I'm the one running the game

"Sir, as per your request, all the qualified people in the territory are here." The steward said.

He didn't know what Lu Xingshi was going to do, but it should be related to finding the murderous wolf.

Lu Xingshi took over the list. Not to mention, the number was quite large. There were dozens of people in total.

Unfortunately there is no image, just the name.

"Where are the people?" Lu Xingshi was sure that if the housekeeper could give a list, it meant that the people had been arranged.

Otherwise, just collect a list?

"We're already waiting outside the castle," the housekeeper said quickly.

From the butler's point of view, this group of people was not qualified to enter the castle at all, so of course they could only wait outside.

"Let's go, take me there and take a look." Lu Xingshi said, getting up and walking towards the outside of the castle.

After leaving the castle, I quickly saw this group of people.

Because they were all outsiders, there would inevitably be some commotion when they saw Lu Xingshi. Fortunately, the housekeeper immediately scolded them and it calmed down.

Lu Xingshi's eyes were hidden under his mask, scanning the group of people.

However, no one had a problem, he couldn't detect the aura of the werewolf curse at all.

Even he couldn't be sure whether there were really cursed people in this group of people.

When the curse is not triggered by the stimulation of the full moon, this group of werewolf cursers are no different from ordinary people.

"Lord, what do you want us to do when you summon us?" Someone had the courage to ask Lu Xingshi.

After all, he gathered them all together and looked at them without saying a word. It really made their scalps go numb just by looking at it.

As refugees and savages, they still have a certain understanding of the moodiness of the nobles, so they feel uneasy.

"You have heard about the murderous wolf incident this morning, right?" Lu Xingshi said.

This matter cannot be blocked. As the saying goes, good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles. News like this will spread very quickly.

Among them, probably seven or eight out of ten would know.

"I know, are you going to let us go hunting wolves together?" someone asked again.

A group of strong men gathered together, and when Lu Xingshi mentioned this matter, his first thought was to get rid of this murderous wolf.

"No, the killer wolf is among you." Lu Xingshi said calmly.

However, the atmosphere froze at this moment. What Lu Xingshi said was indeed too absurd.

Fortunately, someone spoke up.

"Are you talking about a monster that can turn into a werewolf when the moon is full?" one of the people shouted.

Lu Xingshi's eyes fell on the other party. To be honest, he was a little surprised that someone actually knew about werewolves. He thought someone would question him.

"Before I became a refugee, there was a similar legend in my hometown..." The man shrank his head and said angrily.

Not only Lu Xingshi looked at him, but other people around him also looked at him.

Then he told a rumor that was something like a cross between a horror story and a nursery rhyme.

The general idea is that there will be werewolves wandering around at night under the full moon, and then kill the entire village.

"Lord, is there really a monster like a werewolf in our territory?" At this time, many people were panicking.

This is a bit too scary.

"So do you have any way to identify werewolves?" Lu Xingshi asked, ignoring the panicked questions of the group.

"Sir, I don't know how to tell, but I heard that they hate the smell of aconitum. Every household in our original village would plant it next to their houses to drive away werewolves." The other party said.

"Go and send someone to get some aconite grass." Lu Xingshi said.

Anyway, it's a dead horse being treated as a live horse doctor, otherwise what else can be done.

The butler responded and left.

There is definitely no Aconitum this season, but there is some that can be processed into medicinal materials.

Lu Xingshi didn't know if what he was doing was useful, so he wanted to give it a try first.

"What if the werewolf can bear it?" Lu Xingshi discovered a blind spot. It doesn't mean he can't bear it if he hates it.

"If you can't help it, the werewolf will have tears and snot running all the time, as if..." The man stopped suddenly in the middle of his words.

Not for anything else, just because the little man behind the housekeeper was in this state.

Lu Xingshi was also attracted by the other party's gaze.

The person holding the dried aconite grass is a local citizen who was caught looking at the excitement and worked as a porter. He is also an outsider.

At this time, the other party was holding back tears and snot, with disgust in his expression, but he did not dare to move because of the butler's status and majesty.

Lu Xingshi carefully observed the other person's face shape, which was slightly protruding, like a wolf's kiss.

In addition, the hair appears to be a bit strong, and the disadvantage is that the body is relatively short, so this is not included in the screening range.

At this moment, many people panicked.

"Put down the aconite first and come here." Lu Xingshi greeted the other party.

The little leader was naturally very confused. After putting down the aconite grass, he came directly towards Lu Xingshi.

The other party actually didn't understand why the lord suddenly came to look for him.

