In the spacious hall of the territory, as Thor and his men rushed out quickly, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
A strong smell of blood kept coming from the surroundings, accompanied by some low wailing sounds, which was heart-wrenching.
The surrounding halls were filled with corpses, nearly a hundred of them piled up together, and the smell of blood was so strong that it made people feel a little nauseous.
However, in the hall, there was nothing unusual on the faces of the people standing around. They just looked towards Athir in the distance with a sense of palpitations that had not yet faded.
Standing in the middle of the hall, smelling the bloody scent around him and feeling the strange looks coming from all around him, Athir did not react at all.
"Are you scared?"
Standing there, he looked at Ariel beside him and asked with a smile.
"No...not afraid." A faint voice came from the side.
Standing behind Athir and looking at the densely packed corpses in the hall, Ariel felt a little nervous, but still replied.
Listening to her words and looking at the gray-robed girl in front of him, Athir nodded and didn't continue speaking.
After a while, faint shouting was heard from outside.
Thor was covered in blood, holding a bloody sword in his hand, and walked in quickly with his men.
At this time, compared to when he went out before, there were more people behind him, and there was also some blood on his body.
"Lord Athir, I'm sorry for troubling you before."
Walking into the hall, Thor looked around with murderous eyes, and then looked at Athir in front of him and thanked him.
In front of him, listening to his words, Athir smiled politely: "It's just a small help."
"This is no small favor."
Thor laughed, and then said, "I have some things to deal with quickly, so I don't have time to entertain you for now."
"Lord Athir, you can go down and rest for a while. After I finish dealing with the things in the castle, you can come and participate in the banquet I will host for you."
"Then I'll wait." Athir's smile remained unchanged: "I hope the waiting time won't be too long."
"Don't worry, it will be resolved soon."
The expression on Thor's face was somewhat ferocious, and his eyes were murderous as he glanced at the people waiting around him.
"Ah!" Several screams came from all around at the same time.
In the spacious hall, several guests who had been invited earlier screamed and were chopped to the ground by the guards who were walking around.
Seeing this scene, the faces of the other guests suddenly turned pale.
"Until I resolve the rebellion in the castle, please stay in the hall."
At the front, Thor's face was cold: "Otherwise, it's hard to say what will happen to you gentlemen."
After saying this, he left some people here to guard, and then led the rest of the people out again.
"Lord Athir, please come with me."
At the side, a black-robed guard walked up to Athir with a respectful look and spoke to him.
In response, Athir nodded and said, "Lead the way."
Led by the black-robed guard in front of him, Athir walked out with Ariel beside him.
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Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these seven days, the castle underwent a major cleansing.
Faced with Thor, the familiar lord, most of the guards that were originally barely under the control of Sital remained neutral, and some officers even turned against him and moved closer to Thor.
Soon, the rebellion in the castle was suppressed, and even Sitar himself was killed by Thor, leaving only a few people who barely escaped.
After dealing with the rebellion and regaining control of the castle, Thor held another banquet in the previous hall and invited all the nobles around.
At noon, the sun is very hot.
Walking on the brand new carpet, led by a black-robed attendant in front, Athir walked forward.
Because of his handsome appearance that was different from others, he attracted some people's attention as soon as he walked into the hall.
Seeing Athir's arrival, some people in the hall turned pale, as if they were thinking of the scene that happened a few days ago.
"Is that the powerful knight in the rumors?"
In the corner of the hall, looking at Athir's appearance, someone wondered: "Why is he so young?"
On the side, some nobles also showed puzzled expressions, as if they could not believe it.
Athir's performance a few days ago had been spread among those who were present at the time, causing a stir in the castle.
Many nobles were somewhat skeptical about the authenticity of the news, but because there were so many witnesses at the time, they reluctantly believed it.
Looking at Athir's young appearance at this moment, doubts in his heart suddenly arose again.
Before I had time to think about it, a voice suddenly sounded in front, attracting the attention of people around.
At the front of the hall, Thor was seen wearing a red dress and a very friendly smile on his face, looking nothing like the majestic look he had a few days ago.
"Everyone is welcome to participate in this banquet!"
