The first floor of Castina's mansion.
Originally, this home had only four walls and few pieces of furniture. It was extremely shabby.
In this home right now, the few pieces of furniture were all smashed into a mess. Besides corpses, they were still in a mess.
Blood and water spread everywhere, and the corpses that had been chopped down on the ground were soaked in it. The various indistinguishable organs made it difficult for people to look directly. The blood and water were mixed with the smell of internal organs, and the smell was unpleasant.
...
The captain of the guard was sitting on the stairs at this time, taking off his helmet and armor. His face, which was full of vicissitudes of life and had scars, was expressionless, completely numb and silent.
The soldiers who were seriously injured were supported, lying on the open ground, and simply bandaged. They could not hurt their lives, but could only add a few scars.
The soldiers who were less seriously injured began to carry out the corpses from the house one by one.
By the way, he collected the weapons on the ground, pulled off the armor and helmet from the horse thief.
The one or two gangsters who were lucky enough to be alive were tied up tightly and kept struggling.
The current situation can be said to be very confusing for them.
They were so confused that after moving the bodies, everyone didn't know where to go.
The object of allegiance is dead, but they are still alive.
People who are accustomed to obedience, discipline, and execution, once they have no direction, their confusion is incomprehensible to others.
The only sounds left on the first floor were a group of guards carrying corpses and collecting loot.
No one said a word.
——
When Castina went downstairs, she saw that the bodies on the first floor had been basically cleaned up.
The soldiers who had just killed everyone were sorting out trophies such as swords and armor outside the house.
As soon as she stepped down to the first floor, the voice of the system came from her mind.
"Number of kills this time: 34..."
"A total of 20 treasure boxes were obtained, 15 wooden treasure boxes and 5 iron treasure boxes."
"Do you want to turn everything on now?"
"Don't turn it on."
Castina answered in her heart.
When it comes to things like opening a treasure chest, it opens automatically all at once, so there is no thrilling feeling.
There's no rush about the treasure chests, I'll open them one by one later.
Immediately, Castina stepped out of the house.
...
Arriving at the courtyard, the captain of the guard hurriedly came forward to greet him.
He bowed his head, his face full of apology and self-blame, and in a hoarse voice, he said in a deep voice...
"Mother, we are useless."
"Let...let the gangsters slip up."
"Are you the only one who survived?"
The name "Mother" made Castina frown for a moment, and she felt sick all over her body.
Castina retracted her thoughts, shook her head slightly, with a sad look on her face, and said in a deep voice...
"And my father Hall."
When the captain of the guard heard this, his face became even more sad, his brows knitted together, he was really beating his chest and feeling regretful.
A long sigh, full of sadness.
"Mr. Delson..."
"Just die like that?"
"If it hadn't been for his rescue back then, we wouldn't have known where we would have died."
"Just because of our negligence, a gangster came up. Mr. Delson..."
"I..."
When the soldiers around him heard this, they also had sad expressions on their faces. Obviously, this group of guards received a lot of favor from the old housekeeper.
Castina stretched out her hand to caress the guard captain's shoulder, looked at the guard captain in front of her who was blaming herself, and then said...
"Well, the dead have passed away, but the living will continue to live."
"This attack is over."
"What are your... plans for the future?"
This question pierced the hearts of all the sergeants for a while.
What are your plans for the future?
The benefactor and employer are dead, who knows what to do next?
Go home and work in the fields?
The members of the Bianting Group were all refugees from the border. Their families had long since disappeared, and they were all alone after being discharged from the army.
Go to the mercenary market to sell yourself?
Employers are either evil people who oppress the people, or they are simply bandits, while most of the enemies are common people who have risen up in rebellion. How can your conscience be at ease?
Is the fallen grass a bandit? It's even more impossible.
Homeless and unable to attack innocent people, what should I do to survive in the future?
All the soldiers were confused and confused.
Kastina smiled, breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and patted the guard captain on the shoulder, and then said...
