Chapter 68 The power of crushing
"I ask, you answer, if you say one more word, you die."

When Rhodes saw Billard come back to his senses from the pain, he came to him.

The tip of the sword, Ice Blade, rested on his neck, and the chill it emitted touched the skin there.

The neck is sensitive and fragile, and Billard's body shivered uncontrollably under the stimulation.

"How does the so-called smuggling in the kingdom work? Describe to me what you know." Rhodes asked.

This is also what he is most curious about now.

Although from what he had learned recently, Rhodes clearly understood the huge influence of the smuggling business.

But after all, he had never participated in it, so as an outsider he was only in the dark.

There is always a lack of practical understanding.

Now that I have become a pioneer knight in the North, I have to figure out the issues in this area.

Don't let yourself be forced to fight the barbarians while the nobles in the rear desperately try to deliver food and equipment to the enemy.

That would really piss him off.

This kind of secret would cost the life of an ordinary person, but in the eyes of big shots with high enough status, it has long been an open secret.

Billard took a deep breath and answered without hesitation:
"I don't know the process within the kingdom, but after the smuggled goods are delivered to the principality, 50% of the proceeds need to be handed over to the border guards, and then the goods are transported to a neutral city in the interior of the North, which is a trading point tacitly approved by the kings of the North."

"The nearest neutral city is Cliff Point. As long as we send the goods there, we can exchange them with the tribes in the north. No one will cause trouble there."

After listening to his detailed explanation, Rhodes had a general understanding of the smuggling trade.

The situation in the North is very special. In addition to the separatist rule of the kings of various tribes, there are also many neutral cities.

Neutral cities have complex internal structures and possess powerful military forces but do not participate in conflicts.

So it gradually became the default trading point for major tribes, where they exchanged supplies and developed business.

It was different from what Rhodes had imagined.

The so-called smuggling in the kingdom is actually very simple once the veil of mystery is lifted.

It was just about taking the goods within the kingdom to the neutral cities in the north and selling them.

It’s just that this process requires three kinds of relationships.

The first is the channels within the kingdom, the second is to bribe the border guards of the principality, and the third is the relationship with the barbarian cities on the way from the border to the neutral city.

The first two points are easy to understand. As for the third point, Rhodes considered Pingdingshan where he was.

If he wanted to go to the nearest neutral city, Cliff Point City, to do business, he had to pass through the Wolf Chief's Sarko Ice City.

If the road is blocked, you need to have the internal connections of the wolf chiefs to get them to let the caravan pass.

The same is true for other routes.

The Golden Lanterns under the Count Mark's family have a good relationship with the Mole Tribe and can do business with each other across their cities.

It's a pity that the relationship was a little too good.

Rhodes couldn't help but shake his head and looked at the dead leader of the Golden Lantern and the girl who was sleeping beside him.

So good that he turned the tables and betrayed me on the spot.

Even from what they just said, this girl is actually Knight Fuller's fiancée?
Rhode picked up the blanket beside him, came to the girl and covered her naked body, saying that he had nothing to say.

This guy is really outrageous. He even brought his wife with him when he went out to explore the new world.

Do you really think the barbarians are playing house with you?

If he hadn't come this time, there would have been an R-rated drama within the Mark family.

On the other side, Billard breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Rhodes was not paying attention to him for the time being.

He lowered his head to hide his disgust, waiting quietly for something.

To ensure safety, the castle gathered his men and masters of the Golden Lantern.

Especially the latter, most of them are assassins who are proficient in assassination.

Billard had no idea how this damn bastard knight had sneaked in.

But he believed that it would not take long for the assassins to realize something was wrong and come in to help in time.

At this moment, a heavy noise suddenly came from the room below.

Billard just smiled, and the next second, his expression froze.

Because what came from below were the painful cries of his men. A minute ago, in the house downstairs.

Noah was glaring at the enemy in front of him with an unhappy look on his face.

"Brothers, come with me! This is just a bluffing rookie assassin!" an assassin yelled in anger.

A few seconds ago, the golden-lamp assassin was awakened in the darkness.

He sensed someone sneaking in, and he was terrified as to where this master assassin came from.

He actually managed to cross the heavy cordons outside and get here quietly!
Just when he had given up hope and closed his eyes waiting to die, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Something seems wrong? He was not sure.

Why is the master assassin's footsteps so obvious? Huh? Why did the master bump into the wall? Wait, did his dagger go astray?

Damn, what a bullshit assassin master! This is just a rookie, scaring me!
The assassin tilted his head to avoid the dagger, jumped up in anger, and yelled at his companions.

One by one, the assassins with golden lanterns were awakened and quickly stood up and gathered together.

"What a crap thing." Seeing himself exposed, Noah threw away the dagger in his hand.

When he found himself surrounded, he was not afraid but laughed excitedly.

"Bullshit assassination, this is right, come here, come in front of me!"

"Hehe, stop playing tricks, let's kill him together!" The assassin called to his companions with a sneer, then drew the dagger from his waist and rushed forward.

In order to avoid making any noise, Rhodes and his companions did not wear plate armor when they sneaked in.

The group was wearing plate armor, a thick garment with pieces of armor riveted inside the fabric, which could only barely protect the torso.

The assassins' rich experience allowed them to discover this.

The dagger in his hand turned to attack Noah's limbs.

There was no place to hide in the cramped space inside the house.

Just when they were about to succeed, the assassin was suddenly stunned.

He watched helplessly as the other person roared and grabbed the wooden bed next to him with both hands.

Then he lifted up the entire bed, swung it like a giant sword, and whistled it towards them!
At this moment, the smallness of the room trapped them, leaving them with no escape.

The huge force carried by the bed board hit them, destroying them with overwhelming force!
With the crisp sound of bones breaking, the assassins were slapped against the wall like mosquitoes, and pools of bright red blood burst out.

"Knight?! You, despicable!" the assassin roared in frustration before his death.

When did the knights of the kingdom become so shameless!

If they had known that the enemy was a powerful knight, they would have been crazy to dare to fight head-on!

Listening to the bustling noise like demolition coming from downstairs, Rhodes laughed helplessly.

Noah learned orthodox knight skills, especially the greatsword that emphasized power.

It is somewhat difficult for him to carry out the assassination in the dark.

It wasn't surprising to Rhodes that it turned out like this.

The noise here was so loud that it alarmed the soldiers outside, but the impact was not significant.

The time was almost up, and Rhodes looked out the window.

The night was over and the roads were no longer dark.

The shield and spear soldiers waiting in the distance have already set out, marching towards Mole Town in orderly steps.

At the same time, Holmes and others on the high wall took action to open the gate of the wall.

The Mole Town soldiers, lacking command, woke up and looked on in confusion.

Seeing that these people looked calm and composed, and their movements were well-trained, I didn't even dare to step forward and ask.

The soldier thought it was the lord's order, so he just yawned by himself and ignored it.

It was not until the shield and spear soldiers from the Iron Wall Camp rushed in that Rhodes realized that the battle was over.

The low and dilapidated houses in Mole Town cannot serve as effective shelters.

The soldiers here are not even qualified to fight in street battles.

Without the protection of the high walls, they will be powerless to fight back against the shield and spear soldiers.

(End of this chapter)