Miss Witch, It's Time to Clean Up the Entries - Chapter 42

The luxurious eight-horse carriage, with the green flag symbolizing Green Shade Territory, slowly drove from the inner city to the outer city.

Leon sat in the carriage, listening to the reports from the three ministers.

To make enough space for the three ministers, Anna, Annie, and Sophie rode on horseback, following the guard troop escorting the carriage.

“Anna, you seem to be in a good mood.”

Anna and Annie shared a horse. Anna sat in front, and Annie sat behind.

“Yes, Annie, I am in a good mood.”

Anna admitted generously.

“Is it because Lord Leon is about to have a fiancée?”

“No, it’s because Lord Leon told us that he is about to have a fiancée.”

“What is there to be happy about?”

“It proves that in Lord Leon’s heart, we are significant. He respects us very much.”

Annie couldn’t understand Anna’s words. She tilted her head, looking at the carriage window.

Inside the carriage window, Leon was instructing the three ministers on their important tasks for the day.

The way he pointed and gestured was very much like old Moria.

“Anna, will Lord Leon marry 33 wives in the future?”

“Probably not.”

Anna said with uncertainty. Her good mood suddenly diminished by a tiny bit.

She could accept Leon having one wife, because it would make things more interesting for her, but she did not want Leon to have 33 wives, because that would exhaust Leon, and then she wouldn’t find any amusement.

Of course, even if there was no amusement by Leon’s side, she would still steadfastly stay by Leon’s side.

Because she had already sworn an oath to be absolutely loyal to Leon.

This loyalty would not be swayed by other emotions.

Inside the carriage, the Head of Internal Affairs, Karel Dennis, said with a proud expression,

“Lord Leon, your decision was wise. The subjects of Green Shade Territory are not only unafraid because of this Red Itch Plague, but on the contrary, they are filled with pride. Because Green Shade Territory is the only place that can cure the Red Itch Plague.”

“Yes, I believe Green Shade Territory’s population will welcome a new increase, because the news that you can cure the Red Itch Plague will soon spread to other lord-cities with the merchant caravans.”

The Minister of External Affairs, Alex Poole, said, “The refugees outside the high wall are also very willing to become our subjects.”

“Mm.”

Leon nodded slightly, “The matter of Green Cards can be popularized. Issue a uniquely numbered Green Card to all registered subjects of Green Shade Territory. Those who possess a Green Card can permanently reside in Green Shade Territory.”

“Do the original subjects need to pay?”

Omari Hani asked.

Leon raised his eyebrows, “What do you think?”

“They need to.”

Omari Hani said excitedly, “Our treasury needs to be filled. This is an excellent opportunity! While everyone has a sense of belonging to Green Shade Territory, we can increase revenue!”

“Don’t be so aggressive. What money do commoners have?”

Leon said with a smile,

“Create three levels of identity cards. Green Cards for commoners. Commoners within the territory only need to pay 100 copper coins to obtain one.

“Silver Cards for the middle class. They need to pay 100 silver coins to obtain one.

“As for Gold Cards, for nobles. They need to pay 100 gold coins.

“People from outside who want to become residents of Green Shade Territory and obtain the same level of status need to pay over 100 times the fee.”

Omari Hani’s eyes lit up. He felt that Green Shade Territory was only countless Gold Cards away from achieving financial freedom, and of course, repaying all the money owed to the Imperial Bank.

“For identity cards, do we need to stipulate privileges and benefits?”

“No need. The manors and territories owned by the nobles are already privileges themselves. Identity cards are just symbols of honor. Go ahead and do it.”

“Although this idea is indeed good, the subjects will probably be unwilling to pay this money. They have lived here for generations and have never paid a Green Card fee.”

A effeminate-looking Karel Dennis poured a basin of cold water on the Minister of Finance, Omari Hani.

“Yes, this is no different from suddenly increasing taxes.”

