Western Fantasy Lord: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 110 Massacre

Lion Castle, study.

"Father, you called me?" Sylvia said, bowing slightly as she stood before the bronze desk.

"Have you heard about what's been happening in Lily Town lately?" Theodore looked up from his book and asked.

Sylvia nodded: "I've heard about it. Connors has managed Lily Town very well. According to the letter he sent me before, the population of Lily Town has now exceeded 40,000, which is almost the size of Giant Wall City."

Theodore remarked, "You two are starting to look more and more like siblings. You used to hardly ever talk to each other."

Sylvia was silent for a moment, then smiled: "It's more accurate to say that the nineteenth brother has changed a lot. Ever since he took office in Lily Town, he's like a completely different person."

Theodore crossed his arms and got to the point: "The population of many cities is being drawn away by Lily Town. Before long, these cities will be defunct. What do you think is the best course of action?"

Sylvia frowned. As the Grand Administrator of the Southern Territory, she had naturally heard about this issue.

"I have come up with some solutions, but they are all difficult to implement."

"Oh?" Theodore raised an eyebrow and asked, "Tell me your thoughts."

"We have eleven cities in the South. Although six of them have been granted fiefdoms, they are still firmly in the hands of our Jon family. The fiefdoms are only nominal."

"But the remaining five cities are ruled by other nobles. Although they are nominally subject to our command, we do not actually have much control over them. The key to the problem lies with the lords of these five cities."

Sylvia stopped at the right moment and looked at her father.

Theodore looked thoughtful and said, "Continue."

She nodded and continued, "I once thought of a plan, a very crazy plan. Father, I think Connors' business acumen and management skills in Lily Town are no less than mine, and even no less than yours."

To be honest, this was quite an offense to the dignity of a Sky Knight. But Sylvia was Theodore's daughter, so there was nothing inappropriate about her status. Besides, she knew her father very well and knew that he wasn't the kind of person who cared about the urge to speak, which is why she dared to say it.

Of course, Theodore would probably not pursue the matter if other outsiders said such things, but no one else dared to.

"What if we merge the Southern Territory into one unified entity? We can gather all the resources, all the information, and all the talent, integrating all the scattered forces in the Southern Territory into a single, powerful force!"

"A super city that even surpasses the capital!" Sylvia's mind involuntarily conjured up that dreamlike scene, her voice quickening uncontrollably: "And there's another advantage to doing this: our information transmission speed will be greatly improved. And since the entire Southern Territory is gathered together, this city is equivalent to the Southern Territory. Our control over the Southern Territory will be far greater than before, and there won't be any more situations where it takes ten days or half a month to spread the decrees to other cities."

"However, the difficulty lies in the remaining five cities. We cannot accomplish this without controlling those cities. What do you think, Father?"

Theodore tapped his fingers, his eyes deep in thought.

"What will happen to those villages? And the farmland?"

Sylvia smiled slightly: "I was also troubled by this problem at first, but during a casual chat with Connors, he offered a solution."

"In fertile, arable land, establish specialized cultivation bases for growing crops, and entrust these bases to a unified department for management. In his words, this is called modular management."

Theodore looked at him with interest: "The supercity concept you mentioned, was that also his idea?"

"That's right, Connors gave me the idea, and I made some improvements myself." Sylvia didn't shy away from the topic, her expression frank.

She was a favored daughter of heaven, a proud and powerful noblewoman, and she disdained to compete for the credit and wisdom of others.

"What else did he say?" Theodore asked with interest.

Sylvia thought for a moment and said, "Do you know how Lily Town, with its small area, manages to support so many people?"

Theodore looked at her, gesturing for her to continue.

"It's something called fertilizer. Connors developed it himself. It can increase soil fertility and increase crop yields. Combined with the influence of the production elves, this allowed them to produce enough food to feed tens of thousands of people on their limited land," Sylvia said calmly.

Theodore was somewhat surprised, not expecting Connors to possess such abilities.

