Chaos Crown

Chapter 280, Big Dragon Awakens (Second Update!)
July 1361 in the Valley calendar.

Sunset collar has entered winter, and the Winter Veil Festival is coming, and the whole collar is covered with ice and snow.

But festivals have to be celebrated, and hard labor is also required.

It has been more than half of the year since the Viscount Lord came to the territory, so Aaron announced that he would reduce half of the labor service period of the full collar as appropriate, and replace it with Boone.

Labor labor has always been the hardest-hit area for nobles to exploit civilians. In theory, farmers have to serve 60-80 days of labor for the lords and nobles a year. Farmers need to prepare their own food and tools, and report to the head of the village or the housekeeper in the early morning , There are hard work regulations in the labor service. If you can't complete the task of the day, you need to make up for it the next day.

Labor is very hard. Plowing, transporting, sowing seeds for the lord, harvesting, threshing, and warehousing are the parts that have already been completed. Apart from these parts, there are still many tasks that farmers need to complete, such as building rivers, roads, According to the law of Cormyr, farmers lack freedom in many places. They can’t brew wine at will, they can’t leave the territory at will, and they can’t sell livestock without the permission of the lord. In theory, even every wedding needs the permission of the lord. .

This is the so-called "right of the first night".

Of course, the power of the first night has almost never been successfully implemented in an enlightened and autocratic country like Cormyr. Under the pressure of the Three Gods of Justice, Losander Santiago, and the fire-haired lady Sune, every lord who has just taken office needs to The first document signed was to give up the right to the first night, and promised to Ms. Huofa that any couple, as long as the families of both parties agree, can hold the simplest ceremony by paying two copper coins to the priest (there is no upper limit).

Paladins full of a sense of justice often play an awkward role in this process, that is, when these laws are established by convention and negotiated with the head of the farmer and the leader, then the paladins will remain silent and acquiesce This kind of exploitation, but if the lord makes excessive demands or violates the agreement, the paladins will exercise their power.

For example, there is a lord who stipulates 67 days of labor service in a year, but the lord who believes in Bane has a whim, and thinks that farmers only serve eight hours a day during labor service, so the correct service time should be 67*3=201 days is right.

Before this regulation was implemented, it attracted the siege of the paladins. Not only was the lord forced to lose his title and his brother should inherit it, but he was also exiled.

But from another point of view, for example, a self-cultivator encountered an "inheritance tax" in inheriting his father's territory, that is, every self-cultivator must pay the lord "one horse, one piece of land" when inheriting the land of his elders. Leather armor, a sheep", faced with this situation, all the paladin can do is to persuade the lord to give up the "one horse".

One very specific exception is Mulhorand, where the paladins openly allow the trade of slaves on the grounds that Mulhorand tradition holds that slaves = the property of the Mulhorand pantheons, holy The warriors will follow such customary rules and closely monitor whether the slave owners provide the slaves with qualified two meals a day and whether they exceed the working hours stipulated in the teachings.

I have to say that in the country, if you are not an adventurer, then the slow-paced life in the Middle Ages is quite boring.

Douglas is such an unlucky guy.

He came from the Hurek Forest at the edge of the Sunset Territory. The brothers in the family, the eldest and the second child, all finished their hard labor a few years ago, and they all complained when they came back. Douglas himself did a lot of farm work, and he worked very hard to serve his parents. , the two elder brothers had already married wives under the witness of Pastor Suni, and he begged and begged, but he did not expect that it would be his turn to serve in labor.

why me?
Douglas thought with dissatisfaction that his village was newly built, and the annual crop output was not much. His brother-in-law gave him 10 pieces of black bread, and his parents secretly gave him a small bag of copper coins, which was barely enough to deal with.

The sunset in winter was extremely cold, and a group of young people who had to serve hard labor set out together, following the instructions of the military officer all the way, passing through the forest, passing by the newly built town, and finally came to the Feilongshui Lake.

The black bread had been gnawed, and the copper coins were almost spent. A group of cold and hungry young people gathered around the fire. After a short rest, several vicious soldiers of the Shepherds Legion came up with weapons.

"Hurry up, get up and work! Be quick!"

Douglas's heart was cold. He was suffering from hunger and cold now, and he knew that if he worked in this state for a few hours, he would soon get sick.

But there is no way, the attitude of the soldiers is very arrogant, and the weapons in their hands are even more unrecognizable.

"One, two, three, up!"

Two laborers jack up a log.

"One, two, three, up!"

Another log was transported to the dock by the river.

After working for half a day, Douglas was so hungry that he was dizzy. Today's hard labor was finally over, and he sat down by the fire, not even wanting to say a word.

However, the next sound immediately made him tremble.

"Dinner is ready!" shouted the soldiers of the Shepherd's Legion, "Go get the pork porridge yourself, and eat as much as you want!"

"This is winter pickle, those snow elves taught us how to make it!"

Douglas could hardly believe his ears.

What, have pork porridge to drink?And pickles made by adults with pointed ears? !
Unknowingly, another burst of strength gushed out from there, and Douglas trotted all the way to the place where the porridge was served.

It's porridge!

Golden oatmeal!

The kind with meat in it!

Douglas took the pig offal porridge in a large bowl with both hands, which was extremely rare. His hands sank as soon as he took it. The seductive fragrance made the farmers in Hurek Forest salivate uncontrollably. He took the simplest porridge. When the wooden spoon was gently stirred in the bowl, tears filled my eyes.

When the spoon was turned over, the pig heart, pig liver, pig lung, and pig large intestine were all turned out. The big bowl of barley porridge was like flowing gold. What's more, when the spoon was placed in the porridge, it sank directly into it !

