When they returned to the courtyard in the afternoon, Suzanne excitedly asked Laffey to help her put on the earrings. Earrings had always been a symbol of power and power for Shalorian nobles. Commoners had neither the opportunity nor the right to wear earrings. But now that Shalor was about to be destroyed, who would care?
Glace had always had the aura of a noble. She usually suppressed Suzanne so much that she didn't dare to talk to her. Kristin always liked Locke, so Suzanne's relationship with Laffey was actually the best among them. After Locke found her bracelet, Laffey became less hostile towards him. Of course, she also gradually developed a sense of friendship towards Suzanne, who was from the same country.
When Laffey saw the earrings that her mistress had asked her to pawn, she had a complicated expression on her face. But she didn't say anything and just put them on Suzanne seriously. "It might hurt a little, but you have to bear with it," said Laffey.
"Don't worry." Suzanne waved her hand. She didn't care about the pain of having her ears pierced at all.
During dinner, everyone's eyes lingered on Suzanne. "How is it? Does it look good?" Suzanne waved her wrist happily, revealing the silver bracelet. She then raised her hand to show off her new earrings.
"That's auntie..." Kristin stared at it for a long time and finally recognised it.
Glace patted Kristin's head and interrupted her. "Not bad indeed."
Suzanne was very pleased with herself after being praised by Glace. She stuck closer to Locke and rested her head on his shoulder. Kristin was immediately dissatisfied and joined in the battle, forgetting about the truth she wanted to expose earlier.
Locke sat with one in his arms and the other on his left, so he could only eat with his free right hand. From time to time, he had to steal from both of them. It was really painful and happy at the same time.
Glace pretended to casually ask where the earrings came from, and Locke said that they were given to him by a peddler. Glace looked as if she had expected it.
After dinner, the sky was completely dark. Everyone went back to their rooms. Locke didn't go out tonight and went to his room with Suzanne early. There was no entertainment in this place. Locke's happy time was at night, so he could... hehe.
For the past few days, Grace and the others hadn't been able to sleep well. Every night, they would hear excited screams and muffled thuds coming from next door. Tonight, in order to repay Locke's care and consideration, Suzanne served him with all her might. It was a wonderful night.
Two days later, the baron held several meetings with the platoon jarls. After clarifying the mission objectives, the troops were about to set off again. This time, they had to reach Conner City, where the headquarters of the corps was located, within a week. Within half a month, their Second Infantry Regiment had to rendezvous with the rest of the corps in front of Entil City.
Entil was a big city in Shalor, second only to the royal capital, Audis. It was said that the city walls alone were more than twenty metres high, and the remaining elites of Shalor were stationed there. The reason why the resistance the Faustian army faced after breaking through the Felmo Grand Canyon was so weak that it could be broken up was because Shalor had gathered the remaining professional soldiers in Entircheng, Eilis and the royal capital, Audis, for their final struggle.
The entire Falcon Corps had thirty thousand people, divided into six corps. Among them, four were infantry corps, one was cavalry corps, and one was logistics corps. With so many people attacking Entil City, it could be seen that it was indeed a tough battle. Locke didn't dare to take it lightly.
After occupying Farlans, Cardoj left some soldiers and the transport team behind. Although it was a private army, it still belonged to Falcon in name. His father-in-law was also the deputy jarl of Falcon, so he had to participate in the battle this time.
Since they had to rendezvous first, Cardoj and Cashel would join the army together.
Locke was still riding his horse, walking in the middle of the team. Suzanne, Glace, and the others were placed in the transport team at the back of the team. He didn't feel comfortable leaving Suzanne in Farlans. After the departure of this kind of unit, there would be many riots in the previously occupied cities. He didn't want to take the risk.