Standing at the front, he raised his glass high, looked at everyone below and smiled.
There was silence at first, and then there was a burst of applause.
Listening to the applause around him, Sol's expression remained unchanged, and he seemed very satisfied with everyone's performance: "This time, in addition to inviting you to participate in the banquet, I also want to announce a few news."
"The Moore family participated in the rebellion. All members of the family have been imprisoned. The territory will be taken back by me."
Under the gazes of the people below, Thor kept his expression unchanged and quietly spoke the news.
Before the people below could react, he spoke again: "In addition, in view of the help provided by Lord Athir during this rebellion, I have decided to hand over the territory of the Moore family to Lord Athir."
"this···"
Below, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment as they listened to Thor's words.
Looking at Athir, some people's expressions changed a little, as if they wanted to say something, but looking at Thor's expression in front of them, they didn't stand up in the end.
"Since no one objects, then everyone agrees."
Looking at the reactions of the people below, Thor smiled and said, "Congratulations, Lord Athir, from now on you are a baron."
"Thank you, sir." Athir also smiled and said to him.
After announcing this, Thor stood on the stage and said something else before officially announcing the start of the banquet.
Looking around, Athir sat in the corner, closed his eyes with some boredom, and entered a state of meditation.
In front, Thor walked past the nobles one by one, and bursts of conversation were heard from time to time.
This was also the main reason why he held this banquet. In addition to announcing the previous events, it was also to appease the lords in the castle and reduce the impact of the previous rebellion.
Several hours passed before the banquet ended.
The next morning, accompanied by a dozen guards, Athir took Ariel and slowly walked out of the castle.
The roadside is desolate, with some plants growing tenaciously in the wild, bringing a little green.
There were some wild beasts running around, but there were not many mutant creatures, which surprised Athir.
"Lord Thor sends out troops to patrol the surroundings every day to deal with the dangers around the castle."
Seeing Athir's expression, the black-robed guard leading the team seemed to understand his doubts and explained, "If you get away from the castle, it will become like the wild."
Listening to his words, Athir nodded to show that he understood.
At noon the next day, they arrived outside a manor.
Because of the dangers in the wild of this world, the manor in front of us has many defensive measures. There are not only fences but also high walls inside, which are enough to resist attacks from some common mutant monsters.
There were already some people waiting ahead.
He was an old man with wrinkles all over his face. His red linen robe looked a little worn. He walked forward with a respectful look on his face.
Behind the old man, several middle-aged and young men were also following behind him. They looked somewhat similar and should be from the same tribe.
"Sid, this is Baron Athir, the future lord of this land."
Looking at the old man in front of him, the black-robed guard on horseback introduced him to him with a calm expression.
"My Lord Baron..."
Hearing the words of the black-robed guard, the old man standing in front quickly spoke to Athir.
After seeing Athir, several people behind him quickly walked forward and looked at Athir respectfully.
"Lord Athir, do you need to keep these guards?"
After a while, looking at Athir standing beside him, the black-robed guard asked respectfully, "This place is already very close to the wild, and there are often some mutant monsters appearing here. Although Lord Athir's strength will not cause any problems, some small matters still require help from others."
"This is also what Lord Thor intended."
He looked at Athir and spoke respectfully.
"Then stay." After listening to his words, Athir nodded.
After finishing these things, they entered the manor in front under the leadership of Sid.
The manor looked a bit messy, with some dried bloodstains scattered around that had not yet been completely cleaned up.
There were some servants living there, and now all of them were called out by Sid and others to welcome Athir, the new master.
"My Lord Baron, there are more than one hundred families in the manor, and almost five hundred people live in it. They are all private slaves of the manor. You can arrange them as you like."
Standing in front of Athir, Sid said respectfully: "If you want, you can also expel these people."
On the side, listening to his words, several servants who came out to greet him suddenly turned pale, as if they were frightened by his words.
"How many people are there in other places besides this manor?"
Standing there, listening to Sid's words, Athir asked back.
"this···"
Hearing Athir's question, Sid suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "Baron, in addition to this manor, you also have fiefs of five villages with a population of about one thousand."
Sorry for being a little late~
(End of this chapter)