I was a knight in the Middle Ages

"Lina, how many wounded do we have?" Alpha stayed here only to take care of the wounded. Now, two days have passed. Those who were wounded in the battle have basically passed the most dangerous period.

"Lord Alpha, we still have a total of 112 people. 18 of them are still in the critical period, and the remaining 90 or so are no longer in danger and will basically recover in a few days." These knights have strong physical fitness, and once they pass the critical period, the recovery time will be very short.

"Pay attention." Alpha didn't have many opinions. He would save as many people as possible.

"Lord Alpha, we found a lot of prisoners in the dungeon." In the past few days, with the recovery of a dozen lightly wounded soldiers, Lilia's workload was greatly reduced, and she had time to inspect the situation inside the fortress.

You won't know until you check. Once you check, you'll be shocked. When the leaders of the major groups cleared out the fortress for supplies, they had already looted everything here. Alpha and the others only left their basic supplies, but now there are still three warehouses of supplies here. With so many supplies, they can provide so many people with living expenses for several years.

"Take me to see it." Alpha didn't think that all the people detained by the bandits were good people, and they had to be screened before they could be released.

"It's here." The fortress's barracks and warehouses are all in the belly of the mountain. It takes a lot of effort to completely plunder them.

Alpha walked into the underground prison. The dim lights revealed the darkness and cruelty here.

"They are all here, Lord Alpha." Lilia pointed to the prison ahead, where dozens of prisoners were held, most of whom looked weak and haggard. After all, no one had arranged meals for two days, and if it was delayed for another two days, they would probably starve to death!

"Lilia, provide them with something to eat and drink, we will interrogate them later."

After interrogation, these prisoners can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first category is the heads of big merchants and the knights they hired. They were responsible for escorting the caravan, but unfortunately they were robbed by bandits and are now detained here waiting for ransom from their families. They are the largest group of captives, about thirty people, and have obviously been ruthlessly abandoned by their families. Fortunately, they are now rescued by Alpha, who has let them out to do some easier work, so they are not in danger for the time being. Alpha knows that the current status of the fortress cannot be known to the outside world, and they cannot be allowed to leave.

The second category is some young women who were captured by bandits for the knights to play with. This situation is common in the Setan continent. There are already more than ten women imprisoned in the prison. Obviously, the bandits have not had time to fully enjoy them. Alpha freed them and arranged some odd jobs for them. Women are usually weaker and more helpless than men, which is why Alpha attaches importance to women's rights.

The last category is the original owner of this fortress who was imprisoned. They deserved the punishment for their crime. Their crimes may be robbery, murder, or other more serious crimes. They are waiting for the judge's approval and punishment. They are all native locals and are not accomplices of the bandit knights. After the knights occupied this fortress, they were too lazy to build a new prison and directly transferred the original bandits here. They are a bit innocent and a bit unlucky. Alpha thought that if he caught the bandit knights in the future, he must let them have a taste of this.

"Sir, a businessman wants to see you." Lilia reported.

"Let them in." Alpha has been worrying about how to collect and manage this fortress recently. There is a shortage of manpower and the configuration in all aspects is very simple.

Fortunately, the three warehouses found had sufficient supplies, so Alpha didn't have to worry about food for the time being. In other aspects, Alpha was seriously short of supplies, and he also needed merchants to help manage the town.

"Hello, Lord Alpha Knight, I am Papua Kent, the head of the Gust Chamber of Commerce. Thank you very much, Lord Alpha, for saving us." A middle-aged man walked over, followed by a veiled woman.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Alpha knew very little about the Gust Chamber of Commerce.

"Your Excellency does not seem to understand the significance of our Gust Chamber of Commerce." Papua looked surprised, as if he could not imagine that there were still people who did not know about the Gust Chamber of Commerce.

"Then can you introduce it to me?" Alpha really didn't know.

"Okay!" Looking at Alpha's expression, Papua believed that Alpha was not pretending.

