The Wizard’s Fairy Tale

In the middle of the night, candles were lit in the earthen house, and William stood alone in front of the magic mirror.

The mirror surface of the magic mirror lights up, showing a clear picture.

Several villagers got together secretly, and everyone had expressions of caution, fear, and hesitation on their faces.

Looking at them in the mirror, William drew an arc at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were indifferent. His fingers slowly touched the figure on the mirror. Suddenly, there were small footsteps outside. Not long after, There was a knock on the door.

Lord Baron, someone wants to see you! Old John's voice sounded from outside the door.

come in.

William's eyes froze, and he touched the mirror with his palm, and the magic mirror immediately became ordinary.

The door was gently pushed open, and Old John walked in with a person.

William turned around and saw the person brought by Old John, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

The harvest monsoon brings a good mood, Lord Baron, good evening! the man said to William.

Actually, I'm not in a very good mood... William said playfully, The arrival of the Harvest Moon makes me smell restless!

The man was silent for a while, and then calmly said, Everything can't be hidden from the eyes of the baron!

There are so many things that my eyes can't see! William sneered, paused, and then calmly said, Actually, I didn't expect you to come here! I thought about many people, Mark, Merton , even Adams who loves to play tricks! But I really never thought that you would come here! After all, you are so smart, well-informed, and you make up your mind and execute it unswervingly... But, really, I I didn't expect you to come here!

The man was silent again.

William was not in a hurry, just looked at him quietly.

After a while, the man thought about his choice of words and said, Please forgive me for my audacity!

Sweet words are used to deceive people, or else they are used to deceive oneself, and the truth will be harsh. William said, I will never punish an honest leader for the truth!

You gave me courage, Lord Baron! the man said immediately upon hearing this.

William just smiled.

The man paused, looked at William, smiled, and said, Actually, you made my cognition collapse!

oh?

Yes, my lord! I have never seen a lord like you!

It's just that you don't see much! In this territory, there are few people who need to make William scruples, so he speaks bluntly.

You are right, Lord Baron! But you are indeed the most unusual nobleman I have ever seen! The man nodded.

So? William looked at him with piercing eyes, What is your purpose for coming tonight?

I'm very confused, Lord Baron, I'm more confused than ever! And the final answer is in your hands! The man raised his head and looked deeply at William.

What do you need me to do for you? William felt a little interesting, I mean, what I have always emphasized, when I first saw you, and what you have done during this time, you You are clearly showing me that you are a smart person! I believe there is no doubt about this! In my imagination, you should have already found a way out!

After a pause, William said again, Old John told me about that a long time ago!

Speaking of that, William looked at the man indifferently, and his status as a knight-level creature and nobleman put him under great pressure.

There was a wry smile on the man's face, Stupid guy!

Hehe! William just smiled and said nothing.

Lord Baron, I don't understand why you didn't punish them? The man had a question in his heart.

I said they will come and go freely after Harvest Moon! I will not keep those who go, but I will confiscate their fields and property,

If I stay, I will bring them glory and sunshine. If the small village of Nisai will perish, it will be after my corpse! William said casually, If that's the case, why should I punish them?

You are truly a unique nobleman! The man opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything, and he sighed after a while.

William accepted the compliment with a smile!

Lord Baron, I am willing to stay and watch with my own eyes the repeated fate of your small village of Nisai! The man stopped hesitating and said firmly to William.

Old John next to him was slightly moved when he heard this.

William rolled his eyes and said, Is that why you trust me?

Lord Baron, your life is much more precious than ours! the man said meaningfully.

Aren't you afraid that I'm lying to you? William looked at the man playfully.

Actions do not lie, my lord! replied the man. Besides, my lord, I see no need for you to deceive us!

Hehehe...very good, from the current point of view, your words make me very happy. But what I want is more than happiness, I want to ask you, what can you bring me? William smiled slightly, and then examined looking at that person.

I can pass on your will and persistence to other villagers, and let them understand your true intentions!

