Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

When Schroeder escorted the shark group back to the dock, Paul Greiman was confirming the identity of Leachman's adventure group.

Several local residents of Port Fulan were called here, including the mayor's granddaughter Susan.

"So, this dying old man is indeed the mayor of this place."

"Yes, my lord," the townspeople replied cautiously, barely daring to look at their lord.

They turned their attention to Susan, who was sobbing softly beside the mayor. She was so pitiful. She had lost her parents since she was a child and depended on her grandfather. If the old man couldn't survive this, what would happen to this child in the future.

Paul looked at Susan: "Little girl, those people who call themselves adventurers were indeed the ones you invited to rescue your grandfather?"

Susan raised her head and glanced at the lord, then lowered her head to look at her grandfather again, and said coldly: "Yes, Lord."

This is strange. Does this little girl have a grudge against me? Paul was very surprised. He saw Susan's look just now. It was a look of hatred and disgust. Coupled with the tone of her voice, no one would feel comfortable being treated like this for no reason.

"Your name is Susan, right? I sympathize with your grandfather's experience. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Susan didn't even raise her head this time, and said coldly again: "There is nothing to help me, sir. As long as you can fulfill your responsibilities as a lord, just don't huddle in the castle when the pirates come to bully us again."

Victor, who was recently promoted to the captain of the Internal Guard Squadron, was standing next to Paul. When he heard Susan criticizing his lord, he suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted: "How presumptuous!"

Several other townspeople were frightened and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy: "Master Lord, Susan is too young and ignorant, and her grandfather was beaten like this. She feels too sad. Please calm down and show mercy!"

Unexpectedly, the little girl was aroused by Victor's "unbridled" words. She suddenly turned around and shouted to Paul in a high-pitched voice with a hint of tears:

"My grandfather has been tortured like this, why are you here? Do you know how many people's life savings were robbed during these days, how many women were raped, how many people who dared to resist were killed, you guys Does the noble know?"

"You just know how to hide in a high castle and drink and have fun. Do you care about the life and death of the people in the territory? Would you come here if the pirates didn't want to occupy this place for a long time?"

After venting her anger, the girl burst into tears.

Several townspeople did not dare to plead for mercy. They collapsed on the ground and shook their bodies, fearing that the lord would implicate themselves in his anger.

Victor looked at the count, waiting for his order. As long as the count was willing, the girl would be dead. It was a serious crime for a commoner to insult a noble, although he himself sympathized with her very much.

Paul waved his hand and ordered Victor to put away his weapon. He walked to Susan and stretched out his hand to put it on the girl's shoulder, but he slowly lowered his arm halfway.

He said: "I understand how you feel now. A few months ago, my father also died at the hands of pirates, which was caused by the Shark Gang entrenched in Port Fulan." The sadness in his words was obvious.

The girl froze slightly and stopped crying.

The other townspeople understood. Just now they were wondering why their lord had turned into a teenager. It turned out that the old lord was killed by pirates. The sharks were not stupid enough to spread the word about killing nobles, so almost no residents of Port Fulan knew about it.

The lord continued to say: "As for why I came to deal with the pirates so late, it cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. The power I had before was too weak, so I had to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity. In short, I'm sorry... …”

There was silence.

Both soldiers and civilians in the lobby were shocked when they heard the words "I'm sorry". It was unheard of for a noble to apologize to a civilian!

The little girl Susan turned her head and looked at Paul, her round eyes widened. She thought she was going to die after taking the risk just now, but she didn’t expect God to give her such an accident, and...it turned out that his relatives were also returned to the pirates. Damn.

The boy, who was only a few years older than him, put on a firm tone and said, "However, as you asked, 'Don't hide in the castle anymore,' I swear I will do it."

"Not just pirates, no one can bully my people."

Paul added silently in his mind.

…

The members of Leachman's adventure group who were temporarily imprisoned in the basement were released.

The blue-haired handsome guy Dean and the yellow-haired killer Matt Kay both looked happy and thanked Paul one after another.

Meru rubbed his wrists that were sore and painful from the rope, and complained secretly: "Forget about those two men, we two ladies were treated so rudely. These northerners are so barbaric."

According to inquiries, this Leachman Adventure Group was not from the Roman Kingdom, but from the independent Messiah from the south. No wonder this group of people looked at them with less awe than others.

In some city-states and independent territories in the south where commerce is more developed, the gap between nobles and common people is not as big as in the northern countries. Of course, this is not big and it is only relative.

He doesn't intend to embarrass this group of people and punish the people of other countries at will, which may cause diplomatic trouble. It is not good to make enemies for himself for no reason.

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the shark was caught by Major Schroeder and has been taken to the door of the church."

There is no mistake. One post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, one read!

"Oh? Please ask the old knight to come in and bring the captives up."

Soon, Schroeder and others escorted Shark and others into the church.

"My Lord, the bandit leader Shark and his accomplices have been captured. These pirates really abandoned their companions and tried to escape quietly from the sea."

The old knight looked disdainful and briefly introduced the battle.

Shark and his brothers were tied up, and he was lying on the ground with a wound on his leg.

"It's him, sir, he is the pirate leader Shark, lord, you must kill him and make the decision for us!"

The townspeople in the hall pointed out one after another.

Shark suddenly cheered up and shouted loudly: "My Lord Graman, I know the location of Edward's secret treasure. As long as you don't kill me, I will tell you the location! I am wrong for your father's death. As long as you spare my life, I will be your dog, and I will bite whoever you tell me to bite!"

Humph! He still wants to grab the last straw when he is about to die. Not to mention that Shark was his "enemy who killed his father", if he spared him just for money, how could he survive in this world if the news got out?

This treasure was probably fabricated temporarily. How could Edward's treasure be known to Shark, a small vassal gang? Even if Shark knew, why didn't he take it himself? Why would he fight with the Graman family's army here?

Paul ordered: "Lock these bastards in the basement first, I will hold a public trial tomorrow."

He didn't want to believe a word of what the pirate leader said.