Chapter 473: Destroy Meyer

On the streets of a city in Rhea, the once bustling crowds have now become sparse and silent. People walk hurriedly with their heads down, confusion and fear revealed in their eyes. Many people want to find a harbor they can rely on, but they don't know where the harbor is.

Perhaps, there is no harbor at all.

There is no one who can escape from the collapse.

For those cities that had just surrendered, the rhythm of life of the local Rhea people was completely disrupted. The streets, shops, and markets they once knew were now shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.

The shadow of war had not dissipated at all, but had become even greater, and the arrival of the new rulers, the Syats, had filled their hearts with uncertainty and doubt.

The Syats are undoubtedly synonymous with barbarism, tyranny, and evil... at least that's what the Rheans think.

So people began to worry, suffer and despair.

Some people even committed suicide out of despair after learning that the "Blood Flame King" had died in battle and the Syat people had invaded.

The Fisher family came with the Syat people.

Whether the Rheans want to or not.

After taking over the cities in southern Rhea, the Syats showed an attitude completely different from previous invaders. They did not immediately carry out large-scale plunder and oppression, but adopted a more gentle and rational management method.

This is so because, through an internal vote within the Fisher family, the management of the conquered areas was given to Christine instead of Darren.

In her rational and cold eyes, hatred is nothing more than a fabricated concept that can be used. However, hatred still needs to give way to interests. The interests of the Fisher family are everything!

In order to stabilize the people's hearts, Christine took a series of measures. First, she ensured the basic order and safety of the city, dispatched troops to patrol, and prevented robbery and violence.

At the same time, they also actively dispatched intelligence organizations to constantly search for and suppress opponents, vigorously encouraged supporters of the Syats, and divided the Rheas from within.

To those who obeyed her rule, Christine was a gentle and generous ruler, even better than the original Rhea nobles. Not only did she not plunder, she also exempted many miscellaneous taxes.

For the rebels, Christine's intelligence organization is undoubtedly an evil nightmare. It is almost omniscient and never merciless, and has secretly executed many Rheans.

As for how people view her... Christine actually doesn't care much about it. The most important thing is the interests of the Fisher family.

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The sun was shining brightly on the city square that had become ruled by the Syat people. The towering buildings around it cast long shadows. On a temporary platform in the center of the square, several high-ranking Syat nobles in gorgeous clothes sat upright with sharp and cold eyes.

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence in the square, and a team of Syat soldiers escorted a Syat officer who was disheveled and looked panicked into the square.

This officer had taken the liberty of having fun with female civilians from Rhea and was accused of serious violation of military discipline, which caused great indignation. At this moment, his face was filled with fear and dissatisfaction.

"I am a superhuman! I work for the noble Fisher family. My father is a viscount. I am a Syat. You can't treat me like this!"

He roared at the top of his lungs.

"Let me go! I just played with a Rhea beast, and you treat me like this! I am always the first one to rush to the front when I go into battle to kill the enemy. Are you pigs still Syat people? You damn traitors!"

As the officer was pushed off the platform, the entire square fell into a brief silence, and everyone's eyes were focused on this scene.

After the Siat nobles exchanged a few words in a low voice, one of the viscounts stood up. His voice was clearly transmitted throughout the square through the loudspeaker. Every word hit the heart of every Siat and Rhea like a hammer.

"Fellow citizens and soldiers of Syat, today we are publicly dealing with a Syat officer who violated military discipline. This serves as a warning to remind everyone that no matter how high or low your status is, you will be treated equally before the laws of Her Majesty the Queen."

His tone was firm and majestic, without the slightest wavering.

"Let me go! I want to see Mistress Christine and Mistress Darren! I have merits and honors, and you pigs are not worthy of judging me!"

The arrested officer continued to yell, but no one paid any attention.

Several Syat nobles sneered. Today, it was actually Lord Christine's subordinates who were silently observing. If they showed any favoritism, they would be punished.

Grand Duke Darren might turn a blind eye, but for Lady Christine, rules are the most important thing.

An executioner stepped forward and, with swiftness and precision, inflicted on the officer the terrible punishment of flogging, in accordance with Syat law.

During the entire process, the officer clenched his teeth and tried not to make any sound, but his pain and regret were clearly written on his face.

