Tauren Overlord

Considering that the Tauren Lord could even force Governor Edric to retreat, everyone was even more surprised at the powerful strength of the Baron of the Mountains.

In contrast, Gail Tule, who was also regarded as a rising star, was beaten half to death in one battle.

Now everyone knows who the real genius is.

But Edric knew very well that his son was considered a strong man among the third level.

William of the Mountain Territory is actually stronger than his own Geltulle?

The more he thought about this unusual incident, the more suspicious it seemed to him.

So much so that as soon as "Projector" Valentine came back with the survey report on the Mountain Territory, Edric immediately tried to understand the situation in the Mountain Territory.

After Valentine's introduction, Edric immediately discovered that the development speed of the Mountain Territory was unusual.

It is especially strange that new refugees keep fleeing to this barren place and seem to be very obedient to the Baron of the Mountains.

He asked seriously:

"Doesn't he have any means of punishing these old farmers who have fled?"

"For example, tying the men to a big wooden stake and torturing them, and then selling the women?"

The doubts of the "Iron-faced Governor" are not unreasonable. Since those people became refugees, it means that they have rebelled against the previous lord with practical actions.

Then according to normal logic, since the previous lord could resist, they should not listen to William much.

As for those who have been confirmed to be troublemakers, Edric's solution is to massacre 10% of them.

In this way, the remaining 90% will become docile and obedient.

The only difference is that the way of killing men and women is different.

For male troublemakers, they can be tied to large wooden stakes and killed slowly with one knife after another.

As for the unruly female civilians, they can be placed in the army and made into military maids who can be played with at any time.

The latter is actually a form of torture. As they serve the army intensively, the military maids do not actually have a long lifespan.

But this kind of brutal killing method can greatly satisfy the needs of subordinates and boost the morale of the leader's army.

The Baron of the Mountains did not do so, yet he still managed to rule these unruly people smoothly, and his rule was even better than the common tyrannical rule of the rulers.

Is there something special about this baron?

In this regard, Valentine also did a lot of research and found the answer.

Although in his opinion, the behavior of the Baron of the Mountains was too strange to understand:

"The baron did not kill any of those old peasants, not even one."

"He even issued a new decree, giving all serfs in the territory the opportunity to become free men."

"As long as the people can complete the various tasks he issued, they can get various rewards."

"There are many tasks that can earn rewards, including gathering food, group hunting, or building a house."

"The most surprising thing is that the rewards this baron gives to the troublemakers are ridiculously high."

"According to the glorious tradition of our Taimenia rulers, the distribution ratio between us and the unruly people should be 9:1."

"The hard-working knights only get nine out of ten, but out of their infinite generosity to the old farmers, they will also give up a full share of the profits."

Hearing this, the "Iron-faced Governor" Edric already felt a little frightened.

It was like suddenly discovering that the seat beneath you was actually a mouthpart disguised as a monster.

However, on top of his skin, he had another lifelike fake face, which made him unable to show his fear.

But he still interrupted uneasily:

"So how much profit did he give up in order to please those unruly people? Did he give it up to 8:2?"

"For example, if a scoundrel hunts and kills 10 deer, William only keeps 8 and gives away the other 2, is that right?"

In fact, according to the lord's common sense, the old farmer's physique has always been considered unsuitable for eating meat, so they will take away all 10 deer.

Of course, out of love for the people, the masters will give them some compensation equivalent to the value of a deer.

But the distribution ratio of the Baron of the Mountains was extremely outrageous. Valentine hesitated and finally said:

"The distribution ratio of the Mountain Territory has even reached 5:5!"

"That is, the common people hunted 10 deer, but 5 of them were destroyed by the common people. As the lord, he only took 5 of them!"

Hearing this, the usually calm Edric had to take a breath.

Any normal leader would want to crack the bones of the unruly people and suck their marrow.

This Baron of the Mountains not only did not torture and kill the unruly people, but also gave them so many benefits!

How can these behaviors be like those of the noble lords among us?

It's impossible. This kind of person...how could he be on our side?

The author says:

Author's words: Thanks to Louis Rosa for 184 coins and monthly tickets ww

165. Once again, rune bombing

Edric, who found that something was wrong, immediately asked Valentine to convey an order to the Baron of the Mountains - to head west immediately and meet up with his troops.

Watching Valentine riding Pegasus and flying in the sunset sky, Edric also fell into deep thought.

He had investigated the younger generations of every lord's family in the province, and he knew that William of the Burios family was not someone who could accomplish such a thing.

This young lord has turned the Mountain Territory into what it is today, it's almost like he has become a completely different person.

Judging from the time calculation, the abnormal time of this group of mountain barons must not exceed one month.

Then why didn't he show any abnormality before?

Has he been hiding his true self?

As a teenager who should be full of youthful vigor, isn't he too patient?

