"This Klaas is really a ruthless man!" Alyssa said with emotion as she looked at the report sent by Karl about Klaas's reorganization of his subordinates. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After turning his allegiance to Rohma, Klaas showed the decisiveness and ruthlessness of a 'Dark Guard'. After leaving the castle dungeon, he immediately gathered his descendants, arrested all the spies under the supervision of Luo Sheng, and then began to 'persuade' these spies one by one.

For the spies who expressed their willingness to surrender after hearing the news of Tamil's death and the fall of the Tamil Duchy into the control of the White Tower of the Nine Rings, Chris was polite, and only forced him to write a letter of allegiance to explain the 'informants' they had developed in the territory.

Those who did not believe that the Tamil had been defeated, or were unwilling to betray the Tamil, were regarded as 'voters' by Klaas, and directly disclosed their spy identities in front of all the people, and the spies who were willing to surrender came forward and executed Ling Chi's punishment. In the end, it only took a day to regroup the team and bring these spies under his command.

"If you want to recruit rebels and expand your power, someone always has to do these things. If you don't kill people, you can't deter the situation. After Luo Sheng glanced at the report, he said lightly.

Klaas's method may be a bit too ruthless for someone like Alyssa who has not really stepped into the dark side, but in the eyes of Rasen, who has seen a lot of darkness, this can only be regarded as normal. Chris forced those who had just surrendered and were still undecided to kill the die-hards who refused to surrender, not only to show loyalty to himself, but also to intimidate his subordinates and consolidate his newly acquired position as the new leader. Through this killing, the spies and spies originally sent by Tamil, even if they didn't really want to be loyal to Luo Sheng, didn't dare to make other small moves in a short time.

And Klaas did this, and another advantage was that it greatly enhanced Rasen's prestige. not only indirectly conveyed to all the people that Luo Sheng had defeated the Tamil Duke, a strong enemy, but also used the heads of these spies to help Luo Sheng establish a prestige. And this is the main reason why Rosen acquiesced to Klaas's doing.

In fact, because from the beginning of the construction of the sprout collar, Luo Sheng has not adopted too strict policies for the lords. Even those villages that had not obeyed the lord's summoning order before, Luo Sheng only divided the ranks, reduced some treatment, and did not really kill people severely. All along, although Luo Sheng has a high reputation in the territory, the people of the Sprout Territory, especially the team that Luo Sheng brought from Elson, do not have much awe of Luo Sheng.

This situation arises, on the one hand, because Luo Sheng is too young, and the time to rise is too short. Although Luo Sheng created miracles that they couldn't imagine, these people who knew Luo Sheng's roots still couldn't completely change their impression of Luo Sheng in a short period of time, nor did they fully adapt to the change of identity, and they didn't regard Luo Sheng as a lord who could control their fate from the bottom of their hearts.

On the other hand, it is because the people who came from Cook occupy too much weight in Rasheng's team. Among them, they either have a close relationship with Daddy York, or they are from Cook Castle, which is considered Alyssa's 'dowry', and they all have a special relationship with Luo Sheng, plus there are many people and are responsible for a considerable part of the affairs of the sprout collar, so the mentality is inevitably a little arrogant, and some are not too afraid of Luo Sheng. And this is also the main reason why a small number of people accept bribes from spies and act as spy 'informants'.

Although this kind of thinking has not yet spread, through this espionage incident, it has actually begun to emerge. If Luo Sheng's majesty is insufficient, and the people, especially the part of the people who hold considerable power, do not have enough reverence for Luo Sheng as a lord, there will be a lot of trouble in the future, which Luo Sheng does not want to see.

But if Luo Sheng personally came forward to kill Liwei, it would be a little too tyrannical, and in the initial stage of the territory, it would also cause turmoil in the hearts of the people in the territory, which would be detrimental to the development of the territory. So after weighing it, Luo Sheng still chose the method of killing chickens and making an example of monkeys. Take advantage of Klaas's disposal of spies who are unwilling to surrender, and use the heads of these professional spies to proclaim the majesty of the New Sprouts to all the people.

In fact, things were indeed as Luo Sheng expected, two bronze peaks, several black iron rank professionals were publicly executed, and more than a dozen lords who were originally not low-status, but accepted bribes and acted as spy 'informants', were sent to hard labor and served their sentences together with the one-eyed shark pirates, which greatly shocked those impetuous lords, made them re-realize the majesty of the sprout territory, and the atmosphere of the entire territory was clear.

And in the process, the original spy chief, Klaas, who presided over and carried out all this, took the place of Luo Sheng to bear the resentment caused by the punishment of the people. The relatives and friends of the punished people only resented the spies who bought them, and resented the Klaas who exposed and punished them, but they did not resent the lord Rasen.