Alex Poole said,

“Those sick people from Blue Moon Territory were willing to pay because they wanted to survive. It’s more like a treatment fee for you than a household registration fee. But most of our subjects are still healthy. After receiving holy water baptism, they don’t need to worry about getting infected with the plague. They won’t be willing to pay extra just for an identity card.”

“Mm, we need to make them recognize this identity card and feel that the money they spend is very necessary.”

Leon rubbed his chin,

“Since that’s the case, after I cure this batch of refugees, I’ll find a time to give a public speech.”

The Minister of Finance had already experienced Leon’s eloquence. Not only could he persuade the Imperial Bank to agree to the installment payment request, but he also directly poached the bank’s personnel to Green Shade Territory.

Therefore, if Lord Leon himself proposed the Gold and Silver Cards to the nobles and middle class, they might actually pay.

“If Lord Leon handles it, I think there will be no problem.”

Omari Hani said with a smile.

Karel Dennis, however, held a different attitude, “Nobles are not fools. Who would pay for a predetermined fact? With or without that card, they are nobles of Green Shade Territory. Are you going to strip them of their noble status just because they don’t have a card?”

“Yes, persuading them is indeed somewhat difficult, but I like to face challenges.”

Leon could also experiment with the effect of the 【Fraud Master】 entry at that time.

What is persuading one person? To be considered a true master, one must persuade everyone.

As the carriage was about to pass through the inner city wall, the three ministers got off the carriage and went about their respective tasks.

The Lord’s carriage drove directly to Raphael Church, picked up the priest and nun, and together they headed towards the high wall.

“Father Seymour, good morning.”

“Good morning, Lord.”

Father Seymour forced an awkward but polite smile.

He truly disliked dealing with a Lord like Leon, who never donated any wealth to the church and always made the church personnel work as free volunteers.

“You don’t like me.”

Leon directly stated Father Seymour’s thoughts.

Father Seymour was stunned for a moment, “My Lord, you are joking. You are the Lord of Green Shade Territory, and you are deeply loved.”

“It’s alright, I don’t like men either.”

Leon said with a smile.

Seymour wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“Don’t worry, Father. Raphael Church will not suffer too much loss. When these people recover, I will arrange for them to volunteer at the church for a period as repayment.”

“That would be wonderful, thank you, Lord.”

Father Seymour said politely.

With the clip-clop of hooves, the carriage finally passed through the high wall and arrived at the temporary village near White Bone Forest.

The guards had worked overnight to build rows of wooden houses. These wooden houses were temporary residences for the refugees from Blue Moon Territory. Once they fully recovered, they could enter Green Shade Territory with their Green Cards.

“It’s Lord Leon, Lord Leon is here.”

“Welcome, Lord Leon.”

“Praise Lord Leon!”

Upon seeing Leon, the refugees all came to the sides of the road and shouted Leon’s name loudly.

Most of them had received treatment yesterday and were much better after a night’s rest.

As Leon had predicted, since these diseases were magical infections, they didn’t take too long to recover.

However, the damage to the skin still left marks. Scars on the face and body were inevitable.

Unless they all possessed willpower as strong as Catherine’s, or were controlled right after falling ill like Layla, there would be some lingering effects on their bodies.

Leon got off the carriage and entered the treatment tent.

Sophie, Anna, and Annie once again took on the roles of bodyguard, nurse, and record keeper.

The remaining 113 patients from yesterday, along with 78 new registrations from today, a total of 110 people, entered the tent one by one for treatment.

The newly arrived refugees at the high wall entrance registered according to the guards’ guidance and explanations.

The faces of the new refugees were filled with disbelief.

Because Green Shade Territory was not only willing to accept them, provide food and lodging, but even actively treat their illnesses.

Many suspected they were dreaming until they saw their companions from Blue Moon Territory who had already received the benefits. Only then did they confirm that this was not a dream.

The guards were not only responsible for receiving them but also for recording every expense they incurred, as none of this was free. It would be deducted from their future wages.