"How about you stay?"
"Stay with me."
All the soldiers, including the captain of the guard, were startled when they heard this.
The captain of the guard looked at Castina in front of him, looking at the woman in front of him who suffered such a disaster on her wedding day, and he felt panic.
For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
Kastina immediately thought about it and took out a leaf from the system space. She pinched the leaf with a pair of jade fingers. The green leaf was slightly glowing. She handed it over before and said with a smile...
"This can be regarded as my personal meeting gift."
"You continue to perform your duties as mercenaries."
"Since Delson has a favor with you, I think you also want to get rid of all the thieves to avenge him."
"And I want to reorganize this messy territory and avenge the massacred territory people."
"how?"
The guard captain looked at the leaves in Kastina's hand, his eyes widened, and he felt unbelievable.
this...
This is the leaf of the elf tree!
...
This thing is actually something left by Castina's ancestors that can improve her personal qualifications.
Improving personal qualifications is indeed a good thing.
But Castina felt that using this thing on herself was no different from a waste.
It is impossible for me to develop high combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and it will be in vain.
And using this thing as a favor to recruit the guard captain to stay is what Castina thinks is the most valuable way to use it.
Having actual combat experience, being able to use combat energy, and being able to direct small-scale battles is undoubtedly what Castina needs right now.
Although these few surviving soldiers do not know how to use fighting spirit, they are also veterans who have experienced battles for a long time. They have loyalty, a sense of honor, and strong moral values.
Such soldiers are hard to come by.
...
The captain of the guard and the other sergeants struggled in silence for a long time. Finally, the captain of the guard spread his palms in front of his chest, bowed and said in a deep voice...
"We are family mercenaries, not mercenaries hired with money."
"Master, after the death of Mr. Butler, it is your duty to obey the command of your mistress."
"I, Brian, and the brothers will obey the orders of the mistress and fight against the guards."
"The leaves of this Elf Ancestral Tree are too precious. A treasure that only a big family would be willing to use if they cultivate talents."
"You'd better take it back."
Castina pursed her lips, then frowned slightly, looking at the guard captain Brian who was leaning forward, and then said...
"Since you said you would obey my orders, that's fine."
"First order, don't call me Mistress, call me Castina or something else, whatever."
"Second, collect the leaves."
Brian, the captain of the guard, was silent for a moment, and did not move to pick up the leaf. He just responded with a strong voice.
"Yes, Miss Castina."
Castina glanced at the several sergeants around her, and saw that each of them had their palms spread out in front of their chests and bowed in salute, which made her feel relieved.
This group of soldiers has been taken over.
Immediately, she crossed her arms, frowned, thought for a while, and said to the guard captain...
"so."
"Take a few people with you to appease the people, and gather them at the village square."
"Wait for me to come over."
"Leave two people behind to interrogate the two bandits who were captured alive. Ask about the number of horse thieves and the details. Report to me when the time comes."
All the sergeants responded.
Before leaving, Castina forced the leaf directly into the hands of guard captain Brian, who wanted to return it.
But Castina left quickly, pulling around the leaves repeatedly, and this was the end.
——
After recruiting soldiers, Castina only felt severe pain in the wounds on her waist and abdomen.
Somehow, the wound that had already scabbed opened again. He reached out and touched it, and there was blood on his hand.
The pain from the wound made Castina almost unsteady on her feet, her brows were furrowed, her eyes narrowed in pain, and her whole beautiful face was filled with pain. She held her hands against the wall and rested for a long time. Only then did he calm down.
On the side, there were guards beating two gangsters, shouting like slaughtering pigs and sheep, which made people's eardrums hurt, and made Castina even more upset.
Castina frowned and shook her head slightly. It seemed that the injury would have to be stitched up with a needle.
Holding the wound, enduring the pain, he slowly walked upstairs step by step.
...
As soon as I arrived on the second floor, I heard quite angry shouts coming from my boudoir.
