Our family is in decline

A rather large storage room was filled with bags of grain in one corner, and those at the bottom showed signs of mold due to moisture or contact with the ground.

There are several oak barrels stacked on the other side, and you can smell a faint smell of wine as soon as you get close.

People outside have even eaten all the wild vegetables and many people have starved to death, but here the food is moldy and there is still leftover food to make wine.

This mayor is so good~

Looking at the scene in front of him, Lance remained silent and continued to check the configuration here.

There is also a bed, these things look more like a shelter configuration.

Thinking that when the bandits invaded the mayor and disappeared, they probably hid here.

On the other side is a wooden shelf with boxes of various sizes on it. There are also several large crates on the ground, some of which have been opened by Disma.

Portraits, busts, tapestries, antique furnishings, Lance majored in archeology, and was quite sensitive to these. From the style, you can tell that many of the things are antiques, and they really have a bit of aristocratic style.

Until a symbol among those antiques came into view, with a spread-winged crow as the base, a shield with a castle painted on it in the center, and behind it was a black family seal shaped like a ray of light.

Isn't this the emblem of my family? Why are you here?

Lance looked at the aristocratic furnishings again. These are damn things passed down from my ancestors!

No one knows what kind of deal the mayor has with the housekeeper, but it can be seen here that his inheritance is leaking out.

Can this be tolerated?

"Wow!"

An exclamation attracted Lance's attention, and he found a crate full of copper coins.

Although they are said to be copper coins, it is the first time to see so many coins, and it still gives people a very shocking feeling.

Only Leonard didn't seem to care about this. He just glanced at it and had no further reaction.

Continuing to look, another crate was opened. Most of the crates contained copper coins, and only a few silver coins could be seen.

There were five such boxes, and the exact amount was uncountable, but what was certain was that most of the money in the entire town was in his hands.

There are not many places where money can be used in small towns like this. The main currency is copper coins, and this money is probably the blood and sweat of the town mayor and farmers who have raised the price of food from ordinary people.

Lance reached out and grabbed a handful, feeling the coins slipping from his hands and making a crisp sound when they collided.

It must be said that this kind of voice has a soothing effect on people's hearts, and his restless mood just now calmed down quickly.

"The mayor and butler are not satisfied with stealing my inheritance, and they actually work with the farmers to exploit the townspeople." Lance suddenly put down the gold coins in his hand and said angrily.

"This kind of person deserves to die!" Disma also cursed after Lance after hearing this. When he looked at these gold coins again, he no longer had the same desire as before. Instead, he remembered the oppression and exploitation he suffered when he was a child, so much so that he Push the robber to this dead end.

Lance rummaged through the box and gave each of them ten silver coins.

"We draw our swords for the future of the world. There will be no glory or fiefdom for following me, but you will have money after all. Although it is not much, you still have it. When the town develops, I will increase your wages."

Lance's joking words failed to make Disma accept it with peace of mind. On the contrary, he showed great resistance.

"No! I'm not qualified to take this money."

Of course, Lance knew that Disma was still brooding about what had just happened, and he couldn't help but feel comforted.

"Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. I am willing to give you a chance, so why don't you want to give yourself a chance?"

As he spoke, Lance put the money into his hand, "Take this money and prove your worth to me."

Holding Lance's hand, Disma's mood was speechless for a moment. He only felt a lump of air in his chest that was difficult to exhale. His eyes that had been dry for a long time couldn't help but gleam with water. He could only subconsciously turn his head to avoid the two of them seeing it.

I was scared by a monster just now, but the lord still trusted me so much that he was willing to give me a chance.

Leonard looked at the reaction of the two people a little strangely. Thinking of the movement in the brothel just now, he couldn't help but wonder what happened.

"What happened?"

"I was facing a powerful enemy just now. Disma made a small mistake, but he finally solved it."

Lance helped him cover up the ugly behavior just now, but Disma couldn't bear the torture in his heart anymore and took the initiative to speak out.

"When I met the corrupted butler upstairs, I was so frightened when I saw him turning into a monster that I didn't dare to move. The lord took action and killed him."

After saying this, Disma let out a long breath. Lance glanced at Disma and nodded with satisfaction, smiling and encouraging.

"Only those who dare to face themselves grow."

But Leonard looked a little surprised, and the helmet couldn't block the subconscious sound.

"monster?"

"Yes, the butler has long been corrupted into a monster. No matter who sees the situation for the first time, he will be stunned. In fact, I was also frightened. It was not me who killed the butler, but the blood flowing in my body. Then It is the power left by our ancestors.”

He had no intention of continuing this topic and turned to another matter.

"I learned from the butler that he was actually a member of the cult lurking in my family. The previous lord had actually been killed by the butler and the cultists and usurped his bloodline. The entire territory was actually done by the butler in the name of the lord. And those cultists have already begun to contact the seal with the help of the lord's bloodline, and they attracted bandits to massacre the townspeople just to destroy the seal with the power of flesh and blood."

"Hey!" Disma didn't care about being pretentious and looked very anxious, "Then don't we have very little time?"

"Don't worry, the seal left by the ancestors is not that simple." Lance put on a calm look, "The reason why they called me back in the name of the lord is because they encountered problems in breaking the seal. We can't do it yet." There’s more to worry about, things in the town are more important, and we need more like-minded people to come together.”

Lance and others exited the secret room, sealed it, and returned to Susan's home.

After checking the veteran's condition, Lance directly used [Flesh and Flesh Reconstruction] on him.

Feeling the newly collected gifts in his body flowing into the veteran's wound like running water, Lance continued to maintain it without hesitation.

A magical scene appeared in the eyes of several people. The filth from the wound was squeezed out along with the peristalsis of the muscles. The hole left by the carrion was quickly filled with the muscles that began to grow. Soon, the original wound position was Only a pink scar was left.

But at this time, the veteran still did not wake up. Lance could only change the treatment to strengthening. The consumption of gifts suddenly increased, but under the powerful effect, his whole body organs began to revive and the beating of his heart slowly became weaker. Strong and powerful.