Warlord: King of All Clans

A member of the Knights of the Wind, the second son of a Northern Bannerman with the worst family background, he really doesn't care about ordinary villages and fiefdoms.

Leo gave them an annual salary of twenty gold coins, which was calculated after deducting the expenses for the maintenance of war horses and armor. In the Duke's Palace of Olenik, the Grand Duke of the North gave them more.

Seeing that Wood did not show the expected surprise, Nairn could only make a backup plan.

He pointed to the gift on the table and said, "This is my gift for you!"

Wood looked at the gift box that the butler placed on the table after receiving it, and said jokingly: "Not bad, little Nairn, you have learned how to give gifts."

Having given the gift, Nairn thought he had the right to eat snacks, so he leaned over to the cabinet next to the fireplace, took out a jar of preserves, held it high above his head, placed it on the small round table, and stared at Wood while wagging his tail wildly.

He smelled it as soon as he came, and all his subsequent actions were disguised!

I, little Nain, also understand the ways of the world!

Nain, a little golden-haired dog-headed boy who is about to reach adulthood, is only one meter tall due to long-term lack of exercise.

Only by standing on tiptoe could one put his head on the small round table in front of the fireplace.

Wood had no choice but to help him open the jar, pour the preserves into the plate, and then reached out and pushed the preserves plate to the edge of the round table so that Nairn could grab it more easily.

Nain ate the candied fruit madly while wagging his tail, feeling very proud. "I just learned the human etiquette, woof! The vendor you hanged last month taught me."

"The mistress said that gifts given to friends are not considered bribes!"

Wood had no choice but to open the gift box, and then he was shocked.

Inside the small gift box, there is a huge golden egg!

The golden egg is bigger than a chicken egg and weighs probably two pounds. Even if it is melted and cast into Imperial Gold Sol, at least twenty pieces can be cast.

This is his annual salary!

This was the first time Wood had received such a valuable gift since he came to River Bend!

Wood held the golden egg in his hand and asked in a stern voice, "Nairn, where did this come from? Who gave it to you?"

Nain wagged his tail. "Golden and sparkling! These are what the dogs found and asked me to exchange for candy. They saved them for a year and melted them into an egg. I'm giving it to you!"

"Woof woof woof! Human Knight Wood is my good friend!"

Wood looked at the golden egg, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "You are trying to hang me."

"You found so much gold, but you didn't report it to the Lord's Mansion?"

Nain was stunned for a while before he asked weakly, "Should we report if we find gold?"

Wood was speechless. "Have you never seen a gold coin? Don't you know how many pieces of candy you can buy with one gold coin?"

Nairn was confused, "But, but, this is a golden egg, not a gold coin."

Wood couldn't help but cover his face, "You have a dog brain."

Although Nain was in charge of the allocation of supplies and civil administration of Gravel Castle, he seldom came into contact with gold coins. He usually handled bulk supplies and a small amount of silver and copper coins.

The empire had no small-denomination gold coins, only gold soles used for large-volume commodity transactions.

Not to mention a small place like Isenbol, even in the Earl's main city, not everyone can easily take out a gold solu.

Silver coins and copper coins were the regular currencies used by civilians in transactions.

Moreover, the kobolds have low intelligence and simple minds, and no matter how smart they are, they have their limits.

After Gravel Castle got on track, it was his human deputies who were doing the work, and his main job was to supervise the middle-level management, calculate the accounts and sign the documents as the lord's confidant.

Nairn didn't have much idea about the value of gold, he just thought that the shiny golden thing was the best gift for his friends.

Wood stood up, holding the golden egg, and said to Nain, "Let's go back to the lord's house and report to the lord."

He put on his coat and hat and left with Nairn.

Seeing Nairn looking back every few steps, Wood felt sorry for him.

This little dog-headed man braved the wind and snow to cross the town in the early evening, congratulating and giving gifts, wasn't he just after the stuttering?

So Wood turned around and picked up the candied fruit jar, letting Nairn hold it in his arms, "Eat while you walk."

Meanwhile, in the lord's mansion, the maid Elodie carried Nain's package and placed it on Olivia's desk, anxiously waiting for the mistress of River Bay to make her decision.

In the small package that was opened, there were a few sets of clothes and a pile of scattered gold and silver bars.

These gold and silver bars have been simply smelted to remove most of the impurities, but their shapes are still very original.

The gold and silver bars together weigh several pounds and are worth more than ten gold coins, enough to exchange for a building in the riverside town.

You can buy two or three hundred ogre slaves in the city of Isenbol!

Just now, the maid was making the bed for Nain, the little dog-headed brother who had just returned home, in the basement. When she saw the package he threw under the bed, she thought of washing Nain's dirty clothes.

Not expecting to find such a large pile of money, the frightened Elodie took it up and handed it to Olivia without thinking.

At the same time, I was very nervous and worried about my younger brother's fate.

In Hewan, which had just recovered from poverty and hunger, every copper coin had to be used wisely. Both Leo and Urian were extremely disgusted with corruption and bribery.

The management of Hewan enjoys the best treatment among all the people in the territory, but they are also subject to the strictest supervision. The kobolds, who can smell lies, keep an eye on them all the time and record their words and actions.

If the amount of corruption or bribery exceeds one gold coin, the person will be dismissed from his post and investigated. If the amount exceeds ten gold coins, the person will be hanged in public.

Olivia's family education is also very strict. The little dog heads who are sent out are very well-behaved. So far, no dog has been executed or severely punished for making a serious mistake.

But after embezzling and accepting bribes of so much money, simple mental whipping is not enough. Nain will be crippled if he doesn't die this time!

Leo looked at Olivia, who had a cold face, red eyes, and a rolling pin in her hand, and couldn't help but comfort her: "Don't be anxious, ask clearly before you do anything, Nain is such a good child."

Olivia immediately found someone to vent her anger on. "No matter how well behaved I am, you have led me astray. I have become a thief, a fraud, and a traitor!"

Leo was furious, "No, don't use the imperial elegant words you learned randomly. Which of these words describes me?"

Olivia wanted to cry, "Nairn has a criminal record. The last time he did that, he embezzled a pound of toffee."

Then she grabbed Leo's collar and begged, "How about just giving him a beating?"

Leo got even angrier, "No, you're the one who wants to hit him, not me!"

Olivia heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Leo's expression did not seem fake.

She was indeed angry, but she was even more afraid that Leo would enforce the law impartially and hang her own son on the execution ground.

When the children of the Northerners made mistakes, the mothers would beat them the most fiercely. This was because they were afraid that the fathers would take action first and accidentally beat their children to death!

When Wood brought Nairn back to the lord's house, he saw the mistress of River Bay sitting on the lord's throne with a rolling pin in her hand.

Leo, Freya, Elodi and many other followers dared not utter a word and stood with their hands hanging down.

The can of preserves in Nairn's arms fell to the wooden floor with a thud, and then his whole body drooped, with his ears drooping, and he ran over diagonally and lay at Olivia's feet to flatter her.

You can't escape being beaten. As for how severe it is, it depends on what mistake you have made!