Our family is in decline

But how can we punish without killing?

He has no habit of not fighting back when being bullied~

He couldn't kill him, he couldn't let him go. Looking at the humble and trembling refugees lying on the ground, Lance made a decision.

"Move! If you can't reach Hamlet's execution before tonight, all the survivors will be reduced to slaves. You will have to atone for your decision today in your lifetime."

Lance raised the knife and swung it, and the blood adhering to the knife flew out in a line, obviously not giving them the right to refuse.

These words naturally caused those people to panic. They had no idea where Hamlet was or how far away he was, let alone being demoted to a slave.

Putting aside the facts, even if they are 99% wrong in the first place, don’t those people have 1% wrong?

If you eat in front of everyone knowing that there is nothing to eat, isn't this just seducing yourself?

Some people on the edge wanted to rush into the wilderness on both sides of the road.

But something is faster than them.

"boom!"

There was a gunshot, and the smoke dissipated instantly. The man fell to the ground before he could take two steps, and his heart was covered in blood.

"Do you think I'm kidding?"

Lance was sitting on his horse, holding a short gun.

Most of the refugees noticed this scene. Under the threat of death, fear became dominant in their bodies, and they moved numbly under the urging.

If you really want to walk, it will be difficult to watch over so many people, but Lance has his own way.

"Whoever catches the escapee will be exempted from some of the culpability, and the escaper will be put to death."

This sentence has a greater effect than sending a hundred people to guard it. They have been divided internally by this sentence, and they are all wary of those around them, making it difficult to form strength.

He who wants to run away is afraid of being caught, but at the same time he wants others to run away, and he can atone for his sins by catching himself.

Whoever dares to take the lead now can only be - fellow villager, let me lend you my head!

Lance didn't bother and turned back to the team.

The people he cared about most had no problem being protected in the middle, but they were quite frightened.

The convoy was short of cars, and the only carriage was arranged as a family car, with Leonard and Walter's family members on board.

Leonard's son has a strong personality, a bit of courage and even a bit of a fool, but he can't help but be afraid when facing this situation. Although he resisted, Lance saw through his disguise at a glance.

But he didn't say anything, and turned to look at Walter's son.

A young man wearing glasses and whose face turned pale with fear.

In fact, he is estimated to be about eleven or twelve years old, but his character seems to be very soft. No wonder he failed to come forward when Walter disappeared before.

"Don't worry, ladies. The territory is not far ahead. We will definitely be able to reach it before tonight."

Lance moved forward to comfort the family members. The two mothers had expressions of unconcealable horror. It was obvious that they had not yet reacted to the crisis. They could only show stiff smiles in response to the sudden greetings.

After making sure there was no problem here, Lance checked other places and noticed William, who was holding the dog and looking a little lost.

"Are you okay?"

"There is no order at all here..." William was shocked by the crazy scene just now. Madness is the only thing in this land, and he couldn't see where there was hope.

"Don't be fooled by the temporary scene, be firm in your heart." Lance chuckled and looked up, "Look, don't they have returned to order now~"

William saw that the refugees were indeed moving forward honestly, although their faces were completely covered in numbness.

"It's precisely because of chaos that we need to bring order, isn't it?" Lance patted his shoulder and added.

Without saying anything more, he turned around and went deep into the convoy to direct and handle various matters.

William looked at the team that had new vitality in his hands, which was different from the lifelessness before.

It was he who brought order...

Lance was patrolling among the convoy. Most of these people knew him originally, not to mention his heroic performance just now, and they were even more in awe of this lord.

At the same time, the panic and uneasiness were dispelled by the powerful power of the lord, and were replaced by a majestic figure.

After a lap, Lance roughly knew the situation.

The good news is that we were taking a rest at that time. Although we didn't set up camp, we still set up a car formation. If we didn't have support, we might have been breached long ago.

At the same time, the refugees were looting things from the convoy, and since they had no weapons, the casualties were not serious, but there were still some.

But the bad news is that a lot of things in the convoy were robbed, all kinds of things were scattered all over the place, and some carriages were even damaged and overturned.

What made him most angry was that two horses actually died.

Fucking troublemaker! Dare to kill my horse!

"Take them away. Those who can move will move first."

I have no choice but to eat horse meat tonight.

The convoy started to move. If a horse died, it would be pulled by manpower. If a carriage broke down, it would be taken by hand. With so many people, one person can take away a little bit of it.

