Chapter 138 Defense Plan

Chapter 138 Defense Plan

A noble hired a killer to assassinate another noble, which is a felony.

It would be fine if he were not discovered, but once he was discovered, the noble would be fined or punished at the very least, or even stripped of his title, have his territory confiscated, or be sentenced to death.

Lei Sen probably never thought that the assassination would fail, and perhaps he never thought that the assassin could be captured alive by Roning.

His act of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice gave Roning a perfect excuse to take the initiative.

So, his first step was to take over the Black Collar Tribe.

As for the Territory of Sean, before Lei Sen was convicted, the land still belonged to the Sean family, so it was inappropriate for Roning to send people to capture it.

He first needed to verify Baron Leisen's crimes, and the year-end party for Lulans' 76th birthday was undoubtedly the best venue for this.

As vassals of Wushanbao, all nobles would not be absent from the lord's birthday party unless they had a special reason not to attend.

Luo Ning and Lei Sen will go. Not just the two of them. All the nobles who should go to Brilliant City, Black Python City, Horse Herding City, etc., will go there.

At that time, facing Roning's accusations, it depended on how Lei Sen would defend himself.

Although Shadow was recruiting workers, the guards on him at Hillforest Castle were still quite strict.

In addition to a professional knight and two guards in the dark room, two guards stood guard outside the door.

At the same time, although the assassin was covered in wounds and Roning, his hands and feet broke, and his legs were still tied up just in case, so he could not escape even if he could become invisible.

Back in the inner castle, Chahar had called William and two carpenter apprentices over this morning to start repairing the rooms and windows damaged in yesterday's battle.

Roning took the time to look and then asked William about the iron and wood workshop's output in the past month.

The last time he returned from Wushan City, he brought twelve carpenter apprentices and two carpenters, most of whom were put into the iron and wood workshop.

From the beginning of November until now, 20 shields, 65 spears, 16 breastplates, and five lamellar armor have been made.

Although the manufacturing speed has improved greatly, only about one-fifth of the Wushanbao orders have been completed.

"William, we need to increase our speed."

Luo Ning said: "There are less than five months left for the Wushanbao order. Whether we can complete this order depends on you."

"Don't worry, sir. We have already completed almost one-fifth of the task this month. There are still five months left, and we will be able to complete it."

When Luo Ning signed the contract, the delivery period he wrote was half a year, which could be completed.

"I have other uses for this batch of goods."

He said: "So the iron and wood workshop has to rebuild it, which means you only have five months to complete this order again."

"ah?"

William put down the wood in his hand. "Master, is this batch of finished goods not included in the order?"

Roning nodded.

Since we are going to attack the Black Collar Tribe, we should first equip our guards and knights with these produced things.

You don't have to make money, but you have to reduce the losses.

"Oh my god, sir, you know how to give us a hard time!"

William complained, "The carpenters at the Ironwood Workshop have been working day and night to complete this order barely within six months, and you're taking this batch of finished products away!"

"If I extend the working hours any further, the carpenters will be overwhelmed..."

"Old William, the master has never treated you unfairly!"

Chahar immediately stood up and said, "I specially arranged the best food for the Ironwood Workshop, and the carpenters' salaries are among the best. The master asked you to do more, so why are you complaining about this and that?"

"Old housekeeper, please stop talking nonsense. I'm not complaining. I'm stating the facts!"

William argued, "Master, you also know that processing special materials such as black ironwood is an extremely physically demanding job. If the carpenters are not guaranteed food, drink, and sleep, they will be physically exhausted and unable to maintain efficiency for a long time."

"If you squeeze in time, you'll always have time."

Chahar said again: "If it doesn't work, I'll arrange a few more odd jobs for you."

"This is not a chore..."

"Alright, alright."

Luo Ning hurriedly stopped them. He still didn't expect William and Chahar to fight.

"You can do as much as possible while ensuring enough rest. There are still five months of orders, so there is still plenty of time."

