Chapter 138: Chapter 138-urgent report
Translator: 549690339
Nate was the station head of the Versailles family’s relay station. To the Versailles family, this was a lucrative position. They could deduct some from the supplies distributed to the slaves, and another from the food harvest. Usually, they would raise one or two horses like wind-chasing horses or flame foals, which ran faster to send messages. Of course, the food they were fed with could not be compared to the normal wildebeests. They had to eat better food. The feed was distributed by the family, and Nat and the others could take a portion of it.
This kind of thing was very common in the relay station of ika plain. It was almost an open secret. The family turned a blind eye to this kind of thing. In the eyes of the family, it was a hard job to guard the relay station all year round.
However, the Versailles family had a bottom line for these relay stations. They could be a little greedy, but they had to ensure the normal operation of the relay stations. The slaves who were distributed by them every year could not die too many, or the family would punish them severely.
Because of this, working in the relay station was a hard job, but it was also a lucrative one. After working in the relay station for a few years, he could return to Casas city to retire.
Nat wasn’t old yet. He was the nephew of a Foreign Affairs steward in the Versailles family. He wasn’t talented in cultivation, so his uncle arranged for him to stay in a relay station. He wanted to earn more gold so that he could live comfortably in his old age.
Although he couldn’t return to Kass city often and could only stay in the station every day, his life was very comfortable. He was a person who was easily satisfied. He knew that he couldn’t cultivate, so he didn’t have the mood to cultivate. He just wanted to work at the station for a few more years and then he could comfortably retire at home.
When he thought of his home, a smile appeared on his face. His home was in Kass city. Six years ago, he and his wife had lived in this station. However, when they had a child, he sent his wife and child to Kass city for their education. Now, his child was studying in the mcmau Academy in Kass city, and his grades were bad. Although he was not talented enough to become a mage, he was in good health and could be a good warrior.
Once he thought of his naughty son, he became even happier. He hummed a little tune as he walked out of his room and went to the kitchen to get a pot of wine and two side dishes.”Jason, Carlo, come, have a drink or two with your big brother.”
Jason and Carlo were both Nat’s deputies. They had some connections with some of the upper-class members of the Versailles family, so they were arranged to be here. The relationship between the three of them was not bad.
Right at this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard. Nat was bewildered. He stopped and listened carefully. He realized that the sound of hooves wasn’t coming from the old castle of the Versailles family. It was from the castle of the galloping bull. It was from the inside of ika plain.
Nat’s face changed. He wasn’t afraid of the sound of hooves coming from the castle. It was either an order from his family or a supply. What he was most afraid of was the sound of hooves coming from the ika Plains. It meant that something had happened there.
Ika Plains was highly valued by the family. No matter what happened here, the family must be informed immediately. This was the family rule of the Versailles family.
Nat threw his wine bottle to the ground and shouted at his two men, ” &Quot; quick, get the flame horses ready. Something might have happened in the ika Plains. &Quot;
Garson and Carlo were bewildered for a while. Then, they immediately went to prepare. They knew that Nat had been working in the ika plain for almost eight years. Although he didn’t get promoted, he was familiar with everything in the ika plain. It wouldn’t be wrong to listen to him.
While the two of them were mounting the flame horse’s saddle, Nat had already run out of the door. He looked at the scaled horned horse that was getting closer and closer. It was obvious that the person on the horse was still whipping the horse with all his might. This made Nat’s heart sink. He knew that this meant that the situation was getting more and more difficult.
Soon, a horse arrived at the gate of the station. The rider jumped off the horse and Nate immediately went up to him. &Quot; “Tyne, what happened?”
Tyne’s face was pale. &Quot; Sir nett, it’s bad. There’s an insect disaster in my District. It’s a huge area, and I can’t see the end. Report to the family, or we’ll run out of food this year. &Quot;
Nat was bewildered for a while. He took two deep breaths and continued, ” “Xiang, tell me in detail, why did the insect disaster suddenly happen?”
Tyne’s face was pale as he said, ” I don’t know. It was still fine yesterday, but when I woke up this morning, I found a kind of big white bug that has already eaten a lot of wheat. There are many of these bugs, and if we can’t eliminate them as soon as possible, the consequences will be unimaginable. If possible, I hope that the family can send a mage over. &Quot;
When he heard Tyne say this, Nat was even more surprised. He knew very well that there were several types of alarms in the family. The lowest level could be dealt with by a few Warriors. The middle level would usually send an Army of no more than a thousand people. The high level ones would require mages and an Army of more than a thousand people.
