novelraw #144 - Section 144
#144 - Section 144
Isn't this just courting death?
My reputation as a master opportunist is completely ruined!
The more Duke Nakaneton thought about it, the angrier he became. Suddenly, he spat out blood and fainted.
"Uh… don't faint? I still wanted to chat with you about Lord Charles!"
Tassica poked Duke Nakaneton a few times with her toes, but he didn't respond. She was a little disappointed and a little aggrieved.
Surrounded by orc tribes, everyone is hostile to the Empire. She usually has no one to talk to about Lord Charles.
She finally found an "acquaintance" from the Empire, and wanted to chat a little longer.
However… this old lecher can still be of some use.
A sly look appeared in her beautiful eyes. She got up and used magic to record the scene, taking pictures of Duke Nakaneton's miserable state of vomiting blood and falling to the ground from multiple angles. She thought happily:
This old lecher cursed Lord Roger so sincerely, they must have had a grudge. Lord Roger would probably like to see him unlucky too, right?
"If we discussed a hundred ways to deal with him, could we chat a little more?" Tassica calculated how to optimize the use of this duke who had come to her door.
Four uses from one fish is guaranteed, five is a profit, six is me showing my divine power, cultivating a habit of chatting every day…
Hiss, I dare not think, I dare not think, how could such a good thing happen to me?
Mortals dare not delay the fairy's time.
I just need to silently follow in the footsteps of the Lord!
She calculated sweetly, while waiting for Roger's next "instruction".
A guardian came to the outside of the tent: "Reporting to Your Highness, the hiding place of those grains has been extracted."
"Thank you for making the trip, Guardian." Tassica permitted their actions to seize the grain.
Tassica has a lot of subordinates now. People eat, horses chew, and earth dragons also chew, so the consumption is really not small.
Because the previous battle had not ended, the Eternal Night Empress intentionally controlled the Rommel Legion to stop, and the pursuit was just for show.
Therefore, the losses of the orc coalition composed of elites from various tribes after entering the rout state were not significant.
Now that Tassica has returned, and re-summoned in the name of Princess Agave, she can actually pull out an army of more than one hundred thousand people willing to follow her to "avenge the Empire".
This power can be said to be a dream start. It can be regarded as Old Joestar's original plan of resurrecting successfully. Holding this coalition army to collect the trembling tribes, the process is also particularly smooth.
But more people also consume more. The grain that Tassica brought from the Empire is a little insufficient, and she is worried about it. Then Duke Nakaneton came.
"When a person is about to die, the old lecher also did some good deeds!"
Tassica thoughtfully covered the Grand Duke with a blanket, so that he could faint on the ground a little more comfortably.
As for finding a bed or stretcher?
Heh, dare to scold Lord Charles, he doesn't deserve it!
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After the public trial in Fergus City, Roger led the Dark Night Guard to continue their actions, clearing the Empire's parasites from south to north.
One trial after another, mobilizing the power of the people to expose and try the nobles who used to be powerful, greatly ignited the people's sense of identity and belonging to the Empire, and no longer doubted the impartiality and determination of the Dark Night Guard.
In Fergus City, the people were still in awe of the lord's accumulated power, and dared to be angry but dared not speak.
Roger promised and ridiculed, and someone finally went out of their way to recount the tragedies they had suffered in the past.
As the Dark Night Guard went north, the enthusiasm of the mobilized people became higher and higher. Everyone no longer needed excessive publicity. As long as they saw the Dark Night Guard's uniforms, they immediately began to cheer and welcome them into the city.
The people have learned to actively gather and report, automatically queue up to maintain order, and identify the problematic nobles one by one.
The investigation pressure on the Dark Night Guard has been greatly reduced. They only need to judge the authenticity, conduct trials, and then execute the sentences. The work efficiency is terrifyingly high.
Of course, this is also because the overall governance level and political environment in the northern part of the Empire are much clearer than in the south.
The nobles here inevitably make small mistakes, but the proportion of death sentences has dropped significantly.