"Our Gust Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest chambers of commerce in the entire European continent, and our trade spans across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Even if those bandit knights caught us, they would not dare to use force, and even if we did not pay the ransom, they would not dare to do anything to us." Papua explained. This is also the reason why these people were able to remain safe without paying the ransom.

"What does this have to do with me?" No matter how powerful the forces behind the other party are, it seems to have nothing to do with Alpha.

"It has nothing to do with us, but you saved us. According to the tradition of the mainland, if our family does not pay the ransom, it is equivalent to abandoning us. Since we were saved by you, from now on, we are yours." Papua turned to Alpha, who looked confused.

"We are willing to pay the ransom in exchange for freedom, but we must go back to our home to get it." This is Papua's idea, to use ransom to exchange for freedom.

"Oh, for this! Then you don't have to pay the ransom, and I don't plan to let you stay." Alpha rescued and kept Papua and others, making them think that Alpha wanted to form his own power and detained them for this.

"But you can't leave now. The issue of the empty fortress needs to be kept secret at this stage. When our wounded recover, you can go wherever you want. Don't worry about me." Alpha would not demand repayment for a favor, but now is not the right time.

"Are you really planning this?" the woman who had been silent all this time spoke.

"Who is this?" Alpha thought the other party was just a follower, but judging from the attitude of the two, they must be more than simple.

"I'm Liv Gust, Lady Alpha." Liv bowed.

"She is my young boss. We are mainly responsible for the business cooperation between the Fatalia Empire, the Holy See and the Bais Empire. Since the old boss is old and needs to recuperate, this is the first time the young boss comes here. I didn't expect to encounter such bad luck." Papua explained with a confused look on his face.

"After a few days, when our wounded have recovered, you can leave here at any time without saying goodbye to us. But I suggest you go back and take a look." Alpha suggested.

"Lord Alpha, are you talking about the ransom?" Papua reacted immediately.

"There's no way Grandpa wouldn't pay the ransom. They must have gone to the wrong place and didn't find Grandpa." Liv didn't believe that her grandfather would abandon her.

"Yes, Liv is the Grand Duke's only legitimate child. There must be some misunderstanding." Papua also didn't believe that the head of the family had abandoned Liv.

"So you can send someone back to find out the situation first. I think this matter is simple." Alpha still had his own things to deal with and was unwilling to waste too many brain cells.

"Lord Alpha, are you thinking about how to deal with the issue of Fort Bilith?" Liv stood up.

"How do you know?" Alpha looked at the girl in front of him with some curiosity.

"Lord Alpha occupied the Bilis Fortress, but found that there were not many available personnel and it would be a pity to abandon the resources here." Liv explained.

"Do you have any good ideas to make use of this place?" Alpha wanted to abandon this place, but it was a pity because he did not have enough manpower to support the occupation of this place.

"That depends on what kind of place you want to make this place into? And the surrounding environment?" Liv looked at the map on the wall and began to think.

"The location of the Bilis Fortress is very good. It can be used as a commercial node to connect the Fatalia Empire, the Holy See, the Ethiopic Empire in the south, and the Potos Empire in the north, so as to establish a commercial city." When Liv talked about the business field she was good at, she looked completely different.

The city of Torres is like a nail driven into the Fatalia Empire, but the Fatalia Empire does not dare to act rashly, because this flying land is the border between the three countries and the Holy See, and any party that dares to annex it will be suppressed by the other two forces.

However, they will not annex the province openly, but they keep making small moves in private. This is the real reason why the bandits in Torres Province have never been wiped out.

"The location is good, but the environment is not safe, and merchants won't come here, right?" Alpha also saw the terrain advantage here. There are only two places in this enclave that meet the requirements. The other place is closer to the Fatalia Empire and is still occupied by bandits.

“So this needs to be handled by Lord Alpha. As long as Lord Alpha successfully handles the bandit problem in this land, this place can become a prosperous place.

Torres Province is rich in grain and iron ore. As long as the commercial routes are opened up, it can become a big city that is not inferior to any other city. "Liv is already thinking about the future of this city.