"Disaster! Disaster! It's all your fault!"
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of waving a blade and the messy sound of chopping things.
At this moment, Castina suddenly remembered that the idiot young master was still alive!
And judging from this, this fool is afraid that he will be harmful to his father Hall in the house!
For a moment, Castina couldn't help but feel tense in her heart, and then she hurried up to the second floor.
No one was taking care of the bodies on the second floor, and the swords from the fight were still there. Castina quickly picked up a knife and entered the house.
...
As soon as he entered the house, he saw the idiot waving the knife angrily out of thin air, gnashing his teeth and his face was red. Seeing Castina enter the house, he became even more angry.
"Disaster! You are all disaster!"
"It's all you! If it hadn't been for you, the housekeeper wouldn't have died! There wouldn't have been... and there wouldn't have been a horse thief!"
"Disaster!"
"I'll chop you to death!"
Castina looked at the idiot young master waving the knife around, and then she felt relieved when she saw that her father Hall was fine.
Looking at the fool again, Castina was also filled with anger.
She crossed her arms, frowned slightly, her fox eyes and almond eyes were full of anger, and she immediately scolded...
"You said I am a disaster star, I admit it, I am."
"but."
"Horse thief, I think what the housekeeper means is caused by the trouble you caused, right?"
"Butler, he also died to protect you."
"Who do you blame?"
"Furthermore, the people of my territory died because of the horse thieves you attracted. I am the one who should be angry, right?"
Castina spoke clearly and clearly, even though she had always been a true disaster star of Kev.
But the matter of the horse thief really has little to do with him.
But how can the foolish young master understand this?
His face was still red, he was gnashing his teeth with great anger, shouting and cursing, and slashing randomly.
"Disaster, you are the disaster!"
"You! Go to hell! Go to hell!"
As he said that, the knife in his hand was suddenly thrown towards Castina!
Castina was unprepared. She originally thought that this fool was just going to cut her dressing table to vent his anger, but who knew he would suddenly throw the knife out!
For a moment, it was too late to hide, and the flying blade suddenly arrived. In an instant, the sharp blade opened a burning wound on her right arm, and blood dripped down instantly.
For a time, the anger in Castina's heart could no longer be suppressed!
This fool used to block the knife with himself before, but now he does it again!
For a moment, my heart was filled with anger!
The hand holding the knife became tighter and tighter, and he took a few steps closer.
——
The fool's body lay quietly under Castina's bed, blood flowing from his neck. The body twitched twice and stopped moving. The knife was thrown aside, soaked in blood.
Castina sat on the edge of the bed with her elbows on her thighs, her whole body quite depressed.
A head of red hair hanging down, a beautiful face, quite absent-minded.
I don't know why, but I feel the same way when I kill a fool, chop down a gangster, and shoot the young leader of a horse bandit.
Not quite the same.
At this time, the system's voice suddenly appeared in my mind.
[System prompt: Kill 1, get 1 diamond treasure chest]
...
The sound of the system echoed in my mind, and it was indeed worth being happy to burst out of the diamond box with my character.
However, some questions about this fool are also recurring in Castina's mind.
She suddenly raised her head and looked at her father Hall standing at the door.
For a moment, I seemed to understand something.
yes.
How could a fool come in by himself and get angry randomly with a knife?
How could he understand that disaster stars are not disaster stars?
If someone hadn't told him this, if someone hadn't deliberately provoked him, how could he be like this?
yes.
As long as the fools die, the money they leave behind cannot be completely considered their own, and it will also cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.
and.
This is a good opportunity to teach my daughter.
If you want to make a difference and develop a force, those who are not in line with the current interests cannot be retained.
My father grew up in various ugly environments. He was too thin to fight and couldn't do magic, but he knew those things well.
Castina raised her head and looked into Hall's eyes, and Hall also looked at her, their eyes facing each other.
In the silence between the two, the father and daughter seemed to be communicating something.