"Look, he is the lord!""He is so young… wait, its that… a cane?"
"He is crippled?"
"So young and in that condition…"
A lot of people were surprised by Alfonso"s appearance, it was understandable after all, not every day you see a young man with a cane and an eyepatch.
"Ar-are you really the lord?" Asked someone among the crow.
"Yep, I am" Said Alfonso.
He looked at everyone and walked slowly to the platform, he had a smile on his face, however, his steps were firm and steady.
"As I was saying, welcome, everyone, to Wasteland Valley, from today onwards, you will be living in this beautiful land, as you might have heard, this land was unfertile and dead, however, with the efforts of everyone here, we made this land alive once again, feel free to see it for yourself later; everyone here will have their own house for free, don"t thank me yet, because this benefit comes with a condition, all the people above eighteen have to work, as what work would be? That would depend on your abilities, however, don"t worry, every job has its own benefits and you will have a fixed schedule, so you won"t have to work overtime… as for those below eighteen, they have two options, join the army or enroll in the university, those who choose the later one will have a one year period to show result, we will provide the best teachers we have and materials, however, if you don"t show the results that I expect, then, you will have to join the army and pay a fee to the university, so choose carefully, if you want more details, the university will open in two weeks, you can ask Susana, this young lady right here, who is the director of the University" Said Alfonso while signaled Susana, who made a small wave with her hand.
"Wow! Another beauty!"
"IT"S THAT PRINCESS SUSANA!? WHY IS SHE HERE!?"
"The education program sounds interesting… maybe I will give it a go"
"Pay a fee if you don"t achieve what they want… Hmph! Sounds like a scam"
Different opinions could be heard; however, Alfonso didn"t mind, he just listened for some time before signaling to the crow to shut up.
"As for the adults, I will give you a basic education for free, you can a.s.sist the night courses for adults if you want, however, don"t forget that there are a lot of benefits, monetary speaking, if you have a certain degree of education, there would be an annual exam that will indicate your level, if you have a good result, then, I will provide free university education as well and you will have the benefit of not having to work because we will provide the meal for you and your family, what"s more, those who finished their university education program can postulate to administration positions on the ministries, monetary speaking, that"s way more than labor works" Explained Alfonso.
Everyone tried to process the information.
"That"s it for work and education, as for security, you may already notice however, I will still tell you, Wasteland Valley DON"T TOLERATE CRIME, the wolves and the little girls will patrol constantly Wasteland Valley, if they catch you breaking the laws, the punishment will be severe, if you don"t believe me, hehe, just try" Said Alfonso in a playful way.
Everyone gulped saliva.
"What an evil smile" Though Everyone.
"As for major crimes, well, the one in charge of those will be Deferio and the Spartans, come here Deferio" Said Alfonso.
"YES, YOUR HIGHNESS!" Shouted Deferio.
"Deferio, tell them what the major crimes are and what will be the repercussions" Said Alfonso.
"AS YOU ORDER! IN WASTELAND VALLEY, THERE ARE THREE MAJOR CRIMES, THE FIRST ONE, MURDER, IF YOU MURDER SOMEONE, NO MATTER THE REASON, YOU WILL SUFFER DESMEMBRATION, EACH OF YOUR LIMBS WILL BE TIE TO A HORSE AND THEN… WELL, YOU GET THE IDEA" Said Deferio.
Everyone was scared by imaging such a horrible way of dying.
"SECOND! RAPED! NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE A WOMAN OR A MAN, THE ACT OF FORCING SOMEONE TO HAVE s.e.x IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN, THE VICTIM WILL MADE AN ACCUSATION AND THAT WILL BE HANDLE BY THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, IF YOU ARE FOUND GUILTY, YOU WILL BECOME THE SLAVE OF THE VICTIM, ALL YOUR FORTUNATE AND POSSESSIONS WILL BE FOR THE VICTIM AND YOUR p.e.n.i.s, IN THE CASE OF THE MAN, WILL BE CUT, AS FOR WOMAN, THEIR BREAST WOULD BE CUT AND YOUR HAIR WILL BE BURNED, THE VICTIM IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO FREE YOU, HOWEVER, THERE IS A WARNING HERE, IF YOU FALSELY ACCUSED SOMEONE, THEN, YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE ALL YOUR POSSESSIONS TO THE VICTIM AND WORK AS A SLAVE FOR THE PERSON IN QUESTION, HOWEVER, YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TO DO THIS FOR THREE YEARS" Said Deferio.
Some men touched their crotch in pain while other girls touched hugged their breast.
"THIRD! AN ATTACK TO HIS HIGHNESS! THIS IS THE WORST CRIME THAT YOU MAKE! IF ANY OF YOU TOUCH A SINGLE HAIR OF HIS HIGHNESS, THEN, I WILL MAKE YOU WISH YOU WERE DEAD! THAT"S ALL! " Said Deferio.
Alfonso touched his face, this wasn"t part of the plan…
"Not even a single hair…"
"Scary~"
"I-I almost touched his shoulder when he was walking, please don"t kill me!"
"Deferio…" Said Alfonso.
"I did this for them, your highness, after all, if they touch you, not even all of us, Spartans, will be able to stop the wrath of miss Demeter" Murmured Deferio while looking at Demeter who was smiling innocently.
"…Good job" Murmured Alfonso.
"*Cough* anyway, now you have heard it, I want my people to live as peaceful as possible, that"s why, I have strict norms in terms of crimes, speaking of which, what I despise the most are burglars, so, although is not a major crime, I WILL BE THE ONE who dictates the punishment for robbery, believe, you don"t want that" Said Alfonso firmly.
All of the people in the crow were surprised by these norms, after all, it was not so often that lords and royalty cares about crimes so much, in fact, some lord had their own groups of burglars.
"ITS THAT"S YOUR JUSTICE?" Someone on the crow shouted out.
"Hmm?" Alfonso looked at the one who shouted when he took a look, one old man with two teenagers, one small black-haired girl and one handsome young man were behind the old man.
However, what surprised Alfonso the most was the name that the system provided when he looked at the old man. Alfonso smiled and say
"That"s right, my friend, you have any opinions?"
The old man climbed the platform and looked at Alfonso straight into the face.
"Let"s discuss your justice, young man!" Shouted the man with excitement.