In the village outside the Tower of the Great Sage, all sorts of people came to join in, and the increasingly treacherous atmosphere also infected the master and apprentices who lived peacefully in the Tower of the Great Sage.
The main reason was that more and more people gathered, and the original house was still insufficient after the repairs. The initial agreement between Lin and the people outside the tower was that they could use the wasteland at will.
But if they wanted to reclaim the land or cut down a large number of trees, they had to get his permission first. So every time a new person joined, the earliest elder would bring people to the tower for instructions. Then, every time Lin had to face the confusing verbal probing from both sides, they would also make requests to him.
Lin really wanted to ask this group of people if it was because he had never expressed any opinions that everyone thought of him as an idiot who didn't know anything. Many of the verbal probing could not be more clear, they were just short of naming him. And Lin's usual style was to not ask about their origin or purpose, he just nodded when people came. It was just that doing so seemed to fuel the arrogance of this group of people, and their style of doing things became more brazen.
He was tired of hearing these things, but he couldn't just leave it to his two little apprentices to deal with, otherwise the situation of the two girls being pestered to talk would repeat itself. And Lin didn't want to expose those bullshit lies and talk to these people openly, because it would be easy to get involved in things Lin didn't want to get involved in. It was precisely because he was afraid of trouble that he turned a blind eye to it.
This was also the reason why the Magic Tower was shrouded in a strange low pressure for a while. The ideal situation would be for all the people outside the tower to scram, but he had no reason to drive them away, this was not the general rule of the master of the Magic Tower: to expel the ordinary people in the territory.
The second ideal situation was the current situation, but he had to endure the probing and fake affection of those people.
The second worst situation was to have a showdown with everyone. Then trouble would appear, no matter what decision was made, there would be wins and losses.
The worst situation was to be involved in some trouble after the showdown and not be able to get out. At that time, he would want to cry but have no tears.
But that village was not all trouble, there was no benefit at all. At the moment, with more and more people gathering, it was no longer appropriate to call it a "village." Brick walls were constructed, and various functional stores had been set up. The human settlement within the Tower of the Great Sage's territory was already beginning to take shape as a small town.
The livestock farm that provided the tower master with items to replace his taxes had also been expanded. Apart from cows and sheep, the number of horses had also increased abnormally. Moreover, those were not ordinary horses. It was reasonable to say that they were military horses used by knights.
However, Lin did not ask for an increase in the daily supply of milk or the monthly supply of cheese. Because all of these things had to be eaten. If they handed over too much, it would be a waste if they couldn't finish it. Therefore, he politely declined the villagers' request to increase the tribute.
However, the villagers still used the method of handing over money to raise taxes. This time, Lin accepted. Just like the reason from before, if he didn't take what he should take, others would be worried that he had bad intentions. Since he had taken more than he had taken, he did not want to delve into it. Lin didn't care if there were people using his name to embezzle or exploit others.
Therefore, such a strange situation had occurred. As a transmigrator, he did not want to terraform or modernize a territory that belonged to him, but the population had inexplicably increased, and the taxes had also increased. Moreover, it looked like it was thriving. It made people who looked at it feel indescribably strange and … disgusting?
Every day when he woke up, Lin would think about the strange situation of the village. When would it be broken, and when would it be broken down? However, as more and more people gathered, even he himself was at a loss.
Being able to play management games did not mean that he could actually manage a human settlement. Although he did not need to worry about most of the things, and Lin tried his best not to care about those trivial matters, there would still be many things that only he could decide on that would pile up in front of him.
It was as if there was a dispute that needed someone to arbitrate. Although there were many old people in the village, everyone's qualifications here were not much different. No one could convince anyone, so they could only ask the tower master to come forward and make a decision. Lin let everyone form a joint council, and the joint council would discuss and deal with such matters. Then, the joint council's members' decisions and regulations were placed on Lin's table.
All kinds of big and small matters made the man, who was proficient in the Glory series and various simulation games, feel as if he had opened a god-level real-time management game, and it was the kind that had no fixed menu or instructions. The most annoying thing was that this damn game had the variables of the NPC's emotions, but there was no numerical data to judge.
If there was a transmigrator system, how good would it be to remind people at any time that their loyalty rose by 10 or dropped by 20, or to show that they were in low spirits or high spirits? Unfortunately, there was no such thing. The life games here in the maze world were of the same difficulty as on Earth. Lin was previously a highly educated Lu She, and he did not become a winner here. At most, he was Lu She 2.0 Magic Version.
If those people in the village were a little ambitious, they could directly take over the authority of the tower master to manage the territory. Even like the group of people who had their village destroyed before, they could turn around and drive the tower master. However, these people asked for instructions and reported everything. Lin felt that these people were not afraid of him, but just wanted to find a reason to drag him down. That was why they maintained such a relationship.
