Chapter 128

Aegir POV

The army forms orderly ranks as they head south . The objective of our patrol this time is to inspect the former feudal lords of Treia who are acting as the governors of my new territory and make changes to personnel . The reason the army is coming along is to make known the new ruler, as well as to intimidate the former feudal lords so they dont start hatching any strange ideas . Thus, the only areas we will be making our rounds is the new territory .

First, we will advance to the southeast and enter the city of Rigol . This city is

It is a small city with a population of about 500 people, where some Viscount used to rule over the surrounding area .

I interrupt Leopolt mid-sentence . Bandits used an area close to this city as a base to commit wrongdoings . It would be nice if I dont see anyone I know, but it was back when I was still young, so they might not even recognize me .

So you are aware . According to scouts, the rule of the local governor is slightly on the harsh side . His own soldiers are used to threaten the farmers, so they should not pose a threat to us at all .

Is that so?

I told them beforehand we will drop by prior to summer .

Umu, were about two months too early . But Im sure thats on purpose .

I dont remember allowing such a harsh rule though .

This is ultimately a temporary measure, so the ruling details were left entirely to the local governors . As expected, we were short of hands to go around to all the new territory . Even an inferior rule is better than disorder after all .

Adolph is accompanying us on this patrol as the domestic affairs official . Our end goal is not to confront them directly in battle, but to confirm their work as governors, so