Chapter 9 - Human Fire Extinguisher! Increase In Prestige!
“What kind of trouble?” Richard asked.
“It’s a few ruffians from the neighboring town. They said that Lord Ted owed them money before, and now that Lord Ted is gone, they can only come to you. But, Lord, although Lord Ted is down and out, he wouldn’t have borrowed money from them. These guys are probably planning to extort you,” the boy was quite clever.
Richard pondered for a moment, then said to the few men who had faced the python but didn’t retreat, “From today, you don’t need to work in the fields anymore. You will be incorporated into the territory’s army, with a monthly salary of 300 copper coins!”
As soon as they heard Richard’s words, the faces of those men lit up with joy!
300 copper coins were equivalent to 3 silver coins!
This was a genuine high wage!
The other men immediately showed envy, but they probably also knew why Richard chose these few men.
Just now, they didn’t have the courage to face the python. This was the choice to change their destiny.
“Let’s go, let’s go see who’s causing trouble,” Richard said in a deep voice.
He walked towards the town with these few men and Miwei.
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【Ha, troublemakers are finally here?】
【Get the stools ready and enjoy the show.】
【Anchor, show some courage as a transmigrator.】
【Beat them up, Coffin Dance.giff!】
【Anchor, take another shot of the cat girl, and I’ll reward you with rockets.】
As Richard walked towards the town, the comments in the livestream room kept coming.
With the increasing number of viewers, it was impossible to keep up with the chat area in the livestream room because comments refreshed every second.
Unless someone pinned the chat, it was impossible to read them one by one.
And there were so many bullet comments, the users’ activity was quite astonishing.
Richard was probably the most aloof streamer, only concerned with handling his own affairs and forgetting about streaming. Fortunately, there was an automatic tracking system for the livestream.
Soon, he arrived in the town.
There, a few tall but thuggish guys were talking to the sheriff.
Thugs like this exist everywhere.
“The Lord is here.”
When Richard arrived, the onlookers around quickly made way for him.
“You’re the new Lord?”
Among the thuggish guys, one with a small knife said.
Richard said lightly, “That’s right. What’s the matter?”
The thug said, “It’s nothing much. Ted borrowed some money from us before, but he sold the estate and left. We couldn’t find him, so we had to come to you.”
Richard asked, “How much?”
The thug, playing with the edge of his knife, said, “Not much, just 50 gold coins.”
【I go, 50 gold coins isn’t much? You could buy a cat girl with that.】
【It’s a shameless villain, cut him down, Anchor!】
【Don’t get excited, he’s just following the script. If you take it seriously, you lose.】
“…”
In the town square, Richard smiled, “You guys want to extort money, but you’ve got the wrong person, haven’t you?”
“You say we’re extorting money?”
The lead thug’s face darkened.
Richard sneered, “Did you forget whose territory this is?”
As soon as Richard finished speaking, the men he had called over stood in front of him with hoes in hand.
“Hahaha, do you think these farmers can scare us?”
The lead thug burst into laughter, then suddenly threatened: “If you don’t repay the money today, I’ll burn down your town!”
“Ah, what are you going to do?!”
A scream rang out.
Richard looked over and saw several lackeys holding torches in front of a wooden house not far away, ready to throw them in!
Richard’s face darkened.
【These guys are ruthless characters!】
【It’s a wolf’s move!】
【Anchor, don’t compromise, confront them!】
The livestream room was filled with indignation.
Meanwhile, in the town square, Richard said coldly, “Take them down and hang them up for me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the men with hoes rushed towards the thug leader.
These guys were all prepared to show off in front of Richard, each one more active than the other. Although the thug leader had a small knife, he couldn’t beat them wielding hoes.
In the blink of an eye, the thug leader had been hit several times.
“Set it on fire!”
The thug leader shouted loudly.
Immediately, the lackeys threw the torches into the wooden house.
Inside, flames shot up instantly.
It’s worth noting that the houses in the small town were all connected. If one house caught fire, it would be troublesome, as it would affect all the houses!
“Put out the fire quickly, we can’t let it burn.”
Someone shouted.
However, the fire was about to reach the roof.
Seeing that the flames were about to fully ignite, Richard quickly stepped forward to the house, extending his hands.
Suddenly, the flames, which had been burning violently a moment ago, seemed to be suppressed by something and quickly went out!
【Holy crap, he’s a human fire extinguisher!】
【How did he do that? I didn’t see that white foam from an extinguisher!】
【Can someone explain whether special effects can be added to the live stream?】
【You don’t know this? The anchor must have used magic.】
Someone joked.
【Setting it up in advance, there might be some methods, but I always feel it’s not that simple.】
【666!】
A plethora of bullet comments instantly flooded the livestream room.
Richard’s move surprised many people!
Some people vaguely felt that achieving such “special effects” in a livestream would be difficult. It didn’t seem like it could be achieved through ordinary firefighting methods, even if they were pre-arranged.
However, ultimately, they dared not believe it was genuinely another world, after all, no matter how difficult it was, with the current era’s advanced technology, there would always be some ways and means.
Some netizens didn’t dwell on these thoughts, especially those who had been quietly watching over the past few days.
Whether it was real or fake, as long as it looked cool, it was entertaining to watch.
Soon, some users began to send gifts.
[Cute Big-Eyed Bunny] sent a super rocket! Comment: So handsome! My husband is the best!
[Richard’s New Fangirl] sent a super rocket! Comment: Sorry, the anchor is my husband!
[Cute Big-Eyed Bunny] sent another super rocket! Comment: Hmph, how long have you even been here?
[Richard’s New Fangirl] sent another super rocket! Comment: Is that important? It’s mainly about charisma, you know?
【Damn, two female bosses, don’t mess with them.】
【Boss, I don’t want to try hard anymore!】
【I can only silently watch them argue with super rockets while munching on my steamed bun.】
【Poverty limits my imagination, so I’ve decided to send a super rocket, fly to the sky, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the bosses.】
As the two women argued with super rockets, the audience in the livestream room watched with great interest.
The fire extinguishing scene also stunned the residents of the small town.
“A mage! Our lord is a noble magician!”
Some residents of the town shouted.
As soon as they heard “mage”, those thugs were scared out of their wits and desperately tried to retreat.
“Capture them.”
Suddenly, a large number of people rushed forward and captured all these thugs one by one.
“Hang them up.”
After extinguishing the flames with the basic fire control magic he had just learned, Richard said coldly.
These guys almost burned down the town. It wouldn’t do if they weren’t properly dealt with.
So, these guys were all tied up and hung outside the town.
After this incident, Richard’s prestige in the territory was greatly enhanced!