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There is no specific bounty for bandits of this level; instead, the bounty is endorsed by the local county lord, who issues a mandatory order to subdue them.
They will mobilize military forces from all the rulers of the territories within their borders to jointly suppress bandit gangs with bounties exceeding level four.
Once the conquest is successful, one will receive a fiefdom as a reward from the earl's forces that issued the conquest order, as well as cultivation resources that cannot be bought with gold coins.
Thinking of this, my thoughts turned back.
After confirming his suspicions with the butler Leon, Arthur frowned.
"To wipe out an entire baronial territory, they're probably no ordinary 'Level 3 Bounty' bandit gang."
"Yes, young master."
Butler Leon nodded:
"Blackwater Territory is considered a relatively strong force among the baronies."
From what I understand, their upper echelon consists of four Silver-rank knights and two Tier 3 magical beast mounts.
One of them was a late-stage Silver Rank knight; that person was the Blackwater Lord.
The butler, Leon, paused for a moment before continuing:
"But even with such strength, Blackwater Territory was invaded by a bandit gang that had never appeared in the North before, and all the civilians and noble knights within its borders were slaughtered."
Such a brutal act of extermination is almost unheard of among bandit groups with a "bounty level three" in the past.
Therefore, after the Blackwater Territory was discovered by a patrol of a viscount's territory two days ago, it was immediately reported to the earl who was in charge of the northern border.
It is said that the Earl of the North has temporarily designated the unknown bandit group involved in this incident as "Level Three Bounty," with the maximum bounty of 20000 coins.
Upon hearing this, Arthur couldn't help but smile with amusement.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this "bounty level three" bandit gang is probably more dangerous than just a "bounty level three" gang.
However, the count still assessed the actual atrocities committed to determine the severity of the crime.
So Arthur pressed on:
"Besides this, does the Earl of the North have any other plans?"
Butler Leon replied:
"Yes, young master."
The Earl of the North has issued a free-for-all order for the first time, with a bounty level of three.
A free conquest order is different from a forced conquest order.
The one who issues the free conquest order will offer a substantial reward in addition to the bounty coins, namely a certain amount of land as a reward and training resources for the knight.
This is similar to the forced conscription order, but the rewards are slightly less generous.
However, it is fundamentally different from a forced conscription order.
The ruling class at the top would not take charge of the conquests, but would instead delegate the power of conquest to the middle and lower ruling classes.
On the premise of suppressing designated bandits, they are granted the temporary power to unite military forces.
So, now.
The northern border of the Kingdom of Grey.
The instigators of the Blackwater Territory extermination incident, a bandit gang with a "bounty level three" has caused a sensation.
That's how Leon, the butler, learned about this today from a close friend in the neighborhood.
Look at Arthur.
After hearing the whole story, he closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
After a while.
He opened his eyes and looked at the butler, Leon:
"Inform the three regional inspectors of Blackrock Territory about this matter and tell them to be on high alert."
Furthermore, I won't be leaving Blackrock Territory anytime soon, so it's time to strengthen security measures to deal with the bandit crisis.
Chapter 88 Lani's Anxiety
late at night.
The perspective shifts to a house in Frostyrak Town.
This is Lani's residence.
At this moment, the girl was lying on the bed in the bedroom, her eyes closed, her expression peaceful.
At this point, she seemed to have already fallen into a deep sleep.
But after a short while...
Strange things have appeared on the ceiling of this room.
Countless crimson, illusory lines inexplicably emerged from the void and hovered around the ceiling.
These illusory lines, as if summoned by some force, have been constantly twisting and merging together since they first appeared.
Ultimately, they merged into a huge, scarlet eyeball, which was quite horrifying.
Once formed, the scarlet eyeball immediately moved its deep pupil, staring at Lani, who was fast asleep below it.
next moment.
Lani, lost in her dream, seemed to be recalling some unpleasant memories.
Immediately, her brows furrowed and her lips tightened.
immediately.
Lani exhibited more symptoms of anxiety.
Her breathing became rapid, and she subconsciously gripped her blanket tightly.
Followed by.
She started to tossing and turning on the bed again, her pretty face showing increasing unease and tension.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Under the pressure of this inexplicable sense of unease.
Lani finally woke up, and she suddenly opened her eyes.
In her field of vision, there was only an empty ceiling.
The enormous, scarlet eyeball vanished without a trace in an instant!
But nevertheless.
Even after she woke up, she still had a strong intuition that something must have happened in her room that made her uneasy.
At this time.
A sharp pain in her head abruptly interrupted her thoughts.
What followed was a buzzing, noisy tinnitus.
Lani began to feel extremely upset about this.
She couldn't help but lift her upper body, sit up from the bed, and then cover her head with her hands.
Now, Lani felt as if her brain was being torn apart in an incredibly savage way by an invisible hand.
But she wouldn't allow that to happen.
So Lani began to grit her teeth and use her strong willpower to resist the tearing of that invisible hand.
"call!"
"call!!"
"call!!!"
As her breathing became increasingly rapid, she felt an unprecedented amount of pressure, and sweat began to pour from her forehead.
When the sweat dripping from her forehead had almost soaked half of her blanket.
Lani then realized that the tearing of her brain by that invisible hand had finally ended.
Soon, the intense, tearing pain subsided like a receding tide.
then.
Lani also relaxed, and her face turned extremely pale.
Having successfully withstood the sudden and unusual situation, Lani is now in a weakened state.
At this time.
As if sensing something, she raised her head again and glanced at the "empty" ceiling above her.
This time, she keenly noticed a scarlet, illusory line rapidly disappearing.
Upon seeing the familiar crimson color again, Lani's mind was jolted, instantly recalling the unsettling scene from her dream:
First, a large fire broke out, ravaging a courtyard with a classical architectural style.
The raging fire continued to spread, as if it had transformed into a legendary monstrous serpent, about to swallow the courtyard into its fiery throat.
In this courtyard that was about to be burned down, a girl was crying.
She was not burned by the surrounding flames because a grown man and woman held her firmly beneath them.
They appeared to be the girl's parents, but for some reason, they had died before the girl and had lost all vital signs.
They leaned together, their eyes vacant, their bodies forming a physical shelter for the girl.
Soon, the crisis intensified.
They saw that the beams of the courtyard house directly above their heads were burned off by the flames and were about to fall.
If it were to fall, the girl in their arms would surely die.
And at this critical moment.
A slightly weathered-looking middle-aged man appeared.
He was enveloped in lightning, and fearlessly charged into the sea of fire with lightning speed.
Immediately afterwards, facing the beams that had been burned through by the flames, he decisively threw his weapon, a uniquely designed one-handed warhammer.
"Boom!"
With a dull thud, the beam that had been broken by the flames veered off course and fell not far from the girl.
Although the roof beam did not hit the girl, it generated a scorching heat wave upon landing, which quickly spread in all directions.
At this time.
The middle-aged man moved with incredible speed and carried the girl away from her parents' bodies.
Then, he took the girl with him and jumped backward in time, demonstrating extraordinary physical abilities.
In the end, he and the girl barely escaped the scorching heat.
After escaping the fire that was engulfing the courtyard, the girl looked up at the middle-aged man who was holding her.
The middle-aged man looked noticeably aged, with graying temples and increasingly prominent wrinkles.
He said to the girl:
"Sorry, I'm late."
After the middle-aged man uttered those words.
Lani snapped out of her reverie, her thoughts no longer lingering on the scene, and quickly returned to reality.
Back in this dark bedroom late at night.
Lani sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against the wall behind her pillow.
Compared to the unease and oppression felt when recalling this scene in her dreams.
At this moment, her pretty face had a completely different look.