Lilia described the whole thing in detail in a low voice, and Victor fell into deep thought.

Victor did not refuse any free people who came to the camp, so the free people leaders more or less installed some eyes and ears in Victor's camp. They thought they knew the details of the camp, but they did not know that Victor

Kedo knows their details better.

The hill camp has accommodated more than a hundred freedmen, and from the mouths of these people, Victor recorded the information he learned one by one.

Currently, there are 11 free civilian camps in Victor's territory. In addition to two large camps, there are 3 medium-sized camps with more than 100 people, and 6 small camps with less than 100 people, with a population of about 1,000 people.

Victor has some knowledge of the names, personalities, number of cronies, and scope of activities of these camp leaders. After counting and supplementing the information during this period, Victor discovered that except for Bayer from Pinghu Village, other

The leaders of the free people are strong and domineering guys. They always recruit some strong subordinates and exploit the weaker members. Anyone who dares to disobey them will use cruel methods to suppress them until everyone gets used to it.

until the end of their rule.

Now these free people's leaders have become the biggest obstacle to Victor's absorption of free people!

Victor originally thought that when the free people heard that they could obtain the status of subjects as long as they joined the hill camp, there would be an overwhelming number of applicants, but the reality was not like this.

At the beginning, some freedmen came to join the camp one after another, but the number was not large. After investigation, Victor found that these people all took advantage of the opportunity of going out to forage to sneak over because they were worried about the camp.

The leader will stop them.

This situation made Victor realize the rebelliousness and ambition of the free people's leaders. In order to frighten them, he once asked his guards to patrol the entire territory with the head of the ogre.

Sure enough, these freedmen leaders were greatly shaken and no longer dared to openly resist Victor's policies, and more and more freedmen joined the camp.

But this shock was obviously not enough. As time went by, these free folk leaders became more and more aware of the lords' situation, and they no longer allowed their members to escape their control. In order to prevent the free folk from joining the hill camp, they

He began to strictly control the activities of his subordinates and adopted extreme and bloody methods against escapees.

The most obvious change is that fewer and fewer free people have joined the hill camp recently. Even the free people who have joined the camp are injured and in shock. It is obvious that they are all being hunted. In the past two days, not even one of them has been killed.

No free people can see it.

Through questioning the recent joiners, Victor understood the thoughts of the refugee leaders. They were unwilling to give up their current rights and status. They knew that Victor had no knights under his command, and that the ogre who could not be matched by ordinary people also belonged to the York family.

The knights killed him, and the knights of the York family were leaving here recently. They wanted to wait until the knights of the York family left before negotiating with Victor in order to maintain their current status.

Victor was very annoyed by this. He desperately needed the free people to join in to supplement the manpower of the camp, and at the same time to cover up the alchemy humans.

He had been thinking about countermeasures for the past two days, but he did not expect that the leader of the free people would dare to shoot the free people who tried to join the hill camp in front of the people.

This incident made Victor very angry. Now that they have killed a free citizen who tried to take refuge with them, will they attack their own people in the future?

In addition to his anger, Victor felt a deep sense of powerlessness and frustration. He began to doubt whether his gentle methods were wrong. After all, this was no longer the earth he was familiar with, nor was it the orderly King of Cambis.

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"Lilia, what do you think about this matter?" Victor wanted to hear the opinion of the young mercenary at this time.

"Sir, I think they need a lesson!" Lilia said softly.

"Be specific."

"Sir, the reason why these refugee leaders dare to do this is because they think we are not strong enough, so..."

Lilia secretly observed Victor's expression and found that the lord was looking at her with encouraging eyes, so she gritted her teeth and continued: "So, we have to teach them a bloody lesson and let them know who can

He is the owner of this territory!"

"We need to kill some disobedient people. If this doesn't deter them, then continue killing until all the disobedient people are killed!"

This answer was expected by Victor, but it still made him feel very awkward to hear such murderous and natural words from a girl with a pretty face.

"Sir...did I say something wrong? This is how we handled it before..." Seeing Victor's serious expression, Lilia asked timidly.

Lilia liked Victor very much, she had liked him from the beginning. What girl wouldn't like a handsome and elegant young baron? But that was just secretly.

Lilia knew her identity very well. How could a mercenary and a free girl be attracted by the lord? This was destined to be just a dream.

However, this dream is becoming a reality. Ever since Victor began to teach her step by step how to manage the internal affairs of the camp, everyone thought that she would become the Lord's legal partner. Lilia was both happy and terrified about this.

She studied hard and did her best in everything, and she didn't want to disappoint Victor. Although Victor never made this clear.

Recently, Victor began to teach her some aristocratic etiquette, and Lilia studied it very seriously. She worked hard to learn the aristocratic way of speaking and figure out the aristocrat's perspective on problems. She wanted to change herself and make herself worthy of the aristocratic partner.

identity.

However, Victor's solemn expression frightened her. She felt that she must have said the wrong thing just now. She did not act like a noble's personal maid. She was still the vulgar mercenary. Her tears were already flowing.

swirling in her eyes.

Victor looked at Lilia's aggrieved look and was both amused and touched. He said softly: "Lilia, you didn't say anything wrong. I just want to listen to your true thoughts. But..."

Victor paused and asked again: "Lilia, have you ever killed anyone?"

