There was a steady and soft sound of footsteps on the stairs, and a young man wearing a moon-white alchemical robe slowly appeared, as well as the Iron People officer standing behind him to protect him.
In front of the waiting crowd.
He was slender and obviously the type who stayed in the alchemy laboratory all day long and rarely went out twice a year. His appearance made everyone present feel stunned.
Even at this time, they couldn’t quite figure out why they came to this gloomy and dilapidated Leian Castle - whether they wanted to listen to the speech of the Ascended One who called himself Lord Lean.
Or do you want to attend some of the most exclusive aristocratic banquets?
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This is a temperament that can change the atmosphere of a scene in an instant.
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The white-haired boy stood at the upper half of the stairs, his blue eyes looking down at the president of the chamber of commerce, the shop owner, the captain of the guard team and the tax collector with different expressions.
A group of people who could be said to be the most powerful people in Ryan City except the lords are now gathering here with uneasiness, waiting for his next speech and remarks.
“I am Ian, your new lord.
Ian said simply, the invisible fluctuations brought up the moist breath, echoing throughout the castle hall, making several sublimators change their expressions - they sensed the destiny of their own essence.
The rotation began to stagnate, which was a sign that sublimates with far higher strength than them showed their control over the surrounding psychic fields——
This young man who looks like he has just grown up is actually already a second-level ascendant?!
How could He De, the leader of Leian, have such a genius as the leader?!
Before they could react from such surprise, Ian's next words stunned them: "I don't know how Baron Ryan manages you, but my temper...
I was very angry, especially when I actually saw grain merchants in Laian Territory stocking grain during the war.
"Xilin, stand up.
The young man's voice was pleasant, but the cold and indifferent feeling, mixed with the cold and damp feeling in the entire castle, made everyone present feel a chill.
And chestnut.
The grain merchant named Xilin who was named by Ian suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. He swallowed and originally wanted to explain something before moving forward, but standing around him,
The other businessmen, officials and local family patriarchs all took a step back. Ren 4
This middle-aged man, who looked generous and even a little fat, stood alone at the front of the hall.
"You are a spy from the Flying Fire Land."
Ian said simply and sentenced him to death. The boy's eyes lit up with a water-colored halo that represented spiritual power: "Don't make excuses, because I have already seen this."
"You purchased most of the cheap food in Le'an before the mountain people rebelled, and the empire's aid was provided by you alone. This is why Le'an City fell into a food shortage.
The reason why ordinary people don’t have enough to eat and are in panic all day long. "
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"Without you, Ryan City would not have fallen into chaos."
"It's unfair, sir! I'm really not a spy! I just didn't expect that the people who asked for such a large food order were from Feiyandi. They pretended to be other chambers of commerce. I was also the one who came later.
Just guessed it
The obese middle-aged man immediately knelt on the ground, bowed to Ian who was still standing on the stairs, and cried bitterly: "I am absolutely loyal to the empire. I have an order for you."
bright--
How stupid.
This sentence flashed through the minds of not only Ian and Scott, but also everyone else present.
He actually thought that if a noble and ascendant wanted to deal with him, what kind of evidence would he need?
He actually thought that he could escape with his life just by crying and wailing for mercy.
It seemed that it was the young lord's appearance that made him undeservedly lucky.
"Scott."
Ian softly called his adjutant's name, and the Iron Civilian officer walked down the stairs. He pointed his charged rifle at the grain merchant who was still kowtowing desperately.
He didn't have any cruel expression, nor any excitement. He just obeyed the order and pulled the trigger, as naturally as breathing.
Before dying, Xilin raised his head and struggled to say one more word to beg for mercy - he wanted to say that he could give all the country's food, all his wealth, and even
The channels of the Flying Flame Land are also dedicated to this lord, allowing him to gain greater credit. Jen 5
But in the end, all that was left in his retina was Ian's long hair and a careless profile. Jen 2]
A dazzling stream of light filled everything, followed by darkness.
