After the cotton bag was torn apart, cling clang~
Silver Pykes rolled about.
The entire place fell into a brief silence.
Reed was speechless. It only contained over a dozen of silver Pykes?
Augustine touched his nose awkwardly too.
Porcy’s face was ashen gray.
He knew how these noble lords would act. No matter how much money he had, if the former were to discover them, they would take them away.
This was his life savings. He thought that it was safe to hide it within the wheat sack, and did not expect it to be found out.
His heart was full of unspeakable pain. This was the money he had kept to buy seeds and farming tools in town after the orcs left next year. Without this money, he was done for.
He turned his head and glanced at his wife and child’s expectant look, before turning his head away.
“My Lord, this is my savings. If… If you want it, I am willing to give it to you.”
Reed looked at Porcy’s pained expression and shook his head.
“Keep it. Private property is protected in Dawnbreak, and even the Vampires of the Divine Light cannot take your property without cause or reason.”
Ah?
Porcy seemed to have gotten a second lease of life as he looked at Reed in disbelief.
“My Lord, what did you just say?”
Reed also did not know what to say when he saw this scene. He could clearly tell how the nobility in this world operated from this alone.
“In Dawnbreak, no one could infringe upon another’s private property, and your private properties are protected by the Vampires of the Divine Light. Be it humans or Vampires of the Divine Light, as long as one were to snatch your property within the city walls, they will be punished by the vampires. Here, you are safe.”
“Thank you, Milord. Thank you.”
After Porcy stuffed the cotton bag into his clothes and looked at Reed again, his original fear had disappeared. In its place was a look full of gratitude, and a bit of trust slowly rose as well.
Yes, he had developed trust in vampires.
Perhaps it was here that he could really find a new life as they said.
For common folk living in the chaos of wars, the longing for a stable environment was beyond imagination.
“Hold on there, I’m not done yet.”
Porcy’s expression froze and he stammered.
“Mi-Milord, please.”
Reed said in a huff, “Don’t look at me like that. No one will be minding that bit of money you have. Based on the rules of Dawnbreak, as long as a civilian join the city, they would be allocated land as long as they are adults. While you have a family of three, you only have two adults, so the land you will be allocated will be 20 acres. Keep this note safe, and wait for a few days for the land allocation. This is the only proof of it. Don’t lose it, losing it means no land.”
Porcy took the certificate in a daze as his head buzzed.
Twenty acres of land? Not only did this person not want his silver Pykes, but he was also allocating land to him?
Most of the land in Ayric was owned by Lord Mayor Marcus. He did not even own an inch of land, and only earned a small fee for farming for Marcus.
But now, based on what he had heard, he would be allocated twenty acres of land in this city.
Goddess above, I must be dreaming.
After all three of his family members received their identification certificates, his original anxiety had been tossed to the back of his mind as the light in his eyes had all turned into anticipation.
His family of three would be allocated twenty acres of land.
Twenty acres… He swore, if that honored Master Mage was really willing to give him that much land, he would be willing to give all he had.
After Reed was done with Porcy’s registration, he did not continue, and instead motioned for the vampires beside to handle it.
“Augustine, Harrison, understand now?”
The two had been standing beside Reed as they watched him go through the registration procedures for Porcy, and had witnessed the huge change in the latter’s attitude during the process.
“Patriarch, I think I understand why you had made such a plan. Humans, would not always be hostile to us.”
Harrison’s somewhat feminine voice was filled with amazement. He had thought that even if the humans were not to fear the vampires, it would take them a very long time to truly accept the vampires.
He did not expect that a fearful and hostile human would undergo such a huge transformation in just ten short minutes.
Goddess of the Night above, the Patriarch’s wisdom must have been bestowed by the God of Creation.
“Yes, the hatred between man and vampires is not beyond resolution, and more humans will join Dawnbreak in the future. These weak single entities will erupt in strength beyond our imaginations once they have sufficient numbers. The future of the vampires is inseparable from man, so I hope that you can truly know how to manage these humans, and how to deal with them. The Vampires of the Divine Light are a new breed of vampires. Do not look at this matter with those decrepit and decadent mindsets anymore.”
Reed seized the opportunity to instill a new mindset into the vampires around him, and judging from its current effect, it was not half bad.
The second-generation vampires were changing.
Then the third-generation would need the second-generation to guide them, although they have not yet done so.
However, Reed believed that this would be a spontaneous behavior in the near future, especially once the vampires discovered the power hidden within the humans.
For them to be able to occupy most of the fertile lands in the face of dozens of powerful races in this main plane, there was no doubt about the human potential.
As the Hexbats continued to land, there were more and more people in the plaza.
There were more than 400 Hexbats, and the number of humans was barely 700, so they could all be picked up in a single trip.
The rest had nothing much that some personal items and food.
After experiencing the scene earlier, Reed was completely disinterested in this, so he did not care what was inside the bags that these people were carrying.
Although ten registration desks were activated at the same time, the speed was not fast.
By the time these several hundred people were registered, light had broken into the horizon.
The Goddess of the Night had taken off her skirt, and dawn had arrived.
With the registration of the last human completed, the first group of raided human formally joined the city of Dawnbreak.
Although it would take a long time for these people to be truly integrated, at least they had made a good start.
Under everyone’s gaze, Reed stepped onto the high platform at the center of the plaza.
This was the tallest point of the plaza and was designed by the humans who had built the castle. The reason was, some nobles liked to stand on a high place and look down upon the civilians while spewing some disgusting drivel.
But the scene today was destined to be different from before, and would even be an unforgettable memory for everyone present.
“My people, welcome to your new home, the city of Dawnbreak.”
Reed stood on the high platform and looked down below. Today, he was wearing a blue silver-lined mage robe, and his tall figure bore an extraordinary heroic regality to it.
The temperament of this ancient aristocrat was like a glass of red wine that had been aged for twenty years, and people could not help but praise him.
His facial features were like masterpieces carved by the God of Craftsmanship after spending countless lives and energy. He possessed the kind of handsomeness that the opposite sex would expect.
His handsome appearance could set everyone’s eyes on fire, instantly attracting their attention.
Looking at the hostile, suspicious, fearful, and uneasy looks below, Reed smiled internally.
Right now, this group of people only have fear and doubt in their eyes, but after half an hour, these people will completely become my people, all because I decided to tell a lie.
While I have told countless lies in my life, this one, I think, has been the most perfect…