Chapter 16 All Born Equal

Although sometimes they can't understand the details of Anduin's design, when they see the finished product appear in front of them, they can only express their heartfelt admiration after a sudden realization, they thought Anduin was a pure layman, but now they are amazed and amazed.

As soon as they thought of what the final result would look like, the craftsmen unanimously thought that sooner or later the taverns in the empire would follow suit, and they would become the executors of the trend, so Anduin took every detail mentioned very seriously.

This is especially true for President Van Cleef, because in addition to understanding the construction style, he is also responsible for the construction of electrical circuits, and Anduin's erection ideas are far more advanced than those of the engineers of the Gnome Kingdom, and this is also the first time he has used similar technology to build a tavern, which in the past only the nobles of the fortress can enjoy, after all, the crystal generator is expensive and the energy consumption is equally terrifying.

Unlike these enlightened craftsmen, most of the townspeople could not understand Anduin's thoughts, especially when they heard that the tavern design was going to abandon all papal elements, and immediately exploded, and the deep-rooted religious tenets made some fanatics think that Anduin was blaspheming the Holy Light.

However, this made Archbishop Benedictas smile, he did not expect Anduin to be so procedural, yesterday he only slightly revealed that the Light is not omnipresent, and today Anduin responded like this, which made him wonder whether to recruit Anduin further.

Of course, the archbishop was not so hasty, but sent someone to do something, he had to carefully observe Anduin's next move, and then decide whether to pull his own warship or not.

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"President, it's not good, our people are detained!"

Just when everyone was in full swing of work, someone suddenly shouted and ran into the manor, and Van Cleef looked puzzled: "Didn't you go to the forest farm to cut some wood?" How did it come to this? ”

The craftsman wiped his sweat and looked a little ugly: "The problem is not with us at all, we were ordered by the earl to cut wood, and we were about to return to it, when we were surrounded by a group of townspeople, and I couldn't help but say that we had deducted people, and I finally ran out to report the news." ”

"How can there be such a thing? I'll take care of it. ”

Anduin frowned, and immediately rushed to the forest farm with the knight guards, Van Cleef was a little uneasy, and followed, but from a long distance he saw many townspeople surrounding the wagons transporting timber, and their emotions were still stable, and they did not hurt the craftsmen, but looked at Anduin's expression, which was quite indignant.

Before Anduin could speak, someone asked directly: "Lord Earl, I heard that you want to transform the manor into a tavern?" I do not believe that the old Earl, if he were alive, would allow you to insult his glory in such a way, especially if you decided to abandon the Light, which is a complete betrayal of the faith! ”

This person's expression was indignant, and as soon as his words fell, many people responded in unison, and the momentum made Anduin smell a trace of something unusual, knowing that in the high-ranking Holy Empire, the townspeople united against the lord, and they were bound to risk bloody suppression, not to mention the original guards of the manor, the nine papal knights alone were enough to do it.

However, Anduin did not directly use force, he raised his scepter and said aloud, "Calm down, everyone, I want to hear your true thoughts. ”

"What else can you think?" Someone shouted, "In order not to disgrace the old earl, change the manor back to its original state at once!" ”

In the face of such doubts, Anduin looked indifferent: "What else? ”

"Also, you must confess your sins to the Holy Light in front of all the townspeople, and the divine majesty will not be blasphemed!"

Anduin shook his head slightly: "This is not the voice I want to hear, and it is not the result that the Holy Light wants, it is a fact that I plan to transform the manor into a tavern inn, and it is also true that I am not prepared to follow the current style of the Holy See, but this does not mean that my actions are insulting the Holy Light." ”

"You've abandoned the Holy Light, isn't it humiliating?"

"Of course not!" Anduin looked directly at the townspeople who spoke out, "In your opinion, where should the Holy Light be placed in order not to be insulted?" ”

The townsman was also calm, staring at the big eyes and saying righteously: "Of course, put it in my heart!" ”

Anduin nodded slightly, and with a lift of his palm, a healing light fell on this person, and his words revealed that he should have said: "The Holy Light heard your piety, so let me send you the Holy Light, and you also saw it, and the Holy Light also understood my thoughts, so it did not leave me." ”

The townsfolk bathed in light were dumbfounded by Anduin's speech, but someone next to him stood up and said, "But why did you turn the manor into a tavern?" The old earl is such a good man, we will not allow you to ruin his reputation and hard work! ”

As he spoke, many of the townsfolk shouted again, and Anduin was directly suppressed by the sound when he said a word, so he simply poured holy light into the scepter, causing the scepter gem to emit a dazzling light, calming the restless hearts of the townspeople, and the shouting immediately stopped.

Looking at the cheeks that were flushed from the shouting, Anduin smiled for no reason: "I think none of the people present dared to pat their chests and say that they knew my uncle better than me." ”

The townsfolk did not answer, firstly because it was true, that Anduin was the only relative of Bervar, and secondly, they were surprised by Anduin's attitude, and that he was calm in the face of such a situation, much like the old Earl when faced with an attack by the orcs.

