Our family is in decline

It's just that they didn't express their position, because this was to answer the lord's question, and it was naturally decided by the lord.

Lance could tell he was desperate to change his situation, and he liked ambitious people, which meant they were willing to do things.

But people who are too positive mean that they have a strong sense of utilitarianism. It is difficult to tell for such people, and it takes practical experience to see the essence.

"May I have your name?"

"Bonaparte."

Lance couldn't help but think after hearing this, "This doesn't seem like a common name in the Empire. Where are you from?"

"The serfs of Barletos evaded taxes and came to the empire. Then when the empire suffered disasters, they continued to flee and came here."

Lance knew that Barletos was a country of knights in the west of the empire. It was said that the tax there was 90%, and serfs often ran away.

"Okay! I will remember you Bonaparte." Lance looked at this young man who was not tall and nodded, but did not agree directly.

"There are conditions for joining the army. I can grant you amnesty and promise not to hold you back regarding your identity. But whether you can join the army depends on whether you can pass the conscription test."

It was obvious that he was too smart and wanted to get involved in the army as a springboard, which made Lance a little unhappy.

You have made great contributions, and I cannot just refuse, so I will give you a chance. It depends on whether you can grasp it.

After leaving these words, he turned to look at his companions.

"And you?"

That man didn't have the courage of Bonaparte, but he only wanted to get amnesty, get rid of his status as a criminal, and be transferred to another farm to work for a year before he could become a full-time official.

Lance's amnesty was not for one person, but for their entire family. Apart from this, he was also rewarded with money, but it was definitely not as much as the gold coin given to Bahrain.

After sending these two away, Lance looked at the two in the other camp.

The situation of these two people is also somewhat special. They are locals from Hamlet, and they later entered for personal gain. They are not many in this group of prisoners, and they are excluded due to their identity and nature. Otherwise, they would not be considered by the cultists. Objects that can be developed.

"I remember you, you had..."

At that time, in order to control Hamlet as quickly as possible, he basically knew everyone in the town, so he could accurately tell the family situation of the two of them at this time.

"I trust you, so I leave it in your hands..."

Lance seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he didn't say any more. He just waved his hand and softened his tone.

"You two, go home."

"Sir!" When the two people heard this, they burst into tears and couldn't help but kneel down on the ground and cry.

Leonard and Barristan had followed Lance all the way, and their words seemed to take them back to the time when they first entered Hamlet, but within half a year, they felt inexplicably far away.

It was quite emotional to see this scene.

"Okay, okay, go back. Your family is waiting for you. Please be a good person in the future."

Lance didn't say much. If they make a mistake, they will be punished. If they make a contribution, they will be rewarded.

The two men retreated, and Lance began to make arrangements.

The gap needs to be filled as soon as possible, and the defenses of the outpost need to be strengthened, which requires a lot of labor.

Lance simply transferred the two groups of cultists over first and asked them to do a round of hard work first, and then sent them to the nursing home after they were used up, so that they could make the best use of everything.

There is no one who is disobedient. The guards in the camp know how to deal with these guys. Even the cultists have to be honest even if they are shackled and starved for several days and whipped several times. You must know that these guys are just ordinary people in order to sneak in. There is no pleasure in being beaten.

After roughly finishing handling the situation in the wilderness development area, Lance suddenly took a long breath and was silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"Come on, let's take them home."

Leonard and others naturally knew that the lord was talking about the soldiers who died.

All the soldiers at the outpost who could move came out to see off their comrades. They were still having breakfast together this morning, talking and laughing...

The soldiers lying on the car were slightly groomed to make their appearance as less bloody as possible, and their bodies were covered with linen to cover their wounds, as if they were sleeping peacefully.

"Let's go, I'll take you home!"

The lord did not ride a horse, but drove the chariot himself at the beginning, escorted by cavalry. The formation was particularly grand.

The motorcade moved slowly...

