I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 123 Secret Meeting

"Lord Alpha." Facing Alpha's gaze, Tasli seemed a little embarrassed.

"When did you come? Why didn't you attend the meeting?" Alpha saw that Tasli had arrived. The two hundred knights were trained by Tasli. At the same time, Alpha also understood that Tasli was here, and also knew why Rowling did not argue endlessly.

After all, Tasli was one of the first people to follow Alpha.

Thinking of those familiar names, Alpha was filled with emotion. From Lina and Fattam at the beginning to Rowling, Tasli and Aino later, each of them accompanied Alpha through a difficult time.

Lina was the first to follow Alpha. She was gentle and kind, like an angel who knew nothing about the world. Alpha didn't want her to experience these cruel hells. Fattam was the second one. He was loyal to Alpha from beginning to end and traveled with him everywhere without complaint. Rowling joined later. She had the strongest learning ability and quickly understood the essence of Alpha. Now she has become Alpha's right-hand man. As for Tasri, Alpha regarded her as a goddess at first, and he also had an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

"Now I am just an ordinary knight and not qualified to enter your meeting room. But give me some time, and I will definitely come to the fore." Tasli is still as proud and confident as before.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to grow up."

"It's good that you're here. I just happen to have something for you to do. Phyllis, all the titanium armor produced currently should be stored and no one is allowed to misappropriate them." Alpha seemed to remember something.

Then, Alpha called Phyllis, Rowling and Tasli together. Alpha was ready to break the deadlock, and action could not be delayed.

"Listen carefully, we can't just sit there and wait for death. Those greedy Balor nobles are already mobilizing soldiers and will soon launch a new attack on us." After hearing Alpha's announcement, the three began to listen attentively to Alpha's next words.

"I plan to let Tasli take these veterans away from everyone's sight. I believe the enemy's attack will come soon, and we can't just sit there and wait for death." Defense is not Alpha's strong point. Only by getting out of sight can they fish in troubled waters.

Rowling was the first to raise the question: "Lord Alpha, do you think we have a spy here?"

Alpha was very sure that he was not making groundless guesses: "It's not a suspicion, but it must be there. It's just that our defense is too tight now, so we can't report the news. I plan to relax my vigilance after the nobles send troops." Alpha planned to deliberately let the spy spread the news.

"Lord Alpha, are you planning to deliberately attract all the enemies?" Rowling was a little scared. After all, if she did so, Iron Mine City would face tremendous pressure.

"This is impossible with just our forces. I'm waiting for news from Balor. If they cooperate, I plan to go back to Balor." Alpha knew that his strength was limited and he couldn't wipe out the bandits by himself.

"Lord Alpha, I will support you no matter what you do." Rowling firmly stated that she would stand by Alpha.

The four of them discussed until midnight. Tasli understood Alpha's intention. Rowling and Phyllis also had their own secret work.

Soon, Tasli and the two hundred knights she brought disappeared in the Iron Ore City. No one knew where they went, and no one seemed to notice it, because Alpha recruited two hundred new infantry to replace them. To the outside world, there was not much difference. Everything was done in private: one soldier mysteriously entered, and another soldier disappeared.

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"Damn it! Now we finally know why we haven't received any news from the trade fort in the past twenty days. It turns out that Alpha's gang occupied it." The news spread, and the nobles of Balor talked about it.

"No wonder that girl Florina has been ignoring us recently. It turns out that she knew we would deal with them. Since they have declared war on us, we will never show mercy."

"I'm going to settle accounts with them right now. Those bastards actually detained our agent. If they don't release him, we will fight them head-on. No one can stop my wrath."

"Wait." At this time, a calm voice sounded.

"Tanster, what do you think? Just because your family's agent has not been detained, does this matter have nothing to do with you? Don't forget, you are just a representative of a small family. We call you out to let you do things, not to let you make decisions." There are also power struggles among these nobles. Everyone has ulterior motives and watches the quarrel between Tanster and Belia with ill intentions.

The other nobles did not stop the quarrel between the two. After all, they all wanted the two families to fight as fiercely as possible so that they could benefit from it.

