Ramon nodded and looked at the Noldor prisoners seriously, with a satisfied smile on his face, "Well done. But, do you really plan to retire?"
"Of course, I also want to be like you and enjoy life with the girls at the auction house every day... I really didn't expect you to leave Xingar - if you had stayed at Xingar, no one would dare to deal with you, but you actually came out? This is really a blessing!"
Fruuz shook his head and smiled exaggeratedly, and drew his sword while laughing - there was no guard around Ramon now.
"Ramon, I have wanted your auction house for a long time. If these beauties are auctioned, I can get at least three hundred thousand dinars, right? I also want to try to become a real adult of Xingar... By the way, can you tell me where your money is hidden? Lord Ramon? Hahaha..."
Fruuz laughed again as he spoke, because his sword was already on Ramon's neck like lightning.
Then, he turned around and motioned to a rider behind him to tie up Ramon.
"You really want to kill me, Fruuz... You are such a shameless good brother... You say you will never get involved in selling, but in your heart you want everything..."
Ramon curled his lips, with a strange smile on his face.
"As expected of Ramon, he can still laugh at this moment... ugh!"
Fruuz's proud smile suddenly froze on his face as if it had been cut off, and he turned his head and tried to look behind him.
Because the Xingar rider behind him did not walk to Ramon, but suddenly drew his sword from behind Fruuz!
This is a standard stab in the back.
Noldo longsword stabbed Fruuz in the back of the heart, the sharp sword tip passed through his chest, and was then pulled out.
Blood spilled all over the floor.
Fruuz turned around, with a fierce look in his eyes, and the long sword in his hand moved, as if he was planning to cut Ramon's neck and die together.
But his wrist was held by Ramon, and then the sword was easily dropped and fell into Ramon's hand.
Ramon seems to be good at martial arts, and his skills should be pretty good, but he probably never showed it off.
"... Why! Why..."
Fruuz turned around and murmured to the Xingar rider whose sword blade was still dripping blood behind him, "Why?"
"Fruuz, he is one of the villagers you kidnapped a few years ago in Yaxing... He was once a slave you sold to me, but you never recognized him... You are really his good brother..."
The smile on Ramon's face disappeared, "Fruuz, you are always seizing civilians as slaves. As a result, there are fewer and fewer villagers in the surrounding villages of Xingar, and food is getting more and more expensive! You always kill those innocent travelers, and as a result, Xingar has fewer and fewer customers! You are always deceiving those nobles, and now there are more and more lords who are hostile to us - your behavior will sooner or later make Xingar have nowhere to go! Since you plan to retire, then retire completely!"
"... No... then... isn't it because you want to sell slaves... that I caught slaves?"
Fruuz had lost his strength. He turned over and fell from his horse, lying on the ground. The sound coming from the pool of blood was painful and low.
"Yes, I am doing such a shameful business, but I know there will be retribution. I don't think the innocent villagers are slaves... And you have already planned to kill me, right? You bribed my brother, installed spies to monitor my whereabouts, and colluded with Khalifa Tahir to deal with me. I know all this... You want to replace me? But do you think my brother will be bribed by you so easily?"
Fruuz's eyes widened, and his expression became frightened and helpless.
He wanted to say something else, but all he could make was a 'sizzling' sound.
"The most important thing is that you never planned to be my good brother... I really regarded you as a brother before."
Ramon looked down into his eyes and said the last words.
Fruuz finally stopped moving and stared straight at the sky.
He died when he was most contented.
Fruuz's other subordinates all looked on in panic, but they did not avenge their leader. In fact, they did not move at all because they were surrounded by more than 300 men in black.
"Lord Ramon..."
The Xingar rider who stabbed Fruuz to death dropped his sword and knelt on the ground. "Good brother, thank you for letting me take revenge with my own hands, but I beg you, please give these brothers a chance!"
He pointed at Fruuz's other subordinates, those Xingar riders.
"Of course, as long as they don't attack me, they are still good brothers. Of course I will give them a chance - every good brother will definitely get a fair chance."
Ramon took out three rather delicate dice and said to the Xingar riders beside the carriage, "Come on, brothers, come and gamble with me... If you win, you can freely decide your own destiny. But if you lose, you must accept the destiny I have arranged for you..."
The twenty-two Xingar riders looked at each other and slowly walked up to Ramon one by one.
Ramon's bet seems to be fair and simple. It is just a pure bet, and let these twenty-two people bet with him one by one.
After a few minutes, the final results looked fair - eleven people won, and the other eleven people lost...
As for the losing riders, the fate Ramon gave them seemed very fair - he let the winning eleven riders decide their fate.
As a result, the eleven losing riders died at the hands of their colleagues.
Because those riders who won actually had no choice - to kill their colleagues and hand in the certificate of surrender, and then join Ramon's men and become Ramon's good brothers, this is the wisest thing to do.
