In the battle in front of the tavern, no one except Arthur and his soldiers could have imagined this outcome.
Only 20 soldiers defeated more than 200 guards of Earl Milne and captured his sixth-level guard captain Muzak alive.
Now all the residents of Fuel Town knew the power of their new lord. Those passionate young people couldn't help but bow down at Arthur's feet and swear to follow their lord to death.
The soldiers captured another 50 or 60 guards of Earl Milne and tied them up in front of the tavern. There were still a dozen injured but not dead people lying on the ground wailing.
"Captain, what should we do next? Should we wait?" Jose asked Arthur.
"Leave One tans and the captain of the guard. There's no point in keeping the others. Let's release them all and have them carry the dead and the injured back. Also, have them tell Milne to send me the 2,063 gold coins previously collected from my territory and the 1,000 gold coins for this incident as compensation within half a day. He can take his son and the captain of the guard away, or he can bring people to collect their bodies!" Arthur said very firmly.
Jose took the order and did it.
Mayor Larking's face was filled with worry, and he kept muttering, "This is trouble, this is a disaster..."
Arthur smiled and said to larking, "If someone is deliberately planning to bully you, you can't hide from him. The more you retreat, the more he will bully you! In this case, you must fight back hard and let him know that you are not someone he can afford to offend. Even if you can't beat him, you must break his teeth and let him know that even if he can swallow you, he will have to pay a huge price. Only then will he consider whether to continue bullying you!"
Arthur's words stunned Larking. He had never thought about the problem from this angle before.
Larking knew that Arthur's set of rules was completely the rules of mercenaries, and it was not the set of tricks commonly used by nobles, such as smiling but hiding a knife, intrigue, and playing tricks behind the scenes.
Arthur continued to persuade Larking, "Don't worry, this matter will not implicate you and the residents of the town. If this Earl Milne is really brave, he will personally bring people to fight again. If he can't beat him, I won't give him this territory directly. If he is not brave, he will obediently let someone bring the compensation and never dare to mess with Fuel Town again."
Things happened just as Arthur expected. When it was getting dark, three wildebeests came to the town again, and a slightly fat old butler brought only two guards.
The old butler smiled and apologized after entering the tavern. He said it was a misunderstanding before, and did not mention the fact that several parties were beaten and dead. Of course, Arthur asked for more gold coins.
The old butler's style is the real aristocratic style. If you lose, you have to admit it, and you have to lose gracefully.
Arthur naturally wouldn't make it difficult for him. After receiving the gold coins, he let him go. It was just the last sentence, "Third Master, come to the town to play again when you have time?" that made One tans vomit blood again.
The anger was vented, the money was earned, Earl Milne was also scared, the clouds of the day were dispersed, and the matter ended happily!
Only a fool would think so?
Earl Milne might have been frightened by Arthur's fierce means this time, and chose to give in temporarily, but he would never let this matter go! As a nobleman, he would try every means to retaliate after being humiliated so much. If he couldn't do it openly, he would do it secretly and shadily. Arthur knew the dirty means of these nobles too well.
If Arthur stayed in the territory for a long time, he might be able to patiently fight him, but Arthur couldn't stay here for a long time. He had to return to the Blood Glory Academy before the end of the year. He must not leave a hidden danger for himself before going back.
After the old housekeeper of the Milne family left, Arthur also returned to the town hall surrounded by everyone, and went back to his room to rest directly under the pretext of being tired all day.
Arthur entered the room with his first foot, and then got out of the window, and quickly left the town under the cover of night.
After figuring out the direction, Arthur chased eastward. He had secretly planted a dark magic mark on the old housekeeper. As long as the direction was correct, he could successfully chase Milne's Earl's Mansion with the help of "dark perception".
The city of Coral an, where Milne's Earl's Mansion was located, was an inland town with less than 10,000 people, and the straight-line distance from Fuel Town was even less than 20 miles.
Arthur rushed all the way and arrived outside Coral an at nightfall.
These inland towns have been peaceful for a long time. Although they are closed at night, the city defense is ineffective. Arthur easily climbed over the city wall. From the city wall, you can see the huge castle in the city that is still lit.
In the eyes of the real nobles, Earl Milne is only a small noble in the countryside, but in terms of money-making methods and the luxury of life, he is no less than the nobles in the royal city, and the scale of the castle is not even lower than that of the marquis.
The Earl of Milne's Mansion is an ancient Gothic castle building. There are walls outside the castle, and the guards on the walls are much stricter than the defense of Coral an City.
Even so, the vigilance of these guards is not as good as that of the army during the war. Arthur successfully climbed into the castle by using the "shadow stealth" method, avoiding the main gate of the castle and crawling in through an open window on the third floor.
There are countless rooms in this old-fashioned castle. Outsiders will get lost if there is no one to lead the way, let alone find the target.
The dark mark that Arthur had planted on the old butler before came into play at this time. According to the habits of the nobles, the living room of the personal butler must not be too far from the master's bedroom.
Following the dark mark, passing through the intricate corridors, and climbing two stairs, Arthur came to a room at the end of the corridor.
The thick golden name door of the room was closed, and a faint light came from the keyhole. It seemed that the people in the room were still awake.
The room was very soundproof. I could vaguely hear someone talking in the room, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.
When Arthur was about to use "Dark Corrosion" to make a hole in the door, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the corridor.
Arthur turned around and hid behind the huge vase next to the door.
As the footsteps approached, a young maid came to the door with a silver tray. On the tray were a crystal wine jug and several golden plates of food.
The maid knocked on the door gently. After being allowed to enter the room, she put down the wine and food and retreated respectfully.
The maid turned around and left, but she didn't notice that the door, which should have been closed again, was not completely closed because a silver coin was stuck in the middle.
Light and the sound of talking came through the crack in the door.
Arthur looked through the crack in the door, but the scene in front of him shocked him...