Chapter 97

The moon was dim and insects were singing in the grass. Claude sat by the campfire and stared at the distant woods, which were quiet and dark, with terrible monsters inside.

He and his Paladin team have been trapped in this humble camp for more than 20 days. These days, some people have left, and more people have come. Originally, this was just a camp for more than 1000 people, but now there are more than 2000 people.

Claude was confused. He always followed the instructions of the paladin and tried to help all those in need. However, the result of his efforts was to make these people fall into a more difficult life. There is a shortage of food and clothing here, and even the shacks are not enough. Many people sleep on the ground like this. Claude has to admit that compared with here, the shanty towns in Heibao town are many times stronger.

Recently, the food quota in the camp has been reduced again. Each person has only half a piece of black bread and a sweet potato. Most people can't eat enough. Claude knew that the Baron had tried his best. After all, consuming 800 pieces of black bread a day was a great burden for the young development Lord. Claude learned from the Lord's guard that the total number of their leaders was less than twelve hundred. Now, these 1200 people not only have to support themselves, but also more than 2000 people in the camp, which is equivalent to supporting three people per person.

Claude knew that more people would gather here. If the problem could not be solved as soon as possible, it would inevitably lead to disastrous consequences.

Claude also knew that it was no longer the problem of the fierce wolf, but to persuade the baron to abolish the work point system, otherwise the free people would pour in continuously, and the Lord here could not support too many people at all.

While Claude was thinking about how to persuade the Lord, a gradual footsteps came into his ears.

"Captain Claude, you're here. It's easy for me to find."

The familiar voice made Claude put down his hammer. He said, "green, haven't you slept yet?"

A young man sat cross legged beside Claude and said with a smile, "I can't sleep. Come and talk to you."

Then he came closer and whispered, "during the day, I caught a fat hamster and hid it until now. It's just baked. We're half a person."

The young man skillfully put the fat hamster on a branch, put it on the campfire and kept turning it. A trace of warmth floated in Claude's eyes.

Green is a little thin and pale. He has fiery red hair and a pair of bright eyes. He always has a kind smile on his face. He looks both energetic and pleasant. He joined the camp ten days ago. Now he has replaced Baidi and become Claude's helper.

Baidi is dead. Shortly after he arrived here, Baidi secretly took several people to try to go deep into the territory. As a result, they met a ferocious wolf. Baidi became the first person to die under the tusks of the ferocious wolf. Then there were many bold people trying to go deep into the territory in groups. Some died, some fled back, and some disappeared. At least the Lord's guards said that no one had arrived at their camp.

The news of the ferocious wolf was confirmed, and there were no less than three. No one dared to leave the camp again. The unwilling free people began to beg the guards to escort them to the Lord's castle, but they were ruthlessly rejected. So they turned to the paladin, and Claude did another stupid thing, and he agreed. Finally, there was a riot in the camp in order to compete for places for peers. In the face of the riot, the paladins were helpless, and the Lord's guards looked on coldly. Fortunately, green led a group of people to stop the riot with sticks and whips, so he took the place of Baidi and brought order to the camp.

The fat hamster weighing three kilograms gradually turned golden under the fire. A few drops of oil rolled into the campfire, making a "pa" and "pa", and the attractive aroma filled the air. Claude couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Green took out a knife, quickly divided the gopher in two, and handed Claude the smaller one. Claude took the sweet smelling hamster, hesitated, and took a hard bite. He just thought the roast hamster meat without any seasoning was so delicious.

"Can you believe it, green? I haven't eaten meat for more than half a year." Claude swallowed the fat, tender and crispy hamster meat and said with emotion.

Green blinked and asked suspiciously, "is the life of the paladin so difficult?"

"That's not true. Our Paladin's food is still good, but after we arrived in Heibao Town, we distributed the meat to the children in the shanty town. You know those little guys are growing up and they need more nutrition." Claude said with a smile.

Green turned his mouth, tore off a large piece of gopher meat and muttered, "you are a noble man."

"I'm just doing what I should do. Our paladins have lived in the monastery since childhood. The monks have always taught us that it is the people who feed us and have compassion for the people. Only in this way can we not lose ourselves and eventually degenerate into the devil because of strong power." Claude sighed.

Green nodded solemnly: "your teacher is really a wise elder. Strength is like a double-edged sword, which can hurt both people and yourself."

Claude's eyes moved: "green, you don't look like an ignorant free man. What did you do before? Why did you come to this remote place?"

"In fact, I'm a noble child. Do you believe it?" Green said with a smile.

"I don't believe it!" Claude shook his head.

If it was really noble blood, it would not become a free people anyway. Even if no family was willing to accept him, the rich vassals would happily let him become their son-in-law. Claude still knows this common sense.

"You've seen through it. I wish I were a noble child. Unfortunately, I'm just the youngest son of a vassal. I once served as a servant to the noble Lord. Before I got out, my Lord was put in prison by the Imperial Emperor, so I've always been a free man. Now, I want to take a chance. But I didn't expect so many people." Green smiled bitterly.

Claude remained silent for a moment and said angrily, "damn war, I really don't understand why these lords don't use force to open up territory, but to fight internally?"

They fell into a silence, only the bonfire was burning with a crackling sound.

After a while, Claude said, "green, you have served the nobility. Help me think about how to persuade Baron Victor to abolish the work point system?"

"Why?" Green asked with a frown.

"I know, you also want to join the work point system, so you can be promoted to a vassal in a few years. But, do you see? This territory is still very immature. There are still fierce wolves active now, and the Baron can't even destroy them. He can only hide in the castle with his people. If it goes on like this, there will be big trouble." Claude whispered.

