Necromancer: Becoming a God from a Lord

The brothers Vaughn and Duff got up from bed at dawn.

They quickly lit a fire in the fireplace, heated up the wild boar soup left over from last night, and wolfed it down with the daily barley bread.

"Vaughn, I heard from Uncle Rooney yesterday that after this month, the lord will no longer provide us with free food."

Although the new house was simply equipped with tables and chairs, the two who were used to squatting to eat still maintained the habit of squatting in front of the fireplace to eat and drink.

Vaughn used the last bite of bread to rub it hard in the soup bowl, spreading all the grease on it.

"Before, we built the main castle and the wall for the lord, so we could get free food. Now that the work is done and there is no work to do, why should we let you eat and drink for free?"

Dav frowned and was a little worried, "The newly relocated civilians have been arranged to open up the fields. I heard that there are salaries. The lord has also promised to give us money before. Do you think it will be..."

Vaughn wiped his mouth and stood up, waving his hand to interrupt Dav.

"Don't always wait for others to give you charity, Dav, we are not slaves now, we are free people."

"I'll go to the main castle square in a while and see if I can find some work."

Vaughn had already thought about it. Even if there is no free rations, the two of them will not be hungry if they go to the mountains to hunt some prey.

After that, the two of them quickly packed up and strode barefoot to the main castle square.

Now in the territory, except for Harvey's lord's castle and several warehouses for storing supplies next to it, there is only a dense group of houses along the river.

Most of the other open spaces enclosed by the wall were simply cut down trees and piled with some messy building materials.

So there is no need to worry about getting lost, the lord's main castle is the tallest and most conspicuous building in the territory.

The spacious open space in front of the main castle is covered with gravel, and the extremely heavy alchemical camel drags the stone roller to compact it repeatedly.

A tall and eye-catching notice board is erected in the square, but no documents are posted on it.

Considering the tragic reality that almost all the people in the territory are illiterate, Harvey chose to fix the sound magic stone on the notice board and play it repeatedly until the magic power is exhausted.

So whenever there is new news to be released, a striking red circle will be drawn on the notice board to inform the people that the lord's order will be issued at noon that day.

Vaughn clearly remembers the content of the first two announcements.

The first time was something that he didn't quite understand, called "Basic Law of the Territory".

In short, you can't do bad things. If you are caught, you will be punished. If it is serious, you will be executed and then hung in the square to dry.

He also arrived on time to listen to the second announcement. The lord was recruiting people to open up farmland, but the requirement was that only farmers who were familiar with fields and planting could apply, which really made Vaughn disappointed.

He pulled Dave and squeezed to the front of the crowd, relying on the strong physical fitness of the half-orcs to occupy a front position.

I hope that this announcement will be issued, and there will be new jobs suitable for him and Dave.

Vaughn prayed silently in his heart.

…

The midday sun in early summer was not too hot. Harvey stood on the second floor of the main castle and looked at the densely packed crowd in the square.

The number of civilians who have moved into the territory has now approached one thousand. It was all thanks to Pierce and the alchemy beast in the glacier valley area, repeatedly searching and guarding, and rescuing several batches of desert refugees who fled here.

This also directly led to a shortage of residential housing, and Harvey had to let those single people live in pairs in the same house.

Reiner walked to the square holding a phonograph magic stone and hung the magic stone in front of the public notice board.

As the magic energy was stimulated, the phonograph magic stone began to release clear and loud voices.

"From now on, 50 people will be recruited to form a territory militia. The lord will provide free food and standard weapons for the militia, and pay monthly salaries."

"Application requirements-male, must be over 18 years old and under 35 years old, healthy and without disabilities, and applicants who have been good at hunting, fishing, climbing and picking in the past will be given priority."

Vaughn's heart skipped a beat, and the words of being good at hunting and being given priority were played repeatedly in his mind.

Isn't this me and Dave?

He still remembered that he had been praised by the lord in person for his good stone throwing accuracy and control of strength.

Dave on the side had already jumped up in ecstasy and kept shouting at Vaughn.

"Vaughn, good guy! We can apply for the militia!" He had already begun to imagine himself wearing the same shiny armor as those evil orc leaders, holding a sharp short spear and swaggering through the city.

"Awesome! It's so awesome! Um..." Vaughn quickly covered Dave's mouth, telling him not to make a fool of himself in public again.

Turning his head to look at the crowd, he found that many young and middle-aged people looked eager to try.

