Blood tax

Chapter 162 Unexpected Donation Income

The three Sutorals greeted each other with smiles.Griffith didn't know the two of them would be coming, but it was always nice to see someone on the action together.

Gathered here is a powerful assault force.Even if you don't count the four extraordinary people, there are only four groups of extraordinary people, each with five people.Among the members of the team, Griffith also found two spellcasters. They served as the team commanders of the two teams respectively. In terms of spiritual strength, they were all Sequence 4. It is unknown where they were trained.

With such a powerful and complete power configuration, coupled with the Extraordinary and army in Revan, even if it is to challenge an adult Behemoth or a giant dragon, there is a chance of winning.

Griffith consulted the Transcendents for their opinions, and then he began to host the briefing.Under the gaze of the audience, he said methodically:
"My lords, all Extraordinary Ones,
"According to the available information, there have been 11 living corpse attacks or suspected incidents in Raven in the past few days. Most of the attacks occurred in the middle of the night. Corpse monsters attacked several houses and chambers of commerce in the upper city. The local The City Defense Forces arrived and destroyed them. The wreckage was kept in a warehouse near the City Hall, and Lord Horus was leading the investigation.

"According to the on-site investigation, there is evidence that some of the living corpses dug their own graves..."

The four extraordinary men and the garrison mages were all watching him.The four Extraordinary teams in the audience, a total of 19 Extraordinary men, also listened attentively to his report.

"This afternoon, Raven Port was attacked on a large scale. A large number of living corpses appeared on several passenger and cargo sailing ships that crashed into the embankment. The infection spread from there to the entire port. Although the infection has been garrisoned by the knights and his army Locked down in the port area. But early engagements have shown that the undead can kill civilians at breakneck speed, multiplying their strength with the resurrected dead.

"The number of the first batch of living corpses in Ruiwen Harbor was less than one hundred, and in less than a quarter of an hour, their number was close to one thousand, an increase of ten times.

"The cultists hold powerful sealed items. If they spread infection in densely populated urban areas, or occupy several cemeteries in Revan, the situation will be out of control. More than [-] citizens in this city are their reserve army.

"For this reason, I proposed the first proposal, applying for the Transcendents here to form a Front Enemy Committee, and initiate martial law and curfew."

……

The Transcendents headed by Lordes immediately passed Griffith's proposal without even a second of hesitation.

Immediately afterwards came the relevant arrangements for combat deployment and intelligence reconnaissance.All Extraordinary and city defense forces except Griffith were deployed not too far away to monitor the upper city, Revan Cemetery and other important and convenient locations.If the cultists show up, they'll pin them down first, then rally to call in reinforcements and fight.

Extraordinary people will stay in the mage tower or go to the city hall to coordinate and act as a mobile force.

Everything unfolded quickly according to Griffith's expectations. The disadvantage is that the existing intelligence network is difficult to cover the lower city where civilians gather.

When the matters were about to be finalized, Ms. Rihanna, who had been deprived of the right to make decisions, made a suggestion:
"The undead can quickly infect ordinary citizens through attacks, forming a terrifying wave of corpses in a very short period of time, but their weakness is also very clear, that is, there must be a certain number of corpses to launch the first round of attacks.

"The locals of Raven maintain the custom of burial, and most of them are buried in the cemetery near the hills in the northwest of the city.

"If the cultists have their way, they will not miss this ready-made barracks.

"Commissioner, can you lead a team there? Trainee Lansada Huston is the first local Extraordinary who suspects the resurrection of the dead. He is investigating the situation there."

Before Griffith objected, the garrison mage went on to say:

"Research on undead creatures in the magical world has always been limited. Compared to black magic pollution, I tend to call it a plague.

"The spread speed and mutation probability of the plague virus carried by the living corpse are very important reference factors. Some relatively powerful undead creatures have extraordinary characteristics of corruption or cherish samples. If samples can be collected, please Bring some back to Lord Lordes and me, this will be of great value to the Arcane Council in controlling the plague."

The Transcendents cast their gazes at Griffith together.Their eyes are quite meaningful.

Lordes stared at him too, as if waiting for a student to answer a question.

What is this for?Want to send me off to some remote location?I'm not going, what if I am ambushed in the wilderness?If the cultists are plotting to resurrect dead bodies there, come on, let's concentrate our forces to hold the populated areas and fight them head-on.

Griffith thought for a moment and replied, "I'll investigate there, but when I think it's appropriate."

……

The Beyonders, including Amber, left for their respective posts.Griffith also began to pack up the documents, preparing to go to the lower city to understand the situation there, where the strength is insufficient.His main purpose of coming to the Mage Tower has been achieved, and all of Raven will soon enter a state of martial law. The next step is to collect information and prepare for the next work or battle.

"Special investigator, please stay a little longer." Senior investigator Moro said suddenly, "We have one more matter."

"Yes, there is still something to do," Erza nodded, "We four plus you."

what is it then?It must be very important that only the extraordinary and me, the supervisor, attended the meeting.

Griffith immediately lifted his spirits.

"Then, let's get started," Moro suddenly became the host of the meeting, "After the martial law is promulgated, we will still maintain a small number of material supply channels.

"In addition, urban areas and villages and towns need to implement material rationing. I have listed several chambers of commerce and churches responsible for this, and they will carry out this matter."