"Beria, I'm just reminding you what name we should use to ask them for the person." Tanster suppressed his anger and tried to keep himself calm. After all, he was just a representative of a small family and it was impossible for him to confront these old families.

Tanster is now aware of what the boy from the Montgomery family has done. Even though he has "infiltrated" the aristocratic circle, these people have never treated them as human beings. Once a "problem" arises, he will definitely be the one to take the blame.

"Of course..." Belia wanted to refute, but instantly understood what Tanster meant.

"We can't let them randomly identify our people as their agents. After all, they destroyed a bandit gathering place." The nobles were not stupid. If they pursued the responsibility now, the other party would only use this as an excuse.

"Then say that one of our people was kidnapped by bandits while doing business, and ask them why they didn't let them go and what they want to do." Now we are going to ask for someone again, but the nature of the matter is completely different. The other party can fool us by just finding a better excuse.

"The kid from the Montgomery family has returned early. Contact him to arrange a meeting between us and that little girl, Flena." Belia was ready to be the leader. After all, his family had spent too much energy there. Once the grassland bandits failed, Belia's family would become a second-rate family, and those families that had been suppressed by his family before would counterattack.

No, he couldn't wait until that time. Even those people present would devour him completely. Thinking of this, Belia didn't dare to stay any longer.

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"Lady Flora, the trade fort has been occupied by Lord Alpha. The families of the hostages came to ask why we were detaining them, saying that their people were captured by bandits and asked us to release them." Javier reported to Flora immediately.

"Don't worry about them." Florina was applying a facial mask and enjoying her free time.

During this period, Florina had no interest in the intrigues among the nobles, and was only focused on eating, drinking, and having fun, enjoying herself.

"Tell them we know nothing. I will arrange for Alpha to find the person they want. If he was indeed kidnapped by bandits, since he has become our trophy, we can exchange him." Of course, this was just an excuse. Alpha had already told Javier and there was no need to verify it.

"I have explained to them that they need to meet with you, and it would be best if Lord Alpha is present as well." Javier was very worried. If Friena cooperated with the nobles, his own fate would be unimaginable.

"I won't go. Tell them that if they can hand over all the mines, I can consider cooperation." Florina would not get involved in the muddy water of the Hongmen Banquet. She said these words to Javier.

"Tell them we are reporting to Alpha and will reply to them after confirmation." Of course, this was Florina's final reply.

"Don't worry. They certainly can't give us what we need. Just like what Talos wants, the nobles won't cooperate with him. In the end, they can only go to war until one side is completely defeated." Florina knew very well that the pie was so small that the vested interests would never give up any share.

"Okay, Lady Flora, I understand." Javier felt relieved after hearing Flora's assurance.

"Lady Florina, Lord Tanster contacted me recently and seemed to be interested in joining our alliance." Javier said suddenly.

"It's somewhat believable." Florina never believed in the so-called credit union. Only interests are eternal.

"It's highly credible. The Thames family, like ours, is an emerging family. Tanster hopes to blend into the circle of old nobles, but the old families only treat them as younger brothers and do not intend to share any benefits with them." The same is true for Javier. He is not even qualified to be a younger brother, so he chooses to cooperate with Florina to overthrow these old nobles.

Of course, Flinna's goal was limited to the city of Balor. The influence of those old families spread across the major empires and it was impossible for them to disappear easily.

"You go contact them. If it's feasible, we're willing to cooperate." Flinna knew that she was alone and weak. If she wanted to achieve her goal, she could only give up some of her interests and let others participate. Of course, the best way was to destroy the bunker from the inside.

"Okay, leave this task to me." Javier also understood that only by truly accomplishing something could he gain the recognition of his allies.

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"That woman won't cry until she sees the coffin. She even wants to ask me for a ransom. Is she tired of living?" Belia roared angrily.

"Lord Belia, there is no need to be angry. Since the other party wants a ransom, we will follow the rules. This is a good thing for us!" Tanster explained. After all, the rules were set by high-ranking nobles, and under the same rules, the ones who benefit are of course the ones who set the rules.

