Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

Chapter 356: Comprehensive Liquidation at Jueqiao Pass
Dense snowflakes were falling, and in an instant the world was covered in silver.

Maybe it was because the temperature in the mountains and fields was relatively low, and spring was clearly approaching. A strong wind blew by, and a heavy snow came down.

"Damn, it's so dark, it feels like I'm back in Sunshine City..."

Looking at the gray sky through the window, Ji Ming, awakened by the change in temperature, shrank back into bed.

But I closed my eyes and pretended to be dead for a while, but found that I was no longer sleepy. I could only pull out the system and thought about browsing the player forum first and thinking about it again.

As a result, I took a look at the miscellaneous talk section and found that the most popular post right now was actually...

"Hey, Sir, was he so cruel? Winston was really caught and hanged in public?"

At this time, seven days had passed since they left Jueqiao Pass in the north, but no matter how they walked, they could still learn about the situation at Jueqiao Pass from church spies and passing caravans from various places in the past few days, and each one was more sensational than the last.

Today we are talking about a big businessman who disappeared mysteriously, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother who was escorted back to her hometown by the security forces for no apparent reason.

Tomorrow we will talk about which legion commander has voluntarily resigned, and several of his direct descendants have been decapitated, and their subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Let the news come out the day after tomorrow that the third young master of the Jueqiao family has offended someone he shouldn't have offended. Now he has been imprisoned by the Duke and may never show his face again.

The guards in the convoy will curiously talk to the person who told them these things, and then make some remarks that may be shocking or emotional.

The three people who saw this scene all remained silent and just shook their heads with expressions like "Stupid humans."

Yes, that night, after a long silence, Hertmann mentioned a deal to them after drinking a bottle of brandy.

Hetman promised to use the most serious attitude and the most severe means to liquidate everyone on the list, and at the same time pay them a large sum of money as hush money, and swore as a duke that they would definitely contact them if needed. Help.

The three of them need to keep everything that happened at Jueqiao Pass secret, and cannot spread any news related to the assassination, leaving him enough time and space to deal with the follow-up.

...But it is said that there are three people. In fact, it mainly depends on whether the person involved, Eleanor, is willing to nod. Ji Ming and Tenis are all taking advantage of it.

The matter was so serious that Eleanor walked back and forth in the secret room several times and dragged them both to ask for advice before she made up her mind.

——Now that the assassination has occurred and Viper has become our spy again, instead of continuing to dwell on this matter, it is better to seek more benefits.

So the deal was concluded, and Hetman immediately transformed into King Jueqiao Daxi, used the list of participants in the assassination plan as a book of life and death, and carried out a large-scale cleansing of the city.

But the killing was a killing, this was on his own territory, and it also involved many important high-level officials, including his own son. It was impossible for him to blindly believe this information with his eyes closed.

After some behind-the-scenes investigation, I discovered that there were indeed certain problems with this list. The main problem with it was... it wasn't complete.

Since they can participate in such a crazy thing as assassinating the princess, it is impossible that these people who like to take risks have not done other bad things!

And once you follow these bad things, you will bring up a large number of people like lifting a fishing net, and your status will become higher and higher, and your scope will become wider and wider.

Hetman was also frightened when he saw this. It turned out that under his nose, my huge vagina was rotten like this! ?
If he were an ordinary person, he might be soft-hearted, but the Duke knew that not to mention these veterans, even the third son of his family could not compare with the family's century-old business.

So after some investigation, he made up his mind. The scope of the final liquidation even went far beyond the scope of the list, and he was able to catch all the bugs in the city in one fell swoop.

Although Tenis and Eleanor knew that Hetman was strangulating the mole, they were not in Jueqiao, and they would definitely not be able to know such details based on the intelligence collected by others.

But now that the number of players is nearly half a million, it is inevitable that there will be different purposes and even conflicts of interest among various small groups. Therefore, the division has been completed internally. Even if a few overturns are discovered, this disgust will not be ignored. Superimposed on the overall image of the Trail Blazers.

Therefore, relying on many players as informants, Ji Ming used the system to boldly release many "puzzle tasks" that seemed ordinary, but in fact, when combined with multiple investigation results, important information could be obtained, and finally successfully learned about the third young master. ending.

