The Sun King's Evidence

Ryan thought that although Theresa promised that she would treat everyone equally, it would be impossible for her to change it immediately. This woman was just willing to make some changes for herself. If she didn't really encounter setbacks, Or being slapped in the face, her deep-rooted views will not change much.

Let's put it this way for now. It cannot be done with just a few words to change the concept that a person has been influenced by since childhood.

After listening to the story for a while, Lane looked like he was about to leave. At this time, the old woman suddenly said: "This is Mr. Lane, the White Wolf Knight? Can you please stay? I have something to ask of you."

The children all turned around and looked at Ryan with their immature eyes, not daring to speak.

"What do you want to do by teaching these children valuable knowledge?" Ryan did not agree, he asked instead.

"They are all good children. They will grow up in the future. Most of them will not be able to pay the cost of awakening their talents. They will continue to work for the nobles or farm their own land, and then wait until they are 20 or 30 years old. Try your best to save some money, find someone who can spend your life with you, then get married, have children, and then grow old in a hurry while raising children. I am here to teach them, and I just hope to give them a little more future. The way out, am I right? Sir Sledgehammer Ryan?" The old woman was smiling, and the wrinkles on her face were squeezed into a ball.

"I appreciate your generous act." Ryan gave the old woman a knighthood. In this era when knowledge is monopolized by the nobles, she can generously share knowledge just to give these children more possibilities in the future. This noble act is admirable.

The children gradually dispersed, and Ryan got a stool and sat down, saying that he was willing to listen to what Nora’s request was, while Theresa stood behind Ryan: “Please speak, this lady. "

The sorceress seemed a little awkward saying this, but she had promised Ryan before that she would treat everyone equally, so she forced herself to do so.

"As you can see, I am already an old woman in her fifties." The old woman's hair has turned gray, and she smiled self-deprecatingly: "But once, I was a beautiful young woman like this lady."

Teresa frowned subconsciously. The sorceress thought that her appearance would not change even in another fifty years. However, she did not say anything because she still recognized the second half of the old woman's words. It could be vaguely seen from her eyebrows. Her appearance should not have been bad when she was young.

"Were you a noble before?" Ryan immediately thought of something.

"Yes, I was once a nobleman, but bankrupt nobles like me are not uncommon on the mainland. Am I right? Mr. Lane?" The old woman's face did not change much, and her tone was very calm, with a sense of seeing through the world. of indifference.

Ryan nodded.

Bankrupt nobles are not uncommon, because there are always stupid and smart nobles, some who are good at business and some who are not. Some nobles do not know how to make a living, so they rely on taxing their own land as their main income, and they also like grand ostentation and Luxurious life enjoyment, in this case, nobles will go bankrupt and flee, and all their land will either become wasteland, or be re-entrusted to others by their superior nobles.

Because after some land is abandoned, powerful wild creatures or monsters will come to occupy it, and some lords are unwilling to spend military power and energy to develop this land again.

The new empire has been established for more than 150 years, and the nobles have also distinguished themselves. In recent decades, the number of bankrupt nobles has gradually increased. Bankrupt nobles like the old woman are not uncommon, especially in such a high-risk country. In this environment, nobles without strength and ability were eliminated in large numbers.

So what does this old woman want to say?

"So, Mr. Lane, would you like to hear a story from me, an old woman?" The old woman's eyes were full of hope.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't stay here." Ryan nodded.

"Okay then... um... when should I start? Let's start from when I was a child. I was born in a noble family. When I was just born, my family's financial situation was already in decline. There was only one person left in the family's property. The manor is about seven or eight kilometers away from Mjordenhaven." Nora's eyes began to blur, and she couldn't help but smile a little: "At that time, my parents were there, and there was an older brother who lived there. Be happy and contented.”

"But when I was fifteen years old, my family's manor welcomed a half-elf bard. He happened to come to stay at home. His handsome appearance and elegant conversation soon attracted me deeply. So, he stayed at home for a few days, and he and I fell madly in love." Nora looked fascinated, as if she had returned to the best days.

"It's a pity that the good times don't last long. You know, the bard doesn't stay in one place for a long time. Soon, in a few days, he will leave our manor and go to the next place. I can't accept my happiness. It was so short, so I made a crazy decision." The expression on the old woman's face gradually became painful and obscure: "I decided..."

"You decided to elope with him?" Teresa immediately guessed the ending of the story. Although the sorceress had little experience in outdoor adventures, she was well versed in court affairs and gossip within the nobility.

"Yes, I knew what I was doing was wrong, but at that time I couldn't think about it when I thought about being separated from him. So, the night before he left, I secretly took away my dowry and chose We eloped with him and we left the city on a boat.”

