"Tell me what you know..." Lorist stood in front of the window, looking at something, and said without turning his head.
There were three other people in the study room. The one sitting on the sofa was Fatty Shi, and the one standing in front of the desk was Baron Christon, the criminal director of the family. Christon, the sheriff of White Bird Town who had defected to Lorist on Hilovas Island, because Responsible for the security and patrol work of the Norton family's territory, as well as the handling of important criminal cases, he has made great achievements. He was conferred the honorary title of baronet by Lorist two years ago.
The other is Director Dubofu, who is in charge of the civil affairs in the eastern part of the Northland. He was the mayor of Liangshan Town, the former family territory. Because the Norton family contributed to the Shanman gold mine and was talented, he was promoted by Lorist as a senior in charge of the family. official.
The hostage-taking incident in the Noble District was satisfactorily resolved after Lorist took action, and all thirteen mercenaries were beheaded on the spot. In all fairness, Lorist, who had worked as a black iron mercenary in Morente City for several years, understood the feelings of these mercenaries very well. No matter who was greedy for the desperate money they earned through life and death for several years, it would indeed make people very angry. But these mercenaries chose the most inappropriate and irreversible means of revenge.
Their purpose of holding Earl Lawwell's family hostage was just to get their money back, but in the end they forced the Norton family to kill them all in order to maintain the majesty and reputation of the family. Lorist had already given them a way of life, as long as they surrendered, they could get a fair trial, crimes must be punished, but they could survive. But after they refused, Lorist had no choice but to kill them, otherwise the failure to maintain the security of the Noble District would not only make the Norton family ridiculed, but also cause the loss of the Norton family's reputation guarantee.
"Yes, Your Highness." Supervisor Duboff said, "Most of the mercenaries and adventurers gather in Liangshan Town, and some of them have already married and established businesses in the family territory. There are some mercenaries. There are also some retired soldiers of the family. The hands that are used to holding weapons are not suitable for picking up farming tools. They would rather become mercenaries in the hope of making a fortune overnight...
Basically, mercenaries from other places will register when they arrive at the family territory, in order to obtain the right to hunt in the barren plains, the Dragon Mountains and the Black Mire Swamp and the qualification to sell goods. The way these mercenaries earn money is nothing more than hunting monsters, collecting medicinal herbs, escorting goods, and guarding these for a certain chamber of commerce. "
Fatty Shi looked at the thick file in his hand and raised his head: "Currently, there are 3,763 mercenaries registered in our family, of which there are more than 60 mercenary groups, and there are about ten small ones. There are nearly a hundred mercenary teams. There are seven or eight powerful mercenary groups, and the Chi Huo who was beheaded by His Highness two days ago is one of them.
It is worth noting that two-thirds of these registered mercenaries are from other places, and only one-third are our territories. At the same time, as Director Duboff said, there are many retired soldiers or garrison members of our family who are unwilling to be lonely and occasionally play guest mercenaries and adventurers. They have not registered and registered as mercenaries. "
Lorist turned around and asked: "Director Christon, I would like to know whether these mercenaries have committed any illegal acts in our Norton family, and how they usually resolve conflicts with our citizens. .”
Director Christon thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, there are conflicts and conflicts between mercenaries and the people of our family territory, but not many. Generally speaking, most of these conflicts and conflicts are resolved by mercenaries. Soldiers suffer. For the garrison responsible for the security of villages and towns, they hate these guys who are running around and causing trouble. Any mercenary who comes to the village will be the object of strict attention and warning by the garrison.
Since the villages and towns in our family territory have garrison teams, many members of these garrison teams are also retired soldiers of the family, and basically all of them have awakened fighting spirit. Moreover, the reputation of our Norton family's invincible armed forces prevails everywhere, so no mercenary is willing to easily offend the dignity of our Norton family.
