Lord of Lowland

Chapter 20 Acting Officer Henry
It was too much, Cecil couldn't help but rushed to take care of this matter, Andy stopped him: "Master Knight, don't be so impulsive, now we are only two people, we should look at other people's territory Better."

After hearing what Andy said, Cecil suppressed his anger forcibly, squeezed into the crowd and watched these servants continue to threaten the farmer John who owed them money
"John, you should ask Jenny to go with us obediently. You should know that it is no good to resist Lord Henry." A servant who seemed to be the leader of this group of bullies said. just annoying
"Lord Wycombe, I only borrowed 50 silver coins from your casino. Now I have sold all the chickens and ducks from beginning to end, and I have paid you back one gold coin. So you are so generous and let me go." Right." John said pitifully.

"I think you don't know how to count, John, when you started to pay us back, your interest had already risen to 5 gold coins, and the money you paid back was not even a fraction, and now you owe us 15 gold coins." If you send Jenny to the adult's mansion, our debts can be settled, and if it is later, I am afraid that including your little daughter Lisa will not be enough." As he spoke, he turned to the 6-year-old girl next to Jenny took a look.

"It's only 15 gold coins, so I'll pay them back," Cecil finally couldn't help himself, and spoke from the crowd.

Andy couldn't help standing up when he saw Cecil, and secretly sighed in his heart. Although Cecil's tone is relatively kind now, but seeing Henry's subordinates look desperate, it is probably inevitable to do something of.It seems that in the end we still have to fight to solve the problem.

Sure enough, the guy named Wycombe didn't buy it: "I'm sorry, we agreed when we got the debt that Jenny should be used to repay the debt if it exceeds 15 gold coins. Our lord's house is not short of money now, only people are short. Let's do it!" After finishing speaking, he gestured and was ready to grab someone.

Seeing that he was so ignorant of current affairs, Cecil smiled instead of anger. Without even drawing his sword, he reached out and grabbed Wycombe by the collar, and threw it out as soon as he raised his hand.Wycombe is just a level 13 civilian template. Cecil's current strength is more than 10 times that of his. Wycombe flew into a straw pile next to him without humming, and fell headfirst into the straw pile inside.

Andy nodded secretly when he saw Cecil throwing Wycombe on the straw pile. Cecil was still well-measured and had the habit of killing people without making a move. , but he is not a person whose life is like a straw.

Seeing that their heads were thrown out so easily, the other villains didn't pay any attention to Jenny, and rushed towards Cecil one after another.

Cecil gave a direct divine punishment blow, and a blast of holy light swept over. The five or six people who ran in front were lifted up 2 meters high, and fell heavily to the ground, where they could only wail.Cecil still showed mercy, otherwise, with Cecil's current mental strength, these dozen or so servants could be killed in seconds.

The people who fell on the ground were still moaning, but when the people behind saw Cecil's majesty, naturally no one dared to come up and stroke his beard.I wanted the boss to give me some instructions on what to do next, but I saw Wycombe's head stuck upside down in the straw and his feet were thumping. I wanted to run but was afraid to go back. Wycombe was looking for trouble. It was very embarrassing to stand there in a daze.

Cecil went up to the haystack where Wycombe was, grabbed his leg, and lifted his head out of the haystack.Then he threw him to the ground, and Wycombe fell to the ground like a dog eating shit. This fall threw him to the ground, and his eyes were full of gold stars.Wycombe was just about to struggle to stand up when he suddenly felt his head was heavy, and one of Cecil's feet had already stepped on his head.

"The decree jointly formulated by the king and the nobles clearly prohibits the acting officials from all over the country from opening casinos and lending usury. How dare you do such things in the name of the acting officials? Do you know that the acting officials will know about you and will want you head." Cecil said to the head at his feet
Of course Wycombe knew that Cecil was taking advantage of him here, but now that he had been stepped on by the other party, the other party was willing to say this because he didn't want to offend Mr. Henry, the acting officer. In this case, he could only go downhill. , after all, the situation is stronger than the person.Let's go first, go back to the city and meet Lord Henry, and then try to find a way to get this place back.

