(sorry guys for the late chapter a was busy with works and family thanks for understanding and for the support)
As the first lights of the day hit the town 🌞 reaching even the darkest places of the town life started coming back to the town seeing that the soldiers behaving well and keeping order in the town at same time they heard people passing in every alleyway saying and shouting that at ten o'clock that his Highness the baron will ordered the townsfolk to gather in the town plaza near the market as he will hold a speech 💬 at the and everyone must present it's mandatory.
two friends who were sitting in an inn sipping their drinks heard then strated talking about it the first was a middle aged man good looking and wearing well made clothes said:' he Roger what do your think the baron will be saying?'.
The guy Infront of him while wasn't good-looking and with a mouse face and hunched back :'he probably want to talk to you bosses and people like you to keep them in check from doing anything stupid old friend '.
The other guy responded:' yes I think the same he probably wants the town to work as usual and not use this opportunity to rise prices to the roof hhhh' but will my bosses listen that's the question?'.
Roger then said:'in my humble opinion most of them are waiting for the new baron to offer his terms in this speech after all he seen like a good he didn't sac the town but like in everything some will behave themselves others who are Desperados or believe they are smarter and can't be found out will rise the prices and stirrup trouble 😵💫 to get more benefit but they will be highly disappointed Jack '.
Hearing his friend answere was quiet intrigued as Roger is always Spot on when it came to people after all he used to be highly reputable scholar if he didn't offend some high nobles he would now living in riches not staying alive by swindling people or gambling for a living so he asked him:' what made you say that?'.
Roger said:' first he is a noble he will have people advising him about this kind of thing second doing this after his speech means challenging his authority and you have seen what he did last time someone challenged him he destroyed his life works and made a fugitive you should have seen it the high and mighty Dylan and hi knights running like rats hhhh' third he smelled of darkness and people like is better not to provoque them do hear me old friend and thanks for the drinks'.
After hearing all of this he started he said:' you are welcome all friend '.
Seeing this rich friend/benefactor he knew that the merchant family wouldn't probably just back down from this just because he said so but what he could he is just a drunk scholar.
Then he left in a hurry towards his boss a leader of a merchant family well known in the town and surrounding area to tell him this advice after all he knew the family leader wanted to pressure the new baron to get some privileges from him but if the the word of the scholar is true they shouldn't do it.
So a few minutes later he was in three story building 🏢 more precisely in big office sitting infront of him an obese man wearing extravagant clothes with ring all over his hand rumours says that some of them are magical and this man is also his uncle so he was telling what the scholar told him minus the part that it was the scholar Idea this is how he usually did it he will present this as his and almost every time paid off but he was for a huge disappointment not only his uncle refused to hear his opinion he also rebuked him for not being brave according to his uncle as long they stick together the baron will not able to do anything after the dragon has to power his head to the local snake and his uncle and merchant friends believe they are the so-called snake.
So after Jack left his uncle office dejected 😔 he couldn't understand why his uncle was so amended about challenging the baron what he didn't know that this merchant poured all what they had in the army of the previous for just a promise to have exclusive trade right in the whole barrony but after his loss he bolted as for their investment they were left with nothing to show for so in order to negate their lose they need to get anything from the baron to help them pass this period and since they helped his enemy it's doubtful 🧐 that he will helps them out of the goodness of his heart.
Returning to Jack as he was wandering the streets he found himself going towards the plaza and it's seems he is just in time for the baron speech what he didn't know that his mindless walking around will save his family and propelled to a place in the future that he isn't dreamed of even in his wildest dream.
At this time Damien has just came to the plaza and ascend a podium that was by the soldiers for the occasion he could see row after row of people present it's seems that the message was well received by the citizens of the town more since he didn't allow soldiers to sack the town as it was a standard thing by a victorious army 🪖 but he could afford so as he told Carl that they will be rewarded each with three months of salary for each legionnaire.
He could see and heard them murmuring between them talking about his looks and rumours around him probably made worse by Dylan propaganda so he has to make sure to erase slowly as he gain more authority.
So after he was standing on the podium Carl who was standing near him said:' silence 🤐 the baron will speak now' while it looked like he spoke casually he added aura to his voice this amplifying like a microphone from earth and from this he could see why many things stayed stagnating in the medieval era.
After that everyone shut his mouth Damien:' ahem first of all I want to congratulate all the citizens of Manheim for being liberated from the tyrant rule of the usurper Dylan after that I hope that you and I we can start a new page between us full of prosperity, advancement, chances and above all of dignity god as my witness I swear that under my rule I shall regard your happiness as my happiness you security as my security your well being as my well being let be known that no-one will be mistreated or taken advantage of this I ask everyone here to cooprate with me to build a bustling town no a city deserving of good people like you and finally I hereby declare to wave the toll tax between Manheim and Stonehenge in order to boost trade thus putting Manheim on the track to being the number one town of trade not the Tuscany barrony'.
The people of Manheim were genuinely moved. In these changing times were usually the lord try to squeeze everything out of the ones he rule the baron infront of them was doing the exact the opposite even if not all he said was true just waving the toll tax between them and the capital town will be a huge boost to their trade circulating more coins in their hands which will eventually will make their life better they were genuinely touched.
Then someone started shouting:' long-live the baron ' and Everyone in their stupified state followed him in their chant.
Satisfied with his speech 💬 Damien waived his hand goodbye then said to Carl:' good job with guys you planted among the towns people '.
Carl scratched his head and said:'i can't take the credit for this it was Bruce suggestion '.
Damien :' I see no wonder 🤔 you chose to be the head of intelligence for the army he has the talent for it tell him he did a good job and keep the good work also try to find which of the local higher up where present here and which weren't that will help me in determining how to deal them in the meeting I will have in the afternoon '.
Carl:'my lord I will try to have a report before an hour before the meeting 🤝 '.
Damien nodded then he went to his carriage to go back to manor where he want to have a meeting with kikyou before dealing with those merchant as he want to put this town on track and go back to Stonehenge to start a period of training of honing his skills,advancing his blood to the peak of grade one then try to breakthrough to seconde grade after he will concentrate on his mage path accumulate knowledge and complete the process of taking his mental power also to the peak of grade one then attempt to advance to seconde grade here unlike his vampire 🦇 from what he could information he could gather he can try to breakthrough as many time he want to as long he has vitality for it and since he is a vampire 🦇 he only need to consume blood to get back all the vitality he lost in the backlash from falling to breakthrough but that for later now he has meeting 🤝 to hold.