Saint Freya shook her head.
“This time, there’s no need to stop them. Besides, we don’t have the means to stop that many people.”
Since Saint Freya put it that way, Consta didn’t say anything more.
“Perhaps this time we’ll gain something beneficial as well.”
Half a day later.
In a hidden suburb at the kingdom’s border.
There was an extremely spacious underground cave, a secret stronghold of the Night Demon Society.
Torches were lit inside the cave, casting dim light.
Several hundred members of the Night Demon Society were gathered together, counting the large haul of supplies they had plundered from the Second Prince earlier.
Chests of gold coins, jewels, and bundles of new-style weapons were piled up like a small mountain.
Everyone had excited smiles on their faces, feeling that this time they had pulled off a big score.
Just then, a steady sound of footsteps came from the entrance of the cave.
A person walked in, wearing a large, concealing coat and a terrifying evil god mask on their face.
The cave instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at the newcomer with respect.
This person was none other than the steward of Tattle Town’s Lady Ruler, Consta—Masha.
Her current identity was the Vice President of the Night Demon Society.
“Vice President, you’re here.”
Daoba Guangtou quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
“Look, these are the brothers’ gains from this operation.”
Masha walked over to the pile of supplies, inspected it, then turned around to face everyone.
Her voice, altered by the mask, came out low and hoarse.
“Everyone, you’ve done well this time. However, you’ve also stirred up quite a commotion.”
Daoba Guangtou’s heart tightened.
“Vice President, is the Royal Capital going to send people to hunt us down?”
Masha nodded.
“That’s right. The Second Prince was attacked, and all the supplies were lost. With such a big incident, the high-ups in the Royal Capital have already taken notice of us.”
“Lady Ruler Consta has received a direct order from the Third Prince, Lord George, to thoroughly investigate the matter and capture all the attackers. Right now, the Lady Ruler’s Guard Army is scouring the mountains.”
Hearing this, the Night Demon Society members in the cave immediately became restless.
Many faces showed signs of nervousness.
Though they hated the nobles, they didn’t want to die for nothing either.
Masha raised her hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
“But don’t worry.”
“Since I am the Vice President, I will naturally ensure your safety.”
Daoba Guangtou was taken aback.
“Your meaning is…”
Masha pointed to the pile of supplies on the ground.
“To avoid the Lady Ruler’s pursuit and escape this disaster, we must spend money to save ourselves.”
“We need to hand over most of these seized supplies.”
“I will use these goods to bribe various connections and grease the palms of those above us.”
“As long as we keep the Lady Ruler satisfied, they will turn a blind eye, find a few scapegoats to close the case, and ensure the safety of all Night Demon Society members.”
Masha finished speaking methodically.
Daoba Guangtou’s brow relaxed.
Compared to the lives of his brothers, what was a little wealth?
Besides, without the Vice President, where would they have gotten such a good opportunity to take revenge on the nobles?
And they had taken revenge on a prince with high status and power!
Now, they just had to hand over most of the money, and the rest would still be enough for everyone to enjoy themselves.
What’s more, as long as they stayed alive, there would be plenty of opportunities later.
“The Vice President is far-sighted. We admire that!”
Daoba Guangtou led the crowd in a loud shout.
“Brothers, pack up the goods and hand them over to the Vice President to handle!”
The Night Demon Society members were fervent and excited, with no one doubting Masha’s words at all.
They even felt that the Vice President had gone to great lengths to protect them.
Masha watched these people obediently box up the supplies, and a slight smile curled under her mask.
Everything was going according to plan.
Soon after.
Inside the Lord’s Mansion of Tattle Town.
Consta sat in the spacious study, looking at a long list of supplies that Masha had handed over. Her eyes lit up.
“Damn, that fat pig Second Prince really squeezed the people dry.”
“There must be over a hundred thousand gold coins just in this pile!”
Consta couldn’t help but laugh.
“And now it’s all ours.”
Masha stood respectfully to the side, holding the mask she had removed.
“Lady Ruler, the Night Demon Society has been pacified.”
“They have no complaints about handing over the supplies and are even grateful.”
Consta nodded with satisfaction.
“Very good. With this huge sum of money, the territory can be rebuilt on a large scale.”
Over the next few days.
The areas under Consta’s management—including Tattle Town, several surrounding towns, and countless affiliated villages—all turned into construction sites.
Consta spared no expense, pouring large amounts of gold coins to hire countless craftsmen and laborers, starting large-scale reconstruction work.
Collapsed houses were rebuilt.
Muddy roads were paved with smooth stone slabs.
The old, broken city walls were reinforced and renovated.
Not only that, Consta also significantly lowered taxes on commoners and distributed large amounts of relief grain.
The commoners’ lives visibly improved.
Walking along the streets, one could hear praises for Lady Ruler Consta and words of gratitude toward the Goddess Primrose everywhere.
“Lady Ruler Consta is truly a good ruler! The previous rulers only exploited us, but she treats us like human beings.”
“This is all the blessing of the Goddess. May the Goddess protect us!”
“Yes, ever since the Goddess came these past days, life has become more and more hopeful.”
Consta stood on the balcony of the Lord’s Mansion, watching the bustling scene in the town, feeling very satisfied.
This was her own initiative.
To help the common people, to help the disaster victims, to reform the corruption in the kingdom, and to let everyone live a good life.
In doing so, she was also helping Princess Saint Freya.
After all, the Princess’s goal was to seize power, then reorganize the kingdom, and finally present a clean and orderly kingdom to the Goddess.
With her setting the precedent now, when Saint Freya eventually ascended, it would probably be a bit easier, rather than starting from scratch.
Her goals and Saint Freya’s not only didn’t conflict but could complement each other.
Besides civil construction, Consta didn’t forget military armament.
Among the supplies brought by the Second Prince, besides money, there were large quantities of new-style armor and weapons, newly forged in the Royal Capital and engraved with magical runes.
Consta ordered her close aide, Aiwei, to haul all these equipment to the military camp and hand them over to Warrior Chief Buck.
Buck looked at the carts full of brand-new equipment, his hands trembling with excitement.
“Th-These… are all for us from Lady Ruler?”
Buck couldn’t believe his eyes.
He had been a soldier for so many years and had never seen such fine equipment.
Aiwei nodded with a smile.
“Of course.”
“Warrior Chief, you and your five thousand Guard Army soldiers have just received the blessing of the Goddess.”
“A fine horse deserves a fine saddle.”
“With these new equipment, your combat power will be elevated to an extremely terrifying level.”
“From now on, you will be the most solid defense line for Tattle Town and the surrounding areas.”