"I also thought about taking everyone to rush through the territory of the ferocious wolf and enter the hinterland of Victor's territory. But what to do later? There are not enough fortifications in the territory to protect more than 2000 people, so they are scattered outside? Then, how many people are dragged from the shack by the ferocious wolf every day for dinner? Well, even if we exterminate the ferocious wolf, the Baron can't raise so many people at all! Here Not even much arable land. "

"Green, the root of the problem is not the fierce wolf at all, but the Baron's work point system. As long as his work point system is not abolished one day, a steady stream of people will come to try their luck. Maybe three thousand, maybe four thousand, maybe more. This is a disaster. Therefore, only by abolishing the work point system can disaster be avoided."

Claude said with awe inspiring righteousness, his eyes shining. He had been thinking about it these days, and now he had thought it clearly.

"Why?"

Green's bland tone surprised Claude. He didn't understand why green, such a smart man, would stubbornly want to join the work point system? For what? Is it not enough to avert a disaster?

"Why should we destroy the hope of others for the sake of some people? Are they wrong? Are the leaders and guards under the Lord wrong?"

Green had a sharp look in his calm eyes, which shocked Claude. He was speechless in the face of cross examination.

"Because we can't get it, we don't want it, so it's peaceful. Just like last time, you had to escort some people to the Baron's castle. What happened? Because some people can't go, they make trouble, so we don't go! Let others don't have what they don't have. Isn't that funny?! if someone has children and someone doesn't have children, then What to do? Kill the child? No one wants such a man? You'll hang him. Won't you? "

Green's problem is like a hammer with holy sword, constantly beating Claude's heart and breaking his inherent ideas.

"You, do you think so?" Claude asked haltingly, his mind like a ball of paste at the moment.

"Yes, Captain Claude, that's what I think." Green nodded solemnly; "You see, as a lord, Victor has the right to announce executive orders in his own territory. It is their duty for his people and guards to support his Lord. It is also our own wish for us to come all the way here to pursue a bright future. There is nothing wrong with this."

"Is it that the ferocious wolf is wrong? But these animals run too fast and drill into the purple sugarcane forest. We can't find them at all." Claude said incoherently.

Green almost spewed out his old blood, but for his task, he still explained: "of course, the ferocious wolf can't be caught. Victor's area is too large and the terrain is complex. There are many wild boars here, which is the ideal habitat for the ferocious wolf. But that's not the point. You didn't say that the ferocious wolf is not the root of the problem! The problem lies with you."

"Me? Me?" Claude, the boss with his mouth open, pointed his oily fingers to his nose and said incredulously.

"Yes, the problem lies with you! You have taken the responsibility you shouldn't have, and you have given these people hope they shouldn't have."

"But I protected them. I'm a paladin. It's my duty."

"Your duty is not to protect these people to grab jobs. Look at the people in this camp. For example, I am a waiter. I can't farm and have no skills. I can't find a job in Heibao Town, so I want to take a chance here. Look at them again. Anyone who can eat hardship won't live here."

"These people are not stupid. They understand that the work point system cannot satisfy everyone, so they stare here. They not only want to join the work point system, but also want not to let others join the work point system. Therefore, they will riot when you lead the team. If you hadn't set up a camp here to protect them, these people would have returned to Heibao town long ago, and the people who came here would not get together more and more Captain dodo Claude, no one can be responsible for other people's choices. They must be responsible for themselves. "

"Why are you still here?" Claude asked astringently.

"Like them, I also want to take a chance. Only when you asked me, I told you my opinion. It's so simple." Green nibbled carelessly at the roast hamster.

"What should I do? I can't sit back and watch the disaster happen." Claude murmured.

"You should go back decisively, take away those who are willing to go back with you, and then tell those who want to take a chance, everything here. This is the best choice. The longer it takes, the more serious the consequences will be." Green suggested with flashing eyes.

"Even without this camp, someone will come."

"Yes, they may succeed in joining the work point system, they may die in the belly of a wolf, they may escape, but they won't stay here. Everyone should be responsible for himself, shouldn't they?" Green shrugged his shoulders.

"If I take people back, how many people will be willing to go with me? And how to solve the food problem?" Asked Claude, frowning. He was persuaded.

"It's not easy here. As long as you announce your return to Heibao Town, many people will go back with you. The food can be handed over to the Lord, and the Baron will find a way."

But green heard that the lady gave Victor a full 50000 gold sol. The little Baron was absolutely rich, and a little grain was never in the words.

"You're right! I'll tell the Baron's guard about it."

Claude turned and left, stopped and said sincerely to green, "thank you, my friend."

Seeing the paladin disappear in sight, green looked a little complicated and said to himself in a low inaudible voice, "what a sincere fool."

Green was the leader of the blood fox thieves. He was ordered by the count of York to mix with the free people with more than a dozen men. In order to complete the task ordered by the York family, green must control the camp, and the paladin became his obstacle, so he tried to get Claude out. Now, he has succeeded.

"The little Baron's luck is really good. When I robbed him, the lady gave him 50000 gold sol and became the lady's little lover. The free people came to attack the territory, and there was a fierce wolf blocking the road. When I took control of the camp, he really had no risk. It is estimated that he is sleeping with that beautiful girl in his arms. Alas, my life is really hard. There is nothing here, so I can only eat Mouse. " Green thought jealously.

A gust of wind blew, and a dark cloud covered the bright moon. It's going to rain.