chsdbacks Chapter 467 It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs
Chapter 467 It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs
When no one can maintain peace, external forces will descend on the land full of disputes.
In the kingdom, the unwelcome merchants gathered the power of money, opened up relationships among all classes, and established a neutral zone in the conflict zone.
These farmlands, villages and towns guarded by mercenaries and flying concession flags soon became shelters for those who wanted to escape from the battlefield.
"The Xiangye Village market is open! Rice, poultry, mules and horses are on sale..."
"Hey! Soldiers over there, hand over your weapons, this is a neutral village!"
"The one who manages this place is Master Harold. If you have any objections, go and complain to him! As for whether Master Harold is willing to see you, that is not my business!"
The suddenly opened neutral village attracted a lot of attention.
Most of the people who come here are related to combat professions.
Soldiers on vacation, adventurers taking on quests, and mercenaries looking for employers.
Saint Mary arrived in the center of the chaotic kingdom, expecting to see a broken land covered with smoke.
However, these areas with neutral flags were unexpectedly lively.
"Give me a copper, kind lady."
Beggars, who are both pitiful and annoying, also roam around here.
"See, I told you that no matter how crazy Vizor Lee is, he can't bring about destruction."
The holy book on Maria's waist flashed twice, as if expressing dissatisfaction.
Maria grasped a copper coin and used it to draw a sacred symbol in the air.
The beggar stared at the copper coin and waited for a long time before Maria handed it to him.
The beggar who got the copper coin cursed his bad luck inwardly, turned around and went into the tavern, disappearing in the noise.
Maria was stunned by this scene.
"Does he need help or not?"
No one could answer Maria's question, even the scriptures were silent.
Maria wanted to enter the tavern and find the beggar to ask for an explanation.
"No, this is my home, this house is mine too, you have no right to take it away!"
A loud noise attracted Maria's attention. She turned her eyes and found that a boy was arguing with a soldier.
The soldier wanted to drive the boy away, but the boy refused to give in. Even though the soldier was tall and strong and had a weapon in his hand, the boy still did not back down.
"what happens?"
Maria asked the people around her, and the crowd watching the fun immediately shared the gossip with Maria.
"This child originally lived here, but during the previous war, they were afraid of being caught, so the whole family left."
"Now that it has become a neutral zone, they want to return their houses and are arguing with the soldiers."
The original inhabitants of the land were driven away, and newcomers took over. Now, the original inhabitants are coming back to claim their property...
This was the first time Maria encountered such a problem. She didn't want to see anyone get into a conflict because of a contradiction. The holy book on her waist also urged Maria to go up and solve the problem.
"Please stop arguing. The great goddess of light will do you justice!"
Maria squeezed through the crowd holding the Holy Bible. When everyone saw Sister Maria's attire, they immediately showed respectful expressions.
Among the people, nuns are still very respected, and people are willing to believe that kind nuns can solve their problems.
"Boy, you said this house is yours, can you prove it?"
"Of course! The neighbors around here can all vouch for me. I've lived here since I was a child!"
Among the crowd, there were naturally old neighbors. They recognized the boy in front of them, and when Maria looked at them, they all nodded.
"Okay, then..."
"Wait a minute! This house is mine. I bought it from the lord! This house cost me eight gold coins, and I've lived in it for a month!"
Seeing Maria moving towards the boy, the current landlord immediately interrupted.
"This boy who came out of nowhere claimed that the house was his and threw dead fish and rats in front of my door! If the boy wants his house back, he has to compensate me with eight gold coins!"
Maria, who was about to make a judgment, was suddenly thrown into confusion.
At first, Maria thought the boy was the victim and that the man in front of her had occupied the house and had obviously benefited from it.
With this in mind, it is not difficult to make a ruling.
But when both parties in a conflict are victims, how should the case be resolved?
Maria never imagined that she would encounter a situation where both parties in a conflict were victims.
Maria thought about it for a long time, but couldn't make a fair decision.
Should the house be sold again and each person get four gold coins? I'm afraid that no man or boy would agree to such a deal.
"Holy Scripture, everything is left to you."
Before Shengquan could react, Maria handed the scripture over.
"You must swear before the Holy Scriptures that everything you said is true, and your purpose in seizing the property cannot be out of malice or jealousy!"
When the boy saw someone doing justice, he was the first to put his hand on the holy book.
The boy looked provocatively at the man who had been arguing with him for a long time, and the latter put his hand up disdainfully.
The confused holy book emitted a soft holy light, trying to detect whether there was an evil side in their hearts.
Flash, flash!
Flash, flash...
The holy book flickered for a long time, and finally went out with a puff.
The scriptures cannot give an answer because the truth is just as they say, they are all victims.
They made no mistakes and had no ill intentions; they just wanted to protect their property.
Maria saw that the holy book couldn't give an answer either. Doesn't this mean that the goddess couldn't judge right from wrong?
In the past, Maria’s faith would definitely collapse, but now…
"Hey! Don't run! Sister Sister, you have to take charge of us!"
Maria turned around and ran with the Holy Scripture in her arms, ignoring the shouts of the people behind her.
"You should go to the lord to make a decision on this matter!"
Maria left behind only a trail of dust and the stunned crowd.
"Maria, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
Grand Duke Feng, who had just arrived in the center of the kingdom and was building a military camp, tilted his head and looked at Maria.
Maria's behavior was really strange.
Grand Duke Feng handed the list in his hand to his adjutant and stopped Maria, who looked embarrassed.
"Didn't you go investigate those neutral zones? What were the results?"
"Ah, this..."
Maria looked confused and didn't know how to describe it.
Well, those neutral zones don’t seem to be that good. They are a mess with all kinds of people, and conflicts are likely to arise.
It’s hard to say, but it doesn’t seem that bad. The prosperity within these concessions even exceeds that of some traditional aristocratic ruling areas.
It's hard to comment.