His head disappeared. A golden-red pit appeared on the ground.
"I'm glad there's only one spy, which means I only have one person to execute today."
Ian smiled and walked down the stairs, raising his hand in gesture.
The soldiers of the White People in the castle moved out their seats, while the young man Shi Shiran sat on the main seat, looking at the people who all lowered their heads, swallowed their saliva, and did not dare to say a word.
He said calmly: "Remember, stockpiling food during the war is an absolute capital crime. Bulk purchase and sale of all resources in the territory must be submitted to me or to the future city hall.
Report in advance.
"If you don't follow this rule, you will die."
"Can you understand?
"Ming, I understand, sir!"
At this moment, no one dares to look down on Ian anymore because of his appearance. Rather, it would be better to say that Ian’s handsome appearance is not in line with the atmosphere of Ryan City, and even vice versa.
Give them an extremely piercing sense of fear. ren knife
It was a feeling of being aloof and not caring about their thoughts at all, just like the people in the sky. l 6
"very good.
On the seat, the white-haired boy nodded. He crossed his legs and put his hands on his knees: "At least your attitude is okay." Ren 2]
"But that doesn't mean you can satisfy me."[2]
The smell of fear lingers. 5 1 ]
In the continent of Terra, the rule of the Ascendant nobles is both gentle and cruel.
Mild because, in a place like Terra, if the sublime ones don’t have any special hobbies, don’t conduct crazy research like the Gnosis Academy, and they don’t like tormenting themselves.
If you have no interest in the territory.
Then most of the Ascended Lords live their own small lives, except for hunting, they try to find children, and they have a laissez-faire attitude towards the development of the entire territory.
An optimistic and encouraging attitude. They don't care about the offenses of their subjects, and they just laugh at some conflicts and common interests - no one will accidentally break a plate because of their cat,
Or if you ask for food from yourself, you will die or be scolded or scolded?
Even that request might be a bit greedy, but so what?
They don't care about this little thing, as long as it doesn't prevent them from obtaining further potion materials.
There are many such gentle lords and nobles, and it can even be said that they are the template for most of the small nobles on Terra who are getting along.
The coolness is very simple - most nobles who have their own ideas and plans are extremely cool and intolerable in the eyes of ordinary people.
Because in essence, sublimated people do not need the people to support themselves. There is a territory that can be regarded as a channel to obtain resources, but this does not mean that they will do it for this
channels and distort one’s own thoughts too much——
If you don’t do it, others will. If your family doesn't do it, then let my family do it.
If a brand new lord comes to his unfamiliar territory, he will not cooperate with the local squires and merchants who are uncooperative—if such fools still exist on the continent of Terra.
If you feel dissatisfied and think that the other person is not worthy of your patience.
Destruction will be as swift as sunlight.
For example, a small and wealthy town that was once located on the Haga Peninsula, whose main industries were olives and cattle herding, welcomed a new leader sent by the empire because the previous generation of lords died.
host.
The local families and chambers of commerce have become quite wealthy due to their years of operation. They occupy almost all the resources in this town, and they are quite arrogant in thinking that they can only earn money by holding it.
Regarding the technology of wealth, the lord should accommodate them and cooperate with them, otherwise, the wealth of this wealthy town will not be open to him.
If it were on Earth, this might not be surprising - instead of fighting with officials, no matter how great the nobles are, they must cooperate with well-known local families to rule their territories stably.
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But Terra was different.
When the new lord came to this town, he was shocked to find that he even had to be politely refused to build a training ground for practicing sword skills.
In a swordsmanship school, he was taught his own skills and was looked down upon with disdain. No matter what he did, there seemed to be an invisible force resisting him. [11]
He became a little angry.
Two days later, the leaders of the chamber of commerce and family patriarchs were hung on wooden poles for crimes such as 'corruption' and 'rebellion and collaboration with the enemy.'
Living material. mouth
Because he was a very skilled swordsman, they cried for two weeks before dying. Jen 4]
So, is this swordsman lord a very rough, cruel and unscrupulous person?
