Master Tongtian

Chapter 285: Fellow countryman meets fellow countryman? (14)

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

Lord's study.

Rosen was sitting on the thick leather chair with his legs crossed, drinking fragrant tea and looking at the government documents suspended in front of him.

As a lord, you have a high status, enjoy the best resources of the territory, and hold the greatest power.

Everyone respects him and everyone aspires to him.

But the word yearning is similar to envy, jealousy, and covet, but the degree is different.

When a lord is shrewd and strong, he will naturally receive loyal service from his subordinates. However, if a weak point is revealed, opportunists who are good at exploiting camps will immediately take advantage of the loophole.

Therefore, the lord can delegate power, be merciful where he should be merciful, be generous when he should be generous, and be a little confused when he should be confused.

But the eyes must be kept open.

Nowadays, Crescent Territory is in a period of rapid development, and various government documents are piled as high as a hill.

Fund approval, job promotion and demolition, land use, etc. all require the lord's signature for final confirmation.

If you really have to pay attention to them one by one, it will take up a lot of time.

Fortunately, Lawson still has a desktop!

He compiled a simple government software to review documents on his behalf.

Although his eyes are open, his brain is not moving very much. It relies entirely on the computing core to work.

‘Swish, brush, brush~’

Documents quickly passed before my eyes, and the computing core reviewed them at extremely fast speeds.

'Dip~ Found a discrepancy in the file content. ’

Rosen took a look and found that it was a labor salary settlement sheet.

There is no problem when looking at it alone, but after comparing multiple documents, a small problem appears.

He discovered that there was an excess of 20 crowns in the calculation of labor wages.

After checking the details for a while, he understood that this was the work of the supervisor below.

Considering the salary approval process, he knew that the 20 kronor was not being divided by one person, but by a group of people.

The total salary was 1,600 crowns, and the error of 20 crowns was not much. If the water was clear, there would be no fish. Rosen pretended not to see it, and filled in his signature at the end with a swipe of a pen.

If the other party knows how to hold back, be a little greedy, but get things done, he doesn't care.

If it becomes increasingly difficult to hold back, then fatten it up and then slaughter it. You can not only get all the money back, but also gain some reputation.

Back to topic.

He continued to review the documents.

Normally, he would stay in the study for an hour to finish processing the previous day's documents.

After that, the time is basically all about magic.

Unless there is an emergency in the territory, Harrick will not bother him.

The computing core is extremely efficient, and the main effort Rosen spends is in the hands of the mage.

In a short while, he had finished processing all the documents.

I looked at the time and saw that less than half an hour had passed. I thought about it and decided to stay for an hour before leaving.

So I lay back on the thick leather chair and savored the unique fragrant tea imported from Baisha City in the southernmost part of the East Territory.

By the way, Baisha City is really a good place. Not to mention the coastal city, it is also a trading transit point with the Moon Elves.

Let's just say this tea, maybe it was brewed by a gentle and beautiful moon elf tea lady.

While leisurely, there was a knock on the door, and Harrick's voice came from outside the door.

"Lord, there is a high-level warrior applying for the position of sergeant major of a hundred people. He claims to be Angelou from White Horse Town. I am a little unsure."

Rosen's heart moved, and he immediately recalled his experience in White Horse Town, and then found the image of the warrior Angelou.

He is a warrior from the East who is as tall and strong as a bear and possesses unique water power.

He remembered that the last time they met, the other party was a mid-level peak warrior. Now he calls himself a high-level warrior, which means that the other party has achieved a breakthrough in strength.

Considering that the other party seems to be under 30 years old, it shows that he has outstanding martial arts talent.

Looking back on the past, he had already guessed why Angelou defected to him. Most likely, it was because he was ostracized by the locals in White Horse Town.

Rosen had a good impression of this warrior, so he said, "Let him come over."

Harrick immediately reminded: "He looks down and out, and is full of sweat and smell. I'm afraid he will bump into the lord."

Rosen didn't care: "It doesn't matter."

When he was a shepherd, he smelled everything, but he was not as delicate as a real noble.

After a while, the door was knocked again, and a thick voice came in: "Baron, warrior Angelou salutes you."

"Come in and talk."

The door was pushed open, and a tall figure walked in. At the same time, a strong smell of male sweat rushed into the room.

Rosen looked at the other person carefully. He was wearing worn-out leather armor that had been simply cleaned, and his hair had been taken care of but was still greasy and messy. His body was a little thinner than when they last met, but he exuded a strong and brave aura.

He is a tough guy, but it can also be seen that the other person's life has been really bad recently.

During this time, Angelo also quickly looked at Rosen. After one glance, he lowered his gaze and was surprised: "He is much taller than the last time we met."

The last time I saw him, he looked a little immature, but now I see him as someone with a strong sense of oppression from a superior.

The only thing that hasn't changed is probably his eyes. At first glance, they are calm and clear, but when you think about it carefully, they are deep and dark, making people afraid to look into them.

On the other side, Rosen looked at the respectful high-level warrior in front of him and said with a smile: "Angelou, I'm very happy that you can come to me."

Seeing that the other party remembered him, Angelou felt happy and immediately made up his mind to fight to the end in Crescent Town.

Since he planned to do it well, he said: "Lord, I have to explain my past to you in detail."

