Chapter 638 - 308: I Can Negotiate Too! (Part 2)

"Don’t waste too much time on irrelevant people."

"Our goal is to advance quickly, gather wealth and food, and slaves, the rest are not important."

"Hurry to the tax officer’s yard and the armory warehouse to tally the harvest!"

"Yes, sir!"

Gang Le nodded vigorously, accepted the order, then really turned to leave.

"What, you’re really not going to care about me?"

Ai Er watched Gang Le’s back and couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

He then glanced at Luo De, who never bothered to look at him, and couldn’t help but think,

"Am I, an Intermediate Knight, an irrelevant person?"

Ai Er felt something was wrong and immediately ran to Luo De,

"Baron!" Ai Er called out loudly.

Luo De, who was planning to leave, patted the thunder beneath him, turned around, and frowned slightly,

"Why don’t you hurry up and escape?"

"Huh?"

Ai Er was stunned again and carefully asked, "Are you really not going to care about me? I’m an Intermediate Knight!"

"I know."

Luo De nodded slightly and said lightly, "But you’re not my subordinate, nor a match for Junior Knight Gang Le."

"That’s different!"

Ai Er instinctively argued, "That’s because your subordinate’s equipment is too powerful!"

"If I had such solid armor and a longsword like his, I would definitely be stronger than him!"

"Perhaps, but what does that have to do with me?"

Luo De asked indifferently, "Gang Le is loyal to me, that’s what’s most important."

"I don’t care about your strength because I have eighty Knights like Gang Le."

"Eighty?"

Ai Er exclaimed, full of disbelief.

Luo De ignored Ai Er’s astonishment and casually waved his hand, "Go home, as long as you stay honest with your family, you won’t be killed."

There was never any suggestion of recruiting or retaining from Luo De’s words, which brought a trace of disappointment to Ai Er’s heart.

But what Luo De said was true: for Lords, loyalty is most important.

At this moment, Ai Er suddenly thought of Chris.

"Baron Rod, are you referring to Chris, Chris Woodbridge?"

Ai Er asked cautiously.

"Yes, that’s him."

Luo De said casually, "He’s now a Senior Knight, having just led the army to capture Whirlwind Town."

"Are you friends with him?"

"Yes, we’ve drank together."

Ai Er nodded slightly, unable to help asking again, "Does his armor and weapons resemble your Knight Gang Le’s?"

"Of course."

Luo De did not conceal and straightforwardly said, "I’ve long discussed with Chris, he has sworn loyalty to me."

"Then why didn’t you discuss with me?"

Ai Er blurted out, looking at Luo De with burning eyes,

"Since Count Hawk’s death, I haven’t sworn allegiance to any Lord, I can negotiate too!"

The advanced equipment that can be casually bestowed upon Junior Knights, the indifferent attitude towards Intermediate Knights, the means to quickly promote an Intermediate Knight, and even a legendary dragon.

Ai Er understood clearly, Lurice couldn’t withstand a Baron Rod like this.

And now, with the Emperor fallen, the Empire in turmoil, the Royal Family wouldn’t care about small matters in the northern remote areas.

Rather than futile struggles, it’s better to choose a new path.

"But your status is still a Knight of the Hawk Clan, I don’t trust you."

Luo De slightly frowned, sizing Ai Er up and down, "How about this, I’ll give you a chance to try."

"Baron Ruta in Red Feather Ridge is my next target,"

Luo De arranged, "If you can help me capture his territory or persuade him to submit to me as a pledge, I can accept you."

Ai Er, hearing this task, couldn’t help but fall into thought.

Baron Ruta is a lower Lord of the Hawk Clan, not very wealthy, but he can assemble a hundred soldiers.

Taking his territory was not an easy task for Ai Er.

"If you can’t, then head back for a rest, I won’t make things difficult for you."

Luo De remained calm, casually saying, "My army will conquer Red Feather Manor."

"I can do it!"

Ai Er gritted his teeth, looking up at Luo De, "But please allow me to take my few trusted aides, I will give my utmost to complete it!"

"Then make your choice."

Luo De waved to the soldier not far off, "Take him to choose."

"Yes, my Lord!"

The soldier respectfully bowed and then looked towards Ai Er.

Ai Er, nodding in respect to Luo De, followed the soldier and quickly left.

Just then, Gang Le, having checked the harvest, walked out of the yard, full of curiosity,

"That Knight Ai Er seems to be obeying your command?"

"Yes."

Luo De responded softly, offhandedly saying, "I asked him to hold Baron Red Feather in check, so we can directly attack Eagle Town."

Small Lords like the Hawk Clan aren’t worth wasting too much time and energy.

It’s necessary to quickly accumulate strength, to deal with giants like the Duke of Flowers, even the Western Alliance and the Necromancer.

If the opponent can sacrifice a Necromancer to fight the Emperor, then there must be other strong Necromancers.

For these people, the Hawk Clan is merely a side dish.

"He’s really going?"

Gang Le looked at his Lord, incredulously, "What did you promise him? He surrendered so quickly?"

"I didn’t promise, I demonstrated."

Luo De looked at Gang Le, meaningfully whispering, "If I promised, he would feel those things were his to deserve."

"But if I demonstrate them, then those things become something he envies and desires."

"Thus he will actively make sacrifices for the goal."