In the Age of Heroes, I am a background noble

Besides, he still has Aqua! At worst, Aqua will have to work a little harder later on, and we all have a bright future.

In addition to Aqua, there are some healers recently recruited in the territory, and tasks for healing the wounded can be posted in the Adventurer's Guild, asking the adventurer's healers to help. This is a piece of cake for the Medici Territory.

And Rimuru seems to have certain healing abilities.

If everything goes well, at most more than 400 people will die, and the rest can be treated slowly. Among these 400 people, only 100 to 200 are directly from the Jura Forest. When Green heard this number, his eyelids didn't even tremble!

Does a man care how much bread he has eaten? He also doesn't care how many of these subhumans have died.

"Yes."

The logistics officer continued to report other recorded information, saying that the bodies had been properly handled, some were buried in the cemetery, and the other part was planned to be transported to the beach and thrown into the sea.

What was left was also wealth. The pig-headed people left behind a lot of wealth when they evacuated, the most of which were armor and weapons. Because the people who cleaned up the battlefield were all Green's human soldiers, this also resulted in the sub-humans who wanted to make money from the dead not getting any benefits.

Then let’s talk about something serious.

"Excuse me, what should we do with these pig-headed captives? According to current statistics, the number of captives is no less than 5,000. Our dungeons are a bit insufficient."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange.

“It would be better to lock them up.

Rimuru was in hesitation. She was an indecisive person. In fact, she had absorbed part of the Pig Head Emperor's body before, and she also accepted part of the Pig Head Emperor's memory through her special ability.

She remembered vividly the miserable lives of the pig-headed people. It was so miserable. They were treated like animals and eating shit and dirt was considered happiness. This made Rimuru feel some sympathy for them.

If possible, she doesn't want to pursue responsibility.

"The reason for the invasion was famine. Other races might have made the same judgment, but it's just a polite statement."

A human general frowned. This didn't sound right. What did they mean by "other races would have the same judgment?"

"Wait! Lord Rimuru."

Oh?

Rimuru raised her eyebrows slightly, and had a bad feeling in her heart. She had originally planned to end today's meeting peacefully.

"I believe that no matter what the reason, invaders must pay the price for their actions. My suggestion is to hang them all. This will let other tribes know that there will be consequences for invading us."

The human official said calmly that he would not feel any guilt at all for the death of these pig-headed people.

Sri Lanka

Hang them all?

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally quiet conference room became abuzz with discussion, and everyone had their own ideas about how to deal with these prisoners.

"Hanging them all is a bit cruel."

"Stupid! This is an enemy!

"The problem is that they are indeed short of food. If it were us, we would probably do the same."

"Is that a reason? Don't forget how many of us died! My brothers died! Whoever wants to release these pig-headed men, I will duel with him!"

"Don't get excited, don't get excited"

"Although they are all pig-headed people, but..."

Oops.

A drop of cold sweat ran down Rimuru's forehead. Originally, she wanted to act cool and say that I inherited all the sins of the Pig-Headed Clan, and if you have any opinions, come to me. But now it seems that this is not going to work?

Many people on my side died. If I just say such light words and expect them to forgive me, it probably won't work.

What's more troublesome is that now she can no longer have the final say.

She sighed silently, thinking that fortune and misfortune really go hand in hand.

"Quiet! What are you making so much noise for? Do you think this is your bedroom?"

A heavy stomping of the foot on the ground made the hall suddenly quiet. Green's face looked unhappy. Are some people really crazy?

He took a look and found that the attitudes of these senior officials could be roughly divided into two categories. One was that the Pigheads had no choice but to invade because they had no food, and the other was that those who invaded must die!

After thinking about it, he roughly understood why the former's statement was popular. This was because many of these demi-humans were also looters before, so they unconsciously put themselves in the position of the invaders and empathized with them, thinking about what kind of treatment they would suffer if they were defeated.

In essence, they are not much different from those who want to abolish the death penalty.

In fact, if Green was not the leader, he would probably support the latter, but now he is the leader, so he is more inclined to turn these pig-headed people into laborers to work for him, or sell them as slaves. At the very least, he should make them into starch, right?

Otherwise it would be too wasteful.

"Hong Wan, right? You were so loud just now, so you should speak first."

He pointed at a red-haired demon and said it was Benimaru. He was wearing a samurai suit purchased from the Medici Territory and had a long sword on his waist. He looked very handsome.

