dognovel Chapter 181 Aftermath
Chapter 181 Aftermath
As the rain gradually subsided, on the next morning, a ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone onto the glass of the Earl's Castle, giving the dim castle a glimmer of light.
In the corridors and rooms, servants were cleaning up the blood and debris left over from last night's battle, while soldiers were searching the castle to make sure no assassins were hiding inside.
In a room protected by soldiers, John was sitting on a chair listening to the report from the officer opposite him. Next to him, a row of White Wolf Knights were on high alert, fearing that John would encounter another accident.
"In the attack last night, there were three assassins witnessed by the soldiers. Two of them were killed and one is on the run. 73 of our soldiers were killed and 54 were injured, including three White Wolf Knights." After the officer finished reporting to John, he handed the document to the desk in front of John with both hands.
John looked through the documents carefully and asked the officer:
"Have you found out where they entered the city from?"
"This morning, the patrol team discovered that the drain was opened. The assassins must have entered the city through the sewers. A rope with a cross hook was found on the assassins' bodies. It is speculated that they used it to climb over the city wall during the gaps between patrols."
Looking at the loss report in front of him, John felt a pain in his heart. Even if his most elite White Wolf Knights did not die, the number of soldiers known to have been killed in this attack was already over a hundred. This was also the incident with the largest number of casualties since the Battle of Barden Plains, and the impact it caused was extremely bad.
"Cyril, where are your assassins?" John looked at Cyril who was silent at this time. It was not that John felt that Cyril did not contribute, but in the process of fighting against Yoda Assassin, John did not see any assassins coming to protect or attack Yoda Assassin.
"Sir, my assassins encountered a skilled Yoda assassin on their patrol route. I immediately chased him after I learned the news, but he was much faster and stronger than us, so much so that almost all of our assassins were involved in the pursuit of him." Having said this, Cere paused, then said a little sadly:
"Although we tried our best to catch them, they still managed to escape. Several assassins were injured in the battle, but fortunately, the injuries were not serious and the enemy did not use weapons coated with poison."
After understanding what happened, John looked at the map and saw the assassin had left the Earl's Castle and was fleeing southward, and responded:
"I was negligent in this regard. It seems that it is time to expand the size of the assassin army."
Then John looked at Cyril and asked:
"Suppose that another group of Yoda assassins of the same size attacks me, how many assassins will be needed to stop the other party's actions if the current size of the military deployment remains unchanged?"
Cyril thought for a while after hearing this, and then said:
"My Lord, this is a very complicated question. There is no clear definition of an assassin. In other words, anyone who carries out assassinations can be considered an assassin no matter what he did before. "
"Assuming it was the assassination last night, then you probably won't have to worry about the revenge of the Bakiraka family anymore. Every assassin from this family who comes out to carry out a mission is an elite in the assassin world. The time and money spent on training a Bakiraka assassin are immeasurable. This operation lost at least more than 20 Bakiraka assassins. It is estimated that you will not be attacked by them for a long time to come."
"Of course, for you, the best way to resist the assassin is to use the army to kill him while he is still on the plain. The assassin in the open area cannot use his body skills and can only passively defend against the attack from the soldiers, and will eventually die."
"If it really comes to the situation like yesterday, it means that the assassin has become a master assassin among his peers. At this time, you have two solutions: First, expand the number of assassins, but an assassin needs at least one year to learn theoretical knowledge and practice from entry to apprenticeship; second, recruit some assassins through various channels, but the quality of such assassins is mixed, and their loyalty is not guaranteed."
Hearing this, John asked Cyril:
"If I choose to expand the size of the assassins, how many people do you think would be a good number?"
"According to the current size of the territory, if it is just to protect your safety, you may need at least fifty assassins. If you need to assassinate a rival, according to the defense system of the earl of the same level as you, you will also need at least twenty assassins."
After hearing Cyril give an exact number, John thought about it and agreed with Cyril's idea, so he said to him:
"Cyril, during this time you will be responsible for recruiting fifty children and training them to become real assassins. I will also build new assassin guilds in Nilan Territory and the Earl's Castle to recruit your colleagues to form an assassin group. The command will be yours. I hope you can achieve results in a year."
"As you wish." After receiving the order, Cyril saluted John and turned to walk out the door.
After reaching the door, Cyril seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly turned around and said to John:
"Sir, I think Matilda has the potential to be an assassin."
"Ah?" When John heard Cyril talking about Matilda, he remembered that she had saved him last night. At that time, the soldiers were more than ten meters away from him, but the assassin was right in front of him. Thanks to Matilda who shot the assassin with a musket, he was able to escape.
"Why do you say that?" John asked Cyril in confusion. Even if she was a quick learner and had good marksmanship, physical fitness was not something that could be cultivated. Although he knew some famous female assassins, they had been practicing assassination techniques since they were five or six years old. Matilda was now 19 years old and had no combat experience at all, but she was nominated by Cyril, which made John very curious.
"As an assassin, in addition to physical skills, physique, mastery of weapons and a calm heart, the most important thing is one's feeling." Upon seeing this, Cyril immediately explained to John the essential elements of an assassin.
"Senses include hearing, vision, touch, taste, smell, and many other ways. If an assassin can keenly sense several of them, he has the mark of becoming a master assassin."
"Although Matilda is an ordinary woman, she has a very sensitive sense of smell. I met Matilda before when I was chasing the assassin. She told me that there was a direction where the fragrance of Kusha flowers was wafting."
"At that time, I realized that she was indeed a rare talent, because I and the assassins around me did not smell any special smell on the assassin, but we followed the road and finally found the other party's hiding place."
"Why, do you want to recruit her as an assassin?" John asked.
Upon seeing this, Cyril immediately waved his hand and said:
"Of course I wouldn't do that, but I feel sorry for her having such a talent. But it's possible that she developed it while running a flower shop."
After seeing Cyril off, John took a look at a piece of wrinkled straw paper on the table. This piece of paper was found from the Yoda assassin. It was densely written with many words that John could not understand. He guessed that this might be the language used by the Kushan people.
Suddenly, John had an idea. Yes, he could report to the Hall of the King of Law. The Yoda people sent Kushan assassins to deal with the lords of the same faith camp. If this is not heresy, then what is it? In this way, Emperor Yoda might consider his face and stop sending Kushan assassins to deal with him, and maybe even prevent the army from conflicting with his territory.
Thinking of this, John hurriedly began to write a letter. Of course, John still knew whose subject he was, so he wrote two letters, one to his feudal lord, the King of Midland, and one to the King of France in the French Royal Hall. In this way, even if the king knew about it, he would not blame him for anything. After all, he was also contributing to the elimination of pagans.
After handing the letter to the messenger, John looked out the window, praying that the God of Light or something else would protect him from encountering any assassins again.