The Knight's Journey to the Empire

Two days later, it was March 4877, 3 in the Knight Continent calendar.

Still on the farmland outside the town of Flanders, still around the gallows.

At this time, there was still a large group of people gathered together in the cold wind, some talking loudly, some whispering, or standing quietly.

It turned out that yesterday all the people in the entire territory received a notice from the Lord's Mansion that today the Lord would convene a collective meeting of the people and required that every household must send one person as a representative to attend the meeting, even the villages in the countryside were no exception!

"Hey, did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"I heard that the Lord has something important to announce at today's collective meeting!"

"Oh, what's the big deal?"

"Uh, well, I don't know either!"

"Then you heard shit, you've piqued my interest, and you're gone!"

"I'm just asking you. You don't know who knows!"

"Get out! Get out! Get out! What the hell is that! You stick your big ass out and can't poop for a long time. Be careful or I'll stab you to death with a big stick!"

"Tie!"

……

"Brother, did you see that? The vampire Corbitt was hanged on that gallows!"

"Yes, yes, yes. I was there that day too. I saw him kicking his legs wildly, and in the end there was no movement at all. I felt so relieved!"

"What a pity! I wasn't there that day and missed such a wonderful scene!"

"It's a pity indeed! If only the benevolent Lord would let me hang this damned vampire, then I can avenge my father!"

"What a pity! His body was buried yesterday. Otherwise, I could have thrown a few stones at him to vent my anger today!"

"Brother, I know where that bastard is buried. How about we discuss it? After the meeting is over, we can dig him out, whip him, and then throw him to the wild dogs!"

"I think it's okay!"

"I think it's okay too!"

……

Many subjects gathered together, either discussing family matters or sighing.

But compared with the previous two gatherings, there were obviously more smiles on their faces that came from the heart, and they were no longer so sad and sighing.

In the past, usurious debts and various exorbitant taxes were like two huge mountains pressing on them.

Now that it has been exempted, they all think that they have met a kind and benevolent lord.

This gave all the subjects a glimmer of hope for their future lives.

The wishes of ordinary civilians are so simple. If they can see a little hope of success in life, they will not choose to be numb and lie down passively.

However, it turns out that their ideas are just their ideas after all.

Because as the lord, Sauron has already worked out a practical method.

Time passed little by little, and around noon, the staff of the Lord's Mansion slowly arrived.

This is not the staff being arrogant or being late on purpose.

The notice is that the meeting will start at 12 noon and all representatives must be present before the meeting begins.

As for the time you come, it depends on your own consciousness.

Baron Soran still did not show up at the collective meeting of the White Bear Territory's citizens. Instead, Adam presided over the entire meeting as the plenipotentiary representative.

Aristocrats should act like aristocrats, maintaining a sense of superiority and mystery. How can they show up in public every day?

Adam, escorted by several members of the Lord's Guard, walked straight towards the platform.

Originally, there was a wooden fence surrounding the platform, about thirty meters away.

But now, in order to facilitate shouting, the fence has been reduced to a range of ten meters.

Adam walked up to the podium, took out a wooden speaker and shouted, "Quiet, quiet, everyone, quiet down! Quiet down and listen to me first!"

The sound spread, and the originally noisy scene gradually quieted down until no one spoke anymore.

Adam looked at the new gadget in his hand and thought: This thing my brother gave me is really useful. It can transmit sound so far!

This wooden trumpet was given to him by Soran before he left, saying it would be useful for him to make calls.

"Dear citizens, three days ago, the Lord presided over an internal meeting on the development and construction of the territory in the Baron's Mansion. At the meeting, the Baron made many instructions that were beneficial to the development and construction of the territory!"

"Today, I have gathered everyone together. First, I want to pass these instructions to everyone so that everyone can understand them. Second, it is to facilitate everyone's understanding. I will answer your questions later."

"Of course, these instructions will be posted in the form of a bulletin for everyone to see!"

"Now, everyone please remain quiet throughout this. I will let you talk after I finish reading. Got it?"

"Yes, sir!" the people answered happily.

Development and construction of territory, what a strange word it is!

In the past, when we heard about nobles arriving in their territories, we always heard negative news about them exploiting their subjects, acting tyrannically, and enjoying life.

This is the first time I've heard of someone planning to develop and build a territory right here.

The lord is indeed a kind and benevolent nobleman.

"First, it is about the appointment of territorial officials: the political officer, tax officer, legal officer and commercial officer of the territory will be served by Lord Adam Eric, and the deputy political officer will be Lord Knight Gubellini. Adam Eric is me."

"The treasurer of the territory and the chief steward of the Baron's mansion shall be Lord Javier!"

"The military officer of the territory is Sir Knight Ramos, and the adjutant is Sir Henry."

"Does anyone have any questions about this?" Adam paused.

But the scene was completely silent, and the sound of silence was deafening.

Well, ordinary people don’t care who holds what official position. They don’t know these people, and it is not something they can decide.

In this slave society, ordinary people who were used to being submissive could only pray to the goddess Yana, hoping that they could meet a kind lord or good officials who would stop oppressing them.

Seeing that no one was willing to speak, Adam did not pause and continued, "From today on, Lord Baron Soren Lipton's territory has a new name, called 'White Bear Territory'. White Bear Territory means white bears and black bears. When you go out in the future, you must say that you are a citizen of White Bear Territory. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison.

It's just a change of identity, it's not a big deal.

"The former tax collector's villa will become the noble Baron's mansion in the future, and the former mayor's house has been converted into a government office. If you have any problems, go to the government office and ask the staff to help you solve them. Don't disturb the Baron, otherwise the consequences will be serious. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" everyone answered loudly.

Even if Adam didn't say it, they wouldn't dare!

Because in the Knight Continent, offending the nobles at will is a capital crime!

And they don't even have to pay compensation if they are killed.

"The next work to be carried out by the Government Affairs Office will involve two investigation tasks that require your cooperation, namely the population census and the cultivated land census!"

"The census is mainly to investigate the number, age, gender, health status, working ability, etc. of your family members!"

"The arable land census is mainly to conduct a comprehensive survey of all the arable land currently cultivated by your family!"

"The data obtained from these investigations will eventually be stored in the territory's archives. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to conceal, omit, or underreport the data during the entire process. Otherwise, you will be fined at the very least, or your entire family will be reduced to slavery at the worst. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Everyone's faces turned serious before they responded loudly.