I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 185 It’s not that simple

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The cold wind made it hard to open one's eyes, but the rushing footsteps could not be stopped for a moment.

Even so, Chris understood that these lizardmen would catch up sooner or later.

The lizardmen are, after all, a different race living in this wilderness, and their speed in the wild is unmatched by any other race.

In this snowy environment, Chris and his soldiers had no time to conceal their movements and were unable to shake off their pursuers.

Sure enough, Tucson's eagles soon discovered that the lizardmen were less than a kilometer away from their group.

Once the other side crosses the mountain, they will see Chris and his group.

"It's all my fault, Lord Chris, I failed to spot them!"

Tucson looked guilty and said, "I'll lead them away, you guys take the other way!"

"No, it's not your fault, it's those lizardmen who are too cunning."

After listening to the savage's translation, Chris shook his head vigorously. "They're hiding underground; no one will be able to find them."

Chris wasn't trying to excuse Tucson, but the lizardmen were just too well hidden.

The lizardmen had hidden themselves in the snowdrifts they had dug, making them difficult to spot even if someone passed by them.

If it weren't for Chris's years of keen awareness of danger, they would have already stepped into the lizardmen's trap.

Chris blames no one.

Chris was simply wondering when the lizardmen discovered them and how they had predicted their route.

"Tussen, you're more important than anyone else!"

Chris commanded sternly, "You and your savage companions go first. You must spread the word and report our discovery to the lord!"

The savage translated the order to Tucson, who was taken aback.

But thinking of the Holy Lord's interests, he gritted his teeth and nodded emphatically.

"Okay, I'll definitely send it back!"

"move!"

Chris gritted his teeth and turned away with a resolute look in his eyes.

He was already preparing to arrange the battle plan, and inspiring words were on the tip of his tongue when Tucson's shouts suddenly rang out.

"A hawk!"

This was one of the few Imperial terms that Tucson knew: "Our, the eagle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eagle flapped its wings and landed, throwing the belt to Tucson.

Tucson quickly opened it, and inside was a map.

Tucson quickly handed it over to Chris.

The markings on the map are very simple.

A black dot, four words:
Come here—Raine.

"go!"

Chris had no time to hesitate and gave the order to rush to the location marked on the map.

Chris had heard of Ryan, but didn't remember him.

However, the eagle is the symbol of Black Pine Ridge, and the map is also a standard map of Black Pine Ridge, bearing the lord's emblem.

The others didn't know what was going on, but after two months of getting to know each other, they had gotten used to obeying the orders of their knight, Chris.

Even though the lizardman's figure had already appeared on the opposite hilltop, they still turned and ran after Chris.

The eagle that delivered the message seemed to be guiding them, flying at a steady pace, always at the forefront.

When Chris reached the snowdrift surrounded by the hillside, the eagle began to circle in the sky and stopped moving forward.

"It seems like this is it."

Chris glanced around.

He knew it very well.

This is an excellent ambush site.

If one's enemies charge out from the surrounding hillsides, then one will be buried here.

Is Raine going to use himself as bait to bury these lizardmen?

Chris didn't have time to think about it.

They could only entrust their backs to companions they had never met.

To Chris's relief, the eagle that delivered the message was still circling in the sky.

"They've come, sir!"

A soldier cried out in alarm!
On the way Chris and his group came, the lizardmen had already charged at them.

Chris stared at the lizardman, took the longbow handed to him by his second-in-command, and fired an arrow at the lizardman in front!
Chris's archery skills weren't exactly perfect, but they were still quite excellent. He hit the chest of the lizardman at the front with a single arrow!

"Well done, sir!"

The soldiers cheered!
However, the next moment, the lizardman who had been shot by the arrow got up, broke the arrow shaft, and charged at the soldiers again!

"These thick-skinned monsters!"

Chris cursed!
The arrow pierced the lizardman's body, but it did not damage his heart!

Chris immediately reached out, "Armor-piercing arrow!"

The deputy hurriedly handed over the arrow!
Chris drew his bow and shot an arrow in one fluid motion, the armor-piercing arrow instantly penetrating the lizardman's head and bringing him to the ground!
"We still need armor-piercing arrows!"

Chris picked up the armor-piercing arrow again and fired another shot, and yet another lizardman fell!

However, the lizardmen weren't fools; the third and fourth arrows were both blocked by the shield!
The arrow pierced the shield, but it couldn't harm the lizardman!

At the same time, the lizardman had already rushed to within a hundred meters!
"Prepare for battle!"

Chris roared and drew his longsword with a clang!
Immediately following was the sound of metal scraping against metal, as the soldiers drew their longswords and stared intently at the charging lizardmen!

The lizardmen drew closer, their dark blue scales gleaming with a cold, eerie light in the snow.

The spiked shields and maces were terrifying; in fact, some soldiers' hands trembled slightly as they held their swords.