……

"Tsk, tsk, now the fateful mandarin ducks are flying together."

Ji Ming also didn't expect that Hetman could be so cruel. He had mentioned this matter when chatting with the other two people in private, and they both felt that He Jueqiao would not be willing to kill his third son.

Unexpectedly, he not only killed him, but he also killed him in front of his children, just to let them know what the consequences of betraying the family and the kingdom would be.

Such decisiveness, such willingness, and such cruelty made Ji Ming couldn't help but think highly of him in his heart. As a neighbor, this was indeed an ally worth cultivating.

But if that was all, Ji Ming would not put him in the position of "friend". There was another reason that allowed him to make such a decision...

The monotonous sound of wind, snow, and carriages and horses was suddenly broken by chaos and quarrels. Ji Ming sat up and looked out the window again, and found a small village on another hilltop in the distance.

The village is very poor, and the tallest room in it is made of cracked stones and covered with thin hay. It is not even worth searching in an RPG game.

At this moment, there were several soldiers wearing shabby wallets walking through it, trying to snatch food from the hands of the crying village women, acting arrogantly like bandits.

Seeing Lord Chosen open the window, the guardian knight beside him slowed down his horse.

"That is the family crest of Baron Frostwing. He is the local lord. Now... he should be sending troops to collect taxes."

Ji Ming nodded and closed the window.

This is the "good" thing about Hetman. Although the tax on the absolute customs is definitely not light, he at least understands that people have no money and whoever has money will earn it. Moreover, the tax structure is very simple and will not be casual. Find an excuse to add projects.

On the other hand, this group of nobles from the south cannot compare with the west in terms of integrity, cannot compare with the east in terms of wealth, and cannot compare with the north in terms of power. Instead, they impose excessive taxes and oppress the people. They have one set of wisdom after another.

As for why we should have taken decisive action, killing various soldiers, noble knights, and mercenary groups in succession, and finally forced the birth baron to kneel and kowtow in front of him to apologize, and then waited for the weak country girl to be rescued to throw himself into his arms, in the earthy flavor Ji Ming, who slept until dawn with the love words to accompany him and maxed out his pleasure in one breath, did not take any action...

The answer is useless.

According to the laws of the kingdom, all the people in the fiefdom belong to the private property of the nobles. As long as it does not cause too serious consequences, the gentlemen can do whatever they want.

Although as the state religion, the Holy Light Church can set aside one day a week to see a doctor for free, and it can also pay for it out of its own pocket to set up a tent and provide porridge, but if you interfere with the noble lord's "legal taxation".

Sorry, this is because you are overstepping your bounds. If you bring the matter to the capital, the church will ignore it. And even if the local nobles are willing to sell it to the three of them, they will smile and say that it's easy to talk about. I won't collect this tax for now. After all, I'm not a devil.

Ha, of course, how can demons compare to these borns? After the three of them leave, the villages that have been spared will probably only suffer double the revenge!
So Ji Ming is not the first good person to see this scene, nor is he the first strong person to want to take action, but everything in the past has told him that this will not work.

Instead of jumping into this mud pit again, it's better to cherish your feathers and don't work for a long time and end up with a meaningless or even embarrassing ending.

So what they can do is to camp in the wild along the way, not go to the nobles' castles to share the glory and wealth, out of sight, out of mind, and be blind.

——But do you really want to pretend not to see it?
Is there no solution to the problem?
have! Of course!
[Are there any good brothers who want to explore the Maple Forest Territory together? Currently, there are only two out of five. They mainly focus on anti-nobles. If you have a girl, please give me a T.]

[Gunblade's eighth foreign legion has begun recruiting, targeting Mitan Town in Xiaohu Territory. It is expected to be stationed for two weeks, and the methods are moderate]

[I am going to change the direction to save the people, and have already established a relationship with Viscount Soth. Do you have any inspiration or ideas?]

In reality, if you have money and time to play "Two Moons Earning", even if you are not rich, you should not have many memories of hunger, and your education level will not be low.

Now seeing these dirty things that are far away to them, but may be within reach for others, jumps out in front of their eyes, and after a brief period of confusion, they become angry.

——What age is it, and you are still doing these decadent and backward things!

