Chapter 229: The Wandering Knight Kudolei

Ever since Wilson began serving as the Administrator of Shanlin Town, he has now become the Administrative Chief of Wubei Territory.

Although it has not been Along time, he has helped handle everything during this period, from major disputes between the residents to minor matters like someone losing their poultry.

Although some administrative matters were not handled perfectly, he still barely managed to meet the requirements of the Lord.

In the process of serving as Administrator, he could be considered a person of some standing in Wubei Territory.

Yet, he had never been as passive as he was today.

This group of newly arrived Free Citizens actually protested his arrangements, not only beating his Assistant, but even dragging Ximu and Zhuweite, who had rushed over to maintain order, into the conflict.

Now, facing this situation of protest, they could only invite the Lord to come over.

It was also thanks to the blessing of the Seven Gods that the Lord happened to return to Shanlin Town today; otherwise, he would not have known how to handle the situation at hand.

Luoning frowned and, led by the Guards, arrived at the Western Square.

He remembered that when he first arrived in Shanlin Town, he held a meeting with the residents right here; at that time, this place was a pasture.

However, later, as Maiken and Ruidar began drilling the Guards, this place was renovated into a square.

It was here that Wilson would distribute and arrange the residents who came to join Shanlin Town.

At this moment, the crowd had formed a circle, surrounding Wilson, Ximu, and Zhuweite in the middle. Outside this circle, residents of Shanlin Town were standing on tiptoe, looking on and pointing fingers.

Seeing Luoning arrive, they bowed and saluted one after another, while also anticipating how the Lord would handle this matter.

At this time, the crowd forming the circle also noticed Luoning and subconsciously cleared a path; when their gazes met the Lord, they could not help but dodge slightly.

"My Lord, you have finally come!"

Wilson ran up, his face full of self-reproach: "I am sorry, for troubling you to come here in person for this matter!"

"What is going on?"

Luoning frowned and walked slowly into the crowd; only then did he see Ximu lying on the ground after being beaten, and Zhuweite with a bruised and swollen face.

Besides that, there was another person lying on the ground covered in blood, with two people nearby using Linen Cloth to plug the wound on his arm.

"Greetings, Viscount!"

The middle-aged Knight opposite performed a Knight Salute to Luoning; if he was not mistaken, this person was the Wandering Knight named Kudolei.

Luoning glanced at the other party, then turned and walked toward Zhuweite and Ximu.

"How does it feel to be beaten and injured on your own turf?"

Zhuweite managed to stand up, but Ximu had a leg injury and could not stand; the expressions on their faces were pained, but more than that, they were full of self-reproach—it was too shameful, and it had caused the Lord to lose face.

"Remember this feeling, and do not let yourself taste it again."

As he spoke, he took out a Healing Spell Scroll and used it on Wilson's Assistant, helping the other party stop the bleeding.

On the other side, Luogena was sternly questioning: "Kudolei, what are you doing!"

He had thought it was a small friction, but he did not expect the scene to be this bloody.

Along the way, he had brought this group of people to Shanlin Town, and he had not discovered that Kudolei was a reckless person; how could he cause such a big incident shortly after arriving in the territory?

"Mr. Luogena, I was just offering some of my own opinions to them with my friends; not only did they ignore us, but they claimed we were causing trouble."

Kudolei spread his hands and said helplessly: "During the argument, that person even attacked me, so I had to fight back in self-defense. Later, those two Knights came over and attacked me without asking for the reason, so I could only fight back in self-defense."

"You are talking nonsense!"

"It was clearly you who cursed first and struck first, and now you are actually biting back at us!"

Wilson was trembling with anger; the person the other party was framing was his own Assistant.

If he could not stand up for his subordinate in this matter, how could he continue to serve as Administrative Chief in the future?

"Everyone here can testify that it was your people who struck first!"

Kudolei looked very innocent, "We admire Lord Luoning, which is why we traveled over mountains and rivers from Baron Kona, but we did not expect to be treated like this as soon as we arrived here!"

"If this behavior of yours spreads, it will damage the face of the Viscount of Wubei Territory! By then, even if people outside want to join Wubei Territory, they will hesitate because of you!"

"You!"

Wilson had never seen such a situation; unfortunately, he was just an ordinary person and did not have the ability to compete with the other party, otherwise, he would have rushed up to fight him long ago.

"Kudolei, that is enough!" Luogena shouted coldly.

He did not have any close relationship with this Wandering Knight; to be honest, they were not even ordinary friends.

But just now, when facing Luoning's inquiry, his answer seemed to be recommending this Knight.

He had no intention of recommending him.

