Chapter 182: Cents (Repair)(1/2)
"Sir, does my suggestion fit your meaning? If not, then I can find a way to share your worries with you."
After Count Benjamin finished talking about his long-term goal of carrying a large amount of private goods and his strategy to achieve the goal, he was proud of his expression and cautiously restrained his expression and waited for the decision of the "King Killer".
However, after three minutes, the "king killer" did not react at all. He just sat there and looked at himself, the lazy smile on his face seemed to have a sarcastic meaning.
This made Earl Benjamin feel very worried.
Generally speaking, as the highest level of a country, the Count of the Realm will receive considerable courtesy even in the enemy country.
But the problem is that the Kingdom of Gilt and the Kingdom of Abilee have formed a great feud. The "king killer" in front of him has killed all the murderers of King Hunter III of Abilee, the king has killed them, and killing another count is nothing.
This is also the reason why Earl Benjamin saw that this person appeared in front of him and did not bargain at all and directly surrendered.
"You have analyzed well and deserve a gift." Ender kept his lazy smile and ordered.
Soon someone brought a long black metal block with stars and light on the surface.
Earl Benjamin knew this piece of metal, which was a piece of star iron that he placed on his desk and used as a paperweight on weekdays.
Star iron is an alchemy metal. If it is exposed to the sun for a long time during the day, it can emit soft light at night. Sometimes it is also used as a lighting source by rich people.
This thing is not expensive to an earl, it is just a toy.
However, is this "King Killer" going to give him his own things? Earl Benjamin is a little confused.
Ander sat upright, picked up the iron and played with it between his hands, staring at Count Benjamin's face.
Earl Benjamin is a little uncomfortable - no matter who it is, he will feel uncomfortable being stared at by someone who controls himself and even his family's life and death.
"Sir, is there anything dirty on my face?" Earl Benjamin asked, gritting his teeth.
"I'm making a mask for you, my staff member Mr. Hort."
Benjamin's attention was focused between Ander's hands.
Between Ander's fingers, the hard star iron was pinched flattened like mud, lengthened, and changed shape.
Soon, a black mask was freshly released in Ander's hands.
Ender flipped the mask back and forth himself, played and observed for a while, nodded in satisfaction, buckled the mask on the desk, and gently pushed Ban Jieming with his index finger.
"Try it and see if it's appropriate."
Taking two steps, Earl Benjamin picked up the mask from his desk.
This is a half-face mask that can only cover the bridge of the nose and cheeks. The chin and mouth are exposed and will not hinder breathing and diet.
There are stars on the pure black surface, making the mask look mysterious and deep.
The surface of the mask is not completely smooth, you can see the fingerprints and handprints on it, and they are even a little hot when held in your hand.
Earl Benjamin was incredible, and he used both hands to pull the freshly baked star iron mask.
The mask remains motionless, proving that the material of Star Iron is authentic.
Star iron is an alchemy synthetic metal, not a naturally occurring metal material. Its strength and toughness are not too high, and it is not suitable for weapon materials.
But even so, Earl Benjamin never thought that someone in this world could use his hands to pinch a piece of star iron into a mask!
"Hurry up and try it. If there is something wrong, I can help you adjust it."
"Affect the order."
Earl Benjamin gently pressed the mask on his face with his right hand. The concave and convex surface of the mask was so compatible with the distribution of his face that it was absorbed on his face without any locks or straps.
"The mask is very suitable. Aide Hort, I have met Lord Wushuang Knight."
This mask seemed to have a strange magic. With this mask on, Earl Benjamin even changed his voice and tone.
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The night is getting deeper.
Queerle City quiets down.
Although he had just changed his master, the occupiers belonging to the Kingdom of Gilt did not do anything wrong in this city.
The curfew will take another three days to be lifted. The patrols on the street are no longer patrolmen, but fully armed regular soldiers.
No one dared to challenge the patience of the occupier at this time. The bodies of a viscount, two barons, and more than a dozen knights, and the jazz were hung on the square in the center of the city, and the newly built gallows.
Sometimes when a strong wind blows, the hanger will make an overwhelming "squeak" sound, which is particularly vague under the moonlight.
"Sister Asina, what kind of person is this Unparalleled Knight? Will we be killed?" Anne Kuding was trembling, and her voice was almost so small that she couldn't even hear clearly.
However, it was late at night and Asina, who was sleeping beside her, could barely tell what she said.
"It shouldn't be." Asina spoke very quietly, but she didn't tremble.
"Since Lord Ander has made us clerks, we still think we are useful. However, we must not say anything we hear in Lord Ander's office, otherwise we will die."
