Capítulo 121: The Looting

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Roland was finally relieved after interrogating the five families.

When he leaned against the chair, Nightingale took the initiative to walk behind him and massage his shoulders.

From defeating Duke Ryan to capturing the lord's castle, they only took one day.

It went much smoother than he had expected. When the duke died in the battle, most of his people decided to surrender. The mercenaries, particularly, defected and kneeled to express their willingness to serve His Highness.

Thus the mercenaries watched over the surrendered knights and nobles, while the First Army watched over the mercenaries. Together, they went east and arrived in Longsong Stronghold at 3 p.m. that day. Upon seeing the Duke Ryan's head and the groups of surrendered nobles, the guards immediately opened the city gates to welcome Prince Roland.

Roland did not immediately summon all the nobles in the city to declare his ownership of the stronghold. Instead, he first went to lord's castle.