Moreover, regardless of the truth of this matter, for a Professional Knight to beat an ordinary person, and for the other party to be an official under the Lord, this was wrong.

He could not help but look at Luoning, only to see the latter patting the injured Assistant on the shoulder, "Ask Wilson for a few days off to rest."

"Thank you, my Lord!" the Administrative Assistant replied weakly.

Only then did Luoning stand up and set about handling this matter.

"Wilson, you tell me what is going on."

Wilson suppressed his anger, "My Lord, according to your instructions, we prepare five acres of land for every Free Citizen who joins Wushan Territory, but these guys actually wanted ten acres. Besides that, they also insisted on living in more spacious houses and extending the period of low taxes."

"Jack refused his unreasonable demands, but I did not expect him to be so arrogant that he directly started beating people!"

The two Administrative Assistants on the side echoed him, testifying for their leader.

"My Lord, he is framing me!"

Kudolei argued desperately.

"As a newcomer, where would I have the guts to do such a thing? If you do not believe me, you can ask the others here; I believe they will testify for me that he is lying!"

Luoning looked casually at one of the people in the crowd, "Is that so?"

"Ye... yes, my Lord!"

Luoning looked around at the others; most of them silently lowered their heads without speaking, but a small portion were affirming Kudolei's statement.

In fact, Luoning already had a judgment in his heart as to what was true and what was false.

Wilson basically executed his orders in strict accordance with his commands; he was not very assertive by nature, and he would not dare to tell Luoning such a big lie.

Looking at Kudorei and the others, on the other hand, they appeared to have clearly colluded with one another.

I fear that after Andongni summoned them and before Luogena brought them back, Kudorei had already discussed it with this group of people to use the form of a gathering to fight for more benefits for himself.

Moreover, this group of Free Citizens was quite bold to actually dare to cooperate.

He did not understand where the other party got the courage and nerve to think they could use this method to force a lord to make concessions.

Was their brain broken?

Luoning looked directly at Kudorei for the first time, "In Wubei Territory, whether it is a Knight or a Magician, you are not allowed to attack ordinary people without a justifiable reason."

"My Lord, please believe that I was forced!"

Luoning glanced at Zhuweite and Ximu to the side and changed the subject: "Is your strength stronger than my subordinates?"

Kudorei remained calm on the surface, but his heart was secretly delighted.

He had heard that this lord was very generous and that his territory was extremely short of people.

When Andongni was promoting it, he said that as long as anyone came to Wubei Territory, the Viscount here would treat them with courtesy and let them live a good life.

Therefore, he felt that the risk of him doing this kind of thing was very small; once successful, so many people would give him a little grain or money every year in exchange for his help;

Taking a step back, even if he failed, the lord of the extremely understaffed Wubei Territory should not really do anything to them, not to mention that he was an Intermediate Knight.

Wubei Territory, which was short of people, was even more short of Professional Knights.

"My Lord, I am already at the Intermediate peak, and perhaps I will soon become an Advanced Knight."

He knelt on one knee, "I, Kudorei, am willing to follow you, my Lord, and from now on, I am at your disposal!"

The Free Citizens who had followed Kudorei over also showed relieved expressions.

If Kudorei obtained a high position in Wubei Territory, then they would have someone to rely on in the unfamiliar Wubei Territory and would not be bullied at will by the "locals."

"Kudorei, draw your sword and let me see your strength."

Luoning walked to Luogena's side and slowly drew the longsword from his waist.

"If you can withstand one move from me, the position of Guard Officer of Wubei Territory will be yours, with a daily pay of 1100 copper coins."

Luogena sighed; although Luoning looked amiable, he knew that this lord was probably not in a very good mood.

Wilson and the others, however, were a bit anxious—why was the Lord acting like this?

Not only did he not punish the other party, but he even wanted to appoint him as a Guard Officer?

Furthermore, wasn't the Guard Officer Lord Maiken? What right did this guy have to compare himself to Lord Maiken?

Kudorei, however, was very excited; hearing such a high daily wage, his whole heart was trembling.

It was only one move; he would withstand it even if he had to risk injury!

He hurriedly stood up and drew the longsword from his waist: "My Lord, I am coming!"

Luoning swung Luogena's longsword, which was much lighter than his Liuyan Sword, "Come on!"

Whoosh!

Kudorei lunged forward in a dash, the longsword in his hand thrusting straight at Luoning.

"Too many openings; is this your strength?"

Luoning stepped and shifted to the side, a cold flash of sword light streaked past, and a fine head was sent flying into the air.

"Too disappointing." (End of chapter)