As for Glace, she was his property, so it was better to bring her along with him. Glace was different from Suzanne. If Suzanne's beauty was still acceptable, Glace's elegance and breathtaking beauty would definitely cause a commotion. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, Glace and the others consciously put on a veil. The people in the transport team also knew that they were Locke's women, so they took care of them. However, they would sometimes complain, "Other platoon jarls only have two women at most, but this guy has four, including a child!"
When the news reached the ears of the other platoon jarls, they only laughed and said, "It's good to be young."
There wasn't much danger along the way. Currently, there was almost no resistance in Shalor, except for places like Farlans that could be defended. There were only a few bandits. The bandits could only bully the Shalorians. They didn't dare to show their faces in the face of Faustian's regular army.
"Why aren't there any bad guys?" Kristin asked her aunt Glace. Their journey from the royal capital to Farlans hadn't been so peaceful. If it weren't for the family guards, they wouldn't have been able to move an inch.
"Because wolves can only bully sheep. When they encounter lions, they have to run away," said Glace.
Kristin nodded as if she understood.
This time, Locke brought Korby with him and sent him to the logistics department to do odd jobs with Suzanne's brother. Korby was a talent who could recognise many precious items. He had seen many of the things Locke's platoon had seized along the way.
Moreover, he had good connections. Their team would pass through a few towns and two small cities before meeting up with the corps headquarters. They were all small towns that didn't have much resistance. According to the two barons, they would just crush them. The two barons had gained a lot from the battle of Farlans, so they didn't care about these small things anymore.
Although the barons didn't care, Locke and the other platoon jarls didn't. Locke had already discussed with Yoshk in private.
Korby was a smart guy. Without Locke's request, he stood up and offered to take them to raid the houses of his former colleagues.
In times of war, smugglers and traffickers were indeed a group of people who lived a good life. According to him, there were a few gangs in those towns, and their scale was about the same as the people he used to lead.
Locke promised Korby that he would let him go as long as he raided 100 gold coins. 100 gold coins could be exchanged for about 50 Gold Derahls, which wasn't a small sum of money.
Locke asked the caravan to send 50 Silver Derahls back to his hometown. Although there were only his parents and sister at home and they probably didn't need so much money, it was a habit of every soldier to send money home.
Locke left the rest of the money to Suzanne. She used to manage taverns and had a good head on her shoulders. She planned to take a share in the transport team under Locke's name. 150 Silver Derahls wasn't even worth mentioning in the eyes of the caravan stewards, but since he was a platoon jarl, they had to give him some face.
This was Suzanne's shrewdness. With this, Locke would be able to earn tens or even hundreds of Silver Derahls after each battle. It would also increase in value.
They passed through two small cities and three small towns along the way. In order to arrive on time, Cardoj and Cashel decided to let the cavalry platoon take the lead and crush the towns. They all chose to have their cavalry platoons take the lead and crush them. Several cities were breached without any resistance.
Although they were breached, they didn't enter the cities to search carefully. They only dispersed Shalor's resistance and opened up a path for the transport team and other troops to follow.
This gave Locke an opportunity. At this time, Locke and Yoshk each led fifty men to raid a small town. Although it was just an ordinary town, there were about a few hundred people in it. It was enough for Locke and the others to eat their fill.
Locke and the others weren't the only ones who took action. The other platoon jarls couldn't stand the loneliness and each took their men to raid a small town. Cardoj just turned a blind eye to this. The baron knew that a good leader had to learn to delegate power and be considerate of his subordinates.
Although what the platoon jarls did might affect his battle plan, it was fine as long as the results were good. Of course, if anything happened, the one who should take the blame would still have to bear the consequences. Clear rewards and punishments were the way of the army.
Later, even Cashel's troops couldn't stand it anymore. A few platoon jarls cleared the last town.
Locke and the others had more than a hundred men. They had to leave the rest to others, or they would be hated by others. This was what Yoshk had taught him.
As for why they didn't choose a city, it was because unless their battalion went all out and took a lot of risks, they wouldn't be able to take down a city with high walls. Even if the regular forces had been scattered by them.
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