Tribulation of Mysteries

Chapter 16:

The next day.

Aaron strolled along the castle's corridor.

The scene from last night had frightened him a little.

The appearance of the Black Sun made him even more afraid.

Although it only lasted for a few minutes before disappearing, it was obvious that it would bring more changes to that world.

He needed to think about it.

"Sir Aaron!"

At this moment, a voice came from behind. It was Viscount Philly Geto.

"Lord Viscount."

Aaron stopped in his tracks and revealed a smile.

"Sir Aaron is indeed young and promising … Taking down the castle with a few dozen people by yourself. Such a great achievement is not far from the legendary heroes."

Philly's face was full of smiles, "If I knew in advance, I would have put in a good word for Sir Aaron in front of the king. I believe that a baron or even a viscount would not be a problem."

"The size of the title is not important. The key is the territory and strength."

Aaron shrugged, "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Looking at Aaron's back, Philly pondered and muttered to himself, "He doesn't even want to interact with me. This Aaron Sotos is indeed a smart person. It's a pity your big brother is rather stupid …"The sourc𝗲 of this content nov(𝒆l)bi((n))

As the king's special envoy, he naturally had some secret missions.

If he could use a few words to cause discord or even split the Sotos family, it would be the best.

A unified Green Forest was not in the interest of the Kagash Kingdom!

…

After the wedding, while the guests were still there, Aaron's conferring ceremony was held.

Under the banyan tree, Theodore gave the soil and saplings that represented the territory to Aaron. At the same time, he tapped Aaron's shoulder with his sword.

"I swear, I will repay the king with loyalty!"

"I swear, I will protect the territory with my sword!"

"I swear, I will abide by the honor, today and in the future!"

…

Aaron wore a brand-new knight suit and solemnly swore. When he stood up, he would be a real knight.

Unsurprisingly, the Black Stone Manor was the territory of the Wild Bear Saliba, which included a manor, a village, and a large forest nearby.

After completing all this, Aaron directly led his subordinates to the Upper Green Forest.

It was worth mentioning that the maid, Tia, wanted to stay in the castle. Aaron granted her wish and gave her a sum of money.

…

Blackstone Manor.

This manor was very large. It had its own mill, brewery, granary … It could be seen that Saliba had carefully arranged this place.

And now, all of these had become Aaron's property.

"Sir, according to our investigation, there are about 500 people in the nearby villages, and the land that has been cultivated in the territory is about 1000 Lam."

Behind him, Eight Fingers said respectfully.

The Lam here was a unit of land area in the Green Forest. One Lam was roughly equivalent to five acres of land.

"The cultivated land is still too small, and with the existence of the lord, poverty is inevitable …"

Aaron thought to himself and casually said: "The effects of the war should be eliminated as soon as possible. The land that is barren should be cultivated immediately, and the land that can be replanted should be replanted immediately … This winter, I don't want people to starve to death in my territory, so I can temporarily lend some rations to the hungry farmers from my private storehouse. When the harvest next year, I will let them return it."

"You are so benevolent!" Eight Fingers said emotionally.

After all, in this era, people starving to death in winter was the norm!

"After all, this is my first year as the lord." Aaron shook his head: "Also, how did Sanchez and the others respond? If they are willing to come, I will accept them as free people and give them one Lam of land, and double the number of captains! "

His previous team had worked well together, and Aaron did not want to let go of any of the people he had recruited.

"I have contacted them one by one, and Beck rejected. Green and Sanchez both agreed, as well as a dozen other families …" Eight Fingers bowed.

Come to think of it, he was the first free person in this territory.

"Mm, with these people, my manor should be able to operate … Finally, I am still missing a clerk, or rather, a scholar!"

Aaron nodded. He had already prepared for this.

The scholars in the castle should be able to recommend one. As long as they could read and knew how to do simple calculations and writing, it would be fine.

After dealing with these miscellaneous matters, he could finally use all his energy to explore the Dream World

Of course, A regular knight could not have a manor.

The kind of building that could be used as a residence, defense, and fortress was not something that a knight could build with his financial strength.

Previously, Saliba had only mobilized his people to build a wooden villa for him.

Now, it naturally belonged to Aaron.

When he came to the villa, he did not lack maids. The farmers here were very willing to send their girls to the lord's manor. Even if there were no benefits, it was still good to have one less mouth to feed.

"Right, there is still a small problem."

At this time, outside the villa, there was a woman around 30 years old who was anxiously waiting with two children by her side.

This was Saliba's wife and children.

"Madam Rita …"

Aaron stepped forward and said calmly: "You haven't left yet?"

"I already … … have nowhere to go."

Madam Rita laughed bitterly. "I think … … respected Sir Knight, perhaps you need a butler?"

Aaron recalled that this lady should be the daughter of one of the knights.

Now that she could not return … … it was very likely that her father or brother had also resisted the Sotos family and died on the battlefield. Even their territory had been completely taken away.

But now, a weak woman was begging for mercy. She had even specially dressed up. The meaning behind her actions was very obvious.

Aaron shook his head: "I already have a candidate in mind. If Madam Rita has nowhere to go, you can become a free person in my territory. I will give you 10 Lam of land and you can hire farmers to farm. It should be enough to raise your children … …"

Rita still wanted to say something. This was obviously not to her liking, but Aaron waved his hand and did not want to be entangled with this woman.

He had killed her husband and his family had destroyed her family. Even if she did not have any ill intentions, she could not be trusted!

If it was before, perhaps he would have kept her and slowly played with her. He wanted to see her despair after her scheme was exposed.

But now?

He still wanted to focus on the pursuit of immortality!