Chapter 421 Baron Hobert's Promise of Protection
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The "Black Seagull" pirate group only had a Sequence 9 as their captain. After Hobert killed him, it was as good as wiping out the entire pirate group.
While cleaning up the battlefield, Hobert saw "Vice Admiral Iceberg" leading a few subordinates out of the forest.
Hobert was stunned. Why hadn't this woman left yet?
"Hobert Jeffrey!" From afar, Edwina, who had seen Hobert's "true face," said, "I wondered why that name seemed so familiar when I heard it. So you're the 'traitor'!"
When Hobert gave Edwina the method to summon his messenger yesterday, she inevitably learned his real name.
Fortunately, Hobert was prepared and only told her his last name, instead of directly using a fake name.
Hobert smiled and said, "This island is now part of the Jeffrey territory, but we are allies, so you can land on the island freely.
"I just thought of a good name. How about naming this place 'Dock Island'?"
Although the Baron doesn't legally have the power to expand territory, after declaring sovereignty over a nameless island and giving it a name, Hobert, according to colonist customs, now owns the island.
"Good name!" Edwina said, "Alright, you can continue playing your lord game. We should go now."
"Take care, take care, remember to write to me!"
After seeing off "Vice Admiral Iceberg," Hobert became even more fearless on this island. He led his men to kill the captains of three small pirate groups one after another. He also plundered the camps of the 'Skull' pirate group and the 'Black Whale' pirate group, killing the first mate of the "Black Whale" pirate group and the boatswain of the "Skull" pirate group.
Most of the members of these pirate groups had gone into the forest to search for extraordinary creatures. Otherwise, under Hobert's leadership, they would definitely have wiped out whoever they encountered.
It wasn't until dusk that everyone was too tired to walk. Hobert had Seel plant all the flags on the beach before completely withdrawing.
Hobert, who was walking at the end, simply dismantled the "Traveler's Door." Anyway, he knew how to build the magic array for the "Traveler's Door." He would just rebuild it when he brought people here next time.
Otherwise, it would be easily discovered. If there were pirates who knew how to use the "Traveler's Door," they might directly attack the Jeffrey territory tens of thousands of miles away.
The spoils of war had already filled the front yard of the lord's mansion. While everyone was carrying them back, Philip was making records.
Hobert took the record sheet and glanced at it. Most of them were daily necessities such as tents, lanterns, and tables and chairs. The valuables were worth about nine hundred pounds.
Pirates usually carry valuable belongings with them. This money was all searched from the bodies of the killed pirates.
The harvest of extraordinary materials was not small. A total of 15 Beyonder ingredients of 6 kinds were found. Hobert only recognized three of them.
One of them was the blood crystal of the Lavos Squid, which is one of the main materials for "Astrologers." Hobert planned to sell it to Fors.
At the same time, there were also a large number of spiritual materials. These were all Beyonder materials and spiritual materials that the pirates had just hunted Beyonder creatures and had not had time to sell. Now they were all cheap for Hobert.
There were four Beyonder characteristics, three at the Sequence 9 level, which were a "Sailor," a "Bard," and a "Prisoner" Beyonder characteristic.
One Sequence 8 level, "Pugilist" Beyonder characteristic.
Hobert gave the "Sailor" Beyonder characteristic to Seel, the "Bard" Beyonder characteristic to Albert, and each gave a Sequence 9 main ingreident, which was considered their spoils of war.
Then, according to the number of enemies killed, everyone was rewarded. Because the captured currency was all gold pounds, Hobert asked Philip to distribute the rewards in gold Lire.
The most received 23 gold Lire, and the least only completed two assists and received only 2 gold Lire.
However, Hobert allowed them to choose one to three more spoils from the yard. Most people chose practical and easy-to-carry lanterns.
So a large number of tents, daily necessities, meat, fish, and wine were left in the yard.
Hobert had the kitchen prepare a big meal of fish and meat, and everyone had a feast.
At the banquet, Hobert pointed to the young man next to Albert: "Is this your son?"
Albert quickly knelt down to Hobert with the young man next to him: "Yes, my lord. His name is Corwin, and he is my eldest son."
