Lord Roar

Chapter 13 Undercurrent
Hurent was sitting in the office of the General Administration Hall, just like his own bedroom, half lying on the chair, his riding boots covered in mud were placed on the desk, and a large stack of papers written "Outline of the Abolition of the Civilian Tax Law" was placed under his feet. document.

A soldier in armor next to him looked away from the documents and said to him respectfully: "Master Legion, I am your new herald Yasuo, and I am here to report to you that your entourage has settled down. Finished, the three mages and the priest of the church are going to live in the castle not far away, do you want to go to the castle to rest?"

"The castle of the lord of the Outpost County? Let's talk about it after he comes to say hello to me."

"My subordinate understands."

Hurent played with the quill in his hand, and asked casually, "What's the noise outside?"

Yasuo's face was slightly sweaty, and he explained in a low voice: "Your followers are using some civilian residences, so those civilians are outside..."

Yasuo, who had just been promoted to the herald officer, was very disturbed, because he knew that although the young army commander in front of him had a gentle and elegant face, what was hidden under his face was a cruel, bloodthirsty and extremely violent soul , and moody, smiling at people one moment may chop your head off the next.

Yasuo, who is still considered a devout believer, sometimes wonders, does the supreme god he believes in really need such a murderous executioner to spread the blessing and will of the holy father?
Hurent is not only a legion commander, but also an executioner butcher who is disliked by heretics. According to rumors, this legion commander, the bones of heretics who died directly or indirectly in his hands can be piled up. into a huge castle.

A year ago when they were attacking the ogre clan in the Great Dark Moon Swamp, the Earth Dragon Legion suffered heavy casualties. Hurent crossed. The leader of the ogre tribe returned to the legion with nearly a hundred ogre heads, and he burned all the trees in the swamp. The fire burned for two days and one night, and thousands of ogres could not bear it. Thick smoke billowed out of the Darkmoon Swamp. As if playing a game, Hurent waited with his knights to drive out all the ogres.

That battle was recorded in the annals of the Saint Cassis continent, and the swamp ogre family completely disappeared from people's sight.

Yasuo looked at Hurent's lazy face in front of him, gradually overlapping with the image of the genocidal butcher, feeling chills in his heart.

"Cut off their tongues and drive them away, I want to take a nap!" Hurent continued without emotion: "Also, find someone to investigate whether the lord of this place, the son of the Grand Duke of the Locke Kingdom, is as rumored. Generally unsightly."

Yasuo took the order, turned and left the office in a hurry.

When he walked out of the main government hall, dozens of outpost county residents in civilian clothes surrounded the gate and made a lot of noise.

Yasuo, who was kind-hearted, sighed and sympathized with the civilians in the outpost county. However, remembering Hurent's ruthless face, he still gave orders to the two sentinels indifferently.

It can be seen that the two sentries who drew their swords had long been accustomed to such unreasonable and cruel orders, and silently walked towards the civilians outside the gate.

Seeing the sentry draw their weapons, dozens of subjects dressed in civilian clothes all shut their mouths. The two leading old men snorted coldly, pulled a few children and retreated silently. The strong young man stepped forward and looked at the sentry with a blank expression, while the other civilians opened a semi-circle and surrounded the gate of the General Administration Hall.

Yasuo, who knew a little bit about the military formation, was stunned. The semi-circle outside the gate was composed of civilians. Perhaps it should be called an encirclement. As long as these two walked out of the gate, they would face the embarrassing situation of being enemies on all sides.

Moreover, Yasuo also noticed a phenomenon that shocked him, that is, the civilians who had been begging with pitiful expressions just now, now only showed coldness and disdain on their faces.

Yasuo was very puzzled. He had never encountered such a situation. He wondered if these civilians were out of their minds. Don't they know that the Pagan Crusade Legion belongs to the Holy See?
Assassinating a certain nobleman may be justified in every possible way, but attacking the soldiers of the Holy See is tantamount to rebellion, and they will be directly sent to the stake.

But soon his doubts turned into shock, because the few children who had just retreated into the crowd and left quietly came back, bringing more friends back, and the children carried all kinds of children's clothes on their immature shoulders. Weapons and armor.

Knight's giant sword, standard bow and crossbow, infantry giant shield, pure iron chain mail, and a few wheel axes that I don't know if they are used to chop trees or people.

Dozens of civilians were quickly dressed, and their movements were skillful and quick, like the elites who have been on the battlefield all year round.

Yasuo hurriedly shouted: "What are you guys going to do? Do you know who we are? We are the pagan crusade army of the Holy See. Do you want to betray God's will?"

The armed civilians did not make a sound, their eyes still indifferent.

Yasuo was in a dilemma, no matter he spoke words to appease or threatened, the civilians had no intention of leaving. As time went by, more civilians surrounded the gate of the General Administration Hall.