Things like conflicts or conflicts between mercenaries and family leaders belong to security incidents. Even if the guards intervene, most of them are handed over to the patrol teams in the villages and towns. I have read some incident handling files. Generally, the patrol team's handling is biased towards local citizens. After all, they are all locals. They often encounter people when they go out. They are not familiar with each other. They want to save face without violating the family's criminal security management regulations. It is inevitable to be biased... ”
Lorist nodded: "Although the hostage incident of Earl Lawwell's family that happened two days ago has been resolved, it made me discover a hidden danger in the family's territory. Although these mercenaries and adventurers have been involved in our family's Registered, but we have not organized and managed them well. The three of you are recruited to try to deal with this problem, how to effectively manage these thousands of mercenaries?"
Fatty Shi asked in astonishment: "Your Highness, do you want to set up an organization like a mercenary guild?"
Lorist laughed: "Yes, and no. In fact, you and I had a lot of dealings with the mercenary guild in Morente City. The mercenary guild was called an intermediary and served mercenaries, but it was actually a The purpose of a commercial organization is to make money from mercenaries. The mercenary management organization I want to establish should learn from the advantages of that mercenary guild, and at the same time fight for the rights and interests of mercenaries. We are all mercenaries and understand their difficulties , help if you can.
For example, in the future, conflicts and conflicts between mercenaries and citizens will be handed over to this management agency. Like what happened to the Scarlet Fire Mercenary Group this time, they can also appeal to the management agency, and the management agency will mediate and deal with it, instead of stepping forward and taking risks with a hot head, and ultimately harming others and themselves. I am going to issue a notice that in the future only those who have registered with this management agency can engage in the mercenary industry, otherwise it will be illegal and they will be sentenced to three months of hard labor.
In addition, any chamber of commerce or individual that issues missions to mercenaries must be certified by this management agency. We, the Norton family, will not bear the entanglements and conflicts between the two parties for private missions. If there is no certification and another accident like a hostage incident, we will let him die...
The three of you were summoned here today because I want you to be in charge of the formation and establishment of this mercenary management organization. After its establishment, Duboff will be in charge of the part-time management, and it will be directly under the jurisdiction of Baron Schrader's administrative office. Director Christon is also responsible for the criminal treatment of mercenaries in the future and formulates punishment regulations. It must be fair and just, without bias, so that the mercenaries will be convinced.
By the way, one more thing needs to be emphasized, all registered mercenaries must obey the call to serve the Norton family at a critical moment. "
"Yes, Your Highness."
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Ten days later, the mercenary management organization proposed by Lorist has been established, named the Free Mercenary General Association, with its address in Beihai City, and a branch in Liangshan Town. Director Dubov became the President of the General Assembly, and Director Christon became the presiding judge of the criminal law.
Hughes Great Swordsman also arrived in Bear City at this time, and Lorist immediately took him to the martial arts gym for a competition, ignoring the welcome banquet.
After the fierce fighting subsided, the panting Great Swordsman Hughes smiled wryly: "Compared to Your Highness, I, a second-level Great Swordsman, is like a child who has just learned swords. I can't pose a threat to His Highness at all. His Highness's sword under the sword supports a hundred moves more, but it will inevitably fail in the end."
Although Lorist still felt a little unsatisfied, at his current level, it was really difficult to find an opponent who could fight against him. However, he still comforted Hughes Great Swordsman and said: "Your swordsmanship has improved very quickly. Before you were promoted, you relied more on blood bravery and swords to go out and have an invincible momentum and murderous aura, but Now your sword technique hides killing intent, making it even more difficult for people to deal with. I have faced off against the third-level great swordsman Archduke Fesabrun, and his momentum is not as fierce as yours. I believe that if you fight against him, you will not be able to win , and will not fail easily."
Hughes Great Swordsman calmed his breath and made a request: "His Royal Highness, can you use your blood-killing domain to let me see and feel it? After this hostage incident, your blood-killing domain has spread throughout the whole world." The family territory, Earl Lowell's family who escaped from danger, promoted you as a sword master, saying that they seemed to have entered a bloody world at that moment, and then came back in the blink of an eye, and the seven mercenaries who threatened them were almost at the same time. Beheaded by you..."
Lorist smiled wryly. When saving Earl Lowell's family, he used the blood killing domain, which inevitably enveloped Earl Lowell's family into the domain. The rescued Earl Lawwell told his friends how he felt at that moment. One person can make people feel dizzy, but his wife, son, daughter, and the naked maid all have the same feeling, which naturally makes some people who are well-informed Many people guessed Lorist's cultivation level.
