our family is gone

Chapter 17 Judgment
The townspeople began to gather, and Lance didn't expect that there were so many people hiding in the originally depressed town. This made the originally quiet square quickly become noisy like a vegetable market, and those who came here for food began to complain everywhere. .

Lance was not in a hurry to speak, but just stood there, showing his demeanor.

Originally, the status of the lord overwhelmed these people, not to mention Lance's cold face, and a knight like Leonard standing beside him made him even more majestic, directly making those people subconsciously keep a distance.

The townspeople who were still a little noisy after being swept by his eyes gradually fell silent, looking very cautious, or fearful, which was proof that the nobles had enslaved them for generations.

Lance knows his identity, he is the lord, so he has to show the majesty of the lord, and deal with this kind of person who is so hungry and crazy, who dares to do anything for a full meal, talking about kindness will only make people think he is easy to bully , then don't try to manage this group of troublemakers well.

What he is pursuing now is stability. He needs to control the entire Hamlet in the shortest possible time, so he must continue the "wisdom" passed down by the nobles to tame these ordinary people.

As for being a good person, at least you have to wait until you survive to gain a firm foothold. The old ancestor's knife is on his neck, and it is purely stupid to talk about freedom and democracy.

Seeing that his majesty was initially built, Lance didn't delay any longer.

"I am the heir of the Hamlet family, and I am also the new lord of this place. Back then, the ancestors led the family's knights to kill powerful enemies to open up the territory. It took many years to build such a large foundation. Everyone lives here in prosperity and peace, but I didn't expect the housekeeper to collude with bandits. Invading and killing the old lord directly plunged the town into flames."

As he spoke, he lifted the rag in front of him, revealing the kneeling mayor inside.

At this time, they were tied tightly with ropes like fat pigs, their faces were covered with blood, and their mouths were also stuffed. They looked full of fear, and they were completely different from the usual high-spirited appearance. .

The surrounding townspeople were a little surprised when they saw this scene. They didn't expect the mayor who was aloof in the past.It turned out to be like this now.

They looked very happy after seeing the mayor like this, gloating that this fat pig has today.

"The mayor who was supposed to organize the defense escaped, causing the bandits to loot and destroy the town, killing your relatives and friends. After the bandits left, they didn't organize to maintain order. Instead, they let the mercenaries oppress you and raise the level of the farmer along with you. Food prices, so that you can't afford to eat so many people starved to death."

Speaking of which, Lance will raise his hand and shout: "Who is Hamlet's sinner!"

"Mayor!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, followed by shouts like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

"Mayor!"

It's not that they can't be angry, but the long-term oppression and the huge gap in strength make them only store their anger in their hearts. If they are unlucky, they will never have a chance to vent their anger throughout their lives, but now their luck has come.

"Today I fulfill my duty as a lord and judge this sinner!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Lance directly grabbed a mercenary sword he had captured last night and beheaded the mayor in front of the people.

The head fell and rolled, and blood gushed from the neck like a fountain, even splashing two meters away.

There was a moment of silence in the square, maybe they didn't expect that the mayor would really die here.

But in the next second, they all started cheering, the square seemed to be boiling, almost everyone smiled, and they were not afraid of the dead at all.

Lance watched their carnival with a blank expression, then raised his hand to beckon.

"Come here."

The crowd looked back one after another, only to see that the mercenary leader was tied to a cross and pushed by a cart. Although he had already been tied, the hidden strength of that fat body made the wooden frame so precarious that it almost broke, as if In the next second, he will break free from the shackles and start killing.

The fear of being dominated surged into their hearts again, and the townspeople who were still very excited became silent and subconsciously stayed away.

"I don't need to say who he is. He ran away when the bandits invaded, but came back and became a sheriff. He killed many people in just over ten days. Who of you has been bullied by him?"

The silence of the people was broken by a man's words, and then more people told the crimes of the leader.

"He stole my wife and tortured her to death!"

"My poor daughter~ she lay on the bed covered in bruises for three days before she died."

"..."

"Should this kind of person be killed?" Lance shouted loudly, and the crowd responded to his louder voice.

"kill him!"

"kill!"

All kinds of criminal evidence were laid out, and everyone wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood. The leader looked at those angry people again, and he was no longer overbearing as before, but felt fear instead.

"Wait! I have made contributions to the territory, I have shed blood for the town, I want to see the mayor!"

"The mayor is on the ground~" Lance smiled and pointed his sword at the head on the ground. Only then did the boss notice the corpse covered by the crowd, and he couldn't help but become more frightened.

"My lord! It's all these rascals talking nonsense. I've been protecting the town all along. Without me, the bandits would have broken in long ago."

"Are you not convinced?" Lance looked at the leader with a faint smile on his face.

The leader looks rough but is actually cunning, otherwise he would not be able to live under the hands of the bandits and get mixed up with the leader of the sheriff. He immediately noticed the chance of survival and begged for mercy.

"The mayor asked me to do it, and I was also forced to do it. Please let me go. I swear to the gods that I will correct it."

Regardless of other things, let's put aside his responsibilities first. Although he has benefited a lot under the mayor's hands, he changed his family without the slightest hesitation when facing this man.

"Okay! Then I'll give you a chance." Lance raised his hand and swept around, "I'll pick one of these people, and if you can win, I'll let you go."

The boss was overjoyed immediately when he heard this. He guessed that the lord wanted to step down. In this world, no one can refuse a ready-made combat force. He only needs to kill a civilian to fall into the arms of the new lord. At that time, won't you still continue to act like a tyrant?

After speaking, Lance raised his hand to signal, and Leonard swung his sword forward to cut off the rope on the leader and let him down.

The leader moved his wrists, and his predatory eyes looked at the civilians who couldn't stand still. He had a hundred ways to kill them.

This time, the people who were still very excited were dumbfounded when they saw the leader get away, and they immediately moved away, and soon there was a circle around them.

There is no way, the strong body and brutal killing skills of the mercenary leader are too powerful for ordinary people, not to mention that he has been domineering and killing many people in the town during this time, which is even more frightening .

With a "bang", Lance threw the sword in his hand in front of the leader, "Who wants to come out and fight him?"

(End of this chapter)