Chapter 44 Sige Town
At night, the snow almost stopped, only scattered snowflakes fell, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow.
There was darkness and silence in the town. People closed their doors and windows and called their children back. Only the baron's castle was brightly lit.
There is a name engraved on the stone tablet at the intersection: Sige Town.
This is a small town located on the border of the Luckman family. The land nearby is open and fertile, making it a good farming area. A hundred years ago, an ancestor of the Luckman family led his men to reclaim land and established Sige Town.
This is also a prosperous town with thousands of people living in it, providing a continuous supply of food to the surrounding area.
However, due to its remote location, cruel monsters such as frost giants, snowmen, and even white dragons have visited one after another. As a result, the place has been renovated and rebuilt several times, and there are only about 400 residents left.
Most of them were serfs who could not leave, and the rest were small traders, millers, horsemen, and servants serving the nobles.
The Luckman family will only enfeoff the clan members who are not valued here to provide food for Beifeng Castle.
Shortly after Baron Todd was dispatched, rumors of "Night Devils" appeared in Sig Town. Many young women disappeared mysteriously at night, making the town again panicked and residents worried all day long.
In the baron's palace.
Baron Todd Luckman rested his chin with his hands and sat solemnly in front of the gorgeous wooden table. The silver cup on the table contained a red viscous liquid.
"The Hateful Burning Nest"
At the mention of this name, his face seemed to be covered with a haze.
All the men he sent to the mine last time were wiped out. It is said that his former butler Hart was also captured, and only a few insignificant serfs escaped
He originally thought that this information was a lie concocted by those despicable slaves, but just a few days later, the most elite Eagle Guard unit of the Rackman family also suffered heavy losses in the place known as the "Burning Nest".
Only then did he have to confirm the authenticity of this information.
The monster's lair that even the North Wind Eagle Guards couldn't attack was rumored to be home to a red dragon called "Flying Flame". With just the few guards he had, how could he attack it?
No more gold.
There is no army anymore.
There are only lowly and weak serfs and guards sent by the family.
Although he is not the eldest son of the family, he is also a genuine heir of a duke.
Could it be that he could only stay in this remote place for the rest of his life, provide food for the family, and never get close to the center of power?
"I will return to Beifong Castle."
"My father will eventually recognize me."
Thinking of this, the baron's thin face became even more gloomy, and there was a hint of hunger deep in his pupils.
It seemed that he needed some fresh food to calm down tonight.
"Lord Baron, there is something outside."
The guard hurriedly opened the door and entered. It seemed that he had something important to report.
But when he realized that he had disturbed the Baron's thinking and the hungry and unkind eyes of the other party, he immediately closed his mouth nervously.
Seeing that the guards were coming, Todd forcibly suppressed the urge to bleed deep in his heart, looked at the guards, and said unhurriedly:
"What's so important?"
"Is it so important...that you need to disturb my rest?"
The guard was stunned by Todd's gaze.
Although this baron has not been enfeoffed here for a long time, he is secretly known as the "Bloody Baron" by everyone.
A maid had stained his dress while packing, and then the maid mysteriously disappeared and never appeared again in Sig Town.
Thinking of this, he replied tremblingly:
"My lord, yes, it's Hart."
"There is a man outside who calls himself Hart, and he wants to see you."
Hearing this familiar name, Todd suddenly slapped the table and stood up suddenly, asking sternly:
"How is it possible!"
"Wasn't he captured?"
The guard shook his head in panic and quickly replied: "My lord, I don't know either." Todd said coldly: "Bring him in."
The guard hesitated a little and said:
"He said... I would trouble you to go out and meet with him. He has something important to offer."
The guards' voices were filled with tears.
Todd thought of the gold and troops he had lost, and also thought of the rumors that Hart had been captured, and suddenly became very angry. He laughed angrily and said:
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"Where is he, then I will go and see for myself."
"Look at how this deserter who came to my door, my dear subordinate, is doing."
Baron Todd's tone was gritty.
"Yes, my lord."
The guard felt frightened, but he still obeyed the order and led the baron outside the mansion.
The baron's residence was newly built and the area was not very large. After passing through the hall and a narrow passage dozens of meters long, the two of them arrived at the door.
The man outside was in ragged clothes and unkempt. If you didn't look closely, you might have thought he was an orc. There was no trace of the high-spirited butler he had been before.
But Todd smelled the familiar smell of blood on his body and instantly confirmed that this was Hart.
The baron spoke first, with sarcasm in his words:
"Hart, long time no see."
"Isn't this my most trusted subordinate? The man who promised to bring me gold."
"Why did you disappear for so long and come back here again?"
Hart looked anxious: "Lord Baron, I have important information to report to you."
"Oh? What's going on?"
Todd looked at him with a half-smile, with hatred and hunger in his eyes, and his sanity was disappearing.
It just so happened that he hadn't eaten blood for a long time, and Hart, who was worthless after reporting the information, would become his next meal.
"Please ask your subordinates to avoid it."
Hart's voice trembled.
"Okay."
"You all stand down."
The baron agreed to this request, dismissed the surrounding guards, and accompanied Hart to a hidden and uninhabited place in the back garden of the baron's mansion, which was in line with his own ideas.
In his opinion, Hart was looking for death.
Baron Todd's pupils had turned scarlet, and he sneered: "Go ahead, Hart, I'm curious how you will defend yourself."
Hart's voice trembled even more, and the forced smile on his face was uglier than crying.
He said word for word:
"Giant, dragon, has arrived."
Before Baron Todd could react, he said in surprise:
"What?"
However, the next moment, he found that a huge shadow instantly enveloped him, his wings covering most of the night sky in front of him, and also blocking the pouring moonlight.
The red dragon looked down at the baron condescendingly, its ferocious head seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and its golden vertical pupils glowed faintly in the darkness.
"Do you need me to repeat it to you again? The Baron I have never met."
"The dragon has arrived."
(End of chapter)