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Since you needed someone to see the goat, you sent someone back to the town and asked Herman to come to the castle. After going to the place where the goats were slaughtered, I thought it was about sunset and I should stay in the castle for now.
When I entered the castle, I saw a chicken coop earlier and a large encampment filled with livestock from the garrison. And I saw some of the villagers in the town, and Valentina was working on them.
I cleaned up the castle, repaired the broken parts, and put things in storage.
‘Diego, you've met a really nice girl. ’
Albrecht stepped in and everyone set an example. Albrecht stepped off his horse, handing the townspeople a high note and told Valentina.
“Thank you. I can't say I'm sorry. ”
Valentina smiles with her cat-like eyes.
“I have to leave soon. I'm going to stay here and help out for a while. I will teach the Prelate as much as I can, so if you don't have me, you'll need his help. ”
Albrecht nods. When I entered the palace, it was quite tidy. You see a weapons rack near the lord's chair, where you put a lightning axe. Suddenly, I remembered being stuck behind my father's chair.
On the first floor, I heard about how the territory works for Valentina and the principal, how much the people of the town are worth, and when and what they are offering. I thought we could just leave this to the Abbot.
The education of the world was carried by a monastery or a church, except for the nobles.
Almost no one knew how to write because I left everything else. Surprisingly, many of the lords and knights believed that learning to write decreases your fighting power.
So he decided to use the help of the Abbot, just as his father used to use him as an administrator.
He seemed to be very smart about the territory, and he seemed to be leading the Sanctuary, but he knew the writing, so there was no one else to use it for.
Hermann came in while he was listening to Valentina and Thomas.
I didn't know I was sitting so well before, but I was so distracted by my standing. This man has never seen Albrecht. Valentina opens her eyes wide and looks at Hermann in astonishment.
“Hello, Herman. ”
Hermann looks at Albrecht, sitting silently without an answer. Albrecht said, not caring.
“I wonder why a man like you would have fought a goat instead of a war. Did something happen? ”
Hermann bluntly said.
“The previous lord didn't like me very much. So I was playing the goat. I don't want to go to war. ”
The way you talk to the lord is arrogant, but Albrecht doesn't mind. I looked at Thomas and asked.
“Why didn't the lord like it? ”
Thomas hesitates for a moment and says,
“He, Herman, did not listen well to the lord. I used to try to drag Hermann around like a guard, but every time I did, I would beat the soldiers. ”
‘It was like he was a beggar in an uncrackable territory. ’
Albrecht looked at Hermann and said,
“You used to live here? ”
“I'm from the North. ”
Albrecht seems to not be from here for some reason, but he feels happy to be from the same region as himself.
“I am also from the North. Greetings. Have you mastered martial arts, by the way, or are you just fighting bravely? ”
“I know how to use a Great Sword. ”
“Do you ride? ”
“You can ride. ”
Albrecht was also a little surprised. Horseback riding was a high-end technology in this world. You can't learn anywhere.
“Was it a knight?”
“That's right.”
Albrecht nods. There seemed to be a story, but I decided not to ask. That's enough.
“I didn't call you here for any other reason. I think we should go around the territory with me and drive the bandits out. ”
Hermann bluntly looks at Albrecht.
“Why would I do that, Hau? ”
Albrecht smiles a little.
“You don't have to take me for an example, but if you live in my territory, you have to listen to me. And I don't know about the lord, but I'm good at fighting. Would you like to test it?”
Herman still gazes silently at Albrecht. I opened my mouth after a moment of silence.
“You don't have to. But if I don't, I'll do whatever I want. ”
Albrecht nods.
“Good. Then come to the castle at dawn tomorrow. First of all, there are no horses here, and I'd like you to come with me to explore the territory in good condition. Go.”
In Albrecht's words, Hermann leaves the castle as loud as he can. Albrecht decided to observe and judge him a little more.
I liked the fact that he lived here and didn't play hardball with civilians. It was usually because the world was a time when it was easy to use it if you had the strength.
Albrecht took off his armor with Valentina's help, ordered people to take a bath, and in a really long time, he bathed in warm water. It felt like my body was melting.
The next morning, Albrecht got up and was fully armed with Valentina's help again. I put a sword around my waist and wrapped it around a cloak that my mother had knitted.
As promised, Herman comes and stands still. Valentina takes care of the horses and saddles them.
You have Herman carry the family's iconic flag, a few spears, and a lightning axe. Hermann was almost naked because he had nothing to arm himself with. I gave Manfred the sword and let him kick me in the back.
