With the envoys came a huge caravan, and they were a few days behind the previous caravan, swaggering around, and the most hateful thing was that they did not know how to pay taxes according to the law. This time, Bran was going to give the group a good lesson in paying taxes according to the law.

Discord and chaos are the impressions that the Northlands give most people, and Bran wants to make a change. Bran borrowed all the attendants of his sister and brother, and borrowed a bunch of idle people from the castle, most of whom were the sons of this knight and the nephew of that knight. As the reserve force of the high-end armed forces in the Northland, the things on the table basically have nothing to do with them.

What Bran did was to demarcate clear areas, charge some management fees according to the boundaries, and give the idle young men and women of these castles something to do. With this backward transportation environment, Bran doesn't expect much to gain. The daily progress of business is based on sufficient population resources and convenient transportation. With such primitive oxen and horses, it is difficult to accumulate funds quickly with limited transportation capacity. And the merchants who enter here mostly barter, this group of bad-hearted merchants in exchange for cheap fabrics for fine furs, and they are also picky. Bran had to set a rule for them, and the goods would die on the ground, and then they wouldn't think about asking for a sky-high price this time.

The Duke will not deal with these merchants, in fact, most Northlanders will not deal with these merchants, which also makes every caravan that sneaks into the Northland with the mission belong to 3 years of not opening, and 10 years of opening. The caravans that could enter the Northland with the mission all had some aristocratic backgrounds, so it was inevitable that they would be a little arrogant, especially on some of the caravan guards.

This group of guys traveled all the way, and the lazy situation in the north land, there were no customs duties and city taxes at all, so that this group of caravans ran in easily, but the good days ended here. Today, the caravan encountered the checkpoint set up by Bran, and there was a big flag on the side of the road, with a few simple big words on it: "Pass the card to collect taxes". With a table and a chair, Dani and three other attendants stood around him, and 20 young men and women from the Northlands stood in the back, with their arms crossed. Oh, and his cat was lying on the table, seemingly enjoying the sunshine right now.

Habits are always very powerful and difficult to contain, and even if they are reasonable or in line with local conventions, they still attract great resentment and resistance.

One of the stewards of the caravan walked up to Bran, agreed slightly, and then said, "The Northland has never confiscated taxes, I wonder how this tax is collected?" Bran looked up at the sleek middle-aged man who had been polished by the world, and was still cautious enough even in the face of a child.

"10 to 1. Dani spoke up in place of Bran.

The steward bowed and cautiously retreated: "I'll go back and prepare." ”

Soon after the steward retreated, the crowd gradually became chaotic, and then, under the arrangement of the well-intentioned people, some caravan guards gradually gathered in front, and someone began to shout.

Someone shouted, "It's not fair, we've never been taxed." ”

Someone shouted, "Big deal, let's go back!"

No matter how much the other side shouted, Bran was silent. Bran pulled Dani's hand, and when he saw Dani leaning over, he asked softly, "How many can we fight with one?" After all, in the face of a huge combined caravan, more than 20 Northlanders seemed to be too few.

Dani smiled, the kind of smile of disdain and contempt for life and death that is characteristic of the Northlanders, and she didn't bother to answer Bran's question, and straightened up.

......

It could be the silence on Bran's side, or it could be the cowardly behavior of Bran who had just pulled Danni's hand, giving the other party a wrong signal. With a shout: "Rush over!" A shirtless, scarred man rushed towards Bran with a shield in hand, followed by several figures.

Dani stepped out, the single knife on his waist swung out, with a slight whistling sound, the strong man who was rushing over was good, and blocked the knife light with his shield in time, but the expected impact did not appear, like a phantom, the knife light flashed. Dani walked non-stop, slashing through several people and appearing behind them. Then, Dani drew another single knife and walked towards the caravan with both knives in hand.

After a breath, the figures that rushed towards Bran gradually separated, and the screams of immortality for a while also reached everyone's ears.

Facing the tall Northland woman who had already arrived in front of them, everyone in the caravan gasped and retreated one after another. The scene began to be chaotic, and everyone was desperately trying to get away from the evil star.

On the other hand, Bran's side is still holding his arms, and the people who are protecting Bran are still standing there and watching the excitement without moving.

The large number of onlookers made it very difficult and difficult to stand in front and want to step back. Several caravan guards in front felt the danger, and the years of licking blood from the knife made them instinctively raise their swords, but this brave act did not win a respite or a chance to live for themselves and their partners, but instead became a life talisman......

Finally, some cowardly people abandoned their weapons and prostrated on the ground, and finally someone thought of the legend about the Northland, after the battle began, the Northland people would kill everyone who dared to take up arms, and would kill everyone who dared to stand in front of them. Over the years, they have followed the mission so smoothly that they have forgotten the lessons of their predecessors and the warnings of their predecessors. Now, as the killing approached, everyone finally remembered, and more and more people were lying on the ground, until no one stood up in sight.

Over the years, they have wandered all over the country, and seem to have forgotten why they had to follow the mission to enter the Northlands. Time can erase everything and make everything habitual. As a result, entering the Northland with the mission every three years has become a routine habit, but the original intention has been completely forgotten.

Seeing that there was no one standing in front of her, Dani put away her knife and walked back calmly like a lioness patrolling her territory.

Looking at Dani, who was not far away, and then looking back at a group of men and women holding their arms and watching the excitement, Bran felt that there were a lot of people today. And another thought also arose in my heart, is this the power gained by the rite of passage?

......

The caravan men were still lying on the ground, and Bran decided to let them lie on their stomachs a little longer to keep their minds on their minds.

At this time, Bran was looking at the corpse with a group of men and women from the Northlands, not because of how perverted Bran was, but out of curiosity about the structure of the human body in this world. As a result, Bran finally completed his human cognition of the world today.

Under the guidance of many young anatomists in the Northland, Bran personally participated in the dissection and learning of several human bodies. Under the guidance of the teachers, I have a more comprehensive understanding of the structure of the human body and the fragility of life. At the same time, all the mentors fully affirmed that Bran is worthy of being a baby in the Northland, and he will definitely become a man in the Northland.

The caravan was lying on the ground at this time, unusually quiet, and the huge crowd seemed to be a mass grave at this time, only the occasional sound of mules and horses came out.