Steelwood City, Steelwood Fort, early in the morning.

The sun was shining down on the lord's room as always, and the weather was good, and the mood was wonderful—

Viscount Hancone sat up slowly from his bed covered with a sheepskin blanket.

His dark circles and gloomy look tell that his mood doesn't match the tranquil atmosphere of the bedroom.

He hadn't slept soundly last night, and there seemed to be a constant noise outside the city.

I asked the guards to ask, but they all said they hadn't heard.

It was not as loud as the buzzing of mosquitoes, but it was far more disturbing than the former;

This nightmarish sense of unease...... The cold cone took a deep breath, trying to adjust;

Could it be because he had killed too many people before?

Oh, how could it be. When I chose to embark on this path, I already realized that those people would be defeated by themselves while they were alive, even if they were troubled...... You will also be trampled under your feet.

Thinking of this, the viscount relaxed a little and got up—

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency...... Lord Black Oak, who is in charge of guarding outside the city, has something important to see!" The guard's hurried voice sounded outside the door;

Black Oak?What is he doing when he came back so early?' Viscount's brow furrowed again.

The Black Oak Knight was the most trusted of the knights sent out by Coldcone, who ordered the former to take charge of the defense of the eastern side of the village, and to report anything unusual to him as soon as possible;

Now...... Didn't choose to have someone report it, but came back on your own?

"Let him wait for me among the lords. "Hancone began to tidy up and wash - as a lord, you must not panic in front of your subordinates, this is a matter of prestige and will affect the implementation of your orders......

......

After some simple care, the cold cone came among the lords;

When Black Oak saw the Viscount enter the door, he quickly stood up and saluted respectfully.

It's so flustered. Han Cone looked at Black Oak's messy hair and the wrong waist armor, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense;

"Lord Viscount, I have something very important to tell you——!" Black Oak said, glancing at the guard at the door;

"Get out, all of you. Hancone waved his hand, and the guards closed the door and hurried away.

Black Oak has been following him for more than ten years, and loyalty is assured, Coldcone thought.

"Lord Viscount, don't be afraid of what is going to happen next. This is what Black Oak said—at this moment, his own demeanor was uncontrollable;

"I've been in the middle of more than 20 years, I've had nineteen lives under my command, and I've ordered countless people to be killed, what kind of things can you say that scares me ......?" Han Cone's tone was obviously much better controlled, quite calm.

"That's right, last night, in the forest outside Gangmu Village, there seemed to be a ...... Ghosts are haunted!" Black Oak said as he pointed,

"What have you been shouting, I ...... Good...... Injustice...... Yes......

That's the kind of ...... The sound is scary, and I can't see anything......"

Coldcone stared at Black Oak and didn't answer immediately.

Sound. I did hear a voice last night.

"As your loyal knight, you will naturally not be afraid of ......"

But your voice stumbled, and Han Cone criticized inwardly.

But the soldiers were terrified...... He—what do they say......"

Something is wrong. People who can cry out for injustice......

Han Cone's heart immediately appeared a generous and kind face, but it had been buried deep in the loess for a long time.

Viscount Sheephorn, his former lord.

In the past ten years, Hancone has been trying to make himself more hard-hearted and ruthless;

Even on the night of the mutiny, when the iron sword pierced the body of the Viscount Sheephorn, he did not hesitate at all;

However, even Han Cone knew very well that what he was doing was the most hurtful evil act of killing the lord.

At this time, there was an inexplicable voice outside the city shouting grievances, and he couldn't help but panic.

"Somebody must be playing tricks. Coldcone remained serious, "Don't care. ”

"But the soldiers may be ...... I have some bad thoughts about you. Black Oak whispered, "The soldiers are also speculating about the source of the sound, which they think may be a deceased ......"

"Haven't you thought about it when someone who opposed me used telephonic magic to forge it outside?" Coldcone continued to retort, "They're trying to take advantage of what happened before and shake morale!"

"Yes...... The soldiers had all heard the sound of the magic, and it was obviously different from the one who shouted injustice. Black Oak continued, "Sound transmission magic simply amplifies sounds, and the sound doesn't look like a human ...... at all"

“...... I believe what you say. The Viscount nodded, "But that shouldn't have any real impact on Steelwood City." ”

"This will definitely pass on from the soldiers back to the city, and will there be more opponents against you then?"

This incident really poked the Viscount in the sore spot, and even after such a detailed denunciation campaign before, the Viscount still believed that there were some forces in the city that opposed him;

If this thing spreads...... It's not easy to do. Viscount's graveyard is just outside the city, and if he doesn't do anything, it will have a huge impact on morale and even the level of support of the people.

"The situation is a bit less optimistic. Black Oak continued, "and, the soldiers had already shown some signs of discontent;

Sometimes they would talk about whether Lord Hancone didn't value his 'soldiers who had been under Viscount Sheephorn' and deliberately sent his own soldiers in the city to accomplish this dangerous mission......"

Speaking of this, the viscount felt even more uneasy.

Previously, the Viscount gradually left some adventurers who supported his guild in the castle, and then let them change into soldiers' armor and let them follow the soldiers of the Viscount of Sheephorn out of the city to meet the demonic beasts, so as to deploy some soldiers to defend the city and ambush the adventurers who might calculate their own calculations;

This incident was already more demoralizing to the soldiers, and now it happened again;

If you don't do anything, you "don't pay attention to it" and "you have to discard", then ......

"I know what to do. After a moment's thought, Viscount Hancone came up with a plan, and then raised his voice

"Guard——!

"Waiting for your orders, my lord!" the guard hurried to the door.

"Tidy up the team, leave 200 people to defend the city, and bring 100 personal soldiers with me to inspect the labor army outside the city to celebrate the victory, and then prepare some carriages, load them with wine and meat, and distribute them directly to the soldiers who defend the city!"

Let the soldiers know that I value them very much—that there is a reward for winning the battle, and that I will work for myself!" thought the viscount;

Besides...... The viscount turned his back and looked out toward the forest to the east;

Let them know that they are not afraid of the so-called ...... Viscount Sheephorn!