Hobert nodded: "He fought very bravely today. Let him be my guard tomorrow."
Albert said happily: "Thank you for your grace, my lord!"
Hobert waved his hand and said to one of Seel's subordinates, "What's your name?"
The subordinate immediately stood up and bowed: "My lord, my name is Jack."
Hobert "hmmed" and said, "You were also very brave today. Before Seel comes back, you are responsible for the security of the lord's mansion. After Seel comes back, you will be the deputy captain of the guard."
Jack also bowed like Albert: "Thank you for your grace, my lord!"
Hobert asked again: "Are you literate?"
"I went to school for a few years." Jack was a little embarrassed: "But I've almost forgotten everything now."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Hobert also smiled: "Follow the teachers in the territory to relearn grammar and arithmetic. If there are any errands in the future, I will dare to arrange them for you."
Jack bowed again: "Yes!"
Everyone looked envious. This was obviously a prelude to promotion. At this time, they regretted why they hadn't been more brave and desperate in the battle this afternoon?
The banquet ended. Everyone who had drunk some wine respectfully bid farewell to the lord after eating and drinking their fill, and then dragged their tired bodies away, talking and laughing, and even a little excited.
As residents or retainers of a remote area, if Hobert hadn't led them today, they might never have left the land under their feet in their lives, and they might never have had such a crazy act.
After everyone left, Hobert sent Seel and Albert back to Bugas City. They had their own tasks.
Back in his study, Hobert first saw two corpses lying on the floor of the study, the first mate of the "Black Whale" pirate group and the boatswain of the "Skull" pirate group.
These were specially sent by Seel after the battle.
After locking the door of the study, Hobert prayed to The Fool: "...Great Mr. Fool, please tell Mr. Hanged Man that I killed two pirates with bounties today. I hope to meet with him and ask him to help me collect the bounty."
Although asking Alger to collect the bounty would cost him some "handling fee," it would save a lot of trouble. The key is to get the bounty quickly.
A few minutes later, the majestic image of The Fool appeared in Hobert's mind, and then the picture turned into Alger's prayer screen.
He had just docked today and was now at the pier of a small island, indicating that he could meet with "Emperor" now.
So Hobert changed his clothes, put on his mask, grabbed the two corpses with both hands, and after one transit, used "Travel" to arrive at the meeting place.
It wasn't the first time the two had met, so there was no need to be so cautious and polite. Hobert threw the corpses on the ground and introduced straightforwardly: "One is the first mate of the 'Black Whale' pirate group, with a bounty of 900 pounds, and the other is the boatswain of the 'Skull' pirate group. I don't know how much the bounty is."
"300 pounds!" Alger replied, "The total bounty is 1200 pounds. I need to use some relationships and do some lobbying to get the bounty quickly.
"Plus my own remuneration, I will charge you 15%, which is 180 pounds."
"No problem, when can I get the bounty?"
"Next Monday."
Hobert stretched out his hand: "Happy cooperation."
Alger shook his hand: "Happy cooperation."
After Hobert left with "Travel," Alger looked at the place where he left and whispered: "He finally went to sea! But that's good, at least I have a helper at sea."
...
Sunday morning, Jeffrey Territory.
Hobert was still in his sleep when he heard Allen knocking on the door: "My lord! Signal flare!"
Hobert turned over and got out of bed, and only after yawning did he realize that Allen was talking about the distress signal of the "Nohahr" .
Since bluffing the "Nohar" into the Taz River channel, Hobert had asked Allen to find a few people to take turns staring at the south, and immediately notify him after discovering the signal flare.
According to the speed of the cargo ship, the "Nohar" could reach Jeffrey Town today. He didn't expect to encounter danger so early in the morning.
Hobert estimated that the bandits on both sides of the river were still in a state of surprise the previous two days, and now they finally couldn't bear it and were going to rob a fortune.
After putting on his clothes, Hobert looked south and saw that the light emitted by the signal flare in the air had begun to weaken, but it was still visible.
Hobert looked at Corwin, who had come to work early: "You come to the study with me."
After arriving at the study, Hobert said, "Prepare for battle!"
