I prepared one table of food, but three tables of guests showed up. How are we supposed to eat?
Anyway, it would take some time for Little Skellige Isles to do so, so Lynn asked "Madman" Lugos how the subsequent peace talks between the two families went.
"Not long after you sent the message for Clan Drummond, our two families met at Hindarsfjall Island (the territory of Clan Heymaey). The representative of Clan Drummond is me, and the representative of the an Craite Clan is the "Boar of the Sea"."
"The young family head of the an Craite Clan is more reasonable than I expected. He is willing to put aside the past grievances between the two families, agree to peace talks, and is also willing to make certain concessions."
"To be honest, the land he asked Clan Drummond to cede is less than we thought, and he was also willing to make certain compensation to us."
Seeing that the peace talks between the two families have made good progress, Lynn also felt relieved. "That's really good."
Each family on Skellige Isles is nothing if taken alone.
But if all the families unite, they will be as powerful as any northern power.
The rest of the journey was speechless.
When they arrived at Little Skellige Island, they unexpectedly discovered that a large group of people were building a fence on the east side of the island.
The arrival of the Clan Drummond longship attracted the attention of the civilians who were building a fence and the soldiers guarding nearby.
The peasants quickly dropped what they were doing and fled into the distance.
The soldiers lined up on the beach to await the incoming enemy.
However, when they saw clearly that the long boat was flying the flag of Clan Drummond, and that the first people to disembark were "Madman", "Lugos" and a demon hunter, the soldiers lifted their alert state.
A middle-aged man with a full beard and wearing chain mail came forward.
"Master Lugos, I am Ogg, the captain of the guard serving Master Earl Torgil. Master Earl and I have already heard from Master Gerd who arrived first. Thank you Master Lugos and Clan Drummond for your help."
Immediately, the middle-aged man turned his head and looked at Lynn.
"You are the companion of Lord Gerd, Lord Demon Hunter Lynn, right? Your name has already spread among Little Skellige Island."
"I can assure you that your generous help will never be let down."
"Besides, I'm personally very grateful to you for saving my son."
"Your son?" Lynn was stunned for a moment before he realized that the man in front of him should be Orwin's father.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Lynn looked at the bustling simple fortifications in front of him and asked doubtfully.
"What are you doing here? Since you already know the news that the Nilfgaard people are about to invade, why don't you go back to the city?"
Ogg pointed at the farmland in the distance behind the simple wooden wall. "In order to protect the fields, Your Excellency, if the fields are destroyed by Nilfgaard people, even if we successfully defend the castle and repel the enemy's attack, we don't know how many people will starve to death by then."
Lynn also looked into the distance.
The city of Earl Torgil cannot be seen from here, and only large areas of farmland can be seen from where you look.
In an instant, he understood the intentions of Ogg and Earl Torgil.
In this era when productivity is not yet developed, if God is a little rude, the food harvest will fail, let alone a war like this.
Moreover, Skellige Isles is not as wealthy as those northern countries and regions such as Kovir and Novigrad. Even if the lords are willing to help the victims, they do not have enough money in the treasury to purchase food from outside.
If you want to avoid the tragic ending of starving to death, you can only bite the bullet and stop the enemy here.
Clan Drummond's soldiers were all arranged to go down to rest.
Lynn and "Madman" Lugos followed Ogg to a tent behind the wooden wall and met Earl Torgil, Gerd and the young head of the Kuite family, Crach, who had arrived before them.
Lynn and "Madman" Lugos first met Earl Torgil, and then said hello to Gerd and Crach.
Maybe it's because of the reconciliation between the two families, or because of the current situation of the enemy, whether it is "Madman", Lugos or Crach, they all showed restraint.
This made Earl Torgil feel a little relieved.
As the head of one of the major families in the archipelago, Earl Torgil has naturally heard about the grudges between Clan Drummond and an Craite Clan.
He had already done everything he could and stood between the two talking heads at all times.
Although the result surprised him, he was also pleased.
"Since His Excellency Lynn and Lord Lugos have arrived, let me explain our current situation again:"
"Tuirseach Branch Family only has 300 troops left in Little Skellige Island. Half of them need to be allocated to monitor the north and south sides of the island respectively to prevent Nilfgaard people from going around there to land."
If the enemy really bypasses this place, the one hundred and fifty men alone will definitely not be able to stop it, but at least they can delay it for some time and send out a signal warning.
You won't even know that your home has been stolen by the enemy.
"Therefore, there are only one hundred and fifty troops that can be used. Fortunately, Mr. Crach also brought one hundred and fifty loyal and brave soldiers."
Only one hundred and fifty people?
Although Madman Lugos didn't say this, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
Of course he knew that an Craite Clan, like Clan Drummond, also sent most of his troops to join the archipelago fleet commanded by King Bran.
But it's not like we just sent 150 people.
You must know that Clan Drummond sent out a full two hundred light infantry.
Although we have decided to reconcile with the an Craite Clan, the atmosphere in the archipelago is inherently competitive and there is no room for humility.
Strong is strong. As long as you are not bullying the weak and just showing your strength, what's wrong with it?
However, "Madman" Lugos's words just turned around in his stomach.
He is not stupid, so he will not stand in the way of the reconciliation between the two families.
Perhaps seeing the inner thoughts of "Madman" Lugos, Earl Torgil added.
"An Craite Clan has a small number of people, but forty of them are archers, and the remaining fifty heavy infantry and sixty spearmen are also a force that cannot be underestimated."
"Madman" Lugos immediately turned off.
I'm very glad that I didn't make a sarcastic comment just now, otherwise I would be very embarrassed now.
Although he brought more people than an Craite Clan, these two hundred people were all light infantry.
There were neither archers nor heavy infantry.
Only Kaer Trolde Harbor and an Craite Clan who have prosperous business can afford such a rich and diverse army.
Earl Torgil saw that the purpose of beating had been achieved, so he changed the subject again and said a few words of comfort, which made "Madman" Lugos look better.