Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 122

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 122]

“I don’t understand.” Kaelin shook his head. “What do you plan to do? In any case, you have the title deed and lease, and you have the final say.”

“Let’s make a new contract,” said Ciel. “I’ll give you all these lands. As much land as you rented before, you now own as much land.”

“what?”

“Really?”

“—Did I hear it right?”

“Ah—” people exclaimed, dumbfounded, whispering to each other, wondering if their hearing was wrong.

“It’s like this, I didn’t do it on a whim. I’ll give you this hundred acres of land.” Charles explained, “Everyone will set up a peasant council by themselves. In this village, set up a council, just like the king has nobles under his command. We have a peasant’s parliament here, just like our parliament.”

“Ooh!”

“Amazing!” People felt a little weird.

“So how are members of the council born?” Kaelin thought deeply.

“I haven’t made up my mind yet.” Ciel found that he was just on a whim before, and he didn’t have a particularly mature idea.

But at the end of the day, will life be easier if you let everyone manage themselves?

Charles wasn’t sure.

“Vote!” shouted a farmer.

“Vote!” there were several, and people scrambled to shout.

“We vote to choose!”

“How did you think of it?” Charles asked the farmer who spoke first with interest.

“Well, I heard that the ancient kings were elected by vote.” The farmer himself didn’t quite understand.

“Yes, when the God of Edvar was still walking on earth, the people on the west coast elected him as the king to help the public defend against threats.” Kaelin smiled.

“Then do it. Everyone votes for a few people to form the village council. This council will decide all matters and change the council members every once in a while. They will organize everyone to farm and live, issue decrees, judge crimes, and organize My own self-defense force. The parliament collects everyone’s income, manages it uniformly, and uses it for various public expenditures. Everyone is free and independent, and as long as it does not infringe on the lives of others, they can do anything. Everyone helps each other…”

Interesting social ideas came out of Shire’s mind one by one.

He had heard Gladiu describe various world situations, and he had a little understanding of various order aspects. There were all kinds of strange things, and there were few similarities. Maybe he could try some of these concepts here.

“Wow!”

“so smart!”

“We can take care of our own business…”

People were surprised, they didn’t understand the coming changes at all, and they lived under the control of the nobility for a long time, they couldn’t imagine what the order without nobility would be like.

“Just do this, starting from this village. But you are still subordinate to the Hunter’s Sanctuary, and future master hunters can still change the terms. At the same time, the village council must send letters to the Sanctuary every month, describing the situation, and every year One-tenth of the total income of the village must be handed over.” Ciel took the land deeds, but voided those leases and entered into a new treaty with everyone.

“Aren’t you still a shameful landlord.” Gladiu was indignant.

“It’s better than before.” Charles felt happy.

People started to celebrate that afternoon, singing and dancing. They were no longer tenants, but now they became homesteaders. Apart from the benefits of village autonomy, this alone was enough to get everyone excited.

Moreover, Ciel would not set up a scheme or impose rent and interest, and the balance of farmers was more than before.

After all the tedious work was over, Ciel prepared to return to Ashtree Hall with Morgan to end the operation at Forestside Castle.

Priest Kaelin sent them away.

“I’m surprised that you have done so much for Linbianbao.” Kaelin sighed.

“In the beginning, it was just to hunt down demons, but later it led to a series of events. A series of events moved at will. According to my own heart, because I sympathized with everyone, I helped everyone… I did it in a confused way. Actually, I didn’t think much about it at first. ‘ Charles shook his head.

“Anyway, we thank you very much.”

“Actually, I can do more,” Ciel patted the cash box hanging on Zhenfur’s body, which contained nearly 2,000 gold coins, “I can build barns, repair schools, dig canals, open schools, build temples, and provide disaster relief. People, send food… I can do many, many things, I can make people in a dozen villages live a prosperous life for a period of time! My reputation will be ten times louder than it is now, and people will carve me statues. It’s pointless, everyone’s conditions are improved at best, and they can live in peace for decades. But after a few decades, the world will still be destroyed, and these things will disappear! This is the result of my investigation as a demon hunter.”

“Then…” Kaelin was confused.