He paused for a moment and then continued, "After I go out this time, I will try my best to recruit a group of people. The iron and wood workshop will have more manpower."

He now has more than 3,100 gold coins on hand. Keeping them will not generate any interest, and they will only be valuable if they are spent.

So when he goes to the Horse Herding City in two days, he will buy another batch of slaves.

According to Roning's plan, a set of assembly lines will definitely be formed in the future and divided into wood processing, accessories processing, armor plate weaving, etc.

"Brother, are you going out again?"

Irene, who was walking Black Tiger in the corridor, stopped and asked.

"Well, my grandpa's birthday is coming up soon, and I have to go and celebrate it."

Luo Ning smiled and said, "I'll leave the training of the black tiger to you. Don't just play with it."

"I know!"

Irene agreed affirmatively but asked shyly, "Brother, when can you take me out to have a look? I want to be with you, too."

"Um..."

Luo Ning stroked his chin and thought seriously, "When you grow up a little bit, your riding skills will improve, and your strength will strengthen. I will take you out. How about it?"

He will not bring a large army to Wushanbao this time. He may go there with only Macon, Tom, and three others. It is really inconvenient to bring the little girl with him.

"Ah, I see~"

Irene was a little disappointed. The first two points were easy to explain, but the strength was really hard to say.

She heard from her mother that a magician with her qualifications could train very quickly. She can become an intermediate magician in one or two years if she devotes enough time daily.

One or two years sounds like a fast time, but it seems a little slow to Irene. She wants time to pass faster.

Luo Ning saw the other person's lost look and couldn't help but walk over and rub the golden hair. "Don't worry, it will be quick. I will bring you many books when I return, okay?"

"Okay!" Irene smiled and asked, "Can you bring me more knight novels?"

"Well..."

Luo Ning nodded and said he would screen them when the time came. "That's fine."

The next afternoon, Commander Ridal, stationed in Gray Earth Village, brought Tom back to Hillwood Town.

"Sir, the knights and magicians of Gray Earth Village heard that you were assassinated and asked me to bring you their greetings."

Rydar greeted respectfully, "It is a blessing in disguise that you are safe and sound!"

"Thank them for my concern."

Luo Ning motioned for everyone to sit down, and the servants immediately served tea, snacks, and fruits.

Rydar glanced at Macon and said, "Excuse me, Macon, you need to put more effort and precautions into the safety of adults."

"Yes, Commander!"

McKen felt a little ashamed. It was indeed his fault in this matter. He did not consider the ability of invisibility.

"I have figured out a way to prevent invisible assassins, and now is a good time to discuss it with you all."

In the past two days, he has carefully inquired about the characteristics of the Shadow Assassin's stealth fighting skills.

According to the other party, this special ability uses dark-attribute fighting spirit to distort light and hide the knight's figure between light and shadow.

Although the knight is invisible, his breathing and weight still exist. His figure will be exposed once he moves quickly or uses his fighting spirit.

Based on this feature, McCann came up with a solution -

The stone slabs at the castle gate were dug out, and a gravel road that made noises was paved. Once an invisible person passed by, it would make noises enough for the guards at the guard post to notice.

Rydar nodded. "This is indeed a good idea. Remember to strengthen the guards' training."

"Besides that, we could install special wooden boards or specially made carpets in the main building, the stairs leading to the adults' rooms, and the corridors to increase the discoverable area.

McCann also supports this approach.

Luo Ning helplessly watched his two subordinates discussing seriously, feeling both relieved and wanting to laugh.

"If you design it this way, anyone who goes upstairs or into my study will hear creaking noises, which will only make people think that the quality of my building is not good."

He smiled and said, "How about this: we install a door curtain made of beads at the door, and it will make a sound when someone passes through. That will be enough. Don't forget, we also have a storm wolf with a strong perception in our building."

Rydar and McKen looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Excellency's method is better."

Roning clapped his hands, ending the discussion on strengthening his security.

"Alright, knights, now we should discuss our battle plan against the Black Collar Tribe."

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