Baron Russell

"Viscount Victor, thank you for taking care of me during this time. Please rest assured that I will organize the troops as soon as I return and rush to Sunset City to join you."

Baron Russell of the Yellow Celery Family stood before Victor and bid Victor farewell with great respect.

During this time, Victor and Steward Magnus communicated with several defeated loyalist nobles and, after receiving ransom and valuable food, released the captured nobles. Of course, this only applied to those nobles who were still alive.

As for the noble territories where the lords had died, Victor and Steward Magnus estimated that these territories were probably already embroiled in internal strife over the title, and that even if they were asked to pay ransom, they probably wouldn't be able to do so.

Victor decided to simply ignore them and hand over the task of collecting supplies from these territories to the nobles who had already paid the ransom and supplies. This way, they could be more dedicated to helping defeat the duchy.

"Baron Russell, you can stay in the territory for a few more days and spend time with your family. Hmm, your wife has been busy saving you all this time, you should thank her properly!"

After Victor finished speaking, he looked at Baron Russell, who was deeply moved, and scratched his head. He actually wanted to remind Baron Russell to pay more attention to his wife, Madam Sallia, but judging from Baron Russell's expression, he knew that Baron Russell's head would probably be greener and greener in the future.

"Lord Victor, thank you so much. My wife mentioned you in her letter, showing you great respect and praising you as a model of nobility. She insisted that I repay you properly."

Victor touched his nose and coughed twice. He hadn't expected the Baroness to praise him, "I just did what I was supposed to do. Don't take it to heart. As long as you can contribute to the Northern Alliance (short for the Northern Frontier Allied Army), that's enough to repay me."

By the way, the task of collecting supplies for the Cabbage Territory is now in your hands. Baron Cabbage has been killed in battle, and his territory is in chaos. His two brothers and their nephews are fighting for the title.

Go and help them choose a qualified lord, prepare the supplies, and bring the new lord to Sunset City.

Baron Russell patted his chest and assured him, "Lord Victor, rest assured, I can collect 3,000 gold and 3,000 tons of grain from the Cabbage Territory for the Northern Alliance, and I will definitely ensure that these supplies are delivered to Sunset City in time."

As for the new Baron Cabbage, I will definitely find someone as loyal to the Northern Alliance as I am.

"I'm leaving this to you. You must be careful in choosing this person. The future Cabbage Territory will definitely be reduced, and I don't want there to be any more turmoil. If something goes wrong, you won't be able to escape responsibility."

Victor spoke with a heavy tone, and Baron Russell could also sense the coldness in Victor's words. He suddenly remembered his experience of being captured in the naval battle, and he quickly gave Victor a deep bow, a gesture usually reserved for high-ranking nobles.

Baron Russell leaned his head down deeply. "Lord Victor, please rest assured, I will definitely find the most suitable candidate. In any case, besides the former baron's son and his brother, there are several direct heirs."

Victor nodded. "Good that you understand!"

After saying that, Victor clapped his hands and called Michael over. "Michael, go and take Baron Russell to select a few horses, the better ones, as a gift to the Baron for his freedom, so that he can return to his territory as soon as possible."

Baron Russell quickly thanked Victor again and happily followed Michael out of Victor's tent.

After they left, Victor sighed, leaned back in his chair, stretched, and muttered to himself, "Now all the noble territories in Suffolk County are dealt with. Once we get to Sunset City, it's time to prepare for heading south to Cornwall County."

After Victor rested for a while, he began to deal with the documents on the table. During this time, the Allied Army had collected a large amount of funds and supplies from the nobles who had already submitted. In terms of value alone, they had already recovered the cost of this southern expedition.

Moreover, Victor originally wanted to share these spoils equally with the Great Oak Territory, but Steward Magnus refused, saying that Count Black's dying wish was only to ensure the inheritance of the territory, and that the other Great Oak Territory had not contributed much and had no reason to share these spoils.

Victor looked at the large amount of funds and supplies in the documents, a bittersweet expression on his face.

And his gains don't stop there. Including the prisoners he captured and the serf families he acquired from the noble territories, the total number of serfs now following Victor's army exceeds [a certain number]. In the future, when Victor sends these serfs back to the Northlands Two Rivers Territory, it will further expand the power of his territory.

Moreover, this is only the first batch. In the future, noble territories that will be handed over to other nobles for the collection of resources, like the Cabbage Territory, will provide an even greater number of serfs and resources.

With the funds and supplies already collected sufficient to meet the needs of the southern expeditionary force, future spoils of war can be sent directly to the Northlands, further enhancing the strength of the Two Rivers Territory.