Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 196 New Situation

When Carl received the news from Xueyan City, he felt mixed emotions. The vampires' sudden attack on Xueyan City caused panic in the city, and the city's defenders suffered heavy casualties. Local officials were massacred, and even Hilde and Dongfang Yao died in the battle. The death of these two people... was equivalent to cutting off Yasha's left and right arms.

“I don’t think that’s a bad thing,” Amira says.

Carl complained:

"This is terrible. I was planning to let Yasha take full charge of the government affairs of Duolunso, but now this has happened."

“She already has deep roots here. Aren’t you afraid that she will become more powerful if we continue to let her stay here?” Amira replied.

Indeed, this is a problem, but there is no way around it.

"No one is available~" Karl sighed. This is the crux of the problem. Apart from Yasha, he has no suitable person to take over Duolunso. Altai is loyal, but he is just a military commander. He can take charge of the local military, but he has to find someone else to take charge of the government. In fact, in Karl's original layout, Altai controlled the local military, and the rest remained the same. Even if Yasha still had enough political voice here, as long as the army was still in his hands, he would not be afraid of them making any more waves. But now... not only did these two people die, but the report also showed that more than half of the local grassroots officials were killed or injured in the raid. The opponent's attack can be said to be very targeted, which led to a large number of vacancies in Xueyan City and serious damage to the administrative capacity.

Thinking of this, Carl became a little irritated.

"We can't let them do whatever they want. Prepare the search team and divide them into three teams to investigate all the surrounding valleys and woodlands. Don't let go of any suspicious people." He ordered coldly. They had to find the hiding place of these guys as soon as possible. With more than a dozen flying monsters, he couldn't be sure how fast they could fly, which directly made the search difficult. The scope of the search might even be extended to the entire territory of Torrentso.

"Start with a 10-kilometer radius." This was Amira's suggestion, and he accepted it. In his opinion, the wizard should know more about vampires. However, 10 kilometers is not a small radius, and it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is difficult to move forward.

However, just when Carl was at a loss, an important news came from a baronial castle called Star Castle not far from Snow Rock City. They found the hiding place of the vampire. Carl immediately led people there and met the local lord, whose name was Garoven Virant. He was a handsome man with a high nose bridge and blue eyes. The Virant family was a typical old-school aristocracy. However, when he met Carl, he seemed particularly respectful.

According to Virant, it was discovered by a hunter who went up the mountain to hunt. It was a cave in the mountains. The entrance was hidden and covered with vines, making it almost impossible to be noticed. However, this happened to arouse the hunter's suspicion. As a local, he was familiar with everything in the forest. According to him, those vines did not exist originally, but grew out of thin air in the past few days. This made him more alert. After entering, he found that the atmosphere inside was unusually cold and there were bloodstains on the ground, so he immediately returned to the city to report. Virant did not dare to neglect it after hearing it, and immediately reported the matter to Carl.

To be honest, this was all thanks to Carl's initial decision. In order to mobilize local hunters to participate in the search, he issued notices to various places, which made the hunter more cautious.

Carl immediately decided to lead the team to clear out the enemy. He selected the elite musketeers, all of whom were equipped with silver-plated bullets, and also took Eleanor and Alia with him.

Night enveloped the earth, the air in the cave was damp and cold, and an ominous atmosphere filled the air. Carl and his musketeers approached the cave entrance cautiously, while Eleanor silently recited a prayer behind them. The light of divine magic gently fell from her hands, dispelling the fear in the darkness.

"Be careful, these things are much more powerful than the zombies," Alia whispered to everyone and drew out her flaming sword.

Then everyone entered the cave. As they slowly advanced, a sharp hissing sound suddenly came from the depths of the cave. Then, several half-human, half-bat flying monsters swooped out from the top of the cave, flapping their huge wings and rushing towards the team with a strong murderous intent.

