Warlord: King of All Clans

The hall of this lord's house is the council hall. There are two long tables around the fire pit. Usually Ivan sits on the lord's throne above, with Rambo Rabbit and Basarov on his left and right.

Residents of Hekou Town who were involved in disputes, conflicts, or crimes would be taken by the guards to the entrance of the fire pit in the big house to defend themselves.

Their relatives and prestigious people among the refugees could also stand in the back and listen.

Ivan is responsible for judging whether they are right or wrong and then dealing with it.

This is the tradition of the Great Houses of the North, also known as Manorial Court.

The laws of the manor court basically follow the imperial laws, but the lord will also issue some unique decrees, and the latter are more important.

For example, the imperial law clearly stated that knight fiefdoms could only levy taxes of one tenth of the tax and a maximum of three months of labor on free citizens.

But at the grassroots level, lords would enact other tax laws to increase taxes and labor time to a level that satisfied them.

For example, in the River Bend Territory, slaves have basic human rights. It is forbidden to execute slaves privately, and killing slaves is the same crime as killing civilians.

Of course, there were only a few slaves in the entire River Bend Territory. Although those refugees who worked collectively were serfs in essence, the rights they actually possessed were equivalent to those of free people in the North.

They can leave freely, and during this period many refugees return to call their friends. The lord will even give them some travel expenses based on their performance.

In addition, there are government affairs such as commercial taxes, land sales and hunting rights.

These are all negotiable parts. Powerful landowners and big businessmen can sit down and negotiate with Ivan to purchase nearby land and agree on commercial taxes.

There are also adventure groups that enter the Wolf-Driving Plain from the River Bend Territory. In addition to purchasing supplies here, they also need to pay a certain amount of "hunting rights" fees.

This is also the tradition of the North. Otherwise, if an adventure group is targeted by the local lords because of their rich prey, and a war breaks out, the surrounding and superior lords will not speak up for these adventure groups.

With the assistance of Basarov and Rambo Rabbit, Ivan gradually matured and was able to handle most of the government affairs.

There is also a small living room in the inner room of the lord's house. This is the living area and is not easily accessible to outsiders.

Leo took Noreen to sit in front of the fireplace where a small fire was burning, and asked with a smile, "How is Denise doing?"

"She is doing well. She is now a scholar at the Imperial Research Institute, specializing in elven culture."

Noreen took off her thick black hooded cloak and iron gloves, stretched out her slender fingers, and went to the fireplace to warm herself.

Her black hair and black eyes looked particularly charming under the warm charcoal fire.

The people in the North with blond hair and green eyes all have relatively dignified looks and strong facial features.

The people of the Southern Territory actually fit Leo's aesthetic taste better. Whether it's Noreen or the little mouse, they both have delicate features and are petite and exquisite.

Her skin is fair and delicate with a hint of pink.

However, Norin's temperament is somewhat neutral. Although she has a pretty face and a slender body of less than 1.7 meters tall, she is full of handsome and resolute beauty.

The first time Leo saw her, he thought of her as a game character from his previous life.

Ionia, the spirit is unquenchable!

The otherworldly version of Knife Girl warmed herself by the fire while answering, "I was her college classmate and we were very close, but I've been traveling a lot in the past two years and rarely returned to the capital, so I only met her once."

Leo nodded and continued, "Oh, so it was she who gave you the message and asked you to come here to look for it?"

"Yes." Of course, Norin could hear his subtext. The man in front of her was very vigilant and did not easily believe her identity.

She smiled and took out a small gift package from behind her back, "This is the gift that Denise asked me to give you."

Leo was overjoyed that there was even a gift!

He opened the small square gift package and found a book inside.

This book has an exquisite hard cover, but it doesn't have too many pages, less than a palm thick.

"Firefly Adventure"!

Noreen introduced: "This is currently the best-selling adventure novel in the imperial capital. You can read it and you will gain something unexpected."

Leo frowned. This Denise is really ignorant. Do I look like someone who loves reading?

Give me a dwarven musket, and I will call her my dearest friend, my brother!

Leo opened the hard cover, and on the title page were the lines that Leo had plagiarized.

Death is like the wind, always by my side.

The road is long, and only the sword is my companion!

Leo praised casually, "Not bad, not bad, the artistic conception is very good!"

As he spoke, he began to read with difficulty.

Because of his limited knowledge of words, he could only ask Noreen next to him for help with some obscure words.

"It is very narrow at first, but then it becomes passable. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly becomes clear..."

When he read the part about the Orc Storm Altar, Leo finally couldn't stand it anymore. He threw the book away and said angrily, "Is this written by a human? It's so hard to read! A best-selling novel? That's it?"

Noreen rolled her eyes secretly. Although the adventure novels written by Denise had all the shortcomings of aristocratic children, with half-classical and half-elegant writing and a habit of quoting classics, they were basically understandable to the citizens of the imperial capital and were appreciated by both the elite and the masses.

This 100,000-word novel immediately became a hit as soon as it was published. Now, all the theaters in the imperial capital have begun to stage "The Adventures of Firefly".

The content of this book is the story of Denise's search for the atrium of the elf city after joining the Firefly Adventure Group.

However, all real names and geographical locations have been changed.

The Firefly Adventure Group started from the river bend and then started from Varanger, going north turned into going south, and the elf sentry tower that turned into a stone pillar also became an elf castle.

The character of Leo also became a middle-aged wandering swordsman living in seclusion in a remote mountain village, named Odin.

His swordsmanship is inherited from the ancient beastman swordsman. With one sword in his hand, he can move mountains, overturn seas, subdue demons, suppress monsters, command gods, pluck stars, cut rivers, destroy cities, and open the sky!

The members of the Firefly Adventure Group also have special abilities. They can fly and hide underground, and are omnipotent.

The whole story is about how this magical combination overcame all obstacles, fought their way into the Wolf-Driving Plain, and finally found the courtyard of the elf city.

This kind of refreshing writing structure is unique among a large number of best-selling books in the imperial capital that are still obsessed with palace infighting, father-son affair, and noble ladies' extramarital affairs.

Noreen's eyes were fixed on Leo, her tightly pursed lips revealed her inherent seriousness, but the fleeting infatuation and admiration in her eyes revealed her identity as a little fan.

She asked curiously, "So you are the Odin that Denise was talking about?"

Leo wasn't sure, "Yes, right?"

Noreen was greatly disappointed and her faith collapsed.

The main supporting character of this book, the wandering swordsman Odin, is her favorite character!

Powerful, experienced, with a mysterious background, and eloquent!

He is definitely not the country boy who can’t even read this cool novel fluently!