Warhammer Throne

Ryan thought that although Teresa promised that she would treat everyone equally, it would be impossible for her to change right away. This woman is only willing to make some changes for herself, if she does not really encounter setbacks Or being slapped in the face, the concept in her bones will not change too much.

Let's do this now. It is not a matter of a few words to reverse the idea that a person has been fascinated from childhood to big.

After listening to the story for a while, it seemed that Ryan was about to leave. At this moment, the old woman suddenly said, "It's Mr. Ryan, the White Wolf Knight? Would you please stay? I have something to ask."

The children all turned around, looking at Ryan with immature eyes, not daring to speak.

"You taught these children valuable knowledge, what do you want to do?" Ryan did not agree, he asked rhetorically.

"They are all good children. They will grow up in the future. Most of them will not be able to pay for the awakening talent. They will continue to work for the noble lords, or farm their own land, and then wait until the age of 20 or 30. Try to save some money, find someone who can spend your life with yourself, then get married, have children, and then grow old in a hurry while raising your children. I teach them here, but I just hope that I can do more for their future. Way out, am I right? Lord Ryan "Sledgehammer"?" The old woman was smiling, and the wrinkles on her face were squeezed into a ball.

"I appreciate your generous behavior." Ryan gave the old woman a chivalry ceremony. In this era when knowledge is monopolized by the nobles, she can generously share knowledge just to give these children more possibilities in the future. This noble behavior is admirable.

The children gradually dispersed, Ryan bought a stool and sat down, expressing that he would like to hear what Nora's request was. Teresa stood behind Ryan: "Please tell me, this lady. "

The female warlock seemed a little awkward to say this, but she had promised before that Ryan would treat everyone equally, so she forced herself to do so.

"As you can see, I am already a fifty-something old woman." The old woman's hair was already gray, and she laughed to herself: "But once, I was just like this young lady, a beautiful young woman."

Teresa frowned subconsciously. The female warlock thought that she would not change her appearance even in another fifty years, but she didn't say anything, because she still approved the second half of the old woman, which can be seen vaguely from her eyebrows. She should not look bad when she was young.

"You used to be a nobleman?" Ryan immediately thought of something.

"Yes, I used to be an aristocrat, but bankrupt aristocrats like me are not uncommon on the mainland. Am I right? Mr. Lane?" The old woman's face did not change. Her tone was very stable, and she could see through the world. The indifferent.

Ryan nodded.

Bankrupt nobles are not uncommon, because there are always stupid and clever nobles, some who can and cannot do business, and some nobles do not know how to make a living, so they rely on taxation of their own land as their main income, and they like to show off. Luxurious life enjoyment, in this case, the nobles will go bankrupt and flee, and all their land may become wasteland, or be re-enclosed by their superior nobles to others.

Because some lands will be occupied by powerful wild creatures or monsters after they are abandoned, some lords are unwilling to spend their military and energy to re-development of this land.

The new empire has been established for more than 150 years, and the nobles have also distinguished themselves. In recent decades, the number of bankrupt aristocrats has gradually increased. Bankrupt aristocrats like old women are not uncommon, especially in such high-risk situations. Under the circumstances, a large number of nobles without strength and ability were eliminated.

So what does this old woman want to say?

"So, Mr. Lane, would you like to hear my old lady tell a story?" The old lady's eyes were full of hope.

"Of course, otherwise I won't stay here." Ryan nodded.

"Well... um... when do you want to start? Just start when I was a kid. I was born in a noble family. When I was born, my family was no longer good enough. There was only one property left in the family. The manor is about seven or eight kilometers away from Miljoden Haven." Nora's eyes began to fade, and her mouth couldn't help showing a smile: "At that time, my parents were there, and there was an older brother who lived. Be happy."

"But when I was fifteen years old, a half-elf bard came to the family manor. He happened to come to stay at home. His handsome appearance and elegant conversation quickly attracted me deeply. So, when he stayed at home for a few days, he and I fell madly in love." Nora looked fascinated, as if returning to the best days.

"It's a pity that the good times don't last long. You know, the bard doesn't stay in one place for a long time. Soon, in a few days, he will leave our manor and go to the next place. I can't accept my happiness. It was so short, so I made a crazy decision." The expression on the old woman's face gradually became painful and obscure: "I decided..."

"Did you decide to elope with him?" Teresa immediately guessed the ending of the story. Although the sorcerer lacks experience in wild adventures, she is proficient in court affairs and the gossip within the nobility.

