Chapter 236 Inside Agent
Chapter 236 Inside Agent
"If you die like this, won't you still be abandoning your sister?"
"Who should she marry next? How will she live in the future?"
"After this winter, I'm going to lead a group to clear the land. Can your sister do that?"
This place is so barren that even most men, let alone women, wouldn't have the physical strength to carry it through the wilderness.
There are indeed large tracts of black soil on the land.
However, the lord had exploited them too much before, and the people had little strength left.
Moreover, Zwan's sister is too young.
Upon hearing Li Mosi's words, Ziwang stopped.
He and Manaka looked at each other.
Manaka gently shook her head.
Those eyes were filled with "no".
Li Mosi continued speaking.
"I can't treat your sister like family; she will always need a man to take care of her."
Yes.
Zi Yi then remembered this.
The girl before him was completely different from the new tribesmen who had been born slaves, and also not entirely the same as the ordinary people.
He looked up at Zi'an.
Zi'an nodded silently.
indeed.
Human girls aren't as strong as her.
If someone of this age doesn't have family to take care of them, they're just like a newcomer to the tribe.
I can survive here with my late master, but it will definitely be worse than before.
The saintess kept staring at Li Mosi.
Snapped.
"grown ups."
Ziwan knelt down before Li Moss again.
"What do you need me to do? Please tell me."
Li Mosi stopped beating around the bush.
"I want Baron Talis's territory."
"what?"
"Wow?"
"Um?"
Both Ziyasu and the Saintess let out soft sounds of surprise.
New territories are needed too?!
Can they manage it all?
Ziwan and Manaka's gazes subconsciously swept over the three people behind them before returning to Li Mosi.
They were also surprised.
But they didn't know what to say.
Manaka looked at her brother with some nervousness.
"My lord, this..."
Ziwan instinctively wanted to respond, but couldn't say anything.
That's right, he's now going to be an enemy of the Talis family.
But in his plan, he wouldn't actually have to face the Talis family!
Not to mention Baron Talis, even Miss Kora is stronger than these soldiers who only have commoner blood!
How could an ordinary soldier like him take over Baron Talis's territory?
Does the master not want him to seek revenge?
"My lord, I cannot do it."
Ziwang thought about it for a long time, but he still didn't know why Li Mosi was telling him this.
The only thing he was certain of was that this was not something he could do.
"I know."
Li Mosi frowned.
What is Zivan thinking?
He certainly didn't mean for Zwann to split his forces and take down Baron Talis's territory by himself!
"I need your help in this critical moment."
Help him?
Ziwang was puzzled.
Is this a betrayal of Baron Taliss?
He instinctively froze on the spot.
Ziyi and Zian watched silently.
The scene froze for a moment.
"Tsk."
The saintess was getting impatient.
"Your family are townspeople, how could Baron Taliss not know your situation? He clearly doesn't care about you! What are you still dawdling about here for?"
Are you just standing here staring blankly in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?
She wants to sleep!
Moreover, the Talis family, which trespasses into forbidden areas, engages in the slave trade at will, and corrupts church overseers, will eventually be wiped out.
Why don't she witness it herself?
All eyes lingered on her for a moment before returning to Li Mosi.
Ziwang nodded.
"Please tell me, sir, what do you need me to do?"
"No rush."
Li Moss needs more intelligence.
"Tell me about the situation in Talis Town first."
The information available solely from [Leshan Water] is still too general.
"My lord, let me think..."
Ziwang closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.
He knew that Li Moss was about to take over Baron Taliss's territory.
Before the saint and Koyasu could frown, Zwan opened his eyes again.
"The general situation in Taris Town is not much different from that in Stern Town, except that there are some unfamiliar soldiers and no clerks."
"Butler Bokra was a knight that Baron Talis brought from elsewhere when he took office. According to him, he was once the butler of a vanished baronial family. But I know nothing more."
He tried asking, but the butler kept his mouth shut.
The housekeeper wouldn't directly tell people to shut up, but would always find various things to keep them occupied and distract them.
"The butler handles the baron's paperwork and land laws."
"The tax collector's name is Bazt. He is extremely loyal to Baron Talis and will carry out any order the baron gives him. He loves going to church and must be a devout man."
"Well……"
Upon hearing his words, Manaka hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
It seems they have differing opinions.
Ziwan's gaze swept over his sister before he uttered his final words.
"I don't know much about the pastor. I haven't been to church since the new pastor arrived, but everyone says he's a good man."
As he spoke, he looked at his sister.
"He is indeed a good person."
Manaka knew it was her turn to speak.
"The new pastor was named Owald. During the service, he distributed enough porridge for everyone who came to eat their fill, asked each family if they had any difficulties, and even used holy water to heal people for free."
"Then he has a wife, though she only arrived last week. His wife looks even stronger than the tallest adult. But she has a pair of bear-like ears on her head."
Following her gaze, everyone looked at Zi'an.
Taller than Koyasu?
Bear ears?
The saintess made a judgment immediately.
"That must be a bear-beastman too."
After all, she had never seen such a tall person among the nobles.
The strength of nobles depends entirely on the life seed within their bodies.
Only orcs like bear-men truly rely on physical prowess.
However, the orcs' strength is biased.
The bear-orcs may be stronger than knights, but they are still not as strong as barons.
Their speed and reaction time are also much worse.
As for other orcs such as horsemen, ratmen, catmen, and jackals, they are far inferior.
Most of them are no match for the bear-orcs in terms of combat ability.
Zi'an felt a little awkward under her gaze.
She changed the subject.
"What were you hesitating about when you mentioned the tax official in Zwan?"
Manaka looked at Zwan nervously.
She spoke only after Ziwan nodded.
"Bazick had a good relationship with the new pastor, but a while ago, he was beaten up and thrown out of the church by the new pastor."
"A few of us kids were a bit curious, so we asked them during the confession."
He said…
He said…
Manaka seemed to be organizing her thoughts, or perhaps gathering her courage.
"He said that the real reason that guy Bazk came to the church was to... mate with the orphans that the church adopted as servants."
The surroundings immediately fell silent.
Li Mosi subconsciously picked at her ear.
Is that true?
The original owner's impression of tax officials was that they were ruthless tax collectors.
I never expected this person to be such a beast!
He glanced at the three people behind him and broke the silence.
"Zwan. If Baron Talis organizes you to defend, then you just need to find a way to keep watch at night. I will give you a clear signal at the appropriate time, and then you can open the gates of the defensive structures."
He doesn't want Zwan to do anything too risky.
Just be an inside man.
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