Chapter 16: Alfie's Sorrow
"Whatever you want. "Stowe was completely relaxed, if the two of them noticed something unusual, he would have no resistance to attack him at this time, but it was obvious that neither of them did so, which is very telling."www.biquge.info
As soon as the "......" came to the specific offer, Alfie began to hesitate. Asking for gold coins seems to be too vulgar, and for anything else, Alfie is not very clear about the values of this world when he first arrives in this world, and in his predecessor's mind, a large pile of gold coins is the most valuable thing he can imagine. Even Alfie herself despised her.
"You must first apologize for slandering Bishop Flren. Sellent said suddenly.
Sure enough, Stowe was prepared for this: "I sincerely apologize to Bishop Flon for my open-mouthedness, and this matter is indeed inappropriate for me." If that wasn't enough, when I'm healed, I can gather the whole town and apologize to Bishop Fren in front of them. ”
"Well, then you don't have to. Celent felt that it was completely unnecessary, and he felt that as long as Lord Stowe had remorse, it would be enough. Alfie rolled her eyes beside her, this naïve fellow, it was so easy to let the lord go, if it were him......
"You're also going to have to compensate the whole town for your unreasonable orders. Silent added that the townsfolk had suffered because of Stowe's two orders, and Celent felt the same way. (That's pretty much it, Alfie nods in satisfaction.) )
"Oh, then what are the unreasonable orders I have given, and what compensation do I need to make?" asked Stowe.
"You shouldn't have fired the servants whose families were impoverished because of it. Celent said confidently.
"What's wrong with me firing them because I like to be quiet and don't want to live that luxurious life anymore? You say that those who are fired have impoverished their families because of this, and I want to ask why they can't make a living by other means like their relatives?" Stowee's reply was filled with contempt.
"Then why do you still have to tax?" Silent said, finally remembering the most common word the townsfolk used when they cursed Storto: "Tax".
"Levy, Lord Bishop, do you really know what a levy is?" Stowe shook his head slightly, "If anyone else were to be lord here, they would definitely collect more than ten times as much tax as I do, and they would definitely collect it in the form of gold coins. So instead of resenting me, you should thank me for my kindness, and I'm just asking you for some of the products from the Warcraft Forest. It's really spoiled. ”
"But the sheriff never taxed before?"
"Sheriff? you still haven't figured it out, sheriffs don't have the power to levy taxes. Taxation is the prerogative of the lord. Stowe patiently explained that he saw some shadows of his past in this ignorant and naïve teenager.
"Then why do you use the necessary wine instead of gold coins for taxes?"
"Childish little guy. First, I like to drink, and second, I can mix it with water. You certainly don't notice that all the townsfolk have been doing this since day one. If it were exchanged for gold coins, the townspeople would complain even more. It's okay to mix water in the wine to cheat, but the gold coin fraud will have to be cut off. ”
"I can't see that you are still quite kind~ Then it's better to convert all the taxes levied on the townspeople into gold coins and return them, which will be used as the medical fee for this time, how about it?I think gold coins are not a problem for you, right?" Alfie felt that Stowe's explanation was not unreasonable, and blamed the townspeople here for a long time being accustomed to not collecting taxes, and if they were in other places, if they could meet a lord like Stowe, I am afraid they would already burn high incense.
As for the servants who were dismissed, in fact, Alfie also despised them in his heart, these people never looked for reasons in themselves, and always put the blame on others.
"I think so. Stowe replied slowly, to be honest, the tax collected from the townspeople was nothing to him at all, in fact, it was no problem not to collect it, but if he dared not to collect the tax, the rumors would spread back to the imperial capital, and his situation would be even worse. What do you mean by that? You have to do it.
"So the deal?" Alfie looked at Celent with an inquiring eye.
"Deal!" Celent nodded affirmatively, he was already satisfied that he could win some rights for the townspeople.
"But how can you guarantee the cure?" said Storto, suddenly, asking a question that gave both of them a headache.
None of them are necromancers, so naturally they can't use the soul fire to show whether the soul has been repaired, it can only depend on whether the two sides can trust each other, and this is exactly what the two sides lack the most at the moment.
"Then you can only sign the contract of light. There was no other good way, and Alfie had no choice but to come up with a mutually acceptable solution. A contract of light refers to a contract in which both parties apply to the Lord of Light at the cost of their respective souls. If the contract is violated, the soul of the defaulting party will be immediately incinerated by the sacred fire descended by the Lord of Light. This is the most common contract used by both parties to a transaction on the mainland that lacks a basis of trust, after all, the vast majority of people in the mainland believe that the Lord of Light is impartial and impartial.
"I agree. "There wasn't much to be done about Stowe, and he even suspected that the Lord of Light would favor the two of them because he had tried to become a necromancer. But the dying flame of his soul told him that he couldn't put it off any longer.
"I swear to Herris, Lord of Light, that we will try to heal the wounds of Stowe's soul. Alfie was also beating a drum in his heart, he didn't know if he also belonged to the Lord of Light, and he didn't know what the Lord of Light's attitude was towards outsiders like him, if he was chased by the Lord God because of the soul contract, he would undoubtedly become the biggest joke in the history of time-travel.
"I swear to Herris, Lord of Light, that if Celent can heal the wounds of my soul, I will refund all taxes I have collected from the small town of Frosacen. ”
To the relief of both of them, along with their vows, a symbol representing the Lord of Light appeared on the foreheads of all three of them - a triangle with an eye in the middle, which meant that their soul contract was in effect.
The fluctuation caused by the entry into force of the soul contract alarmed the old butler who was guarding the door of the hall, and took out a note from his bosom, which read: "Always keep an eye on Sto's movements, and be sure to ensure his safety, unless ......"
After Alfie gave another day of life to help Celent heal Lord Stowe using the Divine Cultivation Technique, Alfie, who returned to the church, was in arrears for a while, and asked this question in his note:
"What's the best way to heal the wounds of Lord Stowe's soul?"
The note quickly gave the answer that made him vomit blood:
"Use holy hymns to Stowe, which will purify his soul and give him peace of mind. [Execution/Non-execution]
(Price: 10 minutes of life, deducted from the total)"
......
Alfie felt a deep sense of helplessness and sorrow that he had lost up to 144 times his life due to his own hypothetical brain treatment. Alfie deeply felt that this demon notebook was born for the purpose of playing with him, whether it was lifespan, affection, or intelligence, it was the object of its play. The trap of one ring after another made him want to cry.