What did you do with the dice?

Clown felt that the nobleman Rusalka's words were flawless, and sincerity was his killer move. He couldn't find any fault with a single word of hers.

Rusalka: "But then again, the ore is one thing. Clown, don't you want to make some extra money? This time we're not signing with the Chamber of Commerce, we're signing with you."

The thought of making money perked up Crown, but he also knew the rules. He said, "That won't work. I'm already a registered merchant of the Chamber of Commerce. I have to hand over 30% of the profits. Otherwise, it's against the rules."

Rusalka: "Whatever you want, I have a batch of equipment on hand and I'm going to use it soon."

Klauen and Sanita were close friends, so he knew everything he needed to know, and was familiar with Rusalka's arsenal. "Is that the powerful crossbow? If so, the Chamber of Commerce can probably get it for 120 gold coins."

Is this thing so valuable?

Sani Iron Tower suddenly felt that he had lost a lot of money by selling the two half-broken ones together for only 80. The intact ones were sold for 120. A broken one could be recycled for 40 gold coins. It would probably take less than 80 gold coins to repair this thing. He didn't understand the market at all and was cheated.

Rusalka was a little tempted. This thing was of no use to him, but Sanita quickly rejected it: "Of course not for sale."

This thing can be carried to the battlements and is very useful when defending the city. How can it be sold?

"What kind of equipment is that?"

Sanita: "You know we belong to the Conesnat territory. Recently, the Viscount has been responding to the war in the central region, and funds are a bit tight. We just happen to have a batch of equipment that needs to be sold urgently. Originally, this matter was given to Lord Ropa. Now that we have taken Lord Ropa, we will handle this batch of equipment for him as a way of showing our loyalty."

Clown didn't quite understand the nobles' tactics. He nodded and asked, "What's the quality of the equipment? What type is it?"

Sanita: "I don't know about that. It is said that it will be delivered to the neighboring town of Luopa. The time is uncertain. Anyway, you should come back immediately after delivering this batch of goods. Stay there for a while in advance. When the goods arrive, you can inspect them."

Crown agreed: "No problem."

Rusalka was stunned. This really meant that defending the city was like a courier delivery to your door.

Sanita: "While you can come and inspect the goods, I have a humble request. Too many people are interested in this order. Recently, some people have been questioning the reliability of a small merchant like you, and their reasons for partnering with you. Your Doug Chamber of Commerce is quite influential and well-known, isn't it? As an agent, could you please be a little more ostentatious before going to Luopa Town? Make your chamber's name clear so we can explain to the public why we chose you as our partner and prove we didn't take kickbacks."

"that is it?"

"Well, that's it. You don't need to sign an agreement. If you decide you don't want to buy this batch of goods, just refuse directly and we'll find another seller. You don't even need to bring too many trucks when you come. Just carry a flag to show your Chamber of Commerce identity. If you think the price is right, you can bring a truck next time."

Crown, who had recently been taught a lesson, pondered this for a long time, but he really couldn't think of any other pitfalls here.

There was no need to sign any contracts or agreements, and he didn't need to bring his own money or manpower. He just hoped that he could take the time to come here and show off the identity of the Chamber of Commerce in front of him to eliminate public opinion, so that Lord Zhulei could continue to look for him to cooperate on big orders in the future.

It seems like there's nothing wrong with it, although the last part is a bit weird. Isn't it the lord's freedom to cooperate with whomever he wants? Ordinary people just say a few gossips. Does the high and mighty lord need to care?

But it is reasonable. After all, these knights and the like are all very proud, and they may not be happy about being talked about by the public in private.

"No problem." Crown agreed readily.

This time I'm going to look at a batch of equipment. At most, I'll be involved in some issues related to the unknown origin of the goods. But as a chamber of commerce, even if they don't do anything illegal, they'll always be involved in some dirty business. It's nothing more than helping to deal with a batch of goods that are not easy to sell openly.

This time, I can’t be risking my life, right? He thought to himself.

Chapter 42 Joining the gang

A large group of cavalry crossed the border and entered the territory of Luopa from the north. This could not be concealed. Since the start of military training, the first type of soldiers that Sani Tieta chose to train was certainly not the infantry, but the sentries.

The training period for a sentry is short and the requirements are few: familiarity with the terrain, ability to ride a horse, ability to stay up late, and courage.

Anyone who knows all of the above can be considered a beginner sentry. As for the difference between a secret sentry and an open sentry, in this world, it is nothing more than the difference between being visible and invisible to the enemy.