Tager excitedly came over and asked Lorist what the name of that blood-red world was. Lorist replied that the field of blood killing, and then asked Tager wondering what he wanted to know about this? Tager replied confidently: Naturally, it is to help His Highness to publicize. The more prestigious His Highness is, the more stable the family will be. The nobles who take refuge in us will feel more at ease, and the leaders will be more loyal and centripetal to the family...
Lorist told Tagle to leave, dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, Hughes Great Swordsman would also see and feel it now, Lorist nodded: "You, start when you are ready."
The great swordsman Hughes took a defensive stance and calmly signaled that he was ready.
Lorist nodded slightly and remained silent.
Suddenly, the great swordsman Hughes found that the entire underground training ground was blood-red. In the feeling of the great swordsman Hughes, this blood-red world was extremely abrupt and weird, even though he had concentrated all his attention and made all the psychological preparations. , but this time, he felt that something was wrong with his whole body, just like what he thought in his heart, but his body's reaction became extremely slow. When he just wanted to adjust his body's reaction, the blood red suddenly disappeared. Only then did he realize that Lorist's sword was resting in his throat at some point...
The sword in the hands of the great sword master Hughes fell to the ground, with a look of sadness and tears, and he said blankly: "This, is this the domain? It feels really weird, and it's over before I can react..."
Lorist sheathed his sword: "Actually, I don't know if this is a domain or not. I can only hold on for a few minutes at most. If it takes longer, I won't be able to control it. It will cause a great burden on my body. Influence. I don’t know if the so-called Juggernaut Domain is like this, and I have no one to guide me, so I can only explore it by myself. That’s why I casually named this blood-red world the Blood Killing Domain.”
"This is indeed a domain." The great swordsman Hughes sat down on the ground: "I once heard several gladiator instructors in the arena talk about the domain of the sword master, and one of them has really seen the domain, he said Back then, the Flying Fire Sword Master of the Qigeda Kingdom once practiced in public, and at that moment he seemed to be in a furnace, surrounded by raging flames that burned out of thin air, and he was so frightened on the spot."
"So the fighting spirit of the Flying Fire Sword Master is fire, right? So his domain will be the domain of fire." Lorist asked curiously, wondering if my Blood Killing domain is due to the blood attribute fighting energy I cultivated when I was young The cultivation method was only formed
"Yes, the vindictive attribute of the Flying Fire Sword Master is exactly the fire attribute." The great swordsman Hughes got up and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that His Highness would become a sword master at such a young age. There has never been a Juggernaut as young as His Highness, this is really a gratifying event!"
Lorist waved his hand: "There's nothing to brag about, keep a low profile, I don't want to spread it all around. Now it's just guesswork, you have to make sure it doesn't cause chaos, just understand it in your heart, so you don't have to learn from a teacher." Kneeling in front of the door every day keeps people from being clean."
Hughes Great Swordsman nodded: "I understand. But if I want to ask you for advice, Your Highness, don't refuse."
"That's natural. You are one of my own. I have confidence in you. You will also become a Juggernaut." Lorist said.
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On July 10th, Lorist took Princess Sylvia, mother and son, and their family to the Dremke Province for inspection, and accepted the invitation of the Duke of Kenmes to attend the summer banquet on the Platinum Beach in West Degrad Province.
After a hasty inspection of the territory of Dremke Province, Lorist and his party stayed in Baron Dina for nearly ten days. After suffering so much, I have to apologize to two angry women every day for not trying to please them. In the end, the enraged Lorist threw the two women on the bed and enforced the family law, which made his ears clear.
It was already August 12th when they arrived at Platinum Beach, and the Duke of Kenmes set up a grand welcome banquet. It was only then that Lorist realized that many acquaintances had come, not only Grand Duke Hansk and Sabaji, but also Grand Duke Fesabrun and Great Swordsman Shandi also attended the banquet.
The Duke of Kenmes' toast was also very casual: "Everyone, drink and eat well, and have a good time."
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