The cavalry opened the way ahead, cleared possible obstacles, and also brought the news out in advance.

Soon the two farms passing by knew about this. The outpost was violently attacked by the cultists but finally held on. The lord saw off the soldiers who died in the battle.

What I got was not very strong feedback, but silence. To be more precise, it was shock that was so hard to understand. Why would a noble lord do such a thing?

As the convoy passed by, someone also placed wild flowers that can be seen everywhere in the wilderness around the soldiers.

Lance noticed this, it was their own initiative, because it was impossible for them to organize it in this little time.

It's not that these people haven't encountered cultists when developing the wilderness. On the contrary, at the beginning, due to Hamlet's lack of strength, some tragedies occurred.

This situation eased as Hamlet's strength increased, more soldiers appeared here, and the outpost was recovered.

It is only through contact with them that we understand how terrifying those cultists are.

They may not understand the importance of the outpost, but they know that it is the soldiers who keep the cultists out.

Otherwise, they will be exposed to the cultists, and death will be the only option, and they may even be eaten.

The emotions they show are so real.

Are these refugees who dared to attack the convoy Leonard was leading just because of a bite to eat really ignorant and crazy?

They are just ordinary people struggling on the verge of death.

Just like Lance who overturned his car on the old road.

As long as they can survive, they will not choose between death and fighting.

The difference is that Lance defeated the bandits while they failed and became slaves.

Fortunately, although the days here are tiring, sufficient food and strict rules still allow them to be reshaped by human society.

When the convoy passed through the two camps, flowers were more or less placed around the soldiers. Lance also understood that reality was never as simple as a game.

Only those who have enough to eat and drink are qualified to talk about human nature.

The convoy left, but those who had made the journey with it also returned to the camp, and they shared the circumstances of their meeting with the lord.

When the amnesty order and the rewards were taken out, the camp became excited.

They can't come into contact with all kinds of high-ranking people, but these things are related to them. No one really wants to work here for a lifetime. Now everyone knows that meritorious service and performance can really wash away the sins on the body and complete self-salvation. .

The lord can see them...

At the same time, various deeds began to be publicized on the farms controlled by Greendale.

In order to protect his sister, Tom bravely stood up and fought against the enemy. His courage attracted the attention of the lord, who exempted him from tuition fees and gave him the opportunity to study in the school.

Bahrain saved many people when the enemy arrived, and bravely stood up to fight the enemy, so he also received generous rewards.

There are also soldiers who go against the current, soldiers who actively deploy defenses, and ordinary people who perform outstandingly. They all receive varying degrees of rewards.

The arrival of the Wolf Warriors is a disaster for the farm, but it is also the starting point for some people's rise.

It is his rule that those who make merit must be rewarded and those who make mistakes must be punished.

Lance just wants to tell them that as long as they make contributions, he, the lord, will not forget them, and neither will Hamlet.

Everyone contains unlimited potential. As long as you give them a little hope, powerful power will burst out. Lance has always believed in this.

…………

Hamlet, Tomb of Heroes

Lance stood in front of several newly erected tombstones, hurriedly put down the flowers in his hands and left.

People cannot be resurrected after death, but living people must continue to survive in this desperate world.

Production and life in the town are recovering rapidly, and everyone is gradually recovering from the attacks.

This difficulty was not enough to knock down the residents of Hamlet. On the contrary, the constant rumors among them made them puff up their chests.

The knights of the other count have been defeated, and I, the Great Hamlet, am invincible!

But at this time, Lance came to the refugee camp, which was the town entrance guarded by fifty musketeers.

The corpse had long been sacrificed by Lance, but traces could still be seen on the ground.

The damage caused by the muskets was not as bloody as the cold weapons, but the 150 yards were also covered with blood stains seeping into the ground.

The refugees who were instigated by the cultists were blocked as soon as they showed up, and were either killed or half-dead by a last-ditch attack.