Wycombe immediately surrendered: "I deserve to die. I opened a casino under the guise of Lord Henry and made private loans. What this Lord taught me is that I am willing to accept punishment and sincerely change my ways."

Cecil was quite surprised by this. The other party's reaction was quite fast. It seemed that he had a good ability to adapt to the wind.So he said: "According to the law, opening a casino and lending usury requires a penalty of 100 times. You can just pay this John 1500 gold coins."

Although his heart hurts, his head was still trampled under his feet. Naturally, life-saving is the first priority in front of him. Wickham immediately agreed without even paying the price.Cecil lifted his foot, and Wickham immediately rolled off the ground.Fortunately, these dozen or so people came to the manor to collect taxes this time, and they had raided several farmers before, and quickly got together 1500 gold coins.

"Go away, and say hello to Lord Henry for me, and tell him that Lord Cecil will visit him another day on the order of Count Cassicud." Wycombe and more than a dozen people quickly got up and ran away in a hurry.

Cecil and Andy quickly gave the 1500 gold coins they got to John and other folks, and the crowd surrounded them with words of praise beyond words.It was the first time in Cecil's life that he enjoyed the pleasure of being surrounded by stars, and it was inevitable that he felt a little bit high in his heart.Seeing Jenny looking at him shyly, she was a little distracted.

But Andy frowned, knowing that Henry already knew the origins of the two of them, so he must have taken precautions against himself.It seems that it is better to be cautious in the next action.

Cecil and Andy chatted with the surrounding farmers, and only then did they know that Henry was also extorting money from the farmers under his rule. Originally, ordinary farmers only needed to hand over half of the income in the territory to the nobles, but Henry actually forcibly demanded 8%. If he did not pay, he would use his personal armed forces to arrest and coerce many farmers who did not pay the rent in full as he asked, and were beaten to death in prisons.In addition, he opened a casino, borrowed housing loans, and even opened a brothel. Jenny said that he was arrested and worked in Henry's mansion, but in fact, he was sent to the brothel to make money for Henry after he had vented his desire.

Henry's deeds in recent years are really too numerous to write down. There is no farmer under his rule who does not hate him. Cecil is also very angry. Originally, he was only passive to complete the task of the earl to kill the deputy Henry, but After hearing about Henry's evil deeds, he now hated Henry deeply and was determined to punish him.

Cecil felt a little painful looking at the parents of John and Jenny and the oppressed farmers next to him. This manor was nominally a knight manor entrusted to him by the earl, and his basic necessities were these farmers day after day. As a result of years of hard labor, these people can be said to be his parents. Their hard work has supported him for 18 years, but they have been treated like this. Cecil only feels a little heartbroken.The resentment towards Deputy Henry increased a little.

Cecil and Andy didn't stay in this manor for a long time. They went to several manors managed by Henry, and the feedback they got was almost the same as that of John's manor. Henry's levies caused almost every manor to be filled with dissatisfaction. It seems that getting rid of this acting official is also what the people want.

The two stayed for one night, and stopped staying at the manor the next day, and entered Dunwall City, where Henry was located. Dunwall City was the only city in Kent, and served as the center of jurisdiction over a dozen surrounding manors.Compared with Issara, the capital of a million people, Dunwall can't be called a city at all. The 5-meter-high city wall has been in disrepair in many places, and there are no guards in the city. Everything was hired by Deputy Officer Henry. Hundreds of mercenaries are working. The average level of these mercenaries is only level 15. For the temple, people of this level cannot basically be called qualified.Of course, this city cannot have any temples.The entire small town only has 4000 to [-] people. Not only does it have no temples, but even basic trade unions are absolutely impossible to appear in such a small town. The only lively places are only a few taverns.Even in this remote small town, taverns are still very prosperous.

