In the town square.
The sheriff picked up a document and read it.
He was reading the execution documents of those bandits.
There were hundreds of people surrounding the square.
After the sheriff finished reading, the bandits with their heads covered and the two hooligans were pushed onto the gallows and executed in public.
"Come, drink this medicine."
In the small castle, Richard forced Aiya to drink some Chinese medicine that could nourish her blood and qi.
"So bitter."
Aiya was worried.
"Bitter is right. Good medicine tastes bitter."
Richard said.
Aiya closed her nose and drank the medicine, then lay down.
"Although you are a mage, I will still protect you. If I didn't perform well today, I could have killed them all.”
Aiya was still thinking about today's battle.
She had already gotten into character.
As Richard's guard, how could he let Richard do it?
However, her body was a little weak today.
"I trust you," Richard said."Rest well.”
Hearing Richard's words, Aiya's heart warmed up. She gave a soft 'mm' and fell asleep in bed.
Leaving Ivy to take care of Aiya, Richard left the castle and went to the town.
In the small town, a few bandits had already been publicly executed.
Next, there was another matter.
That was to reward according to merit.
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In the small town, dozens of people from the territory army stood neatly.
Richard stood in front of them and looked at the dozens of people.
These guys didn't disappoint Richard this time.
"Jim, step forward!"
Richard said.
"Yes, my lord!"
A man in his thirties heard Richard's voice and stepped forward.
This man was the man who had performed the best in this battle.
During the battle, it was his command that prevented Richard's inexperienced recruits from panicking and retreating!
"From today onwards, you will be promoted to the rank of captain, and your monthly salary will be increased to 500 copper coins.”
Richard said.
The man named Jim was delighted to hear Richard's words.
"That's great!"
A few children and a woman cheered in the crowd. They were his wife and children.
The others were envious.
" In this battle, you killed two people alone and one with your teammates. You have commanded well, so you will receive a total of 80 silver coins as a reward. Since this is the first battle, I will reward you with 1 gold coin!"”
As soon as Richard finished speaking, Jim's face revealed an incredulous expression.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Jim said hurriedly.
His wife and son were also pleasantly surprised.
As for the surrounding crowd, it was unknown how envious they were.
Especially the other soldiers in the territory army. They were all regretting not acting more valiantly.
In Richard's territory, many people could not earn a single gold coin in ten years, but after a battle, not only did Jim's status change, but he also earned a gold coin and became a "millionaire", which naturally made people envious.
Of course, Richard had also made it clear that because it was the first battle, the rewards would be very high, and there would be more detailed reward plans in the future.
After Jim had been praised, Richard called out another man.
In this battle, Richard had promised to kill a bandit for 20 silver coins. The five patrol squads in the castle only had 5 silver coins because they were the last hit. Such a reward was already a generous reward.
Richard was afraid they would collapse.
There were a lot of bandits, after all. If these people didn't take care of the bandits outside and all the bandits rushed in, Richard wouldn't be able to take care of them alone.
Even if he had twice the strength, his stamina was still limited, not to mention that Richard had run so far.
Therefore, Richard used a generous reward for the first battle.
He was also worried about the two cat-eared girls.
In the end, more than a dozen of them were rewarded with 20 silver coins each, and a few others who had killed the enemy with their teammates were rewarded with 10 silver coins. As for the few people in the patrol team, they had also gained quite a lot. They had even killed two bandits on their own, and Richard had counted them in.
Richard had paid a total of five gold coins.
After deducting, he had obtained 20 gold coins from the bandits and 15 gold coins left. This battle was not considered a loss.
Moreover, after this battle, these new recruits would be able to put up a good fight if they encountered bandits again.
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After the reward, it was time for the punishment.
"Sir, please spare my life. I was wrong. I shouldn't have run!”
A man was brought up.
This man was the one in the small castle who had turned around and fled in fear when he saw the bandit leader and the others rushing over.
"The country has its laws, and the army has its rules."
Richard spoke.
"Those who flee will be beheaded according to the rules. However, considering that you have made contributions in the previous battle, your merits and demerits will offset each other.”
Richard said coldly.
"Yes, my lord."
A few soldiers walked up and dragged the man away.
When the whip sounded, Richard had already begun his appointment.
Based on their performance in this battle, Richard appointed five new squad leaders, and then he appointed an administrator and a few secretaries to take charge of the town's administration.
In the past, the town had a mayor, but after the old mayor died, the sheriff had been holding the post.
After Richard's announcement of rewards and punishments, the entire territory had taken on a new look!
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