Leon could now treat 3 patients at a time.

The procedure was simple: first step, sedate them; second step, catch the entry; third step, bloodletting.

As for why he didn’t make them take off their clothes? Because Leon didn’t want to get an eye infection.

What was there to see in a bunch of men?

Furthermore, they were all sedated and wouldn’t move around. Leon found where the entry was and just reached out and grabbed it.

For this, Leon even wore gloves, to prevent entries from appearing in places they shouldn’t.

Once he adapted to the standardized procedure, Leon seemed to transform into an entry-clearing machine, accurately grabbing each pulsating red entry and easily crushing them.

After his Constitution reached 27, clearing these ordinary people’s red entries was simply too easy for Leon.

The limit for the number of people he could clear at once was also increasing. At 20 Constitution, Leon could clear 52. Now at 27 Constitution, his clearing limit became 80.

The notification sound of Entry Points +200 continuously rang in his ears.

When Leon broke through his limit and treated the 81st person, he not only gained 16200 points but also increased his Constitution by 1 point.

Leon rubbed his temples. Having gained the extra Constitution point, he didn’t plan to challenge himself further.

“How many patients are left?”

“There are 32 patients registered yesterday, and 78 new registrations today, a total of 110 people.”

Anna said softly,

“Half of the people registered today are nobles. They all paid 10,000 copper coins. Oh, among them is Miss Catherine’s maid, Mina.”

“That means today’s revenue is 390,000 copper coins, and 39 labor contracts.”

Leon summarized.

Anna nodded, “Yes.”

“Anna, why did Catherine and Mina get sick, but the knight didn’t?”

Leon remembered the square face of Knight Kage Mori.

“Lord Leon, after a knight reaches three stars, they become immune to most diseases. Even if they get sick, they will only suffer for a day or two and recover with strong self-healing ability. And Knight Kage Mori is a Five-Star Glorious Knight. He already possesses an extraordinary physique and will not be infected with the plague.”

Anna explained.

So that’s how it is? That means as long as he reaches Three-Star Knight, he will be immune to most diseases.

Leon’s eyes lit up slightly, reaffirming his path as a knight.

“Anna, can the Plague Witch still affect a Five-Star Knight?”

“Of course. The Plague Witch is skilled at using various magic harmful to the human body. Even a Five-Star Knight would find it hard to resist, but they wouldn’t die upon contact like ordinary people.”

Anna said.

Sophie nodded slightly, “Only magic can defeat magic.”

So, theoretically, knights can never defeat witches.

Hearing this, Leon felt a hint of frustration again.

But it doesn’t matter. Ordinary knights can’t defeat witches, but what about legendary knights? What about legendary knights with cheats?

According to the teachings of his swordsmanship instructor, Bill, knights are divided into nine stars, and above nine stars is legendary.

In the Holy Empire, the number of people who could reach Nine-Star Knight was already few and far between, and they were all in high positions.

Legendary Knights only existed in legends.

Leon’s goal was to first become a legendary knight who also worked as a legendary assassin. This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about any level of assassination or attempted assassination.

Most likely, he wouldn’t have to worry about the monsters in the wasteland either.

If his secret was exposed one day, he should also have the power to protect himself.

Over the next two days, Leon continued to “see patients” for the refugees, harvesting another 28000 entry points.

On the third day, at the agreed time, Leon took a carriage to the farmstead in the suburbs to find Catherine.

The carriage traveled through the open area of White Bone Forest. This area had long been cleared by knights and guards and was a safe zone for human activity. There were three or four villages nearby.

Leon was resting with his eyes closed when a rumbling sound came from outside the window.

He pulled back the carriage curtain. Many skeletons appeared about a thousand meters away.

Skeleton monsters indeed existed in White Bone Forest, but most of them resided in the eastern area and rarely appeared in the south where human activity was frequent.

Listening to the sound, the number of skeleton monsters was not small; it was practically a skeleton army.

