It's another early morning.

The morning sun rises in the east, and the morning sun spreads all over the earth, bringing hope and light to the world.

Except for the first half a month, the arrival of the demonic plague did not bring much change to Pompey, who was far away from the front line, and as every day before, the east gate had already formed a long queue.

People in heavy cotton clothes and leather jackets stepped on the thick ice and snow, put the baskets of goods outside to resist the cold wind, and while stomping their feet, their cheeks and ears were red, and they heard the sound of the winch turning and the city gate opening, and there was a commotion.

"It's finally sunny today, it's so cold...... Hey, the wanted notice on the bulletin board is gone, what's that new post? ”

Most of the civilians went into the city to look for work, but there were also idle people who looked around and keenly noticed the changes around the city gates.

It is human nature to watch the excitement, the colder the winter, the more people who stay at home need fresh topics for entertainment, the civilian class does not have as much communication as the upper class, and the bulletin on the bulletin board has always been one of the popular cores of their topic trend.

New changes were discovered, and many people rushed forward.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't huddle together...... Don't mess around! Tear off a corner, and the city guards will take you into a coolie camp Believe it or not! ”

The guards at the gates shouted and reprimanded them harshly, and soon someone shouted in the crowd:

"Lord Terry, what's on this notice? Ask someone to read it to us! ”

"Little Carl, you little bastard, don't think that I don't know it's you when I'm hiding in the crowd, you love things!"

They were all villagers, and the captain of the guards was not good at hurting people, and when he saw that there were more and more people crowding over, he saw that he was about to block the city gate, so he had to compromise, called the literate soldiers, and read out the contents of the proclamation.

“…… Quiet. Earl Lynn, Cadillac. Count Garnev (title of the Duchy of Magic, but recognized by the Merlin Empire), Bioulai. Master Santolas...... Zhiyuan Dexun, loyal and sincere, recently went to the front line of the demon disaster, killed eight strong people of the demon race, more than 100,000 troops, outstanding meritorious service, and was on the hero list, which can be an example for the human race! ”

“…… Hereby, the 39th Emperor of the Merlin Empire, Saxon, decreed that on January 1, a knighthood ceremony will be held in the square of the Golden Palace of Loxena! ”

“…… Canonization of Ann. The 1st Earl of Lin, the 1st Honorary Marquis of Jin, was given to the northern part of Nantena County, from the tributary of the Shenshui River in the east to the southern foot of the Ferro Mountain in the west, with a total land of 1.5 million acres, and was the county of Purple Rose, hereditary ......"

“…… Canonization of Cadillac. Count Garnev, a third-class count, was granted a total of 750,000 acres of land on the Rus Plains in southern Lontes......

“…… Canonization of Beyolai. Master Santoras, third count, bestowed the county of Nora ......"

“…… Canonized Herbie. Master Salak ......"

“…… Canonization ......"

……

A large passage was read aloud, and the soldiers who shouted it were hoarse, red-faced, and had a dry mouth, and drank water several times intermittently.

But none of the civilians clustered around the bulletin board found it tedious and boring.

At the beginning, when everyone heard that eight strong people of the demon clan had been killed, and the army exceeded 100,000, the crowd still applauded, and then heard that the knighthood ceremony was about to be held, and it was also lively, and when the specific rewards were read out one by one, the crowd gradually became quiet.

Those civilians who were originally standing in line did not hear the previous content clearly, but their ears also drifted into the words "Marquis of the First Rank of Jin", "1.5 million acres of land", "hereditary replacement" and other sentences, under the strong temptation, they didn't even care about today's livelihood, left the goods at their feet, and crowded into the crowd in front of the bulletin board.

Waiting for the soldiers to finish reading it out, the crowd still did not disperse until the proclamation was read three times, and even some people with good memories had memorized most of it, and the crowd reluctantly dispersed under the drive of the soldiers at the city gate.

A few astute teenagers rushed out, shouting out the memorized content loudly while running, attracting the attention of passers-by.

Some people even grabbed people with interest and asked about the specific contents of the bulletin board, and the teenagers held their heads high and sold the guanzi as if they were the ones who received the reward, until the crowd gathered and urged them repeatedly, and even stuffed them with a few copper horns, and the teenagers recited the announcement they heard aloud.

The people who heard the content of the confession were not only fresh, but also felt smacked their tongues at this large-scale confession that had never been seen before since the beginning of the founding of the country, and their mouths were foaming at the mouth, and the content of the announcement became more and more exaggerated, and the crowd around them let out bursts of exclamation.

The announcement of the knighthood was like a boulder thrown into the water of the pond, and the ripples soon spread to the entire imperial capital, and even the coolies who sold coolies on the dock to relocate the living animals did not care about drinking water during the rest time waiting for the ship, and loudly discussed the new topics heard in today's announcement.