Hongmaru's identity is probably the representative of most of the demons, and he is also the leader of the 1,000-man army in the Jura Great Forest.

And most importantly, Hongmaru is one of Rimuru's die-hard fans, and he saw that Rimuru wanted to let these pig-headed people go.

"Yes."

"In my opinion, we demihumans all abide by one unchanging principle: the survival of the fittest."

"They should have been prepared when they decided to confront us."

Rimuru suddenly became a little nervous. She didn't quite understand what Benimaru meant. She glanced at her subordinates, the demons like Aster, and the goblins, all of whom gave her a kind smile. She felt relieved for a moment.

So she asked:

"Your village was destroyed, don't you have any complaints?"

This refers to the problem of Hongwan Village. One of the reasons why they rushed to the south to settle down was that the village was destroyed by the rioting pig-headed people.

"It's a lie to say I haven't done that. If it happens again, it won't be as embarrassing as it was before."

Benimaru said this amidst the surprised gazes of the others.

The amazing thing is that the group of ghosts behind him also nodded in agreement, which made Green dumbfounded. Just go for it, right?

"What a joke!"

"It's your business whether you forgive or not, but we will never forgive!"

The human officials and several generals of the vassal races who had suffered heavy casualties were immediately dissatisfied. What was going on? It sounded like they wanted to let these pig-headed people go. How could that be possible?

What should we do with so many dead and injured? Not to mention today, they've lost many relatives to the Pig-Headed Man before! This is a blood feud!

Immediately, the two groups started arguing about how to deal with the pig-headed man, but Green watched them argue calmly, not paying attention to Rimuru's conflicted expression.

Finally, Green looked at the old man, Bai Lao, who was standing among the ghosts without saying a word, and nodded at him.

Hey.

Bai Lao sighed in his heart, is he going to betray?

He knew it was time for him to take action.

Chapter 181 Internal Conflict

"Rimuru-sama, I have something to say but I'm not sure if I should say it or not."

Bai Lao first walked out of the crowd, raising his hand to indicate that he had something to say. Rimuru was a little dazed by his resolute expression. After obtaining consent, he walked to the center of the carpet and expressed his views with a calm expression under the scrutiny of many people.

"I was one of the first ghosts to arrive in the Jura Forest. When the village was attacked by the pig-headed people, my experiences were probably different from those of these young people."

He looked at his stunned companions Hongwan, Shiyuan, Cangyi, and the former ghost princess with a complicated look. They all had a bit of surprise on their faces. He didn't know what this old man, who had a high status among the ghosts, wanted to say.

"In the old village, everyone had to hand over large amounts of livestock and food to the Pandaren Tribe every year. Our lives were indeed difficult, but at least we were able to survive. I watched them grow up, and I hope they can become the pillars of the tribe and lead our Great Ghost Tribe to stand up."

Well done.

Green wisely did not interrupt. If he went out and told others, he would be considered to have ulterior motives, and it would also make Rimuru feel a certain resentment, which was unnecessary. But if it was Bai Lao who spoke, the situation would be completely different.

It turned out to be a good move to accept Bai Lao's secret allegiance.

Rimuru is a soft-hearted person and cannot do without his subordinates.

Although he has powerful abilities, he is easily restrained by his subordinates. He has such a large power but does not seek benefits for himself. Instead, he manages these forces with a mentality of playing house. This gives Green room to operate. Whoever controls the Jura Forest controls Rimuru.

Theoretically, Rimuru is the master of the Jura Great Forest, but she was also kidnapped by the Jura Great Forest.

In response to Bai Lao's words, Hong Wan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

He seemed to know what the old man was going to do, but why? Everyone was clearly firmly on Rimuru-sama's side, but now it seemed as if someone had quietly changed sides.

"Hehe, just like Benimaru. There were many young men like him in the village back then. Perhaps according to the values ​​of our Great Ghost Clan, once a warrior decides to participate in a battle, he should face his own fate calmly, even if it means death."

Bai Lao pointed at Hongwan with a smile on his face, but his expression turned gloomy in an instant.

"But I want to ask why? Why did someone destroy our village without paying the price? So many people died, including my niece, my brother, and so many young men and women. We could have lived a happy life."

"I cannot accept this. These pig-headed people must pay the price. How can we let them off so easily? Perhaps the young people won't care, but I absolutely cannot accept this!"