Leon guessed that this was the 【Misfortune Constitution】 of Catherine acting up again.

Perhaps it was Catherine who attracted them.

It seems he would have to save his fiancée for free again today.

“Protect the Lord!”

Cob’s shout interrupted Leon’s thoughts. The guards immediately rushed to the front of the carriage, ready for battle.

Large skeletons, six meters tall, picked up smaller skeletons next to them and forcefully swung them, launching them forward, causing them to appear in human sight ahead of time.

Small skeleton monsters, baring their fangs and claws, appeared in the sky. Although their size was only that of a child around seven or eight years old, they instilled no less fear than the large skeleton monsters.

The guards immediately fell into a chaotic battle, needing two or three guards to barely deal with one small skeleton monster.

A small skeleton monster, like a bomb, directly blasted open the carriage roof and appeared before Leon.

It made a clicking sound from its mouth, grinned at Leon, then quickly leaped up, intending to crack open Leon’s head.

Bang—

The small skeleton monster that leaped in front of Leon had its head punched off by him.

This scene stunned all the guards who had rushed over.

Our Lord, punched the head off a skeleton monster with one hand?

One must know that the heads of skeleton monsters are very hard, harder than normal human skulls, because they are enchanted with magic.

Even a Two-Star Knight could not punch the head off a skeleton monster.

They rubbed their eyes, unable to believe this was true.

A look of surprise also flashed in Anna and Annie’s eyes.

Annie had just been ready to step forward and stop the skeleton monster for Leon, but she had underestimated Leon’s speed and reaction in dealing with the monster.

Is this the same Leon she could easily assassinate in the treasury?

In such a short time, how did he manage to increase his speed and strength to this extent?

She was with him every day. Even though he did learn swordsmanship with Bill for a while, it shouldn’t have led to such rapid improvement.

Moreover, in the past few days, he hadn’t practiced swordsmanship even once; he had been busy treating the refugees with the Red Itch Plague.

Annie looked at Anna in confusion, hoping her smart sister could provide a reasonable explanation.

Anna, however, shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know either.

“Lord, let’s escort you back to the city first.”

Cob said, suppressing the shock in his heart.

“No need. Haven’t you forgotten that the Guardian Witch is by my side?”

Leon said calmly. He no longer feared these weak skeleton monsters.

He had just demonstrated the strength of a Two-Star Assassin Knight. Whether it was speed or strength, he could completely overwhelm a Two-Star Knight.

And ordinary skeleton monsters were only equivalent to One-Star Knights in strength.

These petite, low-strength small skeletons were no match for him; he could smash them one by one.

The silver-haired beautiful young lady put down her fishbowl and lightly tapped her toes, flying out like a light snowflake.

A six-petaled ice crystal fell from the sky, landing on the first large skeleton soldier that entered the human inhabited area. Its body quickly turned into an ice sculpture.

Crackling—

The ground beneath the skeleton soldiers’ feet began to freeze. Following this, their legs were frozen, then their waists, and finally their upper bodies and heads.

A silver glow swept across the land, turning even the surrounding grass and trees into ice sculptures.

Even the skeleton knights riding on tall horses behind them were not spared.

Everyone only felt the biting cold and an incredibly solid sense of security.

Leon watched the skeleton army, which was intimidating just a second ago, transform into an Arctic ice sculpture exhibition the next second. He once again longed for the power of the Guardian Witch.

When could he also do something like Sophie, instantly killing a large area with one move?

Sophie slowly landed on the ground. The vanguard force sent by the skeleton army, the small skeleton monsters, were all scared and fled in a panic, unwilling to fight.

The guards cheered, excited about their victory.

“Quiet! Form ranks! Continue forward!”

Under Cob’s command, the guards once again formed a neat escort troop, standing on both sides of the carriage.

When the midday sun shone on the farmstead’s roof, Leon knocked on the old wooden door.