Chapter 123: Fighting

Bran pulled out a stick and threw it on the table, breaking the silence with a slight click. The people who woke up immediately straightened their sitting postures. With these movements, there was a slight sound of armor rubbing against each other in the hall. This voice once again frightened everyone's hearts.

"Well, I've finished pumping it for him. Bran glanced at the group, "Is there anyone else who needs my help?"

Looking at everyone's drooping heads, Bran said impatiently, "Do you need me to send it to you?"

Under the persecution of death, people carefully got up, one by one, and completed the draw in a solemn atmosphere. And then leave a few unlucky people at a loss, not knowing what to do.

Looking at them, Bran said, "Go back and sit down first, and I will allow you to say goodbye to your families, and choose a decent way to die for yourself, or pick a better tombstone for yourself." โ€

"Thank you, sir. โ€

This thank you made Bran find it amusing, and it turned out that punishment can also be grateful.

Looking at the few people sitting down in Mu Ran, Bran raised his hand and drew a circle, pointing to the personal attendant who was brought into the hall and was standing still at the moment. He asked, "Is that how it used to be?"

The atmosphere that had just been loosened because of the end of the draw became tense again. No one dared to answer, and the hall fell silent again.

"You say it anyway. Bran turned his head back to the dragoon.

Dragoon shook his head helplessly: "I don't know, and I haven't participated in such discussions. As I said, this city has nothing to do with us. โ€

"Wellโ€”โ€”, I've always thought that you're not a thing, but at least you have some courage. Now even the courage to tell the truth has been lost. โ€

"I just wish there were fewer deaths!" the dragoon raised his voice in displeasure.

Bran was a little surprised, and couldn't help but take a closer look at the dragoon. "It's rare that at this time, you still care about the life and death of others, so as you wish. โ€

Then Bran turned his tone and said sarcastically, "I have always had hope that the people sitting here will be bold. I hope you can take your retinue and dare to die. It's a pity that you don't even have the courage to fight to the death.

What a โ€”โ€”, disappointed me!"

"Since they don't want to die, there are some things that can be discussed.

The city is mine now, but I don't bother to bother with it, so it's business as usual. Whoever was supposed to be given to the lord of the city, you give it to me as usual. Send your men to the Northland for your possessions. It is also regularly cleaned by people.

Those who have died, the spoils of war belong to me. The weapons and armor on his body were cleaned and transported to the Northland City.

Clean hands and feet, I don't want to play lottery games with you again. โ€

Bran paused to wait for a reaction. It's a pity that there is silence below, and it seems a little cold.

"If there is no objection, then it is agreed. Now, I can tell me more about my visit. โ€

With this sentence, people subconsciously tensed their bodies.

"Just now, as I mentioned, my caravan was detained. I originally asked the caravan to come here to trade normally, and I didn't even care about the result of the transaction. Then, things happened inexplicably.

Now that this place is mine, there are a few things you need to know. Because the royal family and the dragoons are not things, it caused some skirmishes between us.

When this happened, I was thinking, could it be a dragoon? Apparently not. Dragoons aren't a thing, but they don't go down to the point of taking a small caravan out of steam. Just like I wouldn't, take a lone little dragon and ride out of breath. โ€

As he spoke, Bran gestured to the dragoon beside him, and saw that the other party did not react, so he could only continue boringly.

"So, will it be the royal family? Probably not. The little princess of the royal family has just fed the wolf for lying. I believe they will remember this lesson. โ€

This sentence made people commotion for a moment, but soon quieted down.

"This can only be done by all of you here. The banner of the caravan is Northland Bran, although I am only an unknown person in the eyes of everyone, but there is still the word Northland in front of the banner after all. So, in order to teach you bunch of garbage to know the word Northland, I had to run here.

Now the caravan is still under your seizure, and I believe you will find out when you go back and investigate. If you dare to cause trouble, you will naturally dare to bear it.

I'll leave this city over to you. Since there are rules here, I hope you can follow them, at least when you face me. As a Northlander, I don't have the patience to say anything, and I'm not good at conspiracy and calculation, but when it comes to killing, I think everyone has seen it.

