Rise of the Lord of Mount and Blade

After a night’s rest in Laertai, Richard did not rush back to Fort Lofe, but led Phyllis along the streets of Laertai, dressed in casual clothes. on.

Laertai Town is really poor. In addition to the crowded houses, there are various shops including taverns and bakeries. Commodities or needs that are necessary in life, so they can continue to be opened in towns.

When passing by the gate of the yard where the tavern was located, Richard found that although it was still only the morning, many civilians in linen robes were already sitting on the seats of the tavern. Hold the wine glass and talk to the person at the table, or sit alone in the corner and drink and drink without saying a word.

Next to the tavern, there is a small alley full of sewage, which is the only bakery in this town. It has not yet started selling bread. There are several naked men carrying one on their shoulders. The bag of flour produced from the mill outside the city was placed at the door of the back kitchen of the bakery. When one of them put it down, he used too much force and accidentally opened the bag, and the variegated flour inside was poured out immediately. Then came a scolding.

Walk to the square at the junction of the street. This has always been the main place for the residents of Laertai Town to go to the market every day for shopping, because there are many vendors setting up stalls in this small square. On the platform, there is a stone statue on the square that I don’t know who is engraved with. Under the statue is a pool of water. At this time, on the stone slab by the pool are sitting a few middle-aged women with different clothes and colors. It was holding a basket or holding a cloth bag that looked a little bulging. Although they were talking to each other, they looked at the vendors who were cleaning the stalls not far away from time to time.

“Have you heard? Yesterday, an outsider named Cassia beat Walker that damn drunkard. After being beaten, Walker was still not convinced and wanted to find a bunch of people to deal with him. , As soon as I heard that he was a nobleman, I was so scared that he didn’t even dare to move.”

“Nobleman? How could a nobleman work with a lowly commoner like us, and who did you hear about it? “

“It’s true. Didn’t my little Bu Laien fight at the tavern? He witnessed everything with his own eyes and only told me when he came back.”

“But a nobleman Why do you come to such a poor and ruined place like us, shouldn’t the noble master live in a wide and warm castle, lying in bed and waiting to collect money?”

“Who said that nobles are like this, ours Master Viscount is not such a nobleman, he personally wiped out the damned band of robbers.”

“che, who knows if he has been on the battlefield in person, seeing that he is so young and so white, I’m afraid it is. When you see blood, you will be shiver coldly……”

Listening to the conversations of those women, Richard who just happened to pass by didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. Feelings are like this in some of them. Image, but what he cares more about is the outsider called Cassia. If he is really a nobleman, why would a nobleman come to his Fiefdom for no reason?

In Touraine Kingdom, nobles seldom leave their Fiefdom, which is slightly different from what the women said. The nobles don’t like to stay in “wide and warm” castles, because castles usually They are all dim and humid. No one likes to live in this environment. They prefer to live in their own manor outside the castle. The manor is not only their private property, but also their permanent residence.

Of course, the nobles mentioned here generally refer to the nobles in the interior of Touraine Kingdom. Compared with the border nobles, they are richer and their living conditions are naturally better. The border nobles are on the dangerous front line ( Although they are not in a state of war, heretic will still invade from time to time), the ruled area is not rich, and the living conditions are much more difficult. There are many people living in the castle.

Too far.

Listening to those women who said that Cassia should still be living in the tavern now, Richard thought about it, and decided to meet each other. He was here because of his noble status alone. There is no reason for the lord not to ask. This is the most basic communication etiquette between nobles, and it is also to avoid the embarrassment that he doesn’t know anything after an accident on his own territory.

……

Turning around and coming to the pub yard, there are a few tables and chairs in the yard, and the few civilians who just saw drinking are sitting on it. The people in front of them There was no wine in the wine glass, but they were still able to talk happily. One of the guests at one of the tables held small wooden cubes in their palms, folded their hands, shook them, and then threw them on the table-those small cubes are The dice that Richard is familiar with are dotted with small dots on each side to represent numbers.

Richard took his gaze back after only one glance. He continued to walk into the tavern. There were obviously fewer people in the tavern than they had just seen. Only two or three people were still sitting, and the chubby shop boss was standing. Behind the counter, scolded the thin helper.

Richard glanced at the sitting guests and felt that no one looked like a nobleman. He walked to the counter and tapped the table lightly with his hand to attract the attention of Boss. Then Boss Looking over at Xunsheng, he saw that it was a familiar youngster, waved his hand to let the little helper cool off, and then said: “Good day, sir, can I help you?”

“I want to find someone. He may live here temporarily.” Richard said, taking out two Copper Coins and pushing them over. Upon seeing this, Boss was pleased on his face and accepted the two Copper Coins. Then he asked eagerly: “What’s his name?”

“Cassia.” Richard said, “It is said that he beat a man named Walker yesterday.”

Upon hearing this name, Boss’s complexion stiffened asked: “Master Cassia does live here, what can you do with him?”

“You don’t have to worry about it, you tell me Which room he lives in is fine.”

“He…”

“Why are you looking for me?”

Boss has just spoken, aside A low and hoarse voice abruptly rang out, attracting the attention of the two of them.

The speaker is a tall man with a stubble of goatee on his chin that looks a little messy without care, protruding cheekbones on both sides of his cheeks, bloodshot eyes and serious The sunken dark circles looked a little scary at first glance, and his golden curls were also messed up like a chicken coop, and his whole person looked haggard and desolate. I am afraid that not many people will believe that he is a nobleman, because he is more like a tramp.

“Uh…you, are you Cassia?”

Looking at his honor, Richard asked hesitantly.

“If there is no second person named Cassia in this tavern, then I am.” The man said hoarsely, and then each minding their own business walked to the counter and said, “Here I am preparing a glass of wine.”