There was a hint of hatred in his eyes, whose authenticity was unclear. Now even Hongwan and the others felt that Bai Lao was a little strange. It seemed as if everyone had drifted apart without them noticing.

As for what he really thinks in his heart, no one knows what is going on. This old ghost has always been very thoughtful and keeps his thoughts very deep.

Perhaps in Rimuru's view, this was just a simple difference of ideas among his subordinates, but in the eyes of many people, this meant that a traitor had appeared among Rimuru's die-hard supporters, and had expressed his rebellious opinions in public.

This is a very serious situation. The power of the Jura Great Forest is originally in a vague state because of the status of the human officials in the Medici Territory. A lot of power is controlled by humans. But if Rimuru is determined to execute a certain will, he can still do it with her help.

But now, there seem to be some conflicts among these die-hard fans, which makes many people feel uneasy.

Especially those vassal races, when they saw this scene, they wanted to run as far as they could. They didn't want to get involved in the internal power struggle of the Jura Forest at all. What if they were forced to take sides?

"So, I think these pig-headed people should be executed. This way we can commemorate our fallen companions."

As expected, Bai Lao expressed his thoughts, which made many people present nod in agreement.

That's the truth. How can the invaders be innocent? It's okay if they were lucky enough not to have captured anyone, but now that they've captured someone, should they be let off so easily? That's not the truth. No one has the right to forgive these guys for the dead.

"But we are a warrior clan, we have always been"

Hongwan wanted to struggle, but this was somewhat in conflict with the values ​​that the young people of their Great Demon Clan had long held. Warriors should be aware of death when they pick up weapons, so they should not complain even if they die!

What he really wanted to say was, what on earth had humans given Bai Lao? Why did he do this? This made the once resolute Bai Lao feel uneasy.

"Were all those who died soldiers? What about those innocent children? And the women, what did they do wrong?"

Old Bai suddenly pointed at Hongwan, looking very disappointed.

Seeing that Benimaru was a little weak, other Rimuru supporters also refuted and the two sides started arguing.

“But we all have relatives who have passed away!”

Aster tried to argue that whatever Lord Rimuru did was right and proper, but now she felt that if this continued, Lord Rimuru's power would be eroded bit by bit, and he would not be able to carry out his will.

So even though she felt that what Mr. Bai said seemed to make some sense, she still had to refute it.

What on earth is Bai Lao trying to do? Why did he betray Lord Rimuru?

Her expression was full of anger. It was Bai Lao who betrayed her!

No! Can! Forgive!

"Don't say but! You can forgive on your own behalf, but never on behalf of others! What do you know, little girl?!"

Old Bai snorted coldly. Now he was ruthless. Only in this way could Lord Green trust him more, and the position of the Great Ghost Clan would be more stable.

"Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Bai, we are all subordinates of Lord Rimuru. Are you trying to embarrass Lord Rimuru?"

A goblin blessed by Rimuru, the goblin general named Rigur, said in a deep voice. He was originally a relatively taciturn type, but now he couldn't help but speak out. However, within two seconds he was fiercely criticized.

"Shut up! You lowly goblin, when was it your turn to speak? It's an honor for you to serve Lord Rimuru. Who allowed you to speak so freely?"

Low-level goblin?

Is this what Mr. Bai said?

"What? You actually said that! I misjudged you, Mr. Bai! I thought we were companions. Damn it, is this what you really think?"

Liguru couldn't believe it. How could he say that to us?

To be honest, Rigur hasn't heard such words for a long time since joining Lord Rimuru's subordinates. Originally, everyone was happy and harmonious, and they were all Lord Rimuru's subordinates, but what happened today?

For the goblins, the adjective "low-level" is like a thorn in their heart. Before they evolved, they were at the bottom of the world's contempt chain. They originally thought that things would be different after evolution, but today they are still insulted by their colleagues.

Moreover, we are all at the same level and theoretically are all direct subordinates of Lord Rimuru. Why do you have such a condescending idea?

"Once a goblin, always a goblin, haha. Are you empathizing with the equally lowly pig-headed people? That's quite possible. After all, we're all a race worse than animals."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere changed instantly. Everyone was keenly aware that something that was originally hidden very deeply and should not have surfaced appeared at this moment. Others suddenly fell silent, and those vassal races were also silent, not wanting to get involved in such troublesome matters.