"You guys come here..." Ashu Rufate looked around. Carrie had told him that there were about a dozen people hiding around these four, maybe more, each of them should be a black magician. "Do you want to serve me?"

"Very happy," Haiyin replied, "as long as you are willing to pay a reasonable price. No matter what kind of monarch, you are always responsible for paying reasonable rewards for the services of your subordinates."

"I remember you said last time... you have nothing to ask for except strength." Of course, it is not important whether Haiyin said this.

In fact, Ashu Rufat had known that the Black Magicians were around him, but he never gave them a chance to approach him before. This was entirely because of Carrie's opinion. Carrie believed that he had to show strength enough to clearly indicate that he actually did not need the help of the Black Magician. Only in this way can he have enough capital in future negotiations. Let the Black Magicians know that they are not essential so that they will not make any excessive demands.

"I and my companions are like this." A glory full of desire suddenly appeared in the eyes of the black magician. "But Lord Duke, as a Blood Knight, are you really capable of paying the rewards we need?"

"You can see if you have the ability." Ash Rufate replied. He took out a box, which was made by Carrie (not him) during this period. When he opened the box, even the group of magicians who practiced the secrets of darkness in front of him took a few steps back.

Ordinary humans will not feel this, but the exception is those who have the ability to control magic. There is a heavy book and several sheepskin scrolls in the box. In fact, when Ash Rufate opened the box just now, the nearby magic wind was almost out of control. Every black magician could feel the powerful will carried in the books and scrolls, which was powerful enough to be scolded by ordinary mages as "evil thoughts". There is no doubt that these ancient scrolls and books record countless powerful magic, and some even directly affect the source of magic itself. This is the blessing that the learners of the Forbidden Dead Art desire.

But this was only a short moment, and Ashu Rufate had closed the box again. The surroundings suddenly returned to peace, so calm that people almost thought it was a completely illusion just now.

"These will be the rewards I give to those who serve me." Ashurufate put away the box and said calmly.

More people walked out of the rooms on both sides. Some were wearing clothes similar to Haiyin, and more were wearing ordinary civilian clothes. They gathered together in scattered areas, with more than Carrie had expected, with about thirty people.

What happened next was completely within Carrie's expectations.

...

The huge mansion was silent at this moment. Since the lord was assassinated and the vampire was at the city, the servants in the mansion either fled or hid. At this moment, Ash Rufate was just sitting alone in the hall. His subordinates had left, and the undead mages who had just joined were performing their first mission, which was to carry out magical maintenance for his undead legion. This job was absolutely terrible and could make them work all night.

"Master, the matter of the Necromancer has been resolved. What are you still thinking about? We should take this opportunity to expand our strength immediately and prepare for the next stage of action."

"Next stage?"

"If you want to establish rule, you should choose a city as your residence and core of your rule. But I don't recommend that you do this. You can build a new city and build a landmark building that shows off your power and power. In this way, you will achieve the first step as a ruler, which is to intimidate all subjects."

"I'm thinking about what happened today," Ash Rufate replied somewhat upset. "That thing happened when I entered the city this afternoon."

He arrived outside the city in the morning, and his army was like a silent staggering river, covering the wilderness in front of the city in a blink of an eye. This terrible scene immediately caused great panic to the defenders. He casually sent one of his men to the city to surrender, and he received a response immediately. In the afternoon, Ashurufate entered the city in a brief entry ceremony.

When entering the city, some residents in the city welcomed him at the door. It was really not appropriate to say that it was a welcome, and everyone had obvious fear and anxiety. When Ashu Rufate passed by, a child suddenly asked his mother: "Mom, aren't vampires evil monsters? Why should we welcome him here?"

The mother immediately covered the child's mouth tightly in extreme fear, for fear that he would say another word in his innocent mouth. But Ashu Rufate had already heard his words. Of course, he just pretended not to hear it at that time and instigated the mount to speed through. But at this moment, it was late at night, and the child's words could not be removed in his mind.

"Master, do you want to...become a popular, or beloved ruler? If you think so, you are completely wrong."

"I was wrong?"

"Well, let's say you have done a lot for your people, but they are all mortals who will die. Your favor will disappear with the death of one generation, and the next will sooner or later forget it. So no matter what good things you do, if you can't pass on them word by word from generation to generation, keep your bone marrow forever, otherwise you will be forgotten sooner or later. Do you think there is such a favor in the world? Even the highest life-saving grace can only be remembered forever... Some people will even forget it sooner or later. All favors are nothingness. What can really pass on human beings forever is fear."