All the legionnaires in the General Administration Hall heard the news, and the two sides were on the verge of breaking out.

In the clerk's office, Hurent stood behind the window, with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth and cold eyes.

When Yorkshire and Thackeray arrived, the gate of the General Administration Hall was already surrounded by the people of the county.

The subjects outside the gate had indifferent eyes. No matter whether they were men or women, old people or children, no one spoke.

More than a dozen legionnaires inside the door held up the standard crossbows and drew their bows. The recording officers and messengers headed by Yasuo also drew their sabers, looking nervous.

With a "snap", Thackeray whipped a loud whip on his horse, attracting everyone's attention.

The civilians looked hostile, Yasuo relieved.

Yorkshire walked over alone, and several leading old men and armed young men hurriedly surrounded him, no longer the hostile expression, the bitter expression on his face, and the exaggerated expression.

"Master clerk, you are here, we can't live anymore."

"That's right, these old men from the Holy See robbed our house and even cut off our tongues."

"Yes, yes, you have to make the decision for us. If you live in my house, you have to give me two copper coins."

"My 80-year-old mother can't get out of bed, she's still lying at home, what if this group of military masters spoils me, if it is ruined, I will admit it, the problem is that these military masters don't give me a single coin , can’t it be wasted?”

"Secretary, please ask the person in charge. My mother-in-law is very famous. She has big ass and big breasts, and two copper coins. You can play whatever you want. Please ask them if they have any needs in this regard. My mother-in-law lives in the market place. In the first low brick house on the east side of the city entrance."

"Fart, you shameless guy, the one you're talking about is my house, and the one with the big ass and big breasts is also my wife."

All the people talked about the black appearance of the legionnaires, and what they said was true and vivid.

How could Yorkshire not understand the faces of these gangsters, his complexion became darker and darker, he pushed away everyone, walked into the gate and said to Yasuo: "Let your men put down their weapons, they are all devout believers, not enemies .”

Yasuo pointed to the door and said: "They dared to besiege the General Administration Hall, and they also brought weapons."

He could not continue the second half of his sentence, because he was interrupted by the crackling of the sugar palm.

All the civilians with weapons in their hands threw all the guys on the ground in an instant, and kicked them away as if they were stealing their ears. They spread their hands with innocent expressions, and looked like docile and good people.

Yorkshire looked at Yasuo with a sneer.

In any case, he is also the clerk of the frontier county, and the civilians behind him, no matter what their previous identities are, whether they are down-and-out mercenaries with blood on their hands, or retired veterans of the frontier army, even if they are wanted criminals in the kingdom It doesn't matter.

Because they have only one identity now, and that is the subjects of the Outpost County and the citizens of the Locke Kingdom.

Thackeray turned into that haughty expression again, and led a few cavalrymen arrogantly into the main government hall, shouting at the soldiers: "Are you all blind? I am the noble Your Excellency the Earl, your chief of staff, Lord Thackeray, put down your weapons for me!"

The few knight attendants behind him were no less senior dog legs. Seeing the count's unkind expression, they hurriedly jumped off the horse, and punched and kicked a few orderlies who were slow to react.

Not to mention the tricky angle of attack, they only chose the thinner and thinner messengers to attack, and the heavily armed sentries with bows and arrows next to them, they just ignored them as if they hadn't seen them.

These days, the dogs know how to bully the weak and fear the tough.

Not to mention, this group of soldiers with bows and strings still eat Thackeray's set. Although many people don't know him, they can tell at a glance when they see his arrogant and domineering demeanor and the way his eyes grow to his forehead. He is a great nobleman, regardless of whether he is his superior chief of staff or not, they put away their weapons obediently.

Yorkshire exhaled secretly.

Seeing that the scene was under control, Thackeray patted the non-existing dust on his shoulder arrogantly, and snorted coldly at Yorkshire.

Yasuo wiped the cold sweat off his face, and was about to report the cause and effect of the matter to Thackeray when a slender figure came out yawning, looking out of the gate with a half-smile, narrowing his eyes slightly, A bloodthirsty light flickered.

A few big men in the crowd who had been chatting and pouring bitterness a moment ago, when they saw Hurente, looked at each other solemnly, and made a few gestures that ordinary people could not understand.

The sharp-eyed Yorkshire noticed the scene outside the gate and was shocked.

Because he knew this kind of gesture, only the elite guards of the Grand Duke of the Locke Kingdom used this unknown gesture to communicate with each other.

Thinking of the mysterious guard team composed of high-ranking fighting spirit fighters, Yorkshire seemed to understand something, and the nervous expression disappeared after seeing Hurent.

Backed away with arms folded.

(End of this chapter)