You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 24 The situation is tense
It was a condescending, indifferent voice.

The Cracked Armor family is known for its martial prowess, a legacy stemming from the first Grand Duke of Cracked Armor, who nearly achieved a dragon-slaying feat and followed the Conqueror Emperor in conquering the world. The descendants of Cracked Armor all possess excellent archery skills.

Roman is an outstanding figure among his generation in the family.

If the Great Bow of the Split Armor is used, the power of the arrow will increase three to five times, making anyone tremble with fear. Even the most elite knights would not dare to rely on their flesh and blood to withstand this arrow.

Shasta's heart sank.

Roman Rift Armor moves too fast.

Shasta had no choice but to calm down. She said, "Are you going to attack me? Attack a witch from a witch's forest?"

Roman put away his bow and arrows.

"Witch! How dare you come to my territory and kidnap my people! You're asking for trouble!"

Shasta said in a deep voice, "This child is also a witch."

Roman retorted without any politeness, "I don't care if she's a witch or not. Everything on my land is my property, and you want to take her away? Take my property?"

Shasta laughed angrily: "You can accept witches as your subjects? Ha, then things are easier to solve. I'll have all the witches from the witch forest come to visit you."

Roman frowned: "Are you threatening me?"

Shasta said, "You were joking first, Roman Riftarm. If you don't want to see the witches destroy your land, then let me and this child leave."

The Witch Forest is a secret society composed entirely of witches, whose purpose is to resist persecution by the church and secular society.

Although most of the time they had to live in the shadows, hiding from church searches like stray dogs.

But even a small town like Siggard is still within the Witchwood's power to completely destroy it.

However, Roman did not believe that the witch Lin would go to such lengths for the sake of two witches.

If they didn't even have this kind of patience, those witches in the gutter wouldn't have survived until now.

Roman approached. He looked at the witch, who was wrapped in a black robe, quite beautiful, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with black hair and black eyes.

“You have no right to negotiate with me, nor does the Witch Forest. I forbid you from taking anyone from Sig Town away. My people should remain on my territory, and there is no room for negotiation!”

When Roman met Dota, he understood everything.

The apostles he drew from the pool were all his subjects from his territory.

Although he doesn't yet understand what star rating means, judging from the four-star Aaron and the three-star Green, the higher the star rating, the better.

These two individuals possess exceptional qualities that are extremely rare even in the entire town of Sige.

Most people are only one star, and Dota, as a relatively outstanding hunter who can talk to him, is only two stars.

This indicates that high-star apostles are scarce, and the awakening rate of witches is extremely small—meaning that Gweil is most likely a high-star apostle, or even very likely the highest-star apostle in Sig Town.

After all, although Aaron and Green were carefully selected knights who had undergone special training since childhood, they did not show exceptional talent from a young age, otherwise Roman would not have been able to bring them out.

Gweil is a potential card, do you want to take her away?

Just kidding.

Although he hasn't drawn the Apostle card, Gweil, it doesn't matter. The meat stays in the pot, and the fat stays in the family.

Given enough time, he'll definitely be able to draw this high-star apostle.

Shasta was speechless, choked by Roman's tough attitude.

Smoke billowed around her as she snarled angrily, "Do you think you, as a lord, are stronger than those high-ranking war knights?" Roman replied, "If you're so confident you can kill everyone here, why don't you do it? Otherwise, people will just think we died under the claws of magical beasts."

Are fifth-tier transcendents very strong?

Roman scoffed at this claim.

Fifth-tier warrior knights are also mortal beings; there are too many ways to kill them.

I used an AK to defeat 10 Tier 5 Transcendent beings. Does that mean I'm stronger than all of them combined?

Shasta gritted his teeth and realized that the nobleman in front of him was truly not coerced in any way.

And she really didn't dare to kill a nobleman in public.

If even one person from here manages to escape, they will spread this news to the outside world.

Therefore, the Witch Forest will not only face the power of the church in the future, but also the noble forces that are at odds with the church.

The two most terrifying forces on this land will join forces to wipe out the Witch Forest, and then the witches will truly have no hope left.

Circumstances are beyond human control, and Shasta must admit that.

But... should we just give up like this?
Abandoning her as a companion and sister, handing her over to a decadent nobleman—what would he do to her? What could he possibly do to her? What kind of licentious desires did this insatiable nobleman possess? Just thinking about those things made Shasta feel numb and unbearable.

She stared intently at Roman, gripping the dagger even tighter.

She was thinking. Escaping wouldn't be difficult; no one here could stop her. But taking Gweil away would be a different story.

Aaron, holding a round shield, stepped in front of Roman, assuming the best defensive stance.

Roman also noticed Shasta's subtle movements, and he cursed the idiot for not knowing what was good for him.

As long as he abandons Gweil, she can leave this place, and he will not stop her in any way, nor will he even inform the church.

He himself had no prejudice against witches, but Gweil was very important, so he wanted to keep her.

If they were to actually fight this witch who claims to have killed a fifth-tier conqueror knight, Roman believes that his current group of guards and hunters would likely suffer five, six, seven, or even more casualties, which would definitely be considered a heavy loss.

Aaron could only guarantee his own safety.

Of course, if Shasta were to actually do this, once he escapes the mountains and gathers everyone in Sig Town, he would immediately launch his revenge. Unless Shasta avoids the waterways and manages to cross the complex and treacherous mountains to escape to the outside world, she is certain to die.

Shasta hesitated, and Roman waited for Shasta to make a decision.

He won't back down to this witch. Who does she think she is? Let's fight it out, but don't even think about taking Gweil away.

As a result, the atmosphere in the mountains and forests became increasingly tense.

Many guards and hunters also noticed signs of war breaking out between their noble lord and the witch.

They were filled with trepidation, especially the hunters. They had just decided to pledge allegiance to Roman. Were they really going to risk their lives to help a nobleman in battle?

After all, they were two witches!
A witch who knows evil magic!
They don't have the habit of carrying salt with them; it's too expensive!
Even if our side has two knights fighting on the front lines, it cannot put them at ease.

They prayed that the battle would not break out.

Just then, a wolf's howl from the deep mountains broke the tense atmosphere.
Then, both Roman and Shasta panicked.

……

"Slay the dragon! Slay you all! Hehehe!!"

(End of this chapter)