I, the prince in distress, send money

Chapter 115: Harsh Punishments in Troubled Times (I)

On the second day of setting up the refugee camp, the weather was slightly dark and overcast, with a drizzle falling from the sky. The raindrops were not big, but they brought a chill and dampness, making the ground a little muddy.

So, early in the morning, Chris arranged for people to erect more tricolor cloth awnings in the two refugee camps to shelter from the wind and rain.

Because there were more refugees coming out of the mountains in groups, more than 20 large pots were constantly cooking multi-grain potato porridge.

At this time, Isaac was standing in front of the gate of the men's refugee camp with his men, whispering coldly to the refugees queuing up.

"next."

A refugee in tattered linen clothes walked up to him tremblingly. Isaac pinched the former's mouth like he was picking up an animal, first looking at his teeth, then at his palms, and finally patting his chest hard.

“This one can…next one!
This one won’t work, leave it, next one…”

Amidst the life-threatening "next", the refugees lined up and came forward one by one to be inspected by Isaac.

Some people may have thought that Isaac's action was too insulting, or they may have been simply troublemakers looking for trouble.

And the result... The long sword in Isaac's other hand was unsheathed, and there was still a trace of scarlet on the blade.

A corpse lay at his feet, blood seeping into the soil beneath it, staining it red.

What is Isaac doing?
Chris, who was watching all this under a nearby awning, could give the answer... This was to divert the refugees, picking out the stronger men among them, and sending them to Beach Town together with the militia on duty and the newly appointed mayor.

As for whether they will be turned into laborers or new sources of soldiers after arriving in Beach Town, it depends on the opinions of Mayor "Diusherem" and Captain Isaac of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Defense Force.

In short, too many refugees cannot stay in Bolas Fortress for a long time, and they cannot be allowed to gather together. They must be dispersed to prevent something from happening.

What will happen if refugees gather together?

There will be illegal groups such as gangs and mafia groups emerging, and there is even a high possibility that there will be groups such as rebels that need to be dealt with severely.

In troubled times, important codes should be used.

Chris, who used to be a ruler, has many things that he can't do, but he just thinks they are unnecessary and is too lazy to bother with.

To rescue refugees, we must treat them as human beings and provide them with help so that they can live with dignity.

However, at the same time, you have to treat them as non-human beings and formulate seemingly inhumane rules, which will actually help stabilize order and allow more refugees to survive. When they trigger the rules, they must be dealt with quickly, strictly and severely.

Just like separating men and women in camps, it seems to separate the refugees' families and blood relatives, which is inhumane and unfree. In fact, this is to prevent vulnerable groups such as women and children from being violently violated by men and then coerced.

If you want your family to be reunited, you have to wait until the situation stabilizes.

For example, Isaac selected young refugees, and someone spoke rudely. Under normal circumstances, such a foolish person would at most be beaten with a stick, but in the current situation, Isaac would draw his sword and kill the person without hesitation.

The situation is tense and some people are provoking the people who maintain order in the refugee camp. It is hard for Chris not to suspect that someone among the refugees is deliberately sending people to test his bottom line.

If the bottom line is low, the militia will give in to such provocations, and then what follows will naturally be an act of aggression and a show of force.

When Chris thought of this, he turned his head and gave instructions to Bruno beside him.

"Tell the militia guarding the refugee camp to be more vigilant during this period and see which refugees are gathering in groups."

Bruno nodded slowly.

Chris felt that it was not safe enough, so he turned his head to look at Connie who was standing on the other side.

"During this period, have your intelligence agency find a way to bribe some refugees and use them as informants. There must be gangs among the refugees. Find them and kill them all." "Understood."

Connie gave Chris a bright smile.

“It’s a small thing.”

After dealing with this matter, Chris turned and walked out of the awning. In another place, several players were waiting for him.

Chris walked over, smiled brightly, shook hands with the players, and pinned the medals on them personally.

"Thank you for your help, which has enabled more refugees to survive. The Medal of Benevolence is mine..."

Chris said a lot of polite words and gave a lot of reputation points and mission merit points to the players who led the refugees to Bolas Fortress.

Although these players didn't inform Chris in advance that they would be returning with refugees for some reason, which almost caught him off guard, he was still very grateful to the former.

Knowing that war will lead to refugees and seeing the refugees' situation with your own eyes are two different things.

It is a good thing no matter where it is if it allows more honest and decent people to survive.

Chris thanked these players and hoped that they could return to Helgeland with a large amount of food to guide and rescue more refugees here.

Of course, these players will pat their chests and say that there is no problem.

But they also said one thing.

"There are bandits along the mountain road. We don't know what they are doing, but they are indeed attacking the refugee team. We need someone to help escort us or clean out these bandits."

"No problem, I'll go post the task right away."

Chris agreed immediately, and now there are almost two or three hundred new players entering the game.

Unlike the old players who are now a little tired after fighting a series of major battles, these new players are full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit, and these bandits are very suitable to be their leveling monsters.

Now, using money, reputation, and beautiful equipment to guide new players to fight bandits is a win-win situation.

While Chris was chatting happily with the players, cheers and shouts of fear were heard from the refugee camp.

A player looked back curiously.

"what's going on?"

Chris looked over and knew what was going on.

"Last night, a militiaman entered the tent of a female refugee in the refugee camp and tried to commit a crime. Mia discovered him in time and knocked him to the ground.

Now it's the military police who should be publicly executing that militiaman."

"Ah, execution? What kind of execution?!"

"As I've said before, it's castration... If it's an attempted crime, the doctor will perform the surgery and remove one of the testicles. If it's actually committed, both testicles will be removed.

"A rapist's bird shall be cut off, a thief's hand shall be chopped off, a murderer's life shall be paid."

(End of this chapter)