In the heart of the city of Plenty, there is a historic castle of the lords.

The entire castle is made of black rock, with lookout battlements, thorny walls, and garrison spires......

When William arrived at the castle with his troops, there were many soldiers guarding the castle inside, and it looked imposing.

But the messy chopping marks on the surface of the castle reminded him that this was the Barron Lord, and the previous lord was the one who had been beheaded by an alien race in this castle.

The lord sat high, and the ministers bowed their heads.

The administrator Picios, who had followed the group, read out the king's decree conferring on William Sides the title of viscount with all the lordship of the Barron Domain.

Lavoisier, the tax collector, read out the king's order, and he was ordered to take over the post of Minister of Tax under Barron.

As for the original Minister of Taxation, as early as the death of the previous lord, he was recalled to the royal capital and accepted the assessment of the royal capital government department.

Inside the hall.

William sat on the lord's seat, and Brayman stood next to him as an attendant knight.

At the bottom left is the former minister of the Barron's realm, led by Kelly Ford, who is in charge of the garrison regiment in the realm.

At the bottom right were the men who followed him, led by Pisius and Scott, and below them were neither Gouland nor Lavoisier, the tax collector, but a young man.

William looked at the young man and said with a smile:

"Let me introduce you, this is the magician Aleister Crowley, who will promote the way of magic in his realm in the future."

"You've won the prize, I'm just an apprentice in magic."

Crowley stroked his chest and saluted, accepting the greetings from Kelly Fu and the others one by one.

Although the expression on his face was calm, the slightly trembling fingers proved that he was not so peaceful.

……

"I just got it, and I don't know much about the situation in Barron's territory."

After a short meeting ceremony, William gave his first speech:

"Picios, you will be my second administrator, help me understand the situation of the territory, and report back to me in a week."

"Yes, Picios is on order."

"Si Kut, you go to the garrison regiment on my behalf to check, the number of soldiers, combat effectiveness, armaments, mounts, etc., and report to me in a week." The voice landed, and he turned his head to look at Kelly Ford: "Kelly Ford, be sure to cooperate with him, this is my order." ”

He is not a young and ignorant prince of the deep palace, and he knows what to do first thing when he comes to the territory.

One is under the control of the government, the other is the military power, and the third is the right to tax.

These three are the core powers of a territory, and no matter what the personality of the lord is, as long as he does not want to be a puppet lord, he must be firmly controlled.

After the order is given.

Kelly Foley's head hung down, and his eyes seemed to be open and closed.

He didn't speak, but a strong man with a red nose walked out behind him, saluted, and said:

"I beg your pardon. If you want to know about the situation of the Garrison Legion, you can ask Master Kellyford directly, instead of sending someone to investigate, this is a distrust of us, please take back the order. ”

The voice of the red-nosed strong man is neither humble nor arrogant, like a famous minister who dares to speak out.

Scott and the others all looked at him and glared at him.

And the ministers on the left are all looking at the nose and nose, and Kelly Fu is still silent, playing the wooden man.

William glanced at him, then at the red nose:

"You are?"

"Barron's Sheriff Tripp, greetings."

Tripp stroked his chest and saluted, but his nose grew redder.

When he greeted him at the city gate, William asked him for his name, and praised him for his ancient name. But now I ask him what his name is? Did William forget, no, everyone didn't believe it.

William sighed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"Tripp... Tripp... It's a good name, and it has an ancient temperament. ”

Trip: "......"

Kelly Ford: "......"

The ministers, led by Kellyford, were all breathing heavily, and a few even glanced at William.

If you asked for a name just now, you can also use William to cover up the embarrassment.

Now you can't fool yourself anymore.

If they remember correctly, at the gates of the city before, William said exactly the same thing. This can definitely not be explained by coincidence, there is only one meaning, which is naked humiliation.

"Captain Kelliver."

Ignoring Tripp no more, William turned his gaze to the "wooden man" and asked:

"What do you think of my order?"

Click.

Kelly Fu took a step forward, his iron boots on the ground, and made a crisp but heavy voice, saluted, and said:

"This is Barron, and your command reigns supreme. However, if you want to know about the situation of the Garrison Legion, I am willing to state it myself, and it must be clearer than Lord Scott's investigation. ”

It seems to agree, it seems to refuse, and in fact it is still a refusal.

No one is a fool, and you can see some clues to his words.

Hearing a loud clatter, Sicott drew his long sword and said in a loud voice, "Do you want to disobey the lord's orders?" ”

Bang ......Bang

The people on the right all drew their long swords, and the magic apprentice Crowley looked around left and right, he had no sword in his hand, so he had no choice but to puff up his chest and glare.

In the face of Scott's questioning and the threat of the knights, Kellyford's expression remained unchanged:

"There is no disobedience, if the lord resolutely orders, we will naturally obey."

"It's you, Scott, this is the lord's castle, who allowed you to draw your sword without the lord's order?"

The words landed, and several people behind him raised their necks imperceptibly......

Time.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly condensed.

"What is this for, put the sword away." William ordered in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Red Nose and the others quietly showed a hint of a smile.

"That makes sense, with you Kelly Fu here, I don't have to bother investigating. Later, you can stay and tell me about the Garrison Legion. ”

"Yes, Kelly Fort commanded."

I thought that today's events could come to an end. Kelly Fu began to wonder what to say later.

Suddenly.

A cold and calm voice sounded, accompanied by unquestionable firmness:

"Tripp, what I've seen since I entered the city is nothing but messy, dirty, dilapidated, sewage overflowing, and law and order. My Director of Sheriff, what do you explain? ”

"This?"

At first hearing this, Tripp's mind suddenly short-circuited:

"Although the streets are a bit messy, it is caused by the untouchables at the bottom who do not want to clean ......"

"Messy? Untouchables? Don't want to clean? ”

Suddenly relapping the seat handle, William shouted angrily:

"You call the people of the kingdom untouchables, is this what the sheriff should say?"

"Come on, take it!"

Scott glanced at the man behind him, and several of his men strode out, one pressing his shoulder, one kicking his leg, and with a bang, Tripp fell to his knees.

"Since you admit that the streets are messy, it means that you still have a shred of self-knowledge, lock up, and wait for the punishment to be decided."

"Yes." Scott and the others stroked their chests and saluted.