With only simple camping gear such as hard bread, jerky and flintstones, Albrecht and Herman ride out of the castle on horseback. Albrecht told Valentina, who was escorting him out of the castle.
“The castle, please. I want to explore all the territories for now, so I can come back in two or three days. ”
Valentina will stay in the castle and organize the paperwork, and have people do the rest of the work in the castle. And we will distribute the food to the people outside of the village, and deal with all sorts of things. Without her, Albrecht's imagination darkens.
Albrecht first goes to the people of the outer village. A little distance from the castle, you see people gathering around a small river, but hitting a hut.
Fortunately, there was a field that people had left behind a long time ago. I saw people who woke up from the dawn preparing their fields to plow using the farm equipment and livestock Albrecht lent them.
As Albrecht approaches, everyone uncaps and bows politely.
“Valentina Yang will send you to the castle in the morning. Have dinner when it arrives. ”
People were just puffed up without answering.
Albrecht leans behind them and takes the lead. I remembered what my father used to do. What was the top priority in maintaining security?
My father patrolled the roads along the River Selves, carrying timber all day long. I made a commitment to do the same.
Hermann, who follows, looks strangely at Albrecht's back.
After a long run, the vanquishers and bandits are nowhere to be seen. He will, and the Stragglers now know Oberburn is Albrecht's territory. They were the ones who saw how Albrecht fought on the battlefield.
However, the only way to maintain security in this era was to keep patrolling. There's no such thing as police or National Guard. There are no basic paramedics.
So almost all the lords of this age had to be knights or warriors themselves. The territory had to defend itself.
By nightfall, I saw a village near Dung Rock Hill, and I saw some of the Stragglers panicking at Albrecht from afar.
There were no organized large-scale thieves, but there were always people who looked like stragglers.
Albrecht sprints his horse, pulling his sword, and smashes the head of a fleeing Straggler.
After asking Herman for a spear, he hurls a straggler running far away on a horse with just his back and shoulders, piercing his body.
Seeing that it was almost at the border of the territory, it was far from the castle, and I thought I'd have to set an example by practicing my skills.
I decided to take care of the two and stay in the village. I entered a pretty big house, lit the fireplace, and took out the hard bread and ate it with the wine in my leather pouch.
Albrecht and Hermann stare quietly at the complaint and say nothing. Neither of them were very talkative.
When Albrecht gave you the pouch of leather with wine, Hermann took it without a word, drank some and returned it.
After staying silent for a long time, Herman suddenly said.
“What's that on your wrist? ”
I looked at the gauntlet of body armor and said this. Albrecht said as if it were nothing.
“I got it by killing a knight in body armor in this war. ”
Herman asked again if he was a little curious.
“Where's the other one? Was that knight wearing body armor with only his wrists and calves? ”
“I smashed the torso, and the rest took too long to wear and undress with help. ”
Hermann doesn't speak again, but continues to stare at the Gauntlet. After leaving everything else, the beautiful symbols engraved on the gauntlet were not human skills.
Albrecht takes off his gauntlet and hands it to Herman, smiling for a moment.
“Would you like to try it on? ”
Herman looks at Albrecht and the Gauntlet alternately and picks them up and tries them on, but they are small and do not fit well.
“This is too small for me. ”
Then I gave it back to Albrecht. Albrecht did not put it back on, but stood up and went to the room where the bed was.
“When you return to the castle later, I'll show you the body armor. ”
Herman silently looks at Albrecht and looks back at the fireplace.
The next morning, the two of them got up and got on the horse. Albrecht was about to explore the villages as Thomas taught him.
I ran out of the tracks and looked around a few small towns, but I couldn't see the bandits or the Stragglers. Problem is, I didn't see the villagers either.
After a long time, you see the great river, the Deot River, which is the border between Oberburn and Niederburn to the west. Albrecht and Hermann follow the river down.
Then I saw a large village situated by the river. Albrecht and Hermann enter the village and they don't close their windows or come out hiding.
Albrecht goes roughly to the center of the village and shouts out loud.
“I am the new lord of Oberburn, Albrecht von Hoenclatern! Come out and pay your respects! ”
I waited for a long time after shouting, but no one came out. As you try to scream again, the old man comes out with a long staff.
“Bird, meet the new lord. ”
Then I tried to bend my waist instead.
“Is this just you? Tell them to come out. Don't piss me off. ”
The people who were hiding in the corner of the house or through the windows and watching the situation suddenly came out.
Everyone comes out like a cow being dragged out to the slaughterhouse and looks down at the waist, off the cap. As the number of people grew, it seemed to be almost 100.