After the announcement was released, the crowd gradually dispersed, and there were still seventy or eighty people left in the square looking forward to it. They seemed to be candidates who were interested in applying.

"It seems that being a soldier is quite popular in the eyes of civilians." Harvey nodded with satisfaction.

Reiner stood in the square, looking at the crowd gradually gathering towards him, and found that there was no one who obviously did not meet the requirements. Then he led everyone to the back of the warehouse complex without saying a word.

When they arrived at an open space with the ground obviously hardened by rolling, he asked everyone to wait there while he went to inform Pierce, who was in charge of the territory's security, to come for the interview.

As Reiner left, the recruits who had not dared to speak out also relaxed a lot, and they gathered in groups based on their respective relationships to start talking.

It was a bit embarrassing to make Vaughan and Duff two orcs who looked obviously different from others.

This group of new leaders is different from the dozen people who had arrived before. They are completely unfamiliar with them. They always turn their heads and look at the two with a slightly strange look.

Soon the crowd dispersed and a group of people walked towards Vaughan and Duff.

The leader was a man in his early thirties. He walked to the two men squatting on the ground and glanced at them condescendingly.

"Ha, two half-human and half-beasted bastards, are you embarrassed to come and recruit the lord's guard?"

Duff was furious and jumped up regardless of Vaughan's pull, "What guard? Lord Lord recruited a militia team, and as long as he was the leader, he could come!"

There is no mistake, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one 619, one book, one, one, one, one, one, one, a book!

The man spitted hard on the ground, "So what? Whether it is the guard or the militia, we are all recruited. What does it have to do with you two bastards?"

He looked at his companions around him and shouted loudly to other people watching the fun.

"Who are you willing to join the bastard? Who are you willing to fight with the bastard?"

Every time he asked, his companions would clamor. Among the other people watching, there were people who agreed, but most of the remaining civilians remained silent, but were unwilling to stand up for the orcs to offend their own tribe.

Vaughan and Duff's faces flushed, and Duff had even clenched his fists and was about to swing towards the hateful face the next second.

Vaughan gritted his teeth and squeezed out a pale and powerless defense from his mouth.

"But...but, Lord Lord clearly said, let's follow..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a clear voice behind him.

"Yes, I did say that in my territory, everyone is equal among the people."

Harvey took Reiner and Pierce and strode towards everyone. The originally noisy crowd immediately fell silent. Everyone lowered their heads in fear and dared not say anything more.

"Didn't you hear the first decree I issued?" Harvey asked to everyone lightly.

Reiner immediately took a step forward and repeated it expressionlessly: "In Lord Harvey's territory, all territories are equal and must not discriminate against each other!"

The man who came forward to make things difficult for the orc suddenly raised his head and argued with dissatisfaction: "Sir, but these two guys are not the same race as us at all. They are bastards born from alien races..."

Harvey narrowed his eyes slightly and asked softly, "What's your name?"

The man lowered his head again and replied in a trembling voice: "My name is Wayne, sir."

Harvey nodded and signaled to Pierce. The hunter immediately walked quickly to Wayne, raised his hand and two loud slaps, which made Wayne fall directly to the ground.

Wayne felt his ears buzzing, his cheeks were burning and his cold voice came from his ears.

"Who dares to question the Lord Lord's order? Who dares not to abide by it?"

Everyone lowered their heads, and some even took a few steps back in fear.

Harvey then slowly spoke, "The orcs also have half of the human bloodline, and they are also half of your compatriots. You can be dissatisfied and you can secretly look down on them, but don't let me catch them on the spot."

He paused and continued, "If you are not convinced, after becoming my territory militia, you will be able to learn the strength of the people and see who is not worthy of it."

After saying that, he turned around and left with Reiner. Everyone knelt down on the ground and saluted. Vaughan even lay on the ground with his body protrudingly, his body shivered slightly due to excitement, and his eyes were red and tears flowed.

He didn't want these people to see his ugly crying appearance, so he quietly grabbed a handful of dirt and smeared it hard on his face.

He looked up again at Harvey's back as he left, his eyes full of determination and fanaticism.

Asdaren seemed to be deliberately behind.

He half-squatted down and leaned against Wayne's ear, whispering in a sarcastic manner:

"They saved more than a dozen civilians seriously injured by the evil orcs in the evil orc camp. If you let those people know about the insults you have today, you can only pray that you will be careful when you go out at night."