(I feel a little tired, I don’t know if it’s because of my bad mentality or poor health, but it’s still the 2nd update on the 4th day)
At this moment, even if I just felt that Master Jie Lun was happy to give up the rights and obligations of the prince, now I felt that something was wrong. Everyone looked at each other, a little at a loss, and a strong man asked timidly in a low voice: "Brothers, something is wrong with this situation. Logically, followers like us are considered reserve nobles. Why do I feel like my family is not a reserve noble now, but like a plague? Do you think other nobles will attack our 30 The idea of an acre of fertile land,"
"Without God's witness, it is really possible. But with God's witness, who dares to risk the crime of blasphemy to rob our land? You must know that as long as we do not commit the crime of blasphemy and treason, our land can be passed down. It’s passed down from generation to generation,” a big man who obviously knew a lot hurriedly said. As soon as these words came out, all the other guys who were originally worried relaxed a little.
"Then why are other people so indifferent to us? You know how come we are all reserve nobles at the retinue level," the strong man who originally spoke shouted in confusion.
"Hey, you think that we have really become reserve nobles after we own the territory. Our status as retinues was picked up from dead chickens. It can be said that everyone in the West Territory doesn't like us," said a man with an arrogant look. The strong man said disdainfully.
"What do you say?" Everyone looked at the strong man.
"Hmph, you all knew at the beginning that Lord Jaylen gave such a reward so that we could try our best to hunt down the defeated troops, but the result was beyond everyone's expectation. The defeated troops were so powerful that 90% of the pursuers died. "Yes, the remaining 10% are the lucky ones who successfully picked up the rags and escaped. Logically, none of us can get a reward at all. You don't think you can get a land reward for killing two defeated soldiers," said this strong man Speaking of which, he glanced at Chen Shihao.
"How can you get a reward for killing just a few people? There are no such rules in the world. There is a veteran in my village who has killed more than a hundred enemies. When he retired, he just received a few gold pounds. There is no such thing. The land will be conferred," a strong man waved his hand to greet him.
Chen Shihao didn't say anything, but he was secretly happy. It turns out that in the setting of this game, the land is so difficult to canonize. If he hadn't met the extremely generous Jaren Knight, and even encountered the extremely coincidental mission, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to do so. So lucky to get a piece of land.
Everyone's expressions changed, and it was obvious that everyone understood that if they hadn't met the knight Jaron and given him a reward, or if most of the pursuers hadn't been killed instead, people like themselves who only picked up some rags wouldn't be able to do it at all. Maybe you can get a fief.
The strong man who desperately threw cold water continued: "Now everyone understands that the reward given by Lord Jaylen did not get many heads of defeated troops. According to the rules, you can ignore us, but Lord Jaylen Who is he? Naturally, he will not break his promise to enrich himself. Anyway, for a big man like him, 300 acres of fertile land is nothing, so we got the reward from the retinue. But the result came out, those West leaders who worked hard on the battlefield How could the soldiers look down on us? Not to mention these low-level soldiers, even the nobles look down on us who obtained the territory due to good luck. Just look at Lord Jaylen's abandonment of the rights and obligations of the king. "
When the strong man said this, he glanced at everyone and said word by word: "So, our reputation in the West Territory is completely bad, and we can't get any development prospects here at all,"
"Huh, so what if there is no future for development. I won't find other lords to work for. No one dares to take that land for myself anyway. So what can't I do if I just keep it to collect rent? Besides, I have such a stable source of income. , I can concentrate more on cultivating my own skills," a big man said carelessly. These words immediately resonated with everyone, yes, anyway, the fields will not be embezzled, stay here as an endless treasury, go there yourself Development in other places is also a very good choice.
The same guy who poured cold water on him sneered: "Hey, that's a good idea. Don't forget, although we don't have a lord, we do have a lord. The Earl of West's expedition order fell directly on our heads. When the time comes, Should we pay the shield tax, or organize our tenant farmers to serve in the military?"
"Isn't there a time limit for service? For people like us who only have 30 acres of land and 6 households of tenant farmers, we only need to send 6 soldiers to serve for 1 month a year. Then we can just grit our teeth and endure it," a strong man said without thinking. Say it meaningfully.
"Haha, forbearance, the superiors have directly sent us to the castle of Viscount Edward to investigate. If we don't go, we will be disrespecting the military order. We will directly deprive you of the territory and execute you. If we go, we will die. The territory will be taken back by the count because there is no heir. How should we choose?" The strong man continued to pour cold water.
"Humph, you are stupid. We foreign ministers have the right not to accept a fatal mission," a shrewd strong man said disdainfully.
"Haha, who knows which mission is a fatal mission? Maybe it's just a path-finding mission that can wipe out our entire army. The higher-ups have endless ways to kill us, and we are not immune to the waits of everyone in the earldom. What's the matter with me? I don't even have anyone to ask for mercy," the strong man sneered.