Perhaps this is the scary thing about Ramon. He left no enemies for himself, nor did he let anyone think that he was cruel or ruthless. Everyone would even think that he did give the other party a chance.
Whether he is his brother or his enemy, they will all think that he is fair and trustworthy, and is a good brother worth following.
However, just as Ramon was about to return to Xingar with his carriage, a cavalry group appeared from the other side of the ridge.
Fruuz was delayed for a while at the bridge next to Seven Forks Fortress, and Ramon was delayed for a while due to gambling. The continuous delays made the lord finally get here before the girl rangers were taken to the west of Turdah Fortress.
Turdah Fortress is the border of Duchy of Dexia, and it is also the most important military area in the east of Duchy of Dexia. It is only a few dozen miles away from this mountain range. It guards the passage to Dexia between the mountains and the desert. A choke point that is easy to defend but difficult to attack - precisely because it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, after General Osa gave Turdah Fortress and Xingar to Duke Desha, Duchy of Dexia declared independence.
It is difficult to avoid the fortress and enter the territory of Duchy of Dexia with troops. It is good luck to catch up with the convoy here.
But the problem is that the dozens of enemies that the lord originally expected have now turned into hundreds!
"Fortunately, I caught up... but why are there so many people!"
The lord's expression was quite bad - since he had been pursuing at full speed with one man and two horses, it was impossible to arrange any scouts in front of him. In addition, there was a ridge blocking his view. He had no idea that there were so many enemies here!
However, after they came out from the side of the ridge, they were less than 200 meters away from the enemy. This distance did not allow them to deploy any tactics...
"Lord Li Ang, do you want to rush over directly?"
Vendathir also showed a hint of nervousness. Although she was highly skilled in martial arts, she certainly felt a little weak when she looked at the hundreds of people in the darkness opposite...
"Raise the flag! Slow down!"
Li Ang shook his head and decided not to act recklessly - there were at least 300 people on the opposite side, all on horseback.
Fifty against three hundred is still an unprepared encounter. Even if Vendathir can defeat one against a hundred, the best result can only be that both sides will suffer losses.
"Who is that person on the other side!"
Ramon's men in black quickly gathered together, and a small leader began to shout loudly.
The black background Golden Griffin flag was beaten out by the cavalry.
This was the response of Li Ang's troops to this question, but the response given by Ramon's men was that several crossbow bolts flew over and were inserted into the open space in front of the cavalry.
It was obvious that Ramon did not recognize the flag.
The distance between the two sides was still quite far, and Ramon's troops obviously didn't fire the crossbows at anyone. This was just a warning.
Warn Li Ang's cavalry not to come any closer. This is a very common way of greeting when two troops belonging to different camps encounter each other.
This kind of greeting usually means - I don't want to attack you, but if you want to make trouble, I won't be polite.
In this case, Li Ang decided to give a deterrent response to prevent those carriages from being taken away.
"Can you shoot the person in the middle of them? The one wearing black noble robes and not holding any weapons..."
The Lord Lord asked the two Noldo Elves beside him in a low voice.
"Of course... you think that's their leader? But it doesn't look like it..."
Vendathir took off his bow and replied.
Risadiran also nodded, indicating that there should be no problem.
Ramon's attire does not look like the leader of this group of people, because he is also wearing a black robe, and from a distance, he is no different from other men in black.
In fact, Ramon didn't even wear armor, so he looked inconspicuous on the field.
However, he was the only person on the field who was not holding a weapon, and the men in black consciously protected him in the middle. He was the only one who kept talking, as if giving orders - the Lord's observation and judgment are still very good.
"No, you can't shoot people... If you shoot him to death, the Noldor girls in the carriage will probably not survive... Shoot his horse, and the horses of the two people next to him. Can you ensure that every arrow hits the horse's head?"
From a distance of 150 meters, it was obviously impossible for Li Ang to accurately hit the horse's head. Risadiran also shook his head, saying that he could not guarantee an absolute hit.
Only Vendathir narrowed his eyes and drew his bow. "I understand your intention... I will try my best to hit the horse's forehead with every arrow!"
Ramon was a little confused now. He didn't recognize the Golden Griffin banner that the cavalry on the opposite side fought, but the troops he could encounter here should logically be Bacchus Empire's troops.
But the problem is, in Ramon's impression, Bax does not have this kind of lancer...
The troops on the opposite side look more like Lion Territory's elite cavalry.
The small valley where Ramon is now has a ridge on one side, and Li Ang's cavalry just appeared from the other side of the ridge.
The other side of the valley is basically flat land - this is the environment where the Lancers have the strongest combat effectiveness. Ramon has been engaged in prisoner of war trading and soldier ransom brokerage for a long time, and Ramon has a deep understanding of each branch of the military.
