Viscount Licock was the most pitiful nobleman on the borders of the Duchy of Seneh, with a small fief, a town the size of a palm, barren land and a meager income. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Cork's ancestors had participated in the battle of human expansion to the south, and they contributed a lot of strength in the process of driving the dwarfs and barbarians south of the Luyin River, and the family was proud of its own blood to soak this fresh land, but now, Li Cok has long forgotten the glory, but in the cracks of the troubled times, maintaining the only dignity and image of the nobility.

In order to repair his little castle every year, to travel in a luxurious carriage, to have a pompous drinking party once a month, and to hire teachers for his children from the big cities, the viscount had to increase the taxes of his subjects more onerous, but every year, whether it was to the church or to the Archduke of Alex, he could not make ends meet, and his jurisdiction was even more decaying. When the war was in chaos, Li had no choice but to collude with the nearby mercenaries to raise a group of soldiers to gain a sense of security, and at the same time lose one-third of the income from the food estate.

More than that, mercenaries are undisciplined troops, they often don't follow the rules, and in addition to not violating their employers, they run amok in their fiefdoms. The Torch Mercenary Squadron is like this, and Li Coke can only turn a blind eye, hoping that they don't make things too big, and it is better to focus on extraterritorial, such as Yamelo's territory.

Robbery is a lucrative business, in addition to taking a certain risk, but you must figure out the object of robbery, such as Li can't be robbed casually, although this declining aristocrat has almost no strength, and the family can't afford to supply high-level warriors and mages, if you fight it, it will definitely not be the opponent of the mercenary team, but if you really do it to him, you will be dissatisfied with other nobles, so that you can't mix in this realm.

The mercenaries only dare to rob the civilians, loot the villages and towns that are not the fiefdoms of the nobles, and sometimes the nobles will secretly support them in the back, so they can get a piece of the pie, and Li is also very helpless, often worried that one day the ruler of the great empire will cause trouble, but for the sake of immediate interests, it is better to encourage the mercenary team to continue to do it, at least than they molesting women here and doing nonsense.

Jamelo sent troops to exterminate the mercenary gangs on the border several times, and the nobles of Seneh were the umbrella of these hooligans, and they relied on each other to survive, and morality was obviously less important than being able to eat meat at every meal.

What Li didn't expect was that the situation suddenly changed subversively, and almost all the mercenary leaders chose to take refuge in Lord Bishop after eating a meal at Cumberland, because this guy was too difficult to mess with. Originally, in the border area, the power of the alliance mercenary group was the largest, and the other mercenary brigades or squadrons all listened to the greeting of the regiment commander Valentine, but now Valentin is the lord of Anding City and supports the son of God, which naturally affects others. The rest of the people who wanted to do it, hearing the warning of Lord Cumberland, he couldn't help but be a little afraid, he would not be like the previous Amelo army, symbolically wiped out, but determined to uproot all the intruders who destroyed the city of stability.

Yes, uproot, if you are the leader of the mercenaries, you will have no thought of anything but to be convinced when you see Lord Cumberland's resolute eyes, to see his composure as he eats the food of the commoners, and to hear his oath and the terms and conditions laid down for the defectors. Everyone is a smart person, no one is stupid, and they can realize that going against such a person will not end well.

The Torch Mercenary Squadron is one of the immediate defectors, Squadron Leader Wilson thinks that it is long overdue to hug his thighs, he used to want to hug Alik or Valentine's thighs, and others looked down on him, but the Bishop of Cumberland treats everyone equally, this is a great opportunity, after all, the strength of the church is far stronger than the principality, and it is absolutely no problem to defect to the church.

According to Cumberland's arrangement, the Torch Mercenary Team had to complete a task before surrendering, that is, to capture Viscount Leecock, but not to touch a single hair of his hair, and bring him into the temple of Anding City. So now, with his eyes covered in black cloth, was sitting before the Son of God, Cumberland reached out and removed the strip of cloth for him, untied him himself, and had the monk bring hot tea and snacks.

Although he was hungry and gluttonous, he did not dare to eat, and at the moment of life and death, he looked nervously at Cumberland, wondering what his purpose was.

"I'm sorry to have invited you here in such an inappropriate way, and Lord Viscount, please relax, take a hard bite all the way, and eat a little to suppress the shock. Cumberland said politely.

"My lord, please spare your life!" Li knelt down, hoping only to get out alive.

"I have no intention of taking your life, Lord Viscount, otherwise I wouldn't have had to go to such trouble and waste a few pieces of sugar and wheat cakes. The Son of God's tone was light, "It seems to me that you are not guilty of death." ”

"Multi-...... Thank you, sir. ”

"Get up, like a nobleman. "Cumberland said, "Doesn't it mean that you eat with silverware, go out in a brass carriage, wear a top hat and hold a civilized stick, you are a nobleman, and the nobleman is valued in his spirit, and his dedication to dignity and honor, right?"

Flushed and speechless, Leecock got up and dusted his pants and straightened his unkempt hair.

"Sit down, Lord Viscount, as the Bishop of Anding City, I am supposed to bring the blessings of God to my people, so the first thing I want to do is to solve the perennial chaos on the border between the two countries, to achieve a situation of mutual non-interference, and to eliminate those factors that cause unrest. "What do you think?"

"Very ...... Very good. Li nodded.

"Would you like to cooperate with this work?"

"Yes. ”

"I hope so. "It seems to me that not everyone can wake up easily, so I wait patiently for their conversion, and continue to infect them with the power of holiness, believing that gradually, those who are still confused, will eventually surround the flames of the temple." You are fortunate to have been forgiven by me once, I have forgotten all your past actions, now you are a new person, when you go back, think about how to cooperate with my cause, realize the well-being of the border people, and take action, then I will regard you as a companion and exempt you from all the punishment that belongs to you. ”

"My lord, what exactly should I do...... Please make it clear what you do. Livercock swallowed, afraid that he had made a mistake.

"It's okay if you make a little improvement against your will. Cumberland said magnanimously.

"I'm definitely going to try to improve. ”

"Then please go back, the carriage is ready outside, and there will be a special escort. "Seneh is still nominally a vassal of Amelot, and you are a believer in God, and you are welcome to come here at any time to repent, be ordained, or be blessed." ”