One is because the Dark Night Guard's killing power is known to all, and many nobles who knew that their lives were unsafe have already taken the initiative to evacuate and run away;
The second is because when the Empire went south all the way, it was still in its initial stage in the north. The more stubborn the resistance it encountered, the more the Eternal Night Empress had already killed a round and carried out a major reshuffle…
The current lords are either enfeoffed by the Empire, or honest people who originally belonged to the family and took the initiative to surrender. Most of them are more cautious.
Or, because it has only been three years, these lords have not had time to degenerate, at least they can maintain a superficial sense of responsibility.
However, where the black robes of the Dark Night Guard pass, heads are still rolling.
The lord has no problem, but it does not mean that all the lackeys below are innocent. Without a sufficiently strong institution to supervise the nobles' governance, ugliness is inevitable.
After the initial doubts and incomprehension, the people of the Empire saw that the public trial was not a flash in the pan, but was constantly replayed, and finally dared to believe that Roger really wanted to push it to the end and kill throughout the country.
For a time, the voices of recognition and praise for Roger, the Empress, and even the Empire's current administrative system became higher and higher.
Whether they were old Empire people, or people from the Seventeen Kingdoms who had already leaned towards the Green Vine in their minds, the boundaries between them were blurred in this great trial, and they began to expect the Green Vine Empire to lead them to create a happier life.
Evil received its due retribution, executed on the spot without any mercy, and the process was completely open and transparent. This was a luxury that could only appear in everyone's dreams in the past.
Now the luxury has truly shone into reality, and the Dark Night Guard will never tolerate wherever they go.
No matter how powerful and ancient the family is, they must be brought out to face their own people and their past actions. Such decisive and happy revenge has become a legend in the mouths of bards.
Compared with secretly investigating and collecting evidence and then coldly announcing the verdict, the people's sense of participation is full, and they finally no longer feel that they are humble ants.
A sense of participation, no matter how ordinary a person is, no matter how ordinary a job is, is to jointly build and prosper this land. This is the fastest way to establish a sense of belonging.
And construction is very slow, but destroying those cruel nobles of the past through trials is just a matter of a trial conference.
The actions of the Dark Night Guard unexpectedly accelerated the integration of the Empire people and the Seventeen Kingdoms people, because the broadest masses of people had the same enemy during this period—the noble class.
A common hatred and common struggle made them no longer distinguish each other.
The foundation for the Empire to promote a centralized system seems to be much stronger, and the moment to make a real change is getting closer and closer.
Chapter 126 Angelina's Relief
In this battle to reform the noble class, the relationship between Charles's siblings has warmed up a lot compared to the subtle estrangement and embarrassment of the past few days.
On the surface, the Dark Night Guard killed corpses everywhere, and the noble class was trembling, providing sufficient deterrence.
But in secret, Angelina has been providing logistical and intelligence support for the actions of the Dark Night Guard, and has made up for many details that Roger did not consider.
For example, Angelina suggested to Roger that he should postpone the arrest of those nobles who fled in fear of crime, and even turn a blind eye.
"Sister, are you pitying these people?" Roger joked.
Angelina poked him on the forehead and snorted smugly: "Stupid, this is to fully exploit their value."
The nobles who have left the Empire cannot harm the people, and have no power to retaliate against the Empire. They no longer pose a substantial threat to the Empire.
The wanted for them is only to maintain the dignity of a great power, so that later people understand how high the cost of crime is.
But don't be too eager to solve these fugitive nobles now.
Angelina is preparing to arrange for people to focus on publicity, portraying the escaped nobles as extremely evil and extremely powerful, super villains who may kill back to the Empire at any time.
After listening to her sister's arrangement, Roger finally followed her train of thought.
She is not sympathizing with the nobles who were suddenly suppressed, but hoping that these "villains" will constitute a kind of deterrence.
Public trials and exposing the evil deeds of nobles, but every people participated.
This is like a certificate of honor. If there are villains at large, the people must support the rule of the Green Vine Empire.
Only a strong Green Vine Empire can prevent these villains from really coming back and liquidating what the people have done.
Even as the national strength further increases, these fugitive nobles can be killed even if they are far away.
The people may not think of this, but Angelina will arrange a package and guide the people to think of it.
In this way, it is equivalent to the broadest masses of people being tied to the chariot of the Empire.
They are still afraid of the nobles who fled.