Lance hung at the end and cleaned up the body, but it was still difficult to stop the blood seeping out.

I don’t know what kind of monster this blood will nourish...

But he didn't have much time to sigh, so he got up and mounted again, catching up with the large army and Leonard, whose armor was almost soaked in blood.

"What happened on the way?"

Lance asked why it was so slow without opening his mouth. There were some things that needed to be understood first. He believed that Leonard was definitely not delaying on purpose.

"Alas~" Leonard took off the bloody helmet and let out a long breath.

The previous cleanup along the way did indeed help. They did not encounter robbers or bandits, and even if they encountered some refugees with ill intentions, they did not dare to have any plans for the convoy.

And along the way, they kept encountering refugees who were fleeing. They couldn't help but gather together when they saw such a huge convoy. It was their instinct to gather together to survive in this wilderness.

Leonard was aware of their danger. He didn't ask for income, he just maintained the team, but he couldn't care less about them following behind.

The reason is simple. It is very difficult to manage a huge team of thousands of people with this small number of people, not to mention that these are all undisciplined refugees.

These refugees were actually not interested in the knight Leonard, especially after they discovered that he was not that cruel, so they procrastinated for a longer time.

As a result, more and more refugees were hanging at the back. As the number of people increased, they became more courageous. Finally, when the convoy was cooking a big pot of rice, the refugees hanging at the back were attracted by the aroma of the food.

Instigated by a few of them with malicious intentions, the refugees launched an attack on the convoy. They wanted to eat, and they would not hesitate to use the flesh and blood of others to fill their endless thirst.

To put it simply, the target was too big and the time was too long, thus attracting too many refugees.

Lance had nothing to say about this, except that he overestimated the efficiency of these people's actions, or that this was the limitation of the times.

It was indeed a bit difficult for Leonard, who led the army, to be forced to become the captain of the logistics and transportation brigade.

"It's not your fault, don't put too much pressure on me."

The matter was not serious enough to get out of control. Although some people were killed or injured, the main body of the convoy was still there, and the risks were still within the tolerance range.

The main reason why Leonard can't manage the team well is that he still retains a large part of his integrity, or because his family is among them. Who wants to be too harsh in front of their relatives?

This is not a multiple-choice question, so it is manipulated by these cunning refugees.

They didn't know where Hamlet was or what they were going to encounter. Anyway, they had something to eat and they were less tired if they walked slower.

Leonard is not stupid, and he realizes the mistakes he made.

Sometimes kindness is a sin.

But Lance didn't have such scruples. He drove them away and threatened to kick out anyone who walked slowly.

Playing secretly with him?

It depends on whether your life is tough and whether you can survive in this wilderness.

Hamlet doesn't need trash!

…………

"Lord Walter, the lord is back and wants you to prepare to go to town."

"Okay, I get it." Walter didn't show any emotion, but he was a little surprised in his heart.

It's been almost a month, and I didn't even think about letting him come back. I don't know if he went to Totnes?

He didn't care so much, so he quickly packed up his things, took his account book and went to town.

As soon as he entered the town, he slowed down the carriage, observed the reactions of pedestrians on the road, and listened to their comments.

He needed to judge whether the outcome of the Lord's trip was good or bad, and be prepared to report later, so as not to offend any sore spots.

"Lord, you are really powerful. You can actually bring so many people back."

"What's this? I heard that the goods were piled up directly at the dock."

"Yours is useless. I saw a group of pirates being forced into a sanatorium with my own eyes."

"Who doesn't know? I also know that one of the three ships is a pirate ship that was stolen by the adults."

"What robbery! If you can't speak, don't speak. That's called seizure."

"Yes, yes, captured from pirates."

"..."

Listening to their excited words and the smiles on their faces, Walter knew that the lord had returned with another great victory.

But I didn't feel anything strange.

Coming back from the sea means that you have indeed been to Totnes.

But where is Totnes? He can eat people without spitting out bones. He can go out empty-handed and come back with two fully loaded cargo ships, and also captured a pirate ship. This lord's ability is really terrifying.

Although it was a great victory, it only made him more uneasy and less confident.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the farm, or that he's too greedy. On the contrary, it's not difficult to manage a farm with his ability, and everything is taken care of very well.

He was just thinking about how to resign from the lord, how to get him to let him go, and how to go back to Ovendo.

The only people in the town who had the ability to escort him to Ovendor were the lord's soldiers, but he had come into contact with that veteran, and it was like a solid stone that he couldn't shake at all.

