"What?!" The caravan leader could hardly believe his ears and shouted to Huck: "Isn't the transaction tax only three thousandths? When did it become so much?"
Speaking of which, this caravan sells ordinary goods, and came to Kent Town to trade in order to save some tax money. [] Seeing this "tax officer" asking for 2,500 gold coins as soon as he opened his mouth, the merchant certainly couldn't accept it.
The total value of all his goods is only about six thousand gold coins. If he really has to pay taxes, he will lose all his money.
"This is the latest decree issued by the lord!" Huck said without giving in: "All caravans must pay this toll tax. They will have to pay other taxes when they arrive in Kent Town. If anyone does not pay..."
At this point, Huck had a sinister smile on his face, and suddenly raised his hand and waved it down forcefully. The men behind him had already been waiting in full formation, and when this gesture was made, they immediately aimed the crossbow arrows that had been strung at the leader of the caravan.
At the same time, the transmitter trigger was pulled down.
"Swish, swish, swish," several sounds of piercing the air were heard, and several deadly arrows appeared on the caravan leader's body. He lowered his head and glanced at the arrows stuck in his chest, his eyes widened and he fell to the ground.
Even after he died, he still had an incredible expression on his face.
Huck chose the busiest road in Kent, and several caravans arrived at this moment. The merchants saw with their own eyes that this "tax official" killed a fellow trader after a disagreement, and they all expressed mixed feelings.
The expressions of fear and anger were gathered together in silence to watch what was happening in front of them.
Huck didn't care what these merchants did to him, and shouted with a ferocious smile: "Anyone can go there if they want, and pay a tax of five hundred gold coins for each cart of goods. This is the Lord's order, otherwise he will end up like this guy!"
Five hundred gold coins are paid for each cart of goods. This tax is higher than before Roger came here. How can the merchants accept it? In fact, the combined strength of several caravans now exceeds Huck and his men. However,
Huck now represents the authority of the local lord,
If merchants dare to resist, they are not only challenging the local lord, but also violating the laws of the kingdom. The purpose of these merchants' hard work is just to make money. Even if they have such strength, they will not fight against the lord's men unless they are forced to do so.
The "tax officer" confronts the tax head-on.
Originally, merchants came to Kent Town to do business because of the low taxes there. Now that this advantage is gone, many people feel that there is no need to go to Kent Town anymore, and they all turn around and prepare to leave.
Huck's purpose was to cause trouble in Kent County. When he found out that the merchants were planning to leave, he immediately shouted: "As long as you enter the county, you must pay taxes! No one is allowed to leave. If you want to leave, you must pay the money first!"
Unexpectedly, Huck was so unreasonable, and the merchants were in an uproar. At this moment, a young man riding a horse walked slowly to the intersection from the direction of Kent Town, and was shouting with interest.
Huck who wants businessmen to pay taxes.
"What are you?" Huck yelled at the young man arrogantly: "You also have to pay taxes!"
"I'm just a passerby, and I didn't bring any goods." The young man asked with a smile, "Do I still have to pay taxes?"
"The lord has issued a new law. Everyone passing by must pay a tax of fifty gold coins!" Huck would not miss any opportunity to cause trouble. He said viciously to Roger: "If you don't pay the tax, you will be hanged. You
Just take care of it yourself!”
"I have a question." Roger said to Huck meaningfully: "Who is the lord you are talking about? I don't remember that I have issued such a decree!"
"What do you mean..." Huck didn't understand Roger's words at first, but he quickly reacted and shouted to his subordinates with murderous intent: "He is Roger Lee, everyone, come together and kill this guy!"
"
One-eyed Huck used to be a bandit leader active in Turley County. Although he later surrendered to Viscount Wood with his men, his brutal and murderous nature never disappeared. It is precisely because of this that Wood sent him here.
Kent County impersonating tax collector.
Now that he knows that the other party's lord is right in front of him, Huck will certainly not let go of this opportunity to get rid of him. Perhaps assassinating a noble is a serious crime in the eyes of others, but to Huck, who turns out to be the bandit leader, it is not a big deal.
It’s nothing. What’s more, he is still protected by Viscount Wood. Once the success is achieved, all he needs to do is kill all those businessmen. Not only will he be fine, but he will also be rewarded by Viscount Wood!
Huck's words also shocked the businessmen. The tax official in the territory actually called on his men to kill the local lord. This was a bit weird. Some smart people immediately thought that this tax official was probably
I'm pretending, that's why I'm so bold.
"Want to kill me?" Roger looked at Huck with a bit of pity and said, "Go ahead and try!"