The stalker handed over the file.The content is very simple. Different matters and tasks are assigned to different chambers of commerce and churches, which are obviously arranged long ago.The Raven branch of the Holy See of the Holy Light also played an important role in it.

Horus glanced: "Are all the supplies ready?"

"That's natural. Bayeran has already sent a message to raise food from nearby towns. Byeran's Ministry of Finance allocated special funds to cover the cost."

The arrangement is really proper!It turns out that preparations have been made for a long time, so that the lives of local citizens will at least not be in trouble.Really worthy of the wise Senate!Griffith admired deeply in his heart.He casually asked:

"What is the background of these chambers of commerce and churches? Have you done similar material distribution work?"

"Naturally," Morrow replied, "Hilmins Chamber of Commerce and Meyer Trading Company are both well-known large companies. They have been in charge of wartime transportation, and they have prepared logistics manpower and transportation capacity. Church, you understand .”

I really don't quite understand.Griffith thought to himself.

At this moment, Erza's foot stretched out and rubbed against him under the table.

Griffith was taken aback by such a bold flirtation that he hadn't expected it.Before he wondered why Erza would do this...

Erza found his instep and stepped on him hard.

Don't ask any more.The meaning of Miss Extraordinary is very clear.

Everyone present was silent, and Lordes looked enigmatic.

"Well, my lords, these are the donations provided by the companies and churches in charge of this matter to the Revan Front Enemy Committee," Morrow put a box of money on the table, "enthusiastic citizens and companies hope that in the upcoming events, We can be financially prepared.

"A total donation of 16000 silver francs, 12000 silver francs for Lord Lordes, 8000 silver francs for Miss Valkyrie, Lord Horus, and me, and [-] silver francs for Mr. Prospective Knight. What do you think of this arrangement?"

8000 Silver Lang!

What did I do to give me 8000 silver Lang?Griffith was taken aback, but he suppressed all doubts and expressions deeply, maintaining a haughty and indifferent look on his face.

Erza was stomping on his feet.

"Other than that, it is the division of management areas. Although our power is strong, this city is too big," Lord Horus continued, "Master Wizard and Ms. Light and Shadow Front are responsible for the mobilization and management of the upper city. Lord Moro and I are in charge of the roads and checkpoints leading to the neighboring cities. Your Excellency, the prospective knight, seems to be very concerned about the lower city, and you will be in charge there."

……

Since the upcoming work may be very heavy, the Mage Tower sent food to the remaining commanders to have dinner in advance.Griffith ate quickly, and took some dried meat and put it in a bag as dry food.The meat was good bacon and the bread was white bread.The kingdom's food supply is getting more and more abundant, and soft and sweet white bread can be eaten everywhere.

Griffith didn't care about this, he chewed the food in his hand, stopped every now and then to take a sip of water and then took another big bite.

Opposite him, only Erza was still in the room.She sat on the sofa with her slender legs in her arms, tilted her head and watched him eat: "How long have we not seen each other? It's been almost a year."

"It will be one year by the end of June," Griffith swallowed a big mouthful of bread, "I didn't expect you to teach at the academy."

Valkyrie stroked the ends of the red hair hanging from her ears, and her slender eyebrows added a bit of charm when she smiled: "Big sister has to eat too~ The food in the army is not good."

When she speaks well and doesn't flirt with others, she is like a kind and gentle sister, her exquisite and bright appearance has a kind of comfortable intimacy.

"So were those food expenses just now?" Griffith asked.

"The manager's necessary income comes from the local government's reasonable burden during the special period," Ersha said, "Griffith, you are already an officer, you should know that there are a lot of expenses that cannot be listed in operation and management, and there are also many There are many flaws in doing so, but if it is completely banned, the system will lose its vitality and resilience, and nothing is perfect.

"You can use it where it suits you, or you can use it for yourself. The latter will damage your job and reputation, and the judgment is self-evident."

"I see, I remember now," Griffith nodded and said, "We robbed a few orc villages together."

"It's expropriation, don't make us look like the Bayeran gang," Erza protested, "and you are the most efficient robbery in the whole squadron. Isn't it your idea to splash water on the ground? You have searched as clean as a dog licks."

Griffith smiled grinningly: "Those furs, wood and weapons that were confiscated but not turned in, well, we sold them to the chamber of commerce, right?"

"Yes~" Erza picked up the coffee and took two sips, "That income eventually became our food and accommodation expenses."

"No wonder we eat better than other squadrons."

"That is, I can't conjure something good out of thin air. Do you know how difficult it is to manage more than 100 people!"

"So what about this time?"

"The company under the name of Duke Meyer and the Order of the Holy Light are both involved, and even extraordinary people can't spoil their affairs casually," Erza said, "However, they can't ignore our existence, everyone is in mutual restraint The state of alert. Including you, everyone is worried that you will jump out and yell at Baiyelan. If Master Rihanna dismisses you, everyone will be very happy. However, she did not succeed, so the reasonable burden has to be I'll give you a portion."

"The money comes in really fast."

"As a person in charge and an officer, there must be a little difference, but don't put it all in your pocket, use it for business," Erza reminded him, "If you can save a little in the end, you can save it and save it in the future." Buy a beautiful little house by the sea in Bayerand, and start a family in the future."

　Something will happen tomorrow. The update time on Sunday morning will be adjusted to after 9:9 p.m. on Sunday, and the update time will be changed to 12:[-]-[-]:[-] p.m. every day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)