Downton airborne and landed next to the robber who was holding the girl hostage.
"Don't come here, or I'll kill her!"
When the robber saw Downton looking over, he was startled and put the knife on the girl's neck.
"Help!"
The girl was trembling and calling for help from Downton.
"Shut up!"
The robber turned the handle of the knife upside down and hit the girl on the head hard, causing blood to flow out.
"Captain, are those wings magic costumes? Do you want to snatch them?"
The robbers looked at the disappearing wings behind Downton with greedy eyes. Flying magic costumes are always expensive, not to mention such a gorgeous appearance. There are definitely nobles who like luxury and dazzling who pay exorbitant prices to buy them.
"Go away, don't drag us with you if you want!"
The captain glanced at the landing battleship in the sky and made a retreat gesture. This kind of aristocratic boy, even if he was a scumbag, would still have powerful bodyguards to follow him.
"Everyone kneel down and apologize to the citizens who died in this town!"
The anger in Downton's heart was about to explode. Even if he was not the lord of the Western Region, he couldn't calm down just after seeing this cruel burning, killing and looting. Why are there always people who are lazy and release the evil thoughts in their hearts without any scruples?
"Boy, don't push yourself too far!"
The leader of the regiment replied to delay time, while winking and telling his subordinates to retreat quickly.
"Take out the valuables on you, or I will really kill her!"
The robber smiled grimly. He was also a man of noble character. In order not to hurt the hostages, such a person would not dare to do anything.
"court death!"
Downton shook with a single punch.
The robber wanted to say something else, but a huge shadow suddenly enveloped his head. He subconsciously looked up to check, but a drow appeared beside him, swinging his sword and cutting off his arms.
ah!
The robber screamed and went to catch the girl who escaped from trouble, but was kicked away by the Dark Goddess Guardian, and then fell with a heavy punch, hitting him on the head.
boom!
The robbers were knocked to the floor, and when the dust dissipated, the robbers all took a step back because they saw that their companions were all broken and as soft as a puddle of mud.
"Don't cry, it's okay!"
Comforting the girl who was brought back by the captured dragon, Downton glared at the robbers, "Want to die? It's not that easy. I will show you to the public until every inch of your body is eaten by crows."
"retreat!"
The leader was so frightened that he no longer cared about others. He shook the reins, turned around and ran away.
Downton leaned forward slightly and shot out like a cannonball. In the blink of an eye, he appeared next to the leader and punched him in the waist.
boom!
The huge impact not only caused the captain to fall out, but also caused the war horse to fly. It was wiped out on the floor for more than ten meters, leaving a bloody trace.
"Run quickly!"
Originally, there were some hot-headed subordinates who were preparing to deal with Downton. However, they saw that the leader of the Judgment-level group was instantly killed with one blow, and his waist was twisted like a twist. Who dared to fight again? He immediately turned around like a rabbit hit by an arrow.
run.
Downton charged, grabbed one of the robbers' arms, and tore it off like a chicken wing. Blood spurted from the arm. He then kicked him and shattered his knees.
The whole street was filled with the sound of broken bones and broken bones.
"Run quickly, he is simply a devil!"
The robbers were completely frightened by Downton's brutal methods, but they could not escape after all. By the time the black-hand cavalry formed their formation, the streets were filled with wailing robbers.
"who are you?"
The leader stared at Downton, wondering whose hands he had fallen into, and if given the chance, he would definitely take revenge.
"Show these guys to me. I want all the bandits to know that if you offend the West, you will get the consequences of offending me, Downton!"
Downton walked towards the girl, ready to say some words of concern, but probably because of the brutal methods just now, the girl trembled and dodged.
"As you command, Master!"
The dwarves stood at attention collectively, beat their chests with their right hands, saluted, and then immediately dispersed and rushed towards the robbers.
"Are you the Duke of the West?"
The team leader did not expect that Downton would be so young.
Downton paid no attention to the dying man, but instead announced to the townspeople who were hiding in the houses and could only pray to avoid plundering before they had time to escape.
"Go to the town hall to report your losses, and I will reduce your taxes for several years based on the actual situation!"
Downton took out his wallet, took out all the stack of gold tickets, and placed them next to the girl, "Go buy some good clothes. When you are free, you can go to the Duke's Mansion as a guest!"
The freckled girl tugged on the torn clothes with her right hand and covered her chest. After looking at Downton timidly, she quickly lowered her head.
"Downton, let's board the ship. Most of the Western Territory is in this situation now. You can't take care of it. You should hurry back to the Duke's Mansion and take command?"
Madeleine stood on the battleship and shouted to Downton. This kind of rescue was a priority. "If there is chaos in the Western Territory, those nobles will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble!"
"Um!"
Downton sighed, turned and left.
In the afternoon, the escaped townspeople returned one after another, and they were shocked when they saw two rows of wooden stakes stuck in the street outside the town, with the robbers being skewered like roast ducks.
