"It's a long story. Bentley Bannet sighed, "Actually, he is not angry with you, but he is hating you, Mr. Swordsman." ”

Xavier was a little puzzled at first, but when he saw Bentley's darker complexion, he seemed to understand something, and quickly said

"You mean, your son, who hates the Minoans and has put this thought on me?"

"Exactly. Bingley nodded, once again apologizing for what his son had done, "for he thinks, if not, forgive me for using this word, and if it were not for you Minoans, life for the Vasiliki would not have been so hard." ”

"In addition, my father, who was tragically killed in this ghoul invasion, has made him even more convinced that the Minoans are to blame for everything, and thus he is angry with you, Mr. Swordsman. When he talked about his father, Bingley's eyes couldn't help but feel sad

"But I know that none of this has anything to do with you, sir, so I apologize for his actions that summarize all of you in the light of the actions of a few. ”

"And you are my daughter's savior, and if you need any payment, I will help you if it is within my means!"

"You don't have to pay for it, uh, or wait until my master comes back. Xavier shook his head, wanting to decide for himself, but he didn't know what the viscount would think

"What I want to know is, what have my compatriots done to you to make your son hate them so much?"

"Mr. But" Bentley hesitated.

"Are you afraid that I, as a Minoan, will not be able to accept it? Don't worry, you will not be one of them at all, and I will not say anything you say, I will use my fiancée's name Caroline as a witness. Xavier swore an oath.

"Well, actually, I don't disbelieve him, but since he said so, I'll tell you about what happened. Bingley sighed and told Xavier his story

"First of all, sir, you should know that we, Vasiliki, were originally an independent kingdom. ”

"Our language, culture, clothing, etc. are different from those of the Minoans, until forty years ago, when Vasiliki was conquered by the Minoan Empire, the original kings were deposed one after another, and the land was also occupied by you, thus becoming your vassal state, and I was probably a few years old at that time. ”

"But for most people, it doesn't matter who the king is, in fact, we don't mind you ruling us, we only care about how we live in normal times, and you Minoans didn't treat us badly at first, so everything seems to be fine. ”

"Until about ten years ago, when I was studying in Crete, I heard about an incident which, I don't know sir, did you know that a war broke out between you Minoans and the Heraklions of the north, whom you call barbarians. ”

"And this war has been fought for a long time as soon as it was fought, and I don't know how long it will be, but as far as I know, it has used up the property of your Minoans, and thus the treasury has been empty. ”

"When there is no money, the king of your empire, in order to collect money, has extended his claws to us Vasiliki, demanding that we pay more taxes and domestic resources. ”

"And the landlords of the country, naturally, would not pay this money, so they divided the tax on us, and called us to go to the mines, and sold the minoans to the minoans, so as to obtain tax relief. ”

"Even the reason why we left the village recently is because of the same reason, you Minoans have overtaxed, so the landlord naturally needs more resources, so he recruited us to mine."

"And then this mining coincided with the Ghoul invasion. After that, I think you know everything, sir. ”

What Bingley meant, Xavier could fully understand, as early as Crete, he and Leana had witnessed a demonstration in front of the Doge's Palace, and what the original inhabitants objected to was the Empire's tax increase, which had to be levied in order to collect the northern part of Grnia.

Then, this overcharged tax was transferred to the common people by the local landlords, who were required to help the landlords mine in order to obtain enough resources to reduce the taxes.

Bentley Bennet, along with the rest of the villagers, was one of them.

They were forced to leave their villages and go to distant mines, leaving the old and sick behind to protect their villages.

At that time, there happened to be a ghoul attacking, and the villagers inside naturally resisted bravely, but they still lost some precious lives after all, such as Bingley's father, and the children of those parents just now

Everything is like the butterfly effect, from the first barbarian invasion, who would have thought that this would lead to such a tragedy in a village far away in Vasiliki?

Xavier shook his head, at this moment, he seemed to understand Bingley's thoughts, perhaps he hated Xavier like his son, Minoans.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why his son hated the Minoan Empire so much, and it must be because of his father's education that caused this situation.

