Chapter 875 (1/2)

The chaos that he had expected in Valencia did not come in the end and the situation coination

Having worked as a clerk for several lords, he naturally knehat the breaching of the walls meant—plunder, hts, mobs, or pirates, it did not make much of a difference That was the case with His Majesty, Timothy, and also with the ascension of the new Duke

The city's food and wealth were the best rewards for intruders This had always been the norm, just like nobles ere born to be superior to the common people

This was recorded in the history books nu its credibility

However, this time the situation was completely different Roland's army not only spared the city people's lives, but also tried to comfort and calm them The piles of wheat that were found in the Duke's castle were cooked into oate number of job offers were posted in the main square, which stated that the participants could not only get food but also salary! Didn't Roland's soldiers ed to them to a bunch of people they did not know? Did Prince Roland come all this way to conquer Valencia only to squander his own treasury?

Within the records of all kinds of books, Bale had never seen such a behavior before

Still, all this justelse that actually made the Clerk feel a deep fear

And that was the castle fire several days ago

The rumor that the fire was set by the Rats had many loopholes Bale had served three Dukes and lived in the castle for more than 20 years, yet he had never found the entrance of any secret path

When it can would have been very secretive and safe This way, even people on the inside would not be able to discover it, not to mention those from the outside If those rats actually had the ability to discover soraded to Black Street Rats in the first place

That fire must have been set by Roland's people

Once he realized that, Bale felt a sudden grip on his heart

For the first tier more important than common people Their lives had the same value as those who lived within the city walls, without any insurance anymore

Maybe in even er

As for the big families that had also realized that and had not yet been apprehended by Roland, they swiftly reacted and escaped Valencia They probably even left the Kingdom of Graycastle

So, ould happen next?

Would so like that also happen to him?

In the past few days, the clerk had lost a bunch of hair and the bald spot on his head had grown bigger

His fear was not without reason because, in the past 10 years, he had been called a noble without a title, or more accurately, the closest a civilian can be to a noble He had served several lords, had plenty of experience, knowledge, and had read many more books than normal people It was exactly because of that, whether it was Garcia's sacking or Eastern Region's change in power, he had safely survived both Even if the people in the city were killed like the straw being cut in the field, he still observed and vigorously recorded those events

But now, he was too afraid to even fall asleep

Even though the forainst any non-noble so far or even against those co families, he still was not certain whether they would not do anything in the future

He could not ask those families to take him with them since he was a common man after all, but he also did not want to just stay and wait around He felt he had to do so

Under the swaying candle, the Clerk's gaze turned to the unfinished history book about Valencia

Thinking about all the stuff he wrote, Bale couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine

That's right, I alot that

He quickly turned to the last page, tore it into pieces, and burned them until each and every one of them had become ash