Proof of the Sun King

Ryan thought that although Teresa promised that she would treat everyone equally, it was impossible for her to change right away. This woman was just willing to make some changes for herself, if she didn't really encounter setbacks. Or being beaten in the face, the concept in her bones will not change too much.

Let's do this now. It is not a matter of a few words to reverse a person's notion that he has been fascinated from childhood to adulthood.

After listening to the story for a while, Ryan looked like he was about to leave. At this time, the old woman suddenly said, "It's Mr. Ryan, the White Wolf Knight? Could you please stop? I have something to ask for."

The children all turned around, looking at Ryan with immature eyes, not daring to speak.

"You taught these children valuable knowledge, what do you want to do?" Ryan didn't answer, he asked rhetorically.

"They are all good children. They will grow up in the future. Most of them will not be able to pay the cost of awakening their talents. They will continue to work for the nobles, or farm their own fields, and then wait until they are 20 or 30 years old. I try my best to save some money, find someone who can spend my life with me, then get married, have children, and then grow old in a hurry in raising children, I teach them here, and I just hope to be able to give them a little more for their future. Way out, am I right? Lord Sledgehammer Ryan?" The old woman was smiling, the wrinkles on her face huddled together.

"I appreciate your generosity." Ryan gave the old woman a knighthood. In this era when knowledge is monopolized by nobles, she can generously share knowledge just to give these children a chance in the future. Such a noble gesture is admirable.

The children gradually dispersed, Ryan grabbed a stool and sat down, expressing that he would like to hear what Nora asked, while Teresa stood behind Ryan: "Please speak, this lady. "

The sorceress seemed a little awkward to say this, but she had promised Ryan to treat everyone equally, so she forced herself to do so.

"As you can see, I'm already an old woman in her fifties." The old woman's hair was gray and she laughed at herself: "But once, I was a beautiful young woman like this young lady."

Teresa frowned subconsciously, and the sorceress thought to herself that her appearance would not change even in fifty years, but she didn't say anything, because she still recognized the second half of the old woman's sentence, which could be vaguely seen from her brows. She should not look bad when she was young.

"You used to be a noble?" Ryan immediately thought of something.

"Yes, I used to be a noble, but bankrupt nobles like me are not uncommon in the mainland, am I right? Mr. Lane?" The old woman's face did not change, her tone was very calm, there was a kind of insight into the world of indifference.

Ryan nodded.

Bankrupt nobles are not uncommon, because there are always stupid and smart among nobles, those who can manage and those who can’t, and some nobles don’t know how to make a living, so they rely on taxing their own land as their main income, and they like to be ostentatious and pompous. In this case, the nobles will go bankrupt and flee. All their land will become wasteland, or they will be re-entitled to others by their superior nobles.

Because after some land is abandoned, powerful wild creatures or monsters will come to occupy it, and some lords are unwilling to spend military strength and energy to develop this land again.

The new empire has been established for more than 150 years, and the nobles have also distinguished themselves. In recent decades, the number of bankrupt nobles has gradually increased. Bankrupt nobles like old women are not uncommon, especially in such high-risk situations. In this environment, the nobles without strength and ability were eliminated in large numbers.

So what does the old woman want to say?

"So, Mr. Ryan, would you like to hear a story from my old woman?" The old woman's eyes were full of hope.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't stay here." Ryan nodded.

"Well... um... when should we start? Let's start from when I was young. I was born in a noble family. When I was first born, my family was no longer good enough, and there was only one property left in the family. The manor is about seven or eight kilometers away from Mijordenhaven." Nora's eyes began to wander, and the corner of her mouth couldn't help showing a little smile: "At that time, my parents were there, and there was an older brother who lived Be happy."

"But when I was fifteen years old, a half-elf bard welcomed a half-elf bard in my family's manor. He happened to come to the house to stay there. His handsome appearance and elegant conversation quickly attracted me deeply. So, during the few days he stayed at home, I fell madly in love with him." Nora looked fascinated, as if returning to the best days.

"It's a pity that the good times don't last long, you know, the bard doesn't stay in one place for a long time, soon, in a few days, he will leave our manor and go to the next place, I can't accept my happiness So short, so I made a crazy decision." The expression on the old woman's face gradually became painful and obscure: "I decided..."

"You decided to run away with him?" Teresa immediately guessed the ending of the story. Although the sorceress was inexperienced in wild adventures, she was proficient in court affairs and gossip inside the nobles.

