I'm not a lord

Chapter 117 Loyalty Requires Blood Proof
Lynn carried a small black leather notebook with him.

It not only records people's names, but also lists several pages of pending matters.

Although the difficulty of transforming the Shoal Territory is lower than the original transformation of the White Bear Territory, the necessary procedures are still necessary.

Maybe even take an extra step or two.

Right now, the first thing he had to do was to liquidate or reform the original ruling class of Shoal Territory.

When the former Baron White Bear disappeared, the five feudal knights ran away, which saved Lynn the trouble of cleaning up.

If those five knights didn't run away, he would definitely find an excuse to kill them.

For human society, killing can solve more than 95% of the problems. If it cannot be solved, it is probably because not enough people are killed.

In the Shoal Territory, the female regent Flora and her lover Henry were captured alive, and four other knights chose to surrender.

These old ruling classes must be swept away.

Lynn's butcher knife was already hungry.

The first to be liquidated were naturally Flora and Henrik.

Lynn ordered Robert, the governor of the Shoal Territory, to build an execution platform in the town specifically for the purpose of interrogating and executing the two men.

The structure of the Shallows Territory is not much different from the former White Bear Territory. There is a large manor directly under the baron, each feudal knight has a small manor, and there is also a small town in the center of the territory where free people live.

Robert is in his early forties, with a brown mushroom head. His attributes are slightly inferior to those of Old Albert, the chief steward of the White Bear Territory. He can barely be considered a useful talent in internal affairs.

All we can say is that all the poor territories are similar, while each wealthy territory has its own way to make money.

"Master, Lady Flora is the Baron's wife after all. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me to interrogate her, isn't it?"

After receiving the task, Robert's first reaction was confusion, and then he started to shirk responsibility.

Who is he? Let him interrogate the Baroness.

The territorial governor could indeed manage thousands of serfs, but in the final analysis, it was still a lower status and there was still a huge difference between him and a real noble.

When interrogating the serfs, he would pinch them with a handle and whip them with a spiked whip a few times until they confessed all their crimes.

But asking Robert to interrogate the nobles was a bit unreasonable, and it was not appropriate just based on their status.

Flora is not only the baron's wife, but also the knight's daughter.

Although her father has passed away, her brother is still a knight in Green Lake Territory.

If relatives came to his house to accuse him, Robert would probably have no choice but to apologize with his head raised.

In the entire Baihe River Basin, the only person qualified to convict nobles was the county governor.

Moreover, with the rank of county governor, it is impossible to convict a noble of the Baroness's level.

The Shoal Territory is a barony directly under the Duke of Swamp. Who would dare to try Flora without the permission of the noble court?

Who can judge Flora?
At least Robert didn't dare.

But in Lin En's eyes, this was just a settlement of a pair of dogs and bitches who failed in their fight for territory.

It's as simple as that for a bandit to encounter a nobleman.
In the hall on the first floor of the castle, Lin En frowned and said impatiently:
"I told you to try the case, so you do it. After you read the verdict, you can execute the person directly."

"But, sir..."

Robert was still very resistant. He wanted his master to find someone else, but he didn't dare to say it directly.

After all, this new master is a ruthless man who sent troops to seize the shallows.

In name, he was trying to regain the property for Miss Yagena, but what was the reality?
Everyone knows that noble women have no right of inheritance, and the gender of the fetus in Miss Yagena's belly is unknown.

But this new lord seemed to have already regarded the Shoal Territory as his own, not only openly staying overnight in the castle, but even trying to judge and execute the Baroness! This showed that he completely disregarded the Duke of Swampland!
He is not even afraid of the Duke and the noble court. He is no longer an ordinary baron.

The entire Shoal Territory could see the new master’s burning ambition.

Robert naturally did not dare to resist, for he was afraid that the Duke's army would enter the Shallows Territory in the future and blood would splash on him.

For this reason, he really didn't dare to take on this hot pot.

"Robert." Yagna, who was sitting next to Lin En, suddenly spoke.

"Miss." Robert finally saw his savior, and even his voice trembled with emotion.

But Miss Yagna's order only made him tremble with fear. "Listen to my Lord Baron. You are responsible for reading out the charges. I will make the final judgment. The execution will not be held in the town, but in the castle dungeon. Announce it as suicide out of fear of punishment."

Yagena then said to Lin En, "Sir, there is no need to publicly execute him. It will have a bad influence if it gets out."

"It's up to you. They are your enemies. It's up to you to decide."

Lin En certainly understood Yagena's concerns.

They were simply afraid that the news would have a bad impact if it got out, especially that it would reach the Duke's ears.

But Lin En has completely blocked the Shoal Territory, and the two exits in the south are both guarded by troops, and no one is allowed to leave or enter.

Naturally, the only dock had long been under his strict supervision, and the accompanying personnel of foreign ships were not allowed to leave the dock.

Lin En held a public execution in order to intimidate the 5,000 people of Shoal Territory, especially the knights who had just surrendered.

Baroness, I said kill and I killed. Isn’t it like a piece of cake for me to deal with you little knights?
Since Yagna wanted to execute him privately, Lin En was willing to fulfill her little wish.

Of course, the authority that should be established is still necessary.

Lynn called the four knights, including Bova, to the castle dungeon to get some more blood on their hands.

Loyalty needs to be proven with the blood of the original owner.

Before this, Flora's son, the three-year-old baron, had died on the chaotic city wall.

He was stabbed three times and died of suicide without a doubt.

And now, Flora and Henrik will also commit suicide out of fear of crime.

"In the name of Miss Yagna, I am trying this case. Flora from Green Lake Territory, you are accused of double adultery.

First, she violated her marriage vows by having physical relations with a man other than her husband, Henryk of the Shoal Territory;
Second, it tarnishes the noble bloodline, causing illegitimate children to inherit the fiefdom and undermine the orthodoxy of the territory."

In the dim and damp dungeon, the brazier crackled and Robert, holding the verdict with the ink still wet in his hand, pronounced sentences on the two criminals.

Robert's voice was trembling and low, and his hands holding the verdict trembled slightly with fear, but he had no choice.

"Wuwuwu" Flora struggled excitedly, but to no avail.

Her hands and feet were tied tightly to wooden stakes with iron chains, and her mouth was stuffed with a rag.

Lin En looked up and down at the fair and plump young lady, and by the way, he could also see her two-star attribute panel.

This person is undoubtedly a talent, but he cannot be retained.

As for Henrik, his tendons in his hands and feet were severed yesterday and he is now dying.

Amidst Flora's sobs, Agna began to make the final judgment: "According to the Code of the King of Conquerors - the judgment is as follows:
Deprive Flora of all her status and administrative rights over the Shoal Territory, and transfer them entirely to the former Baron's daughter, Miss Yagena; confiscate all her property."

As she closed the verdict, Bova and three knights drew their swords and stabbed the two criminals one after another.

(End of this chapter)