Chapter 259: Not Here to Plunder!

"The Western Tribe army? How is that possible? Are your eyes playing tricks on you? This is the Southeast Border!"

This cavalry squad was placed by Ucardi five or six li away as a precaution.

He suspected that the incident at Lord Pa Ke's Viscount Castle might have been done by Gervas, so he had to be on guard.

But he never expected the cavalry to bring such news.

Not only did he not believe it; even Mil and several other minor nobles looked at each other in stunned silence.

As those who had fought the Western Tribe just a few months ago, they knew the Western Tribe's range of activity even better.

"Lord Ucardi, I am not seeing things; it is truly a tribal army!"

"At first, we were also very surprised; how could the Storm Domain suddenly appear with such a strangely dressed group!"

"But later, as they approached and we observed more carefully, we found they wore beast skins and linen clothes, with many beast bones and beast teeth as decorations."

"More importantly, we clearly saw a bone flag in their formation!"

"A bone flag? Are you sure?"

Mil and the others were shocked.

Because the bone flag was indeed the best way to identify the Western Tribe.

After all, besides the people of the Western Tribe, only the Beast Race and the Barbarians would use such flags.

And the appearance and physique of Barbarians and Beastmen could be distinguished at a glance.

Therefore, they believed these cavalrymen would certainly not confuse the three.

"Yes, it is truly a bone flag; we would not have seen it wrong!" The cavalryman did not recognize Mil and the others, but immediately gave his answer.

"How many people are there in total?" Lord Ucardi's expression had already become solemn!

"The number is around four hundred, with over a hundred being tribal cavalry!"

"Over a hundred tribal cavalry?"

Everyone's expression changed again and again.

Tribal warriors were already strong in combat power; now with a hundred cavalry, they definitely could not stand against them head-on.

"Viscount Gervas, please let us enter your castle for shelter! We will help you defend against the enemy together!"

Lord Ucardi worried that the previous unpleasantness would cause Gervas to turn him away at the door.

Mil was also waiting for Gervas's answer, because the sooner they reached the castle, the safer they would feel.

Who knew that Gervas waved his hand to soothe them, "Lord Ucardi, please do not be nervous, because everyone does not need to hide inside the castle..."

"Viscount Gervas, the cruelty of the Western Barbarians is known to all; how can we not be nervous!"

"Besides, my previous offense was not intentional; it was my duty, so please, Lord Gervas, do not hold it against me!"

Before Gervas could finish, Lord Ucardi, thinking Gervas was perfunctorily refusing him, immediately countered.

Gervas was speechless; this fellow really thought he was petty.

"Lord Ucardi, you are mistaken; I am not keeping you out of the castle because of the previous matter!"

"But because it is truly unnecessary, for those Western Barbarians, they are not here to plunder."

"Not here to plunder? Could they be here as guests?"

Lord Ucardi still did not believe it.

Of course, he did not dare to say that sentence out loud, after all, he still wanted to hide in Gervas's castle.

Gervas also knew he did not believe it; seeing the Magic Swift Eagle in the distance flying towards him, the tribal formation must have entered the alert zone and was very close to the castle.

"Actually, that tribal army has come to ransom someone!"

"Ransom someone?" Lord Ucardi was stunned.

Mil and the others were also stunned; why would a tribal army travel thousands of li to ransom someone?

Were not the tribal heirs from the previous Kingdom War all released?

Catherine also looked at Gervas with curiosity, her pair of sapphire-like beautiful eyes unblinking.

Because she knew that Gervas should not be lying now.

"About a month ago, a tribal formation secretly infiltrated the Storm Domain and launched a night attack on my castle!"

"However, fortunately, the guard in my territory was strict enough; we discovered them early, and subsequently not only killed the vast majority of the attacking Barbarians!"

"But also captured some tribal Barbarians, and among these Barbarians, several were heirs of those tribes."

"By the way, one of them was the daughter of the Silver Moon Tribe chief, the maid you just saw, Catherine."

"No wonder!" Catherine instantly understood.

Before, she had wondered why Gervas's maid looked so much like a Western Barbarian.

Although Western Tribe women did not need tattoos, their temperament and facial features were still slightly different.

Now it seemed she had not seen wrong; that was indeed a Western Barbarian.

"The daughter of the Silver Moon Tribe chief? Gervas, then is she not the Princess of the Western Tribe Alliance?"

"Moreover, rumors say the Silver Moon Tribe Great Chief has only this one daughter and no other offspring!" Mil and the others exclaimed in shock.

"That is correct; she can indeed be counted as a Princess of the Western Tribe! As for whether she is the Great Chief's only daughter, she probably is; anyway, that is what the rumors say!" Gervas gave his affirmation.

Immediately, the nobles fell silent, their eyes filled with complex emotions as they looked at Gervas.

For decades, the Western Tribes had been the greatest threat to the Kingdom's southwest border.

Even when the King showed goodwill many times, the Tribes did not accept it.

Who would have thought that such a proud and unyielding Western Tribe had been defeated twice by Gervas, a mere border minor noble.

If this news got out, it would probably make everyone's jaws drop.

"Greetings to the honorable Lord Gervas! I am the Third Elder of the Silver Moon Tribe; following the Great Chief's orders, I have come to the Storm Domain to ransom Princess and the tribal heirs!"

"Of course, here I first apologize on behalf of the Silver Moon Tribe to Your Excellency Xiang Ge. The actions of Her Highness Freya and the tribe heirs were instigated by those with ulterior motives!"

"So please forgive their rashness and impulsiveness!"

More than ten minutes later, outside the castle gates, a tribal army of four hundred arrived.

Under the gaze of Uqadi, Mil, and others, a tribal elder at the head, holding a bone scepter, came to the gentle slope and greeted Xiang Ge with a humble attitude.

Seeing the savages so humble and polite, the young nobles, along with Uqadi, Ke'er, and others, immediately exchanged bewildered glances.

The tribal savages in rumors were not like this.

In rumors, they were bloodthirsty, barbaric, and cruel.

Of course, in the rumors of the savages, the human race was actually base, shameless, and greedy.

In fact, setting aside the mutual hatred, the tribal savages only differed from the people of the Kingdom in skin color and tattoos.

In other aspects, both sides were the most pure human race.

"Your Excellency Third Elder, I personally understand the rashness of the young, so I can understand the impulsiveness and rashness of Princess Freya and the several heirs!"

"Of course, now please speak of the sincerity you have brought this time!"

"If the sincerity is sufficient, I will immediately forgive the faults of Princess Freya and the various heirs!" Xiang Ge spoke in the tone of a mature middle-aged man.

In fact, those young people he mentioned were basically a few years older than him.