"Yes, I knew I was doing it wrong, but at that time, when I thought about being separated from him, I couldn't think, so the night before he left, I secretly took my dowry and chose Eloped with him and we left the city by boat."

"In the first few years, because I brought a lot of property with me, and I was young and beautiful, my relationship with him was like glue, like a duck to water, and spent several years of happiness."

"It's just that the good times don't last long, the money will be spent one day, and my appearance will fade with time. The time of a half-elf is different from ours. After more than ten years, I began to age gradually, and the dowry I brought also used For the most part, I could feel him starting to get tired of me, no longer like me, no longer need me."

It's normal, most men are like this, Teresa thought to herself, women must be self-reliant, not exist as men's vassals.

"So one night, I left him and set foot on the way home alone. It took me years, and when I got back to my hometown, I found that everything had changed."

"After I eloped, my parents searched for me like crazy and died of depression after spending years without finding me. My brother is not a good business guy, he quickly lost his fortune. A few years later, the manor was attacked by a manticore, and the manor guards organized by my brother could not fight against this terrifying monster, and he also died of poisoning."

Needless to say, old lady, Ryan and Teresa can think about it. After her father, mother and brother died, Nora, who had a weak claim, inherited the ownership of the manor for granted. The Lord and Earl of Jodenhaven got the land deed here.

The problem is that this manor has now become the manticore's den, and Nora definitely has no way to expel the manticore by her own power.

"Haven't you been to the Justice Church?" Ryan knew what the old woman was asking for.

"I have found it, but justice requires a price. The manticore is not an ordinary monster. After investigation, this manticore is a monster of the peak of the elite. I can't afford the price given by the Justice Church, so I can only Find a corner in the city, rely on some savings from the past, teach and work to make a living, and then rely on memories to live." Nora sighed, the wrinkles on the old face seemed to be a little deeper.

"Then why do you think I can promise you to help you expel the manticore?" Ryan became interested.

"I don't know, maybe it's intuition, maybe it's just my naive idea, the truth is, I really can't get the corresponding reward." Nora sighed: "This may be my last effort, if you don't want to Mr. Ryan , then let's listen to a story, the old lady still has a little savings, it shouldn't be difficult in a few years."

"I agreed." Ryan said suddenly with a smile.

"What?!" The old woman raised her head in surprise.

"I said, I agreed." Ryan nodded: "Don't worry, I'm not doing it for nothing, I'll get my own share of the pay, but the money won't come from you. Next, you press me Do what you say."

--Dividing line--

After saying goodbye to the old woman, Teresa asked curiously, "What are you going to do? It won't be for nothing? But where does the money come from?"

Ryan smiled and said his thoughts softly: "First of all, I will repair a book and notify Earl Albert as a kingdom knight that there are monsters in Nora's manor. In this case, the earl must make a statement. According to your information, Albert is not a lord who likes to send troops, and the manor is already a landless and property owner, so the most likely situation is that he will send someone Post a notice on the bulletin board and offer a reward to those who can solve this problem. This is the first income~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The sorceress understands immediately. Facing Ryan's inquiry and warning, Albert, the lord, is sure If you want to show something, then even if it is pretending, a bounty to prevaricate people is definitely required, then the income will definitely be there.

"Then, Ms. Nora will go to the Church of Life alone, and she will promise to the bishop of the Church of Life that if her manor can be recovered from the manticore, she will pay the tithe to the Church of Life." Ryan crossed his arms and said, The second step is spoken.

"For the Church of Life, it is blasphemy to have a piece of barren land that cannot be cultivated. It is the ultimate goal of the Church of Life to make all farmland pay tithes, so the bishop of the Church of Life has no reason to refuse, but Ms. Nora has not been able to show it. Reward." Teresa's eyes were getting brighter and brighter: "So if I was a bishop, I would post a reward, and if the reward is successful, the commission paid by the church can be offset from the future tithe paid by Ms. Nora, If no one completes the bounty, the church will have nothing to lose! For Ms. Nora, her manor had no income at all. If she could pay tithes in exchange for her manor, she must be willing."

Ryan stretched out his second finger: "So, this is the second income."

"As for the third stroke, don't forget that manticores are all treasures, and many precious alchemy materials come from this beast..."

"It's Sister Dietlinde! She is definitely willing to buy these alchemy materials from you at a suitable price!"

"So, these three incomes combined are enough to invite me to dispatch." Ryan stretched out his third finger, then looked at Teresa with a smile: "Teresa? Tell me, have you learned it?"

The answer to him was a charming white eye: "It's the two of us invited."