Everyone's expressions changed. It was really painful to live in this hostile territory. The straight-minded strong man couldn't help but asked: "Doesn't this mean we can't stay here? So what?" manage,"
The strong man who poured cold water on him spread his hands helplessly: "What else can I do? Sell the territory and go to other places to develop with a huge sum of money. Anyway, with such a large sum of money, I can hire a famous teacher to teach me. It’s time,”
When the originally proud and disdainful man heard this, he sighed and nodded with a helpless smile and said: "It seems that the only choice is to sell the territory. Hey, I thought I was the first lord in the history of the family, but I didn't expect that I became the third. A lord who sells his territory is truly famous throughout the ages,"
Seeing everyone sighing in agreement, the upright man asked in a panic: "How much can this territory be sold for, and who can it be sold to?"
"These are hereditary territories. Each acre can be sold for at least 1 gold pound. Of course, they can only be sold to nobles with titles. However, I think all our territories should be added up and sold together. This way not only does it look larger, but it can also be sold more Selling money..." The strong man who threw cold water said this. When he saw Chen Shihao turning around and leaving, he couldn't help but shout immediately: "Hey, Chen Shihao, where are you going? Aren't you going to sell the land?"
Chen Shihao waved his hand without looking back: "I'm going to be a farmer," and then ran away quickly without waiting for the other party to call. Chen Shihao's face was full of disdain: "Huh, this NPC is too bad, that guy will definitely take a look. I know that I took advantage of some bullshit noble. I actually want to buy 300 acres of fertile land. If you want to die, you can die. This is my first land in this game, young master. How can I give it to others? "
Seeing that Chen Shihao ignored his call and ran away, the strong man who threw cold water couldn't help but turn pale. Everyone present had obviously guessed something. Some of their expressions became ugly, but some said indifferently: "Boy, "I don't care which noble you flatter, anyway, if you ask the person behind you to take out 50 gold pounds for my 30 acres of land, I will transfer it immediately, otherwise I would rather lose money than let the person behind you succeed," these words It immediately attracted everyone to cater to them. They also knew that the other party was very ambitious and dared to take the reward from Master Jie Lun. It was definitely not something they could compete with, so they just wanted to get more.
The strong man who splashed cold water looked at the indifferent expressions of everyone, gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement. Anyway, it has been exposed, so let's be honest. One acre of fertile land is worth at least 3 gold pounds, and 30 acres of 50 gold pounds will definitely make a profit. , the people behind him won't care, but he hated Chen Shihao so much. If it weren't for him, he would have made a huge profit from this transaction.
This Chen Shihao doesn't care about offending people at all. Anyway, he thinks it's a game. Besides, he doesn't care in reality. If those big people get entangled with small people like himself, they won't be able to go anywhere. It's a big deal that he just sells himself to that person. Well, Lei Wei, the eldest son of one of the three golden knights will definitely be able to block most of the powerful people.
Originally, Chen Shihao wanted to build a good relationship with the nine companions. After all, they all had the same status and the same opportunities, but who would have thought that they were actually planning to sell their fiefdoms. It would be better not to have contact with these guys who have lost their minds. Although it is not clear what the setting is. It must be like that, but in my hometown, people who sell themselves as slaves do not sell their ancestral property, but it has been passed down from ancient times. Especially for someone like Chen Shihao who comes from a farmer's family, he will not let go of the land he grabs even if he is beaten to death. Although it is a game, but It’s hard to make yourself happy.
Chen Shihao ran to the square and sat down directly by the fountain. Then he opened the parchment and looked at it. There was a simple map imprinted on the parchment. In the middle of the map was a village, with a few words written on it. The east part of the village is near the river. A black mark was branded with a few lines of text on the side. Although I didn't understand the words of this world, I could guess that the black mark represented my 30 acres of land.
In this unfamiliar place, how to get to your own territory? Naturally, you need to find a knowledgeable guide first, and such a guide is naturally a priest from the Temple of Commerce. He needs to face the temples of countless merchants. The pastor is definitely a well-informed person.
Chen Shihao naturally got up and walked along the square to look for the commercial temple. When he saw a temple that was not large in scale, but definitely too splendid to be a temple, Chen Shihao immediately approached it.
Instead of queuing up with those teams with guards and costumes, he directly grabbed the trainee priest sent by a temple to maintain order in the queue. Before the young trainee priest could get angry, he stuffed a few pennies over. .
The Temple of Commerce is worthy of being the Temple of Commerce. The trainee priest, who had already raised his eyebrows and stared out his eyes, was about to scold him. As soon as he pinched the object in his palm, his eyes immediately narrowed, he quickly put away the coins, and then greeted him with a kind face. Chen Shihao said: "This devout believer, I don't know what God's servants can do for you."
"Hello, Pastor, I am a newly promoted lord's retinue, but I don't know how to read and don't know how to get to my territory, so I kindly ask Pastor to see if you can help me," Chen Shihao said and handed over the parchment. .
"Oh, so you are the new retinue," the trainee priest glanced at Chen Shihao in a meaningful way. This made Chen Shihao understand that the news of Knight Jeroen giving up his rights and obligations as a lord has spread throughout the city. I guess the names of people like me are linked to shitty luck.