If fifty elite lancers charge forward, the damage they can cause is very high. Although there are many people on his side, anything can happen on the battlefield, and Ramon does not want to cause trouble at this time, so as not to increase losses.
Therefore, if you can avoid fighting, try to avoid it.
Fortunately, the cavalry stopped and seemed not to want to cause a conflict.
But just when Ramon thought they could retreat without incident, a shining silver arrow fell from the sky and stuck into his horse's head, turning his horse into a unicorn!
The horse died almost instantly - it fell down without even a snort or any reaction.
Ramon was taken to the ground by surprise.
The men around him quickly surrounded him, using their bodies as shields to block Ramon.
At this time, another arrow was inserted into the head of the horse blocking Ramon, and another unicorn was created.
"Don't move at all! Stay back!"
Ramon got up with difficulty and shouted loudly. When he was on the ground, he had already seen the two horses falling to the ground. He had already realized that the other party was deliberately shooting the horses.
The other party was telling him that he could take his life at any time!
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the third horse turned into a unicorn and fell to the ground, still beside him.
"Everyone stand back and put away your weapons!"
Ramon stood among the three dead horses, looking at the three arrows stuck in the middle of the horses' foreheads. Cold sweat had soaked his back in just a few seconds.
The enemy's array was still one hundred and fifty meters away, completely untouched.
He has never seen such terrifying shooting skills!
And, this is Noldo arrows!
Ramon already understood why this cavalry came, but he didn't understand why Noldo arrows came from human troops!
He took the reins of the horse from one of his subordinates, got on the horse and took a few steps closer to the Li Ang Cavalry, and raised his hands and waved vigorously.
Li Ang also let out a long breath. Fortunately, the other party was not an idiot, and fortunately he brought Vendathir with him!
"Don't move yet, I'll go talk to him..."
The Lord Lord made almost the same action as Ramon. He raised his hands and waved a few times, and then slowly approached the opponent.
So the two men approached each other and met between the two armies.
"I am Li Ang. What is your name?"
"My name is Ramon...Li Ang? I seem to have heard of this name... you are the casino tycoon!"
"Ramon... good brother, you are the real tycoon!"
"Huh? Have you heard of me too? Hahaha..."
The two profiteers burst into laughter as soon as they met.
The casino run by Ramon has just borrowed the gameplay from Wheat Fragrance International's casino this year, and Li Ang has heard of Ramon's name in his previous life...
Probably they have been friends for a long time.
"Lord Li Ang are you here for those elf girls?"
Ramon asked the question.
"Yes, good brother, I won't hide it from you, those girls are the family members of my allies, I must take them back..."
Li Ang told the truth, and he knew that Ramon would not lie to him either.
He is a big businessman, and so is Ramon. Communication between big businessmen does not require lies, and there must be no lies.
"Good brother... If you can call me that, then you are a good brother! Those girls are indeed offered rewards by me, but it's not that I want to catch them, they are Lionheart Kingdom's Baron Eldfried. I'm just an agent."
Ramon didn't seem to be trying to fool anyone.
"If that's the case, that means you didn't pay the cost?"
Li Ang smiled, since Ramon had no big losses, this matter would be much easier to handle.
"No, I paid the cost. I lost a bottle of expensive medicine worth three thousand dinars, and I also lost the friendship of Baron Eldfried... At the same time, if you want me to give up these elf girls, then I will lose at least three hundred thousand dinars in profit!"
Ramon began to settle accounts.
"Good brother, regarding your cost... you have now gained my friendship - I think this is definitely more valuable than Elderfried, so not only did you not lose, but you also made a huge profit. As for the profits... Ramon, you should be very clear that you can no longer take away those elf girls. What we should consider now is how to maintain our friendship to avoid irreparable losses in the cost you paid."
The lord also began to settle accounts.
"You make sense... But that's three hundred thousand dinars - and I can use those noble and beautiful girls to organize a super auction that will shock the whole continent again, which will bring my career to the top! Li Ang, good brother, you must understand what this means to me... Why don't you give up these Noldo maidens, I can bring you more benefits! For example... the army!"
Ramon seemed to be somewhat unwilling to do so and started reverse marketing.
"Ramon, I've heard about your deeds back then. The admission fee alone was a thousand dinars, right? And paying a thousand dinars in advance only gave you the right to bid - it was indeed a unique auction. But, good brother, if it's just another auction, Repeating such a slave auction without any new changes would be a loss. Because your achievements are no longer unique... Besides, as I said just now, those are the families of my allies. Family, do you understand? I must take them away."
The Lord can understand Ramon's mentality, but it is impossible for him to give in.
"Family... Well, it seems we can't reach an agreement, so we'd better decide in a fair way... Good brother, do you want to take a gamble with me?"
Ramon also sighed, thought for a while, and took out his dice again from his arms.
"Okay! Let's take a gamble!"
The lord raised his eyebrows and agreed without hesitation.