asked me to stay on the second floor. I might have to clean up the room myself, but I couldn't care less.
“Gunter, come here. ”
Gunter, unmasking, approaches Albrecht as he calls.
“From now on, Wittenheim is the official town. I, Lord of Oberburn, am authorized by Albrecht von Hoenclatern. ”
The thieves, the Stragglers, and the rest of the parchment and paper had to be swept away and recorded in the official documents later. However, the words from the lord's mouth were the most prestigious.
But something was empty. At Albrecht's words, Gunter smiles vaguely. Yes, I was in the war to be recognized as a proper village. But now, it was Gunter's honesty that didn't reach much.
“Thank you, my lord. ”
Albrecht also looks at the other Wittenheim soldiers.
“And you're going to have to work harder. The Gunter remains, and you, squadron leader, will select about three men and send them to Wittenheim with news. ”
I was insecure about sending only one, and I told them to send three because there were fewer of them. Then he looked at Randolph and said,
“Randolph, let's go. ”
“Yes, Master. ”
They climbed up the horse and left the castle. Immediately after leaving the castle, the outsiders and the inhabitants were divided into two groups, staring at each other indiscriminately.
Albrecht and Randolph approach, their gaze fixated on each other. They wanted their owner to explain the situation.
Albrecht looked at the people and said,
“I didn't bring them here for any particular reason. It was just a pity that I wanted to take care of them. I will feed them, so they will not touch your food. ”
The inhabitants stared blankly. What are you talking about? Why would the lord take care of them?
Albrecht had a vague sense of what they were thinking with their faces, but did not seek understanding.
No matter how well they wrapped it up, if they infringed on their property, there would be conflict, and if there were no significant damage, they would just live face to face with each other.
“Is there a leader among you? ”
Although there was a lord, there were people who led people in real life.
As Albrecht speaks, one of the investigators comes forward with his hands raised.
It appeared to be middle-aged, but did not flinch like the investigation on Earth. But there was hair loss and a depression in the middle. The impression was just like a country man.
“I am Thomas, Abbot of the Abbey. Welcome to the new lord. ”
Then, I looked at my waist politely. The inhabitants of Seongseong duck behind them.
“Is there a place for them to stay? ”
Then Thomas looks at the mobs. He thought for a moment and said.
“The children and the elderly will have to stay here in the empty houses, and the rest will have to live in tents. ”
Albrecht nods.
“Wheat farmers don't look like they're farming here. What do you eat? ”
What is the main industry? Most of the world built wheat farms, but not all of them.
“We tend cattle and goats, we grow gardens, we go up into the mountains, and we kill fruit and animals. ”
“You hit cattle and goats? How many? ”
Thomas frowns as if something were coming. He hesitates for a moment.
“Well, there are 100 goats, there are 40 cows. ”
Albrecht was surprised. So many of them. Are they still here without being taken from the Stragglers? Or were they just out there playing?
After all, they were the dairy industry. It was like eating cheese, milk, and gardener vegetables and occasionally eating old cows or goats.
The color of the cloth seems to have been suffered by the bandits recently, but the nutrition seems pretty good.
“Who are those cows and goats? ”
Thomas looks at the ground and says, The villagers look up at Albrecht riding a horse, anxious.
“It belongs to the Lord. ”
Albrecht guessed a great deal. Ownership belongs to the lord, but the people of the town actually take care of it and eat it.
Perhaps they were anxious because the former lord generally did not interfere, but the new lord did not know.
I'm worried that the new lord will suddenly sell cattle and goats or eat meat at random, but I think that would be a crazy thing to happen, but the world is as well done as it is for the ignorant lords.
“You have nothing to worry about. You can continue your life as you did before. I won't mess with the cows and goats. ”
Then, the eyes of the people of the village were clearly opened.
Albrecht looked at the men he had brought with him and said,
“Have any of you been farming? ”
Then I raised my hand everywhere. They were mostly farmers.
“See if you can find land for farming not far from the castle. I will lend you cattle and horses, so plow and sow your fields. First, if you live like that and I drive the bandits out, you'll have to go back to your village. The farming that I built will continue to grow, and the fruits will be yours. Until then, I will feed you and dress you as best I can. ”
Some people could sit still, some could go back to their own villages. That's when I decided to think.
People from outside the village have finally felt something real, something blessing from their hearts. They glare at the new lord with reddened eyes.
Albrecht smiles slowly and looks back at Thomas.
“Thomas, is there someplace close to here you can get some food? ”
In this age, it was only merchants and priests who wandered around. They formed a network and exchanged information.
“There's a city that's three days' walk up the mountain. Takes a week to get back on track. ”
Albrecht spoke to Randolph without a thought.
“Randolph, take the soldiers with the Doubloons. Get there as soon as you can, get your food and come through the main road. ”
“Yes, Master. ”
Albrecht told Thomas:
“Thomas, get me someone who knows the way. And you go to Sung Sung to meet a lady named Valentina. Tell them about the villages in the territory, the villagers' property, which houses they can arm, and how much tax they should pay. ”
I'm sorry about Valentina, but I've decided to hire everyone who's around. If you don't want Valentina to have any paper or parchment, you should write it down on the floor or on the wall.
And you don't know if what Thomas is telling you is the right information, but you need to get a handle on him. I had to stay here and fix it.
When Thomas hears Albrecht's words, he looks down and heads for the castle.
I used people everywhere, and all I had left was myself. No more money, no more people.
He looked down at the villagers and said,
“Where are you slaughtering cattle and goats now? I need to take a look at it. ”
One of them said to me, "If you ride here, you'll be there in half a day." You gave me directions and geography nearby. Albrecht rode his horse and drove Schwarz there.
As Albrecht leaves, the people scatter in a miraculous motion.
Albrecht has been running for a long time, and he sees a mangled corpse on the floor. You appear to be a Straggler. As you continue on, you see a rare corpse, and at once you see several stragglers lying dead all at once.
Who killed him? ’
Albrecht runs a little farther and sees a flock of goats gathering in the distance to graze. Nearby, a man larger than himself sits roughly on the floor, tearing open the grass and throwing it into the air.
Albrecht approaches the man. When I looked closely, I saw not only the big size, but also the strong muscles behind my clothes.
I thought that growing brown, half-curly hair to my shoulders and having a hot beard looked like a bandit leader.
His eyes are dark brown and just grave, but Albrecht's approach doesn't give him any attention.
“Are you the one who struck these goats? ”
The man glances back at Albrecht, grazing the grass and spraying it in the air.
“Yes.”
“Did you kill those soldiers? ”
“Yes.”
It was only a question of two times, but I could tell at a time that he was not a talker.
“Do you have a fight? ”
He still didn't look at Albrecht and said,
“Somewhat. ”
“What's your name? ”
“Hermann.”
Albrecht smiled and said.
“I am Albrecht von Hoenclatern, Lord of Oberburn. I need your help. ”
Then a man named Herman turns his head and looks up at Albrecht.
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