NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 28 - Rewards And Punishment!
In the square of the small town.
The sheriff picked up a document and began to read it aloud.
What he was reading were the execution documents of those bandits.
On the side of the square, there were hundreds of people gathered around.
After the sheriff finished reading, several bandits with their heads covered, as well as those two thugs, were pushed onto the gallows and publicly executed.
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“Here, drink this medicine.”
In the small castle, Richard forced Mia to drink some blood-replenishing and qi-enhancing herbal medicine.
“It’s so bitter,” Mia drank with a worried look on her small face.
“Bitter is good, good medicine is bitter.” Richard said.
Mia closed her nose and drank the medicine, then lay down.
“Although you are a mage, I will still protect you. I didn’t perform well today, otherwise, I could have killed them all.” Mia was still worried about today’s battle.
She was already starting to get into character. As Richard’s bodyguard, how could she let him take action?
However, her body was indeed a bit weak today.
“I believe in you, rest well,” Richard said.
Upon hearing his words, Mia felt a warmth in her heart. She softly mumbled “okay” and soon fell asleep on the bed.
After leaving Mia under Miwei’s care, Richard left the castle and came to the small town.
In the small town, several bandits had already been publicly executed.
Next, there was another matter to attend to.
That was the rewards and punishments.
In the small town, dozens of soldiers from the territory’s army stood neatly.
Richard stood in front of them, looking at these dozens of people.
These guys didn’t disappoint Richard this time.
“Jim, step forward!” Richard commanded.
“Yes, lord!”
A man in his thirties heard the voice and stepped forward. This man was the most outstanding performer in this battle. During the fighting, it was his command that prevented the new recruits from panicking and retreating!
“From today onwards, you are promoted to the rank of captain, and your monthly salary is increased to 500 copper coins,” Richard said.
Upon hearing this, Jim’s face lit up with joy.
“That’s great!” cheers erupted from several children and a woman in the crowd – his family.
Others showed envy.
Richard continued, “In this battle, you independently killed two enemies, and cooperated with your teammates to kill another. For your commendable command, you receive a reward of 80 silver coins. As this is your first battle, I’ll award you an additional gold coin!”
As Richard’s words fell, Jim’s face expressed disbelief.
“Thank you, lord, thank you!” He hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
His wife and children’s faces were also filled with joy.
As for the surrounding crowd, their expressions were a mix of envy and admiration.
Especially the other soldiers in Richard’s territory regretted why they didn’t show more bravery.
On this territory, many people couldn’t earn a single gold coin in ten years. But after just one battle, Jim not only underwent a significant change in status but also obtained a gold coin, becoming “rich,” which naturally aroused envy.
Of course, Richard made it clear that the reward was high because it was their first battle, and there would be more detailed reward plans in the future.
After Jim received his reward, Richard called out another person.
In this battle, the previous promise was 20 silver coins for killing a bandit, and the five members of the patrol squad in the castle, because they provided backup, received 5 silver coins each. Such rewards were already generous.
Richard had no choice; he was afraid they would collapse at the first sign of trouble.
After all, there were quite a few bandits, and if these people didn’t deal with the bandits outside, Richard alone couldn’t handle them all. Even with twice the quality, physical strength was limited, not to mention that Richard had run such a long way before.
So, in the first battle, Richard used generous rewards.
He was also worried about the two cat girls.
In the end, over a dozen people received a reward of 20 silver coins each, and several others who killed enemies with their teammates received 10 silver coins. As for the members of the patrol squad, their harvest was also considerable. They independently killed two bandits later on, and Richard also counted that for them.
After all the rewards were distributed, Richard had paid out about 5 gold coins in total.
After deducting this, along with the 20 gold coins obtained from the bandits, Richard didn’t suffer much from this battle.
Moreover, after this battle, these new recruits had seen blood and could hold their own against bandits if they encountered them again.
After the rewards were distributed, it was time for punishment.
“Please spare me, sir, I was wrong to run away!” a man was brought up, trembling.
This man was the one who had turned and fled upon seeing the bandits charging into the small castle.
“The land has laws, and the army has regulations,” Richard spoke coldly, “Deserters are to be executed on the spot according to the rules, but considering your previous merits, your merits and demerits offset each other. Take him down and give him twenty lashes, then expel him from the army!”
“Yes, sir,” several soldiers came forward and dragged the man away.
As the sound of the whip crackled, Richard began the appointments.
Based on the performance in this battle, Richard reappointed five squad leaders and also appointed an administrative officer and several secretaries to oversee the administration of the small town.
Previously, there had been a mayor position in the town, but after the old mayor died, it had been held concurrently by the sheriff.
After Richard’s round of rewards and punishments, the atmosphere throughout the territory took on a completely new look!