Rangers have high mobility, but weak anti-reconnaissance capabilities. After all, they focus on marching speed. Therefore, they will definitely not send scouts to eliminate secret sentries before each march. Their main goal is to launch a surprise attack when the enemy sentries report that they are almost at the gate of the city, without giving the enemy a chance to prepare.

For most baronies, a ranger squad of about 100 people would be almost powerless to resist if they were given only one or two days to prepare. If the territory was better developed, the best solution they could do was to take their families and hide in a nearby town protected by walls for defense.

Generally speaking, for a place as big as a small town, the wall cannot actually be a circle like a city. There will always be gaps. It’s just a matter of whether the gaps are good enough for cavalry to rush in.

Even with perfect defenses, if the rangers circle around the town and find no place to break through, they will temporarily station nearby.

But doing so can only delay the town for a while. The rangers can cut off the town's supply lines and escape routes, and then wait for some simple siege equipment to be slowly transported from the rear. After breaking the city wall, they can enter the city openly and chop the melons and vegetables.

Therefore, almost every Ranger squad will be equipped with a transport infantry squad responsible for following up. The number of people in this squad does not need to be too large, about ten are enough, and their main responsibility is to transport siege equipment.

Someone might ask, then why don’t I just send someone to intercept that infantry squad and destroy the siege equipment?

This idea is a good one, but the premise is that the enemy Ranger squad is sitting still in front of your town. Is that possible? The troops you send out to intercept them can't outrun the Rangers. The Rangers have scouts, and they will definitely have dedicated scouts to maintain contact with the transport convoy. If your troops are discovered, they will only end up being killed.

At that time, fighting the rangers on the plain was a waste of time. It was not as effective as hiding in the small town to defend.

Then someone will ask, what if my team can defeat the Rangers? Can I intercept the transport team now?

It is possible, but you will be treated like a kite. In the absence of extremely high-end military forces to dominate the battlefield, mobile tactics have too great an advantage in small-scale wars.

Sanita once gave a sharp comment on Rusalka, saying that your build is very strong, but you can't catch up with the Rangers. They can kill you by shooting arrows from a distance. How many times can you use your Phantom Step at most?

Rusalka has not yet solved this problem, because when playing paper games in the past, the battlefield was at most 30x30 grids. Maybe someone would ask the DM if they could run out infinitely, and the DM would answer them like this: you are out of the battle if you run out of 12 grids away from the battlefield.

Well, in reality, it is obviously not the case that even if you run that far and escape the battle, the opponent can still ride back on horseback to chase you, from Nantianmen to Beida Street, from the opponent's high ground to our high ground, and then from our high ground all the way back to the opponent's fountain.

Rusalka: (You mean, real life is like using Crocodile to fight Quinn without a turret?)

Sanita: (Yes, we should still fight a group. You can only kill one or two at most each time you flash. Thinking about it this way, isn’t it safest to hide in the fountain?)

Rusalka thinks that the real space design is simply shit. Why should this world be open?

Sanita did not comment on this. He felt that Rusalka had probably played too many games and was a little crazy.

Even the most mobile cloth armored rangers need to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep. They must be energetic when fighting, unlike those sentinels who have to work around the clock to report news.

While they were rushing to Luopa Town, the sentries had already rushed the information back day and night.

Two copies were made. When the information arrived on Rusalka's desk, Sanitta estimated that the Ranger team would reach Ropa Town in two days at most. As for the subsequent transport team, it should not have crossed the border yet. If they defended the town to death, the enemy would not be able to launch a general attack until at least five days later.

Of course, there was another letter from Crown, a very diligent businessman. The letter said that he would not make a special detour to visit, but would go directly to Ropa Town and stay in the town temporarily. When the goods arrived, he would ask Rusalka to send an envoy to take him to see them.

Very good, it seems that Crown is still the Crown he is familiar with. Sanitta likes dealing with such honest people very much. After all, compared with other honest people, he has a big advantage of being greedy for money, which really makes Sanitta marvel at the miracle of God's creation.

On the contrary, it is difficult to deal with people like my good brother, who is a little slow-witted but cannot be fooled by others. Fortunately, this 524-point person is my best friend. If it happened to the Viscount, I would have to use some brain cells to solve it.

"Brother, are we going to attack the sand? Let's go open the treasure box."