As soon as Roger finished speaking, Huck and others heard the sound of neat footsteps. They hurriedly went in the direction of the sound, and were surprised to find a large number of soldiers not far away, lining up in neat formation to march towards
Come in by yourself.
"Damn it, mount up and retreat!" Huck didn't think that only a dozen of his men could compete with a large army. At this time, he could only give up the idea of killing Roger and run for his life first.
Huck and others even rode their horses and fled more than ten steps away, when arrows were shot directly at them from behind the soldiers. Many people were unprepared and fell off their horses with arrows in their backs. Only a few were lucky.
There were no arrows. However, their horses were spared, and they all fell to the ground screaming miserably in this wave of arrows.
Huck and others who had lost their horses did not dare to stop at all. They got up from the ground and continued running wildly. But how could Roger let them escape? A group of light cavalry had already rushed forward to kill these guys. Even Roger
Jie himself also urged the horse to catch up, and his target was naturally the leader Huck.
Although Huck was also a junior bronze warrior, it was no longer enough in the eyes of Roger now. Roger rode up and chased after him, and struck Huck hard on the back with the ridge of his sword. Although
Huck heard the sound of wind behind him, but he had no time to escape and took the blow firmly.
Huck felt a pain in his back, opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then fell to the ground. He knew that at least three bones had been broken, and he couldn't resist at all. He could only lie on the ground and wait for the judgment of fate. But
At this point, Huck couldn't figure out why Roger could react so quickly when he just started, as if everything was expected by him. But Huck wouldn't have thought of it even if he tried hard.
Roger has established a round-the-clock surveillance system in all important areas of the territory.
While Roger captured Huck alive, other light cavalry also caught several other guys who were escaping. But in a moment, Huck and others who were so arrogant just now were all prisoners, leaving the businessmen dumbfounded.
Things in the world are changing so fast that people have no time to adapt.
Roger grabbed the clothes on Huck's back and lifted him to the roadblock. He threw Huck to the ground mercilessly, and then said to the businessmen who were still watching: "I, Kent County
The Lord, Baron Roger Lee, declares that this person is not my tax collector. This impostor is just trying to cause trouble in my territory. All taxes will be collected in accordance with the decrees I have announced before, and there will definitely not be any increase!
"
"Long live the lord!"
"This puts us at ease!"
"This faker deserves to die!"
After listening to Roger's words, the businessmen also cheered. They had doubts about this "tax collector" before, and after what happened just now, even a fool can find out his tricks. Now the lord announced in front of everyone
The tax rate remained unchanged, and the businessmen finally felt at ease.
"You can continue to Kent Town. All the rules are the same as before." Roger waved the merchants to continue on their way, but found that none of these guys had any intention of leaving.
"Sir, can we go with you?" A businessman plucked up the courage and said, "You must also know that there are often orcs here. It would be safer if we follow you."
The businessman's words made Roger burst into laughter. These guys really wanted to take advantage of their advantage, and actually used the dignified lord as a free bodyguard. However, Roger also knew that this was a good opportunity to establish a good image for himself, so he quickly nodded.
He said: "Of course you can come with me, but you have to wait for a while, I have to deal with these guys first.
Of course, the "these guys" mentioned by Roger refer to Huck and others. The businessmen also hated these guys who pretended to be tax officials to kill, kill and rob. Naturally, they would not have the slightest objection to Roger's arrangement. Instead, they all expressed their willingness to pay more.
Just wait a while, as long as we can get to the end of these guys.
"Tell me, who sent you here?" Facing Huck and several of his men, Roger said coldly: "Say it quickly, and I will give you a pleasure too!"
"It's just death anyway, you can't even ask a single word from our mouths!" Huck was quite confident, knowing that he would definitely not survive this time, so he decided to fight Roger to the end.
"Haha, sometimes it's really easy to die. As long as it hurts, you won't know anything else." Roger sneered: "But sometimes even death is a very luxurious wish. I can guarantee that you will know it before you die."
What does it feel like to be in so much pain, to know that all the skin on your body has been peeled off inch by inch, but that you just can't die?
Use a dagger to cut off the muscles all over your body bit by bit, making hundreds of cuts every day, thousands of cuts in a few days. How does it feel to know that all the muscles in your body have been cut clean but you can't die?
What would it be like to sit on a sharpened wooden stake, wait for the wooden stake to be slowly driven into the chrysanthemum, and sit on the whole wooden stake until it is still alive?
Don’t worry, before I use these criminal methods, I will cut off your eyelids in advance, so that you can clearly see what is happening to you, and you can’t even close your eyes!"
Roger's words were like ice water poured on the body, making Huck and others tremble involuntarily. Imagining the horror of these things happening to them, several people finally collapsed one after another.