Andy took Cecil directly into the tavern. This mixed place was the best place to inquire about information. Cecil also agreed to this arrangement. Now he had no idea how to deal with Henry, so he went to inquire first. It’s also good to get some news about him.Unexpectedly, just as they were about to enter the tavern, a well-mannered middle-aged man came in front of them.He smiled and said: "Hello, Lord Cecil, I am Lilda, the housekeeper of Henry, the lord of this city. I am honored to know that you have come to Wharton City. Please be sure to go to the city hall. Lord Henry will welcome you wholeheartedly." you."

Cecil did not expect that they would be followed by Henry as soon as they entered the city, and what was even more surprising was that this so-called butler had a level of 40.It seems that this Henry is really not simple, he has a group of people under him.

Now, Cecil has calmed down instead. Since the other party has come to the door, there is no way to hide, but to face it.Then he said with a smile: "When did Henry, the acting official, become the lord of the city? So what do you think of the Earl?"

Lilda was a little embarrassed to see that she slipped the tongue and made a slip of the tongue, and was caught by Cecil.But I didn't pay too much attention to it. It's impossible for these two young people who are only third-tier to cause any disturbance. Seeing the Earl's support is not good for the acting official?It's a bit overthinking. Lord Henry has reached a tacit agreement with the king. As long as the earl's strength can be weakened, the king doesn't mind if Lord Henry does a little too much in this territory.According to the rumors, this earl is a wily and calculating figure, and it is a bit naive to only send such two young people of the third rank. The current strength of Lord Henry's mansion does not allow them to be arrogant.

The three of them arrived at the deputy's mansion in a few steps. From the outside, Henry's house can be said to stand out from the crowd in this city. A five-story building stands proudly. Cecil and Andy couldn't help but be speechless when they saw it. It is as tall as the earl's mansion. Although it is far less luxurious and majestic than the mansion of Earl Kasikund, and its area is less than one-fifth, it is amazing as a deputy official. Theoretically speaking, the mansion of a county The one-year salary of an acting officer is about the same as that of a knight lord like Cecil, and Cecil can't help but feel sad when he thinks of his own little bit. No wonder the earl called his appointment as an acting officer a reward. The right of an acting officer is really It is very big, and under the protection of the king, the earl can become the de facto emperor here.This mansion is undoubtedly a clever acquisition of the earl and a plunder of the peasants below, otherwise an acting official would not be able to have such a mansion.

The three of them entered the hall, and the decoration of the hall was also very luxurious, not even inferior to the hall decoration that Cecil saw in the Earl's Mansion at that time. A red carpet was spread in the center of the hall.The white and flawless bright lamps hung on both sides, and the five-meter-long golden nanmu long table faced the gate directly, and sitting on the long table was a man who seemed to weigh 300 kilograms, with a bloated figure and a ferocious face , five short stature, just like a fat pig.No, proportionally speaking, he is much fatter than a pig.

Lilda hurried over and bowed her head to the fat man and said, "Master Henry, Sir Cecil has arrived."

Cecil was also surprised. He really didn't expect Henry's stupid look. In the system evaluation, the fat man sitting opposite him was only level 1. As for the basic attributes were worse than the original self, he casually raised his hand You can kill him in seconds.No wonder the Earl entrusted this character to himself. It seems that it is not difficult to kill people.

"Master Henry, my name is Cecil, and this is my friend Andy. We came to Kent County to inspect the government affairs here under the order of Earl Kasikold. In addition, the Earl has something to ask you for advice. "

Henry moved his bloated body, smiled and said, "Master Cecil, you are a distinguished guest sent by the Earl. We are really honored that you can come to our remote village for inspection."

Cecil was about to take the conversation and get to the point, but Henry didn't mean to let him take the conversation again, and continued on his own: "As the imperial envoy of the Earl, you should receive the most solemn reception, Mr. Cecil, but Yesterday, I heard that a few bastards in my territory made you unhappy, and as the local acting official, I would like to express my deepest apologies.”

(End of this chapter)