Our family is in decline

The Sheriff didn't know what to say when he saw this scene, but he began to doubt Lance's identity.

How could a noble lord, and also an earl, treat an ordinary person with such gentleness?

The feeling of unreality hit his brain.

On the contrary, Leonard and the two were not surprised by this scene. They knew what kind of person their lord was, and that was why they chose to follow him.

Lance let go of the woman in just two or three seconds. He chose this woman very simply. He needed someone to stay here to help him observe the situation in the town, and then record it and report it to the caravan when it came.

His cult can brainwash some people and place them in various places, and so can he.

There is not just one such person, but many. He wants to place spies in all the gathering places above the town in the territory and collect information through caravans.

Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.

Although he does not plan to regain the territory now, it is always useful to collect information in advance. This can help him understand what is happening in the territory and prepare for raising troops in the future.

But this is just a tack, the talent that Lance really wants has not yet entered his pocket.

He turned to look at the Sheriff and asked, "What do you think about it?"

Facing the inquiry, the Sheriff frowned. To be honest, he didn't know what he should do. He was very confused now.

"I know you are a person who loves justice, but do you know why you have been working hard for more than ten years but you are still an ordinary police officer and can't even become a police chief?"

"Why?" The Sheriff came to his senses immediately and blurted out subconsciously. He had thought about this question for a long time, but could not find an answer.

"If you don't accept bribes and act in accordance with the law, in the eyes of ordinary people, you are a stubborn fool who doesn't understand human feelings and can't adapt.

You pursue the case seriously. In the eyes of the police chief, you are a trouble for him to make money and a threat to his profit.

If you weren't the only one in the entire security team doing real work, and he needed your credit for your work, I'm afraid he would have kicked you out a long time ago.

But under the lobbying of these two types of people, you are incompetent in the eyes of the mayor, so he doesn't care about you at all.

The reality is that as a member of the team to eradicate the cult threat and save the town, you ended up in the tragic situation of being expelled and kicked out of the town. To him, it was like throwing away a piece of trash.

The reason is that you are with the wrong person. They cannot see your valuable qualities and your talents are buried.

But I have seen it, and I can feel your pursuit of justice, and I am willing to believe you and give you reasonable support to the greatest extent possible.

So are you willing to join me and let me give you a platform to realize yourself, or are you just wasting your time like this and sighing until you grow old? "

As he spoke, Lance stretched out his hand towards the Sheriff.

It has to be said that he was just like Lance said in the town. His insistence on justice and the rule of law made him offend most people. His colleagues who were also sheriffs never paid attention to him and were even ostracized. The only thing he could rely on was each other. There are only dogs.

But now the lord's words made him feel an unprecedented recognition.

"I join!" The Sheriff knelt down on one knee, raised one hand and held the dog's head with the other, and solemnly swore, "William is loyal to the lord."

"Woof!" The dog seemed to realize that this was a serious occasion. He sat upright next to his owner and barked softly towards Lance, as if to announce that he was doing the same.

"It's all our own, don't do this, get up, get up." Lance quickly helped him up, just wanting to shake hands, but he didn't expect these people to like doing this so much.

"You will never regret joining us. I am Disma. I will treat you to a drink when you get back." Disma, who was standing by, changed from his previous coldness to enthusiasm.

"Welcome, you can call me Leonard." Leonard nodded towards him, confirming this companion.

Everyone's reaction made William feel recognized by his companions, which was a wonderful feeling that he had never had before.

"I'm William and his name is Fergus."

The few chatted and got to know each other briefly, but Lance was unwilling to waste time.

"There is plenty of time to get acquainted with him on the road. Now help him pack up and see what he needs to take away. He will leave with us later and I will go meet the farmers."

After sending a few people away, Lance looked at the woman again, and gave her a speech, and then taught her how to collect information and the secret codes for contacting the caravan.

"This is one hundred yuan. The next caravan will bring you next month's funds." Lance left a sum of money.

No matter how much nonsense they say, money is the only thing that can actually improve their living conditions, and Lance has never been stingy about it.

However, this person is not completely trusted and needs to be observed, and it is not safe for her to have too much money. One hundred copper coins is enough.

When Lance returned to the caravan station, the mayor was already a little impatient. If the caravan hadn't been there, he would have thought that Lance had run away.

Finally, someone was willing to take over the food, but he was not willing to watch the business leave.

"What are you doing, little brother?"

"I heard you have fun in the backstreets, so I went to check it out." Lance didn't choke him, but casually brushed it off.

"It's good to be young~ I don't have the energy anymore." The mayor laughed and teased after hearing this, but he was more concerned about another thing and quickly reminded: "I have called everyone here, do you think it's okay? It’s over.”

"Let's go."

The banquet was held at the mayor's house. Looking at the food, he also invested money to negotiate the business.

Lance didn't have much to say. He and the townspeople didn't chat casually. They knew the price of local food very well.

Those are the unit prices for retail investors. Now that he is engaging in larger bulk trade purchases, the prices will only become cheaper, directly driving down the purchase price.

Those guys complained so much that they thought Lance was cutting their flesh, but in fact they were just trying to squeeze out more profits.

Lance didn't care about the cries of these guys. They didn't have to pay wages and basically produced food at zero cost. Most of the townspeople also had food themselves and even had to take it out, so the local area couldn't digest their food reserves.

Now Lance is worried that they can't sell it, and the stuff is being squeezed and moldy in the granary.

"Isn't it easy for you? Isn't it easy for me? You saw that the carriages were all hacked with swords and axes, and many horses and carriages were lost. We don't know how many people died along the way. Go here.

Along the way, I saw some places where villages were massacred by refugees. They were all fields. The fields were full of food that had not grown yet, but there were no people. Do you know that food is worthless now?

How much can I earn from a cart of grain? I also wanted to open up this new trade route, so I chose your place as my foothold. Otherwise, who would be willing to come to this remote place full of bandits and robbers? "

Thank you to the two shareholders [3 Demon Kings] and [Chi Ling 0] for the 1,500 reward, and thank you all for your monthly votes.

I just realized that today is the winter solstice, so I quickly got up and added another chapter.

It’s the winter solstice and Chinese New Year, what are you eating tonight?