Black Knight From Blue Star

Hardy was sitting in the study, looking at the report in his hand.

 “Killed five hundred and seventy-two enemies.”

 “Captured 1,264 people.”

“Fourteen enemy leaders have all been killed, and all their relatives and friends have been captured and are being interrogated.”

 Hardy was very satisfied when he saw this battle report.

 As a lord, he does not need to know the details, he only needs to know the results.

 “Sofia, if you feel unwell, go and rest.”

Hadi glanced at Sophia who was standing next to her. Her face was pale and her eyes were filled with grief.

Sophia looked at Hadi for a while and nodded slightly.

 After Sophia left, Sophie suddenly appeared behind Hadi.

 As a succubus assassin, she can hide in Hardy's shadow.

 Gwenil knew that Sophie existed, but Sophia did not.

"There's something wrong with her. Do you want me to keep an eye on her?" Sophie leaned against his back and put her arms around his neck.

"She probably won't betray me." Hadi thought for a moment and said, "One of those leaders is her elder, and it's probably because of this."

Sophie twisted around and sat in Hadi's arms. She chuckled and said, "I'm not worried about her betraying you, but I'm worried that she will influence Gui Wenir. After all, Gui Wenir ordered the killing." ”

“Are you worried about the rift between mother and daughter?”

Sophie nodded: "That's it. Human beings attach great importance to feelings, but sometimes too much emphasis on feelings can lead to conflicts between two people who already have a good relationship."

"Then go and take a look. If something happens, just guide it." Hardy said calmly.

"See you tonight."

Sophie left a kiss on Hardy's face, then turned into a black shadow, stuck to the ground, slipped through the gap in the door, and disappeared without a trace.

Hardy began to look at Tacoma’s account books and government memos from the past two years.

He knew that Tacoma must have a lot of problems, but after reading it, he still felt a little overwhelmed.

 For example, the whereabouts of many large sums of money are unknown, and the implementation of many policies has no effect at all.

 Hardy believes that this is not because Sophia is greedy, but because she does not understand the twists and turns involved.

 After all, she turned out to be just a noble lady who enjoyed eating, drinking and having fun, so it was really difficult for her to be the acting city lord.

It's just that Hardy really didn't have the talent at the time, and he rose too quickly.

Nearly two years have passed and he has also trained a lot of talents.

 For example, Guiwenier.

 So it is indeed a wise move to bring Gui Wenir back this time.

 In addition, several player officials have done a good job in the projects and areas they are responsible for.

The accounts are clear and there is no excessive money-making behavior.

 Hardy asked the butler to invite several players in.

 The players also know that a large-scale "counter-insurgency" took place in the harbor before, so now they are a little panicked, fearing that Hardy will take his anger out on them and fire them.

Logically speaking, they are not afraid of Hadi, but Hadi really gave him too much.

It is very simple for them to deal with the government affairs in their hands. After all, they are all undergraduate and postgraduate students, and one is studying for a PhD. In this world with a literacy rate of less than 5%, they are the top. That group of talents.

 In terms of clerical work, they are definitely a dimensionality-reducing blow to the indigenous people of this world.

They feel guilty that they can get a high salary for such a simple thing. Something big has happened now, and I have to take some responsibility... or so they think.

Hardy glanced at several players with uneasy expressions and said: "Next, you will bring a few of your men to assist Gui Wenir in ransacking the house, separating the stolen money from their personal income, and handling it in accordance with the law. I believe you can It can be done. Then your power will increase in scope from today on, which is what you will be responsible for later. Of course, your salary will also increase by 20%."

 Hardy put the plans he had written on the table one by one.

 The players all breathed a sigh of relief and then became happy.

 The power has become greater and the salary has also increased, which is a good thing.

Looking at the happy players, Hardy felt that these life players were really easy to use.

　　If the affairs they are responsible for were handled by local indigenous people, it would take at least five to ten more people to sort them out.

 To hire them, only one person is enough, and the salary is only about three times.

 It really saves money.

 Should we recruit more players?

Hardy began to think about the pros and cons of this.

On the third floor of the lord's mansion, Sophia stayed in her daughter's bedroom, sitting on the edge of the bed with a sad look on her face.

She recalled that when she was a girl, before she got married, she was often bullied by her brothers and sisters, and it was Uncle Schwano who protected her.

 When she felt lonely, it was Uncle Schwano who played with her until she got married.

 Her childhood was not very happy, but with Uncle Schwano around, it was not bad.

 But just like that, the uncle she had always loved was kissed in the hands of her own daughter.

She has read the battle report. It was her daughter who gave the order to kill the person she loved most.

That kind of desperate pain almost made her collapse.

 Fortunately, she held on to her composure and did not show it in front of Hadi.

 The tears in her eyes kept rolling but did not fall.

Time passed little by little as she sat there, and it was dusk at some point.

The door opened with a creak, and a tired Gui Wenir walked in. She was startled when she saw the black shadow on the edge of the bed, and then asked in surprise: "Mother, why are you here? Why don't you accompany me?" Hardy.”

Sophia turned her head and looked at her daughter, her eyes red and silent.

Gui Wenir became anxious, sat next to Sophia, took her hand and asked: "Mother, what's wrong with you? Did Hardy hurt you?"

 Because she guessed that there would be a lot of mistakes in her mother's management of the territory, and Hardy would definitely find them after checking.

 So it is highly likely that Hadi would reprimand his mother.

Sophia looked at her daughter quietly with sad eyes.

Gui Wenir was silent for a while. Looking at her mother's eyes, she understood something.

 “Are you blaming me for killing Schwano?”

"He is your uncle, your relative, and one of my beloved relatives." Sophia finally cried, her voice full of accusations and hatred: "You could have saved him. But you didn't You took the initiative to execute him, why are you so cruel?"

"Mother, you are too emotional and too naive." Gui Wenir's eyes contained deep helplessness: "I am protecting you and myself, do you understand?"

There was sharp sarcasm in Sophia's cry: "You killed your own relatives and you still said you wanted to protect me? Did you learn something from others and look down on me and think I'm a fool?"

"If you don't kill Schwano, Hadi will alienate you and me, and our mother and daughter will stay away from Hadi's center of power at the same time." Gui Wenir sighed softly: "You think he doesn't know about the rebels The leader is our relative? This is a test for our mother and daughter, don’t you understand?”

 Sofia stopped crying, she looked at her daughter in surprise. (End of chapter)