At this moment, the holy light in Eleanor's hand lit up, and the strong light shone all around. The monsters screamed and began to retreat, and the musketeers took this opportunity to quickly reload and light the fuse.

"Fire!" As Carl shouted, the deafening sound of gunfire echoed in the cave.

The flying monsters were hit suddenly, screaming in pain, and smelly blood fell from the air. They fell one after another, and under the suppression of the musketeers, there was almost no chance to get close. Occasionally, one of them barely got close, but was cut in half by Alia's flaming sword, and the flames quickly devoured its body, turning it into ashes.

The battle was almost one-sided and there was no suspense. They successfully killed the monsters without much effort, and counted a total of fifteen. However, they still could not find Isabel's trace. The woman was not with the monsters. She either escaped or was hiding somewhere, but Carl had no way to judge.

At the same time, another piece of news came from the south: the other two armies sent by Ford were found. These two troops were originally sent into Torrentso to cause chaos, but they were completely annihilated by the joint efforts of the local lords. However, only ordinary human soldiers killed the enemy, and the vampire leaders were nowhere to be found.

He couldn't help but frown when he heard the news. It should be said that what he was most worried about had happened. Vampires were not good at large-scale combat, but once vampires chose to hide, they would probably become a big trouble. What would they do next? Attack the villagers, or even secretly convert their followers? In short, it would be trouble.

But no matter what, on the surface, he had already won, and Ford's troops were completely annihilated. In his opinion, what he had to do now was to appease the people and tell them that the threat had been resolved. Everything that happened in Xueyan City cast a shadow on the entire Duolunso, and he had to bring them some good news that could cheer them up.

Also, regarding the future political landscape of Torreso...it needs to be readjusted.

Thinking of this, he looked at Garlovin, the local lord who provided him with the vampire nest. The latter was kneeling at his feet, looking loyal. How about promoting this man?

He had actually discussed this matter with Alia and Amira. Calvin deserved a reward for discovering the vampire, but he was an old-school aristocrat and was the first to stand on the side of Mia's uncle, but later changed his mind when the situation became bad.

However, both Amira and Alia agreed that this person was just the right one.

"We can use him to move Yasha in front of us to form a check and balance between us." Alia was even more outspoken.

It is true that if the two of them hinder each other and fight each other, it can disperse Torres' power and ensure the stability of his rule, but it also means that administrative efficiency will be greatly reduced. Everything is a double-edged sword.

But the problem is that there is no other way. Thinking of this, he finally said:

"I will reward those who have made contributions. There are some vacancies in Xueyan City now. I wonder if you are interested~"

"As long as I can serve you, sir, I will not refuse even a death!" Garlovin almost kowtowed to him.

The appearance of loyalty is quite good, but the reality is another matter.

Finally, after he finished the final work at Star Castle, he led the team away, and Garowen even escorted them for several miles before returning. Along the way, he was trembling with fear. When he returned to the castle, the sun had still set, and the night was shrouded all around. The moment Garowen stepped into his bedroom, he felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. In the dim light, he saw her - Isabel, the originally beautiful vampire, now with an ugly scar on her face, sitting on a bench and looking at him with resentment.

Galloven immediately knelt down and saluted her.

"You killed my family~" the female vampire said angrily.

"The hunter discovered them and they can't hide anymore~" Garoven replied respectfully.

"He's your subject, you can make him disappear." Isabel replied.

"That will only arouse greater suspicion. Instead of that, why not..."

"Why not? Use their lives as a stepping stone for your promotion?" Isabel's tone became louder.

"They now want me to work in Xueyan City, and they may even use me to check and balance Yasha..." Garowen continued to state, without any emotion in his tone.

Gradually, Isabel's anger subsided. She sighed helplessly and said:

"Indeed, you are right. You did the right thing~"

"All this is to punish those who overstep their authority~" Gallowen replied.

After hearing his words, Isabel sneered:

"Hmph~ Do your best~ Mother will reward you."

Then it disappeared into the darkness.