Tauren Overlord

Fortunately, there were still optional tasks to complete. By the time they exited the illusion, Serena had made up her mind:

"Let's stop thinking about plans. We are no longer the same people we were before. We have already become stronger together with him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the girls blushed and immediately understood what “becoming stronger” meant.

On those wonderful nights one after another, Lu Heng worked hard with them again and again to improve their spiritual power levels.

Now they have been turned into rank four warriors by Lu Heng. There is no need for any plan at all. They can just rush through everything and be done with it!

At this moment, Lord Jacques was sitting on a large gold-inlaid chair in the castle.

The old man was wearing a luxurious brocade robe, and his fingers, which had decided the life and death of countless people, were covered with all kinds of jewel rings.

Each gem gleams with a cold light, and anyone can see that it is extremely valuable and is definitely not something that a commoner in the Territory of Burios can own.

However, as aristocrats, you naturally have more choices than commoners.

Faced with the surging empire, they can certainly choose to resist.

Anyway, common people will often choose to stand on the side of the powerful people of their own ethnic group because we are all compatriots.

But if the nobles insist on leading the way, it is because they have more ways to lead.

The reason is simple. Even if civilians want to lead the way, they have to know the way.

But many civilians live on their own small piece of land every day and have no idea where many key locations are.

If you don’t even know the place, how can you lead the way?

It’s different for the powerful and wealthy, they often interact with key figures, and in many cases they are like family.

Some industries and channels may have been built under their planning and authorization, and they are already very familiar with them.

The empire wants them to lead the way so that they can point to the right place.

The result was that although the Kingdom of Taimenia was destroyed, Jacques, as a nobleman of the former kingdom, still lived a good life.

Of course, such a good life cannot be achieved just by leading the way.

He has also been carefully managing his own territory - what he wants to do is certainly not to engage in large-scale economic development, but to strengthen his personal guards.

As long as the lord's military force is strong enough, he can maintain the military suppression of the lower classes and always enjoy the good life.

As for the bottom class, that is just the price Jacques pays for enjoying life.

If the lower class ignores the overall situation, there is a way to make them die quickly, which is to let the men among them join the imperial army.

What about women? They became military maids.

Among them, the most beautiful women picked from thousands can also work as high-end maids.

Regardless of whether they are men or women, the more gifts they give, the more fear they impose on the bottom consumables.

What made Jacques even happier was that this would greatly increase the empire's trust in him, which was truly a win-win situation.

The only problem is that Jacques needs the fighting power of the guards to ensure his position.

But since his guards have the power, why should they obey him?

Wouldn't it be better to just rebel against him and enjoy the good life yourself?

So Jacques let his blood relative lead his guard.

As for the candidate, it was originally his eldest son Benjamin, who also did a very good job at one point.

But over time, the eldest son also had some ideas.

For example, "For the sake of the family's overall interests, if we continue to oppress the lower classes, sooner or later the flames of rebellion will ignite."

"For our own benefit, we should also restrain ourselves a little."

This made Jacques feel that his eldest son was too ignorant of the overall situation. How could he not even understand what the overall situation was?

Of course, Jacques' own interests are the biggest concern.

As for what the future of the Burrios family will be like, Jacques is not stupid and can naturally see the clues.

But by the time the people were able to rebel, Jacques was almost dead.

As for what happens after his death, who cares about the flood?

Let future generations worry about this kind of trouble. Jacques just wants to solve the threat at hand.

For example, his eldest son, whose stance was somewhat inconsistent with his.

Looking back, Jacques also had disagreements with his father.

The old man's intention to fight for the kingdom to the very end seemed extremely foolish to Jacques.

In order not to be dragged down by his father, Jacques tampered with the food to make his old father spend the gold coins early.

Fast forward thirty years, and Jacques' own son is beginning to have his own ideas.

Who knows if my son will have any evil thoughts like I did in the past?

The more Jacques thought about it, the more scared he became. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he should have acted sooner, otherwise he might be the one being attacked.

So Jacques' eldest son followed in his grandfather's footsteps. He ate and ate until he ate himself to death.

This certainly came at a cost, such as lower morale among the territory guards and various rumors among the general public.

Many civilians who support the eldest son claim that he died because he did not want to obey the empire... This is really far from the truth.

Fortunately, Jacques is not without other talent reserves.

For example, the person kneeling in front of him now is the son-in-law who married into the family - Arthas.

Arthas is a young and handsome paladin.

He was tall and straight, with golden hair that shone like the sun, and blue eyes that were deep and determined.

He can also always be seen wandering around in a set of shining paladin armor.

Wherever he went, Arthas always attracted everyone's attention.

At the beginning, Jacques was worried that the man who agreed to marry into his wife's family might be difficult to control, and was wary of him.