"I know what you're talking about, but I didn't expect it to be used on my own people so soon. Alyssa sighed.

For this kind of trickery, Alyssa, as a descendant of the nobility, has naturally been contacted, studied, and understands it very well. It's just that when Alyssa was in charge of Cook's affairs, the interior of the territory had already been managed by successive Barons of Cook, and most of the troubles came from the outside. At the time of Snow Dragon Pass, although there were many calculations, they were all aimed at the enemy, and they did not calculate their own people. So when you suddenly encounter this situation, it is inevitable that you will be a little uncomfortable.

"When the territory is just starting up, this kind of thing is inevitable. And the sooner this kind of thing is dealt with, the better, if you don't pay attention now, the problem may be even bigger in the future, and if you have to deal with it, I'm afraid it will be even more bloody. Luo Sheng said solemnly.

This time, they were implicated in the espionage case, accepted bribes, and became informants, although most of them were indigenous people from Hokuriku, but a few were from Cook's territory. In addition to several members of the Iron Shield Mercenary Regiment, there is also a steward from the Cook family.

In such a short period of time, so many people chose to betray Rasheng for money, among which there are certainly Tamil who are willing to spend money and give his spies a lot of money to buy informants, but it is also because these people do not have the consciousness of true loyalty to Rasen. If this kind of problem is not dealt with early, the later it comes, the worse the impact.

"You're right, it's too simple for me to think. Alyssa nodded in response and then pondered for a moment, then said with some concern: "But I'm still a little worried about Klaas." His ability and means are indeed very strong, but his temperament is very problematic. With only a loyalty contract, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control him in the future. ”

Although the level of the loyalty contract is quite high, it is not that there is no way to break it, in fact, every top power, the Church of God, has a way to break the loyalty contract, but the price is relatively high.

Now that the sprout collar has not yet developed, although Klaas is already a vassal under Luo Sheng, the overall value is not large, and all parties will naturally not spend a huge price to help Klaas break the loyalty contract. But if the sprout collar flourishes in the future, the value of Klaas rises, and there is a value of being co-opted by a strong enemy, then the loyalty contract will hardly become a guarantee of Klaas's loyalty.

"Don't worry about that, my loyalty pact isn't that simple. It's not so easy to calculate me by breaking the loyalty contract. Luo Sheng smiled and said confidently.

Although it is very convenient to bind his subordinates with a loyalty contract to ensure the loyalty of his subordinates, it is not actually very popular in the mainland of Ymir. On the one hand, this is due to the fact that loyalty contracts are not easy to make, and their value is quite high, and not everyone can afford to use them. Even if it can be used, not every subordinate is worth using, and there is a cost problem in the middle.

On the other hand, it is because in the hearts of many people, this kind of loyalty bound by contract is not real loyalty, but a kind of slavery that changes direction. People who are bound by contracts are prone to dissatisfaction and humiliation in their hearts. Once the contract power is suppressed or dissolved, it is easy to backlash. In history, there have been many declines in power, all of which are related to the failure of loyalty contracts, and the sudden rebellion of subordinates who were supposed to be responsible for important tasks and have loyalty contracts to ensure loyalty can often give a fatal blow to a force.

For this flaw in the loyalty contract, Luo Sheng is very clear. Therefore, what Luo Sheng gave to Klaas was not an ordinary loyalty contract, but a special contract infused with a trace of the power of the Styx.

After being promoted to the Silver Rank, the power of the Styx Seed, which grew with Luo Sheng, has grown a lot, and several new abilities have been added. And the slight use of the power of the Styx to strengthen the contract is one of them. After the blessing of this hidden power of the Styx, although the loyalty contract is far from being comparable to the Styx contract that can restrain the gods and demons, it will be several times more difficult to cancel. Without the help of a Legendary Rank Spellcaster who has studied the contract, it is impossible to complete it at all.

And once this contract is canceled, with the help of this trace of the power of the Styx, Luo Sheng can detect the changes in the contract at the first time and take precautions in advance. And at the most critical moment, you can rely on the power of Styx to activate the contract again and force the betrayer to act for a period of time. In this way, if that force wants to use the flaws of the loyalty contract to calculate Luo Sheng, I am afraid that Luo Sheng will have to calculate it in reverse.

"It's good if you're sure. Alyssa looked at Luo Sheng's confident smile, nodded slightly, and didn't ask any more. After all, Luo Sheng has proven his ability many times, and since Luo Sheng said that he is sure, Alyssa naturally will not doubt anything anymore.

"Let's not talk about Klaas. How's Karl's side? Has his secret guard been set up?"