The army suppressed the riot with absolute ruthlessness. They surrendered without firing a few shots and were huddled together under the guard of soldiers, anxiously awaiting their trial.

Lance came here, and he had heard about the situation here. Most of them were slackers who prostituted themselves for free, and some people just didn't believe Hamlet and chose to wait and see.

Although he came alone, the greetings of the soldiers guarding him told them that he was a big shot.

All of a sudden, they all began to beg for mercy and shirk their duties.

"It's none of my business, sir. I didn't do anything!"

"Sir, please spare me, they forced me..."

"..."

The restlessness was about to start again, and a "bang" gunshot instantly brought them to a standstill. A guy in the crowd tilted his head and fell down.

The sound of gunshots instantly alerted the soldiers guarding them. When the refugees reacted, the soldiers all raised their muskets and pointed them at them.

But this shot was not fired by a soldier, but by Lance.

Others couldn't see it, but Lance could see the cultists mixed in the crowd. Those who had participated in the flesh and blood ritual were different from ordinary people, even if the difference was not obvious.

But after killing it again, I can only say that this thing is as disgusting as a cockroach.

This shot made those guys calm down and remember what their ancestors should do when facing nobles.

Lance's eyes swept through those guys. Most of them were young and strong. They didn't look like working people. They were probably idle gangsters before they fled.

That's right, those with families have long entered Hamlet to seek a stable life.

What Lance dislikes the most is these young people who don't get the right guidance and are uneducated. Most of them are restless. That's the restlessness engraved in their blood from the beast era, full of fighting.

"Send them all to the development zone to be renovated."

Lance came here just to see if there were any special circumstances. Now that the problem has been solved, it was natural to send them where they should go.

They have been whoring for nothing for so long, and if Lance seizes the opportunity and squeezes their labor force hard, then he, a noble, will not have to be a prostitute.

A noble who does not exploit is not a good noble, and a lord who does not exploit is not a good lord...

Hamlet can let go of other things, but there are two places that he has never let go of, and that is the army and school.

The people in charge of both departments were people he could trust and were directly responsible to him.

The military had proven their loyalty, so Lance came to the school's side.

No matter how powerful the enemy outside is, he is not afraid. He is confident that he can lead the army to defeat all enemies.

But the biggest fear is that there will be internal problems...

Fortunately, the reaction of these students also made him relieved.

His appearance made those students excited, and in the subsequent conversation, Lance also felt that these students had not lost their faith because the town had suffered various attacks. On the contrary, Hamlet could bring them a strong feeling in this environment. The sense of security is belonging.

However, Lance still discovered some interesting things while talking with those students.

Not without cultists attacking the school, and despite militia protection, the chaos allowed a cultist to break in.

But at this time, many people stood up. They really dared to fight the cultists, and even killed a cultist.

Lance quickly found the students. They were all in their teens and had participated in some training.

The two leaders were Leonard's son Ryan and the principal, Mrs. Rosa's daughter Joan of Arc.

Both of them were really trained. Ryan was tortured by Leonard every day, and Joan of Arc and Boudica were also beaten every day.

It's nothing for these two people to kill a cultist with a few kidnappers.

"What does it feel like to kill someone?"

Lance looked at a few people with a smile. Not to mention that they were fine, but when talking about these children, their expressions were a bit ugly.

"It's not like I haven't seen him before." But Ryan, the boy, suppressed it and didn't show it. It seemed that he really wanted to look more "tough guy".

Lance smiled at this. These were all people who had escaped and survived. Indeed, he had seen many dead people or scenes of being killed, but there was a difference between seeing dead people and killing them. Ryan said this and exposed it. He lacks confidence.

"You will feel nauseated, want to vomit, and instinctively reject it." Joan frowned, as if she didn't want to think about that feeling again.

Lance didn't say anything, but smiled and continued to ask.

"Were you scared then?"

Thanks to [Feng Yangqing] for the 100 reward