The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 20: Loving father

"Are you awake?"

This... is the voice of Priest Lewis!

When Jon woke up, before he opened his eyes, he heard this voice that made him respect and fear.

"I, I have no money!"

Hearing Lewis's voice, Jon closed his eyes and shouted reflexively: "I have no money, ah, ah, ah, ah -"

Louis just slapped him on the thigh and smiled helplessly: "An Xin, you don't have to pay this time.

"Your lord has spoken. This is an injury you sustained while defending Frozen Water Port, and it must be treated as a public account - that is to say, it can be reimbursed."

...so, so good.

Jon subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Because he fell unconscious in the middle of the battle, he didn't know how the battle would go afterward, whether he suffered any other injuries, and how long he was delayed. So he didn't know how much it would cost to heal his injury... This was just a subconscious cry for poverty.

Although he was only shot once, and it was in the leg, which would probably lead to amputation. Because of the special skills taught by Sir Silver, the amputation surgery does not cost too much.

But the old captain’s previous treatment fee really scared Jon.

Because the battle ended slowly, the old captain was barely alive when he was delivered to the church. By the time he was carried to the church, the treatment fee had risen to twenty-six pounds - this was the price after crying poverty. Before, the water content was twenty-eight pounds.

One thing to say, this price is indeed not a sky-high price.

After all, this is the value of a human life.

It’s not like the old captain can’t afford it.

After all, he used to be a veteran and had to spend all his money, so he could still afford this little money. Or he just needs to sell his beautiful armor, which will not only afford the treatment fee, but also be more than enough.

He just doesn't want to pay. He felt that he would never be able to earn back this kind of money in the rest of his life... It would be better to leave more wealth for his children.

The militia regiment does not receive wages. When there is no fighting, they are just ordinary townspeople, each with their own job - basically most of them are fishermen. The only benefit is that I can get a little meat to eat during the festival every year.

When the town is in danger, they must take up arms and assemble to buy time for the children and women to escape. The militia only needs one weapon to join, so most of them don't even have leather armor.

Most of them are good at using spears. After all, they are both fishermen. When they were young, they would spear fish for fun. They were fast and accurate.

The most important thing is that guns are not expensive. At least it is much cheaper than a fine steel sword, at least to the extent that every family can afford it.

Of course, this is also because there is no iron ore in the frozen water port and can only be transported from outside.

But ordinary fishermen, if they don't catch anything particularly valuable, can earn more than ten pounds per person per year... This income is actually not low, and is much better than farmers in the mainland.

You know, the mayor's secretary's annual income is more than thirty pounds.

But the problem is that after deducting daily expenses and taxes, there is not much money left every year.

If each fisherman can save a pound or two every year, he is considered very good.

If his injury is to be cured, it will cost at least four or five pounds. His family could indeed afford this amount of money. But once he takes it out, it means that his family's savings are completely drained.

But his brother is about to get married...

So Jon is very confused. He didn't even know how to tell his family. He once thought that he might as well die and let his family carry his body to the mayor to ask for money to compensate him.

Or just like the old captain, spend ten shillings to dig out the bullets, heal the wounds, and leave the rest to fate.

It depends on whether Sir Silver takes care of him or not.

But come to think of it, Yin Jue wouldn't like someone as stingy as him.

After coming back to his senses, Jon couldn't help but sigh: "Thank you so much, Lord..."

This amount of money may be nothing to noble lords like them. It may even be the cost of a meal for them, and may not be as valuable as a barrel of good wine or a comb.

Not to mention anything else, just a ferry ticket from Frozen Water Port to the Royal Capital costs at least eight gold pounds.

But for civilians like them, this is four to five years, or even six or seven years of savings, which will directly affect their family's life plans for the next few years or even more than ten years.

"The lord is such a good man."

Jon admired and tried to sit up from the bed.

"Be careful, don't do strenuous activities these days. Your wounds haven't healed yet, so you can save old wounds."

Louis warned, reaching out to hold Jon's back and help him sit up.

He asked Jon curiously: "Jon, what do you think your lord is like?"

"Good guy."

Jon said decisively.

"...because he paid you?"

Louis couldn’t laugh or cry.

But Jon shook his head and whispered:

"Because he has such a good background, he can still treat us as human beings. I still remember that people like us don't have much money in our families."

He glanced at "Robber" Leon, who was still in a coma, with a complicated look on his face: "I'm even willing to heal someone like him..."

"No, I think the lord is willing to heal him, at least not out of kindness. Well, let's not talk about that."

Priest Louis shrugged and said with interest: "You may not know how much respect and fear the people who came with you have for your Lord."

"Fear?"

Jon replied without thinking: "Then they will be punished - why should they be afraid of someone who just saved them?

"Unlike our mayor, the mayor himself is a scholar from Fengshui Port, and I grew up together. It is normal for him to have a close relationship with young people like us.

"But Lord, he is not. Whether these goods are lost or not has nothing to do with him... He will not charge half of our tax just because the goods are lost. Whether we live or die has nothing to do with him. But , he fought against those bandits under such a useless situation... Isn't this an act of justice?

"No matter how cruel your methods are against the enemy, his purpose is to protect us and protect Frozen Water Port. The more cruel his methods, the more worthy of respect, because he fights for justice."

Jon replied with great confidence.

His mind flashed back to Annan's brief speech to them, his exhilarating and inspiring command.

As cold as the winter wind, yet heart-warming——

"The most respectable thing is that, as a lord, my lord... he charged forward and was the first to charge at the robbers!"

Jon said very seriously: "Lord Lewis, you have to know that they have guns! These few trucks of goods are half a life for us, but sir, does he really care?"

Hearing this, Lewis looked slightly serious.

The tall red-haired priest nodded slowly: "You are right. In addition, you don't know, Jon...the lord didn't even go to see your mayor when he entered the city before, but took you with him The two walked directly to the church. This was not in compliance with the rules. We just happened to bump into each other on the road, so I quickly brought you here. ~IndoMTL.com~ If he was just for acting, there was no need to rush this time . Because to him, there is actually no difference whether you are dead or alive... The only difference is that you will pay more money and your body will be more seriously damaged because of the longer delay, and it may even be possible. Amputation is the only option.

"He is the son of a count, and he must also know that our Silver Jue Church is actually not good at treatment. If you had come two hours later...your leg might be gone."

With that said, Louis patted Jon's thigh again and said seriously: "You really have to thank the lord, but it's not because he saves you money, nor because he can remember that you civilians are No money.

"It's because he really cares about your life and health...that's why he breaks the rules. He thinks human life and your leg are more important than his face."

The wound on his leg healed very well. After being patted twice by Louis, Jon didn't even feel any pain.

But when he heard Lewis's words, his heart felt so warm that it was almost sad.

His admiration for Annan has almost reached a level of fanaticism.

Although he was injured, he felt happy. Just like when he had just succeeded as the militia captain, his father quietly took out his coffin book and replaced it with a new leather breastplate.

No expression required. No words are needed.

Just the act itself is enough to warm people's hearts.

Although the lord has a cold face and is frighteningly young, he is not only brave, fair, and responsible, but he also has a warm and humane heart.

Frozen Water Port is so lucky to have such a father-like little lord...

Although the height is not very fatherly...