Now that Tyne had said this, he was asking his family to send an Army of more than a thousand men and mages to solve the problem here.”Tai en, do you know what you are talking about? Is it really that serious?”
Tyne smiled bitterly and said,”Lord nett, don’t you know that I, Tyne, am in charge of things?” It’s more serious than you think. I think it’s best to let the family deal with it as a strategic crisis.”
Nat didn’t say anything. Tyne used to be a soldier of his family. He was injured and couldn’t fight anymore, so he was sent here to be a supervisor. However, because he was a soldier, he was very reliable. Also, after going through war, he knew better than Nat what a strategic crisis meant. So when he heard Tyne say that, Nat knew that the situation was really serious.
&Quot; alright, ” said Nat to Tyne. &Quot; I’ll send a message to the galloping bull Castle. You go back and organize a team to exterminate the bugs. &Quot; Tyne responded, turned around, and jumped onto his scaled wildebeest, returning the way he came.
At this moment, Jason and Carlo had also prepared the flame horses. They had prepared a total of three horses. Nat turned to the two of them and said,”Immediately send a letter to all the relay stations in the area and tell them to inform the villages below to pay attention to the insect disaster and to exterminate the insects. I’ll go to the galloping bull Castle to send the letter.” The two of them nodded, got on their horses, and ran off with Nat.
It would take two days to get from here to the castle, but if there was an emergency, they could just change horses and speed up to the castle, which would only take one day.
Now, he was in urgent need of help, so he changed horses and headed straight to the castle.
The Raging Bull castle was the old castle of the Versailles clan. There were three elders of the clan who lived here all year round. At the same time, there were five thousand Raging Bull guards, at least one hundred death Warriors, fifty mages who were stationed here all year round. There were also a large number of clan members and servants. It could be considered the foundation of the Versailles clan.
The entire outer wall of the galloping bull castle was 2000 meters long, five meters thick, and 15 meters high. It was made of soil, with grass in the soil, a layer of tamped soil, and a layer of rice pulp poured over it. It was very strong.
The galloping bull castle was quite lively. However, this wasn’t a major traffic route. Only a few merchants from the Versailles Duchy would set up a shop here. Moreover, the Versailles clan was very strict with their management. Generally, they wouldn’t allow merchants who didn’t know anything about their background to set up a shop here.
Currently, there were about 50000 people living in the entire Raging Bull Castle. A portion of them lived in the castle, most of whom were related to the Versailles clan. The rest of them lived outside the castle.
Of the five thousand bull guards, two thousand were stationed in the castle, and the remaining three thousand were stationed in the military camp outside the castle. The castle and the military camp were in a triangular formation, coordinating with each other.
That day, the castle was as usual. In the morning, the gate of the castle was opened, and everyone was busy with their business. It was very lively. Everything seemed so normal that day. When the sky slowly darkened, a melodious Bell rang from the castle. People who lived here knew that it meant that the castle was closing.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the depths of the ika plain. The sound was very urgent, like raindrops. People could not help but turn their heads to look.
Soon, a flame horse came running from the distance. As it ran, it shouted, ” “Urgent report! Urgent report! Don’t close the door!”
The people who lived in the castle, other than some merchants, were mostly staff members of the castle, family members of the bull guards, and many of them were from the side branches of the Versailles family. Naturally, they were very clear about the meaning of the urgent report. The city gate, which was slowly closing, immediately stopped. Not only did it not close, but it slowly opened.
After a while, the horse ran to the gate of the castle. Immediately, two bull guards wearing bull-horned helmets and iron armor came up to greet him. The man did not stop, but said loudly, ” “Urgent report, urgent report, get out of the way!”
Generally, urgent reports would stop in front of the castle Gate. Only extremely urgent matters would directly pass through the gate and go straight to the inner castle. When the bull Guard in front of the gate heard the shout, he didn’t dare to stop them. He moved to the side and dodged.
That man was Nate. He knew that the insect disaster was an urgent matter, so he didn’t care much. He just went through the door and headed straight to the inner castle.
No one on the street dared to stop him. After a while, he had already reached the gate of the inner castle. After riding for a whole day, he was so tired that he couldn’t feel his legs anymore. He fell off the horse. The guards at the gate immediately ran over and helped him up.