Bronze Dragon: Tyrant's Road to Conquest

"No, you can't treat me like this. I am Viscount of the Kingdom of Bultan. You have no right to judge me. Only His Majesty the King has the right to punish me!"

Desperate howls sounded, and the man in rich clothes was roughly dragged out of the manor.

"Guards, guards, you damn bastards, where did you go? Why don't you hurry up and protect me and stop them."

Amidst the scoldings of the nobles, they had already collapsed in the charge of the paladin. The frightened guards picked up their weapons and shields tremblingly, but did not dare to get closer.

"Gag his mouth, it's too noisy!"

Holding a blood-stained sword, the paladin leader waiting outside the manor glanced at the howling noble, frowned slightly, and tore off the cloth from his clothes as the young paladin dragged the noble out of the manor like a dead dog. , roughly plugged the noble's mouth, and suddenly everyone's ears became much quieter.

"Chief, should we drag him to the town now and hang him?"

The young paladin who has long been dissatisfied with these domineering nobles, and finally got his wish today, is eager to give it a try. It is the dream of many paladins to execute the nobles with their own hands, but only a handful of paladins can get the opportunity.

Because this means challenging the local order, even the legendary paladin will be cautious, because once the order is destroyed, chaos will inevitably follow. Even the worst order is better than the best chaos.

This is also the reason why many paladins can only restrain their patience after witnessing the evil with their own eyes, because they really can't find anything better or replaceable, so they can only make do with it.

However, the situation is different now.

"No, remember our current identity and responsibilities. We are paladins hired by Lord Punolando to hunt down criminals in accordance with the issued warrants."

The leader of the paladin kept his responsibilities and identity in mind, and did not hesitate to reject the young junior's expectations, making the light in his eyes dim.

"We do not have the right to execute the noble, and this is not Punolando. We need to take him back. If the lord entrusts you to be the executioner, you can execute him there."

"this is okay too."

The young paladin's eyes lit up again.

"What crime did our master commit? How dare you treat him like this? You are provoking the Bultan Kingdom. Do you want the king to order the expulsion of all paladins?"

However, just when this group of paladins was about to take the noble away from his territory, someone loyal to the noble stood up and stopped them.

When he saw the old man blocking the road with a team of guards, the gagged nobleman burst into tears. This was the old butler who had served his family for three generations. When he needed it most, he appeared again. in front of my eyes.

"The local noble is engaged in human trafficking and slave trade. According to the Bronze Code promulgated by Lord Punolando, he should be hanged."

Seeing the gray-haired old man blocking the road, the leader of the paladin said expressionlessly. He did not feel any pity for the old man's appearance. Many of the cultists he had executed personally also had senile faces.

"Our master is a noble of the Bultan Kingdom. Why should the code promulgated by Lord Punolando be in charge of our master?"

Hearing the reason why the paladin arrested the nobles, the old butler who blocked the road suddenly laughed angrily. He had never heard of the principle that a small free leader could control the nobles of another kingdom.

"When we assisted Lord Punolando in examining the population, we found a large number of missing people. Most of them were kidnapped due to human trafficking and slave trade and were sold as commodities. Your master is the leader among them. One of them. He needs to go to Plolando for questioning and trial."

There are a large number of missing children and women in urban slums and civilian areas every year, all over the world, and it is almost impossible to find these missing children and women.

Because their families don't have the capital to look for them, it's already extremely difficult to survive. How can they still have the energy to take care of other things? As for asking for help, there is also little hope.

For the working people at the bottom, the probability of meeting an extraordinary professional who is willing to help them is as low as getting rich overnight. The number of paladins is too small compared to the people who need them. .

As for local officials, and even noble lords, not to mention they don't care about the lives of lower-class civilians at all, they only care about how much tax they can pay. A considerable number of noble lords are even the source of this tragedy.

In some places, lords sold the residents of their territories as commodities for profit. They treat the residents in their territory as private property, take them alive and kill them, and execute them arbitrarily without caring.

"He violated Lord Punolando's rights, so he is naturally within the scope of the Bronze Code."

The paladin leader's face was full of cruelty. He knew that such a reason was actually a bit far-fetched, but no matter how far-fetched it was, it was a just reason.

It is unreasonable for one noble to send people to another noble's territory, capture the other noble's citizens, and then sell them for profit.

This can be seen as a competition for interests between nobles. The nobles who have been violated certainly have the right to retaliate, and no one is qualified to blame.

However, the dragon lord who asked them to come here to retaliate took over Punolando for too short a time. This was an old score against the city, which was actually somewhat untenable. Moreover, the nobles were caught and executed in their own city. , the acting style is too domineering.

"This is something that has happened before."

The old butler was also stunned when he heard this, and then retorted with a red face. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing, and that he could actually settle old scores like this. No noble would do this. This was not a rule he was familiar with at all.

"What? Can we not investigate what happened before?"

The young paladin, who didn't give the noble any face at all and dragged the noble to the ground like a dead dog, sneered. He thought there was nothing wrong with the dragon lord's reasons and actions, but he had offended too many human nobles at once. Yes,

"If your master lends one hundred thousand gold coins to another nobleman, after his death, won't the descendants who inherit his title be entitled to get the money back?"

"How can this be the same?"

The old housekeeper was stunned when he heard this question.

"Get out of the way. If you are dissatisfied, you can come with us."