Asina said affirmatively.
Not to mention anything else, Lord Ander ordered Earl Benjamin to wear a mask and become his aide today. If such a thing is leaked from the two of them, it will definitely be dead.
"But, I heard that everyone else was locked up." Annie hugged Asina, her body shaking slightly, but she was still trembling.
The ‘others’ she mentioned refer to women who were sent by all the people in the city to please Ender. From the undeveloped little luoli to the mature women who have become mothers, there are many more noble people.
Except for the two of them, everyone else was sent to a place called the "Statistics Center" and locked up.
"They are fine, they may have to work harder. Sleep, go to bed, don't think about it, and you will have to record a lot of things tomorrow." Asina gently patted Annie's back and comforted her.
Unlike Anne Kuding, who was raised in the deep boudoir and trained by Sir Kuding as a bargaining chip, Asina is an important figure in banquets and dances. Although she has never heard of the name "statistical center" before, she thinks that this should be no danger - but it may take a lot of calculations, and hard work is inevitable.
"Yeah." Anne nodded obediently, drilled into Asina's arms, found a comfortable position, and closed her eyes.
Asina couldn't sleep after Anne asked this just now.
In her opinion, the 'King Killer' Ender was a weirdo.
Groups of beauties were sent to the city lord's mansion, but he actually sent him to work!
Asina and Anne had beautiful fonts, so he took them out to serve as clerks. As long as other women had learned arithmetic, they were sent to a large room with a "statistical center" and didn't know what to do, but according to the calculations and paper and pens sent in, it should be related to calculations.
As for those women who were not beautiful in writing and had not learned good arithmetic, they were rewarded by him to their subordinates.
Except for herself and Anne, the Incomparable Knight Ander left no other women.
But even the two of them would sleep in each other tonight, instead of serving the Incomparable Knight in bed.
This made Asina, who had been prepared, feel a little uneasy.
She would not reveal this anxiety in front of Annie.
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Gilt Army Camp.
Since Ander led the vanguard army to set up camps every time he arrived at a place, these camps would not be demolished when he set off the next day, which would bring convenience to the subsequent army's camping.
Therefore, the army led by Princess Heloise was extremely smooth. While Ander took over Queerle City, she was only four days away from Queerle City.
However, the news she received scared her.
"Pioneer Cavalier Ander Tilles has taken Queer Len City?"
"It's true, witness it myself." Knight Bennett replied.
"How is it possible? There are at least 10,000 soldiers in Queeren City, and Ender only has three thousand men, and there are no siege tools." Meria asked in surprise.
"How can ordinary people imagine Lord Ander's ability?" Bennett stared at Viscount Meria fiercely.
"Knight Bennett, Meria, she just wanted to ask how the Knight Ander won Queerle City in such a short time." Heloise quickly spoke up and smoothed out.
It is not easy for Heloise to gain military power. Even if she gained the highest command power by virtue of her identity and even Ender expressed her support, many knights still doubted the fact that women commanded the army without any record.
"Hmph, Count Benjamin foreseeing that we would rest in Hont town, and tampered with the walls in advance and attacked overnight. But what he didn't expect was that Lord Ander used the trick to defeat the six thousand troops in one fell swoop and captured Count Benjamin alive."
"Then Lord Ander disguised himself as Earl Benjamin, pretended to be chased by us all the way, tricked us into the gate of Queeren and led us to conquer Queeren.
Lord Ender was invincible. When the Abilis saw Lord Ender taking action, he had already made a mess before he could get in the fight. Three thousand of us captured a total of 14,000 prisoners." Knight Bennett said proudly.
Heloise had already made plans to attack Queer City. She even planned how to establish her authority and how to further strengthen the morale of the army, but Ander directly took Queer City, which greatly out of her expectations and disrupted her plan.
But this is always a good thing, and she could not order Ander to give up on Queer City and let her attack again - she would dare to issue such idiotic orders to ensure that someone would propose to remove her from the position of ruling tomorrow.
"Is Viscount Ander's troops strong enough for so many prisoners?" Heloise leaned forward and asked with concern.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Lord Ander has begun to train new troops with prisoners, and there is no problem in ensuring safety." Knight Bennett said with confidence.
"He has started to train the new army? How many people are there?" Heloise asked nervously.
"At present, 10,000 people were initially organized."
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The military camp outside Queeren City.
Queeren City is a medium-sized city with a population of no more than 100,000.
Since there are no high-rise buildings in this world, the area of a city that can live in 100,000 people is quite large.
To be continued...