"It's unforgivable. They clearly knew it, but they still wanted to verify it. This is simply delaying time." A noble leader thought the excitement was not big enough and deliberately reminded them.

"What's the use of delaying time? As long as the five of us join forces, no one can stop our army." Among the ten big guys present, except for three gatekeepers from small families and two who are just there to make up the numbers and don't care about worldly affairs, the other five are real big guys.

"Each of us can easily mobilize 10,000 troops. Who can stop our offensive?" Of course, this is the limit. One thousand on each side is just right, and two thousand will require all the family assets to be used.

"Lord Belia, we are also willing to send troops to help you conquer that ignorant boy." A gatekeeper noble wanted to flatter the master, perhaps he could even get a few bones if his master was happy.

"Go away, this is none of your business. We are enough to deal with them." Belia didn't want others to intervene. Whether it was the Trade Fort or the Titanium Mine City, they were all related to his huge interests.

Previously, the Titanium City was controlled by bandits in the north, and everyone could only get a little benefit in order to maintain superficial peace. Now that it has been occupied by Alpha, it has been regarded as their own property by these nobles.

"Each of the five of us will send a thousand soldiers. The Titanite Mine must be in our hands."

"Are five thousand troops too many? I will only send out five hundred." Dispatching troops requires huge material consumption. There are not many tribes on the grassland now, and they cannot rely on looting to maintain supplies.

"Each family should send out 500 soldiers first. If that doesn't work, double the number." Beria was determined to win this time.

"Get ready immediately. As soon as the hostages come out, we will send troops to suppress the rebellion."

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"Lady Flora, I heard from Tanster that they have begun to gather troops and are preparing to send 2,500 soldiers to attack the Titanium Mine City while releasing the hostages. At the same time, half of the troops are kept in reserve and can be sent out at any time." Javier found Flora as soon as possible.

"How many nobles are willing to cooperate?" Florina did not seem panicked. After all, this was an established fact, and she was more concerned about the situation within the enemy.

"Tanster from the Houston family is willing to cooperate, and there are two other companies that are interested, but they seem to be watching the situation and will make plans after we decide the winner." There will always be fence-sitters.

"Don't worry about them for now. Who was the loudest in the secret room meeting?" Florina narrowed her eyes and began to think specifically.

The secret room meeting was an important meeting held privately by these great nobles. The five big bosses, the five running dogs, and even Javier's Montgomery family were not qualified to participate, which showed the powerful force behind them.

"The Belia Arison family, the one that's making the most noise, owns at least two iron mines, a copper mine, and a coal mine. They're also the largest sellers of slaves and the leaders of all smuggling businesses. The other is the Arison family's running dog, the Molly Orff family. They rely on licking the Arison family to occupy an iron mine, a coal mine, and a large amount of smuggling business. However, now that the great nobles are suppressing us, they intend to occupy the biggest piece of the pie and have not let other families send troops to attack us." Javier learned all this information from Tanster.

"Okay, so now our target is the Arison and Orff families. We have to fight the strongest families." Florina knew that it was basically impossible to be an enemy of the entire Tanster family. The best way was to suppress one of them, win over the lesser nobles, and then use benefits to appease the greater nobles after defeating them, so as to seek a peaceful rise.

"Lady Florian, this may be very difficult. Belia's strength in Balor may be no less than three thousand cavalry and ten thousand laborers. These people may be difficult to eliminate. In addition, the Orff family may have five thousand troops." Javier felt terrible just thinking about it.

"If we don't defeat the big tiger among them, I'm afraid they won't listen to us." Florina knew the difficulty.

"You contact Tanster, Talos and the others later. We will have a meeting together. The time is set for tonight. It's called the Capital Meeting." This simple joint meeting of Flora is actually a capital alliance that will have enough power to influence the entire world in the future.

"Okay, I will contact everyone, Lady Florina." Javier knew the importance of this meeting. Until now, everyone had not gathered together, which made Javier increasingly uneasy.

"Do you want to settle the matter between the two of us now?"