Ride and Cut

"Is His Majesty Sargerei still in Cologne?" Richard did not answer Suffolk's request, but asked

"Still." Suffolk could only suppress the anxiety in his heart and nodded, "but he will return to Fulis to take charge of the whole country soon."

"Not only the war, but logistics and diplomacy are very troublesome." The lord looked concerned, "Doesn't someone have to be in charge of the whole country?"

"Li Cha, what are you thinking?" Seeing his tepid appearance, Suffolk couldn't help becoming anxious, "In my opinion, it's best to evacuate to Cologne as soon as possible, without delaying a day."

Gunther, who had been eating vegetables without saying a word, suddenly raised his head, stared at Suffolk and said, "I want to scold someone today, so I won't scold you."

This kind of statement is full of twists and turns, and you have to turn around in your head to understand it. Only veterans can't grasp it. But no one present is an idiot, and they will naturally understand it after hearing it.

At any rate, he is the commander of the legion, and Suffolk also has his entourage. The main general was humiliated, and they had the urge to shoot the crime on the spot. But looking at Gunther's oppressive body, he suddenly felt calm.

Suffolk's face turns blue and turns white. He is also from a famous family. Maintaining a peaceful appearance is almost an instinct in his bones. He has never been pointed at his nose and scolded like this.

"Gunther." Richard tapped on the table slowly.

"Hmph!" Seeing the burly barbarian who looked like a bear turn around and leave the table, the attendants couldn't help subconsciously heaving a sigh of relief.

"Li Cha, you are talking."

"Can I bring the citizens into the city together?" The lord asked with great interest.

"This...can only be decided by the governor." Suffolk was embarrassed.

In normal times, it would be nothing to Cologne to accommodate tens of thousands or even more civilians. However, there are already a lot of people going to the city to take refuge in extraordinary times, and it is not so easy to force additional people.

What's more, most of the people in Gaoshanbao are half-orcs. Although Pompeii has been actively absorbing orcs in recent years, the overt and secret exclusion has never stopped.

"Hahaha." Li Cha clapped his hands and laughed three times, looking at the inexplicable expression on Suffolk's face, he said calmly, "It's just a bunch of dead spirits with their brains completely rotten, I don't need to go anywhere, I just kill them here."

"Hiss~" Suffolk gasped, carefully observing Li Cha's face, trying to find some hints of the joke.

But his attempt was doomed to fail, because the lord is not joking at all!

"Li Cha, if you..."

"see a visitor out!"

Gunther barged in, in full armor, like a steel golem. Looking at Suffolk and several entourages, he broke his knuckles maliciously.

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Dark clouds drifted in from the north, and at dinnertime it suddenly began to rain. At the beginning, it was drizzling, but it soon developed into a pouring, and the castle building and metal smelting had to be temporarily suspended.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was fine, Li Cha summoned all the citizens and announced that Gaoshan Fort had entered a state of war.

When the crowd dispersed, he stood on the second top floor of the unfinished castle by himself. According to the design, this place will be a tea room in the future. After nightfall, you can overlook the lights of thousands of houses in the residential area, which can arouse your pride.

It's still dark now, and the ant-like sheriffs can be seen running around in the rain to maintain order.

They are all very weak races, and their own force is very weak. But since taking over the post of sheriff, he has performed his duties with amazing courage.

The lord can't help but think, maybe there is no necessary connection between strength and courage.

There was a sound of kicking footsteps, and more people came in, filling the small tea room to the brim.

"Li Cha, are you going to fight again?" Annie asked awkwardly.

"A wave of undead is on its way, about half a month away." The lord shrugged his shoulders without turning his head. "Just now, a bastard persuaded me to take the Ripper Legion into Cologne, and I just drove him away."

"Undead!" Vera took a deep breath, "The kingdom and the church should send people to support us."

"That's enough." The lord stretched out his hand out of the window to catch a few drops of cold rainwater. "They can't take care of themselves. They must first stick to the big cities in the Northeast Province. They won't be able to take care of our Alpine Fort for a while."

"Tax collection never falls behind, and it is always hopeless at critical moments." The half-elf chick said through gritted teeth.

"Well, even if it were you, you would do the same." Buckland limped over on crutches. Every time it rained, his knees always hurt and he was reluctant to move.

"Besides, I haven't paid much tax at all." Gunther was very blunt, "Everyone who could escape escaped, and those who couldn't escape were blamed. We have beaten several tax officials away."

No one could refute this, and even Annie shut up in embarrassing silence.

"Wori, have you ever beaten a tax official?" Li Cha couldn't help rubbing his forehead, shocked by the audacity of these people.

Abu waved his fists indignantly, "Everyone wants to take advantage of it when they come here, and they don't even look at this place. If you want me to say, you deserve a beating."

"Next time, just hang them up and hang them up for public display!" The lord sneered, and continued, "To collect taxes on my head, this bastard governor dared to open a dyeing workshop if he gave him three points. If you don't embarrass him a bit, this guy doesn't know what a local snake is!"

"That's it." Annie immediately expressed her support.

The people who screamed the loudest just now looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After all, the tax official represents the ruling authority of the governor, so it is not a big problem to beat him up in private and not get caught. But hanging it up to show off to the public is a blatant declaration of prestige, and the level of audacity is not at the same level.

"Cough cough." The more Buckland heard it, the more he felt that it was outrageous, and he quickly coughed twice, "Everyone should hurry up and discuss the business, should we call Seedorf back to the staff?"

"All the garrisons in the New World have to be recalled." Li Cha nodded first, then shook his head, "However, our Alpine Fortress lacks the depth of defense, so we can only stick to the front line of the Nutao River. It is difficult for Seedorf to do anything about it when he comes."

"Actually, Seedorf is quite capable." Buckland sincerely sighed.

He saw very clearly that since Seedorf took over the command of the two gaps, he was actually also responsible for the training of recruits. The construction of the chain of command, the training of grassroots officers, and the technical and tactical design of the unit are all much more formal than before.

The entire Ripper has benefited a lot. From top to bottom, they are facing a formal transformation.

"Nonsense, of course I know, otherwise why would you want him here." The lord rolled his eyes, "Stop dawdling here, hurry up and get busy."