It's been almost two months, and I don't know what's going on at home or what's going on with the business group?

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, and Walter wanted to fly back immediately to see his family.

No, I have to leave no matter what...

The door was open, and he didn't mean to say anything more. He picked up his things and walked in.

But what he saw when he went in was someone he never expected.

There was a person sitting in the hall who was fiddling with some documents. The moment he saw it, Walter froze on the spot.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar person in front of me.

who is this? Why does she look so similar to her own daughter?

But my daughter has long hair and doesn’t wear men’s clothing.

Not to mention that at this time she should be in Ovendo and not here...

Even though Walter tried his best to deny it, he could not help but have some weird thoughts in his heart.

No way...no way...

Not knowing what he thought of, Walter's body couldn't help but tremble.

"Father!"

Tiffany opened her mouth to break the awkward atmosphere, and at the same time completely broke Walter's fantasy, forcing him to admit it.

"Daughter!" Walter stepped forward quickly, held his daughter's shoulders and shook them subconsciously, "How did you become like this? How did you come here? How is the situation at home..."

During this time, Walter was trapped here and cut off from the outside world. He had too many problems.

But Tiffany also blurted out countless questions.

"What exactly happened? Why did you stay here? Why don't you go home! Wuwuwu..."

At this moment, Tiffany finally let go of her pretense of strength, and the pressure she had accumulated for a long time poured out with tears, turning directly into tears.

Walter had to painstakingly comfort his crying daughter, and at the same time explained the causes and consequences of his trap, as well as his current situation.

"How did you get here? How did you become like this? Is it that guy Lance?" Walter was also angry. He just heard that name from his daughter.

If something really happened to his daughter, he would have to fight for it and not fight for words!

It took a while for Tiffany to recover, and she opened her mouth to briefly summarize the situation, but this time it was Walter's turn to be dumbfounded.

"Ha! What? How did it become like this?"

Walter almost lost his temper when he heard that his family fortune was almost ruined. When he heard that it was those people who were causing trouble, anger usurped his mind.

"I'm so good to them, how dare they betray me? I'll kill them when I go back!" Walter gritted his teeth and showed off his power. He was indeed confident in his methods to say this.

Facing her furious father, Tiffany seemed a little timid. She had no choice but to move out of Lance subconsciously as she almost ruined the family business.

"They have been captured by Mr. Lance."

"What does it have to do with him?"

"Didn't father ask him to come over and help us?" Tiffany couldn't help but ask after seeing her father like this.

"Why would I let him go to you? Those people are a pack of wolves, and he is a hungry tiger." This made Walter's heart tremble, and he murmured: "It's over... This is going to eat up every bit of our family." There’s not much left~”

Walter was heartbroken, but fortunately he still had some family property in Totnes and the capital to turn around.

Just after hearing that all the original channels of the business group were cut off, Walter knew that his last trump card had also been ruined, and he couldn't help but have a hint of unspeakable emotion in his eyes when he looked at his daughter.

That's how I finally squeezed into Totnes after working hard for half my life!

"Oh~ maybe this is life..."

anger? Frustrated? Powerless... all the emotions turned into a sigh in the end, and the whole figure seemed to grow old instantly.

"Father~" Seeing her father like this, Tiffany realized that she seemed to have done something wrong, and she looked very panicked.

This time, Walter comforted his daughter.

"He is not an ordinary person. It is normal that you cannot play with him. In any case, he has saved our family. If the money is gone, we can make money again. As long as he is okay, it will be fine."

Walter is very open-minded. If something happens to the business group, his family will be in danger. The channel dealers in Totnes will definitely skin him, so there is no problem with this.

But this also triggered another sentence from Tiffany.

"Aren't mother and brother back yet?"

"What! Aren't they in Ovendo City?" Walter was stunned and quickly asked for details.

How dare he when he heard that his wife and children were coming back with a convoy of thousands of refugees?

problem occurs!

Walter realized that something was wrong. He walked this road often, so it didn't take ten days, right?

"No, where is Lance?" Walter's top priority now is to determine the situation of his family.

"I don't know, he went out." Tiffany was a little flustered. She thought her mother and brother had come back a long time ago. She had seen the refugee chaos and heard some things along the way.

"I went to Barristan and asked him to send troops to save people." Although Walter was a little panicked at this time, he was not carried away by his emotions. He was very aware that the only way to save people was to send troops.