It may or may not be the case.
In the eyes of outsiders, the great swordsman Elachidek was a famously generous lord. He exempted all those who had settled in his territory for more than ten years from paying taxes, but he himself usually
His residence is just a small tent made by himself. He usually practices his sword in the coastal tides, catches fish when he is hungry, and drinks seawater when he is thirsty. {11]
He even conducted free sublimation tests for children of appropriate age in the territory, taught some highly talented children how to practice swordsmanship, and trained more than ten sublimators in the past thirty-five years.
swordsman. mouth
All are free.
Because he is too lazy to accept the silver coins used by ordinary people, he will only accept the sublimation materials with a nod, but he will also give advice on the opponent's sword skills. Jen 1
Of course, the original small town famous for its olives and calves has long since disappeared - the great swordsman didn't care about these things at all. Jen 3]
All that exists now is the famous swordsmanship town of Dirkling.
Most of the lords of Terra actually don't care what kind of industry their territory has. In the final analysis, they just want to do what they want in their own place.
The thing is - it would be best if there was help in the territory, but that would be the case if there was no help.
Just like Ian is now.
It's just that Ryan happens to have the industry he wants to do, which can save him a lot of time.
"My family's Chamber of Commerce will arrive soon. Maybe the day after tomorrow, maybe three or four days later, but the longest is this time. You know what I mean."
Ian watched calmly as the middle-level members of the Ryan Territory in front of him began to suffer from trances, hallucinations, flash memories and other symptoms under the influence of the fear potion, and said in a soft tone.
"I don't need you. To be honest, if you are all dead, it will be easier for me to move my people here.
"But I'm not a demon after all, and I'm not that bloodthirsty." Ian raised his hand, and he took the charged rifle from Scott's hand.
Ren 8]
After turning over this excellent alchemical weapon and looking at it, the young man held it with one hand and pointed it at the people who bowed their heads slightly and broke out in cold sweat: "So as long as you are obedient enough,
Zhi——
The scorching light swept across everyone's heads and burned part of their hair. Jen 4
Then Ian's voice came out: "You can live."
"That's it. Be prepared to connect with my family's chamber of commerce. Come out with the charter tomorrow. If you don't do it well enough, don't do it. Get out and leave your position to others with potential.
people. "
Having said this, the white-haired boy seemed to have thought of something. He turned his head and looked at the former captain of the Leian Guard: "By the way, there is also you.
"Baron Gurtieran's original confidant, the captain of his escort team—in the end, he joined forces with the Peak Division to call the enemy without any instructions from the empire.
Fang is orthodox
Ian spoke at a very slow pace, with neither a deliberately drawn-out pronunciation nor a short pronunciation. His just soft voice was enough to attract attention, even
Be attracted. twenty two
But when Gurtisen was called by such a voice, the gray-haired mountain man with a poor complexion was already trembling all over, and cold sweat continued to slide down his spine.
He is the first-level sublimator, the warrior in everyone's eyes, and the heart of Baron Ryan in the past - so he understands that the second-level sublimator, especially during the day
If the driver of the black armor wanted to kill him, he probably only needed a thought.
He felt as if he had been locked by the muzzle of the charged rifle.
The good thing is that most of the sublimated people have some intelligence, otherwise, they would not be able to condense the source seeds.
Therefore, after the warning signal sounded for a moment, he knelt down on the ground without any hesitation and shouted: "Disband!"
"Sir, I will disband the former Leian Guards! Me, I will go back and become a civilian!"
"No! I leave Rhianland! I exile myself and I will never come back!" 2 3
Ian looked at the mountain man captain with some surprise, who reacted very quickly.
He nodded thoughtfully, and then handed the rechargeable rifle that he was about to shoot back to Scott.
The young man crossed his arms, smiled and nodded: "Smart people can survive." Ren 1
"Tomorrow morning, I will hear the news about the disbandment of the former Ryan Guards - for the sake of your reaction speed, you can take away a few people you think are suitable."