Edrick even thought of another more terrifying possibility:

Maybe this person is not William, the leader, at all, but was replaced by some other forces... such as people from the commune.

This disguise is not impossible if the pretender has some very precise shapeshifting skills.

But why would a man with such power pretend to be a humble baron?

No...that William was just a baron's son last month.

The more Edric thought about it, the more bizarre it seemed to him. He really wanted to meet the young deputy provincial commander immediately.

But he couldn't get away at the moment because he had to lead the remaining troops withdrawing from the commune battlefield.

The defeated army had lost its morale a long time ago. If it weren't for the extremely powerful governor watching over them, they would have probably collapsed directly.

They staggered towards the direction of Aicao Town, but... they stepped on Lu Heng's booby trap!

Faced with this sudden attack, even the battle-hardened Edric was shocked.

He could never have imagined that there was a booby trap buried in such a remote place.

In fact, these booby traps were originally used by Lu Heng to blow up Pierre. They were deployed between Aicao Town and the commune battlefield.

As Governor Edric and his troops retreated, these booby traps were perfect for blowing them up.

At this moment, the sun is about to set.

The retreating troops under Edric's command had not slept for a day and a night.

They all knew that the enemy could summon a portal at any time.

If this was just a sneak attack that could be launched at any time, it would be fine, but the key is that weapons of mass destruction could be thrown out of the portal at any time.

This means that once they close their eyes, they will most likely never open them again.

So they had to march eastward under the huge threat of being bombed by the Tauren Overlord at any time.

To do this, they had to make the team "appropriately" loose, resulting in more and more troops "getting lost".

For an army without faith, it is often necessary to concentrate the entire team to maintain a certain level of morale.

Only in this way can we better supervise each other and prevent any "comrade-in-arms" from running away.

But this force had to become loose and passively take care of the escapees who loved to escape.

After a day and a night, the army, which originally had two or three thousand people, was reduced to just over a thousand.

The lords under the governor also began to capture deserters, but catching these people who had no will to fight slowed down the speed of the entire army.

As for why they have no will to fight, that is not incomprehensible.

The more you stand with the Governor and his men, the more likely you are to be disinfected by a powerful bomb that drops from the sky at any time.

When people are killed, they die. Obviously, most of the old farmers who passively become leaders still want to live.

What's more, they fled in a hurry and didn't bring back many supplies.

Fortunately, noble officials and lords like Edric would not starve.

The civilians and even ordinary soldiers below were not so lucky.

In the case of material scarcity, ordinary soldiers as lower class people must of course understand the difficulties of the superior class.

The leaders eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, while the soldiers on the front line starve to death. Everyone eats their own food. Isn't it a happy dinner?

In addition to the problem of hunger, the bigger problem is not being able to sleep.

Theoretically they could take turns standing guard, but they were still afraid that the moment they closed their eyes, they would be gone.

If he kept his eyes open, and the sudden attack didn't hit him in the face, he might still have a chance of survival, but of course it's better to stay awake.

So they actually don’t dare to sleep much.

This worry was certainly not excessive caution, because Lu Heng really looked at them from time to time through the landing point vision.

If you are still not sleepy enough, then wait a little longer. There will always be a time to deal with you.

This was indeed hell. After a day and a night of waiting to die, the defeated soldiers of the leader were like a taut bowstring and had long reached the peak of exhaustion.

Now he has stepped on a booby trap again. Not only is his nervous heartstrings about to break, he is also feeling desperate to the point of madness.

Some soldiers simply thought that it didn't matter if they died, and just ended the leader's life like this.

However, in the eyes of Governor Edric, the soldier who stepped on the mine might have died a pity, but he was meant to die.

Either he died under the butcher knife of the enemy, or he died under the butcher knife of "his own people". Either way, he would die, and he should have been killed long ago.

The only thing that made him feel lucky was that his good son, Gail Tule, who was the second strongest fighter in the army, was finally rescued by him.

The old father had already made up his mind that when they returned to Thessaloniki, he would send him back to the Western Continent to recuperate.

The East Continent is too dangerous! Let the child get a little extra gold once in a while, and then let him run away quickly.

Come to think of it, my son is already 20 years old, and it is time for him to get married.

With his noble status, what kind of girl should he marry?

It would be better to marry a devil from the Imperial Headquarters.

Logically speaking, Edrick is a hybrid of a human and a demon from the Imperial headquarters.

But strangely, this mixed-race gene does not seem to be reflected in Gertulle.

It seems that the next generation of successors of the Porporo family will also need to strengthen the genes from the imperial headquarters!

As long as we hold on to the Holy Fuguang Empire firmly, the family will prosper even to the next generation!

Edric thought so and closed his eyes to rest.

It was impossible for him to sleep, he had to stay conscious so that he could open four faces at the same time.

He wrapped his son with a solid face, and then covered himself with a transparent face;