Chapter 103 There will always be some obstacles in things
The city of Hukaro is not too far from the city of Boris.
Even with the army and dozens of donkey carts for freight, the speed was relatively slow. After walking for a whole day, we reached our destination in the evening.
Unlike the towering and tall city walls of Boris, the walls of Hukaro City are much smaller.
The city walls of Boris were made of stone.
Hukaro's city walls are made of mud bricks, and are only a little over five meters high, which is a little higher than Hardy's height after he transformed into the Nightmare Knight.
Hardy probably can jump over this wall by using a lightening technique on his nightmare form.
As the sun sets, the city is shrouded in orange light and looks very warm.
At the city gate, merchants and caravans and civilians came and went, and there was a slight harmony.
This city does not have a dedicated military passage, so we have to squeeze into the same gate as ordinary people.
Just when he got closer, the civilians all ducked aside.
The passage to the city gate is empty.
There is no other way. Anyone who sees more than a hundred soldiers and more than a hundred cavalry coming towards him will subconsciously retreat.
But when the guards guarding the gate saw the troops coming, they subconsciously closed the gate.
Roger ran forward first and shouted: "The new owner of Hukaro City, Viscount Hardy, has come to take office. Why don't you open the city gate quickly to welcome him?"
The team leader responsible for guarding the city gate looked at the more than two hundred troops below and swallowed his saliva.
Now in Hukaro City, there are at most a hundred guardsmen. He looked down at the angel flags held by Hardy and others, and then at the more than a hundred cavalry covered in silver armor. Cold sweat broke out on my head.
He already knew that the people below should be genuine, but he still shouted: "Please wait a moment, I need to ask His Excellency Eiffel for instructions to verify your identity."
Roger didn't think anything of it. In his opinion, it was normal to verify his identity.
But when he returned to Hardy, he found that his master was smiling strangely.
"Master, is there any problem?"
"When I was chatting with Madam Sissi, I learned something. Eiffel should have been Madam Sissi's housekeeper when she was a girl."
Hukaro City was originally the fiefdom of Mrs. Sissi. She spent her time here from the age of eleven to her marriage at the age of fifteen.
Rogge reacted: "The master means that this Eiffel steward has become Hukaro's de facto master?"
"It should be." Hardy Nodding: "Otherwise, I can't understand why the defenders would ask a steward for instructions."
Rogge immediately became angry: "How dare a mere civilian do this..."
He really couldn't find the adjective.
Hardy shook his head indifferently: "It is probably because the Jeanna family has not taken care of this place. At most, they just paid the tax money and left it alone."
"Master, do you want us to prepare to attack the city?" Rogge smiled sadly.
Thanks to Hadi's behavior of throwing away money, his soldiers are now not afraid of fighting at all.
He even wished there was a war.
If you win, you will get a lot of money. If you die, your family will be protected. I am afraid of a ball.
"Alas, I ordered the siege formation." Hadi rode back, out of the shooting range of the opponent's archers.
Hardy feels that it is necessary to be prepared.
He is not afraid of offending the other party. He is the legitimate lord of Hukaro City, and whatever he does is right.
But if the other party really dares to have some evil intentions, going in directly would be the right choice.
After this order was issued, both infantry and cavalry set up their positions.
The captain on the city wall was so frightened that he trembled.
But even so, he still didn't let anyone open the city gate. Hardy sat on the horse, looking at Hukaro City in the distance, and sighed: "I thought I could take over smoothly, but in the end something has to happen?"
A silver-armored cavalry walked up to Hardy's side. The knight on the horse opened his mask and revealed his face. It was the knight Malok.
He looked at Hardy and asked: "Your Majesty the Viscount, we don't have siege equipment. It's a bit difficult to forcefully open the city gate."
"It's okay, this city gate is made of wood. I'll knock it away later."
Listening to Hardy's understatement, Malok swallowed subconsciously and stepped back.
He thought of Hardy's Nightmare Knight form. It was really easy for such a giant monster to break open a broken wooden city gate.
After waiting for a long time, the sky was about to darken completely, and when Hardy was about to transform into the Nightmare Knight and charge, the Eiffel housekeeper finally appeared on the city wall.
When he came up, he still looked unconcerned: "Isn't it just that the viscount is here? No need to make a fuss, our Jeanne family..."
Then he saw Under the city wall, the army was in battle formation.
I was so frightened that I was covered in sweat, and at the same time I shouted hurriedly: "Hurry, hurry, open the city gate."
"Don't you need to check it?"
"It's a ghost test. If you dare to say that you want to test yourself, the other party will come in."
The city gate opened quickly, and Rogge led the infantry in first.
Hardy and the logistics troops followed, with the cavalry taking the rear.
When Hadi entered the city, he saw an old man kneeling on the roadside.
This old man is dressed quite luxuriously. Not only are his clothes good, but they are also of good quality.
Hardy sat on the horse and looked down at him: "Are you Eiffel?"
"Dear Viscount, yes."
"I heard Madam Sissi said you , He said that you are a very honest and reliable person. ”
Ever's expression paused for a moment, then he smiled and said: "I haven't seen Miss Sissi for a long time and miss her very much."
"You can go to Boris City Find her at Jeanna Manor and continue to serve her.”
"I am already old, clumsy, and my brain is not flexible. It is easy to make mistakes when doing things now, so I won't trouble Miss Sissi."
The other party was respectful and answered all questions, but Hardy still listened to the other party's tone. I heard dissatisfaction.
"Since you are old, just retire. I have my own housekeeper. You can take good care of yourself."
Eiffel paused for a moment, raised his head, and was about to speak out in anger, but Then he saw Hardy's half-smiling face.
Very handsome, but there is coldness in his eyes.
Ever shook his body, immediately lowered his head, and said in despair: "Yes, Your Excellency the Viscount."
At that moment, Hardy stopped looking at him and rode away.
After walking for a while, the Malok cavalry came up and asked softly: "Your Excellency Hardy, won't you give that old man enough severance pay?"
Because Hardy has always, It gives the impression that he is very considerate and caring for his subordinates.
This kind of direct firing of people does not seem to fit well with Hardy's image.
But he believed Hardy wouldn't mess around for no reason.
Hardy smiled and said: "It seems that your previous life was quite poor."
Malok didn't understand even more. What does this have to do with him?
Hardy explained: "The clothes he is wearing are almost the same price as your armor and horse armor combined. Are you still worried that he will starve to death?"
Mallock's eyes widened. Eye.
(End of this chapter)