"I understand! I will take those people away!"
Kneeling on the ground, the mountain man captain could only see the spotless boots of the white-haired boy. He even felt the residual warmth and cylinder bones left by the previous shot of the charged rifle.
smell of gray
His heart was filled with anger, fear, and fear that his years of hard work would eventually be in vain, and that he would leave the Ryan Territory with some thorns in his face——
A whole life's worth of family fortune will be wiped out, and everything will have to start from scratch.
At this moment.
But he didn't dare to have any hatred for Ian, only an uncontrollable sense of relaxation and gratitude——
At least he didn't kill himself. He really could have killed himself with just one gun. No one would stop the young lord, and he had indeed committed a crime worthy of being killed.
capital offense.
At least, he is still a first-level sublimator.
In this case, there is still a future.
Everyone else watched this scene in silence.
They also felt fearful, confused and at a loss. The foundation they had worked hard to build throughout their lives was destroyed by a few words from the young man in front of them, and became the future.
What a hateful and terrible step to come to the Baizhi Civilian Chamber of Commerce!
but
If it is such a lord - if it is such a patron
"Then just listen to him." 2]
"At least more reliable than the mountain people."
"His strength is stronger than Baron Ryan - only such a young Ascendant genius can bring stability at this time and have a good life in the future.
"Finally, there is a lord who is strong enough. The past six months have been thrilling, and maybe he can finally live a normal life." 2 3]
This is what everyone is thinking.
No one thought this was strange.
No one thought there was even the slightest bit of abnormality in what Ian did.
Because he is indeed very strong, because he can kill three second-level people in ten minutes, because he can single-handedly destroy the city while driving armor - he has the power to judge their disloyalty.
The life and death of the sincere.
This is Terra.
This is the system of nobility and lordship in Terra.
This is the convenience and tragedy of Terra. { twenty three]
"Let's go back.
There was nothing to be happy about. After a moment of silence, Ian clapped his hands to indicate the end of the conversation: "Tomorrow we will open the warehouse to release grain. I will smell every household in Leian City at noon."
If you can smell the aroma of wheat, get it from the Chamber of Commerce in Xilin. If it's not enough, make up for it yourself. "
"If you can't mend it, I will cut off your flesh. I will do what I say." 1
The young man's blue eyes were as warm as water, but whether it was these middle-level people in Ryan City, Scott behind him, or even the other White People soldiers in the hall,
They all saw a meaning in this look that made them shudder, but also felt inexplicably relieved.
As Ian once said to Master Gosei.
In this Nanling, which is filled with Warcraft, natives, aliens and all kinds of poisonous monsters, in this primitive and wild pioneer land - no one will appreciate any tenderness.
A leader who is gentle, gentle and versatile.
They just need, you can even say, they can’t wait for someone who is strong enough, ruthless enough, ruthless enough, and single-minded enough to lead the team.
Leaders who move forward steadily, implement their own will, and capture success. Ren 8]——
As they wished, Ian came.
Therefore, the Ryan Territory is peaceful.
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After all the middle-level people in Ryan City left the castle, Ian closed his eyes and meditated for a while.
"Scott." He said: "I'm going to take a rest. You can assign the team's duty rotation."
yes. "Scott, who has always stood behind Ian, looking like a sculpture, said seriously: "Are there any other instructions?"
"No more." At this time, Ian showed a tired but more real smile: "I'll just take a nap here for a while. On the contrary, it's you, not the sublime, remember.
You have to arrange more rest time for yourself, you will be busy tomorrow.
Scott nodded quickly, and he also showed a hearty smile: "I will. "
Scott quickly went to direct the rotation.
And Ian also sat there and slowly closed his eyes.
He did not sleep or rest.
At this moment, the young man's consciousness sank into a virtual state, preparing for a daily exercise of his thoughts.
Then, he realized that the battle he experienced during the day actually brought him something unexpected.