And according to what he had just said, Bentley Bannet was clearly well aware of the whole situation, he knew who was to blame for everything, and in this case it was impossible for him not to hate the Minoans.

But he also knew that he couldn't put the actions of some people on all the Minoans, which is why he was grateful to Xavier for saving his daughter, and did not put his anger on the Empire.

Thinking of this, Xavier said to Bingley, "I can understand your son's hatred for us, and I am sorry for your father, because of the death of our relationship." ”

"No, that's not your fault, sir, we will only blame our landlords, and your imperial government, for you, we will not blame, because we know that we are all oppressed by the empire, just like brothers, we should not discriminate against each other. Bingley shook his head and spoke slowly.

Hearing this, Xavier was shocked, because this was undoubtedly a bit of Marxism, and he had to admit that Bingley Bannet was right, under the oppression of the king, it was not only the Vasiliki people who were treated unequally, but even the people of the Minoan Empire, such as the residents of the eastern side of Zomintos, also suffered similar experiences.

So what they should really oppose is the aristocratic class, the landlord class.

But the problem is that Viscount Wallace himself, it seems that he is those aristocratic classes, even Xavier, is about to embark on this step, he is actually against me, vested interests want to give up interests, except for bloody conflicts, there seems to be not much way.

He suddenly thought of those who were peacefully demonstrating in the capital, and he had heard that it was an organization fighting for self-government, and if it had developed, they would not necessarily have grown only in Crete, and would have gained a large number of followers.

And Mr. Bentley Bannet in front of him, why would he know this history so well? He was obviously just an ordinary villager, but when Xavier remembered his experience of studying in Crete City, and his fluency in Minoan, Xavier's mind suddenly weaved a big network.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but respond, "I very much agree with your opinion, sir, this kind of behavior of the Minoan Empire is not allowed by the gods, and we should organize actions to oppose it and oppose what they do." ”

"Sir, you think so too. Bentley Bannet was glad that Xavier understood, "You're right, we should set up an organization and hold it"

He was going to continue, but the arrival of a figure interrupted it.

It was Bingley's son, Darcy Bennet.

"Father. He glanced at Xavier, then looked away again, "Mary said she wanted to see you, could you go and accompany her?"

He speaks Minoan.

"That's right. Bingley was a little disappointed that he couldn't continue, but quickly regained his nerve and ordered, "Then Darcy, you should help me greet Mr. Swordsman, and you must not be rude!"

"Don't worry, father. Darcy responded.

Such a move further deepened Xavier's speculation, although it still lacked evidence, and may one day be overturned by Xavier himself, but at this moment, it was like a small seed, rooted in Xavier's thoughts.

Separatism is more widespread than he imagined.

In the midst of all these thoughts, Darcy Bennet, a boy of about ten years of age, seemed to put away his previous rudeness to Xavier, and when his father Bentley left, he sat opposite Xavier and offered Xavier a cup of black tea

"Forgive me for being rude to you before, it's just that grandpa has been with me for so long, and it's hard for me to accept that he left me like this, so I accidentally took this anger out on you, I hope you can forgive. ”

When it came to the end, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, revealing sad emotions.

This emotion, Xavier could hear was real, and the bond between him and his grandfather definitely existed in the world.

But did he really have nothing to do with Xavier like this? Xavier said he couldn't see it, and put aside his previous speculations for a while, and responded

"It's okay, if something like yours happens to me, it's impossible not to hold a grudge against the Empire. ”

"Empire?" Darcy noticed the word, a thoughtful expression, and quickly asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

"I know. Xavier recounted what he had just learned, at the pace of what Bingley had told him, "So I can understand your hatred of the Empire, and if you were to organize an action against them, I would definitely support it." ”

The following sentences are not his real thoughts, he just wants to confirm whether his ideas are wrong, and how far this so-called separatism has developed.

But when Darcy heard this, he immediately shook his head and smiled wryly, "Sir, don't be joking." ”

"What are you kidding?" Xavier was puzzled, or rather pretended to be puzzled.

