As the sun rises.
Janet obediently followed the technique and successfully stored the spiritual spring water.
Although her cultivation level was negligible, she was from a prominent family, and her talent was naturally different from that of ordinary people; she was just too young back then.
Gu Yan nodded in agreement, thinking that this way, the system could operate for a longer period of time.
He was indeed a tiny bit annoyed last night; if it weren't for the fear of harming such a beautiful woman, even ten lives wouldn't be enough for her…
...
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
"Everyone, come to the village entrance."
His voice was arrogant, showing no regard for them whatsoever.
“One hundred people, at the third or fourth level of the Spirit Opening Realm,” Gu Yan muttered to himself.
He glanced at Janet, then vanished into thin air.
...
“Sir, it’s all here, all mature herbs,” Jack said, hunching over and pointing to two boxes.
He was surrounded by hundreds of knights, each of whom was more skilled than him, which put him under great pressure.
"oh?
"Open them all and take a look," said the centurion at the front, his eyes scanning all the villagers.
With two clicks, all the herbs inside were measured out.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers sought to find fault elsewhere.
"Don't you know that everyone has to come when taxes are collected?"
"Why is there only so much?" a knight in blue armor asked.
“Sir, it’s a busy time lately. Many people are cultivating medicinal herbs. Look at these…” Jack explained, and as he spoke, someone brought over another half-box of medicinal herbs.
The knights' expressions improved after seeing that there were many more, which meant they could earn more money.
"Alright, alright, this is the last time. Carry it onto the carriage," the centurion said, waving his hand.
Several burly men immediately came out and carried the boxes onto the carriage behind them.
"Let's go to the next village."
The sound of horses' hooves rang out again, until all the people had left and disappeared from sight...
"Village chief, they probably won't be coming back, right?" a man in his thirties asked.
"They've taken what they were entitled to, everything's fine for now, everyone can go home," Jack said loudly.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sigh, I can still barely survive for a while, but I don't know when this kind of life will end," said an old man in his fifties.
"Let's just live one day at a time. What can we do when we have no power?" another old man said, patting him on the shoulder.
...
Gu Yan had already followed them out by then.
“Those herbs must have only grown for three to five years, but they are almost as good as those that are twenty years old outside,” he sighed softly.
Having spiritual energy is great; everything is several times stronger.
As he fled in stealth, they caught up closely in just a few minutes.
"Sir, that village ahead is the poorest in this area. Should we take it?" a junior officer asked the centurion.
"oh?
So that means we can't even get the basic benefits?
"What use are they? If they can't pay up, just take action. Kill all the men and women over fifty." The centurion said coldly.
Those taxes would have to be handed over to their families when they returned home, so they wouldn't end up in their hands. He would only feel at ease if they were from sensible villages.
"Hahaha, we're in luck again! Last time, many of the ones we brought back were snatched up by important figures. This time, we'll definitely have our fill before taking them back," a knight laughed loudly.
"Hehe, I only want the young girl, I've decided not to touch anything else," a knight chuckled lewdly.
"Fate, you really are a pervert," a knight said disdainfully.
"Don't even mention it, this guy killed several girls last time, all under ten years old. It's outrageous! I was even thinking of adopting them as my goddaughters," a knight said with heartache.
...
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is truly the first time I've ever seen such a perverted person," Gu Yan said disdainfully.
If it were him, it would definitely take several years to recover.
Soon after, they arrived at a village, which was not large, with only about three or four hundred people.
"Sir, the villagers' income is not very good this year, this is all they have. Could you please give them some more time?" an old man said tremblingly.
The centurion glanced at the box full of herbs and said cruelly, "Have you forgotten the rules?"
If you can't pay, you're dead.
Kill everyone.
At a command, all the knights instantly surrounded the villagers.
"Hahaha, this one's great, really hot! I saw it first, don't try to take it from me!" A knight pointed at a woman and laughed loudly.
"No, I've got my eye on it too," another knight said, dissatisfied. He, too, loved this still-charming look.
“Haha, how about the three of us team up?” another knight said.
These unrestrained words immediately caused the women to burst into tears.
"You're talking nonsense, I'll just die!" A middle-aged man was stabbed to death before he could finish speaking.
"Oh, husband, what's wrong?" the woman cried, holding the corpse.
Swish swish swish.
Villagers were being stabbed to death one after another, turning the scene into a miniature hell...
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