Headshot Wizard - Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Brother

The Viscount’s territory can be divided into about five parts on the map, namely the Viscount Castle on the cliff of Wangfeng Mountain and the area of Shoufeng Town under the cliff, the Red River Plain in the north, the quiet valley in the east, the coniferous forest farm in the southeast, and Rota in the south. town. Together, the five territories are roughly equivalent to the jurisdiction of a smaller prefecture-level city in Lance’s previous life. It takes about a week to rush from the Red River post in the far north of the Red River Plain to the two iron mines in Rota Town to the south, which shows the vast territory.

In the Hussar Kingdom, there are about twenty yuan of such territories, which belong to the nobles of various levels. Except during the war, the lords in different places only need to pay tribute to the royal family once a year in peacetime, and they have a high degree of freedom in the exercise of territory and power. The lord of a territory often holds the power of life and death of every citizen in the territory.

Tax official Terry travels to five territories every month to collect taxes from the local people. It takes about ten days to travel between the five territories. It can be said that he spends most of the time every month. They were all spent right away, which also created his strong physique.

“… The above is the tax situation in July. Except for the wheat in the coniferous forest farm, which suffered heavy losses due to the frosty ground monsters, according to your instructions, the Viscount Lord temporarily exempted them from this month’s taxation. The tax has been paid in full and deposited in the castle’s vault. The current accounts of the castle are not optimistic, but fortunately the autumn harvest is about to arrive. In addition to the ripening of wheat, the herdsmen in the quiet valley will also have a large amount of wool and sheepskin harvest. This time you and the adjacent territory Hongshanling ordered the contract, they will continue to purchase at the standard price of 80 gold coins each intact sheepskin, so the future financial situation should be good.” Terry quickly generalized the current capital situation of the territory. To make it clear, he used to work as a tax accountant for several years in the city hall of the big city on the west coast.

The Viscount nodded slightly, indicating that he was satisfied with Terry’s report.

The next one is the patrol captain of the castle. This strong man named Ola is about forty years old. He also serves as the highest defense chief of the Viscount, and has command power second only to the Viscount himself for every soldier in the territory.

“My lord, in the past month, due to the relatively idle summer, we held two militia training camps in the three territories except the coniferous forest farm and the Red River Plain. The effect was good. Similarly, except for the Red River Plain and Outside the coniferous forest farm, patrols in various territories are operating normally. The specific situation of the Red River Plain is not very clear to the subordinates, but Master Griffin wrote to say that he will be back soon to report to you in person. As for the coniferous forest farm, just as special As mentioned in the article, the existence of that group of Frost Land Monsters has seriously affected the logging wages of the forest farm and the normal growth of wheat in nearby farms. I suggest that my adjutant Poirot take a team of people to the coniferous forest farm to destroy the group of Frost Land Monsters. .”

Ola reports respectfully.

The Viscount groaned slightly, revealing a look of doubt: “Frosty Land Demon has always been active in winter, why is it just about to move in summer this time?”

Ola shook his head: “We have to send someone to check the specific situation. At present, the forest farm is panic and the logging farm has stopped working. The local patrol team is not strong enough to deal with the large groups of Frost Land Monsters. We have to take immediate measures. action.”

The Viscount nodded: “Let Poirot take a small team. The kid has grown in swordsmanship very quickly. I believe it shouldn’t be a problem to solve a group of Frost Earth Monsters.”

Ola nodded.

“Next…” Just as the Viscount said this sentence, the door of the Viscount study was suddenly opened.

A tall figure walked in fiercely. Everyone was surprised at first, and then they reacted. In the entire territory, there was probably only one who dared to break into the Viscount’s study so recklessly without being punished.

“My father!” The man came with blond hair, shining like a newborn sun. He is tall and looks quite similar to the Viscount. He was wearing riding boots, a burgundy cloak, and a bow and arrow in his hand. Apparently he had just arrived in the castle.

It turned out to be my incomparable elder brother Griffin. Lance looked at this very dazzling character in memory with some curiosity.

“My child, Ola just mentioned you just now. I didn’t expect you to rush back from Honghe Post so soon.” Seeing the elder son coming back, Viscount Lane also smiled. He stood up without complaint and gave Griffin a firm hug. If the love for Lance originated from his mother, then the Viscount has a different kind of love for Griffin.

This feeling stems from the high degree of similarity between father and son. It is said that since the age of fourteen, Master Griffin has been in charge of defense work around the territory, which is very similar to the young master Viscount.

Two people standing together will undoubtedly be judged as father and son, because they are so alike. The same majestic figure, the same long blonde hair, and even the tone of speech with the same temperament. Griffin laughed for a while, and his young and handsome face showed an anxious look: “My father, I rushed back from Honghe Post overnight because something happened in the north…”

His gaze swept across Lance, revealing a look of surprise, but he ignored Lance and continued to report to the Viscount: “There are traces of brutal orcs in the mountains north of the Red River. I personally beheaded one. But I can’t determine the exact number of them.”

“Barbarian?” The crowd gathered in the study were shocked.

This kind of biotin is known for its ferocity. If a large group of barbarians appear, it will have a big impact on the territory of the Viscount. And every adult savage orc is said to have the strength of the Silver Peak.

“Master Griffin can kill the savage orcs on his own? It really has a bright future. I am afraid that in time, it will be very easy to explode fire.” Everyone thought in their hearts. The impact of Lance’s successful writing of the secondary meditation rune seems to have become much weaker. After all, spells are invisible to ordinary people. The combat ability is clearly placed before everyone’s eyes.

“We are in trouble, my father.” Griffin took a glass of water on the table without hesitation and took a sip. It can be seen from his dress and the face of the dusty servant that the eldest son has indeed not rested for a long time. He said seriously to the Viscount: “This group of barbarians probably went south because of the cold in the north for years. I heard that barbarians appeared in the hinterland of the kingdom a few days ago. Count Jinghua himself led the army to defeat them. It is estimated that they appeared in There are some rangers near our territory, but this is not the only force that the Red River Outpost can deal with. We need to concentrate our forces to eliminate this threat. Otherwise, after winter, the barbarians will become more brutal. , And more difficult to stop.”

Viscount Lane nodded, he still believed in the judgment of his own son. The savage orcs appeared in the territory, but they weren’t the kind of casual dismissal of the Frost Demon. If they were not cleaned up in time, the leaders who finally gathered might all escape because of panic.

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“I understand. Tomorrow morning, I will personally take someone to go north with you.” The Viscount made a decisive decision: “Aura, the defense in the castle is left to you.”

The patrol captain nodded firmly: “My lord, please rest assured.”

“Lance, learn from Amman. I hope your brother and I will hear some good news when we come back from the north,” said the Viscount.

Lance nodded, and exited the study with the Amman wizard.

At this moment, Lance suddenly noticed that his brother looked at him with a strange look.

But he didn’t think too much, after all, Griffin had been out for a long time, and he had nothing to do with him. Many of the things he heard today are very useful to him, and he has to digest it well. From tomorrow on, he will concentrate most of his energy on spell study, and he cannot be distracted to pay attention to other things.