Chapter 70: Stepping into the Light and Into the Darkness
Lear looked at the furious Viscount Jefferson and sneered.
"I have long seen these nobles as unpleasant, especially those foreign nobles who are flying and domineering. The local aristocracy was much more educated, after all, Port Lear was more open than other places. Since this Viscount Jefferson took the initiative to jump out against me, I naturally want to teach him a hard lesson, and by the way, warn all nobles to be kind to commoners. This is one of them. ”
"The focus of the new decree I have issued is not on the decree itself, but on the last sentence, that the power to exercise the fine is in the hands of the mayor, that is, in my hands. The nobles knew that if the power to exercise fines was given to the town hall or the courts, the decree would explode at once, hurting others and themselves, but in my hands, the greatest effect of this decree would be to deter rather than explode. That's my purpose, to use this decree to deter the nobility, not to really want to fine. This is the second one. ”
"If there really is a nobleman who maliciously hurts someone, I don't mind using this decree, but if it is not intentional, the commoner would prefer to take it privately rather than take the noble lord to court. Commoners will not change their attitude towards the nobility because of this decree, but they will definitely change their attitude towards me. This is the third. ”
"Most of the nobles who have lived in my territory for a long time are nobles without fiefdoms, and although they despise the commoners, they are also jealous and even happy to see the nobles of the fiefdom unlucky. Therefore, in their opinion, this decree is my means of dealing with foreign lords, and it will definitely not cause a backlash. Within the aristocratic class, there are also different classes! The nobles without fiefs and the nobles of fiefdoms, the big nobles and the small nobles, the central nobles of the imperial capital and the nobles of the peripheral areas, the rich nobles and the poor nobles, and so on. These class contradictions can be used by me. ”
"I can't change the world, and I'm definitely not stupid enough to fight against the aristocracy, but I can at least make them restrain a little bit, and by the way, fight the nobles who dare to oppose me. This is the real effect of this decree. ”
"I hate the officials who eat, drink and travel at public expense, the second generation of rich people who get drunk and drag racing in the downtown area, the deceitful and famous thieves who donate one billion yuan to repair the temple but actually make the surrounding land appreciate, I hate the officials and businessmen who forcibly demolish and kill people, I hate the officials and their backers who have made a mistake and have been demoted in advance and continue to be promoted for a few years, I hate those judges who deliberately misjudge inhumanity, and I hate those powerful people who turn the wealth of the country into their own property......"
"However, I am here to be a lord, to be a mayor, and I have the ability to check and balance but turn a blind eye, and even do the same thing, so what is the difference between me and them? What right do I have to hate them? Even they are inferior, pigs and dogs are inferior!"
"Anyway, Lao Tzu's chances of survival are very small, he is not afraid of anything, and he can do something practical for those civilians before he dies, which can be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good! I am not a messenger of justice, and I can't care about things outside of Lear's territory. I may still have dirt in front of me, but I should at least try to clean it up, rather than go along with it. ”
It is for this reason that Lear issued this seemingly ridiculous decree.
So far, he is pessimistic about his future, but he cannot despair. Doing something good within his power is the light he yearns for. If this little bit of light in his heart disappears, then he will become a humanoid machine struggling for revenge and survival, and he will fall into darkness forever.
"I stepped into the light and into the darkness. ”
He's not a good guy.
Lear looked at Mr. Executioner with a sneer, and said lazily, "Viscount Jefferson, for you violating the local laws and regulations by beating and insulting my subordinates, please pay a fine of five million gold carats immediately." ”
Jefferson said angrily, "You're planting!"
Lear suddenly said, "Kill the mage first!"
Neither Jefferson nor his subordinates expected Lear to be so ruthless.
One side was prepared, the other side was caught off guard, and even the high-level swordsman didn't react, and a hundred magic crossbow arrows let out a terrifying scream that pierced the two magicians and six magic apprentices behind Jefferson.
Each of them had at least ten crossbow arrows stuck in their bodies, and they couldn't stop the Demon Breaker bolts that were fired first, even if they blessed themselves with protective magic.
"Do you want to pay the fine?" asked Lear.
"You're intimidating! I'm going to sue you in the House of Lords!" Jefferson was even more furious, he had never been so humiliated by anyone since he became a viscount. He swore in his heart that he would take revenge on Count Lear.
"Kill that high-level warrior!" Lear gave the order, and the mages and high-level swordsmen who had been prepared for a long time immediately attacked.
"Run, they won't dare kill me!" Jefferson yelled.
The high-level swordsman burst out with a red fire talisman around him, and then slammed on the ground, and the ground immediately collapsed. He leaped into the air at breakneck speed, leaping over the roof. In the process of jumping, he activated the three pieces of magic equipment on his body, forming a magical shield on the surface of his body, making his body lighter and more powerful.
But just as he jumped to the highest point, the four high-ranking swordsmen of the Lear family also rushed ten meters behind him.
The four high-level swordsmen of the Lear family possess the four basic fighting qi of earth, fire, wind, and water, and they have been prepared for a long time, so they directly release their fighting skills.
The fastest shot is Howl, who has the fighting spirit of the wind and the starry sky light, the sword master's weapon, and shoots at the first time, using the "Moon Blade" on the target. I saw a flick of the long sword, and a five-meter-long arc-shaped cyan blade flew out, obviously exceeding the speed of sound, but it was silent with just a light roar.
The second is a high-level swordsman with the fighting spirit of water, and with a shake of the tip of his sword, the fighting technique "needle rain" turns into hundreds of white thin needles and sprays out.
And the earth's fighting spirit is not good at releasing fighting energy, and a yellow sword light nearly one meter long is formed on the long sword, which can be called the strongest if it is said to be lethal.
The last to be launched was the Fire Fighting Spirit, who slashed hard, and the "Bursting Hammer" flew out. The fiery red fighting qi was only the size of a fist, and the surface spewed out inch-long tongues of fire.
The enemy's high-level swordsman had been prepared to avoid these attacks, but Lear also had a high-level mage by his side, Cohen, who was proficient in wind magic.
Cohen pointed at the high-ranking swordsman, and the "entangled wind" turned into a wisp of fresh wind and flew out, forming a small tornado to bind him. The winds of entanglement can't break through the magic shield, but they can trap him. High-level swordsmen have a fighting spirit to protect their bodies, and they can completely break free after a second.
But it was late.
The Blade of the Moon Whisper, formed by the Juggernaut's weapon, has a slight demon-breaking effect, easily breaking through the magic shield of the high-ranking swordsman's body, cutting him off at the waist. Then the needle rain flew and beat him into a sieve. The Earth Fighter was not ready to make a move at all, and immediately fell.
The final blasting hammer flew out, and the corpse of the high-ranking swordsman exploded, and the entire corpse was shattered and scattered on top of the house. There was not a single trace of blood in the fragments of the corpses, all of which had been charred by the power of the Blasting Hammer, forming a black patch.
Four swordsmen plus one mage can easily beat five swordsmen, not to mention five kills and one.
Jefferson clenched his fists, his nails digging into the flesh, his palms covered with blood, and finally said, "I'm willing to pay the fine." ”
At this moment, a terrible scream came from Jefferson's mansion, and Jefferson's face changed drastically.