The morning light is soft but not dazzling, shining on the deep forest fort above the hills. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoStanding at the top of the castle tower, Loren overlooks the farmhouse near the castle in the distance.

Now that we have entered the cold winter, even if the sun has risen, the cold wind is still biting pain. The hooded black-haired wizard had a slight smile on his frozen face.

In the fields near the castle, knights on horseback were redrawing the boundaries of the land with the castle's guards, and the peasants who followed behind with wheat seeds in their hands were smiling in the cold wind.

Sir Aaron's work was far more efficient than he had imagined, and it took him only one day to measure the fields near the castle, and for the peasants who had just acquired their land, the Deepwood Castle provided them with a small amount of wheat seeds.

By the following spring, they would be able to plant wheat, barley, and potatoes in their fields, and they would no longer have to work for the lord for free, and in the end they would barely have enough food for the family.

Perhaps in a week, perhaps in a few days, the news of the peasants' acquisition of their land would spread throughout the county, and all the tenants who had been robbed of their land would flock to him and ask Rubén Fried to vouch for their land.

As long as they survive, they can endure poverty and humiliation, but if they are given a glimmer of hope, a straw that seems to be a reliable lifeline.

They will do whatever it takes, even if it costs them their lives.

This was Loren's plan - it was too difficult and too expensive for Rowen Fried, who was alone in Deep Grove to win the allegiance and support of the nobles. So it's better to think differently and use a more brutal and direct way to get the allegiance of the vast majority of ordinary people.

Of course, a rule without the support of the aristocracy was bound to be unstable. After establishing his prestige, the Count still needed a group of nobles who were loyal to him.

But first of all, the Senna family, as well as their cronies, must be completely suppressed. Then he re-propped up the petty nobles who had been marginalized and rallied closely around the Earl of Deepwoodburg.

Suppressing the old aristocracy and promoting the new upstart, the means of ruling are nothing more than these. It was only a matter of time before the Sena family went under the knife.

The corners of Loren's mouth curled with pleasure - of course, no one could have seen him at the top of this empty tower.

"How does it feel?" a young man who was "not human" appeared beside him, sitting on the wall battlements and shaking his slender calves, chuckling but not showing any emotion: "The taste of domination, must be enjoyed, right?"

"You seem to be misremembering. Loren glanced at him helplessly: "The Earl of Deep Grove is Leven Fried, and I am just a small wizard advisor, not even a nobleman. ”

"Oh~ is that really the case?" Asriel's voice was full of curiosity, soft as if it could hook the soul: "But why, I think you are ruling the Deep Forest?"

"Get rid of the original military governor, mediate the conflict between Butch and the Rand family, and reform the territory...... It's all from you, Lord Leuven Fried, what's he? just a nice-sounding title, isn't it all obedient to you?"

"That's just advice, he can listen to it or not. Loren retorted, "If I were to stand up and say I wanted to be the Earl of Deepwood, what would you think would be the best fate for me?"

"Jumping off the tower?" Asrael said jokingly, but his tone didn't really sound like a joke.

Loren rolled his eyes, not bothering to pay attention to him.

"My dear Loren, admit it. The young man's tone was full of temptation: "You are not the kind of person who is willing to bow to others, you also crave power, you are eager to respond to every call, and everyone will follow." ”

"Relying on this man named Lu Wen can really bring you a stable life? You won't be naïve to this point. He can give you what he can naturally take back, you are just a dispensable wizard advisor by his side, and when you are no longer useful, he will throw you away like a rotten orange!"

"If you were a man of resignation, you would not have resisted when that robber persecuted you, and you would not have chosen to become a wizard, nor would you stand here - dear Loren Turin, you know exactly what you are like. ”

Loren was silent and continued to look out at the field in the distance, but his brow was already furrowed.

"In that case, why resist so much? or...... Just don't want to be led by my nose?"

Asrael chuckled, his blood-colored pupils glowing with an eerie glow. The cold and soft sound of the cold snake swims in the heart.

“...... If you think that two sentences can knock me down, it's a bit underestimating. Loren, who looked back slowly, looked at the slender young man: "Next time, let's change to a fresher routine." ”

With that, he turned and gestured to leave. And the young man who sighed softly, but there was no regret on his face, he leaned his head on his shoulders with his legs crossed, and his eyes never left the figure of the black-haired wizard.

"Anyway, if you jump from this tower, even a vampire will be crushed, right?"

The voice behind him made Loren turn his head, and at some point Asriel was already standing on the edge of the battlement, looking down curiously, as if he really had the urge to jump.

"Not if you have faith. Shrugging his shoulders, Loren left the tower - even if he did jump, there was no way this guy would have been thrown to his death, and he didn't have to worry about it.

"Who were you talking to?"

Sir Aaron, who had just walked down the stairs, had been waiting for him for a long time, glancing at him with some confusion, and looked like he had been standing here for some time.

"It's nothing, just talking to myself. Loren, who smiled slightly, quickly skipped the topic: "Why are you here, Lord Earl?"

"It's still inside. Sir Aaron, who looked serious, didn't have the heart to continue asking, and pointed to the closed door opposite: "Consult with those nobles to see if we can solve the land problem." ”

Having said this, his expression did not relax at all, and it was obvious that he did not have any confidence in those nobles at all.

Loren agrees. If these people could obediently hand over their land, they wouldn't hold out until now.

"The Count tells me that this reform is your attention. Sir Aaron turned his gaze to Loren, "though I can guess that such an almost presumptuous thought could never have come out of his mind. ”

"But I have to admit that your approach did deter these nobles - otherwise they would not have been afraid of this at all, and would not have chosen to negotiate with the Count. ”

"You've won a prize. ”

"I'm not praising you. His voice was heavy: "Have you ever considered how dangerous it is to do so - what if these nobles choose to fight against the Count? They were originally vassals of the Senna family, and in the event of a rebellion, the only thing the Count could have in his hands was the guards and knights of the castle!"

Looking at the other party's nervous expression, Loren could only nod: "You are right, this method is indeed very risky, and it will indeed make Lord Earl stand on the opposite side of the nobles of Shenlinburg." ”

"But you may seem to forget that from the very beginning, the nobles of the Deep Woodburg could not have been truly loyal to the Earl. And now any gesture of favor would be taken by them as a sign of weakness on the Count, rather than as mercy. ”

"So why don't we just make everything clear, let those who are willing to be loyal to the Count kneel on their knees, and then go and destroy the diehards?"

Looking at the door that was still closed, Sir Aaron, who wanted to speak several times, finally remained silent.

In all fairness, Loren has a point, and it can establish his authority as soon as possible, and eliminate those families who sincerely resist, and can also make the Count's rule more stable.

He just had a vague hunch in his heart - Master Leuven Fried seemed to be relying more and more on this "wizard advisor".