Chapter 93 (1/2)

”... thank you, your excellency, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to Shenlin castle. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks in the name of Lord Reuven Friede in lower Loren Turin, the adviser of the count.”

With impeccable politeness and smile, with humble and dignified eyes, Loren ended his opening speech with the calmest tone.

On both sides of the long table, which was not spacious, were packed with Shenlin Castle nobles in different costumes, staring at the count's confidants. As a representative of the Seine family, Barry Seine sat in the front row.

The old man's expression was very complex - this was the first time that ruwen convened all the nobles in the whole territory in the name of the count. Almost all the dignified nobles came, but the count disappeared. They were received only by the wizard Loren Turin.

What on earth is he going to do?

On the empty long table were thick stacks of parchment scrolls, which looked very old. The old man was very curious about the contents and looked at the expression of the black haired wizard. What they were going to talk about today was obviously related to these things.

Will senna, the attendant standing aside, was shocked and obviously knew something about it. But you can't ask him in the current situation. Restraining his curiosity, Barry Senna turned his eyes back to Loren to see what tricks the ”Wizard consultant” wanted to play.

”As you know, Lord Reuven Fred has only recently become the count of shenlinbao, so he doesn't know much about the situation here and your families, even the ordinary people don't know. They already have a new count.”

Loren's eyes swept over Barry Senna's face. The old man's expression was indifferent, and the dark haired wizard slightly raised the corners of his mouth:

”Therefore, the count is ready to carry out a reform to establish his authority. At the same time, it can make the people in this land really understand who is ruling them!”

There was silence on both sides of the long table, and all the nobles looked on coldly. No one was willing to take the initiative to stand up, or even respond a little.

”So... What is the count going to ask us humble servants to do for him?” Barry Senna said hard: ”is it to publicize to the people in the territory?”

”No need.” Loren snapped his fingers at will Senna. The attendant who had not recovered from the shock hurried forward and handed parchments to each nobleman.

Barry Senna glanced quickly, and the old expression changed slightly - although it was only for a moment, the dark haired wizard caught it.

”The above content is in the library of Shenlin castle. At present, the whole count leads the amount of all farms, orchards, land, villages, hunting grounds and several quarries, the taxes they need to pay, and the different families they belong to.”

Lauren, with a calm tone, said in a tone of no tone: ”I believe you are not strange?”

The nobles sitting on both sides of the long table can only nod silently, but they don't understand what the other party wants to do when they take this thing out?

”Excuse me, Lord count, is this a thorough investigation of the tax situation in the whole territory?” or did Barry Senna respond quickly: ”if so, the senna family is willing...”

”Bang --!”

A loud noise interrupted the old man's words and startled everyone present. He looked at the black haired wizard with his right hand on the stack of scrolls.

Barry, who was interrupted, was robbed by Loren before he could even be angry.

”What I have in hand is the earliest documentary records of Shenlin Castle - it records in detail the division of large and small lands, forests and even rivers under the Earl, as well as the families under his jurisdiction.”

”Yes, I think you have guessed. There is almost a world difference between what is on it and what was recorded on the parchment just now.”

”After all... A hundred years have passed.” the old man smiled reluctantly. ”It is normal for some changes to occur. Some families rise and some decline. Naturally, it is impossible to be the same as before.”