paranoianovel Chapter 204 I really have you under control
Chapter 204 I really have you under control
Li Mosi originally didn't want to bring Zwan along.
This guy is no longer of much use after he reveals the information.
He can see everything himself through the [Leshan Water] map.
After another day of being cooped up, the area highlighted on the map has naturally increased.
Heading west, although he still couldn't see the entire mountain range, he could see a lake at the foot of the mountain, about 500 meters northeast of the Knights of Matica.
There are many reeds and similar plants growing along the lake.
Looking east, he saw that the river outside the northern stone wall ran for eight kilometers before merging with another river flowing from the south and then flowing northeast together.
The long wall also turned here, changing its course from east to south instead of east.
After running south along the almost vertical river for about five kilometers, the long wall finally came to an end.
This terrain does match the original owner's memories of escaping.
Looking around, two mansions of similar size to the main house in Vallos came into view.
They were at the bend in the long wall.
This place is quite remote for Baron Stern.
What were the names of those two knightly families again?
Forget it, why bother with a dead man who has no offspring?
Li Moss looked south again and immediately distinguished between the Baron Taliss and the Baron Stern.
The number of points of light representing the people on the two territories is vastly different.
The population of each of Baron Stern's estates is almost twice that of the estates in Baron Tarith's territory.
As for the location...
It seems to be a bit bigger.
Li Mosi couldn't figure it out right away, but that didn't matter.
He focused his attention on the town of the two barons.
Now, although they haven't focused their attention on the southern river where the Puddle and Randall knight families reside, they can still provide Limos with enough intelligence.
He first looked toward his next target—Baron Stern, a town located six kilometers to his northeast.
The town wasn't very big in that era.
According to the map, excluding the main residence, the entire town covers an area of about 10,000 square meters.
Of course, this only counts the area enclosed by the wooden wall; the large farmland outside the wall is not included.
Although it is the administrative center, it has not completely separated itself from agriculture.
If agriculture were completely removed, then the unit of "town" could truly be separated from the number of manors.
In Stern, the largest building is naturally the Stern Baron's main residence, which faces south at the north end.
The main residence is much larger than the main residence of the knight family; the area of the stable alone is comparable to the open space of the knight's main residence.
With a larger land area, the various functional buildings were naturally separated.
To the west of the main house was a stable, and to the east was a warehouse that was even larger than the main house itself. The earthen house to the south was of unknown purpose, but many people were crammed together to sleep inside.
The buildings on three sides, along with the main house on the north side, together enclose the open space in the middle.
In every respect, it can be distinguished from the Knight Lord's Mansion.
However, the walls surrounding this main residence are not as high as those of the knight family.
It feels more like a symbol.
A dirt road extends southward from the south gate of the main house, with various workshop-like buildings on both sides.
The dirt road extends south for nearly sixty meters before ending at a church, which stands in stark contrast to the main house.
From here, the road changes direction and extends to the northwest and southeast, making the whole town look like an inverted "T".
The houses here look like those of ordinary residents.
Although it was a house belonging to an ordinary citizen, it was still half again as large as the earthen houses of commoners in the knightly territory.
According to the classification of this era, the people living in these houses were probably rich peasants.
There are high platforms against the walls at the north, southwest, and southeast ends of the town; these should be watchtowers.
At this moment, the armored soldier on the watchtower is drunk.
You dare to drink while on guard duty?
It's also cowhide.
The town has only two water sources: a well in the main house and a pond not far to the south of the town.
From the [Leshanshui] map, Li Moss saw the fortress located a hundred meters east of Baron Stern's Town.
The fortress is long from north to south and narrow from east to west, with its main gate facing south, and its area is slightly larger than that of the main residence.
A tall, rectangular stone wall surrounds the entire fortress area, with a brick and stone platform at each of the north, northwest, and southeast corners on its inner side.
To the south of the two brick and stone platforms are buildings that look like barracks, stables, warehouses and workshops.
Apart from the barracks, the other three buildings were empty.
There was a large open space to the south of the barracks, and a fence surrounded the west side of the open space. It was unclear what the fence was for.
Further south, there is another ring of even taller stone walls.
This second stone wall divided the already small fortress into two parts, an inner and an outer one.
There are also two brick and stone platforms at the north end of its inner side, but apart from the brick and stone platforms, there is only one main building left.
There are also two brick and stone platforms at the north end of its inner side, but apart from the brick and stone platforms, there is only one main building left.
He looked at the gate, then at the soldiers.
The southern gate of the fortress was tightly shut, and the ten soldiers inside were all huddled in the barracks drinking.
Drinking alcohol is good.
Drinking is good.
Li Moss then looked at the other eleven ordinary manors belonging to Baron Stern.
The residences of the managers in the manor typically housed only four or five people.
If you remove the managers themselves, there should be three or four soldiers.
Few of these people were drunk; at most, they were only slightly tipsy.
But none of them were on guard duty or wearing armor.
It's easier to deal with now.
Looking at the map, Li Mosi had already planned out the route.
He glanced casually at Taris Town, which he had not yet identified as a target.
The Tarris family's territory was larger, and naturally, they were wealthier.
The fortress alone has three concentric stone walls, and the barracks and warehouses inside are more than twice the size.
If we were to launch a proactive attack, it would likely be an unavoidable battle.
We can't fight it right now.
It would be best to wait for Baron Talis to make the first move.
At this moment, the light symbolizing Baron Talis is still in the main house in Talis town.
He didn't run away.
After turning off the [Leshanshui] map, Li Mosi immediately spotted Ziwang.
Why is this guy still standing there?
He waved to Zwan.
"You go and rest first, we'll set off at midnight."
"Yes, thank you, sir."
Li Mosi looked at Zi Yi, who had returned to his original position after giving the order, and then at Zi An and Haji Sheng.
"Let's go and rest too."
"oh."
"Yes, Master."
The group slept until midnight, then woke up and set off.
……
"Phew~"
"coax--!"
"Kata, wake up, it's your turn to keep watch."
"Hmm? Oh."
The thirteen-year-old soldier "Kata" was awakened by his comrade's soft call, and upon waking, he heard two snoring sounds.
He rubbed his hair to try and clear his head.
But his companions didn't have that kind of patience.
"hurry up."
His companion pulled him up from the hay bed and then lay down on the hay bed himself, which still had the warmth of the Kata.
"call--"
The moment his companion lay down on the hay, a new snore began.
"Ugh."
Kata sighed and quietly walked out of the wooden house.
As soon as he stepped out of the cabin, he saw a lake.
Late at night, the lake water shimmered with tiny white lights under the moonlight, looking like shredded silver coins.
"I wish these lights were real silver coins."
Kata is eager to get married, but he doesn't even own a house, and the shepherd's fourth daughter is unwilling to marry him.
He understood.
After all, winter is just around the corner. If I marry him, does that mean I have to live with him in the manor chief's house?
Those two probably won't have a chance to have a child all winter.
As the cool night breeze crept into his chest, he suddenly felt a throbbing sensation in his lower abdomen.
Since things have come to this, let's pee first.
wow——
rustling...
He had just stepped into the outhouse to urinate when he heard a distinct sound of footsteps outside the courtyard.
Who would come at this time?
"Tie up the one who peed!"
"Come inside with me!"
"Who are you?!"
"Relax, we won't hurt you!"
Snapped!
"Still dare to resist? I'm really going to take control of you!"