With yesterday's experience, Corwin immediately realized that the lord was going to take him to solve the problem that appeared on the side of the flare: "My lord, I am ready."
Hobert supported his shoulders and took him through the spirit world to the shore not far from Full Moon Lake.
Two small boats were approaching the "Nohar" on the water, and two groups of people on the shore were chasing the cargo ship.
...
At this time, Dean, the captain of the "Nohar," was staring at the two small boats with sweat on his forehead. Even if he ignored the bandits on the small boats, just colliding would likely cause the "Nohar" to leak.
And on this long-abandoned waterway, it was impossible to find a dock that could repair large cargo ships.
Dean looked anxiously at the shore. What about the protection promised by Hobert Baron's special envoy? Could he have been deceived?
At this moment, Dean saw a boulder flying from the shore, hitting a small boat right on target.
Amidst the wailing of the bandits on the small boat, the small boat lost power and began to sink.
Dean quickly looked at the shore with a telescope, but he did not find any weapons such as catapults on the shore, only a young man in noble attire.
He saw him move his shoulders and easily lifted a stone weighing at least two hundred jins, and threw it into the river again.
Next to the young man stood a young man dressed as a noble warrior, who looked surprised, obviously shocked by the scene in front of him.
Another boulder flew and hit the other boat very accurately.
Dean sighed: "This is the first time I've seen such a strong man!"
He quickly continued to observe the direction of the young noble with the telescope. At this time, the noble and his guard had engaged in a battle with the thirty or forty bandits who had chased after them on the shore.
Dean once again sweated for them, the strength was too disparate.
But for some reason, the bandits suddenly had infighting. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two easily defeated the bandits like tigers entering a flock of sheep.
The nobles and guards did not pursue, but shouted: "See clearly, the bow of this ship is flying the flag of Jeffrey Territory. Whoever dares to attack them will only have one ending: death!"
The voice was full of energy, and even the pursuers on the opposite bank heard it clearly, thus giving up the pursuit.
Dean finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to the surrounding crew: "Our previous choice was correct. Hobert Baron's envoy is a man of his word."
...
Corwin on the shore looked at Hobert with admiration. After the battle experience of the past two days, Corwin was already convinced of the lord's martial virtue.
At this time, Corwin saw the lord turn his head and say to him: "Later you go to the ship and tell the captain and crew that we are the reinforcements sent by Hobert Baron.
"And tell them that Full Moon Lake is ahead, and the east side of Full Moon Lake is Hobert Baron's territory, and they can dock for repairs.
"When you come back, just jump directly from the ship, and I'll catch you.
"Remember?"
Corwin nodded: "Remember, but..."
Before he could say "but," the lord grabbed his collar and threw him into the river like he had just thrown the stone.
Corwin's mind went blank, and he stood firmly on the deck of the "Nohar" with a look of horror.
Looking at the surprised expressions on the faces of the surrounding crew, Corwin also reacted after two or three seconds. He cleared his throat and said arrogantly: "We are the reinforcements sent by Hobert Baron..."
After repeating what Hobert had taught him, Captain Dean quickly came over to thank him.
Corwin waved his hand and said it was nothing. When he went back, he completely trusted the lord's arrangement. He took a step forward and jumped off the ship amidst the exclamations of the crew.
Corwin pinched his nose and was ready to fall into the water.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew across the river, and this gust of wind actually held Corwin up!
The disbelief on Corwin's face immediately turned into a hearty shout: "Yahoo!"
He felt like he could fly, spread his arms and laughed twice, flew close to the water and landed on the shore, standing firmly in front of the lord.
The crew on the "Nohar" had long been stunned.
Hobert on the shore asked with a smile: "How does it feel?"
"It's great, my lord. It's the first time I've felt that life can be so happy."
Hobert sighed: "It's good to be young!"
Although he looked only one or two years older than Corwin on the surface, the experience of "two lifetimes" made his mental age at least forty years old.
He remembered that when he first used the ability of "Flight," he only thought that this ability would increase his mobility.
But Corwin exclaimed, "So life can be this enjoyable!"
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