Although Ruit City looks as calm as an autumn lake on the surface, privately the nobles are like a group of ants on a hot pot.
The nobles had frequent contacts in private, and the most talked about thing was that Viscount Duwei failed to accept the trial of the House of Representatives of the Province of Bena, but was hanged on the stake and burned to death by the Magic Guild Law Enforcement Team in the Magic Square.
Another thing is that Earl Allen Benton was implicated by the old Earl Benton, and he couldn't even get sick and died on the hospital bed. In the end, he did not choose to be buried, but held a cremation unexpectedly.
In Luyter City, there were about a hundred families implicated in the plague. They were all nobles who left the city quickly on the morning of the plague. Nobles who had close contact with Viscount Duwei could only have their territories confiscated unless they were found guilty of serious crimes.
, otherwise some fines will be imposed.
In the past few years, Ruit City has been at war since Lord McDonnell declared the independence of the Ganbu plane. Therefore, almost all the noble lords in the city only have a small number of guard knights. The hundreds of nobles in Ruit City can support them.
There are only less than fifty nobles who can afford to guard knights. If everyone puts their knights together, they may not be able to exceed 5,000.
For every noble lord, the lord's private army is proof of strength.
So now the nobles in Ruit City can discuss the governor of Surdak in private, but they cannot unite to resist the punishment of Surdak on the lords involved.
This time, more than 6,000 civilians died in Ruit City. Suldak decided to build two more nursing homes for the elderly to support the elderly who have lost their ability to live, and to build two orphanages to raise children who have lost their parents.
Almost all the start-up funds were confiscated from the nobles in the city.
Although the nobles complained a lot about this huge fine, no one dared to oppose Surdak.
It’s just that the grievances in the hearts of the nobles will still be brought to more or less daily life. For example, the efficiency of officials in the city hall in reviewing and approving some documents has dropped significantly. Many members of the House of Representatives have stood against Surdak, so that some
Irrelevant proposals were almost always developed in the direction that Surdak least wanted to see.
Fortunately, in the past few months, a group of nobles have attached themselves to Luyter City, such as the Ludweide family, the Mende family, the Eugene family, etc.
This gave Suldak the absolute right to speak in the House of Representatives, but there were often some objections in the parliament. Although Suldak was able to put it on the right track, these trivial matters also made him exhausted every day.
Normally, these matters can be finalized and pushed into the formal process with Siya's presence, but now everything requires Surdak's personal attention.
In the evening, lights were lit in the rooms of the city hall building. In the office belonging to Suldak at the top of the building, Financial Officer Colt Latie was sent out, and Suldak felt a little tired.
I'm a little hungry, but I don't have any appetite.
After looking at a few documents, Suldak walked to the window.
Looking at the city that is gradually lighting up, the magic caravans coming and going on the streets, and the numerous shops on the main street, I don’t know how many times this city is more prosperous than two years ago.
If it weren't for this plague incident, Suldak was even prepared to fund the construction of a satellite town along Tabei Avenue outside the city, so that the residents of the abandoned mining area could be moved out.
Now it seems that this satellite town may have to slow down for a while.
There were urgent footsteps in the corridor...
Surdak didn't know what was causing a Janna mermaid wearing high heels to run in the corridor. He turned around from the window and saw Thea pushing open the door and entering.
Thea held the door frame of the office with both hands and said breathlessly to Suldak: "Boss, Beatrice asked the housekeeper to send news that Hathaway is about to give birth."
Surdak's eyes lit up, and he felt like a small fire in his heart was suddenly ignited: "When did the signs start to appear?"
Suldak no longer hesitated, immediately picked up the coat hanging on the hanger and walked outside.
Siya followed Suldak and continued: "It is said that labor pains started in the afternoon."
Surdak stood at the door, turned slightly sideways, and said to Siya who was following behind:
"walk home!"
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There are floor-to-ceiling glass windows everywhere on both sides of the market, and the lights in the windows make the street lights look particularly dim.
The magic caravan drove quickly through the street, and the splash caused the pedestrians on the street to curse. However, when they saw the back of the magic caravan, the curses suddenly stopped.
The flags were hung on the rainproof eaves on both sides of the caravan, and there were no family emblems on the sides of the car. Anyone familiar with Ruit City knew what this car represented.
At this moment, Suldak, who was sitting in the carriage, felt the violent bumps of the caravan. He closed his eyes and thought of all kinds of past memories that appeared in his mind like old photos.
His heart was beating very fast, and he had a strong feeling of being recognized by the world.
Although when he opened his eyes and looked at the lights on both sides of the street, it was still a bit unreal, but he clearly felt that it was different from before.
Siya was wearing a long skirt with a shark pattern and delicate light makeup on her face, sitting quietly across from her.
She could feel Surdak's nervousness, so she leaned forward and held Surdak's hand. The hand was a little cold, and even though it was clenched into a fist, it was still trembling uncontrollably.
She had never seen Surdak so nervous. Even on the battlefield, he was rushing to the front with his shield, and his eyes were not as hesitant as now.
The magic caravan passed the castle drawbridge, and its wheels rolled over the wooden planks on the drawbridge, making a rumbling sound.
After the guards guarding the door saw the magic caravan clearly, they quickly sent a signal to the inside of the castle.
The magic caravan passed through the vestibule and drove to the bottom of the castle's front steps.
Before the carriage stopped, Suldak pushed aside the carriages and jumped out of the carriage. He saw Beatrice walking out quickly and looking at him anxiously, so he couldn't help but ask
road:
"How's Hathaway doing?"
Beatrice came over, took the initiative to hold Suldak's arm, and said to him: "Nika and the girls on the medical team are taking care of Hathaway, and she is doing well now."
Seeing a trace of anxiety on Beatrice's face, Suldak nodded and walked into the castle hall.
The castle hall is brightly lit.
Surdak walked through the hall on the first floor, and walked into the inner corridor of the golden arched dome with Beatrice. The inner courtyard of the castle was full of maids, and everyone was waiting anxiously outside. When they saw Su
Erdak walked in and saluted to Surdak one after another.
At this time, Surdak was in no mood to pay attention to them, so he waved his hand casually and walked upstairs.
Hathaway's bedroom is on the third floor of the castle.
At this moment, the bedroom door was also crowded with maids carrying various basins and towels.