NOVEL NEXT Chapter 56: A new territory (4)
Ragnar's eyes swept across the faces of the onlookers, and a smile quickly settled on his face.
At the moment, only the sound of the cool evening breeze drifting by could be heard at the settlement.
Ragnar and Noah now stood in the middle of corpses with confident looks on their faces.
The onlookers, standing at the entrances of their huts, stared at the two of them with expressions ranging from surprise and fear to delight and confusion.
Seeing these expressions, Ragnar knew it was time to act.
"Good people of the eleventh hamlet," Ragnar spoke up in a loud voice, laced with confidence and power.
"My name is Ragnar Yellowwood and this is my friend, Noah," he introduced.
He waited for some sort of response from the confused crowd, but there was none. He smiled and continued.
Ragnar narrated how they found the three young ladies being assaulted and risked their lives to rescue them from the hands of their assaulters.
"They told us that their people were also suffering the same predicament at home, so we decided to come and rescue you all from these fucktards," Ragnar said, pointing at the corpse.
"From now on, you can sleep with your two eyes closed. Families can live in peace, lovers can love each other with peace of mind, without the fears of these fucktards ruining it."
As Ragnar ran on, the expressions of the people shifted from shock to relief, and after a few minutes, smiles appeared on their faces.
"We're safe!"
"I can now have sex with my wife in peace."
"My daughter will be able to go the stream from now on without those creepy men."
The people began chattering amongst themselves with delight.
They stepped out from the entrance of their buildings and moved closer to Ragnar and Noah.
Noah kept a subtle frown on his face as he watched the people. In his heart, a pang of pride appeared — he was glad he got to save these people.
Ragnar was all smiles.
Why wouldn't he?
He is about to emotionally bend the people of this Hamlet into his leadership.
"Thank you for saving my girlfriend."
"What are your names again?"
The people surrounded both of them, their curious and appreciative voices ringing around them.
"My name is Ragnar Yellowwood." Ragnar declared his name.
He turned to Noah.
Noah opened his mouth and introduced himself, "My name is Noah."
As Noah introduced himself, some of the young ladies already swooned in his direction. Some young men even accompanied them.
"You are so handsome."
"How were you able to move that fast?"
"Do you have a partner at home?"
"Your sword is very sharp. But I'm sure your god given sword is sharper."
Noah was met with an influx of people and strange comments, much more than he could handle. He turned to Ragnar and silently pleaded for help.
Unfortunately, Ragnar was caught up in his own situation.
Ragnar had already become very good with people thanks to the interaction with the people of the tenth Hamlet. So now that he was surrounded by people, he was able to act and speak properly.
"We learnt your hamlet is without a leader," Ragnar spoke.
The adults around him nodded and one elderly woman responded, "The last man who stood up to rule us was killed by these lunatics when they first invaded. Since then, no one has been bold enough to play the role of a leader."
'They did the exact same thing with the Ragnar of this world when he refused their rules.'
Hearing the fate of the last leader, Ragnar was disgusted but he kept a straight face and responded to the curiosity of the people.
Ragnar shared with them his leadership status over tenth Hamlet.
He also shared with them his mission, which was uniting the Hamlet, improving their lives and gradually building his own empire.
As he spoke, the eyes of the people softened with admiration and respect — in a world like theirs where survival was the only goal, finding someone with an ambition, especially one as great as Ragnar, was very rare.
Also, Ragnar's confidence as he spoke created a certainty in their hearts that his mission was achievable.
|| Your words have managed to move the people of the eleventh hamlet. ||
|| Their acceptance of your rulership has crossed 50% ||
|| You need 75% acceptance from the people to complete your mission. ||, As the people went through the turmoil of emotional changes, Onyx's voice rang in Ragnar's head.
"I am not like the others who have forced their rulership upon you." Ragnar cleared his throat and began in a loud voice.
Everyone kept silent and became attentive, including those currently fanboying and fangirling over Noah.
"I have shared my mission with you guys. It is your choice to decide if you want me as your new leader."
"Of course!" One of the young ladies that Ragnar and Noah had rescued spoke up and accepted the moment Ragnar's speech halted.
She left her position and arrived beside Ragnar before addressing the people whose eyes were currently fixed on her, "I have witnessed his strength and charisma firsthand, he has the grace of a good leader. You guys have even witnessed his prowess with your own eyes. It would be our loss if we reject his leadership."
"Jordana is correct," another one of the rescued ladies stepped forward, "Beside, who would stand for us when the other members of the gangs come seeking revenge?"
The words of the two ladies helped in compelling the ground faster than Ragnar expected.
"We are not foolish enough to reject him!"
"We accept him!"
"Ragnar Yellowwood is our new leader!"
"All hail Ragnar Yellowwood."
"As long as Noah remains by his side, I would accept him as my leader, both of them together are awesome!"
The voice of the people blasted across the settlement.
Both children and adults began chanting the name of
|| Acceptance has surpassed 75%, You've conquered 11th Hamlet. ||
|| Conquest mission completed successfully: You've unlocked wheel feature. You've received 500 XP ||
|| You've leveled up ||
|| Level 9 -----> Level 10 ||
|| You've surpassed the limit of FF-rank and advanced to F-rank ||