She pressed her advantage: "Father, those five nobles are not very powerful. If you agree, I will personally take action and make them disappear from the world without a trace."

Theodore hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "No, this will give us something to talk about. No matter how quietly you act, the established facts will not change. Five marquises will die in a short period of time, and no one but us can do this. This will cause turmoil in the Southern Territory and make other nobles feel insecure. The integration you hope for will naturally not succeed."

Sylvia pondered for a moment, then sighed, "I was too hasty."

A ripple-like movement appeared beside Theodore. He reached inside, took out two pieces of paper, picked up a quill pen from the table, wrote something on them, stamped them with his own seal, and handed them to Sylvia.

"The necessary protection still needs to be provided. Take this to the Lion Knights' headquarters and transfer Frederick and Ariana to Lily Town."

The Lion Knights are one of the core forces of the Jon family. This is a knightly order composed entirely of earth knights. Each member has mastered a large number of top-level secret arts, has a contract with the elf most suitable for them, and is equipped with equipment tailor-made for them by the workshops of Lion Keep. It can be said that each one of them is the elite of the elite.

Anyone you randomly pick and take to another place would be a VIP.

Sylvia was not surprised at all; in fact, she felt that the protection was far too little.

In the early hours of the morning, the streetlights in Baihe Town were low and soft. Although it was already late at night, there were still a few residents walking on the streets.

Thanks to the vigorous crackdown on crime, people have no worries about encountering danger after nightfall.

A carriage slowly drove into the temporary camp. A tall man dressed in ordinary cloth jumped down from the driver's seat and looked around indifferently.

I was somewhat surprised by the sight here.

The staff member on duty in the guard post was used to it. He observed the newcomer with great interest, waiting for a look of shock and disbelief to appear on his face. Then he walked over slowly and began to work with a straight face.

This has become a little quirk he's developed over this period of time.

"Hmm?" The staff member suddenly asked, puzzled.

The tall man was walking straight toward him.

"You've adapted so quickly...?" The staff member walked out of the guard booth helplessly: "You..."

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puff.....

A thin, black line of light flashed by, and the staff member's head fell off with a "thud," rolled a few times, and still retained a friendly smile on his face.

In an instant, the headless corpse of the staff member bled profusely, and after a few seconds it collapsed limply.

The man's face was indifferent; he didn't even glance at the animals, as if he were casually killing the chickens and dogs in his house.

After determining the direction, he walked out of the temporary camp.

Shortly after he left, liquid began to leak from the carriage canopy, dripping onto the ground. If someone were to lift the canopy curtain at that moment and look inside, they would find it awash in blood, with several corpses lying haphazardly, their severed arms and legs staining the cushions meant for resting red.

The scene was utterly devastating.

Leaving the temporary camp, he didn't rush to continue his killing spree. Instead, he strolled through the streets, looking around.

He was surrounded by people, just like an ordinary tourist.

A fragrance suddenly wafted through the air, a scent he had never smelled before.

Following the scent, he found a barbecue restaurant at the corner of the street. It was late at night, but it seemed like just the beginning of an ordinary day, with many people dining inside.

"Welcome to Rice BBQ Restaurant, this way please."

He was greeted by a staff member and led to an empty table. A waiter promptly presented him with a menu, smiling as he asked, "This is our menu. What would you like to order, sir?"

The tall man lowered his head, glanced at the menu, and fell silent for a moment.

Lamb skewers, beef skewers, pork belly, grilled chicken wings, grilled chicken gizzards, grilled chicken hearts, grilled cartilage... most of them were things he had never heard of before.

Seeing the customer looking at the menu without saying a word, the waiter enthusiastically offered a suggestion: "These are dishes invented by Lord Connors. Since their introduction, they have been very popular with the residents of Lily Town. You can order some to try. I guarantee that once you taste them, you will never want to leave."

The man was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Then bring me one."