In addition to interests and benefits, appropriate deterrence and external enemies are also means to unite the people.
"Sister's trick is powerful, so even if the parasites in the Empire are killed, the Dark Night Guard will always have someone to support and have work to do." Roger couldn't help but praise.
"Sister has always been super powerful, you should say a few more words if you can speak!" Angelina's eyes narrowed, and she couldn't help giggling when she saw Roger's sudden embarrassment.
For Roger, it is natural to praise a few words casually, but it feels strange to flatter someone specifically, even if they are close…
"Okay, let's continue to discuss the new provincial system."
Angelina put him over and brought the topic back.
She, who has always been dignified, can be shameless in front of her younger brother, because she is really happy tonight.
A sincere compliment from her younger brother is better than ten thousand compliments from others.
Because this shows that he still has areas where he is not as good as himself, and there are still places where he needs his help to check for omissions!
My sister is not too failed after all, she is still very useful…
In terms of her gentle personality, the unscrupulous promotion of the Oath of Glory is for the Empire, but also to protect Roger.
He has completely offended the noble class, so he must completely suppress these people until they are unable to retaliate, so that Roger can be safe.
The people are a creature that is easy to forget.
Don't look at Roger's reputation is in full swing now, but if there are no follow-up events to constantly brush his presence in front of them, they will forget who Roger is a month later and return to the daily routine of firewood, rice, oil and salt.
Therefore, external deterrence cannot be lacking. As long as the news of those fugitive nobles is refreshed from time to time, the people will not forget the merits of the Dark Night Guard, and they will always expect Roger to protect them.
This trick is similar to raising bandits to support oneself, but Angelina did not take the initiative to play tricks, but pointed Roger to push the boat along the river, and never create a passive situation where the water is too clear and there are no fish.
Even if the Eternal Night Empress will not kill the donkey after it has served its purpose, don't test human nature casually.
Angelina talked about her experience in politics, and Roger also benefited a lot from listening to Angelina's Prime Minister's class.
It was not until these days of more and more cooperation and exchanges that he realized that his previous understanding of his sister and the saint Ann in the game was a bit superficial.
Her kindness is only relative to the noble moral standards of this era.
In fact, she is smart, insightful into human nature, and will not be stingy with her wrists if what she does involves the rise and fall of the Empire.
This is an empire builder who looks weak but is actually more determined than anyone else. She has the most lofty dreams in her heart, and she deeply loves this land and the people who live here.
Roger felt that even if he was her own brother, if he still adhered to the original plan to take her to another world, he would definitely be disappointed in the end.
Because Angelina is soft on the outside and firm on the inside, she will never agree to leave the Green Vine Empire. If Roger stuns her and forcibly kidnaps her, then the siblings will have nothing to do.
"But you are clearly villains, but you act upright…" he couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
Angelina poked him on the forehead with her slender fingers: "What are you muttering about, don't listen to the lecture!"
Roger raised his head and lied very sincerely: "I'm saying that my sister is especially beautiful today!"
Angelina's face turned red, and then she punched his head with a chaotic fist: "So you are implying that my sister was not beautiful yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday?"
Roger dodged left and right, shouting aggrievedly: "You… how did you hear that? I've been running outside these past few days, I haven't seen you!"
"Oh, because you are too busy to even think about your sister, the crime is aggravated!"
"Hey, you are a bit unreasonable!"
"You don't need to be reasonable to teach your younger brother!"
The two of them made a fuss, pecking at each other like chickens.
Of course, it's one-sided.
Fortunately, Angelina's physical strength is limited, and she sat back in her chair after a while, rubbing her red hands, and said pantingly: "Your bones are really hard now, my hands hurt."
Roger smirked and didn't answer.
Didn't I open a treasure chest two days ago and opened a passive skill that slightly increases physical defense and reflects 30% of physical damage.
I can only say that fortunately Angelina's attack power is limited, otherwise it would not be as simple as a small hand turning red.
He didn't answer back, Angelina felt bored, so she stared at him.
How long has it been since we made such a fuss?
Or rather, how long has it been since the siblings sat down and had a good chat?
When he became a hero admired by everyone in the Empire, he was no longer the younger brother who could be seen lying on the bed every day when he came home.