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  Chapter 164 Borisaf: Just have some fun!

The "political competition" between Tormund and Segun not only caused dissatisfaction among the nobles in their own territories, but also caused dissatisfaction among other nobles who came to Jack for help.

Several nobles even found Jack and reported Tormund and Segun's ridiculous behavior.

Before Jack could say anything about this, these people were scolded by Lyanna Mormont.

Lyanna Mormont manages Bear Island. The tax rate on Bear Island is very low. Even half a year ago, the tax rate was only 10%, and there was only land rent tax, and no other miscellaneous taxes.

Bear Island was too poor. During that period, the residents of Bear Island found it difficult to catch fish. Even Lyanna Mormont had to open her warehouse to support them, let alone pay taxes.

Therefore, Lyanna herself also believed that reducing taxes was a manifestation of a lord's integrity and kindness. After all, if he couldn't even take care of his own people, how could he be qualified to call himself a lord?

Among the five viscounts who came to complain, one showed a deep look of shame, another was very angry and left angrily with his 80 soldiers, and the remaining three showed resentful expressions.

At that time, Lyanna was not afraid of the three men at all. She was as brave as any man and not only glared back at them, but also scolded them again.

Although Lyanna didn't take this matter to heart, Jack kept it in mind.

The viscount who left in anger was surrounded and killed by a group of bandits on the way, while the other three nobles were put under close surveillance.

After being scolded and ridiculed by Lyanna, he not only did not leave, but continued to stay in Hearth City. Isn't it obvious that there is something fishy?

Hearth City, Jack's study.

"Okay, okay, you like to play tricks, right? Are you a match for me, Liu Huaqiang Poseidon?"

"Since you want to play, let's have fun. It's a good opportunity to make an example of someone and let everyone know that the punishment of being swallowed alive by a dragon is not just a scare tactic."

Jack looked at the letter in his hand and sneered with disdain.

Just now, Walker handed him a letter, which was intercepted by the raven released by Viscount Cassinoa.

Viscount Cassinoa was one of the viscounts who showed resentment at the beginning. Jack then arranged for people to closely monitor him and bribed his adjutant, Sir Goodwin Holt.

The letter contained Cassinoa's oath of allegiance to Roose Bolton, followed by Cassinoa's plan.

He decided to join forces with the other two viscounts to find an opportunity to assassinate Jack and Lyanna Mormont, who was the first to surrender to Jack, as a gift for their loyalty to Roose Bolton.

He also promised in the letter that he would bring the head of one of Jack and Lyanna to them.

He only asked that Roose Bolton make the three of them lords of Deepwood Motte, Hearthstone, and Karhol.

However, the letter was handed over to Jack by Goodwin Holt.

Because Jack promised that if the whole plot of Cassinoa's treason was discovered, he would give all of Cassinoa's territory, castles and women to Goodwin Holt.

Goodwin Holt was not interested in Cassinoa's castle and territory. He had already had a relationship with Cassinoa's wife and had an irresistible obsession with her.

Even Cassinoa's two current daughters are the product of his affair with Cassinoa's wife.

At the beginning, Cassinoa's wife calculated the time and gave birth to a pair of twin daughters for Goodwin Holt.

What later upset Goodwin Holt was that Cassinoa did not die in the war southward.

Goodwin Holt was about to give up, but unexpectedly Jack's guards suddenly found him and used threats and bribes to make him go undercover.

In the end, Goodwin Holt suppressed his inner excitement, pretended to be sad and accepted Jack's "coercion and inducement".

Little did he know that in Goodwin Holt's view, this was not coercion or inducement at all, but a combination of inducement + inducement that he could not refuse.

Jack then sent Borisaf to fetch Lyanna Mormont.

After Borisaph nodded, the man with poor direction got lost in the Hearth City for a while before he found Lyanna's residence.

"Lord Lyanna, his majesty is calling you." Borisaph called out while knocking on the door.

A moment later Lyanna opened the door, looked up at Borisaph, and asked sleepily, "Is His Majesty calling a meeting? When do you want to go?"

Lyanna was obviously woken up from her sleep, her voice was soft and tender. At this moment, Lyanna looked more like a 12-year-old girl than a earl.

"No, His Majesty called you alone. I don't know what it was about, but I heard His Majesty say something like, let's have some fun, it's just right."

Lyanna's sleepiness disappeared immediately, and she looked up in disbelief at Borisaf, a tall and strong man in front of her, but a little stupid.

Lyanna's mind raced at this moment. She felt that it might not be what she thought, but the fool in front of her didn't look like he would lie.

Recalling that Jack had often come to chat with her during this period of time, she suddenly became more certain of her thoughts.

Given Jack's looks and personality, Lyanna didn't dislike Jack, and could even be said to like him very much.

In this era, no woman would reject a young king who combines good looks, character, age, wealth and power.

But, but she is only 12 years old and hasn't even had her first period, how can she do that kind of thing?

But Lyanna still followed Borisaf to Jack's study.

"Your Majesty, Countess Lyanna is here. I'll be out first." Walker said, and then took Borisaf out of Jack's study.

"Little Lyanna, I haven't seen you for a day. Did you miss me?" Jack greeted her first.

Although there was no danger in letting Lyanna serve as bait with him, Jack still felt reluctant to ask.

Then Jack said hesitantly, "I have something I want to discuss with you. If you don't want to, I won't force you. I can just do it directly."

Lyanna's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself that this was indeed the case.

Then, in order to avoid embarrassment for the two after Jack revealed his purpose, she spoke first and answered:

"Your Majesty, I am too young and my menarche has not come yet. Can I wait for two years? I can use other methods. I also learned some of them when my mother taught my sister.

But in exchange, can you give the Mormont family a piece of arable land? It doesn't need to be fertile land, just ordinary land that can be cultivated. This is my request!"

Lyanna's face flushed as she said these words, and she knew what they meant.

Lyanna knew that Atlantean law allowed the Sea King to marry multiple wives.

If Jack asked her to be his wife, Lyanna would not refuse, but as a condition, Jack must give up a piece of land suitable for farming and able to feed everyone on Bear Island in exchange.

(End of this chapter)