In just half a month, more than half of the families in the entire Western Territory have made it clear that they will not give this money, or only a small part.

Seeing that he was too far away from the target, Leo, the envoy, couldn't sit still, couldn't continue to hide in the marquis's mansion and pretend to be dead, and began to visit door to door to persuade the big guy to pay for it.

As a result, he was naturally scolded.

In Miss Rabbit's words, someone is now disgusted in the West, and many nobles will have Leo's carriage shut when they see it from afar.

The people in the western border are already fierce, and most people generally feel that even if they don't pay for it, His Majesty the Emperor can't do anything about them, and it is impossible to really send troops for this kind of thing.

As a result, Leo's work became more and more difficult, and after running for more than ten days, he didn't get a penny, and many people were already waiting to see him leave the West empty-handed.

However, what happened next turned out beyond anyone's imagination.

The first place where the fluffy, dark little things arrived was the Fort of Flowers, the territory of the Soto family.

The castle is famous for its beauty, with its towering interior walls covered with green vines and a large sea of flowers on the hillside below, and every spring, the Soto family hosts a tea party and invites nearby neighbors to the castle to enjoy the flowers.

But this year, a group of uninvited guests arrived first, and soon the sea of flowers was ruined.

And the damage they wreak havoc is much more than that.

Lady Olenna couldn't help but laugh when she felt something licking the soles of her feet in her sleep, but when she opened her eyes, the feeling didn't go away.

It wasn't until she saw the huge black mouse lying at her feet that she finally couldn't help but scream.

And what happened to her was not an isolated case, nor was it the worst one, a manservant who slept downstairs was woken up in the middle of the night to find that half of his ear was missing.

As for the kitchen and cellar, the hardest hit area was the same, and when the guards arrived there, they saw only dense black shadows, numbering thousands, scurrying around the room, gnawing on everything they could.

In the end, the baron's family had to hide on the top floor of the castle, close the doors and windows, and seal all the gaps with sackcloth, and stay in fear and anxiety until dawn.

Strange to say, when the first rays of the morning sun shone on the stone walls of the castle of flowers, the rats quickly withdrew from the castle and disappeared down the hillside, as if they had received some order.

The baron, who had survived, opened the door tremblingly, feeling that he wanted to cry without tears, and everywhere he looked was a mess, and he walked around the castle, and could hardly find anything still intact.

Not only the food, but also the sheets, clothes and even the furniture were gnawed away.

Just about two days later, a serious rat plague also broke out in Hongta City.

Also after dark, thousands of rats emerge from all corners of the city, forming a black torrent that sweeps through the streets.

The shops and houses on the street were all affected, and even the castle lord's mansion was also affected, and the castle lord Kam took the lead, put on his armor, brandished the sword in his hand, and fought bravely against those hateful rats.

He had killed more than twenty rats that night, but that was nothing compared to the sheer number of rats.

And there was also a rat that took advantage of Kamzi's unpreparedness to get into his armor, scurrying around in it, and biting Kamzi's life.

In the end, the residents of the city waited until dawn for the rats to retreat.

The successive outbreaks of rat plagues made the atmosphere in the western realm tense all of a sudden.

And I don't know if it's a coincidence, the Soto family in Fort Flowers, and the Traelis family in Red Tower City were originally the most fierce nobles who opposed the donation before, so there were rumors in private that they had offended the goddess of life, which was the punishment given to them by the goddess of life.

However, not many people believe this statement.

In the Western Realm, both nobles and commoners were mostly believers in Picia, and they did not buy much into the so-called goddess of life, nor did they believe that the latter had the ability to inflict divine punishment.

But it wasn't long before Leo came forward to confirm this claim, and at the same time gave a forenotice of where the rat swarm was going to attack next.

- Scaly City.

Unlike the Flower Castle and the Red Tower City, the Scaly City has always had a very special meaning in the hearts of the people in the West, and even after experiencing a turmoil just now, this holy city is still regarded as having the favor of the Silver Moon Goddess.

And now Leo has openly declared that the goddess of life will inflict divine punishment on this city, which is obviously a provocation to the Silvermoon Church, and indeed to all the followers of Picia in the West.

So Leo, who was originally regarded as an uninvited guest by the nobles of the Western Realm, simply upgraded to the most unpopular person in the entire Western Realm this time.

He had to take two teams of guards with him when he went out now, otherwise he would be put down by the fanatical followers of the Silver Moon Goddess wherever he went.

And on the fourth day after he released his words, Multiscale City really suffered a rat plague.

Despite the news and preparations, tens of thousands of rats poured into the streets of Scales, causing unimaginable damage.

And the focus of their attack this time was clearly the two temples in the city.

The priests and students of the temple fought them with torches and pine oil, burning some of the rats to death, but the remaining rats showed ferocity that defied biological instincts.

At the risk of scorched fur, he jumped over the flames and continued to pounce on the humans behind him.

The clergy of the Silvermoon Church had no choice but to abandon the temple and temporarily retreat outside.

Early the next morning, the news of what was happening in the city soon spread throughout the West.

This time, people finally began to heed Leo's warning, and it didn't take long for a family to secretly send the arrears of donations to Rock Snow City.

After witnessing the rat plagues that occurred in Flower Castle, Red Tower City, and Scaly City one after another, no nobles dared to underestimate these small things that could be seen everywhere on weekdays.

When they come together, the terrifying devastation that even lions and tigers have to shy away.

However, there are also some nobles who still hold on and refuse to pay.

Among them is Miss Rabbit, and the Arias family is not a small transparent in the West now, coupled with the identity of the dragon slaying hero personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, the female lord has faintly become the most conspicuous existence among the opponents.

However, this is not a good thing, and there is always a price to pay for being a birdie.

Now many people are watching her and the situation on the side of Green Field, wanting to see how long the Arias family can hold out.

I feel like I've recovered a bit, so let's see if I can resume the double shift tomorrow.

(End of chapter)