Now that I think about it, most of the money allocated to Joseph Town at that time was stuffed into their own pockets by the knights and officials stationed there!

No wonder, for ten years, Artoria worked diligently day and night, but the people were still living in poverty and helplessness.

It is no wonder that the holy city of Camelot is famous for its splendor and prosperity, but it has always had a sense of vanity and instability.

Because its interior is about to be eaten away by these selfish moths!

"When I first joined the knights, I was also full of enthusiasm and couldn't wait to give all my strength to Britain, and I worked diligently every day for this." Baye pursed his lips as he spoke, "But...... Recently. ”

"During my first tour of the city, my boss presented me with a list and asked me to collect protection money from these residents!"

"I was shocked, I said, are we still knights? Not to mention how offensive it is to hide such a thing from the king, and we are no different from ruffians in this alone. ”

"However, my boss smiled meaningfully, patted me on the shoulder and said, 'You are too young to see through many things,' and told me not to think about anything, and to obey orders as a soldier, and to take all the responsibilities on him."

"In this way, I took my soldiers on a patrol mission with mixed feelings. When I went to the field, I found out that all the residents on the list were from Camelot's poorest families. Most of them couldn't afford to eat, and the family was so hungry that they didn't even have a decent dress to wear for my visit! ”

"Faced with such a situation, where do I have the courage to speak out about the demand to order them to pay protection money? As a result, not only did I not receive a single copper coin on that tour of the city, but I distributed all the salaries I had accumulated over the months to the residents. ”

"You're kind, and the residents will be happy about it." I nodded.

"My boss, however, was not happy at all." Baye said with a wry smile on his face, and a faint anger brewed in the depths of his eyes, "When he saw that I didn't collect protection money, he yelled at me, saying that I was useless. He immediately arranged for a knight of the same rank, who had joined me two years earlier, to carry out that task again, and threatened to dismiss me the next time I didn't get any money. And without giving me any excuse, he threw me out. ”

"At the time, I naively thought that my boss must have made a mistake, such as confusing the list of cunning nobles who should be taxed heavily, with the list of poor people in need of protection. So I secretly followed the knight who had been sent on a mission that I had not been able to accomplish, hoping to wait until he witnessed the deplorable plight of the inhabitants and act as a witness to ask my superiors to take back the order. ”

At this point, Baye's voice trembled uncontrollably, and his strong body trembled even more from excessive excitement.

"Ugh......" I sighed.

Just seeing him like this, I can already think about what happened after that.

"The knight was unaware of my followers, and swaggered to the house of one of the inhabitants with a group of heavily armed soldiers. Then I saw ...... When the people of the house saw his appearance, their faces changed dramatically, as if they had seen a demon in hell. ”

"'Please give me two more days, my lord, our family has not eaten for almost two days in order to make up for this month's protection money...... My little son is going to starve to death...... ' The man of the house fell to his knees, holding his feet and begging bitterly. ”

"Yet, my dearest knight comrade, who once swore to the sword in his hand that he would shed the last drop of blood for the protection of the people, only smiled contemptuously, and then kicked the man several meters away!"

"'Don't make excuses, you! If you can't pay the protection fee, you will demolish your house today'! So said the knight, pointing the sword that should have been used against foreign enemies at his own people! ”

Baye's words were extremely emotional, and his eyes were full of tears.

"Seeing the soldiers scatter and begin to wreak havoc with impunity, even insulting the man's tired wife, I finally jumped out of the shadows and drew my sword."

"I was ...... I just want to protect the family. But unexpectedly, my fellow knight said that I was bent on disobeying the orders of my superiors and obstructing the execution of official duties, and that I deserved to die, so I couldn't help but let the soldiers surround me and plan to kill me on the spot! ”

"So, you killed the knight, didn't you?" I pursed my lips and said.

"Yes, I killed him." Baye nodded heavily, "Not only him, but also all the soldiers present I didn't let go." Like a grim reaper, I wielded my sword tirelessly, stabbing into my companions' bodies and taking their lives! ”

"It turns out that in the record, you did the bloodshed in the ghetto that shocked Camelot ten years ago." I looked at Valle with a complicated expression.

"Yes, my lord, although I have broken my oath to protect my companions forever, I have never regretted my decision that day to this day." Baye nodded and said, "By the time I came to my senses, I was surrounded by corpses. ”

"I was terrified, I felt like I was going to die. However, just when I was desperate to turn myself in immediately, the man thanked me with gratitude, saying that I had helped them get rid of their hatred. ”

After the conversation, I realized that although this family was not wealthy, the family lived a simple and happy life, ordinary and content. However, since the king officially became the lord of Camelot half a year ago, the defenders began to charge them all kinds of fees in the name of the king for no reason. The defenders also threatened to kill everyone if they didn't pay their money on time. Anyway, a few people dying in the slum won't attract much attention. ”

From that moment on, a happy family ceased to exist and became a slave who worked desperately to satisfy the insatiable desires of the defenders. As the days went by, the appetite of the defenders grew, and even though the man of the house worked hard day and night, and the whole family was frugal, he could not pay the protection money for this month, so the scene I just saw appeared. And my fellow knight is the one who oppresses them the most, and is responsible for collecting protection money, and I don't know how much they have suffered. ”