Oh, you can influence all the villagers?

No, Lord Baron, but some villagers will consider what I say!

oh……

Besides, not all the villagers can have a ticket to enter Patras City! It's too expensive! There are always some villagers who give everything they have, but they can't enter! the man said.

So these people will stay in Nisai Village? William asked interested.

Staying in the small village of Nise is a dead end... Sorry, my lord baron, I mean, before you come, no villagers will choose to stay in the small village of Nise! The man realized that he had said the wrong thing , quickly explained.

Then where did they go? William was curious.

In fact, William had this question in his mind when he knew that the entrance fee to Patras in winter was one pisi per person.

This era is not communism!

Every villager's land is different.

Some are more, some are less.

Many like the Adams family have 12 crooked land, which is about 360 acres if converted into acres.

Few are like the Mark family, with many people and little land, only 0.8 crookett, which is about 29 acres of land.

It's a world of difference.

William asked the villagers and calculated that one mu of land, depending on the weather, can harvest about 120 kilograms of rye.

0.8 Krucket can only harvest about 3500 kg of rye.

But a third of that land is fallow.

This means that at most only 2400 kg of rye can be harvested.

A kilo of rye sold for three copper coins.

2,400 kilograms of rye can yield 72 silver francs, which is equivalent to 7.2 pis gold coins.

There are only 7 people in his family, and the fee to enter the city will cost 7 gold coins.

But the problem is that 7.2 Pisgolds are their one-year harvest, and their next year's seed food will come from it.

After paying the entrance fee, what are they left with?

Last winter, the entry fee had drained their family dry, and they had to sell part of the land to the Adams family to have enough money to live on until now.

But the land has decreased, and the harvest has also decreased. In order to enter the city, it is estimated that the land will have to be sold to others, and this has fallen into a vicious circle again.

Until one day, there is no land to sell!

Then he was ruthlessly rejected by the city of Patras.

But Mark wasn't the worst in the village!

There are also villagers with less land than Mark and more people than Mark!

So how do these people survive the winter? This is what William was curious about!

Enter the Cordillera Mountains and become a wild race! The man spit out a new noun!

Wild race? This is a novelty.

Yes, Lord Baron, all villagers who cannot enter Patras and lose their land will enter the Cordillera Mountains and struggle to survive! the man said in a heavy tone.

The city of Patras was originally built to resist the lizardmen in the dark forest, so it was built at the pass on the only way to the south, next to the Cordillera Mountain.

The city of Patras does not allow the villagers to enter the city, and the villagers do not even have the option to go elsewhere.

Did they survive? William asked.

The man shook his head, Very few people can survive until the arrival of spring! There are very few arable lands in the Cordillera Mountains, and they are all occupied by some powerful wild tribes. In addition, there are endless dangerous animals in the mountains. so……

The man didn't go on, William nodded in understanding.

After thinking for a while, William asked again, How many wild people are there in the mountains?

I don't know! The man shook his head first, then thought for a while, and then replied, I've heard people from Patras say that there can be thousands of wild people in the Cordillera Mountains!

Then this number is quite a lot! William said thoughtfully.

Aren't they coming to grab your harvest? William asked directly, the Cordillera Mountain was not far from here.

They want to! But they don't dare, and they don't have this chance! The man had a mocking and self-deprecating smile on his face.

Viscount Glenn is more active than anyone else! Tomorrow, Viscount Glenn will send someone over to take away most of the harvest from Nisai Village in the name of entering the city! Without enough food, how dare they risk anger? The risk of Viscount Grian, come and grab it? The man explained the reason.

Okay! William always knew about the situation in his territory.

The wild tribe, the lizardman, and Viscount Grian, are so wonderful! William said in his heart.

He paused, and said to the humanity in front of him, You have gained my trust, if you can satisfy me tomorrow, then you will be honored!

This is a baron's promise! William said seriously.

Please wait and see! The man tensed up and said.