It was only when he found Barristan that he realized that Lance had set out to meet him as soon as he came back. Although it was a bit unexpected, he still couldn't help but feel worried.

"What can he do alone? Send the soldiers out quickly!"

"My lord has no such order. My duty is to guard Hamlet."

"If anything happens to my family, I will never forgive you!" In any case, Walter is Hamlet's former financial backer and the boss of a business group. Although businessmen need to put on a smile, this kind of thing touches the core. You can still take a tough stance on issues.

But whether it works or not is another matter~

What is Barristan's background? How could he be bluffed by him, not to mention that he knew the lord's methods, so he didn't have much reaction when he heard this, just a reminder.

"You shouldn't question your Lordship's decisions."

Walter clenched his fists, his body tense with anger, and his muscles seemed to be trembling.

I can't bear it! I want to blow up the lord with one punch, blow up Hamlet with one punch, blow up with one punch...

"Report! A convoy was spotted outside the town, and the lord is back!"

At this moment, a soldier ran over to report, directly breaking the chaotic atmosphere.

The training camp was originally located outside the town near the old road. As soon as I went out, I saw a dense crowd of people on the other side of the river bank.

Walter noticed that they were all refugees, and couldn't care less about them for a while, so he hurried over.

I made up my mind to settle the score with that guy...

Lance followed behind with a knife, like an overseer with a whip, and his efficiency improved instantly.

Sometimes people don't know how much potential there is until they push hard. The team moved forward faster than he expected. The team even arrived here before evening.

Those slaves were moved to tears when they saw the town, but unfortunately their tears had long since dried up.

As for the people in the convoy, they also have infinite longing for this place they have never seen before. They don't think Hamlet is dilapidated. On the contrary, it is good to have a place to stay.

"Everyone is waiting here at the bridge, following the procedures to collect clothes, take a shower, undergo a detailed physical examination, and register..."

Of course, some special people are not restricted by this rule and enter Hamlet in advance.

"Go ahead and take your family to a house near the square to settle down first, take a good bath, have a meal with your family, and take a rest."

Lance motioned for Leonard to take his wife and children into the town, but at this moment a man suddenly interrupted the conversation.

"Lance! You guy..." Walter walked up angrily and even called him by his first name.

Lance turned and looked back, but at this moment, Walter was stunned, and the words he shouted were stuck in his throat before he could finish speaking.

He was also the one who dared to lead the guards to fight the bandits, but he was shocked at this moment. His eyes were full of danger, not to mention that the blood stains on his body had not yet been removed.

Tiffany, who was following him, hurried forward without understanding what was going on.

"Father?"

This greeting woke up Walter, his eyes moved unconsciously, but he also felt the heat rising on his back, feeling like he had narrowly escaped death.

"Is something wrong?" Lance looked at the two father and daughter with a slight smile on his face, with a somewhat intriguing meaning in his eyes~

"Where is my family?"

A man can bend and stretch, but Walter has calmed down. The most important thing now is the safety of his family.

"Don't worry, it's just that there are too many people and walking is slower. There is no problem on the road." Lance raised his finger to point to the location and said comfortingly.

But his words were unconvincing when combined with the blood stains on his and Leonard's bodies.

Walter didn't know what happened on the road, but he saw his wife and children and confirmed that there was no problem.

Tiffany glanced at Lance with an indescribable feeling, but said nothing and just turned to go to her family reunion.

Lance doesn't care, it's hard to leave after entering Hamlet~

Ignoring Walter's side, he directly ordered to go down and transfer some people from the dock. They were familiar with the process and had managed a camp of two thousand people. Dealing with this place was nothing more than a piece of cake.

Let those soldiers switch defenses, and Lance would directly pay them bonuses and give them three days of vacation. The ten people who had gone through many hardships along the way could finally have a good rest.

Now that the personnel are all in place, everyone who should come back has also come back. In just a few days, the four thousand refugees can be digested and integrated into Hamlet.

Then gather an army...

Lance had already begun to imagine, but reality slapped him hard again.

The premise is that so many people can be accommodated, and jobs must be assigned to them as soon as possible. At the same time, some previous policies should also be adjusted.

The town that originally managed less than a thousand people gave him a headache, but now it has nearly five thousand people, and even he can't help but feel the pressure.

Lance found that he didn't have any administrative talents on hand. If he gave it to Zhuge Liang, he would be able to get rid of these troubles and go directly to the ancestors tomorrow.

Unfortunately not~