The leader of the paladin spoke.

"Wait a minute, one person cannot maintain the human trafficking trade. You may be one of his facilitators. Come with us."

"Well, that makes sense. Are you going to come with us by yourself, or are we going to capture you?"

The paladins looked at the loyal butler who blocked the road.

"This is kidnapping! You are bandits and robbers. His Majesty the King will not let you go."

The old man's helpless cry soon stopped when his mouth was blocked.

The actions of the paladin are extremely efficient, not to mention that this operation also received the unremitting support of a legendary dragon. They can even use a one-time teleportation scroll to rush on their way with extreme luxury.

In the center of the city square where the bloody smell had dissipated, a portal opened, and the young paladin who dragged the bloated nobleman out looked at the square in front of him that he had visited countless times and couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sigh.

"This is the first time I have such luxury. I can actually use the teleportation scroll made by elves to travel."

"Don't waste time, hand over the criminal in your hands to the inquisitor for registration, his name, title and fiefdom. We have to set off quickly. This time we must move quickly. After the news spreads, those nobles will definitely escape. , when the time comes, you won’t be able to catch it even if you want to.”

The leader of the paladin who came out first took a look at the city, then turned around and gave instructions.

"yes."

The most energetic young man soon found the reception official at the edge of the square, a young man of similar age to him.

"Hey, Boris."

After the paladin saw the official's face clearly, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Muriqi, you guy!"

Seeing his friend who was about the same age as himself, wearing silver armor and dragging a nobleman like a dead dog, majestically walking towards him, the young Boris, who had only been selling ducks for a few days, couldn't help but look envious in his eyes.

He is an attendant of a paladin. He was recruited not long ago and came to this city cleansed by the paladin to serve as a temporary official.

After the city was purged, the administrative system of the entire port city basically collapsed. In order to keep the entire city running, they, the followers and assistants of the paladin, had to go to work.

Having said that, after a day or two of adapting, the vast majority of people did pretty well. After all, they are the reserves of the paladins.

Paladins are not a profession that suddenly grows out of the ground. Except for a very small number of people who are transformed by fate or suddenly have an epiphany one day and become paladins, the vast majority of paladins are cultivated and trained since childhood.

And they often start as followers and assistants of a paladin. People who can become paladin reserve basically have a noble background or a privileged family background.

When they receive training, they will also be exposed to management-related knowledge, because paladin can easily gain the trust of others. If an individual paladin acts in a team with others, it is natural for him to become the leader of the team.

Two to three hundred paladin reserves can maintain the operation of a city and establish a temporary administrative system.

However, they are not the only ones who serve as temporary officials of the city. Many righteous priests have been recruited by the dragon lord.

Even in the stinky mud, bright flowers will bloom, not to mention that in a city, even if it is full of filth, there will still be people of noble character and outstanding ability.

"Hahaha, you finally became the person you hate the most."

Paladin Murici laughed as he looked at his friend who had trained together. His friend's father was the consul of a city in the north of the mainland and also had a noble title.

Born into a noble family, it was not difficult for him to become a consul like his father with a little effort. However, he was tired of all that, or could not stand it, so he ran away from home in anger, and then met the Holy Spirit. warrior.

"This is only temporary. I have not become a despicable person like my father. Moreover, my current status is the second-level presiding judge."

"Level 2 Judge?"

"I can judge and execute nobles below the earl without asking anyone for instructions. What is the title of this guy you have?"

The young Boris raised his head, his depression and loss gone, and he held his head high.

"Viscount."

Muriqi's tone was somewhat depressed.

"Oh, there happens to be an execution rack available over there, hang him up!"

The presiding judge just glanced at it, then pointed to the edge of the square, where several crosses stained with blood-stained ropes hung down.

"Woo~wuwu~"

The noble whose mouth was gagged suddenly widened his eyes and struggled hard. He was not so casual in executing untouchables who offended him in his own territory.

"Aren't you going to give it a trial?"

"What's the trial?"

The presiding judge had a look of surprise on his face.

"Didn't he take part in the slave trade?"

"Participated."

"Then hang it up!"

"……good."

The paladin was silent for a while, and then dragged the struggling noble to the execution rack. This time, he got the opportunity to execute the noble with his own hands.

The paladins holding high the bronze dragon tooth flag, in the name of Lord Punolando, arrested the surrounding nobles involved in the slave trade.

For the feudal nobles in the southern coastal area of ​​the Bultan Kingdom, this was a devastating blow. Without any warning, the paladins suddenly kicked open the doors of their manors or castles, ignoring any of their requests. explain. Use the teleportation scroll to drag them to the harbor, and execute them directly without even giving them any excuse or even a chance to pay ransom.

On the first day alone, hundreds of nobles were executed, nearly half of whom were fiefdom nobles with titles.

But by the next day, the news began to spread crazily. The vigilant nobles did not even dare to stay in their own fiefs, and fled to the royal capital and even other countries. No one knew whether they would be targeted by the paladin. .

At this time, the actions taken by Tyrell were finally known to the Bultan Kingdom. However, after learning the news, the upper-level forces in the kingdom reacted differently.

Because of this, many forces became furious, yelled at the paladins and dragons, and even prepared to take action, but there were also some who laughed so hard that their teeth almost caught cold.

No noble wants to confront the paladin, because even the most powerful country can only take the most violent action against the paladin by expelling them and not being allowed to enter.