The waiter smiled and asked, "Which one would you like?"

"all."

"...All of them?" The waiter was somewhat surprised, then looked the man up and down suspiciously.

Meat is still very expensive in Lily Town. After observing the man's clothes, the waiter suspected that he couldn't afford to pay.

The boyfriend understood his look and took a handful of gold coins out of his pocket and placed them on the table.

"Okay, I'll go tell the kitchen right away. Please wait a moment." The waiter left, overjoyed.

Not long after, waiters came out of the kitchen and placed the barbecue on the man's table, quickly filling the entire table.

The man, smelling the enticing aroma in the air, swallowed imperceptibly, picked up a piece of barbecue, and began to feast.

The customers who hadn't left the barbecue restaurant were all astonished by the man's eating habits.

An elderly man eating with his granddaughter chuckled twice, stroked his gray beard, and sighed, "It's so good to be young; you can enjoy food without any worries."

"Grandpa is enjoying his food right now, isn't he?" The granddaughter chewed her food with her cheeks puffed out.

"No, I'm too old, I can't eat anymore," Grandpa said with a chuckle and shook his head.

In no time at all, all the food on the table was devoured.

The man wiped his mouth, got up, and left through the door.

"Hey, sir, you haven't paid yet," the waiter called out hurriedly.

The man ignored him, walked to the door, closed it, turned around, and faced the crowd with an indifferent face.

A few minutes later, he walked out of the barbecue restaurant covered in blood and disappeared into an alley.

A dozen minutes later, a woman walked into the barbecue restaurant with her son.

"ah--!"

A few breaths later, terrified screams came from inside the store.

Soon, the police surrounded the area completely.

Victor stood at the shop entrance, looking at the situation inside, his face ashen.

The bodies of the shop assistants and customers were cut into pieces, and blood was splattered everywhere, making it impossible to step on them.

"How dare you! You have such audacity!!" Victor's voice trembled with rage.

This is the first time something like this has happened since he took over the security of Lily Town. In any case, it is a serious dereliction of duty on his part.

"Chief, just now, someone reported that the body of a receptionist was found at the temporary camp."

A security guard in a uniform walked up to Victor and whispered.

Victor's gaze sharpened. The temporary camp was only a block away from here. The timing and location of the two incidents were so close that he couldn't help but suspect that they were the work of the same person.

"Take a team over there and immediately seal off the area. I'm going to the castle now to report to Lord Connors."

"Yes, ma'am."

After an initial period of chaos, the Public Security Bureau has gotten back on track. With the continuous influx of new talent and the implementation of training programs by Connors, it has become quite professional.

Victor left the barbecue restaurant, and amidst the gasps of the onlookers, he leaped onto the roof beam and sped off towards the castle.

The scene inside the barbecue restaurant was not something an ordinary person could accomplish. Judging from the scene, the victims were all killed instantly, without even time to react. He could still feel the residual magical fluctuations.

The killer is a guardian knight!

Castle, top floor master bedroom.

Vanessa was leaning against the bed, engrossed in reading a book.

Tonight, she wore a cool black silk slip dress, revealing her bare shoulders and collarbones. The glimpse of her chest was enough to make one's blood boil. The smooth skirt hem covered her thighs just right, creating a rather alluring effect.

Connors, wearing a towel, emerged from the adjacent bathroom and teased Vanessa, saying, "Beauty, how can you be so clueless at night?"

Vanessa glared at him, put the book aside, stood up, and wrapped her arms around Connors' neck.

The swaying of her skirt seemed to conceal a deadly allure, and Connors couldn't help but feel a rush of blood to her head.

"There's nothing we can do. The pharmacy only has so few staff. They not only have to handle production, but also have to work on developing new drugs. They treat us like animals every day," Vanessa pouted and complained.

Knock, knock, knock... Just then, a knock sounded at the door, and Victor's anxious voice came from outside: "Lord Connors, something's happened! You'd better come quickly!"