He heard a lot of Carrie's long essays, but this was the first time he felt it was ridiculous.

"Fear? But it is precisely the fear of Kasek that makes them..."

"You misunderstood the relationship between fear and hatred." Carrie interrupted his question. "Hate and fear are two very close feelings, but there are essential differences between them. Fear makes people obedient, and hatred makes people resist."

"But……"

"And I have sufficient reasons to tell you that if you need to make a choice between being afraid and being loved, then being afraid is the right choice for a monarch. Because human life is limited, in order to pursue their ideals with limited vitality, they must be ungrateful, easily change their minds, escape danger and pursue interests."

"For example, Master, if a well-loved monarch suffers a defeat, the army will suffer a great loss, so the future is worrying. At this time, do you think his people will be loyal to him and never rebel? Looking through history, this is really rare. Because everyone will clearly calculate the interests and losses in their hearts: Although I betray the monarch at this moment, the monarch is a kind person. If he can make a comeback, then you can be forgiven by repenting to the monarch and swearing allegiance to the monarch again. If this monarch does not forgive me at that time, then he will not be a merciful monarch, but a hypocrite, and I have no reason to persevere for him at this moment."

"On the contrary, if a monarch who is extremely afraid of the people, his people will not dare to betray him at this time because of fear. Because they know that their monarch will definitely retaliate and punish him afterwards, and this harsh retaliation and punishment is completely in line with his previous style and is not hypocritical. Do you think what I said is right? Mercy can only cause people to fall into a logical dead end and eventually bring harm to themselves. The fact is obvious. For this monarch who has always claimed to be 'kind', if he wants to maintain a reputation of kindness, it is equivalent to encouraging his subjects to betray him in times of crisis. If he wants to give up his reputation of kindness, it is equivalent to denying everything in his past."

Carrie spoke in her mind with gentle but tough words, and Ashu Rufate just listened and didn't answer.

"It's the truth. Kindness is just hypocrisy. And offending someone you love is less scruple than offending someone you fear, so you have to make them feel fear. But while making them fear you, you should make sure that this fear does not turn into hatred. I have some specific implementations, do you want to listen?"

"Speak and listen."

"There is a chance in front of you... rumors are everywhere about your blood sucking. They all say that you are not interested in the blood of ordinary people, but only like to enjoy the blood of beautiful girls aged twelve to seventeen."

In fact, this is not a rumor against Ashu Rufate, but against Baron Pinold. However, since Ashu Rufate replaced Pinold at this moment, he naturally disturbed the rumor on himself.

"Since there is this rumor, you should take advantage of it. If you plan to adopt a decentralized feudal system here (I strongly recommend this management method), then you can ask your subjects for girls as tribute. I suggest...once you once a year, choose three or five at a time."

"Why?" Ashu Rufate asked subconsciously. Carrie said just now that she should not arouse hatred. Isn't this behavior easy to arouse hatred?

"Because this will make them remember you forever as a vampire. You locked those girls into your castle... Of course, you should enjoy their lives and bodies. In short, try to minimize the number of people who are really hurt and threatened (those people hate you), but let your fear reputation spread far and always remember them. People will not hate you because a girl you didn't know was taken away by you, but they will secretly tell your cruelty in a fearful tone behind your back."

Ashu Rufate actually felt something was wrong, but he couldn't find any words to refute Carrie's plan.

"Master! There is movement outside!" Carrie suddenly issued an alarm in her mind. At this time, the door was wide open, and Ash Rufate saw a figure in the corner of her eyes that seemed to flash by at the door.

Ashrufate instantly summoned his sword, and then slashed at a shadow beside him. The shadow suddenly separated into two pieces, and a long sword appeared in one of them, blocking Ashrufate's attack from the front.

Then the shadow popped backwards, revealing its original form in Ashrufate's dark vision. A woman half kneeled on the ground, her hair falling like a flame on her head.

"Master, it's Fei!" Carrie's commentator was a bit hindered. Because Ashu Rufate had already recognized the other party. He originally thought that Fei had already escaped - to a place he could not find, but he did not expect that the other party was still here.

"Master." Fei slowly lowered his head in a slightly rebellious manner, "It's you."

The black on her body quickly faded and returned to her original blood-red. Ash Rufat hesitated for a moment, but immediately remembered that his armor also had a change of color (although he usually didn't use this function). It's not surprising that this light armor can change color.
Chapter completed!