Even after being swept away by the phone, there would have been a lot of people before that.
‘This must be the biggest town in the territory. ’
They stared at the terrifying new lord with a straight line from their chin through their left lip to below their left eye, and also a small scar on their face.
“Speak as the new lord of Oberburn. I won't be walking taxes this year, so pay them next fall. Those who need livestock or farm equipment will lend them to you when they come to the castle. ”
Albrecht's words surprise people for a while, thinking about the meaning of what they want to say.
Originally, the lords didn't treat people except for the town, so they were tax collectors that year after the exhibition.
People had to constantly recall the words that had just come out of Albrecht's mouth. Did I just hear something?
Albrecht turns his horse and heads for the castle. Herman follows.
‘I'm going on patrol around town for a while. ’
There were so many of them, it seemed hard to bring them to the town and feed them and put them to sleep. It seemed to have minimal functioning since there were still people left, but we also needed to provide some food.
It cost more than that to revive a village that had been devastated by the demonstration.
Albrecht was lucky to sell cans. Without a can, he wouldn't have been able to take care of the town outside the town.
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Albrecht and Herman race east toward the castle. On the way to the castle, you see Penbach village. You see some people repairing the ruined house. Probably to restore the village.
When they see Albrecht from afar, they are furious, and then waves their hands to see if it is the Albrecht they know.
Albrecht approaches, smiling and greeting unlike the rest of the village.
“My lord! It's so good to see you again! ”
To them, Albrecht was the Savior and the Guardian. Albrecht said with a cheerful smile.
“How have things been going? Have you heard from the soldiers I sent? ”
“Of course! I've been talking about the lord's tales all day long and I can't stop remembering them! ”
“Hahaha!”
I've only seen it for a few months, but the people of Albrecht and Vittenheim have been very happy about it.
In fact, even when they were in Wittenheim, they didn't really get along with people that well, but they did get used to Albrecht, and that changed their lives by 180 degrees, so they lived with hope.
Albrecht smiles joyfully, even though he can't help but say something rude.
Hermann quietly watches Albrecht and the commoners have a pleasant conversation.
Albrecht suddenly pulls out the necklace Erik gave him. I could see Erik's request had been accomplished since I arrived at Wittenheim, but I was still wearing it as a habit.
Albrecht takes off his necklace and hands it to the people.
“Deliver the necklace to the chief. And as long as I'm around, tell him it will never happen again. ”
After handing them the necklace, Albrecht bids farewell to the people and heads for the castle.
I wanted to hear from Wittenheim, but I had to go back a lot because I was riding a horse. And the people seemed to be doing well without even seeing it.
I could have gone camping, but I saw the castle as the sun went down.
When I arrived at the castle, people came out to meet me. Albrecht steps off his horse, crosses the rope, and looks back at Hermann.
Hermann seems to have something to say while he hesitates.
“If you have something to say, say it. ”
Herman doesn't look at Albrecht, but looks at the harsh place and says,
“Am I, him, going on patrol again tomorrow? ”
“Yes."
“Am I coming with you again? ”
Albrecht smiled and said.
“Yes. You keep the Black for now. And stay on the first floor of Sung Sung. ”
He looks back at Albrecht and says,
“Good.”
The next day, Albrecht gets up at dawn and goes on patrol with Herman. Seeing how the villagers are doing, you head west, take a look around Deot Village, and then turn and spend the day in Dung Rock Village.
The next day, when we left and rode back to the castle at night, Valentina and Thomas reported how much food they had left and no specifics.
In this way, the routine of everyday life happened quickly. And Randolph returned within a week of his first departure for food.
‘He'll be back as soon as he can if you send him on an errand. ’
When we first met, we brought in adults, towels from a small mountain waterfall near Wittenheim, and at the same time, one of our errands thought that Randolph was amazing.
Even though I brought three wagons and various livestock, I thought it was a great ability to come back in such a short time.
Of course, three wagons were rented from the city, not from the territory.
I paid the rental fee to the merchant I came with and returned it to you. All that was left was 20 gold coins.
“Master, who is this? ”
Randolph looks at Hermann and says,
“Say hello. This is Herman. ”
Randolph shakes his hand and greets you calmly.
“Nice to meet you. I'm Knight Randolph. ”
“Hermann.”
Hermann didn't take the handshake. He just said his name.
Randolph doesn't seem particularly angry. He looks up and down Hermann with a look at all these people.
Albrecht thought there was no need to bond the two of them. They'll figure it out.