If Lin really had to comment on the two groups of people who had their village destroyed before and after, it would be this group of people who were more difficult to deal with than the group of hotheads who had charged up the tower. At least these people knew to use their brains instead of using force. Without a good reason, Lin could not arbitrarily kill these obedient people. Even if they were obedient, it was just their pretense.
And these days of pretending to be stupid continued, but according to Lin's observation, the trouble seemed to be continuing, and the degree was increasing.
Just like one day, the old man who had first come to negotiate with Lin appeared in the hall of the Tower of the Great Sage again and made a strange request.
"You want to form a militia?" Lin once again confirmed the other party's request.
"Yes, Tower Master. Because the population of the town has greatly increased, there are also more travelers coming and going. We were thinking if we should form a militia. In addition to maintaining order in the town, we would also be responsible for clearing out the magical beasts and uncivilized races in the forest and guarding the safety of the town. This way, we won't have to disturb the peace of the Tower Master because of some small disputes, or even ask your students to interfere. "
They even called themselves a small town. And it sounded like a very honorable reason. Lin said indifferently, "I have no objections to this. It's good that you have thought it through. "
"Yes. Thank you very much for your magnanimity. "
A few days later, in the surveillance video of the town, the militia was formed, and they even painstakingly held a ceremony like a pledge meeting. But in Lin's opinion, was that a militia? It was not a problem to call it an army, except that the number of people was far from enough. But in terms of weapons and equipment, this was not an ordinary army, but an elite army.
Most of the members of this militia were those who had followed the old man in the beginning and those who came to meet with this group of people later. This group of people was also the largest group of people in the town. Now it seemed that they might be the … remnants of a certain force?
Because if someone had bad intentions and intended to launch a surprise attack on the Tower of the Great Sage from that town. Then the ceremony of forming an army would undoubtedly alert the enemy, which was very unwise. If it was a group of adventurers or a mercenary group, it would not be worth it to act out such a farce in the territory of a mage. It would be more reasonable to say that this group of people was the force of a noble.
But why would the force of a noble come to the territory of a mage? Want to swallow the magic territory? If it was in the territory of the Five Great Empires, some powerful nobles who did not fear the Society of Sorcerers would have such considerations. But the situation in the Southwest Peninsula showed that the Society of Sorcerers was even more powerful than a country. If a noble had such thoughts, they would definitely have no descendants.
So according to Lin's judgment, the most likely situation was that this group of people was a group of nobles who had been chased out of their original territory. Just as he had expected when they first met, they were a group of trouble. Now he regretted that he did not think of a reason to reject them, but it was too late.
A few days later, a name reached Lin's ears: "The Kingdom of Freund's Royal Revival Army."
The Kingdom of Freund, among the thirteen countries in the Southwest Peninsula of the Continent, was one of the strongest. At the same time, the Tower of the Great Sage was located in the territory of the kingdom, close to the territory of Viscount Lorenz, which was at the border. It was worth mentioning that the first inn in the town, which was also the largest one, was built by Viscount Lorenz and the villagers at that time. He could be considered the hero who brought prosperity to the town.
About a year ago, the Kingdom of Freund was the most discussed country on the forums because the king was killed by his own minister, and the royal family was almost completely wiped out. To be honest, the minister could not be blamed. Who told the king to sleep with his wife and take advantage of her verbally?
If the royal family was stronger than the nobles, then other than wearing a few green hats, nothing would happen. But the royal family declined, and the ministers rose. The difference in power was reversed, and sleeping with someone else's wife at this time was just asking for death. In terms of the result, it was indeed death.
Under such circumstances, the kingdom was dissolved, and the nobles each did their own thing. For the common people, life was still the same. The regicide minister had no intention of replacing the throne. After rescuing his crippled wife, who was really crippled and had one of her arms cut off by the king, he returned to his domain and let the whole country fall into chaos.
On the contrary, several other nobles with similar strength had their own thoughts.
Almost all members of the Kingdom of Freund's royal family were killed, except for the Eldest Princess, who was not in the royal city at the time, but lived in a monastery – Mira Salian, the former king's elder sister. After the rebellion, the Eldest Princess disappeared from the monastery. Until now, she appeared in front of him.
Lin looked at the noble person who had royal blood, but because she was not liked by the king's younger brother, she had to spend the rest of her life in a monastery. Suffering did not bring her any negative emotions. She was grave and resolute, giving her beautiful face a straight line. In her expression, there was no aristocratic pride, but more of an indescribable self-confidence. It was a kind of self-recognition that came from the inside out, not a false recognition that was based on blood ties.
… … Troublesome woman.
… …
Thank you to my book friend aassww for the tip.
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