"In the first few years, because I brought a lot of property and was young and beautiful, we were like a fish in water and we had a happy relationship for several years."

"It's just that good times don't last long. The money will be spent one day, and my appearance will fade with time. The time of half-elves is different from ours. After more than ten years, I began to age gradually, and the dowry I brought also used up. Most of the time, I could feel that he was getting tired of me, no longer liked me, no longer wanted me."

It’s normal, most men are like this, Teresa thought to herself, women must be self-reliant and not exist as a appendage of men.

"So one night, I left him and embarked on my way home alone. It took me several years. When I returned to my hometown, I found that everything had changed."

"After I eloped, my parents searched for me like crazy. After spending several years without finding me, they died of depression. My brother was not a good business man. He quickly lost all his family property. A few years later, the manor was attacked by a manticore. The manor guards organized by my brother were unable to fight against this terrible monster, and he died of poisoning."

Needless to say, the old woman said what happened next. Both Ryan and Teresa could probably think of it. After her father, mother and brother died, Nora, who had a weak claim, naturally inherited the ownership of the manor. In fact, she had already obtained it from Mi The Lord Earl of Jodenhaven obtained the land deed here.

The problem is that this manor has now become the manticore's lair, and Nora will definitely not be able to expel the manticore on her own.

"Have you never found the Church of Justice?" Ryan knew what the old woman wanted.

"I have looked for it, but justice requires a price. The manticore is not an ordinary monster. After investigation, this manticore is an elite monster. I can't afford the price given by the Church of Justice, so I can only Find a corner in the city, make a living by relying on some of the savings from the past and teaching and working, and then live by memories." Nora sighed, and the wrinkles on her old face seemed to be a little deeper.

"Then why do you think I can agree to help you drive away the manticore?" Ryan became interested.

"I don't know, maybe it's intuition, maybe it's just my naive idea. The fact is, I really can't get the corresponding reward." Nora sighed: "This may be my last effort. If you don't want to, Mr. Lane, , let’s just listen to a story, the old lady still has some savings, so it shouldn’t be difficult in a few years.”

"I agreed." Ryan suddenly said with a smile.

"What?!" The old woman raised her head in surprise.

"I said, I agreed." Ryan nodded: "Don't worry, I didn't work in vain. I will get my own share of the reward, but the money will not come from you. Next, you press my Do as you say.”

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After bidding farewell to the old woman, Teresa asked curiously: "What are you going to do? It won't be in vain? But where will the money come from?"

Ryan smiled and spoke his thoughts softly: "First of all, I will write a letter and inform Count Albert as a knight of the kingdom that there are monsters in Nola's manor. Under such circumstances, the earl must make a statement. According to your information, Albert is not a lord who likes to send troops, and the manor has lost land and has property rights, so the most likely situation is that he will send someone Put a notice on the bulletin board and offer a reward to anyone who can solve this problem. This is the first income.”

The sorceress immediately understood that in the face of Ryan's questions and warnings, Albert, as the lord, would definitely have to express something, so even if it was just a pretense, he would definitely want a bounty for prevaricating people, so the income would definitely be There you have it.

"Then, Ms. Nora will go to the Church of Life alone. She will promise to the bishop of the Church of Life that if her manor can be recovered from the hands of the Manticore, she will pay tithes to the Church of Life." Ryan crossed his arms and said, Said the second step.

"For the Life Church, it is blasphemy to have a piece of wasteland that cannot be cultivated. Making all farmland pay tithes is the ultimate goal of the Life Church. Therefore, the bishop of the Life Church has no reason to refuse, but Ms. Nola cannot give a ready offer. Reward." Teresa's eyes became brighter and brighter: "So if I were a bishop, I would post a reward. If the reward is successful, the commission paid by the church can be offset from the tithe paid by Ms. Nora in the future. If no one completes the reward, the church will not lose anything! And for Ms. Nora, her manor originally had no income. If she can pay tithes in exchange for her manor, she must be willing."

Ryan held out a second finger: "So, this is the second income."

"As for the third stroke, don't forget that manticores are full of treasures. Many precious alchemy materials come from this ferocious beast..."

"It's Sister Dietlinde! She will definitely be willing to buy these alchemy materials from you at a suitable price!"

"So, these three incomes combined are enough to invite me to go out." Ryan stretched out his third finger, then looked at Teresa with a smile: "Teresa? Tell me, have you learned it?"

He was answered with a charming eye roll: "We are invited."

You may think this chapter is a bit short, but that must be your imagination!