"Say it, I'll listen."

So, Angelou told all about his past experiences, starting from his hometown of White Sand City and ending with his escape from White Horse Town.

At the end, he sighed, his face full of loneliness,

"Lord, when I was young, I had a hot temper and often got into trouble. Later, I calmed down my temper, but became loyal to a demon. I had pretty good martial arts skills, but I ended up like this."

When he spoke, Rosen not only listened carefully, but also read carefully. Reading once was not enough. He also entered the adventure journal to observe and figure out carefully.

In the end, the result was that Angelou did not lie. He may have embellished his image in some details, but this is an instinct that no one can avoid.

Referring to the previous performance of fighting side by side in White Horse Town, it can be concluded that this is a trustworthy warrior.

As long as you give kindness, you can be entrusted with important tasks.

Rosen is currently short of capable men. If such a strong man comes to join him, he will naturally welcome him.

As for the trouble caused by Angelou, it was nothing at all in his opinion.

It has always been the case since ancient times for chivalrous men to use martial arts to break the law. If there is no passion in one's heart, one cannot develop outstanding martial arts skills.

If someone really comes to the door in the future, he will just pay a sum of money as compensation.

With this in mind, he said in a gentle tone: "Everyone will make mistakes, but the valuable thing is that you know your mistakes and can correct them."

"It just so happens that there is a vacancy in the Crescent Army with a monthly salary of 40 crowns. If you are interested, come and become my deputy army commander."

The current commander of the legion is Knight Hamil, who was specially requested by Rosen from Chabolai and is his absolute confidant.

The other deputy commander was given to Watson, who had just been promoted to a senior level.

The remaining one was given to Angelou, an outsider with no foundation, not only because he had this ability, but also as a gesture of favor to the new people, indicating that the lord would treat the old and new people equally.

Angelo was shocked, and then he was ecstatic, because this greatly exceeded his expectations.

The monthly salary of 40 crowns was five times higher than his salary in White Horse Town, not to mention the high position of deputy commander of a thousand-man army. It was like reaching the sky in one step.

He half-knelt on the ground with a 'pop': "Angelou is willing to serve the lord!"

"very good."

Rosen was also very happy and continued: "You can be regarded as coming to Crescent Town from other places. According to my newly issued decree, the new residents will be helped to settle down."

"Since you are the deputy commander of the army, you must have the dignity of the deputy army commander so that you can better control your subordinates."

As he spoke, he quickly wrote a document, but it was a letter of appointment as deputy army commander.

Then he stood up and took out a house deed and a bank stub filled with the amount of 500 kronor from the file cabinet in the study room.

"A stone house with a courtyard at No. 30 Crescent Street 2, plus 500 crowns for settling in."

"Take care of yourself, buy a new leather armor, and a good horse. Then take the letter of appointment and go to the military camp in the north of the town to report to the commander of the legion, Knight Hamil."

All the documents were put into a leather bag and slowly floated into Angelou's holding hands.

Angelou found that his hands were shaking. After ten years of wandering, he finally settled down.

He immediately swore: "Lord, I will serve you to the death!"

What Rosen wanted was these few words from him, and he said softly: "I believe you."

"After you settle down, you will marry a beautiful girl from the highlands and have a few children. Later, you will make achievements on the battlefield, gain glory, and have your own family."

"Yes, Lord."

"Then go ahead."

Angelou suppressed the excitement of rushing to his new home, saluted Rosen respectfully again, and then turned and left.

As soon as he took a step, a very tall woman suddenly appeared at the door of the room, it was apprentice Anweniya.

When Rosen saw her, his heart moved, and he immediately said: "Angelou, you are from Baisha City, right?"

"right."

"This Miss Anweniya is also from Baisha City. Maybe you guys know her."

While speaking, Rosen stared closely at Anweniya, and sure enough, he found that the face of the apprentice who came to the door changed slightly, which was a bit unnatural.

"Hey~ I just said something was wrong. This girl really lied to me."

When Angelo heard this, he thought it was a coincidence, and he was a little happy to meet a fellow villager in a foreign country, so he looked at Anweniya.

"That's a coincidence. I used to live in the dock area of ​​Baisha City. How about you?"

Anweniya's expression became more and more unnatural, and she laughed dryly: "Uh~ I'm also in the dock area."

As soon as she spoke, Angelou frowned: "Miss, your accent doesn't sound like that of a local from Baisha City?"

As soon as these words came out, Anweniya's expression changed even more.

Rosen said: "Angelou, she is a half-elf, and her accent must be different from the locals in Baisha City."

Angelou was even stranger.

"Half-elf? I grew up in the dock area and have lived there for more than 20 years. I have generally heard of half-elves, but I don't think I have heard of anyone named Anweniya."

Anweniya pursed her lips and said nothing, only looking at Rosen with pleading eyes.

Rosen knew that she had something to say to him alone, so he said, "Angelou, I know about this. You can go to the military camp and report it."

Angelou naturally knew that he shouldn't meddle in other people's business, so he bowed to Rosen again, turned around and left the study.

As soon as he walked away, the study door closed.

Rosen took up the mana torrent staff, first set up a barrier of silence, then tapped the palm of his left hand with the staff, squinting at Anweniya.

"My apprentice, lying is not a virtue."