Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 122 Count Dorenzo

After two days of rest, Carl decided to start moving again. With the surrender of Victor and the knights under Patrick, there was no longer any opposing force on the east side of the entire Morgan Territory. What remained were the three directly affiliated territories of Morton, the main city of Candle Castle, and the two surrounding baronial castles: Sky Castle and Twilight Castle.

However, in addition to these, there are two border fortresses in the north and south, which are the gateways to Morgan County and are used to defend against two of the five earls in the north.

"The lord of the South Fortress is Baron Andre of the Soran family. It was built to guard against Earl Campbell in the southeast. The current lord of the North Fortress is Baron Lawrence of the Red family. He is responsible for blocking Earl Sirod, who is known as the 'White Knight.'" Victor told him, "The two fortresses are extremely important. They have never sent troops abroad, but they are afraid that after Morton falls, they will turn to other earls."

"That's a problem. I need someone to calm them down." Carl replied after hearing this.

"You might as well leave this matter to me." Victor took the opportunity to recommend himself.

Carl nodded. He knew the other party's little thoughts. He wanted to win some merits. At the same time, if he could reach some agreements with the border barons, he would have more say in politics in the future. But even so, he did not refute it. After all, the risks Victor mentioned were objective, and if they wanted to stabilize the two, it would be more effective to send their acquaintances. As for Victor himself wanting to expand his influence, as long as he could get things done, he could do it.

"Go and tell the two barons that no matter what happens in the future, their status will never change, so let them rest assured."

Victor nodded and accepted the order. Carl felt a little relieved by his calmness. Perhaps he was just exaggerating in order to exaggerate his own achievements in the future.

After solving this problem, the next step is the highlight, the attack on Morton's direct territory. This time he will completely eliminate the opponent.

Sky Castle and Twilight Castle were now empty, with almost no garrison left. He ordered Parn and Jim to take them respectively. In addition to allocating soldiers to the two, he also selected several locals from the captives to persuade them to surrender. Two messages must be delivered to them:

First, Morton’s situation was hopeless and continuing to resist would lead to his death.

Second, all the young men they had sent out to fight had surrendered and were treated well.

He believed that the two castles would be easily captured. After all, for most people, it didn't matter who the lord was. What mattered was whether they and their families could survive.

However, the most crucial thing is Fengzhu Castle. It is a big city with high walls and deep moats. In addition, Morton himself is stationed there. It is unlikely to attack it with the current strength of the troops. It seems that they can only surround it and slowly wear it down.

At the same time, there was a small problem on the west side. After a few days, the little devil of the Bertie family finally took action. He gathered the other two barons who were cut off on the west side of Morgan Territory, and gathered about 400 people to march towards Freiburg. However, it was still unlikely for them to quickly capture Freiburg, after all, Bardo was still guarding there.

Alia still expressed concern about this:

"Although the enemy's numbers are small, it is still risky to repel them with our current strength."

However, Carl didn't care too much about it, because he had received a reply from Amira a day ago, which roughly said that the Earldom of Torrentso would take action, and the target was obvious. Selena had told him that the Bertie family's seizure of the Torrentso family's territory directly triggered a war between the two earls. At that time, the Morgan Territory was still very strong, but now that Morton was doomed, the other side must take this opportunity to regain their homeland.

It was time to recall Amira. The excuse used to deal with Morton was religion. If we want to conquer Candlelight Keep now, we may have to borrow her title as the Chief Judge. Carl thought about it and started writing a letter.

Just a few days ago, in the main hall of Snow Rock City, the capital of Earldom of Torrentso, a young girl was sitting on a luxurious chair made of cedar. She had a small face, fair skin, eyes shining like sapphires, long golden hair tied into two ponytails with ribbons, and she was wearing a gorgeously decorated dress.

This girl is the current lord of Doronso: Count Mia Doronso.

At this moment, she was puffing her lips and shouting with dissatisfaction:

"Yasha, Yasha!"

"I'm here, My Lord Earl!" As she shouted, a black-haired woman quickly ran up to her. The woman was tall, elegant, and had an intellectual beauty. She was the Earl's adviser, named Yasha.

"Why is my honey lotus seed soup not ready yet?! I'm not happy!!"

Below the hall, a tall brown-haired female swordsman couldn't help but snickering after hearing Mia's call, while opposite her was an oriental swordsman wearing a conical hat, leaning against a pillar with a nonchalant look on his face.

"Lady Mia, Lady Mia, don't worry, it will be done soon~ Lady Mia, please wait a moment." Beside the lord's seat, Yasha smiled and continued to comfort the restless girl. Then she turned her head and looked at the servants below:

"Where's the lotus seed soup? Why hasn't it been served yet?"

"Well... the kitchen is already making it. It will be ready soon. Please be patient and wait a moment~~" The servant who was questioned looked terrified and bowed repeatedly.

"Hmph! Cut off this slave's head for me!"

"Please spare my life, sir, please spare my life!" Hearing the girl's words, the servant was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Yasha also showed an embarrassment at this time:

"This... Hey... Lady Mia, it's not appropriate to chop off someone's head for no reason. If Lady Mia's vassals knew that Lady Mia was going to chop off someone's head just for a bowl of lotus seed soup, that would be really bad~"

"Hmph, I don't care, I'm not happy anymore!!"

“Hahahaha,” the brown-haired female swordsman finally couldn’t help laughing, and then shouted, “Lady Mia, it’s useless to chop off his head, because I’ve already drunk up all your lotus seed soup!”

