Smith and Collis, the big farmers in the village, looked at each other with firm eyes, then stood up and walked to Adams with their families.
Corliss never dared to look at William.
Smith looked at William with apologetic eyes and advised sincerely, "Lord Baron, the small village of Nisei is too dangerous in winter, why not come with us to the city of Patras?"
William ignored him, but turned to the members of his escort and asked with a calm face, "Jack Smith, Mike Collis, where are you?"
These two men were the children of large farmers Smith and Collis.
The other members of the escort team looked over with all their eyes.
A silent pressure arose spontaneously, and the two escort members broke out in sweat, with a look of embarrassment on their faces, and they were speechless.
At this time, Mike's father, Collis, interrupted, speaking quickly and quickly, "Mike, come here, come to me!"
Michael Collis, who was called out, looked at his earnest father in embarrassment, and then at the expressionless William. His eyes suddenly closed, and when he opened them again, he had already made a decision.
"Lord Baron, thank you for your teaching during this time, I will always keep it in mind!" Mike said to William with true feelings, but William still had the same indifferent expression.
Mike sighed inwardly and said softly, "I'm sorry, Lord Baron."
After saying that, he silently took off the uniform and weapons of the guard, and then quietly walked behind his father.
The same goes for Jack next to him.
Seeing that there were several "important people" around him, Adams gained a lot of confidence. He smiled unobtrusively and looked at a few old friends standing among a group of hesitant villagers.
He urged, "Mr. Shust, Mr. Flake, what are you waiting for?"
"Andrew, what about you? What is the opinion of your father, Mr. Gretel? Ah, Mr. Gretel is a smart man. I believe he has made the right decision!"
"But be quick! Lord Knight West's time is precious and limited. Believe me, he doesn't have much patience!"
This feeling of being in the spotlight is really great for Adams. He feels like he is about to float, and his words are getting more and more floaty, and his tone is a bit rude.
Knight West maintained a decent demeanor and stood quietly, with a look in his eyes that said he was sure of victory!
Yes, he feels that things are moving towards the path he hopes to develop.
He saw that the eyes of the untouchables were full of hesitation and uneasiness. As long as a few more untouchables stood up, these brainless and despicable people would cry and shout, rushing to beg him to accept them.
of food in order to get a chance to spend the winter in the slums of Patras.
And if there are no people in the small village of Nisei, Baron Dickas will not have the courage to persevere, and can only become the puppet of Viscount Green.
Knight West was convinced of this and couldn't help but smile.
Time passed bit by bit.
The villagers were still discussing, with hesitation and uneasiness in their eyes.
However, none of the villagers named by Adams came forward.
The most anxious thing was Old Grete's son Andrew. He kept persuading his father, but Old Gretel kept a straight face and refused to give up.
"What's going on?" Knight West felt something bad in his heart. He frowned and looked at Adams with a threatening look.
Adams felt cold in his heart when he saw it. He panicked a little and said anxiously, "Mr. Hust, Mr. Flake, didn't we agree? Don't keep Lord Knight West waiting for too long!"
"Mr. Gretel, what do you think? Don't hesitate any longer!"
The swineherd Hustedt was silent and indifferent when his name was called by Adams, but the cowherd Frick raised his head and gave a complicated wry smile in return.
Old Gretel only looked at William, ignoring his eldest son Andrew who was getting more and more anxious next to him.
Adams' face turned pale. This was not a script he had written, and the actual script was already beyond his control.
The Smiths and the Collis family standing next to him looked a bit uneasy on their originally calm faces.
"Mr. Adams, I said, you cannot represent all the villagers!" William's calm words came, but Adams felt a chill in his heart.
He looked at the swineherds and cowherds among the villagers, and then at William who was looking at him with interest, his heart constantly falling into the abyss.
"Freck, Hust, are you crazy? Didn't we agree?"
Neither of them answered him.
Adams turned his last hope to Andrew and said angrily, "Andrew, what about you? Come to me now! These idiots are willing to die, and we can't stop them! Never!"
"Father, look! The small village of Nisei in winter is a paradise. I don't know what you are hesitating about! Call your brother and let's go to the city of Patras as a family." Andrew kept persuading his father.
"Hey! Andrew, do you know what I'm hesitating about?" Old Grete sighed suddenly.
"Father, what are you hesitating about?"
"Andrew, come closer, I'm telling you!" Old Gretel waved to his son, "Yes, come closer, yes, this is the position!"
"Father, what do you want to say to me?" As Andrew approached, he saw the stick his old father was holding falling from the sky and hitting him on the neck.
Aches and pains mixed together.
Andrew looked at his father in disbelief, then his mind went blank, he passed out and fell to the ground.
"That's what I hesitated about, Andrew." Seeing his wife supporting his eldest son in distress, Old Grete sighed and said, "Ahem, cough, cough..."
The movement was too forceful, and Old Gretel couldn't help but cough several times in succession.
"Mr. Gretel, what do you mean? Are you going to kill your own son? You are so cruel, Mr. Gretel!" Adams had calmed down a little and asked old Gretel.
"No, Adams! I'm not trying to kill my son, I'm just trying to prevent him from going down the wrong path!" Old Grete said after calming down his cough.
