Chapter 36 The Enthusiastic Baron Tony
Steward Zeman led several people to the castle. The castle looked to be quite old. One side of the castle was covered with green ivy, giving it a sense of passage of time.
Although the area of this castle is not that big, and it is not as big as the giant castles that often occupy an entire hilltop, Sparrow is small and well-equipped with all the necessary facilities such as city walls, stables, and training ground.
Li Si and his party of five were taken to the banquet hall of the castle, where a sumptuous dinner was prepared on a long table. Standing in front of the table was a man in rich clothes with a worried face and a big belly.
“You must be the famous Ya'er Adventure Group. The monsters I encountered in my territory this time all depended on a few heroes!”
The person in front of him is Zet Tony, the owner of the territory. It looks like he hasn't slept well for several days, and the thick dark circles under his eyes are particularly conspicuous.
As the external representative of the adventure group, Yassen naturally took the initiative to salute Baron Tony and said:
"You're welcome, I am Yasen. Since I have accepted your commission, we will naturally complete this mission properly and help you eliminate that monster."
“I know, I know, it's all up to you!”
Zet Tony finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yassen's promise. He had been torturing himself as a baron these past few days.
"You guys have been working **** your journey today. I've prepared dinner and a place to rest for you guys."
Zet saw that Yasen had no intention of introducing other members and didn't care, so he quickly invited Li Si and others to sit down.
I prepared this sumptuous dinner in advance today, and asked my butler Zeman to go to the town to greet them. They were all my friends from the Mercenary Guild of Bright Light City who helped me release tasks. Yesterday, I specially sent someone to tell me to take over my territory this time. It is not easy to defeat the person who entrusted it. As long as there are no problems, the monster can definitely be solved.
Zett was still doubtful about his friend's words at first. After all, there were silver-level mercenaries who swore to him before that they would be able to complete the mission. What was the result? One of them didn't even survive.
However, the last words of the messenger directly dispelled all doubts.
There is a golden warrior among the mercenaries who came this time!
Golden Warrior, he is one of the strongest men in a million. As long as he swears allegiance to His Majesty the King, he will be directly awarded the title of Palace Baron!
This is much better than inheriting the title from his uncle.
I didn't expect that my commission would be able to hire a golden warrior. Thinking about it, Baron Tony wouldn't feel so distressed about the large commission.
The golden warrior should be this man named Yasen, he seems to be the leader of their team!
With this temperament, he is worthy of being a golden warrior!
She looks much better than the little girl looking around next to her!
Thinking of this, Zet and Yassen couldn't help but speak in a more polite tone.
Li Si and Ya'er also sat at the dining table. The main course of dinner was fish stew and grilled steak. Although it was not as good as that of Bright Light City, Baron Tony had already taken the trouble to prepare these in this relatively remote town.
Several people declined Baron Tony's invitation to taste the local specialty wine, even the alcoholic dwarf Renbos. After all, he was about to face danger, and he couldn't let alcohol paralyze his reaction nerves.
However, Elena quite likes the grapes here. They are not the sour grape varieties used for making wine. There should also be some common varieties of fruit grapes grown locally. The taste is quite good, with a special flavor of sunshine and rain.
“Your Majesty, Baron, I wonder if you can tell us about the situation in your territory.”
Seeing that everyone had eaten and rested, Yassen said to Baron Tony.
“Alas~” the baron sighed deeply and introduced it to everyone while recalling it.
"It was one evening two weeks ago. I heard my steward report to me that near the vineyards on the east side of the territory, several goats grazed by the people disappeared, and a lot of the vineyard shelves were damaged."
"At first I thought it was wild beasts such as tusked wild boars and wild wolves, so I asked my guard captain to take people there to check, but something happened." "The guard captain lost his arm and escaped back, and I went with him Only one of the three came back."
“My guard captain just broke through and became a Silver Warrior last year, so I knew as soon as I heard that I couldn't solve it myself, so I had to ask my friends to help me place a commission in the mercenary guild.”
"Many mercenaries came over a few days ago to wipe out this monster, but many of them failed to find him. Just that night, a silver-level mercenary was killed by this monster in a sneak attack. Many mercenaries gave up because of fear. The mission is gone."
"You are my last hope. If we still can't solve the problem, I can only report to the king and request the army to encircle and suppress the situation."
Baron Tony said helplessly that he really didn't want to alarm the kingdom, otherwise he might not be able to keep his title of baron.
It's okay not to report it. If the monsters that have been invading the territory cannot be solved, the entire territory may decline in a short period of time, let alone your own safety. Then what's the point of being a lord?
So he gritted his teeth and took out a thousand gold coins as reward. This was a year's surplus from the plantation in his territory.
Li Si and Yasen probably felt confident after hearing this.
Yassen asked the baron again:
“Have you determined what kind of monster that monster is and what it looks like?”
“I don't know, because it was night when this monster appeared, and no one who came back alive could see it clearly. It was said to be a black four-legged monster, a beast like a leopard or a wolf.”
“Where are they attacking the townspeople and mercenaries?”
"At first, it all happened near the plantation on the east side of the territory, but last night there were already attacks on people in the town. Everyone was so frightened that they stayed at home today and didn't dare to go out. I asked the guards to take care of the people living outside the city. They were all called back and are now staying in the castle. Except for the guards guarding the castle, everyone else is patrolling the town. "
Hearing this, Li Si glanced at Baron Tony. Unexpectedly, this lord was quite responsible for his subjects and had arranged them well.
"I understand, just leave the rest to us. Don't worry, Lord Baron." Yassen assured the Baron.
The Baron also repeatedly asked Yassen and others to ensure safety. If the Golden Warrior couldn't handle his matter, he really had no choice. Should he pray that this monster would leave on its own?
Yasen called everyone together and said:
“You must have heard the magical beast described by the baron. What kind of magical beast do you think it is?”
“It sounds like it's a monster that is mainly active at night. I think it's probably a leopard monster. Night leopards and shadow leopards are both possible. Of course, it's also possible that it's a dire wolf.”
Elena analyzed that as an elf hunter, she is very familiar with the types of Warcraft.
Everyone nodded, they quite agreed with Elena's point of view.
“I also have some ideas.” Li Si said.
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(End of this chapter)
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