I heard a big man shout in disbelief: "...... 1.5 million acres! You didn't hear me wrong! ”

"No, definitely not! Don't believe you ask York, he heard it too! ”

The man who had spread the news had brought in witnesses, and many good helpers had gathered, and everyone was talking and talking to each other.

“…… One and a half million acres? How big of land is that? ”

"Then we'll have to go from under our feet to the edge of the sky! Anyway, I can't count! ”

"How else would you say an earl! That's a bigger guy than our mayor! ”

"Phew, what is the mayor of the town, he is just a baron, and the earl is a big man who can serve as the lord of the city!"

"You're not right, the Count is not the lord of the city, they own more land than a city!" A group of people were arguing about the relationship between the land and the knighthood, and a sailor who was usually known to be well-informed joined in and said loudly.

The crowd did not doubt him, and exclaimed:

"Wow! That's a lot more than our family! ”

"There have to be a few barns of grain in this field!"

"You guys? Don't even think about it! The sailor said with great disdain, "You hard-working coolies, saving money to earn at most one or two acres of land for retirement, are just dreams, and it is impossible to have so much land in your dreams!" ”

"Who said it, it was said in the announcement, as long as you can kill the demon clan, everyone can be rewarded!" A young man in the coolie said unwillingly, "I have hands and feet, and my strength is greater than yours, and I can earn a reward!" ”

"! Demons can eat people, do you dare to kill them? ”

The sailor glanced at the young coolie, his eyes lit up, and he pretended to be disdainful, and made the young coolie's face red as blood.

The migrant workers at the wharf have also seen more of this situation, and they are not afraid of big incidents:

"When you really encounter the demons, don't be so scared that you call your mother!"

"The conscription team is nearby, do you dare to call them over and say you want to sign up?"

"Phew—it's not like I'm afraid!"

A group of people laughed, and in the middle there were also people who were familiar with the bragging coolie and persuaded:

"Ignore these guys, they're not the same!"

"Going to war isn't just for fun!"

The boasting young coolie was booed so red-faced, thinking of the huge reward in the announcement that he couldn't even dream of, he only felt hot in his heart, and suddenly his blood came up, and he made up his mind.

"I—Of course I dare!"

"I, I'm going to sign up for the army now, do you dare to go with me?"

The sailor was moved by the content of the announcement and wanted to fool people into joining the army, but when he saw that a fish had finally taken the bait, he immediately jumped down and said with his head held high:

"Go and go, who is afraid of you!"

On two ships not far away, two captains who had just finished unloading stood at the bow of the ship, and when they heard the commotion on the dock, the captain of the three-masted ship said to the other captain:

"Your sailors are running away."

"Sooner or later, we're going to have to run, and we're just getting started. Do you dare to bet that after the knighthood, at least four or five young men on your boat will run away? ”

The second captain glanced in the direction of the dock and shook his head with a wry smile:

"Business is not good, it seems that the next time I come back, the labor fee for hiring coolies will rise again!"

The first captain felt the same way, and sighed.

"Don't say it's those young people, knighted and given land, who is not tempted, if it weren't for my old bones, I would have wanted to try my luck on the battlefield! Not to mention anything else, what kind of demon hunting list did the royal family did this time, but it was a big book! ”

"Who's to say it isn't! I heard that the rules of that list are still exquisite, what fatal kills come, it is said that no matter how many times the demon is slashed, as long as it is the last knife you stab, it is your record ......"

"Don't think too much about this, you are stupid when you treat others, how can there be such a good thing for you to encounter! It's better to think about how to get a few more demon heads. ”

The first captain looked left and right, lowered his voice:

"If you can really get a thousand, and then do a little more, if you can't get it, you can really give a lord or something!"

"Hey, when you say that, I'm really tempted! ……”

……

Similar conversations took place in several large cities and nearby villages and towns in the Imperial Capital Circle, and with the expansion of the Zhang Bang Announcement, they began to expand from the Imperial Capital Circle to the outside of the country.

Hereditary titles, real fiefdoms, this is something that all commoners in this era look forward to.

And with the announcement of the knighthood, some inside information about the demon hunting list has also come out, among which the "lethal kill rule" has triggered a gold rush to kill demons among the civilian class, and everyone is willing to believe that they will be the next person to be favored by luck.

The content of the honor list about "abolishing the wartime quasi-lord system and recording the promotion in the line of fire in real time according to the list" made many rich businessmen who had no lords unable to sit still.

When they inquired about the fact that this was the case, they immediately wanted to spend money to build an elite team, as long as they could cut off a thousand demon heads on the Demon Calamity battlefield, they would be able to be knighted by the emperor and become a new noble family!

As for the aristocracy, they gradually began to surge in the hearts of the people, and sent the younger generation of children to take the initiative to join the army.

In the midst of such a surge of people's hearts, three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the much-anticipated knighthood ceremony was ushered in on the square of the Golden Palace of Locksena!

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