But this handsome man showed rare obedience. Not only did he serve his new father attentively, but he also took his wife's surname.

His serious and obedient appearance, just like his own daughter, made Jacques experience the pleasure of being in control of everything.

With Jacques' approval, Alsace became a member of the Bourrias family very smoothly.

As for Jacques's own daughter, Arthas's wife, Gianna de Bourrias, she is also a talented person.

This young magical woman always wears elegant and gorgeous robes, and often holds a magic wand in her hand.

Her long, soft golden hair, like a waterfall, always sways gently with her movements, giving people a flowing and mysterious feeling.

Putting aside her exquisite appearance, as a rank three spellcaster, she can definitely be considered one of the top combat forces in the Territory of Breos.

Jacques has always felt that Jaina, the caring and thoughtful wife, and Arthas, the obedient son-in-law, are a perfect match made in heaven.

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369. Filial piety is beyond words

With this pair of good daughters to protect him, Jacques, the old father, feels really safe.

However, at the moment, the entire family is indeed facing some troubles, for example, the empire has new conscription targets.

The area near the castle of the Lord of Breos can be said to be the most prosperous place among the several fiefdoms of Breos.

Most of the residents here are not good rural families who are suitable for joining the army, but businessmen, workers and craftsmen.

Even if there were many people who were considered suitable for military service, they had already been used up in previous conscription activities.

The remaining people were basically those who were originally judged not to be drafted into the army.

It was not difficult for the clever Jacques to realize that this conscription would inevitably provoke greater resistance than ever before.

But not recruiting soldiers is not an option. The empire's strategy is very simple. If they encounter a lord who cannot recruit soldiers, they will replace him with one who can.

At this moment, Jacques seemed to hear the words his eldest son had said again.

"The empire will surely become more and more greedy. If we continue like this, sooner or later we will not be able to satisfy them..."

Looking back now, Jacques actually felt that his eldest son's words made some sense.

However, the way back is not so easy.

Even if there really is an uprising, how long can his old bones last?

Forget it, let’s not make any more trouble. If the unruly people rebel, let his good sons and daughters take care of them!

His good son-in-law Arthas also seemed to be working very hard. He knelt on one knee and expressed his response with a very sincere expression:

"Father, our practice of incorporating moral judges into the conscription corps has been very effective."

"So far, the expected rebellion has not occurred."

"But even if it happens, I will lead my troops to kill them all!"

"Father, just wait for my good news."

Jacques nodded to Alsace with relief.

This Paladin's son-in-law is a talented young noble who has reached the third rank at a young age.

It’s a pity that he was born into an “ordinary” aristocratic family, which makes it difficult to support his spiritual energy replenishment.

Arthas had no choice but to find a way to maintain his spellcasting and even become stronger by increasing the number of his fathers.

Although Burios is not as prominent as the seven major families, it is also a leader among the minor nobles.

Being able to please a wild father like Jacques is naturally a very cost-effective deal.

Seeing that his "father" had already shown a little smile, Arthas, who always showed a smile, continued to flatter him:

"Don't worry, father! Even if an evil dragon comes to hinder our recruitment, I can defeat it and defend our cause!"

After that, the entire hall heard an angry dragon roar!

The dragons that had not been seen for a hundred years actually appeared in the territory of Burios.

Above the castle, Melodia showed off her huge body and emerald-like scales.

Before she even started fighting seriously, she had already completely destroyed the psychological defenses of a large number of soldiers.

As Melodia landed, the guards' hearts trembled along with the earth.

These guards may bully civilians at ordinary times, but how about slaying a dragon?

That kind of thing is not allowed regardless of whether you have an arrow in the knee or not!

No matter whether it was the most ordinary guard or the captain of the guard with some combat ability, no one tried to challenge the green dragon's steel claws.

However, the mission Lu Heng gave them was not to kill people after all, and Melodia also showed some kindness:

"We are here to find Jacques. As long as the Count returns to the right path of fighting the Empire, we will not make things difficult for you."

But most of the guards still fled in all directions, wanting to get as far away from the giant creature that looked like the messenger of doom as possible.

As for his responsibility to Count Jacques? He had already forgotten about it!

There were also a small number of guards who were seeking death and were tentatively approaching the dragon.

But Melodia immediately opened her big mouth full of sharp teeth and began to breathe.

A thick and hypnotic green magic mist gushed out from the depths of Melodia's throat.

The evil fog spread rapidly, causing countless human soldiers to lose their combat capability in an instant.

Even Melodia only just realized how much she had become stronger.

After all, she had no combat experience since being strengthened by Lu Heng, and this scared herself.

Serena, who also entered the battlefield, saw this scene and had to open the communicator and say to Melodia:

"It seems the enemy is weaker than we expected. I will enter the castle now."

"Try not to hurt any innocent people, and don't tear down the castle. Our people may be of use in the future."