Chapter 80 People who don’t know the times

Chapter 80 People who don't know the times

The Qingzhu tribe has a population of less than 400 people, and its usual defense force is at most 20 people.

Among these people, except for the three professional knights headed by Willy, the rest were ordinary people who were guards when they took up weapons and farmers when they put down their weapons. They did not even have formal training, let alone fighting against professional knights. Even the guards that Ronin brought from Wushan Castle were stronger than them.

In fact, this battle had already ended when Luo Ning and others arrived at the outskirts of the Qingzhu tribe without any hindrance.

Not only was there no decent resistance here, there was not even anyone to tip off the outside world. The two teams of Zhuweitt and Sim that Roning had deployed on those two roads out of caution were completely useless.

The reason was that he didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

Willy was very tempted by Roning's offer. He followed his father and hid in the mountains, carrying the identity of a remnant of the rebels. Even when he went out to purchase goods, he could only find some small vendors, and even then, he had to be careful not to be discovered.

Once people outside know his identity, they will definitely report him to the nobles of Wushan Territory, just for the reward of a few gold coins.

Influenced by his father, Willy once only wanted to restore his family's former glory. However, after experiencing these years of suffering, especially the rise of the Black Collar Tribe in recent years, he increasingly hopes to escape from this woodland.

Now, the young baron in front of him seemed to be able to bring him everything he wanted.

"Lord Luo Ning, I am very tempted by your proposal!"

Willy's tone slowed down. "But you know, even if humans want to subdue a monster, they must first defeat it. If you want me to surrender, you should show your strength first."

Luo Ning was stunned. How could he show his strength?

The Qingzhu tribe has been surrounded by him; how else can he show off?

"Knight Willy, don't you understand your current situation? The Qingzhu tribe has been surrounded by me. You have become my prey without any resistance. This is enough to prove that I am powerful, at least more powerful than you."

"No, no, no."

Willy shook his head quickly. "You only trapped my people, not me. If I wanted to break out, you might not be able to stop me."

His tone was very confident, "If you want me to submit to you, you should defeat me head-on by yourself!"

"I admire your courage, Knight Willy."

Luo Ning's lips curled up slightly, "But at the same time, I admire your ignorance."

Hearing this, Willy's face turned cold. "Lord Ronin, please pay attention to your attitude. I didn't offend you, but you are slandering me. This is not the quality of a noble!"

Is it the quality of a noble person to remain humble and respectful at all times and to politely praise everyone?

"I have no interest in dueling with you."

Luo Ning shook his head. "Now you have one minute to consider whether to submit to me or be killed."

In this overwhelming situation, what qualifications does the other party have to negotiate with him?

The tense atmosphere spread, and Willy glanced at the people around him. At this moment, he was surrounded. Although he sounded confident, he was not 100% sure of breaking through.

Moreover, he did not want to abandon his position as a tribal leader and become a subordinate to others without anyone to serve him.

What he wanted was the same as Roning: to have someone serve him as soon as he opened his eyes and to have the freedom to do whatever he wanted without having to obey anyone.

The two knights beside Willy were very nervous. The momentum of the people on the opposite side was too strong. They were just junior knights. If the negotiations failed, they would have no chance of escaping.

One minute passed quickly, and after rounds of fierce struggles in Willy's heart, he finally relaxed.

"My Lord, I can submit to you."

Willy spoke again, "But I hope you can let me continue to be the leader of the Qingzhu tribe and manage this group of people."

Luo Ning was stunned for a moment by the other party's request, and then he actually laughed.

He slowly raised his hand and drew the spell pattern of the wind blade technique that he was already familiar with on his palm. As the wind element surged, a hazy green wind blade quietly formed in his palm.

"Ronin, you!"

Willy's face changed drastically. He originally thought that even if this condition was not met, he could still bargain, but he did not expect the other party to take action directly.

Luo Ning was too lazy to say more. Under the influence of his mental power, the wind blade flew out of his hand and cut towards the opponent's neck with a very fast sound of breaking through the air.

"drink!"

Willy, an intermediate knight, bursts into fighting spirit all over his body. He raised the sword in his hand and condensed it into a flame slash to block the attack using the wind blade technique.

But I don't know if it was because the quality of his sword was too poor or because the flame slash had not been fully condensed; the wind blade directly cut off the opponent's sword body and left a line of blood on the opponent's throat.

"you..."

Willy only felt his body rapidly getting cold, as if his soul was gradually being pulled out, and then he fell to the ground.

"How can the defeated have the right to make so many demands?"

Luo Ning sneered, "You don't even have this much tact. You don't need to be my subordinate."

In fact, if the other party made some other requests, such as asking Roning to give some gold coins, he would be more willing.

After all, having a mid-level knight at his disposal is beneficial for Ronin.

It's a pity that Willy wanted too much. He actually wanted to continue to be the leader of the Qingzhu tribe. Isn't this the same as Ronin conferring the title of knight on him and allocating a manor?

Macken, who had followed him the longest, and Rydar, who had made great contributions, were not conferred titles. How could a defeated remnant leader be qualified?

Lord Willy... just died like that?

The two knights who were originally standing next to Willy had never expected such a situation. The strongest man of the Qingzhu tribe could not even withstand a single move from the other side.

At this moment, the sound of the windblade breaking through the air seemed to still echo in their ears. That was truly the sound made by the undead spirits of hell.

Seeing this, the farmers who had stood up and were ready to resist Willy collapsed to the ground as if they had lost their parents and no longer had the courage to resist.

"Those who kneel down and surrender will not be killed!" Luo Ning said calmly.

Ridar and Macken pointed their swords to the sky and shouted, "Those who kneel down and surrender will not be killed!"

After this battle, even Willy's two professional knights were so scared that they knelt down and begged for mercy. How could anyone dare to resist?

They all knelt down on the ground, trembling and begging for forgiveness from the nobles.

Fortunately, before the expedition, Ronin asked Redal and McKen to do a lot of ideological work on the guards, and eventually, the rule prohibiting the indiscriminate killing of prisoners was imprinted in the guards' hearts.

Even when facing surrenderers, the soldiers were at most a little rough, but they did not kill anyone indiscriminately or maim anyone.

It is still very necessary to train a team that can obey orders.

"David, Tom, take your men and gather all the people from the Qingzhu tribe together for me."

Luo Ning emphasized: "Remember to search carefully, whether male or female, old or young, don't miss anyone!"

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