Dark Fairy Tale: Tyrant, Conquer Cinderella at the Beginning

Richard looked at everything in front of him calmly.

This was his people.

They were ignorant, docile, and had no sense of resistance, like a group of completely domesticated livestock.

His mind drifted away, thinking of the nation he belonged to in his previous life.

They were hardworking, brave, peace-loving, indomitable, and self-reliant. The Confucian benevolence, the Mohist universal love, the Legalist equality, and the Taoist respect for human freedom all influenced the transformation and growth of this nation.

Compared with them, it was a world of difference!

Thinking of this, and looking at the group of people in front of him, Richard did not see bravery, indomitable spirit, hard work and self-improvement.

It seemed to be the opposite, the other extreme. All he saw was fear, despair and anxiety.

When the exploitation of the upper class slightly affected the people, the people endured.

When the pressure was increased, the people complained and endured.

When they barely had enough food and clothing, the people complained.

When they were not enough to have enough food and clothing, it was time to rebel. But their rebellion only lasted for a moment before they gave up, and even only one in 20 people responded.

This reaction really made Richard dissatisfied.

Finally, Richard’s next words made everyone’s eyes light up.

“I can give you two choices!”

Under everyone’s expectant gaze, Richard grinned cruelly:

“First, as stated before, pay the fine in full. If you can’t pay it, you will be hanged!”

After saying this, he looked at the crowd.

They all kowtowed immediately.

An old man said in a hoarse voice:

“Lord, we can’t earn a single gold coin even if we don’t eat or drink for three years. Please give us a chance and let us compensate you in other ways!”

Richard didn’t feel pity for the old man when he heard this. He saw clearly that the old man was stealing when he first appeared. And the person who was stolen was just a ten-year-old child. He even stole things from children. How could he be so humane.

As soon as the old man finished speaking, someone else shouted:

“My Lord, I am willing to work for you. Please have mercy on me and give me a chance to live!”

“Sir, I really can’t afford it. Not to mention one gold coin per person, even if it’s one gold coin for our whole family, we can’t afford it! There are seven of us in our family, and even our lives are not worth that much. It would be a loss if you killed us, sir!”

“I am willing to give you everything in my family, including eleven chickens, two sheep, three quails, and twelve eggs! Please spare the lives of my whole family!”

“I can help you clean up the feces in the city into the wild. No, no, clean it up into the wilderness outside the territory. Our whole family can do it. We are still valuable. Please spare my life, sir!”

“Our family is willing to do all the above, and we do not ask you to cancel the fine, just reduce it so that we can afford it. In the future, we will obey your orders!”

For a moment, everyone racked their brains to find ways to beg for mercy in order to survive.

Richard, who was as hard-hearted as a rock, remained indifferent to all this.

He continued:

“You can listen to my second choice, and obey my orders completely! All the houses you live in and the land you cultivate will be taken back!

You must do whatever I tell you to do! Otherwise, you will be hanged!”

When everyone heard this, they were a little confused.

If the land and houses were taken back, where would they live in the future?

How would they eat in the future?

“”Sir, I am willing to hand over my house and land, thank you for sparing my life! I will move out of my home soon, and my whole family will move!”

A middle-aged man shouted.

At this moment, he had already made the worst plan.

“If the Lord allows, I am willing to live in the woods and wait for His instructions outside the castle every morning.”He said.

When those who were still confused heard this, they all agreed.

“Sir, we are willing to move out immediately and return the house and land to you!”

“”My Lord, I am willing to live by the river. I can make a simple house with hay. I don’t want a house in the city!”

For a moment, everyone rushed to speak, fearing that they would be slow to react.

After all, compared with hanging, living in the woods and by the river is nothing. Those who live by the river can get fish in the river, and those who live in the woods can get wild fruits in the woods. If they are lucky, they may even get meat such as rabbits and mountain mice.

Of course, the premise is that their Lord allows them to eat these things.

At this time, everyone’s psychological desires have been compressed by Richard to the point where they can’t retreat. They are completely like meat on the felt board, at his mercy.

But Richard shook his head and said:

“You don’t have to live in the woods, nor by the river. As for the house, although it is mine now, it is not impossible for you to live there. However, the premise of all this is that you listen to my words carefully.”

“”Lord, we will obey!”

Everyone bowed their heads and was completely tamed.

Especially when they heard that they still had the opportunity to continue living in the city, what else could they say?

Although the premise was to listen to the lord, didn’t they have to obey even in the past?

It was just that they didn’t know what the lord wanted to do?

No one asked about this question, nor did they dare to ask, believing that the lord would naturally speak to them.

And some people with quick brains had guessed that the sky-high fines and hangings that Richard had mentioned at the beginning were actually means to force them to obey.

Of course, they also understood in their hearts that if they didn’t obey, these means of intimidation might come true.

After all, these people were at the bottom of society and had seen all kinds of cruelty in human nature.

Richard’s tone made them keenly aware that he really knew how to kill and dared to kill.

Even Richard’s fanning the flames at that time made them feel that he was looking forward to their rebellion and a hearty killing.

“Very good! Everyone line up in five teams, I will have someone register you one by one, and after the registration is completed, I will tell you what you need to do.

Believe me, your docility today is the best choice you have made in your life!”

Richard said, smiled faintly, then turned around and sat down in a pavilion nearby, and began to arrange the work.

Just as he arranged the person in charge of registration, he heard the system prompt sound in his ear.