"Lord Allen, hanging Yoma's head so blatantly in the most conspicuous place, won't it invite revenge from the other party?" The obese middle-aged man looked through the window at the bustling scene in the square outside and asked cautiously.
As a businessman, he actually rejects this kind of flamboyant and easily offending behavior.
In his opinion, killing these intruders "Yoma" is enough to show his strength. There is no need to risk offending more Yomas by hanging Ricarudo's head in public.
Unfortunately, the real power of this city does not lie in the hands of this fat middle-aged man, but in the hands of Allen.
He was only responsible for handling the tedious and troublesome daily affairs when Allen was away.
After all, in this world, violence is the weight that determines the ownership of all resources and rights. Rich businessmen often cannot even save their own wealth and life, let alone acquire rights through monetary transactions.
Looking at his cautious look, Allen replied nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I will take care of the aftermath. After this incident, I believe that no Yoma will dare to approach Western Lands for a long time. You'd better seize the opportunity during this period and merge all the surrounding villages and towns together to form a unified whole."
"Understood! I have been promoting this matter recently. At present, forty villages and two small towns have agreed to accept our management and protection. If nothing else happens, after your glorious record of defeating the powerful Yoma spreads, there will be more who are still waiting to see After all, there are not many people in this world who have the power to kill Yoma. Compared with the half-human and half-demon silver-eyed witch, you are worthy of the title of hero." The middle-aged fat man hurriedly bent down and complimented.
"Forty villages and two small towns? You must have used some shady means, right?" Allen turned around and stared at the other party in surprise.
Don't think this number is small.
On the contrary, for an island that has been attacked by Yoma and Awakened Beings, this is already a quite large number.
If added together, the total population is likely to exceed 100,000.
The population of the city below is only about forty thousand.
The fat man hurriedly shook his head. "No! Of course not! I always explained the conditions to the other party openly, and only sent people to move in after receiving a positive reply. In fact, the reason why most villages are willing to accept the conditions we offer is because Claymore charges are too expensive, and they simply cannot pay Can't afford it. And if you can't afford it, you can't hire Claymore to clean up Yoma, so you choose to accept our protection. In any case, our Knight Order knights are still capable of killing ordinary Yoma."
"That's it!"
Allen had an expression of sudden realization on his face.
There is no doubt that not every village or town in this land can spend enough money. Please organize and send Claymore to clean up the Yoma or Awakened Beings hidden around you.
Those who cannot afford the high remuneration naturally have only two choices.
One is to let these man-eating monsters lurk around and pretend that nothing has happened, eating up all the people in the village bit by bit, and then the village is completely deserted.
The other is running away with his family, betting that Yoma is no longer a relative or friend around him.
No matter which one it is, it means that the originally peaceful and peaceful life is broken.
But now, they have a third choice, which is to accept the rule of fellow humans in exchange for asylum.
You must know that Allen didn't do anything after becoming City Lord. Instead, he personally organized a team of hundreds of Knight Order and granted these knights Life Energy training methods.
After more than a week of Hell-style special training, each of them has initially mastered certain basic skills.
At least there is absolutely no problem in identifying Yoma and people at close range.
In addition, adding Entangle Life Energy to the weapon can greatly enhance the attack power, so killing the ordinary Yoma is basically no problem.
Such a force may be nothing in the eyes of the organization and other Abyss, but it is enough for ordinary villagers.
It doesn't take much, as long as the knight has the power to kill Yoma in public, many villages will donate one-third of their harvest in exchange for military protection.
Of course, when facing Awakened Beings, the combat effectiveness of this group of knights is a bit worrying.
This can be seen from the fact that Ricarudo led a group of Awakened Beings into a deserted place.
Fortunately, Allen appeared in time, otherwise more than a hundred knights who were finally trained would have to be accounted for here.
"Sir City Lord, I think the number of our knights is still too small. We can consider expanding it slightly." The middle-aged fat man reminded in a low voice.
Obviously, in his eyes, the more knights with the power to kill Yoma, the better. It is best to have thousands of them.
In this way, not only can the security of cities be better guaranteed, but it can also be used to deter villages and towns that are unwilling to join.
The most important thing is that with such a powerful force, several of the most important trade routes can be protected and the tax revenue of the city hall can be greatly increased.
But Allen shook his head bluntly. "No! No! One hundred people is already the limit so far. Haven't you discovered yet? The consumption of one of those knights is equivalent to the sum of the ten most elite soldiers combined. If too much is expanded at one time, the city's finances will go bankrupt. What's more, do you think the organization behind silver-eyed witch will watch us steal all their business?"
"But... Claymore doesn't have a rule that you can't kill humans for any reason?" the middle-aged fat man asked with a puzzled look.
"Ha! Then how do you explain the fact that all villages that did not pay correctly were attacked by a large number of Yoma without exception, and all men, women, and children died?" Allen asked with a sneer.
"Oh - damn! It turns out... it turns out that they are doing all this secretly!"
The fat man opened his mouth wide in surprise at first, and then showed a look of realization.
After all, the organization's strategy has never been clever. It simply bullies the local indigenous people with their limited knowledge, and the speed of information transmission is extremely slow.
"Okay! You don't need to worry about this now. Remember what I said, first try to unify all the cities and villages in Western Lands. To deal with those who are stubborn, you can consider launching a war to achieve your goal. As for other things, don't worry about it for the time being, and don't interfere. I still have some aftermath matters that need to be dealt with in the north, and I will leave it to you to take charge of."