"Haha..." Adams sneered with a look of ridicule, "Old Mr. Gretel, you were my father's most trusted friend during his lifetime and also my respected elder, but you clearly know that relying on the wooden fence of the small village of Nisei and the Baron's
A mouth cannot resist those monsters in winter, you are..."
Old Gretel interrupted Adams, nodded and said, "I know, Adams, I know everything you said!"
"You're right too!"
"But I'm tired!" Old Grete said calmly.
"Tired? Mr. Gretel, what does tired mean? Is there anyone in this world who is not tired?" Adams had an ominous omen in his heart, but he still tried to save it.
"That's not the case, Adams, you are a smart boy, yes, I have never doubted it. It's just that I am tired. Many villagers are like me, tired! I hand over most of the harvest every year, just to
If I had another chance to live in a miserable state, I would live like this with no end in sight, which made me feel tired!"
"But Mr. Gretel, we have no choice. At least, we are not the ones who live the hardest."
"No, Adams, we have a choice. We have Lord Baron. We pay taxes to him, which are much less than those in Patras City, and he promises to protect us!"
"Do you think he can protect us?" Adams completely lost his mind and dared to say such rude words. Any other cruel lord would have killed him right now!
But William didn't say anything.
"Since the Baron came to our village, the Baron has never lied to us! The Baron said he would protect us, so I have confidence in him!" Old Gretel said in a strong tone, "Besides, the Baron's life is worse than the
We are much nobler and he is not afraid anymore, so what should we be afraid of?"
Adams was silent, paused, and looked at the swineherd and cowherd, "Isn't that what you think?"
When the swineherd didn't reply, Cowherd Frick said, "Yes, Adams."
"Then why didn't you tell me in advance? Didn't we always agree?" Adams felt that he had been betrayed and roared angrily.
No one responded to him.
Only Old Grete stood up, but facing all the villagers, he said in a sincere tone, "Everyone, there has always been an abyss in front of us. We had no choice before, so we had to cross that single-plank bridge!"
"Now, the fog has lifted, and a new road appears in front of us. We don't know where it leads, but I think maybe we can give it a try!"
The villagers all understood what Old Grete meant, and they all fell into deep thought!
William also took advantage of this opportunity and solemnly promised, "My subjects, I am your lord. It is my natural right to collect taxes, but it is also my unshirkable responsibility to protect my subjects!"
"I will protect you! I will build an impenetrable wall for us! I will lead you to live a better life!"
"I haven't lied to you yet! Not before and not now!"
"So, believe me! I beg you, beg you, stay, join me, let's change the past together!"
There has never been a nobleman so "submissive" as William!
But the effect was astonishing, and the villagers began to waver.
William felt the changes in the villagers' hearts, and said, "If he really wants to leave us, I will not stop him! But, he will not be a citizen of my Dikas Territory! They will not be welcomed by me in the future!
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"Just like them, Adams, Smith, and Collis, their land will be taken away, and I will give their land to those villagers who have merit!"
William pointed at the three Adams and said.
Before Adams and Smith said anything, Collis couldn't help but howl, "No, Lord Baron, you can't do this. This is my land, my family's land, and you have no such power!"
"Go away! You guy who smells of stinking ditches from the very core. You are no longer a member of the Decas Territory. The Baron has the right to deal with these ownerless lands!" Old John found the opportunity to scold Coe fiercely.
Lis rise.
Collis's face turned pale, his eyes turned red, and he hesitated and could not speak.
At this moment, Old Grete suddenly stood up and shouted, "Baron, I believe you, I will stay!"
The old voice spread throughout the village!
The swineherd raised his head and stood up, saying calmly, "I'll stay too!"
"How can I be left out?" the cowherd also laughed.
"Hahaha, Lord Baron is the first and only lord who has allowed me to make so much money and learn new techniques. How could I leave?" Skillful Merton also walked out and said to the villagers.
At this time, Old John's son Drake suddenly felt something in his heart and shouted, "I swear to be loyal to Baron Dickas forever, to be his sword and his shield, to split the thorns for him, and to cut off the darkness for him."
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"I swear to be kind to the weak!"
"I swear to stand up to rape!"
"I swear to fight against all mistakes!"
"I swear to fight for the defenseless!"
"I swear to help anyone who asks me for help!"
"I swear not to hurt any woman!"
"I swear to help my fellow team members!"
"I swear to treat my friends with sincerity!"
"I swear that I will stay with the one I love until death!"
The remaining members of the escort also roared, and the passionate and familiar words echoed in the village.
The mentality of the villagers has changed.
“Maybe it’s not a bad idea to stay!”
"That's right, Lord Baron is not afraid anymore. Do we have anything to be afraid of?"
"I'm fed up with the dark life in Patras every winter. If I really want to die, let me die in the small village of Nisei!"
"Bah, you are the only one who will die! We will not die! The Baron will lead us to create miracles. I have decided, and our family will stay!"
"We'll stay too!"
"Haha, I have to work hard for the Baron so that he can give me those fields!"
"What's yours? It's obviously mine! Lord Baron, our whole family is here to stay!"
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Seeing this scene, Old John couldn't help but grin, and finally became grinning from ear to ear!
William's eyes also showed joy, and he showed an appreciative look to Old John in the crowd: Well done!
The faces of the West Knights were as dark as night and as cold as winter.
Adams and the others were pale!
"Humph! Let's go!" Knight West knew that it was of no use, so he snorted coldly, turned around and left!