"I really don't know whether I should call you lucky or bad." Lu Xingshi observed carefully and confirmed that the other party was a werewolf, but the werewolf curse on him was extremely weak.

He even suspected that with this content, whether it could be passed on to the next generation was a question.

"Let's go, I need your help with something." When Lu Xingshi said this, he signaled.

The housekeeper immediately understood and took the others away, warning them not to spread the news or else they would look good.

Lu Xingshi left with the werewolf.

On the way back to the castle, Lu Xingshi casually inquired about the other party's information. The short man's name was Blue, and he was a carpenter.

He fled because he couldn't pay taxes and finally landed in Lu Xingshi's black territory.

What do you think of taxes as value-added tax and personal income tax? In fact, taxes are air tax, drinking water tax, and food tax. Anyway, as long as you are alive, every action is a tax.

This forced them to leave their homes.

Blue has no wife or children. As for his parents, he has died long ago, leaving him alone.

"Sit down." After entering the castle's study, Lu Xingshi motioned for Blue to sit down.

"No, no, Lord, I'm still standing." Blue looked embarrassed. He didn't know why Lu Xingshi was looking for him.

During this period, Lu Xingshi had actually confirmed that except for Blue's body shape, everything else matched the characteristics of a werewolf mentioned by Winter Wolf.

As for being grumpy? That depends on what the situation is.

If he was with the common people who were also members of the territory, he would indeed be very irritable, but in front of the earl Lu Xingshi, he was afraid that it would be too late, so how could he dare to be irritable.

"What impression did you have last night?" Lu Xingshi asked.

When the werewolf curse occurs, it not only transforms, but also loses its mind and turns into a bloodthirsty beast.

So during the whole process, the cursed person actually had no idea what was happening in the middle.

"I...I...don't have much memory last night. I was just sleeping, and then got up once to drink water." Blue carefully recalled it, and finally came to this result.

When Lu Xingshi heard this, it was probably at this time that he came into contact with the full moon and transformed into a werewolf.

"Have you seen the moon?" Lu Xingshi asked.

"I took a look. The moon last night was big and round." Blue said immediately.

He was still very impressed by the moon last night, but he felt that it had little to do with what Lu Xingshi asked, so he didn't elaborate.

"Now I can confirm that you are the werewolf who killed someone this morning." Lu Xingshi said.

Blue was suddenly frightened. How could he become a murderous werewolf? He wanted to explain, but Lu Xingshi signaled him to be quiet.

"This is not your fault. After all, you did it unintentionally. If you cooperate with my research, you will be forgiven the sin of murder."

"Don't worry about the family of the deceased. The territory will pay compensation." Lu Xingshi said.

It is equivalent to being exempted from death penalty, but unable to escape from living crime.

As the lord of the Black Earth Territory, he has the judicial power in his hands, so naturally he has the final say.

This is a werewolf curse, related to a main god of the pantheon. If Lu Xingshi can find out the root cause, it may be used as a value for his improvement.

At least it must be a value related to the priesthood.

When Blu heard Lu Xingshi's words, he immediately felt happy.

I had heard before that the lords of the Black Earth Territory were very kind, which could be seen simply by giving them food when they were willing to work. Now, Blue felt it for himself.

After all, he had forgiven himself for the sin of murder. Even if he didn't know anything, as a nobleman, Lu Xingshi could decide his life or death with just one sentence.

His thinking was the same as that of the oppressed citizens of the Kingdom of Vos, who believed that they were the property of the lord.

Even if he cannot afford to pay the taxes and escape, if he can afford the taxes, he will only bear them silently in his original territory.

"Make arrangements to let him live in the castle from today on." Lu Xingshi said to the housekeeper who came back.

The housekeeper didn't ask Lu Xingshi why he placed such a dangerous werewolf in the castle. Lu Xingshi naturally had his own plans.

As a subordinate, you only need to comply.

After hearing this, Blue was even more happy. This castle was a place where only noble men could live. He never thought that he would be able to live in it one day.

You know, those people who want to be slaves in the castle don't even have a way, so he just got in so easily.

"Also, let him wash up, change his clothes, and treat him like a guard." Lu Xingshi gave another instruction.

After all, they are all his own experimental products, so don’t be picky about this little bit of treatment, you still have to give what should be given.

"Yes, sir." Upon hearing this, the butler glanced at Blue and could only say that this short boy was really lucky to be favored by the lord.

I can only say that it is valuable, it is indeed different.

Blue didn't understand what he heard, but he was sure of one thing, that was that he had new clothes to wear.