This is a wooden stake type. The wooden stake is inserted into the anus of the prisoner, passes through the body, and is then stabbed out of the throat. Even the executioner with the worst skills can guarantee that the prisoner will be tortured for more than three days.
The nobles like to use this cruel and painful punishment to kill the common people who cannot pay taxes, and erect a human stake to warn other citizens.
In the past, if they saw this scene, the common people would be disgusted and curse the lords and express sympathy for the 'prisoners'. But today, the townspeople rushed up one by one with gritted teeth, holding manure forks and shovels, and repaired these things ruthlessly.
Robbers, especially those who have killed family members, are eager to bite off the flesh of these guys and eat them.
"I heard that the Duke of Downton came back and punished these robbers!"
"Yes, and after we register at the city hall, we can save several years of tax payments. This is what the Duke personally promised."
"Hey, I originally had a bumper harvest this year, and I thought I could have a good year. I didn't expect to encounter such a **."
The townspeople gathered together to clean up their broken homes, but the conversation soon turned to Downton. In the past, they didn't care who the manager of the West was, as long as they could have an extra piece of bread on their table every day. And occasionally an extra loaf.
They would be satisfied with just fish and a piece of meat to feed their wives and children, but such simple extravagances could not be realized.
When Downton defeated Placido and became the new Duke of the West, the townspeople were numb. It was just a new tax recipient. But when the three-year tax exemption decree was promulgated, everyone was suspicious at first.
Then there was cheering. When a year passed, life got better, and there was not an extra piece of meat on the table, but a few pieces of meat, their hearts were already unconsciously leaning towards the Duke of Downton who they had never met before.
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"Where is our army? Why didn't we come in advance to kill those bandits?"
Some people complained, but they were quickly ignored.
"Hey. Haven't you heard? The Duke and King of the North coveted our great harvest and launched an invasion. Now all the legions in the West are gathering at the border, so these bandits will plunder in the hinterland without restraint."
"These damn nobles can't see us living a better life, taxes, taxes, except this. Their eyes can no longer tolerate anything else."
The townspeople complained, and the approaching war made the atmosphere tense. Suddenly, a young man stood up.
"I want to join the army. I hate this behavior of running away. I want to teach those guys who want to take away my life a lesson from the front!"
"I am coming too!"
"Master Downton won't let us do it? I heard that his subordinates are all barbarians and hilly natives. Although they have a bad reputation, they are very capable in fighting!"
The townspeople talked a lot. In the past, what people hated most was all kinds of corvee service, especially military service. Because the security on the border was chaotic, you had to go out to suppress bandits when you became a soldier. You never knew when you would die. But it is different now.
Yes, the townspeople are willing to serve as soldiers.
"It's not that the people in the West are unwilling to serve as soldiers. The Duke can only recruit barbarians. As long as we go there, the Duke will not want those guys."
"Yes, this is our Western Territory, our home, and we must protect it with our own hands!"
When many young and middle-aged people began to spontaneously gather towards the border, Downton also returned to the main city of the Western Territory.
After listening to Homer's suggestion to "use battleships to stabilize the morale of the army," Downton lowered the altitude of the Ancient Spear and flew past the top of the clock tower. He also erected the battle flag representing the Duke of the West.
, hunting in the wind.
As a war weapon, the Ancient Spear itself exuded a strong aura of iron blood and killing, and was extremely visually shocking. The restless citizens who had long been disturbed by various war news were frightened when they saw the warship, as if they were experiencing the end of the world.
.
"what happened?"
"Did the king call?"
"Idiot, the king doesn't have a battleship. Wait, look at the battleship. It's the Duke of Downton. That's right, the Duke is back!"
After the initial panic, someone finally saw the battle flag, and then the cheers became louder and louder. In the hearts of the citizens, only the nine empires had warships, and they represented absolute force.
"Where has the Duke gone? Now that the king's army is approaching the border, he still hasn't shown up. Does he want to watch us die?"
In the reception hall of the Duke's Palace, there were more than 20 nobles sitting, and they were aggressively attacking.
When Downton was in charge of the Western Territory, for the sake of stability and because these nobles chose to stay dormant, he did not launch a large-scale purge. Unexpectedly, it left hidden dangers.
"I have sent someone to inform the master, he will be back soon!"
Abagon explained.
"How long will it take soon? After the king's army breaks into the main city and kills us all?"
Someone asked.
"Does Downton have the consciousness to be the Duke of the West? Humph, an eighteen-year-old kid is really unreliable."
"Hey, pay attention to your wording. Did you also call the master by his name?"
Abagong was furious. Even if there was no evidence, he knew that these nobles must have defected. After all, once the war broke out, it would be the best time for the nobles to speculate. They could annex land and make a fortune. As long as their brains were not bad, they could always make money.
The scale of the family has reached a new level. (To be continued...)