Van Cleve and the Grand Knight stood behind Anduin and couldn't help but glance at each other, the imperial nobles they had come into contact with, no matter how good their tempers were, could not be able to laugh like Anduin, which made them feel more and more that Anduin was a very special person.

"I think the reason why the people here risked their lives to settle in Stormwind Town in the first place was not because of the Holy Light, let alone because of my uncle's personality, but because of an iron law he set that Stormwind Town does not collect taxes!"

This sentence made all the townspeople can't help but get nervous, they suddenly realized that Anduin was already the earl who held the power of life and death, and many townspeople began to regret that they shouldn't have been so impulsive in the first place......

"Rest assured, I, the new Earl of Storm, Anduin, swear to the Light that there will be no increase in taxes."

Anduin held his scepter and said solemnly, his thoughts were in line with Bolval's, such a frontier town wanted to keep its inhabitants, only to promise practical benefits, so don't look at them in danger, the income is higher than the average of the Silver Fortress.

Facing the oncoming Dao Dao's gaze, Anduin continued to swear: "At the same time, I will resolutely uphold the will of the old earl and be determined to protect the peace of Stormwind Town. ”

At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly appeared, it was the Archbishop worshipper whom Anduin had seen yesterday, and his eyes were full of distrust: "I do not believe in the will of the old earl to transform his manor into a tavern for entertainment!" ”

This question also surfaced in the minds of the other townspeople, and one person chimed in: "If it weren't for the absence of the old butler of Fordin, he would have been able to do it by you?" ”

Anduin smiled slightly: "I have to correct a notion that the old earl's will and my transformation of the manor are not contrary to it. You should know that I was sent to Hearthstone to hurry back from the New World across the ocean, and I don't know much about the world, but I certainly know that we are in an environment where war can break out at any moment. ”

Van Cleef and the Grand Knight nodded slightly, Stormwind was a buffer zone for the Silver Fortress, and the war was bound to be destroyed, and they were already curious about the reason for renovating the Tavern Inn, so they were more interested in the next reason.

"This trip has given me some insight into the pristine features of the New World, countless exotic species, and the natural environment of the jungle. In the New World, if you don't have enough strength, you can only become someone else's ration, which reminds me of Stormwind Town, isn't it just the reserve ration that will fall into the orc tribe at any time?

"The old earl did not set up a tax, in order to let the territory develop rapidly, and become a hard bone that the orc tribe would not want to swallow easily, under his leadership, Stormwind Town has developed from scratch, from a small village, to what it is now, what I want to do now is no different from him!"

Anduin looked at the archbishop's fanatical admirer and said lightly: "Maybe it seems to you that my idea is a little ridiculous, but the way to strengthen my territory is to build a unique tavern inn in the world, I want to use the delicious food that all of you have never heard of, attract more residents, attract more strong people, and make Stormwind a powerful city that others dare not provoke, or cannot provoke!" ”

In the face of countless eyes, Anduin waved his arms and said with arrogance: "Can you imagine it? In the future, Stormwind will be a place without towering walls, because I don't want to use walls to tie up the development of the territory, and all of you can enjoy a life that is a hundred times more stable than now!

"So, answer me now!" Anduin's voice rang out as he asked the archbishop's fanatical admirer, "Do you believe that what I am doing is in accordance with the will of the old earl?" ”

This question seemed to all the townsfolk to themselves, who had just heard the news of the manor's renovation, and they had only thought it was a joke, but when some people with good intentions began to incite it, they couldn't help but want to get justice for the old earl, but now when they heard Anduin's declaration, they felt something different in their hearts.

What if these visions become a reality?

Do they no longer have to live in danger and enjoy the beauty of life with peace of mind?

The archbishop's ardent admirer was so shaken that he wanted to accompany Anduin to his madness, but Benedictas's teachings made him resist these inconsequential moves, and his lips twitched, but he did not respond.

And Anduin seemed to admit him, his eyes were burning, and his tone was firm: "There is a knight's creed, I agree with it very much!" ”

The papal knights immediately fixed their eyes on Anduin's back.

"That's all created equal!

"Although I am nominally the Earl of Stormwind, I am actually a part of Stormwind just like you, and you can work day and night for the development of Stormwind, so why can't I contribute my own strength? I think that Uncle Bower and Grandpa Fording knew my idea, and not only would not stop it, but would strongly support it, because the transformation of the manor into a tavern is by no means an insult to the dignity of the nobility, but a realistic manifestation of my will to be with you at all times!

"We are all created equal, and all townsfolk can visit my tavern inn, and in a few days at the Winter Veil I will treat you to a new delicacy that you have never seen before."

Anduin looked at the bishop's worshippers with trembling eyes and issued a sincere invitation: "You, are you coming?" ”