After saying this, Allen ignored the middle-aged fat man's reaction and jumped out of the window with a deep leap. He soon disappeared along the street into the woods outside the city gate.
Looking at his retreating figure, the middle-aged fat man immediately sighed with a wry smile, "Our Lord City Lord is really more willful than expected. To achieve the purpose of unifying Western Lands through war? This is not an easy task."
"Your Excellency, Mayor, I think we can make good use of this Yoma invasion to make a big fuss and scare those villages that are still holding a wait-and-see attitude." A follower next to him made a suggestion.
The fat man thought for a moment and then nodded immediately, "Okay! Let your people take action. In addition, notify Knight Order and send out personnel to screen the entire city to ensure that no Yoma is hidden among us. I have a hunch that those businessmen will take action soon and transfer their industries to us. So the next stage should be urban reconstruction and build more luxurious housing, workshops and markets."
"Understood! I'll call the officials in charge of this right away."
After saying that, the attendant immediately turned around and walked out of the room, disappearing at the end of the dark corridor.
With the huge prestige brought by Allen's killing of "Silver Lion King" Ricarudo, the entire city and surrounding areas quickly entered an almost fanatical construction atmosphere.
In just a few days, a large area of dilapidated Lower City was demolished and replaced by three- to four-story brick buildings.
By centrally settling the poor, the city hall obtained a large area of free land that could be used, and on this basis, it built exquisite and beautiful villas, workshops with huge chimneys, and shops for displaying and selling goods.
And those businessmen who moved their families to avoid Yoma also spent a lot of money and chose to settle in this city that had shown that it could withstand powerful Yoma attacks.
In just over half a month, the entire city became crowded and prosperous at a speed visible to the naked eye.
And those villages and small towns that joined quickly became wealthy because they had a huge market that could absorb a large amount of agricultural products, vegetables, fruits, meat and other non-staple foods.
Since everyone benefited from the feast, the social order became relatively stable.
Of course, none of the above has much to do with Allen.
Because after leaving Western Lands, it didn't take long for him to arrive at the town where a large-scale melee broke out in the original plot - Pieta.
Strictly speaking, this is the boundary between the organization and the territory of Northern Abyss Isley.
Normally, when the balance is not broken, whether it is an organization or Isley, they will try their best to avoid provocations and head-on conflicts.
Because they don't want to be taken advantage of by the other two abyss.
But now, with the emergence of Allen and Artoria, the originally balanced situation has undergone subtle changes.
West Fū was so frightened that he gave up his own territory and fled directly under the nose of Isley to hide and recuperate. He no longer had any ambitions.
And this move also made Isley feel that his opportunity had come.
On the one hand, he began to try to join forces with the injured Riful, and even wanted to subdue him to become his deputy.
On the other hand, he did not forget to send Ricarudo to Western Lands to inquire about the information, and at the same time see if he could swallow this piece of fat and turn it into his own territory.
Therefore, although Pieta appears to be still under the control of the organization, in fact there are several Awakened Beings who are subordinates of Isley.
Feeling the strange and depressing atmosphere, Allen couldn't help but smile and murmured to himself, "Silver King - Isley. This guy is really an ambitious man! It's a pity that his head is empty. He has ambition but no talent to match it."
The words just fell!
He jumped deep to the top of the tallest building in the town, inspected the surroundings from a high position, and soon locked his eyes on a young man wearing silver armor.
There is no doubt that this young man who looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old and rides a group of strong stallions is Daimyo's "Northern Abyss".
And accompanying him was Riful, who was almost killed by Artoria's sword not long ago.
No hesitation!
Allen instantly turned into a meteor, hitting the ground with a bang just one step away from the two of them, and splashing a lot of dust and sand.
"Who?!"
Perhaps due to the fact that he was almost killed before, Riful was very alert and almost immediately released his demonic power and entered the awakening state.
Without saying a word, he waved his tentacles and launched a tentative attack on the stranger who suddenly appeared.
At the same time, she also controlled the main body to retreat quickly to prevent the same situation as last time.
But the next second...
The terrifying murderous intention instantly made Riful feel cold from head to toe.
"Get out! If you don't want to die!"
Allen waved his arms, tore off all the noodle-like tentacles and threw them on the ground.
You must know that this is a part of West Abyss's body, and its toughness is definitely no less than steel.
If it were before, Riful would definitely stand up and argue with the opponent.
But after seeing Artoria's devastating Holy Light energy with her own eyes, she had long been frightened. She didn't even stay for a second, and immediately abandoned her so-called "ally" and ran away.
Dauf followed closely behind, also showing no desire to fight.
In the blink of an eye, only two people, Isley and Allen, were left here.
The two sides stared into each other's eyes. After about a minute, Isley was the first to break the silence and asked with a smile, "You should be the mysterious man who has been under crazy investigation by the organization recently, right?"
"Ah! That's right! Since you know who I am, you must know why I came to you today, right?" Allen asked meaningfully.
"Because Ricarudo?" Isley said with a trace of uncertainty in his tone.
"Yes! He actually dared to run wild on my territory, so I had to unscrew his head and hang it on a flagpole to show the public. As the person behind all this Blackhand, what price do you think you will pay for this?"
When saying these words, Allen's eyes revealed a malicious light.