“For everyone’s future, for everyone’s hope to last for hundreds of generations, I will overturn hell and give everyone ten thousand years!” Ciel said loudly, then turned his horse’s head, and joined Morgan to the Hunter’s Sanctuary Turn back.

After passing the junction of the two territories, they finally heard a piece of news from the direction of Limbenburg. Emily de Huron inherited the title of her deceased parents and was re-designated the Duchess of Huron Village.

The first thing she did after taking office was to hang the three Baniesta brothers and their father.

Chapter 152 Returning to the Sanctuary

Shire rode near the castle town of Ashtree Hall.

“In time, there will be a second city wall here.” Morgan rode in parallel with Shire, the merchants on both sides were bustling, and the Craftsman Street was in full swing.

“The scope is large enough, and people pay enough taxes, so much that Lord Rene spends huge sums of money to build the city wall.” Ciel looked around, Rene was saving money but not cruel, attracting people to flock to the city, and the city was crowded. , and built houses outside the city walls.

“We even filled the moat.”

“There are so many illegal buildings, the enemy can directly climb on the roof to threaten the city wall.” Ciel saw a luxury hotel under the city, the roof was flush with the city wall of Ash Tree Hall.

“If the enemy attacks, the castle town will be exposed to firepower.” Morgan considered military issues.

“They can only be dismissed…” Ciel felt worried when he thought of this, “But it’s difficult, there are nearly ten thousand people living here.”

“Fortunately, the church is in the city, so it’s hard to be affected by the war.” Morgan said in a relaxed tone.

The Ash Tree Hall was too bloated, and Ciel couldn’t help but think that there was originally only the Alberta Castle, but people continued to rely on and migrate, approaching the castle, forming a market town around the castle, building a city wall, and becoming a city.

It was solid at the beginning, after all, there were multiple fortifications.

However, with the passage of time, and now outside the city walls, people are still moving closer together to form contiguous houses. The defensive significance of Fort Alberta is gradually lost. Once attacked, it is easy to fall like any ordinary city, because there are too many citizens here. , consumes a huge amount of food every day and cannot withstand a protracted siege.

“For Lord Rene, expanding the tax base is the most important thing.” Charles concluded, “He would rather have houses and refugees around the city, as long as they are still paying, he is not willing to drive them away. ”

“His family property is more than 20,000 gold coins.” Morgan guessed, “I have heard of a wealthy noble in the Qinghe area who can take out 8,000 gold coins at any time.”

“The Qinghe area is far richer than here, maybe Lord Rene is just a nouveau riche in the countryside.” Ciel shrugged.

“The southern aristocracy is defeated, I am afraid it will not be easy.” Morgan said.

“Defeat? What happened?” Charles frowned.

“They felt they could afford the gamble, so they ventured across the Matilda Maiden River and directly attacked the west coast. The army was swallowed by darkness, and Rollo, the guardian of the Green River, disappeared in the war.” Morgan explained, “The news from two weeks ago.”

“…” Ciel only felt a haze, “The mortal army is powerless in the face of supernatural abilities.”

“Master, the southern nobles hired a team of Vala psionicists from the peninsula area.” Morgan introduced.

“Psionicist?” Ciel hadn’t heard of this, but he knew that Vera, Vera was referring to the descendants of elves and humans, with both the dullness and arrogance of elves and the greed and short life of humans.

“I don’t know. There are rumors that they can lift a boulder with their eyes closed, and then smash it at the king’s army, but when the stone falls, it can’t cause any harm.” Morgan said helplessly.

“It seems that the dark power is stronger.”

“Low-end psychic powers don’t want to challenge the authority of the devil.” Gladiu said disdainfully.

“Psychic power…is it using thoughts and thoughts to form energy?” Ciel guessed.

“There is no more stupid trend in the world than idealism, let us embrace the grandeur of the physical structure,” Gladiu boasted.

“Beautiful in detail.”

“Do not say.”

Ciel didn’t quite understand what idealism was, so he didn’t continue the conversation. They passed through the city gate. The guard was afraid of the wrath and pointed at the black giant. Wherever it went, it brought a gust of wind and trembling, and no one dared to dare. Approaching, this gave Ciel another layer of mysterious majesty.

“They also said,” Morgan turned to Shire, “that the King’s envoy was very active on the field, and a woman with a black spear turned over eight or nine southern knights in a row.”

