Chapter 12 The wolf is coming! Is the wolf really coming?

Chapter 12 The wolf is coming! The wolf is really coming?
“What now?”

After sending Hansel away, Paul, who had been so chipper just a moment ago, suddenly panicked and stood up to pace back and forth around his chair.

“He seems to be angry after messing up just now, he won’t make a small report about us to the king! What if the royal family sends a large army to conquer us? Ah ah …… just now my tone should have been softer!”

He was overwhelmed with remorse for his momentary hotheadedness.

A wave of helplessness ran through the crowd inwardly, “Weren’t you very imposing just now? Why are you flustered like this now.”

“My lord, calm down! Calm down!”

Chief Steward Ford relieved him, “You did the right thing just now. To put it in a not very respectful way, for a remote family like ours, if we don’t let the officials of the Heraldry Court access it, it’s not certain if the King can remember it, and he wouldn’t expect much in the way of troops from a remote territory like ours. What’s more, Her Highness the Grand Princess herself gave us permission that we don’t need to work for the King, so I guess it’s because Baron Abbott is so eager to get credit that he’s asking us for troops, and if he really pokes at His Majesty, his old man won’t make a big deal out of such a thing.”

“Uh …… well.” Granted, but this is really both reassuring and embarrassing big truth ah, is one merely an ant? Not even strong enough to cause an elephant to get angry.

“So, just make Baron Abbott speechless.”

“Make him speechless? Well, then why don’t we just do it even more desperately!”

“More desperate? You don’t mean ……” Old Man Ford exclaimed, making a neck-wiping motion as he spoke, “No, that would be a slap in the face of the King!”

“Gee, where did you think of that. I’m trying to put on a show for him, so he’ll know that we really can’t get out of the army right now.”

……

“How dare a district countryside nobleman speak to me like that!”

Hansel, who had returned to his lodgings, could no longer hold back after closing the door to his room tightly.

“Who am I? I am His Majesty’s representative, my words are His Majesty’s will, and my face is His Majesty’s face. Too arrogant, too arrogant. Ah ah ah …… poise poise, I have to keep my poise, I can t be generalized with a milquetoast little child.”

He paced back and forth, mentally pondering what to do next.

Before Gleeman came back, he investigated in the town, this pirate invasion, although deeper than before, but still far from the town of Lakewood, on his rule is not a threat at all, such as the pirates retreated, and then he went to continue to collect taxes on the line, the nobles do not all do so?
Is it biased in favor of this family still hold Rodney I set down the obligation of the nobility to die, oh, the Lord of the Light have mercy on him, will be laughed out of the people.

“If hard doesn’t work, perhaps a soft one? Aren’t children all very enamored of knightly legends and heroic tales? Maybe we can start with that.” Hansel rubbed his chin and continued to ponder.

“Alas, I don’t know what’s happening to the others, it wouldn’t be good if someone takes the credit ahead of me.”

Thinking about it, the fat face of his old classmate Matthew came back to his mind, this guy was left in the army to listen to the use of the army, really …… really ……

“I am by no means jealous!” He secretly reminded himself, “I’m just worried that he’s neglecting his duties or advancing any slanders to Her Highness the Grand Princess, although the probability is that this guy doesn’t even have a chance to see Her Highness.”

After thinking about this and that, Hansel was about to go to bed and rest when he suddenly heard a clamor from outside. He looked out of the window and saw that there were fires outside, and from time to time people were yelling loudly, so he hurriedly summoned his servant and told him to go out and inquire about the situation.

A few minutes later Tommen returned and said in a panic, “Young master, it’s no good! Patrols have found traces of pirates outside the town, Lord Lord has personally led the army to defend against them, and the guards are filling the streets to inform the residents to prepare for self-defense.”

“Which pirate is so bold? Daring to attack the residence of a lord of a collar!” Hansel felt very unbelievable. As he was thinking about it, someone suddenly barged in carrying a knife.

Nima, this SB lord was such a weakling that he let someone hit his home!
“Don’t kill me, that lord’s room is on the second floor, I have nothing to do with him!” Hansel was so scared that he shouted and was about to go under the bed…

“Lord Baron, I am a guard of the lord’s house.” The visitor forced a smile, “The pirates are calling, the Count said he might not be able to stop them, I came to take you to the basement to hide.”

Hansel cursed in his heart and immediately stood up, regaining an arrogant expression, “Hmph, people from small places just don’t know how to be courteous, they don’t even know how to knock on the door. Even Jing Yao’s pooper scooper knows better manners than you.”

The soldier didn’t dare to talk back, so he could only say, “Baron, it’s better to quickly follow me to the safe house in the basement.”

“Wait!” Hansel grunted, then greeted Toman as he straightened up his clothes and hair.

It was only after a long while that Hansel put on a nonchalant look and said slowly, “If I wasn’t pressed for time, I really should teach you a good lesson on what manners are on behalf of your lord! Forget it, I’m also really, what’s the point of bothering with a big-headed soldier, lead the way in front.”

After ten thousand alpacas raced through his heart, the guard turned around to open the door, when suddenly the room door was pushed open again with a bang.

“Hasn’t the Baron left yet? Hurry up!” Another guard barged in.

The guard who came first then turned around and urged, “Hurry up, Lord Baron. I’m pulling you-huh? Where are the people?”

He turned his questioning gaze to Hansel’s servant, and Tommen had to awkwardly point to the bed, which the guard followed, noticing that the edge of the sheet near the floor was shaking ……

……

At the edge of town, Paul commanded a company of soldiers to toss about in a pretentious manner, and after receiving word that Hansel had taken refuge in the basement, he ordered the soldiers to stop for a short rest.

“Hmph, now that shit commissioner should be scared out of his wits!” The plan worked, and he couldn’t help but be proud of his “brilliant” plan.

Turning towards Bryce, he grumbled, “Ah shucks! Who does he think he is, holding a chicken feather as an arrow, the fox pretends to be a tiger, if not for that batch of armor and spears, I don’t bother to give a damn to him, at least have to leave him out to dry for a period of ten days and half a month.”

Just when he was planning to return to camp, a soldier ran over in the distance while shouting and holding a torch.

“Not good, not good …… Lord Lord, Bryce Battalion Commander, the pirates hit over, the pirates hit over.”

He couldn’t help but laugh, “Haha, well well well. That stupid baron is already scared out of his wits, no need to shout anymore.”

“No …… not ah!” The soldier was so panicked that he couldn’t even speak properly, “I’m a soldier on night patrol duty tonight. It’s pirates, it’s real pirates, they’re coming this way.”

After saying that he put the torch toward the lake and gestured, the crowd have to look at, only to see the lake light dots, is from far and near the rapid approach.

“Na …… Na …… Nani???”

Now it was Paul’s turn, and came up with a bird language that no one could understand.

(End of chapter)