"I'll admit that we are undoubtedly a little unhappy with the empire because of the death of my grandfather and the taxes that need to be paid, which is why I was a little angry the moment I saw you. ”

"But we dare to oppose the Empire, Vasiliki, as a vassal state of the Minoan Empire, it is normal for us to do such a little thing, this is a fact all along, although we are dissatisfied, we will not do anything. Darcy said helplessly.

"Then you haven't thought about trying to fight for independence?" Xavier made a shocking point.

"How is that possible!, sir, you can't talk nonsense!" said Darcy, with a panicked expression, "if the soldiers hear this, they will take us to the execution ground." ”

As he spoke, Xavier could feel sincerity, as if he wasn't lying, making Xavier feel that his guess was wrong, and made up for it, "But don't worry, I won't say it." ”

"But it's not a matter of saying it or not, but sir, you have to believe us absolutely, even if we are dissatisfied, we will only bear it silently, and we will never dare to have any disobedience. Darcy let out a sigh of relief, seemingly still terrified by what Xavier had just said.

"Well, then I'm saying the wrong thing, I believe you. Xavier didn't know if he had scared the snake or if it was really like that, and he decided to ask his master later, "Compared to this, I would like to ask how Mary is doing now?"

"Sister, you're doing a good job of treatment, she shouldn't be in any big trouble, thank you very much, thank God, she's a little hungry now, she's still eating there. Darcy Bennet quickly recovered from his previous emotions and responded quickly.

"That's good, after all, I just let her eat a rabbit meat. Xavier chuckled.

After a few more conversations, the conversation between them quickly stopped, as an uninvited guest knocked on the door of the house.

Darcy and Xavier opened the door and saw Viscount Wallace, the witcher's armor seemed to have a little more dust, and outside of him, some cries were heard, which seemed to come from the parents who had just asked to see the corpses of their children.

"I took them to see their children. Viscount Wallace said this, and sighed, "And what about you, and what about the little girl?"

"She's doing well now. Darcy replied for Xavier, "Then again, you must be Viscount Wallace, thank you for saving Mary's life." ”

"No, that's Xavier's work, I'm just doing it. Viscount Wallace gave credit to his apprentice, "I regret that I didn't come early to save your village. ”

"It's not your fault. Darcy shook his head, "You've done your best, and then again, my father once told me that if I have received a favor from someone else, I must give it back." ”

As he spoke, he took out a small purse from his pocket, the exact amount of which was unknown, about ten crowns, a small amount, but probably most of their savings, "So, please accept our payment." ”

If it was only Xavier, he would definitely shake his head quickly and say no, but at this moment, he set his eyes on Viscount Wallace.

And this viscount gave an unexpected answer.

"Oh, let's be honest, boy. The witcher pushed the money bag back, "I don't even look down on your money, so you don't have to give it to me." ”

Xavier understands that this is the way to refuse, but is it really good for you to say that?

And Darcy Bennet, who received this response, was not angry, and smiled, "Then, if the Viscount doesn't need it, I don't know what else we can help you?"

"Let's stay for two days, and by the way, give us some information about the monsters in the neighborhood, so let's do it. The witcher commanded directly.

"I can't refuse your request. Darcy nodded, "Allow me to report to my father first." ”

"Go, go, go. Viscount Wallace waved his hand and watched Darcy leave before his eyes.

Seeing this scene, Xavier was a little disagreeable, and asked, "Master, is there really no problem with you talking like this?"

"What's the problem?" said the viscount, shrugging his shoulders, "the Vasiliki people worship the strong the most, as long as you are strong enough, it doesn't matter if you are not too polite, not to mention, as their benefactor, I don't take any excessive remuneration." ”

"Master, it's good if you like it" Xavier felt that this didn't seem to make sense, but he couldn't find a place to refute it, so he had to agree silently.

Darcy, who had left the two, hurried to his father's side and told him some of the 'information' he had obtained, as well as his own opinions.

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