“What!” Mia stared at the female swordsman in a daze. Then, she seemed to believe it and started to burst into tears. “Yasha, Hilde actually drank my lotus seed soup!”

"Hilde, stop fanning the flames!" Yasha glared at the female swordsman at the bottom of the stairs, then patted the girl on the back to comfort her.

"Miya, calm down. Hilde was lying to you. By the way, a good magician has come to the city recently."

"Magician?" The girl's eyes lit up immediately when she heard the counselor's words.

"If Lady Mia is interested, we will invite him to the palace and perform for Lady Mia~"

"Well~~ Lady Mia hasn't watched magic for a long time~~" She pretended to be nonchalant and touched her chin with her hand, "It doesn't hurt to watch. If he doesn't perform well, just chop off his head!"

"That's right~ just chop off his head~~" Yasha clapped her hands and agreed.

"Wahahaha~~" Mia then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha~~" Yasha beside her also laughed along.

"Miya, the honey lotus seed soup is here~~" At this moment, the servant outside the door hurriedly came in with a jade bowl of lotus seed soup~

"Ah~ my lotus seed soup!!" Seeing the lotus seed soup, the girl jumped up from her chair, her eyes full of stars.

"Miya, be careful~ Why don't you serve it to Miya~"

"Yes, yes~~" The servant nodded repeatedly and walked up the stairs quickly. Just as he was about to reach Mia, he suddenly slipped:

"Ouch~"

A bowl of lotus seed soup flew into the sky, accompanied by Mia's exclamation.

At this moment, the oriental swordsman who had been leaning against the pillar took action. He suddenly jumped up and caught the bowl of lotus seed soup, but the lotus seed soup was still scattered all over the floor.

"Ah!!!" Mia screamed heartbreakingly, "My lotus seed soup!"

Yasha looked at the Eastern swordsman with disdain and complained:

"Dongfang Yao, what's the point of catching an empty bowl? Won't it still spill in the end?"

The swordsman shook his head helplessly, threw the bowl away, and retreated back to the wall.

The attendant had already started to kowtow:

"Sir, please spare my life, please spare my life~~"

"Someone come! Cut off his head for me!" the girl's clear voice rang out again.

Yasha said hurriedly on the side:

"Master Mia, if the lotus seed soup is spilled, you can make it again. If this man is killed, who will bring you lotus seed soup in the future? Won't you never be able to eat it again?"

"Ah! That makes sense!" the girl shouted hurriedly, "Then don't chop it for now, and go make another bowl!"

"Hurry up and go!" Yasha added.

"Thank you, Lord Earl!! Thank you, Lord Yasha!" The servants retreated in a panic.

At this moment a voice sounded:

"Lady Amira, Chief Judge of the Northern Inquisition, requests a meeting!!"

"Huh?" The girl looked out curiously.

"Lady Mia, it's the chief judge of the Holy See!" Yasha on the side said hurriedly.

Soon, Amira strode into the hall in her nun's robe. The sorceress's first glance was at the oriental swordsman, but she only glanced at him. She turned around and said to the earl:

"Morton, the Earl of Morgan, uses witchcraft to murder loyal people. I, the Northern Tribunal, will launch a crusade against him in the name of the Lord! Earl Mia, as a believer of the Lord, I hope you can join this crusade."

“Hmm?” Mia tilted her head and looked at Amira. Then she waved at Yasha, and the female strategist immediately came over.

"Yasha, who is she?"

"Eh? Lady Mia doesn't know?" The counselor was stunned for a moment, then added, "She is the chief judge of the Northern Tribunal... Well, to put it simply, she is a member of the church."

"Oh~" The girl nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "Why do I feel like she is ordering me?"

"Huh?" Yasha was stunned.

Then Mia suddenly shouted as if she had realized something:

"She actually dared to order me, Lady Mia, I will chop her off..."

Halfway through his words, Yasha covered his mouth:

"Ms. Mia, you can't talk nonsense~"

Then she turns to Amira and smiles:

"Lady Mia has understood. Our Earldom of Doronso will cooperate with the Inquisition to join this expedition."

Amira nods. She watches the strange behavior of the master and servant for a moment, then yawns and says lazily:

"Well, that's about it. I thank the Earl for his support for the Holy See. The Lord will never forget your contribution. My team and I will stay in the city for a few more days. During this period, all the food, clothing and other expenses will be..."

“Just ask us~” Yasha said before Amira could finish.

"Yeah." Amira nodded with satisfaction, then left the hall with a defiant step. Before leaving, she did not forget to look back at the swordsman.

After Amira leaves, Mia finally breaks free from Yasha’s hand and shouts:

"Yasha, why don't you let me chop off her head!"

But I saw Yasha showing a happy expression:

"Don't cut it, Lady Mia, this is a great thing!!"

"Good thing?"

"The Inquisition is trying Morton. Now he is surrounded by enemies. This is a great opportunity for us to take back our homeland!!"

"Recover our homeland?" the girl asked again in confusion.

"Yes! When Lady Mia's father was in office, Lord Morgan took away three cities in a row. This was a lifelong pain for him. If Lady Mia can take them back, it will prove that you are greater than the old earl! Then those vassals won't dare to say anything!"

"Hey! He's even greater than my father!" After hearing her words, the girl shouted excitedly, "Then I can eat whatever I want and do whatever I want!"

"Yes."

"Okay, that's settled. We'll listen to that judge! We want to take back our lost territory!"

"Ms. Mia is wise!"

"Ahahahahahaha~~" Hearing the strategist's praise, the girl immediately burst into confident laughter.

"Hahahaha~~" At the same time, Yasha once again joined in the laughter.