After the punishment, the officer was helped up by the soldiers and staggered out of the square, while the surrounding people and soldiers fell into deep thought.

In this way, the Syats demonstrate to everyone the strictness and fairness of the law, and also send a strong message - in the city managed by them, order and rules are supreme, and any behavior that challenges this principle will be punished accordingly.

After this scene ended, the square returned to its former tranquility, but there seemed to be a new atmosphere in the air, an atmosphere of greater awe for rules and greater respect for order.

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The person kneeling on the ground was a granddaughter of "Lord of Blood and Flame" Frem. She was beautiful and had once been pursued by countless young and promising male nobles. But now she was kneeling down beside the horse's hooves, trembling all over. She was as humble as an ant and did not even dare to say a word.

"I accept your surrender."

Darren muttered quietly, not even looking at the terrified girl, his eyes showing calmness instead of amusement.

In a few months, he had seen and conquered one city after another, and had become completely accustomed to this situation.

Even though the city before him was the capital of Rhea, Darren did not feel any great joy.

In the dim light of dawn, the ranks of the Syat nobles slowly passed through the majestic yet slightly dilapidated gate of the enemy's king's city with steady and solemn steps, announcing the arrival of a new era belonging to the Fisher family.

Darren was dressed in exquisite armor, wearing a jewel-studded helmet, riding a tall and mighty warhorse, followed by a guard of elite soldiers.

The people of Rhea on both sides of the street watched this scene with mixed feelings, their eyes filled with great fear and despair.

Finally the team arrived at the palace of King Rhea.

This palace, which once symbolized power and glory, now looked exceptionally peaceful and solemn in the morning light. The Syat nobles lined up neatly in front of the palace, and then Darren, a man of distinguished status, dressed in a gorgeous robe, slowly walked forward.

At the gate of the palace, he stopped and looked around, then announced in a deep and powerful voice:

"I am Duke Darren Fisher of Syat. On behalf of my country and people, I accept the surrender of Rhea and all its nobles. From now on, we Syat people will write a new chapter of history together with the Rhea people, and let peace and prosperity take root in this land."

Darren said this with a smile on his face, trying his best not to make his smile too obvious.

As expected, after hearing such a hypocritical word as "peace", the faces of those Rhea nobles became even uglier... This was exactly the effect he wanted.

The Meyer family is no longer of any value and has nowhere to escape. The faces of their family members are filled with helplessness and submission, but more of an uncertainty about the future. Holding the scepter and family emblem symbolizing surrender in their trembling hands, they bow their heads to Darren Fisher to express their formal surrender.

The Meyer family, one of the top ten families in the eastern part of the continent with a history of hundreds of years, completely succumbed to its old enemy, the Fischer family.

Without a doubt, this will be a major event in history!

Then, Darren led them all to the palace with a tolerant and calm look, and a banquet with a depressing atmosphere began.

However, even though it was a very depressing banquet, the Meyer family still felt relieved. It seemed that the Fisher family's attitude was okay... Finally, Darren ordered people to bring up many black gift boxes, the number corresponding to each member of the Meyer family present.

"What do these gift boxes mean?"

The people of the Meyer family were very surprised. They didn't expect that there would be gifts. Was that devil Syat planning to bribe them?

"Gift boxes are for holding gifts, and gifts are for... memorial services."

He calmly opened the gift box in his hand, and a bloody smell suddenly came out of it. The gift box contained the head of the female member of the Meyer family who had surrendered outside the city, the granddaughter of Fram.

Everyone in the Meyer family suddenly collapsed.

"You Siat devil!"

"Fischer will absolutely go to hell!"

"The gods will curse you! You won't be successful forever!"

Darren looked at the desperate and collapsed people and shook his head slowly. He said cruelly and calmly: "The situation has come to this point. It is still your fault. If my grandfather had not died early because of you, maybe the person who came here would be my father. With his personality, he might not have done such a cruel thing."

Gazing at everyone's eyes, he finally felt that sense of joy again in his heart, and his voice became even more powerful.

"Your biggest mistake was forcing them too hard and not killing them all."

"And I don't want to make the same mistakes as you guys."

"So did Fischer."

(End of this chapter)