Chapter 70: Welfare and Power
It was already afternoon when Li Wei returned to the military camp outside the city.
Levi, who was hungry, just sat in front of a simple chopping board that could be regarded as a table and ate a simple meal.
A third-level knight was tied with ropes and knelt in front of Levi, looking panicked and whimpering constantly from his mouth blocked by a rag.
Behind the bound third-order knight, two hundred private soldiers of the Monterey family stood in awe.
Levi slowly swallowed the last piece of bread in his hand, raised his head and drank the red wine that accompanied the meal.
He took out a piece of silk, wiped the corners of his mouth carefully, and said slowly:
"I can tolerate mistakes, but I will never forgive betrayal!"
After that, Levi threw the silk silk to the kneeling knight. In front of him, he drew out the dagger he carried with him.
The kneeling knight struggled even harder. He kept shaking his head, and his blocked mouth kept letting out whimpering sounds filled with fear.
But there was no hint of forgiveness in Li Wei's cold expression. He put his dagger lightly on the other person's neck, and then pulled hard.
A stream of hot blood covered Levi's face, exaggerating his already pale face into a terrifying look.
"Those who are loyal to me, I will give them wealth and dignity; as for those who betray me, this will be the fate!" For
a moment, the whole place was silent.
"Lelian, Josie, Christopher, and Wilbur come out!"
Four third-level senior team captains responded.
"From the defense of Fort Monterey to the victory at Mount Dollon, the four of you fought first in every battle and were brave and fearless. I have seen it all. The
four of you will go to the military quartermaster to pick out an extraordinary weapon. This extraordinary weapon. It doesn't belong to Monterey's private army, but only to you!"
"Thank you, Lord Baron!" the four of them shouted in unison.
"Harland, Beram!"
"Here!"
"The two elders have never left each other after their grandfather died of illness. They have been working hard for the Montenegro leader, and they fought bravely to kill the enemy in every battle.
Although in the past, there were also gold coins and fiefs. Next, but you have delayed your practice for the sake of the territory. I can't compensate for this!
Today I went to the 'House of Orn' and bought two perfect quality holy spring potions, which can increase the fourth level of martial arts and break through to the fifth level. There is a 25% breakthrough probability.
You two have one team each. I hope you can break through to the fifth level as soon as possible!"
"Thank you, Lord Baron!"
At this moment, not only the faces of Harland and others who were rewarded were flushed, but the other Monterey private army soldiers were breathing heavily. It can't help but become thicker.
"I reiterate, I will give wealth and dignity to those who are loyal to me; those who betray me will die in humiliation!"
"Long live the Baron!" Josie, who had been rewarded by Levi before, took the lead in shouting. .
"Long live the Baron!" The uniform shouts of the two hundred private soldiers in the military camp filled the sky.
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After briefly washing up, Levi left the military camp outside the city in the afternoon and walked towards Master Yelena’s wizard tower in the city.
Along the way, Levi was still thinking about Viscount Dohit and the traitor knight.
After Harland and Bellam rushed back to the camp in the morning, they arrested the knight named Rick who was suspected of betraying Levi and tortured him. The torture process went smoothly, and Rick didn't even realize what he was doing.
According to Rick's description, he and Viscount Dohit got on the line a year and a half ago. That time, Levi's aunt Margaret and her husband, Viscount Dohit, who had just inherited the title of viscount, came to Monterey Castle to visit Levi, who had just turned seventeen.
At that time, Levi's original body stated with high spirits that he would become a third-level wizard by the age of nineteen, before his aunt Margaret's next wedding visit.
In Levi's original memory, every time his aunt Margaret returned to Fort Monterey to visit her relatives, she usually only stayed for two weeks.
But that time, Viscount Dohit actually generously said that Margaret only returned to her hometown once every two years and should spend more time with Levi. Therefore, Margaret and his wife stayed in Monterey Castle for a full month during that visit.
Thinking about it now, it only took a month for Viscount Dohit to find a suitable candidate and quietly plant a hidden nail.
In fact, Levi himself has to take the blame for this nail.
Levi's original talent as a wizard is really not outstanding, and he spends a lot of wealth every year to purchase auxiliary medicines or props that are more effective but expensive.
Especially since the death of Gareth Sr., Levi, as the Baron of Monterey, has absolute control over the finances in the territory.
Therefore, the territory's finances soon fell into a state of being unable to make ends meet.
In order to balance the revenue and expenditure, Li Wei not only cut off all expenses that could be cut, but also reduced some of the military expenditures of the private army.
The basic military pay of the Monterey family's private army has not been reduced, but various subsidies have been reduced overtly and covertly. In addition, a large number of second-level auxiliary soldiers have been abolished, and only some second-level high-level auxiliary soldiers have been retained.
It was against this background that Rick, the third-order knight, felt resentful.
Rick believed that he had served in the Monterey family's private army for many years and had no merit but hard work. But the selfish and incompetent Baron reduced military expenditures just for his own cultivation.
Not only was Rick's own income significantly less than before, but his brother, who had always been dependent on him, was kicked out of the Monterey family's private army.
But Rick also tried to plead with his superior, Harland, hoping that the other party would show his favor and not eliminate his brother.
But Haaland just kicked him out of the tent impatiently, leaving only the words "This is the Baron's decision, and it is the same for everyone!"
Rick's younger brother has limited talent. He is only a second-level intermediate warrior in his thirties. Although this has surpassed most ordinary people, he still cannot avoid the fate of being eliminated.
Since Rick's younger brother doesn't know how to farm and has no skills, this second-level warrior in his thirties has no choice but to become a high-risk adventurer with no fixed address in order to support his family.
After that, Rick no longer had any loyalty to the young Baron Monterey. On weekdays, he was just a monk and ringing the clock while on duty and training.
It was not until a year and a half ago that Viscount Dorhit and his wife came to Monterey Castle in the name of provincial relatives.
At first, Rick's life was not affected by the distinguished Viscount and his wife, and he continued to live his life as usual.
Until one day, Rick was lazy while patrolling and met Viscount Dohit.
"Are you from Fort Monterey? You look familiar to me." "
Yes, Sir Viscount, you have a very good memory."
"You should be the knight responsible for patrolling and guarding. I see your cat has been here for a long time. Are you worthy of the military pay distributed by the Monterey family if you are so lazy?" A playful smile appeared on Viscount Dohit's face.
Later, in the name of caring about Li Wei, Viscount Dohit asked Rick to regularly deliver relevant information about the Black Mountain Territory according to the channels he had given.
And the generous Viscount Dohit is willing to pay 5 gold coins every month as a reward.
Five gold coins per month, which is almost twice the basic military pay given to him by the Monterey family!
Later, Rick, who was taken advantage of, was completely unable to stop.
Finally, under the coercion of Viscount Dohit, he introduced a smuggling businessman to Harland. He
originally wanted to set up a reader group to collect everyone's opinions, but the Qidian APP had a bug, so he had to manually add the group account. Number——735691457
(End of this chapter)