RNP Chapter 97 Murder, Tax Reform
Chapter 97 Murder, Tax Reform
This is a world of wizards, an era where great power returns to itself.
If agricultural taxes are too heavy, making it impossible for too many people to survive, then someone might suddenly have a miraculous encounter and become a powerful figure, dominating the rise and fall of a nation...
Similarly, precisely because this is an era in which great power resides within oneself, nobles and wizards dare not allow the number of ordinary people on this land to become too large.
After all, the more numerous they are, the greater the chance that some "monsters" will be born!
Their own rule is also more likely to be shaken.
"What a ridiculous alliance!" Lo Ang sneered inwardly—this alliance was clearly telling all the nobles the 'safety line' of exploitation. As long as they didn't cross this safety line, the nobles could dance however they wanted.
"I never imagined that in this era where great power belongs to oneself, there would still be such disgusting covenants."
Lo Ang shook his head dismissively, and the levitation technique that had been covering Viscount Iron Sword suddenly dissipated.
An immense sense of heaviness immediately spread through the Scarlet Wizard's mental energy to her soul—without the levitation spell, her mental energy was insufficient to lift the Iron Sword Viscount.
Therefore, she withdrew her mental energy without hesitation.
The only reason the Iron Sword Viscount is still alive is that Loen is still maintaining the levitation technique.
Now that Loon has removed the levitation spell, it means that Loon no longer intends to let Viscount Iron Sword continue to live.
The Scarlet Wizard naturally chose to 'let go'.
As for what the nobleman in front of us thinks... Ha, who is the nobleman?
I don't recognize you!
In an instant, a heavy weight, accompanied by screams, crashed down from mid-air, bouncing a few times on the ground.
As the armor was slammed and deformed, the flesh encased within it also instantly lost its life force.
On and off the city wall, everyone fell silent for a moment.
Baron Dilron, in particular, couldn't understand why the two wizards, who had been talking so well just moments before, had suddenly turned on each other.
A viscount!
After a moment of complete silence, a disturbance erupted on the city wall. The soldiers were either drawing their bows again, raising their spears, or unlocking the bolts on their crossbows.
Beneath the city walls, Dilron and Viscount Bloodfang, facing Loen and his men, also assumed a fighting stance.
The sound of heartbeats rang in everyone's ears in the next moment.
Whose heartbeat is this?
In an instant, everyone realized that it was their own heartbeat!
"Bang!"
"Bang! Bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Amidst the violent heartbeats, every heart felt clenched by an inexplicable force, and everyone felt their own strength waning with each heartbeat.
Heartbeat Resonance Technique!
A simple spell-like ability.
Even the Crimson Wizard learned this spell with ease, let alone Loon.
The instant the levitation spell dissipated, Loen was already preparing the Heartbeat Resonance spell!
After two or three breaths, Luo Ang finally ended the heartbeat resonance spell.
When this type of spell ends, whether on the city wall or below.
Whether they were knights or ordinary soldiers.
Everyone collapsed instantly, clutching their chests and breathing heavily as if they had just drowned.
"Baron Dilron, go and prepare the contract."
"By the way, you can now choose a new Viscount Iron Sword."
"A day and a night should be enough time for all the knights and nobles of Iron Sword Territory, as well as the Iron Sword family, to sign the new viscount's approval document."
"That's enough for Viscount Bloodfang and the new Viscount Ironsword to sign that contract."
"Is that right?" Loen's deep voice rang out.
"At this time tomorrow, I hope to see the signed contract at Chashan Ridge, which you have mentioned."
"At that time, I will talk to you about some other things."
"Oh, and by the way, also tell the new Viscount Ironsword, as well as all the nobles in Ironsword Territory."
"My wizard is kind-hearted and can't stand seeing the people in the neighborhood go hungry and cold."
"In the future, agricultural taxes should no longer be collected in accordance with the bottom line of the alliance."
"Of course, you can also try to take advantage of my kindness to negotiate some other terms with me."
"Te Wengtong, you're gone."
As Luo Ang spoke, and after he cast the levitation spell again, the simple carriage turned around.
The procession slowly disappeared from sight of the Iron Felt City along the route they had come from.
Behind Luo Ang and his men, one after another, fast horses galloped off in different directions, spreading news of the changes that had occurred in Iron Felt City to all corners of the world.
……
At noon the next day, two magnificent carriages stopped in front of Forked Ridge. Viscount Bloodfang and the newly appointed Viscount Ironsword each alighted from their carriages, surrounded by several knights, and headed together into the depths of Forked Ridge.
Soon, they crossed the ridge and saw the Stone Oak and the Beluga Whale moored beside the "bay".
The sounds of Knight Lulang and Knight Lansen practicing on the shore.
"Is this the new Viscount Iron Sword?" Loen's gaze fell on the Viscount Iron Sword.
But it turned out to be a child who was only seven or eight years old. Clearly, after Viscount Ironsword was thrown to his death in front of everyone, the Ironsword family had developed a great fear and were unwilling to take on this hot potato, let alone face a wizard who was capricious and would kill nobles at will.
So, they pushed a little child to the forefront.
"Your Excellency Wizard, this is the new Viscount Ironsword of the Ironsword family." A voice rang out—but it was not Baron Dilron, who was leading the group.
Instead, it was an old knight standing next to the young viscount who looked somewhat similar to him.
Clearly, this old knight was a blood relative of the young viscount.
Luo Ang didn't waste any attention on these people. After recognizing them, he immediately turned his gaze to the contract for renting Chashan Ridge.
There are eight copies of the contract in two versions, the difference being the signature: one version is signed by Viscount Ironsword with Viscount Bloodfang as witness; the other version is the reverse, with Viscount Bloodfang signing the contract and Viscount Ironsword as witness.
As for the content of the contract, it is very simple and very clear.
He leased Chashan Ridge to Luo Ang and his people as their territory, and also transferred all the power there to them.
The lease term is 999 years.
Of course, the most interesting part of the contract is the last one—the rental fee and settlement method: Luo Ang and his group can terminate the lease in advance. When Luo Ang and his group terminate the lease, anything they cannot take from Fork Ridge will have to be left behind as the rental fee for Fork Ridge. The Iron Sword Family and the Blood Fang Family will not have to pay any additional price for this.
A very clever little idea.
It's clear that the person who wrote the contract put a lot of thought into its content.
After checking the contents of the contract and the parchment on which it was written, and confirming that there were no problems, Loen and the Scarlet Wizard each left their marks on the contract.
The Scarlet Wizard's wizard mark is the golden melon mark, with petals blooming on it like waves.
Loon's wizard mark is a cluster of undulating auspicious cloud patterns.
"Alright, now that the contract is signed, let's talk about the next deal." Lo Ang and the Crimson Wizard put the contract away and clapped their hands.