Chapter 79: A Stronger Heart (Part II)
Baron Tallonius does not live here, but the tax here is indispensable, so the tax collector, Lord Nebert, is sent to stay for a long time.
After every demon hunt, the income of the militia group must be drawn out of thirty percent as taxes, don't think it's a lot, more than ten years ago when the demon dragon was not born and raged, at that time it was still mainly farming, and it was normal to pay seventy percent of the tax on the harvest.
Nowadays, there are monsters everywhere in the wild, and the militia groups in major towns have to go out to hunt demons every once in a while, harvesting low-level monsters and harvesting the few edible pieces of meat on their bodies.
This kind of work is extremely dangerous, and because of the importance and danger of the militia in major cities and towns, the heavy taxes of the past will naturally be reduced.
When everyone arrived, the meeting of the militia group after the Demon Hunt began.
As the knight of Rennes, Bart took 40% of the head, half of the part was given to the mayor of Melos, 30% was given to the tax collector Nepartak, and 10% was given to Witt and Diana, and the remaining 10% belonged to the militia.
After dividing it, Ral got two pounds of flour and one pound of meat in addition to the food that had already been sent by Werther, which was not rich, but it was enough for Ral and his family to survive until the next demon hunting day.
Before the militia dispersed, the knight of Bart counted the merits, Ace's record was the highest among the twelve recruits in the two demon hunting days in this month, a total of 34, plus when he was attacked by the demon dog group, Ace had bravely faced the demon dog and did not retreat, was bitten to half death, survived to the rescue of Werther, and came back to life, even if he had not only seen the blood of the monster, but also seen his own blood of the new veteran, plus Ace also had the strength of a trainee warrior, so he was promoted to the captain of the militia regiment by the knight of Bart Knight, and the eleven people except Ace himself were attributed to him。
Wang Xiu didn't think it was so glorious, but the eleven recruits supported him to drink in the tavern in the town, and naturally he would not refuse.
When he arrived at the tavern, he occupied two tables, and the recruits, including Ral, toasted him one after another, saying some good things, to the effect that Captain Ace Niu B, Brother Ace is powerful, Brother Ace hugging his thighs, Brother Ace, I will mess with you in the future.
Anyway, it's just a bunch of words that will make people feel like water words when they are written.
With a half-drunk spirit, Wang Xiu left, and on the way, Lal ran out and helped Wang Xiu diligently.
"Brother Ace, thank you, if it weren't for you this time, I would ......"
"Laar, everyone in the town knows about your family's situation, and I also know that it is not easy for you, but you are different from me, I am an orphan, I am fed alone, the whole family is not hungry, you still have a sister and mother, if you don't have the courage to fight with the warriors, you won't be able to last a few times on the future Demon Hunting Day, understand?"
"Yes, Brother Ace, I know, I will listen to you in the future, just ask Brother Ace to take me, I will not let you down. ”
"Well, go ahead, in fact, you are similar to me, but I have the heart to become stronger, and you are afraid of the fear of the darkness of the past, your father is also a professional, you can become stronger, and I believe, I will too!"
"Yes, I, I will definitely be as strong as my father and protect my sister and mother, but, but, Brother Ace, it's too difficult to become a professional to stimulate fighting spirit, can I really do it?"
Wang Xiu looked at Ace's pair of hopeful and longing eyes, smiled and nodded.
"If you want, I have a way to make you stronger, as long as you're willing to go out with me tomorrow to hunt monsters in the wild. ”
The militia group's demon hunting is to kill a large number of monsters at the corps level at the end of a fixed month, especially the Shadow Forest, where there are more than ninety percent of the monsters near Rennes Town, but there are still many low-level monsters scattered in the wild jungle outside the Shadow Forest, their number is not much, about five or six are only a group, unlike the Shadow Forest, even in the peripheral areas, a group is at least dozens, and sometimes there are higher-level monsters like Warcraft Man.
There are also many monsters in the wild, but they are not as organized as the Shadow Forest, and they are extremely loose, but if you deal with them, it is not simple, but it is very troublesome to sweep, and the sweep is done today, and it will come out again in two days, and the harvest is less, which is not cost-effective.
Therefore, activities such as the militia group generally do not sweep the wilderness, but the veterans of the militia regiment, who are bold, will often organize groups of three or five to go out to hunt monsters in the wild, so the income does not need to be handed over, and the three or five people are divided equally, sometimes higher than the militia group's demon hunting day.
It's just just as dangerous, no, sometimes even more dangerous than that, and there's no protection.
If it is a demon hunt based on the activities of the militia group, the militia will be responsible for a relatively generous pension in the town if they die in battle, even if it is a new recruit, and Lal also joined the militia with the feeling of death under this consideration.
And like Wang Xiu said, hunting monsters in the wild, this is doing private work, a team of three or five people, there are a lot of things that will be wiped out when there is a slight accident in the wild, and if they die, they will die, and there is no pension, so few veterans dare to do this, and only the three professionals in the town really do it openly.
Looking at Ral's hesitant eyes, Wang Xiu knew that he had to give him some time, so he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"You think about it again and give me an answer tomorrow morning. ”
"Brother Ace, is there anyone else besides you tomorrow?"
"If you don't come, I'm the only one. ”
"You, you're one, Brother Ace, the wild is not as good as the forest, but it's ......."
"No, but, since I dare to go out, I naturally have the confidence to come back safely. ”
Wang Xiu left, and Lal stood there, motionless for a long time, his fists clenched, and his heart was in turmoil.
In the evening, when he returned home, Ral was still thinking about it, and he didn't bother to drink the broth brought by his sister.
"Brother, why don't you eat it, it's fragrant, Liya hasn't eaten so much for a long time. ”
Leah held the bowl in her two small hands, her little face was lifted out of the bowl, and there was still shredded meat on the side of her mouth, and a satisfied smile bloomed.
Lal's heart was sour, yes, after my mother was sick, the family had never eaten enough, and I was useless, and I had no money to buy medicine for my mother to cure her illness.
What am I still hesitating about, my father died for us, but I have been afraid of the past, if it wasn't for my father, I would have died a long time ago, my father must have thought that we should live well, I am the only man in the family, I don't fight, if I don't have the courage, how can this family live well?
I'm going to hunt monsters like Big Ace, kill them, eat their meat, exchange their meat for money, and buy potions!