Time flies, and half a month has passed since Carl looked directly at the true knowledge sphere and touched Sauron.
In the past two weeks, everything has been calm, and no other unexpected things have happened.
So Carl also took advantage of this rare time to get acquainted with the situation in his territory – Isengard.
Isengard, in addition to being the military and political center of Isengard Fortress, also has two large cities: Gulin and Gany.
In addition to these three cities, there are scattered towns and villages.
The development of these towns is not comparable to that of the central and eastern parts of Rohan, so they are a bit backward, and the population is not very large.
The entire Isengard is indeed a bit backward; except for the strength of the troops, there are no other advantages.
Carl was thinking about how to solve the many problems in the territory, but suddenly there was a call from outside the door:
"Lord Lord, news from the king."
"Come in!" Carl felt a little helpless when he heard the word "King," but – he said anyway.
Roger walked in slowly, holding a letter in his hand.
Carl took it, glanced at it, and as expected, the letter stated the same request as before.
Seychelles actually wanted him to keep his promise?
"As close as a family 'do'?" Carl rubbed his brows.
As early as ten days ago, he had come to his senses and knew what Seychelle had said to him.
Because as early as ten days ago, the king's first letter arrived at Isengard and in his hands.
And the request made in that letter turned out to be for him, for his daughter, the beautiful Princess of Rohan – Hyodya?
Keechel actually wanted him to be his son-in-law?
Although Carl understood that the king was willing to spend so much money to give him the entire Isengard, the intention was not small.
But he still didn't expect that what Seychelle planned would be him.
Now the king's letter has come several times, each time urging.
But in the end, Carl shied away because of the new territory and the busyness of everything.
And now, the king's letter has come again, but it is clearly written at the end:
"Boy Carl, my patience has reached freezing point, if you refuse again, Sergeant Isengardrohan will withdraw from your territory!"
This is a threat, a naked threat!
Carl turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of Edoras. On the vast land, he seemed to see Seychel looking at him proudly.
Did the old man actually want to make him compromise by withdrawing his troops?
It has to be said that Seychel's approach is indeed a good grasp of the pain points of ordinary people.
Ordinary people, taking over Isengard, if there are no soldiers, then his dominance will be weakened by most.
But to regain strength, obviously a lot of money and time will be wasted, and the effort is not small.
And ordinary people, ordinary new lords, can he possibly have so much money to recruit troops?
No, it can't.
Moreover, the black barbarians have always been eyeing this area, can ordinary people have enough time to recover their strength before the black barbarians invade?
Of course the answer is no.
Ordinary people can only compromise on Seychel's approach.
but,
"Okay, tell the king's messenger and say that I have something to do. His request may be answered later." Carl's long voice came.
"Yes, my lord," replied Roger.
Carl watched Roger slowly walk away.
Although he had reached an agreement with the Seychelles, it seemed that he would not be able to eat anything and it seemed that he might gain more confidence and strong sponsorship from the Seychelles in vain.
But Carl didn't have that plan yet.
When something is gained, something is naturally lost.
The Seychelles army will always be loyal only to him and, no matter how powerful he is, the new master cannot change his ideas.
This can be seen from the threat Seychelle made to him this time.
And Carl... what he needs is an army of his own.
He who is only loyal to him, only works for him and only obeys his orders.
He should be ordered to go, he should stop and finish, he should be invincible and he should advance bravely!
So, Kizel had Rohan's soldiers withdraw from his territory, which, in other words, was not a bad thing, but a good thing.
Thoughts surfaced, Carl suddenly pondered again.
"I don't know, how is that Gulu guy now, it's almost time to calculate."
When he left the Lonely Mountain, Carl did not return to Brie with Gollum, but let him find a clean place in the Misty Mountains to help him.
*****
Roger took Carl's message to the king's messenger, but the king's messenger looked shocked and angry:
"Did your lord really say that?"
"Yes." Roger was helpless.
"Okay, I will report to the king truthfully. I just hope that he will not regret it when the time comes."
Rohan City, Edoras.
When Seychelle received Carl's reply, his sworn expression changed.
"Peng!" Seychelle's face was flushed, a little furious, and he couldn't help clapping the table, "How dare he do this?"
He didn't expect that Carl really ignored his threats. All expectations were different from what he had planned.
At this moment, the various administrators and the captain of the bodyguard were also discussing.
"That kid is so arrogant. My king, I suggest, send troops to Isengard, capture that kid, and take him back to Edoras for trial."
"Yes, it's only been a few days, and he dares to despise your authority like this. If he really wants to stay there for a long time, wouldn't it be completely contrary to the heavens? You know, now everything about him is the king. You granted it."
"Yes, this boy must not be appeased, King. Bring him back!"
There was a lot of discussion, and obviously they all harbored a lot of resentment towards Carl.
Although they have received such great favor, they are not grateful. How can they not be angry with these loyal knights and administrators of Rohan?
Seychelle's face was still flushed, and his chest kept heaving. Carl's actions really made him lose face.
But despite his anger, Seychelle didn't completely lose his mind.
Carl only arrived in Isengard half a month ago, and within a short period of time, he has sent troops to attack and withdraw it. Doesn't that mean that he had no vision and made a stupid decision?
In that case, the entire Rohan Kingdom would be laughing at him.
Moreover, Carl did indeed save the people of the Andaine River, which cannot be ignored.
After a while, Seychelle sat down again.
Then came a cold and stern voice: "Go on and call back all Rohan soldiers in Isengard!"
Humph! Boy? I want to see how long you can last?
Thoughts flashed through the king's mind.