I don't mean to target you, but I don't want to be conspired against either. โ€

With that, Bran stopped talking, and cooled everyone aside to give them time to think more.

......

In the silent waiting, a few unlucky people who drew short sticks reacted at this time. It was a time of calm for them to think simply, and they saw a glimmer of hope in Bran's words.

One of them said, "My lord, if it can be proved that the caravan's affairs have nothing to do with me, then can I be spared a death?"

"How?"

"They can attest, and the area under my jurisdiction has nothing to do with the caravan at all. โ€

"Oh?"

"Really! I swear, I'm innocent. โ€

"You know, as a wizard, I have my own way of distinguishing the real from the fake. Like now, I know you don't know anything about it. But so what? I don't think about whether you're innocent or not.

With just a few words to talk to you, I can tell who is here in collusion with the royal family or the dragoons, but I don't want to waste my time on you. I don't care if you're innocent or not, I just need someone to take responsibility for the incident.

I even know that this has nothing to do with Bacchus, but someone has to die for it. After that, whether you take revenge on the culprit or settle accounts with me, that's another matter. Because I've already dealt with this matter. โ€

Seeing the other party's pale face, Bran decided to surprise the other party, a chance to be grateful to Dade. So he continued: "However, I like people with courage. If you can fight for your own life, then give you a chance, and give a chance to a few others.

Within a month, I hope to see the results, real results. Otherwise, not only a few of you, but everyone else here will need to draw lots again for your mistakes and incompetence. โ€

One side is indeed grateful to Dade, but the other side is emotionally wrong.

......

After Branta became obscene, he went home in a happy mood, while the people in Sandstone City were busy.

Kerr was still hiding in the back kitchen of the Sword and Shield Tavern, being teased by several of his companions. His grandfather rushed in with a nervous face, and without saying a word, he first took a big mouth: "Scolding, everyone here is going to be killed by a few of you bastards!"

Kerr looked puzzled, a little confused, "Why did you hit me!?"

ushered in the second big mouth, and then was scolded: "You guys go with me immediately! Don't rub it off, if you don't leave, your life will be gone!"

The Kerrs looked at the angry grandfather, realized the seriousness of the problem, and followed him towards the outside of the city. As the marching explanations followed, the Kerrs were dumbfounded.

"What about my dad?

"It's already split up. โ€

But his partner quit, what happened to their families? Disagreements immediately arose, and each ran to his own home.

......

Things are easy to investigate, and Bran's caravan is still being held. The results of the investigation made people look at each other, there was no conspiracy, just a few little bastards and unscrupulous officials, who provoked people who shouldn't be messed with......

When the matter was clear, the crowd did not know whether to cry or laugh, but the anger really burned, and they were really killed this time!

However, the people they cleaned up were also the land-sitting households in Sandstone City, and they were all relatively well-informed. People like Kerr had already noticed it in advance, dropped everything and ran away. All kinds of news also spread bits and pieces with the arrest, although it was not very detailed, but the general outline was pieced together.

So one by one, Kerr's fox friends and dog friends disappeared. When it became clear that someone had fled, the bounty was released.

The main thing is to keep people alive! For their own lives! When both sides are fighting for their own lives, the confrontation becomes somewhat fierce.

Everyone has friends and family, and when the main culprit can't be caught, the eyes turn to them. As the scale of the arrests gradually expanded and began to spread to the innocent, dissatisfaction also followed, and the fighting expanded uncontrollably.

As the investigation of the incident progressed, the families of the deceased in the city lord's mansion shifted their anger to Kerr and the others, and began to join the pursuit. Revenge! Revenge for the dead! But more than that, it is an outpouring of pain, an outpouring of the loss of a loved one.

More and more people began to get involved, and the chaos gradually spread to the entire city, and some of the former Mao Dun also found an opportunity to vent under the stimulus. The whole city gradually became agitated. As night fell, a fire gradually ignited, and then the fire grew bigger and bigger.