"Okay! Then you help me take care of this city." Alpha doesn't know how to manage these.

"Lord Alpha, are you asking me to be the lord of this city?" Liv was surprised.

"No, I just want you to manage this city." Alpha did not have the right to appoint Liv as the city lord, he was only responsible for conveying orders.

"When we make money, we'll share it equally." Alpha is only responsible for taking the money, not for management.

"Help me make a plan, and I'll submit it to the Grand Duke, and you'll manage this place."

"Really? You are not allowed to regret it." Liv looked at Alpha in surprise. If this matter succeeded, then her contribution to the Bais Empire would be much greater than a diplomatic mission.

"No problem, you can go back and think about it slowly. It will take a long time to deal with the bandit problems around here."

"Okay, I will make sure to complete the task." Liv accepted the task excitedly.

Alpha recuperated in the fortress for three days. Although his injuries had improved, he still needed to rest and adjust. Alpha knew that he needed to seek treatment from a professional doctor, so he led Lina, Lilia and other knights out of the fortress.

Now, the fortress is managed by Liv. Alpha takes the plan Liv prepared for him and plans to go to Torres City to find a doctor. He also plans to recommend the plan to Grand Duke Houston.

The wounded in the fortress are basically out of danger, and they just need time to heal. Most people choose to stay, and eventually eighty or ninety people volunteer to become city guards. Together with Liv's original twenty-odd knights, they formed a team of one hundred knights to guard the fortress. As long as there is no large-scale bandit attack, there is no need to worry about safety issues for the time being.

"Lord Alpha, do you see anyone on the ground ahead?" Lilia had sharp eyes and was the first to notice something was wrong.

"Lina, take the two of them over to take a look." The situation was unclear, so Alpha didn't dare to act rashly.

"Yes." Lina and two other knights rode forward cautiously.

"Lord Alpha, there is a wounded person, an unconscious wounded person." Lina saw the situation clearly and reported loudly.

"Lord Alpha, come and take a look, there is a problem." Suddenly, Lina spoke again.

"What's going on?" Alpha came closer.

"His clothes, weapons and rings all belong to the master who injured you." Lina was very unfriendly to the unconscious old man in front of her. After all, the man had caused Alpha a lot of harm a few days ago. As a result, Alpha had not touched her in the past few days.

But Lina didn't dare to confirm it. After all, it had only been a few days. How could a person change from a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties to his seventies or eighties? It was too weird.

"Okay, are you sure these things belong to the old Taoist priest? Is he really in a coma?" Alpha asked suspiciously. After all, the old Taoist priest was much stronger than Alpha could imagine. At this moment, Alpha just felt that they looked a bit similar and didn't take a closer look.

"I am very sure, Lord Alpha." Lina vowed.

"I also confirm that he is the villain who injured Lord Alpha." Lilia's eyes were firm. Alpha naturally would not question what Lilia said.

"Save him." After all, he was the first Oriental person Alpha had met, and Alpha couldn't just sit there and watch him die.

"But……"

"He is injured like this, how can he hurt us again? Don't worry." Alpha knew that Lina was worried about her own safety, so he patted her back gently to comfort her.

"Lina, can you find out the reason why the old master is in a coma?" Alpha was quite curious. After all, the old master's tyranny was well known.

"hungry."

"Hungry?" Alpha was dumbfounded.

"That's right, the old master fainted from hunger." Lina didn't care whether the fainted old man lived or died.

"Dismount and camp." They only had dry food, and they certainly couldn't feed the old Taoist priest who was in a coma at the moment.

"Let's make some broth!" Alpha knew that Lina and Lilia were very unfriendly to the Heavenly Master, so he had to cook himself.

"Let me do it, Lord Alpha." Although she knew that Alpha was making soup for the Taoist priest, Lina was cruel enough not to help. However, when she saw Alpha gasping for breath, she couldn't help but walked forward and said, "Lord Alpha, why did you help that man? He almost beat you to death." Lina didn't understand the meaning of Alpha's doing this.

"I often have a dream in which I become an Oriental person..."