Every time Viscount Dickens introduced an officer to Abel, the officer would bow to Abel to show his respect. However, Abel could feel a strange atmosphere. It was as if there was some kind of tacit understanding between the officers.
"Viscount Dickens, all the accounts and assets will be handed over to my steward, Bartoli. I won't ask about these things. Just leave the military of Harvest City to me!" Said Abel as he waved his hand.
"I will take over the accounts and assets on behalf of my master!" Bartoli gently took off his robe, revealing a long white robe underneath. It was not luxurious, but it was made of precious silk.
"What? We are going to hand over to a steward? A female steward!" Manager Edeze yelled as if he had been greatly insulted. He then looked towards his old master, Viscount Dickens. He did not plan to stay in Harvest City. He wanted to leave with Viscount Dickens, so he was very disgusted by the fact that Abel was handing over a female steward to him. He felt that it was a loss of dignity.
However, Viscount Dickens did not look at him. Instead, he was looking at the double magic staff badge on Bartoli's chest with a frightened expression.
Although the officers present had a high status in Harvest City, they were not very knowledgeable. Perhaps wizards were just a legend to them. However, Viscount Dickens was different. He knew what a wizard badge was. In the entire Duchy of Carmel, there were only 3 wizards that were stationed there all year round, and only one of them was an intermediate wizard.
Abel's female steward was an intermediate wizard. He vaguely felt that leaving Harvest City this time was a mistake. Perhaps it was the worst decision he had ever made in his life.
"Bartoli, check this manager Edeze's information. See if he is an honest officer. If he is, then forgive him. If not, you can deal with him for insulting an intermediate wizard!" Abel glanced at manager Edeze and said calmly.
Abel did not have the time to deal with the dirty business of an officer. He used a very simple and violent method. Before he came to Harvest City, he had already asked the Kingdom of Saint Ellis to send out an intelligence organization to investigate all the officers in Harvest City.
If this was a request from a normal person, the Kingdom of St Ellis would've just ignored it. They might've even gotten mad, but Abel's request had forced the Kingdom to send out all of their resources to investigate every single official in Harvest City.
The life, work, family, and income of the officers were all exposed in front of the scariest intelligence organization in the Kingdom.
Of course, Abel did not even look at the results of the investigation. Instead, he handed it all to Bartoli. As a Countess who had managed a rich territory before, letting her temporarily take over the management of Harvest City was the best choice.
"Manager Edeze, 1 wife, 6 lovers, 2 sons, and 12 illegitimate children. During his time as the manager of Harvest City's granary, he secretly sold 1532 tons of grain for a total of 56,000 gold coins!" Bartoli took out a stack of parchment paper from her portal bag and read it out loud.
At that moment, manager Edeze's face was pale, and his body was weak. He had never even told his family about his secret sale of grain. How did this new female steward know?
"Mr. Viscount Dickens, I have been wronged. Please save me!" Manager Edeze looked at his only savior, Viscount Dickens. However, Viscount Dickens did not say anything.
Unlike manager Edeze, who was already in a panic, the other officers saw it very clearly. Just a moment ago, Steward Bartoli gently touched her waist, and a large stack of parchment paper appeared in her hand. This was far beyond their imagination.
It seemed like Steward Bartoli had some kind of ability that they did not know about. As for what kind of ability it was, they did not know. However, when something was beyond their knowledge, fear became the only expression they had.
"Manager Edeze, I can tell you one thing for sure. Even His Royal Highness Algernon George wouldn't dare to refute the words of this Lady Bartoli!" Viscount Dickens looked at Manager Edeze with disgust. Manager Edeze had done so many things behind his back, and he still had the face to beg him.
"Manager Edeze, all of your assets will be confiscated. You will be sent to the labor camp until you die!" Bartoli said coldly.
"No! I beg you, I am willing to hand over all of my assets. Please let me go! " Manager Edeze's body was limp as he sat on the ground. His tears had already soaked his clothes as he kept pleading.
"Take him away!" Abel said in a deep voice.
2 Knight walked in from the door and grabbed manager Edeze as if he was a chicken and carried him out.
At this time, the hall was silent. The remaining officials were frightened. After being an official for so many years, who didn't have their own records? Was there a record of their own in that stack of parchments?
"Bartoli, continue the handover. If there are any more problems, you can directly deal with it!" Abel said to Bartoli. Then he turned to Viscount Dickens and said, "Viscount Dickens, where is the Harvest City Knight Elite Brigade now?"
"Earl Abel, these 4 people beside me are the 4 elite Knights of the army. The original commander was a Saloyan elite Knight, but he has left Harvest City, so the army is temporarily under the command of these 4 elite Knights. At this moment, the army is in the barracks in the city!" Viscount Dickens said as he introduced the 4 elite Knights beside him to Abel.
"A Saloyan elite Knight. He is a Lord of War. In the past 2 years, he had become a commander. Too bad he left. Otherwise, we could still get together!" Abel said with a sigh.
A Saloyan elite Knight was given the title at the same time as him and Lord Marshall. They were both given the title because of their war achievements, so he had a deep impression of them.
"Four Knights, I will leave the army to you for now!" Abel said to the 4 elite Knights.
The 4 elite Knights had been looking at Abel with admiration since the beginning. At first, they didn't know that the new Earl was Abel. Even now, only a few people in Harvest City knew.
When the 4 elite Knights found out, their hearts were filled with excitement. Abel was the pride of Harvest City. In the past, when people talked about Harvest City, they would say it was a place that produced food. Now, they would say it was Guru Abel's hometown.
When they heard Abel's words, they bowed and said in unison, "We are willing to serve the Earl!"
On the other side, Bartoli's handover was very simple. An official came forward with a book of accounts in his hand and explained the situation. Bartoli also held a piece of parchment in her hand and looked at the information in her hand. If there was a slight mistake in the official's words, she would glance at the official coldly, and the official would immediately replace it with actual numbers.
The official's report was soon finished. Bartoli looked at the account book in front of her with a sullen face and didn't say anything. Harvest City was not doing well. There was a large deficit. Not to mention the granary, even the manager had been arrested. Now, it was just a matter of whether the confiscated production could make up for the deficit.
There were a lot of problems in all aspects of the people's lives. It seemed like Viscount Dickens was not a talented manager. Or maybe he was just using his powerful force to guard this place. However, force did not equate to management.
"Everyone, I can let bygones be bygones. But I think you have all seen the strength of my master. As long as you do your job well, my master will naturally reward you. But if anyone dares to interfere, then no one will be able to save you!" Bartoli raised her head and put the account book back on the table.
The officials in the hall let out a long sigh of relief. That pile of parchment just now was too stressful. Bartoli's words made them feel like they had been resurrected from the dead.
"That's all for today. Go back and do your job well!" Bartoli waved her hand and said.
The officials bowed and quickened their pace to leave the terrifying hall and the terrifying housekeeper.
"This Earl is too cruel. He started with Edeze as soon as he arrived. It seems like we need to work together in the future. Otherwise, our days in Harvest City will be very difficult!" Governor Neuss had the highest position among all the officials. He said to his colleagues as he walked.
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