They had fought against the lizardmen and knew how ferocious they were.

Forty-odd people doesn't sound like much.

But when more than forty giant, upright lizards with ferocious faces, cold vertical pupils, and drool dripping from their mouths surged down the hillside wielding spiked clubs, even Chris gritted his teeth in tension.

"Damn it, being afraid is just as bad as dying!"

The high pressure was unbearable for the soldiers.

But the result wasn't collapse, it was madness.

"Let's explode!"

"It's worth it if we can get a replacement!"

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Before he could finish speaking, some soldiers were already impatient, so Chris immediately shouted,
"Everyone, stay calm!"

The thunderous roar instantly stunned everyone!

Chris, fearing it would demoralize the troops, didn't explain further. Seeing the lizardman spearmen at the rear already in position with their spears raised, he shouted the order.
"Raise your shields! Retreat and scatter!"

The soldiers immediately dispersed as instructed, and at that moment they also saw the movements of the spearmen behind them!
In that instant, the soldiers felt utterly hopeless!

As everyone knows, ordinary shields are no match for the spears thrown by the lizardmen!
This volley of spears will surely take down at least four or five people!
No one can be sure if it will be them!

Just as the lizardmen raised their spears, ready to fire, countless arrows shot out from both sides, like meteors flashing across the sky!

The lizardmen who were raising their spears just a moment ago fell to the ground instantly, like leeks under a scythe, completely powerless to resist!

"Ren!"

Hope ignited in Chris's eyes as he turned to look at the hillside!

Dozens of hunters, dressed in fur coats and carrying quiver, stood densely packed on the hillside!

Raine stood at the forefront, firing arrows at the lizardmen as if they were free!

The hunting team is no longer as poor as it used to be.

Not to mention the handful of armor-piercing arrows in Renn's hand.

Now everyone else has five armor-piercing arrows, each with an enchanted tip that can easily tear through ordinary armor and tough animal hides.

Even with their thick skin and tough flesh, the lizardmen couldn't withstand this deadly weapon.

Raine drew back his bowstring, aimed at the strongest lizardman, and unleashed a powerful arrow!
Unsurprisingly, it pierced its eye precisely!
"puff!"

Blood gushed out, and the leader crashed to the ground, instantly kicking up a cloud of snow!
The lizardmen's offensive faltered for a moment, and they stood there blankly.

The strongest lizardman was their leader.

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

"kill!"

A deafening roar erupted from the soldiers' mouths!
The resentment from being chased erupted like a volcano, transforming into a raging fighting spirit that swept towards the lizardmen!

The battle situation changes rapidly!

The lizardmen, who were just moments ago so aggressive, have now become a defeated and fleeing army.

They screamed and scattered, fleeing in panic into the wilderness and forests to escape their pursuers.

Chris cleaved a lizardman's shoulder in two with his sword, spraying blood all over his face, but he didn't seem to care.

"Tucson!"

"Keep your eagles on a close watch, don't let them get away!"

"it is good!"

Tucson responded in Imperial language and immediately whistled loudly!
His eagle immediately changed direction, its sharp eyes locking onto the direction of the fleeing lizardman.

Once the lizardman in front of him fell, Tucson immediately pointed out, "Five of them escaped into the forest to the northwest!" However, the terrain of the wilderness was still quite complex.

These alien races in the wilderness knew the terrain too well. Even though the hunting party pursued them relentlessly, it was still difficult to capture all twenty or thirty lizardmen who scattered and fled together.

The key is that they cannot be scattered to pursue the fugitives.

Otherwise, they could easily be killed by the lizardmen.

Renn frowned, put away his bow and arrows, and stood under a pine tree, panting.

He surveyed the battlefield, where more than a dozen lizardman corpses lay scattered on the snow.

"Take stock of the spoils!"

At Renn's command, the hunting party quickly got to work.

Chris, covered in blood, stepped forward and said, "Thank you for your support, Lord Rein."

Chris bowed, a polite gesture that surprised Ryan.

"We're all comrades, there's no need for this."

Renn smiled and said casually, "We are all serving the lord and trying to make a living for ourselves, so it's normal to help each other."

"In other words, if I were the one being chased today, you would definitely help me too."

"of course."

Chris nodded emphatically.

Ryan handed Chris a burlap towel and asked, "You killed quite a few?"

"Not many, only four."

Chris spat out a mouthful of blood. "Too bad, they ran too fast."

"Yes."

Ryan sighed as well. "We captured six alive, seven were seriously injured, and thirteen died."

"Of the twenty-six talents in total, more than half have already left."

"The news has definitely spread now, and we can't hunt in peace anymore."

Renn couldn't help but sigh.

After just two days of comfortable hunting, it's time to start fighting the enemy again.

“These lizardmen will definitely get their revenge.”

"Ah."

Chris carefully wiped the blood off his body and returned the towel to Ryan.

