309: Chapter 152 Unloading Armor without Returning to Fields_2 309: Chapter 152 Unloading Armor without Returning to Fields_2 “You need not worry about the Wolf Family, as for being greedy?
Isn’t the current state of the Thorny Flower Family because of you?
The Farolis Family has already made so many concessions.
You can press on as usual, but this time I will not retreat.” Eriv sneered.
In his youth, he inherited a broken family business and humbly watched the Royalist Nobles carve up his ancestor’s territory piece by piece.
And now they accused him of greed?
He had not yet settled accounts with the Royalist.
Baron Gunnar said no more, his eyes cast down on the map, slowly falling into contemplation.
Eriv waited patiently with an expressionless face…
After a long while, Baron Thorny Flower received the satisfactory answer.
“Fine, but once the Wolf Domain Army moves south, you must ensure the safety and passage of my troops and supplies in your southern territories.
If you pull any tricks, I don’t need the land to the south, but I will bring war to the Thorny Flower Territory.”
Even if our grievances remain, even a lion will share a water source with its prey when thirsty,” Eriv laughed.
…But both he and Gunnar knew that it was because the “lion” was not yet hungry…
Of course, Eriv did not plan to let Gunnar’s army pass through Selva in the east.
He pointed to the southeast end of the Wolf Territory, Aiken Village: “From your territory’s Aiken Village, cut south through the forest, build a road connecting to mine.
If the troops march quickly, it won’t take a day to reach Kantadar.”
Your road is so close to Wolf Territory?”
“Yes, it’s that close.
My army has already occupied the checkpoints in the forest.
If you don’t want your troops to get trapped in the forest, make sure your wolf cubs behave,” Eriv revealed the position of the old forest road without hesitation, as this route could not be hidden and would soon witness countless Kingdom armies moving between the front and rear lines.
Gunnar, looking surprised at the indicated location, had an epiphany: “You previously ordered people to invade Wolf Territory just to conceal this military road.”
I don’t want to repeat myself, the Thorny Flower Family hasn’t ordered any invasion of Wolf Territory.
It was your fine son who struck first.
Are you going to bring up so-called witchcraft?
Then I hope your troops won’t be frightened by my Thorny Flower ancestors in the forest.”
He had purchased the Undead corpses moved by the Wolf Family after that day’s arbitration meeting.
Although he could not identify which ancestor, considering the traces of the curse left in the forest, it must indeed be some Thorny Flower ancestor who entered the Cursed Land.
“Wasn’t it you occupying villages in Wolf Territory that led Canis to…” Gunnar started, then abruptly stopped.
Thinking carefully, now that it was clear that Mage Met was colluding with foreign spies, Gunnar found the content of previous letters with his eldest son slightly odd.
With foreign enemies instigating civil wars among the lords of Kosos County, it was well-known, and he couldn’t help planning to verify the content of previous correspondence after returning to Wolfenhol.
And that suspicious chamberlain by General Trosa’s side…
Kingdom Calendar of Orland, Year 673, April 15.
For Selva, Longka, Platon, and all the surrounding villages and towns, it was an exceptionally clear spring day.
The war clouds over the Thorny Flower Territory had dispersed.
The brief conflict between Farolis and Gunnar had ended, and the army gathered at Longka would gradually disband and return home.
Although defending the local area, protecting the homeland, was the duty of armed civilians and traditionally came with no salary.
But all able-bodied men from the Three Kingdoms who participated in the war and didn’t flee received a significant post-war reward.
Even soldiers who hadn’t killed an enemy each received at least 15 Silver Nalers from the spoils of war distribution as their combat pay.
This sum, for the ordinary tenants of Platon and Longka, was an income that normally took two years of hard work to save.
Even for conscripted soldiers who unfortunately died in battle, Leon would arrange for the Guard to distribute this combat pay, additional death compensation, and ensure the proper burial of the bodies house by house to their family members.
As for verifying the number of enemies killed, those warriors, once listed in the register, could receive extra substantial bounties.
This, of course, didn’t exclude the elite soldiers brought by Sir Redo.
The Duwana Long Spear veterans, who had restrained the opponent’s main force, had the battle not lasted until Canis was captured.
Considering the small number of soldiers under his command, Leon personally supervised the distribution of rewards and combat pay with his companions.
Actually receiving unexpected combat pay and large bounties, even the conscripted soldiers disabled by severe injuries in the medical camp showed joy.
Seeing his grateful disabled patients, Leon, as a former modern Earthling, couldn’t help but sigh and feel ashamed.
This level of compensation treatment was, even though beyond the typical contractual soldiers of the time, in his view, still cruel.
Yet thankfully, he would not ignore the lives of these veterans with severe injuries.
Families affected by disabilities due to battle, like families who lost breadwinners, would receive care under the local policies.
Currently, there were few severely injured survivors, making care manageable, but larger-scale battles in the future, without proper arrangements post-war, would pose problems.
As for leaving them to fend for themselves?
Leon had never considered this option.
If so cold-hearted, how many would be willing to fight selflessly for him in the future?