Rusalka, upon receiving the Sentinel Alert, was utterly thrilled. She yelled on the PL channel, "Let's go, Sani Tower!" She rushed to the treasury with the letter in hand, shoving all the bottles and jars into her arms. "This one restores mana, take it. This one restores health, take it too. What's this scroll? Nila Slide? I don't understand, take it. The red crystal that explodes when you crush it is a good thing, take it."

Sanita: (I've already sent people to the neighboring Stone Town to mobilize the guards. We only need to bring about 10 people. You can also bring Phoenix with you. Her presence will make things easier for us.)

Rusalka was stunned: (Huh? You bring it just like that? Do you think she's equipment?)

Sanita: (You can go talk to her.)

Rusalka: (How can I talk to her? After that incident, I barely spoke to her except during meals. It was so awkward. Now you want me to go find her and fight with me? How can I even ask her, "Cat, are you willing to go on a killing spree with me?")

Sanitita: (Let me correct you. Before the last incident, you didn't talk to her much except at mealtimes.)

Rusalka: (You are talking nonsense. Before, I would greet her when I saw her.)

Sunita: (Oh? Really? Did she reply to you?)

Rusalka: (Of course, she nodded back.)

Sunita: (Uh... How about this, you say to her, "Good morning, Phoenix, do you want to go kill someone with me?", and maybe she'll subconsciously nod to you, and that'll be the solution.)

Rusalka felt that her brother was making fun of her, but the joke seemed to have some truth to it...

In short, no matter how unwilling she was, since Sanita had asked so sincerely and seriously, Rusalka had no choice but to bite the bullet and call Phoenix to the office.

To ease the tension and embarrassment, he pulled Sanita over from the library to stand beside him.

Sunita: (You want me to accompany you? You're too much. What are you, Daddy?)

Rusalka is a complete loser, with a sloppy attitude: (It doesn't matter, brother. As long as you stay with me and face the cat people, I can curse you as much as you want. You can even be my cyber dad. But I can't guarantee that I can protect you with my hands and keyboard.)

knock knock.

Rusalka: "Come in."

Sanita: (Here you go again, never learn from your mistakes, huh?)

Rusalka: (Well, I really am used to it.)

Phoenix walked in, glanced at Sanita standing nearby, and then set his sights on Rusalka: "Lord, what's the matter?"

"Can you close the door first?"

Phoenix nodded, flicked her tail, and closed the door. Rusalka was stunned and asked Sanitta in the PL channel: (Do you think a cat's tail counts as a third hand? If I also choose the talent of growing a long tail, can I wield an extra weapon? Do you think this weapon can trigger the effect of my talent?)

Sanitta: (I refuse to answer your abstract questions. Could you please stop dwelling on irrelevant off-topic topics when we're talking about serious matters?)

Rusalka coughed dryly and said, "Actually, we are about to go into battle with Viscount Conesnat's Ranger Squad."

Phoenix nodded, said nothing, and waited for his next words.

Rusalka: (As the old saying goes: Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. But Phoenix didn't run away after hearing the bad news. Instead, she was willing to stay and die with me. She must still love me.)

Sanita: (I can't stand it anymore. If you want to die, go ahead and die by yourself. Why did you drag the innocent Phoenix into this? If I am guilty, please let the law punish me instead of making me accompany you through time and suffer mental torture here.)

Rusalka continued, "The Ranger Squad should arrive in Ropa Town in about two days. I'm going to lead them to support them. Would you like to come with me?"

As Rukasa swallowed her saliva in great distress, Phoenix thought for a moment, her tail swaying behind her. After a long silence, she said, "What good will it do me to help you?"

Rusalka: (Of course there are benefits. You can avoid becoming a widow. If we unfortunately both die, we can turn into little butterflies and fly away together. Brother Fei, I’m afraid you don’t understand the butterfly stalk, so I’ll mark it as the source of this paragraph, which is "The Butterfly Lovers")

Sanita almost vomited: (I give up, why do you even have your own commentary? Please, can you come up with something else, even just a death flag? Brother Xiao, you're so good at talking in the private chat channel, why don't you just say these things out loud?)

Rusalka: (Do you think I'm stupid?)

Sanita: (Ah? Your intelligence is already 5, isn't it? Your neighboring ogre has something to say. It can be affected by the feebleminded spell, so why are you immune?)

Rusalka: (I've said this countless times, just because my character's intelligence is 5 doesn't mean I have 5 intelligence.)

Sanita: (I actually hope you can only say "Aba Aba". Now I know what it means to be restless. How about I go make you two some tea? I'll be the maid and she'll take my place, okay?)

