novelones Chapter 1022 - 296: You? With What Ability?
Chapter 1022 - 296: You? With What Ability?
"He actually thought of gathering gold and silver treasures, taking the maid and the children, and escaping Louis Manor!"
"Yet he leaves us servants to defend the manor for him!"
"If faced with an evenly matched enemy, we might have a sliver of chance if we give it our all."
"But you can see, the ones attacking the manor now are thousands of cavalry!"
"Armored cavalry! Heavy cavalry!"
"Under the charge of cavalry, lacking any armor and long spears, we are like fish on the chopping board!"
"How can we possibly hold the manor against such enemies?"
"Neil still demands us to hold on, which is nothing but sending us to our deaths!"
"This Manor Lord has betrayed not only the manor, and the land, but also us!"
"Such a Manor Lord, tell me, shouldn’t he be killed?"
Listening to Theron’s words, the chests of the guards and peasants began to rise and fall rapidly.
Their voices thundered, responding loudly.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Theron raised his right hand and waved it slightly, signaling them to stop.
The guards and peasants shut their mouths accordingly.
Theron continued, "Therefore, I killed him! Killed the Manor Lord Neil Lewis."
"Since Neil didn’t want us to live, then we will live against the odds."
"As you can see, the cavalry is about to invade the manor residence!"
"Who among you is willing to follow me, surrender our weapons to the cavalry invading the manor residence, and exchange it for a chance to live?"
The eyebrows of the guards and peasants lifted.
Theron had killed Manor Lord Neil, so be it.
But now he even wanted to lead them to surrender their weapons to the invading cavalry?
This...
Theron glanced into the distance again and continued speaking.
"I naturally understand why some of you are puzzled!"
"You believe surrendering weapons for survival is also a betrayal of the manor."
The guards and peasants nodded in agreement.
"But have any of you ever thought?"
"Louis Manor is not our manor!"
"Although I am the Guard Captain, just like you, I am merely one of the slaves purchased by Neil, a part of his manor’s wealth!"
"Like the livestock in the barns and stables, merely appendages to the manor!"
"Now that Neil is dead, why can’t we choose to live and pledge allegiance to another Manor Lord or Lord?"
At this point, Theron’s gaze swept over the faces of every guard and peasant.
His voice increased dramatically, "Who among you wants to survive?"
The infected guards and peasants instinctively responded loudly.
"I! I! I..."
Theron’s eyebrows lifted, satisfied, and he continued shouting.
"Who among you is willing to follow me and pledge allegiance to the Lord attacking the manor?"
Loud responses once again rang out in rounds.
"I! I! I..."
Theron said approvingly, "Good!"
"Everyone, follow my instructions, stack all your weapons and steel tools together."
"Clear the square in front of the manor residence, ready to greet the cavalry’s entry!"
"Understood?"
Orderly responses resounded once more from the guards and peasants.
"Understood! Understood! Understood..."
Theron nodded in satisfaction, and his gaze moved to the open square.
There, the darkened sky revealed a hint of dawn.
The team of cavalry galloping at full speed was becoming visible under the brightening sky.
Even though they were still hundreds of meters away.
Yet Theron could clearly see the cavalrymen mounted on horseback, all clad in black-gray armor!
Standard plate armor cavalry and cavalry in armor plates he had never seen before!
Plus those long spears measuring several meters in their hands...
Such armored soldiers, not to mention the cavalry.
Even ordinary infantry could not be contended with by these guards and peasants!
Confrontation would only lead to death!
Theron’s initial thought was.
To wait at the entrance of the manor for Neil to unload the metal treasure chest, then slay him from behind when he approached the carriage.
Then lead away his maid and gold and silver treasures, riding the stolen carriage to leave Louis Manor.
But Neil’s response speed was too slow!
Or rather.
The cavalry attacking the manor residence arrived too quickly!
Even after slaying Neil, he was unable to escape despite having a carriage.
How could a carriage possibly be faster than the cavalry speed?
Thus.
Theron could only find another way—lead the guards and peasants in surrendering!
No Lord would trample upon nearly fifteen hundred lives on a whim for wanton killing.
For labor force is population!
And he let the attacking cavalry occupy the entire Louis Manor without consuming a single soldier.
This equated to submission.
Even if it earns no merit, it certainly bears no fault.
If the opposing Lord is pleased, he might appoint him as Guard Captain, allowing him to continue living a comfortable life!
As Theron was indulging in such thoughts.
The cavalry had already galloped to the open square in front of the manor residence.
Clad in standard plate armor, mounted on a Warhorse, Rose gazed at the nearly defenseless force ahead.
His brows furrowed as he gripped the alien-shaped spear in his right hand and waved it up and down.
Meanwhile.
He pulled the reins with his left hand, slowing the speed of his Warhorse’s gallop.
Behind Rose, upon seeing his actions, the cavalry all understood, and began pulling the reins, slowing down their speed.