Then he summoned the Wittenheim soldiers and said, giving them a penny of gold. The original lord doesn't pay the summoned soldiers, but he gives them a reward.
“Well done. You may go back now. And whenever I call you, you must answer my call. You know that, right?”
Gunter replied.
“Even if you call me from hell, I will run. ”
After the war, the Wittenheim soldiers were completely changed in the ordinary villagers of the old days.
It seemed to be reliable and relaxed, and there were impressions that it was not worth looking at, but there were also areas that looked dangerous.
‘Please don't have PTSD. Live well.'
Albrecht tried to hide his worries.
“I don't want to make money for the kids who aren't here, but I want to make sure they get it right. ”
He did not forget to tell the soldiers who had gone back first.
“Haha, of course. Be well, my lord."
As I said goodbye to them and spread out my palms, I saw 10 Doubloons.
‘I spent 500 gold coins in no time. ’
Albrecht realized how much money he had spent on restoration.
Since Randolph has arrived, he could have shared a patrol, but first I learned how to patrol and thought I should show my face to the villagers, so I took Randolph and took him around the territory in threes.
When I returned to the castle two nights ago, I reported that Valentina will be leaving tomorrow.
“Thank you so much for everything. I don't know what to thank you for. ”
Albrecht looks at Valentina and gives her the body armor he promised him when he brings the rest.
“Take it. ”
When Albrecht spoke, Hermann said with an unfair look on his face.
“Are you really going to sell that? I wouldn't sell a million gold coins if I were you. ”
Albrecht smiles joyfully and says:
“Haha, it's just a piece of tin anyway. It's a good thing I sold this and saved a lot of lives. ”
Herman still looks at it with an unfair eye, but he doesn't say anything more.
Valentina looked at the two men with a cat-like smile.
“You don't need to do more favors than the contract. My lord.”
Albrecht shakes his head and says,
“I'm not a merchant. Lord and knight.Trust is expressed only in my own way. ”
“What if I don't send you the rest? ”
“That's the only thing I had eyes for. I don't blame anyone.”
“That sounds like a Banhenheim family heirloom. ”
Albrecht smiles cheerfully.
“Haha, I guess you learned from dealing with those guys so much. ”
When I heard the word Banhenheim, Herman intervened and said.
“Wait, Banhenheim? Did the Lord deal with Banhenheim himself? ”
Albrecht felt that even though Herman intervened in the conversation, he was more open to "Lord." He smiled and said.
“Michael, Ludwig, even Manfred the current week, I killed them all with a duel. The body armor was worn by Manfred in this war. ”
The clumsy Hermann was startled and said.
“Michael!? The lord killed that Michael? ”
“What are you so surprised about? He's a man, too. If he gets axed, he's dead. ”
Herman looks at his lord again.
Valentina, who was still smiling, resumes her disconnected conversation with Albrecht.
“Very well, then. I'll send the rest, the rations, Lord Herman's armor." We'll take care of the calculations when they arrive. ”
The next day, Albrecht sent Randolph to escort him. When I arrived in the city in Lavio Bay, I was told that the Contarini branch was safe from there.
With Randolph gone again, we should return to patrol with Hermann.
You make your way past Penbach to see if the villagers are doing well. How familiar is Albrecht? People greet him first.
And I gave eggs or bread to a household without some women or elderly people. To be honest, I didn't need it, but I just thanked him and received it.
I used to camp with Herman in the big house in Dung Rock Town.
As well as Albrecht, Hermann also packed wine in his leather pouch. At this time, he was always sipping wine, watching the two of them burn silently in the fireplace.
I'm about to go to sleep, but Hermann suddenly says.
“I have been strong since I was a child. So, after beating up all the good knights, the Lord of the town named Rheinburg made him a knight. ”
Albrecht listens silently, staring at the fires.
“When the lord told me to smash the head of the kid who ran into him one day, I smashed it with this hand. And when I told her to cut the maid's belly in search of stolen fruit, she broke it. But the fruit doesn't come out. One day, the lord got drunk and asked me to dance, so I broke the barrel and split my stomach and ran away. I came all the way to this town while I was eating swordfish, but I was just going to slaughter a goat and die. ”
Albrecht said, still staring at the firewood.
“I did?”
Herman looks at the fires for a long time. The two men did not look at each other, but only at the firewood.
“I don't know. The Lord will take me in. I'll follow you anywhere.”
Albrecht said with a quiet smile.
“You already have. ”
Then I went to the room with the bed. Herman continues to watch the fires.
Chapter 6 Settlement End.
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