Chapter 36 The Enthusiastic Baron Tony
Butler Zeman led several people to the castle. The castle looked to be quite old. One side of the castle was covered with green ivy, bringing a hint of age. The feeling of passing.
Although this castle is not very large in area and cannot compare to 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 grounds.
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 Yaer Adventure Group. The monsters encountered in my territory this time will all depend on a few heroes!”
The person in front of him was Zet Tony, the owner of the territory. He looked like he hadn't slept well for several days, and the thick dark circles under his eyes were particularly conspicuous.
As the external representative of the adventure group, Yasen naturally took the initiative to salute Baron Tony and said:
“You’re welcome, I am Yasen. Since I have accepted your commission, we I will naturally complete this mission properly and help you eliminate that monster."
"I know, I know, it's all up to you!"
Zet Tony meets Yassen. After making the promise, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. The past few days have been hard on me as a baron.
"You guys have been working hard on your journey today. I've prepared dinner and a place to rest for you."
Seeing that Yassen didn't mean to introduce the other members, Zet didn't care, so he quickly invited them too. Li Si and others took their seats.
I prepared this sumptuous dinner in advance today, and asked my butler Zeman to go to the town to greet them. They were all friends from the Bright City Mercenary Guild who helped me release tasks. Yesterday, I specially sent someone to tell me, The person who accepted the commission to conquer his territory this time was not an easy person. As long as there were no problems, he would definitely be able to deal with the monster.
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.
Among the mercenaries who came this time was a golden warrior!
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 my 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 sorry for that 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 next to her who is looking around!
Thinking of this, Zett and Yassen couldn’t help but speak in a more polite tone.
Li Si and Yaer also sat at the dining table. The main course for dinner was stewed fish and grilled steak. Although it was not as good as that of Bright Light City, it was possible to prepare these in this relatively remote town. Baron Tony had taken the trouble.
Several people rejected Baron Tony’s invitation to taste the local specialty wine, even the alcoholic dwarf Renbos. After all, they were about to face danger, and they couldn’t let alcohol paralyze them. own 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 Excellency, Baron, I wonder if you can tell us about the situation in your territory."
Seeing that everyone was almost full and rested, Yasen said to Baron Tony.
"Alas~" the baron sighed, recalling and introducing it to everyone.
“It was one evening two weeks ago. I heard my housekeeper report to me that near the vineyards on the east side of the territory, several goats grazing by the people disappeared, and the vineyard shelves were also damaged. A lot.”
"At first I thought it was wild beasts like tusked 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 went with him. Only one of the three people 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 and had to let him. My friend helped 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, some mercenaries came. A silver-level mercenary was killed by this monster in a sneak attack. Many mercenaries were afraid and gave up their mission and left."
"You are my last hope. If we can't solve it, I can only ask the king. The report requested the army to encircle and suppress us.”
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 won’t work if you don’t 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 issues. Then you, the lord, will have to deal with it in front of others. What's the meaning.
That’s why I gritted my teeth and took out a thousand gold coins as reward. This was a year’s surplus from the plantation in my territory.
After hearing this, Li Si and Yasen probably felt confident.
Yasen asked the Baron again:
"Have you confirmed what kind of monster it 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. They said it was A black four-legged monster, a beast similar to a leopard or a wolf."
"They all attacked the townspeople and mercenaries somewhere."
"It all happened in the beginning. Near the plantation on the east side of the territory, but there were already attacks on people in the town last night. Everyone was frightened and stayed at home today and did not dare to go out. I asked the guards to call back all the people living outside the city. Now They all stayed in the castle, and except for the guards guarding the castle, everyone else was patrolling in the town."
Hearing this, Li Si glanced at Baron Tony, but he didn't expect that the lord was very kind to his subjects. Responsible and well organized.
"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 can't handle his matter, he really has nothing to do. Do he have to pray for this monster to leave on its own?
Yasen called everyone together and said:
"You should have heard the monster described by the baron. What kind of monster do you think it is?"
>"It sounds like it is a monster that is mainly active at night. I think it is very likely to be a leopard monster. Night leopards and shadow leopards are possible. Of course, it is also possible that it is a dire wolf."
Elena analyzed that as an elf hunter, she was very familiar with the types of monsters.
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)