Victor's gentle attitude made Lilia feel much more at ease. She thought for a moment and answered truthfully: "Killed me once, when I was 12 years old."

"Then have you ever thought that the person you killed is also flesh and blood. He will also feel pain and fear, and his relatives will also suffer. Have you ever thought about this?"

Victor was slightly excited. He had killed a jackal with his own hands, and there were more than one, but those were just man-eating beasts, at least that's how he saw it. But now, he might have to do one, and even he was afraid of it.

The decision is by no means an easy one.

"I haven't thought about that much. I grew up in a mercenary group. My parents died when I was very young. In addition to brother Nelson, I once had a sister and a brother. They also

To die is to die in the hands of refugees. That day, when members of the mercenary group went out to perform a mission, a group of refugees invaded our camp and stayed behind.

They were all old and weak women and children. We sacrificed many people to repel the refugees. On that occasion, I shot two refugees to death with my own hands and lost my brother and sister. After that, the mercenary group attacked the resident.

That group of people were all killed. In fact, those refugees wanted to survive just like us, but they attacked us because they thought we were weak."

The girl's calm narration shocked Victor. He finally intuitively felt that this was not a peaceful world. This world followed the laws of the black forest, and civilization was only the civilization between nobles.

"You're right, we should teach them a bloody lesson!" After a moment of silence, Victor said harshly.

"Sir, am I being vulgar?" Lilia didn't care about Victor's decision. Instead, she lowered her head and asked anxiously.

"No, actually, I like you as you are, but if you want to help me take charge of this territory in the future, you will definitely have to deal with other nobles, so..."

"Really?!" Lilia shouted in surprise before Victor could finish speaking.

Lilia was elated. This was the first time she had received a clear statement from Victor. A huge sense of happiness surrounded her tightly. She even felt a little dizzy. At this moment, she really couldn't care less about the nobles' reserve.

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"What? Aren't you willing to be my personal maid?" Victor deliberately teased Lilia.

Lilia quickly shook her head, but felt something was wrong, and nodded quickly, but it still seemed wrong, so she could only say anxiously: "I do! I do!" As soon as she finished speaking, her face suddenly turned red with embarrassment.

Seeing Lilia's cute appearance, Victor couldn't help but laugh, and his gloomy mood suddenly improved a lot.

"Okay, go and call your brother here. This matter still requires his consent, and I have some things to ask him to do." Victor said softly.

"Humph! How dare he disagree!" Lilia pouted her red lips proudly.

Although Nelson and Lilia are brothers and sisters, they are 16 years apart in age. Nelson treats Lilia like a brother and a father, and he dotes on them very much.

"By the way, Sir, there is one more thing. I want to tell you. Regarding the newly joined Renault, I think he is very suspicious. We should investigate him secretly." Lilia did not go to Nelson immediately, but looked serious.

Said to Victor.

"Oh? What did you find?" Victor had a sudden thought, but he acted as if nothing had happened.

"This Renault is too strong. Except for my brother, no one else in the camp can be his opponent. A person with such strength should be the leader of the free people. How could he join us alone? And he usually still

He acted like a fool, so I thought he was suspicious!"

Hearing Lilia's question, Victor secretly sighed in his heart. This is why he does not allow War Bear members to interfere in the affairs of the free people, because they are far more vigilant than ordinary citizens.

"A Renault is nothing. As the territory develops in the future, more powerful knights will join our territory. Lilia, you have to understand that your identity is different now. As the leader of the territory, we must be happy to see you.

Strong people come to us."

"But...."

"I will ask Molin to observe Renault secretly. If he is indeed willing to serve us, I will not care about his past. Lilia, we especially need capable people to join the territory now. You have to understand this. Okay, you

Go call Nelson." Victor interrupted Lilia, and reached out his hand to gently caress the girl's smooth cheek a few times.

Sure enough, the girl nodded with a blushing face. She no longer dwelled on the question just now. She said "um" softly, turned around and left the room, still a little flustered in her steps. Victor's intimate behavior just now made her flustered.

Not long after, Nelson stood in front of Victor. Although he tried hard to restrain himself, there was still unconcealable joy in his expression.

On the one hand, Lord Victor was finally going to clarify Lilia's identity to him, which he had been waiting for for a long time. On the other hand, Lord Victor was finally going to take action against the refugees, which he had been patient with for a long time.

"Nelson, I like Lilia very much, and I want to make her my personal maid. Now, I need to hear your opinion." Victor said to Nelson with a smile, but actually he felt a little ashamed in his heart.

and uneasy, after all, he wanted to kidnap someone's sister and use it as his little wife.

Nelson scratched his head. He originally wanted to say a few polite words, but when his words came to his lips, they turned into three crisp words...

"I agree."

Victor nodded, stood up, and said solemnly to Nelson: "I promise you that I will treat Lilia well, cherish her, love her, protect her, and try to give her happiness. Please rest assured."

Nelson was moved by Victor's solemn attitude. He bowed deeply to Victor and said, "Thank you, sir!"

"Well, the matter is settled. Now, let's talk about the free people."

Victor motioned for Nelson to sit down and then asked, "What do you think will happen if we don't take action against the free people?"

"Sir, the best case scenario is to maintain the status quo as it is now. The worst case scenario is that they will unite and attack us!"
To be continued...