"Yes, I know I’m doing it wrong, but at that time I couldn’t think about it when I thought I was going to be separated from him. So, the night before he left, I secretly took away my dowry and chose Eloped with him and we left the city by boat together."

"In the first few years, because I brought a lot of belongings, and I was young and beautiful, the relationship between me and him was like glue, like a fish in water, and spent several years of happy time."

"It's just that the good times are not long, the money will always be spent, and my appearance will fade due to time. The half-elf time is different from ours. After more than ten years, I began to age gradually, and the dowry I brought was also used. Most of the time, I can feel that he is getting tired of me, he doesn't like me anymore, and he doesn't need me anymore."

Normally, most men are like this, Teresa thought to herself, women must be self-reliant and not exist as a man's vassal.

"So one night, I left him and set foot on the way home alone. It took me several years. When I returned to my hometown, I found that everything had changed."

"After I eloped, my parents looked for me like crazy, and died of depression after spending a few years failing to find me. My brother is not a good business man. He quickly lost his possessions. Within a few years, the manor was attacked by a manticore. The manor guards organized by his brother were unable to fight against this terrible monster. He also died because of poisoning."

Needless to say, the old woman, Ryan and Theresa can think about it. After the death of his father, mother and brother, Nora, who has a weak claim, naturally inherited the ownership of the manor. In fact, she has also taken the ownership of the manor. The Lord Earl of Yordenhaven got the land deed here.

The problem is that this manor has now become a manticore's lair, and Nora definitely has no way of expelling the manticore on his own.

"Have you never found the Church of Justice?" Ryan knew what the old woman was asking for.

"I have looked for it, but justice requires a price. Manticore is not an ordinary monster. After investigation, this manticore is a monster of the pinnacle of elites. I cannot afford the price given by the Church of Justice, so I can only Find a corner in the city, rely on some of the past savings and teach people to make a living, and then rely on memories to live." Nora sighed, the wrinkles on the old face seemed to deepen a bit.

"Then why do you think that I can promise you and help you expel the manticore?" Ryan became interested.

"I don't know, maybe it's intuition, maybe it's just my naive thoughts. The fact is, I really can't get the corresponding reward." Nora sighed: "This may be the last time I tried my best. If you don't want Mr. Lane , Then let’s listen to a story, the old lady still has a little savings, and it shouldn’t be difficult for a few years."

"I promised." Ryan said with a sudden smile.

"What?!" The old woman raised her head in surprise.

"I said, I agreed." Ryan nodded: "Don't worry, I am not doing it for nothing. I will get my own reward, but the money will not come from you. Next, you press me Do what you say."

--split line--

After bidding farewell to the old woman, Teresa asked curiously: "What are you going to do? It won't be for nothing? But where does the money come from?"

Ryan smiled and said softly his thoughts: "First of all, I will revise a book, and as a kingdom knight, I will inform Earl Albert that there are monsters in Nora’s manor. In this case, the earl must have something to say. According to your intelligence, Albert is not a lord who likes to send troops, and the manor is already a landless and property owner. Then the most likely situation is that he will send someone Post a notice on the bulletin board and offer rewards to people who can solve this problem. This is the first income."

The sorcerer understood right away. Facing Ryan’s question and warning, Albert, as the lord, must have something to say, so even if it’s a pretense, a reward for prevarication is definitely needed, so the income is definitely That's it.

"Then, Ms. Nora will go to the Life Church alone. She will promise to the Bishop of Life Church that if her estate can be recovered from Manticore's hands, she will pay tithes to Life Church." Said the second step.

"For the Life Church, it is blasphemy to have a barren field that cannot be cultivated. It is the ultimate goal of the Life Church to make all farmland pay tithes. Therefore, the bishop of the Life Church has no reason to refuse, but Ms. Nora did not appear to be successful. Remuneration." Teresa’s eyes are getting brighter and brighter: "So if I am a bishop, I will post a reward. If the reward is successful, then the commission paid by the church can be offset from the tithe that Ms. Nora pays in the future. If no one completes the reward, then the church will not lose anything! For Ms. Nora, her manor originally did not earn a penny. If she can pay tithes in exchange for her own manor, she must be willing."

Ryan stretched out his second finger: "So, this is the second income."

"As for the third pen, don't forget that the manticore is a treasure, and a variety of precious alchemy materials come from this beast..."

"It's Sister Dietlind! She must be willing to buy these alchemy materials from you at a reasonable price!"

"So, the sum of these three incomes is enough to invite me to dispatch." Ryan stretched out his third finger, and then smiled at Teresa: "Theresa? Tell me, have you learned it?"

The answer to him was a look of amorous eyes: "It is the two of us."