So on the day Ji Ming left Jueqiao Pass, some brave players couldn't bear it anymore and fought off the arrogant lackeys of the nobles in the newly opened map of Xiaohu.

Baron Xiaohu was furious after hearing the news, and immediately sent out family knights to suppress the mob that ran out of nowhere.

But this group of guys who can be called counterexamples to the virtues of knights can hardly even climb a horse. How can they be the opponents of these players with an average level of 20+?
If their backbone hadn't come from the [Justice] Guild, which cautiously prevented players from killing people, they might not have left corpses everywhere.

If the Baron was a man of character, he would have to fight in person now. This is no longer an ordinary mob and must be dealt a heavy blow!
But if he had any backbone, how could he have such a group of private soldiers that could run away like pigs? So he was so frightened that he decisively chose to cry to his father.

Who is the father?
Sir Alex is the father!

With his back to Jueqiao Pass, in this barren territory, he could only live a luxurious life by eating the little bits and pieces of Jueqiao's fingers. He quickly asked the old butler to organize an envoy and bring several carts of rich gifts. Ask for help.

Player: What the hell? I wonder why no one wants this fleet.

As a result, the player was cruelly cut off halfway. That night, all the nearby villages were filled with the smell of meat, and no one could walk on the road the next day.

Seeing the crying old butler Baron, he was furious again, thinking that if I can't defeat the bandit, I can't defeat you? Immediately sent hawks and dogs to these villages to cause trouble for the villagers.

But the villagers also have something to say, sir, it’s not that we are collaborating with thieves, it’s that they are forcing us to eat. Look, if we can’t eat anymore, we drink wine. It’s so painful! too painful!
The knight leader's beard almost blew off when he heard this. Can you listen to these idiots talking nonsense today? With a clanking sound, he pulled out his saber and prepared to chop a few to establish his authority.

But before he could lift the knife, he was stopped by the old housekeeper who came with him to vent his anger.

"You can't cut it, my lord! You can't cut it!"

"You...where the hell are you from!"

The old housekeeper looked sad.

"Sir, take a good look!"

The knight leader frowned and took a closer look, and was stunned.

Yes, as the leader of the knight master, usually these villagers would not say a word when they saw him, and they would not even dare to look up.

But today, not only did he dare to look directly, but he even dared to laugh. It was obvious that he had experienced resistance with those bandits and had become hardened!

Can it be suppressed?

able! Killing three is enough.

But what about next time?

Five?

Seven?

When the hatred is so deep that it can only be solved by killing it.

And if the church intervenes, and the baron and the king file a lawsuit, naturally there will be some elders who can't stand the church to help come forward, and then they will just wait for the church to take the initiative to compensate.

But if bandits incite the people in the territory to rebel, according to the rules, the royal capital will only ask the nearby nobles to form a coalition to help suppress it and regain the lost territory.

Let’s not talk about what will happen if we fail, even if we succeed...you must understand that recovery and recovery are two different things!

--ah? You guys have worked so hard to help you get your territory back. Shouldn't I show some respect to you?
When the time comes, they may be "taken" away by others, even if they are not taken away as much as themselves. Chun Chun will just find a package of wild fathers for him to come back!
But we can’t just let this matter go. I am a noble master, and I also want to save face. How can you...

But just when the baron was struggling, he heard that there was a banditry in the neighboring nobles' territory, and several soldiers were actually killed by them. Now he is incompetent and furious at home.

Hey, thinking about it this way, it seems like it’s not a loss if I don’t die.

Moreover, although these bandits were ferocious, they still knew how to behave. They did not invade their own towns or plunder passing caravans. They also knew the rule that nobles could not be killed. They would only attack a few large soldiers who were used as consumables. .

So forget it~
As long as you can still collect taxes and continue to enjoy the food and drink, let him go with the hardships. Anyway, I don't care about it!
The open-minded Baron Xiaohu decided to tolerate the offense of this group of bandits. Little did he know that in the player's forum, just below Winster's body, the topic of another post was——

[I suggest that you all be patient for a while, first expand your territory, increase your influence, and make many friends, and then fall out with these aristocratic insects! 】

【right! When the time comes, we will send them all to the guillotine in one go! 】

(End of this chapter)