"Cuntia is on top, Shangtia is on top!" Douglas was so excited that he picked up the hot porridge and wanted to find a corner to cook hard.

"Hey, don't you want to pickle the vegetables?" The soldiers laughed and reminded him.

pickles? !Douglas thought this is not over yet?

I saw the soldiers beat a spoonful of pickles from a large iron bucket with a spoon half the size of the palm, without shaking their wrists or spoons, and threw it into the big bowl, splashing a burst of droplets. It made Douglas feel bad.

But the scent on the pickles had already made him forget himself, he lightly picked up a trace with his lips, sour, salty, sweet, and some indescribably weak pain!

Really fragrant!

"Hey, is that enough?" The soldiers laughed.

"Enough is enough!" Douglas nodded desperately, fearing that the pork offal porridge and pickles in the bowl would fly off, he randomly found a corner, picked up the big bowl and worked hard.

Along the corner is a whole line of laborers, everyone slurping their porridge, and some licking their bowls with their tongues when they're done.

The porridge is hot, the vegetables are salty, and the heart is warm.

The feeling of hunger and cold disappeared in an instant. Douglas drank the full bowl of porridge and wiped the corners of his mouth, thinking that it would be great to be able to come out to do hard labor this time.

Even the homeowners can't eat this kind of food.

But this is not over yet, the soldiers of the Shepherd Legion came over and laughed and cursed: "Are you full? You can continue if you are not full!"

what? !

Did Douglas feel like he was dreaming?

impossible!Absolutely impossible!
We are all eating like this, what will Lord Aaron eat?
Douglas recalled seeing the Salian family crest by the Feilongshui Lake. His eyes were full of hatred and numbness before, but now, Douglas felt that the Salian family crest seemed to be shrouded in a sacred octagonal halo.

But why?

Douglas didn't understand, and humans began to subconsciously look for reasons.

I remembered that the Salian family had been taken away from the village, I remembered the unclear rumors about Aaron and the princess, I remembered that Aaron already had a lady pastor of the Silver Virgin as his wife, I remembered that they had seen Douglas felt that he had found a reason for the guardian dragon.

Chantea, sir, isn't Your Excellency Aaron just wanting to replace the royal family?

Then count me in!
Throughout the sunset, the eyes of the farmers who came to enjoy Salian labor for the first time gradually changed.

The porridge is delicious and the dishes are delicious!
But can I still eat it tomorrow?Can I eat it tomorrow, can I still eat it the day after tomorrow?

Whoever wants to harm Lord Aaron is our enemy!
When he was about to rest after eating at night, Douglas suddenly heard the roar of a dragon in the sky.

"Hahahahahahahaha~"

Under the night, the laborers saw the giant dragon flying past, flying all the way towards Salian Castle, and the air was filled with her triumphant roar.

At first, the people of Sunset Nation were afraid when they saw the dragon.

However, since Aaron came to the Sunset Territory, Egil flew over every corner of the whole Territory for a period of time, "inspecting" her "territory". After a long time, even the most ignorant peasants will not be surprised up.

"That's the guardian dragon." The workers were talking about the big dragon Egil, because they were all full, and they didn't feel too sleepy for the time being.

At this time, the guard who stayed at the gate suddenly said: "Isn't it? Please be clear, the porridge and pickled vegetables you eat are rewarded to you by Your Excellency the Dragon!"

"Your Excellency the Dragon? Is it true?" The farmers were surprised.

"Yes, Lord Aaron somehow persuaded her to take out the food that was originally stipulated to be taken away, so that everyone can have hot porridge to drink and pickles to eat."

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed.

One of the laborers seemed to be older and knew more, and he suddenly said: "Speaking of which, the previous news and rumors said that the purple dragon on our Cormyr refers to this giant dragon, isn't it? Your Excellency Li An and this dragon are not..."

The workers fell silent for a moment, and collectively looked at the guard at the door.

The guard didn't respond.

It was obvious that some ideas had sprouted in their minds.

…………

Salian Castle, Palace of Aquitaine.

"Boom!" The window was kicked open, and Egil, who had turned into a human form, grabbed the top edge of the window with both hands, and flew into the warm palace in a very unrefined way of spinning up and down.

"Ah!" Miss Priest's scream and Aaron's complaint came from the room: "Egil! Can't you click in normally?"

"Shut up, servant!" After a period of dormancy, Egil, the power dragon, is now refreshed. Her body length has been extended from nine meters to 12 meters, and her strength has become stronger.

So the giant dragon is really a kind of species favored by heaven, and they can become stronger when they sleep a lot.

"If you dare to resist me again, I will devour you completely in the name of the legendary dragon species. You servant, you can't be so rude to your master! — Ah!" The big dragon was still arrogant, and Aaron had already beaten you on her forehead.

Now that Egil's prestige was gone, she covered her head and squatted down: "You are too much, servant! Oh, what kind of punch is this, it hurts me so much!"

Miss Priest, who was originally shocked and angry, couldn't help but smile when she saw this scene.

This arrogant legendary dragon... seems a bit timid in the face of Aaron?
"It's just right, Egil, if you wake up, the whole grand curtain can be prepared." As an apology, Aaron touched Egil's silver dragon horn with an extra streak of red hair.

"Hey, don't touch my horn!" Egil stepped back quickly.

He knew that Egil had faintly felt the power from the court of the Chaos contract through the high-level dragon contract, so she became a little cowardly.

With four powerful divine powers, the feeling is still at the peak!
"Come on, let's add up." Aaron showed a slight smile: "This time, we will present a performance that shocked the gods to the whole country."

"It was always my father's wish."

　Updated, ask for tickets~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)