Give Me the Name of God

On New Year's Eve, Manda invited her followers to eat boiled mutton in the village. She cut the frozen mutton into thin slices and boiled it in butter soup. This fresh way of eating whetted everyone's appetite. The two sheep soon Just eat cleanly.

The lion girl said to Silva: "Butler, ask the kitchen to prepare another sheep."

Silva looked at Manda nervously, and Manda sighed: "Twenty-four silver coins for a meal, don't you think it's luxurious enough?"

The lion girl sneered: "The sheep in Blackwater City cost less than seven silver coins, so why are you so lazy to buy them?"

"It's not that we are lazy, it's that we can't go. We are bandits. Have you ever seen bandits going to the city to buy things?"

"Since they are bandits, why don't they rob but have to collect taxes?"

"Robbery is against the law, but collecting taxes is different. I am the lord here. Merchants must pay business tax when passing by, and pedestrians must pay poll tax when passing by. This is in compliance with the law."

The lion girl sneered: "You know you are a bandit and you still say you must abide by the law. Don't you think you are stupid?"

"That's because some things are too complicated and you can't understand them at all," Manda picked up two plates and a pair of chopsticks and demonstrated on the table, "This is our mountain, this is the road in the middle of the mountain, here we go A businessman, if we take away all his things, he will never come again. If we take away half, he may come again, or he may not come again, because the loss is a bit too much. If we only collect 20% , he will definitely come, because if you go to other places, you have to pay the same taxes, or even more."

"Then what?"

"Then more people will come our way and pay us taxes, and we'll make more money."

The lion girl sneered: "But after all, 20% is not more than 100%!"

Manda sighed and said, "I'm just telling you, you can't understand."

"Let's not talk about it. During the day, you gave out gold coins to everyone, even Helena. Why didn't Moira get a share?"

Manda shrugged and said, "Because she is a mercenary, different from you."

"What's the difference?"

"I ask her to do things, and I pay her for each thing she gets done. I have never owed her anything. You are my followers who share the joys and sorrows. If I have money, I will share it with you. This is the difference."

The lion girl thought for a long time and said: "You think of her as a bounty hunter? But if you say that, the same goes for dungeon hunters!"

Zigese frowned and said: "Don't sow discord between me and your Excellency. I am no longer a bounty hunter. No one can question my loyalty to Your Excellency."

The lion girl said: "No one can question Moira's loyalty. She was still patrolling for you on New Year's Eve!"

"That's because she listens to you and is willing to do whatever you ask her to do. She is loyal to you, not to me!" Manda asked Silva to prepare another sheep. On New Year's Eve, he didn't want to quarrel with the Leo woman. .

But before he could change the subject, he saw Moira running in in panic.

"A woman came looking for trouble. She said she wanted to see Craigie Monchik, and she got into an argument with Willock at Breast Star Hill."

"A woman?" Manda asked in surprise, "Only one person?"

"More than a dozen people. One of them is a skinny man who can speak well, but the rest of them have never spoken."

Manda was confused when he heard this. He didn't remember that he knew such a group of people. Could it be that the Claudesay family came to visit? What are they doing here? Seeking death?

"Is that woman tough?" Manda suspected that she was Baroness Attia.

"It's not that she's tough, her makeup is a bit strange, very thick, very..."

"Demon nature?" Manda added.

"Demon nature? I've never heard of this word, but when you put it like that, she does look a bit like a witch."

A witch led a dozen silent people. Manda took a breath: "Is there a short fat man among them?"

"It seems...no, but the woman was driving a carriage, and there seemed to be a very powerful person sitting in the carriage. I could smell his breath, but I didn't dare to fight with him."

"You are so lucky. Fortunately, you didn't take action against him!" Manda stood up and said to Sanjila, "Take me to Chest Star Mountain and set off now. Silva, prepare one more sheep!"

When Manda arrived at Chest Star Mountain, she saw Lulian sitting in the carriage sulking, and Dunison was still reasoning with Verlock.

In the past, Verloc would have killed them long ago. Although they were both at the second level, Lurian was definitely no match for Verloc in the mountains and forests.

But the powerful aura wafting out of the carriage made Verlock learn to restrain himself. Stanley was sitting in the carriage, and there were more than a dozen living corpses outside the carriage.

Seeing Manda, Lulian said with surprise: "Long time no see, Mr. Nidali."

Manda pretended not to hear, and Stanley said in the car: "Be careful, don't talk nonsense, old friend, I really don't know what to call you. No matter where you go, you are a strong man."

"Excuse me," Manda laughed dryly and turned to Verok, "It was a misunderstanding. They are my friends. Let Sanjila patrol the night instead of you. You and I will go to the cottage to eat mutton."

Verloc never dared to refuse Manda, but this time he shook his head desperately: "Master, I will be on duty tonight. I must complete the task you gave me."

Lulian came closer to Verlock, tickled the bridge of his nose and said, "The misunderstanding has been eliminated. We are friends now. Let's have a drink together."

Verloc took two steps back without saying a word. In the mountains and forests, believers of the Hunting Goddess have extremely strong perception. Stanley's powerful aura made him unable to breathe. He persisted for half a night and almost collapsed. , if he could get Manda's order, he really wanted to leave this group of people immediately.

"Since you insist so much, the duty of guard duty is still left to you."

Verloc saluted Manda and immediately left with the people. Although he had been more restrained than others in Qixing Mountain for many years, telling lies for a long time and hearing too many compliments would also cause him to have some hallucinations. Sometimes he really thought that he was a person comparable to gods, and he also felt that there was no one else in the world more powerful than him.

But when he meets a real strong man, the fear of shattered illusions can make people suffocate instantly. When Manda appeared, he had already suffocated once, and now that he met Stanley, the previous sequelae have recurred.

Stanley followed Manda to the cottage. He ate half of the sheep by himself as if he had not eaten meat for a long time. Luli'an didn't hesitate. She swallowed a plate of raw meat before the pot was started.

Dunison didn't eat much, but he drank two full cans of wine. Halfway through the second can, he suddenly burst into tears and cried, "I thought I would never taste this again."

Worm drank a few drinks with Dunison and said with a smile: "Don't cry, there is plenty of wine. You can drink it every day in the future."

Stanley sighed softly and said: "It's a bit embarrassing to say that I have nowhere to go now, so I can only come to you."

Manda smiled and said: "I said, I can't let you be a viscount for the time being, but you can continue to be a knight."

"It's not just me, there's also..."

Manda looked at Lulian and Dunison, smiled and said, "I want both the witch and the dead profiteer. First clean up the profiteer and send him to my room."

Dunison spit out the wine in his mouth and was so frightened that he couldn't speak for a long time. Worm comforted him: "Don't be afraid, he was just joking. Just keep drinking. Why don't you want to drink? Don't worry. I didn’t mean to get you drunk.”

Stanley's expression was still awkward: "It's not just the two of them, there are more than ten people hiding nearby."

Manda frowned and said, "Where did these people come from?"

"Some are old acquaintances, and some are new friends. One of them is an old acquaintance who has a bit of a feud with you. Do you remember Zhuolmu?"

"Dream Hunter!" Manda smiled, "Where is he? I miss him very much!"