"By the way, does Lord Renn have a mission here?"

"us……"

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, Toussaint ran over.
"Lord Gonler is here with his troops!"

Tucson's words immediately brought a smile to Ryan's face.

"Looks like it wasn't a waste of time to inform him; that guy really made it in time."

"Let's go and greet him."

Ryan jumped down the hillside and ran towards Gungle.

Gunle, carrying his battle axe, walked ahead with a nonchalant air.

Behind him, soldiers escorted several lizardmen bound by ropes, with more than a dozen lizardman corpses tied behind them, leaving trails in the snow as they dragged them.

"Looks like I'm not too late!"

Gunther grinned widely.

Ryan glanced at him and asked directly, "How many were arrested in total?"

"Twenty-three!"

Gunther answered decisively.

"Good, that's enough. There's no need to worry about the news leaking out."

Ryan patted Gunle on the shoulder. "I'll treat you to a drink when we get back."

"Let me invite you."

Chris volunteered, "This time, you two gentlemen are helping me out."

"Alright, then we won't stand on ceremony."

Gunle and Rain exchanged a glance and laughed heartily.

However, Chris's expression remained serious.

"I'm afraid things aren't that simple."

"I believe my team's whereabouts were not leaked, yet we were still ambushed."

“They had laid an ambush long in advance and had predicted my marching route.”

"Even my deputy doesn't know this."

Chris's words caused the smiles on Gunther and Ryan's faces to gradually disappear.

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Frostleaf Town has had a busy winter.

The game brought back from Razor Plains made the town even more lively.

The carts, pulled by horses, creaked and groaned as the carcasses of wild deer, bison, and wild boars were continuously dragged into the town, piling up like small mountains.

"Stop slacking off, get to work!"

Lawrence shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice drowning out the clamor of the crowd.
"The lord has ordered that everyone should taste what fresh meat tastes like tonight!"

When butchering prey, there are bound to be some scraps. Add some offal and you can make a fresh and delicious dinner for everyone.

"Thank you, my lord!"

The slaves carried the prey inside one by one to thaw.

The savage butchers sharpened their knives and waited for their prey to thaw before skinning and butchering it.

These prey have all been bled dry, otherwise everyone could have had a fresh blood soup.

The savage butchers were skilled; the bright red muscle was separated from the bone by their knives, and the bones were removed cleanly.

Edible offal is carefully removed, cleaned, and then sent for marinating.

The processed meat chunks were sent to the smoking room to be made into jerky and stored.

The skinned animal hides were laid out on wooden frames, and the tanners deftly scraped off the remaining fat with bone knives.

The complete pelts were carefully cleaned, dried, rolled into bundles, and piled into the warehouse for later exchange for goods.

As for the rest, they were processed and reserved for making the lining of armor.

Some of the leather coats, gloves, and hats were also made and distributed to slaves who worked in the winter.

Everyone in town was busy.

After giving the blueprints for the stamping machine to the carpenter and blacksmith, Rod had some free time.

It had been almost a week since the wheat was planted, and Rod would go to the fields to take a walk every two days.

Normal wheat seeds will sprout in about one to two weeks after sowing.

It might be a little later due to the cold weather.

Rod was unsure of the mutated snow wheat's habits, so he wanted to check on it every day.

Sometimes, even though you know you might have to wait two days to go.

But Rod just couldn't resist going to see it.

It feels like buying a lottery ticket and waiting for the draw; you know there's still plenty of time, but you can't help but refresh the countdown.

During this period, all the children of the Snow Rabbit people were sent to the manor.

Rod Teng took the time to test the mental abilities of all the children, and the results were disappointing.

—No child has a mental strength exceeding ten points.

Of course, these children are all under sixteen years old, and their mental abilities may change as they grow up.

Although the possibility of such a change is extremely small.

But Rod still recorded the children who had been tested, especially those whose mental strength was close to ten.

Rhodes decided to have them undergo another test before they turned sixteen.

Rhodes's stroll through the fields gave Night Fury and Thunder more time to spend together.

Night Fury galloped across the wasteland, with Thunder flapping its broad wings and following closely beside it.

Rhodes, sitting on horseback, found the scene very cool, though his face and knees were freezing cold.

The lone Frost Dragon hovers alone in the sky above the wasteland, searching for food all by itself.

However, Frost did not become irritable because of the close relationship between Night Fury and Thunder.

Rhodes also began to wonder if Frost was also a female bipedal wyvern.
Rod did not dwell on the matter.

After inspecting the more than 200 acres of farmland, they returned to Shuangye Town.

Upon returning to the manor hall, Luna and Otto requested an audience.

"Lord Ri'an."

After bowing, Luna reported.
"My lord, the plan for your herb garden has been prepared, but some seeds are missing."

"Hmm, tell me in detail."

Rod looked at Luna and listened to her report.

(End of this chapter)