“An invincible enemy, what is her name.”

“Doria, Doria of the West Coast. I don’t know any more.”

“The king’s envoy…” Charles pondered.

As they approached the church, there were indeed a few peasants praying on the steps. The door was wide open, and they could see the statue of the god inside from outside. They used this as a basis, hoping that their pain would be cured and the future would be bright.

“Master Xia Er!” At the top of the steps, Luo Dan waved to him.

Luo Dan has grown a lot taller, with a tall and straight body, strong arms, and a steady posture. This is the result of training, reading, and running around. He has always expected to be skilled, and the life of the church has not failed him.

Ciel greeted Luo Dan: “I haven’t seen you for a while.”

“Everyone misses you so much, oh—what a horse!” Luo Dan praised the anger.

“I’ll lead the horse in.” Morgan was used to serving other people’s needs, big or small.

“Don’t let it get too close to the other horses,” Ciel instructed.

“Yes, Master.” Morgan nodded.

“This is that Charles…”

“Charle Grani! It’s him…” People pointed at Charles, and flinched in panic as he passed.

It’s a wonderful feeling that I’m becoming a person with a head and a face, but it takes extra effort to maintain that decency and status.

Our business is like a glass crown, once it is subjected to a strong external force, it will collapse and be damaged in an instant.

Charles thought.

“Last week, a villager came to the church and asked everyone to help him hunt down a group of goblins. Madden set off. He said that goblins are nothing special and can be dealt with alone.” Luo Dan said.

“How much are the villagers going to pay?”

“Madden received 10 gold coins from them, I think it’s okay?” Luo Dan guessed.

“It depends on everyone’s situation. If you are a very poor person, you will pay less.” Ciel thought for a while and then said.

“If it’s my turn to have a chance, I’ll let them bring food and drink, but I won’t charge them any money. Unfortunately, everyone thinks I’m still to be tested.” Luo Dan scratched his head.

“You have to collect money and leave a savings for yourself. When you’re out and about, food and clothing will cost more than you think.” Ciel warned.

“Okay.” Luo Dan thought thoughtfully, “I thought I could shoot birds when I was hungry, and I could drink mountain spring water when I was thirsty.”

“There are only raspberries when I’m hungry.” Ciel recalled the difficult time he had been foraging in the war-torn country.

Ciel and the others in the sanctuary chatted for a while, and then went straight to the office. Ines sat behind the desk and looked cautiously at a strange old man.

“Who is he?” Ciel looked at the stranger. The other party had very exaggerated long withered yellow hair and a lush beard, his face was wrinkled, his nose was short, his eyes were downcast, and he looked depressed. When he saw Ciel entering the door, he immediately used Looking at him eagerly for help.

“Franks on the West Coast,” Ines explained. “Their sanctuary collapsed.”

“Broken? The West Coast Sanctuary has collapsed…” Charles’ heart skipped a beat, “What happened?”

Franks sighed: “Originally, Master Pandra has been protecting us from the shadows, until the gods are no longer merciful and let him suffer from disease.”

“The west coast is a den of demons, and you are always in danger,” said Ciel.

“Yes, we tried to investigate, research and track until Master Pendra became too ill, so the evil became more and more rampant, and finally surrounded the sanctuary.” Franks hid his face, suffering excruciatingly.

“I’m sorry,” Charles said.

“We are committed to preventing the king’s sinister acts and uncovering the evil truth of the dark shadows. The situation has gotten worse in the past two years, and our manpower has been continuously damaged. At first, we sent a group of four hunters, and then we could only let two The recruits acted side by side, and when they finally defended the sanctuary, I was the only one who was still standing beside Master Pendra’s sick bed, and the others were either dead or missing.”

The terrifying scene appeared in Ciel’s mind. The West Coast Sanctuary faced the endless and vast shadow alone, and was the first to fall in this grand war.

“Now you are in Ashtree Hall, you are safe.” Charles comforted him.

“I need food, rest and money, and I need new equipment.” Franks looked up at Ciel.

“…These will be provided to you,” Ciel said.

“Huh, this is much better.” Frank’s worried expression was swept away, and he became calm and confident.

[End of This Chapter]