Rusalka: (That won't work. A secretary ship can only be a fully trusted one, and Phoenix's favorability isn't high enough.)

Sani Iron Tower: (I've become your secretary ship, right? Can Nantong climb it?)

After the two exchanged several rounds on the PL channel, Rusalka followed Sanita's instructions and said, "I can help you fulfill your wish."

Phoenix's ears twitched noticeably, but her face remained expressionless as she said, "You can't do that."

Rusalka shook her head and said, "There is nothing in the world that cannot be done. Even if there is, I will keep trying unless I die."

Sanita: (You are quite talkative.)

Rusalka: (Actually, my subtext was to marry her. I wonder if she heard it.)

Sanita: (I was wrong. I shouldn't have praised you. I actually made the same mistake over and over again. It's a habit! Habits are terrible.)

Rusalka continued to recite the supplementary answer given by Sanitieta: "I have accomplished what so many Pearl Tear Lords throughout history could not. You are lurking here. Do you plan to wait for a few more years? Ten years? Twenty years? Just wait for an opportunity to appear? Opportunities will not come to you. You have to create them yourself."

He extended his lightly armored glove towards Phoenix and subconsciously activated Holy Healing, using white light to render himself more serious, similar to using beauty filters on a photo. "Can you give me a chance?"

Phoenix's eyes seemed a little dazed, and her right arm unconsciously rose slowly, as if she wanted to shake hands with Rusalka, but when she stretched it halfway, she subconsciously retracted her hand quickly and even took half a step back.

It seemed like she had already executed a rejection combo, which made Rusalka a little heartbroken.

Rusalka: (Are you serious about taking a half step back? Such a small action can cause so much damage~ I can only act like a gentleman and talk to you~?)

But before she even sang half of the song, she unexpectedly nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Rusalka quickly changed the song in the private chat channel: (Family, persistence really pays off! Everyone must come to our baby's full moon banquet next year! Good luck to us? Good luck to us?, good luck to us?~ Let's cheer together!)

Sanita: (Stop your b-song. I don't know why her actions and conclusions are contradictory, but for the time being, she's agreed to come with us. We finally have an ace assassin this time, and the chances of my plan going smoothly are much higher.)

Rusalka: (Huh? What plan? Isn't she talking about getting married to me?)

Sunny Tower: (That's enough. If you're still sleepy, wash your face quickly. If you really have nothing to live for, you can bite the exploding crystal in the warehouse. The sooner we go, the sooner we can come back. We can still catch your shift at the circus.)

Chapter 43: Elvis King

"Ranger squad, all lightly armed, riding ordinary warhorses, about 93 men, with a difference of no more than 5."

Ono looked at the intelligence in his hand, took the cigarette out of his mouth, exhaled a puff of smoke, and then used the cigarette to light the intelligence paper in his hand. However, the quality of the paper was very poor and it took a long time to burn without burning. So he frowned, and a golden holy fire emerged from his palm, burning the paper to ashes.

He put the cigarette in his mouth again, took a puff, let out a long breath, and exhaled.

This kind of stuff is not usually available in the Knights Templar, after all, the Paladins have the rules of integrity and the like, but people always have seven emotions and six desires, and Paladins are no exception. Ono is in his sixties and has no bad hobbies, he just likes this.

The only thing that made him very satisfied when he brought this group of new recruits to the country of Sinidi was the freedom. There were no colleagues to supervise each other, and there were no priests beside the saint to tell him what to do. If we put aside the intelligence letter that had just been burned, life was indeed comfortable.

Looking at the young recruits who were actively building the town, Ono felt like he was seeing his younger self, which was great.

The Lord of Pearl Tears must have received the invasion alert and sent a letter for help. The Lord of Pearl Tears is not far from here. Regardless of whether Rusalka is willing to take the risk to provide support, his mission is just to defend this town.

Ono felt that this task was not stressful at all. As the saying goes, the hardest battle to fight is the one that is unprepared. Conversely, the easiest battle to fight is the one that is fully prepared.

The Lord of Pearl Tears seemed to have predicted the future and stockpiled a large amount of daily necessities and strategic materials in Luopa Town, which could last for nearly a year. As far as the protracted war was concerned, he no longer needed to worry about supplies.

Secondly, he also prepared enough chevaux de frise and some city defense facilities in advance, all of which were specifically designed for cavalry. In front of these things, the one hundred or so people on the other side would have an advantage if they did not ride horses.