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

Chapter 259 I Don't Believe You (6K)

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Lord's Manor in Longwinter Town.

In the reception room.

Wild animal hides hung on the wall, with a cracked shield on top.

Lord Slor leaned back in his leather-covered chair, a fawning smile on his face.

A middle-aged man was sitting opposite me.

He was tall and thin, with a cold and stern face, and wore the crest of the Red Griffin family on his chest.

"Your Excellency Leviathan, thank you for bringing such a generous shipment."

Slor's voice was ingratiating.

"Of course, I've also prepared a return gift, and there's one for you too."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Leviathan smiled slightly, seemingly satisfied with Sloan's arrangements.

“The two little girls who have been with me for the past ten days or so have very pitiful backgrounds, and I plan to take them in.”

"Oh, no problem!"

Sloan immediately realized what he meant and nodded repeatedly.

He was secretly pleased with himself, knowing he hadn't misjudged the situation.

The two girls assigned to this Red Griffin family were two female slaves bought by Slor, specifically to earn money from the caravan manager and guards.

He is a seasoned veteran with exceptional skills.

I never expected this old guy to get so addicted to it.

However, exchanging two female slaves for the satisfaction of a count's envoy is not a bad deal.

“They will be yours from now on. I will send their indentures to you shortly,” Sloan emphasized.

Leviathan nodded, and without the slightest hesitation, openly gave the order.

"As for the portion you mentioned for me, remember to replace it with animal hides and herbs; I don't want anything else."

"completely fine."

Slor readily agreed, a hint of greed in his eyes.
"The remaining half of the goods..."

"Once Miss Avril is brought back, the goods will be delivered."

"Great!"

Slor said happily, "I have sent out my best messengers, and I believe Frostleaf Town will give us a reply in the next day or two."

Slor rose and poured a glass of wine for the messenger Leviathan.

"Don't worry, I will definitely treat Miss Avril well in the future."

"None of this matters."

Leviathan casually remarked, "The important thing is that she will stay here forever and is not allowed to contact anyone. As for the rest..."

"Do as you please."

Leviathan's words immediately stunned Sloan.

He slowly put down his wine glass, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"You mean the Red Griffin family won't care how I treat Avril?"

"If I marry you, then you are mine."

Leviathan said slowly, "Even if someone dies tragically, as long as there is a legitimate reason, the Red Griffin family will only feel regret."

"Won't this affect our trade?" Sloe's eyes widened.

"will not."

Leviathan gave its answer without hesitation.

Slor paused for a moment, then the smile on his lips became meaningful.

"I understand now."

Slor looked at Leviathan and said, "I would appreciate it if Your Excellency could stay here for a couple more days. The news should arrive soon."

"Ah."

Leviathan stood up. "I've heard that the cold-water fish here are very delicious. I want to try fishing for them myself. Can you arrange it?"

"Of course, I will arrange it for you personally."

Slor gestured and led Leviathan out of the reception room.

Just as I stepped out of the gate, soldiers rushed towards me in a panic!

Before he even got close, he slipped and fell right in front of Slor. Leviathan, standing nearby, sneered and shook his head.

"Why panic!"

Slor's face fell. "Can't things be done slowly?"

"My lord, an army of several hundred men is rushing towards us from the east!"

The soldier immediately rose and knelt before Slor, his voice trembling, "Less than three kilometers away!"

"What did you say?"

Slor's eyes widened. "Where are our scouts? Why are they only reporting now!"

"I don't know either, my lord!" The soldier's voice was full of grievance and confusion.

"waste!"

Slor kicked a soldier to the ground and shouted, "Prepare the whole town for battle!"

Slor didn't dare linger and quickly ran to the highest watchtower to gaze into the distance.

The sight before his eyes instantly terrified him, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt on the ground—

A gleaming torrent of steel was rapidly approaching Changdong Town, while two enormous figures hovered in the sky.

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The black dragon claw battle flag with gold patterns fluttered in the wind.

The orderly footsteps pounded the earth, the sound like thunder, each step resonating in the hearts of the residents of Changdong Town.

Two terrifying figures, each several meters long, hovered in the sky above Changdong Town, pressing down on the soldiers like dark clouds.

Longwinter Town is far more fortified than other towns.

The town is surrounded by a wall made of stone slabs and wooden stakes, which is nearly six meters high and topped with sharpened wooden stakes and wooden crenellations.

At each of the four corners stood a tall wooden watchtower, with archers carrying bows and arrows standing inside.

The gate to Changdong Town is made of thick pine planks, with heavy iron hoops tightly binding the planks.

Despite this, the fear of the soldiers in Longwinter Town could not be stopped.

Some of the more timid ones were already pale, their legs were weak, and their hands holding swords were trembling uncontrollably. They were both shocked and confused.

Hundreds of elite soldiers clad in gleaming armor—are these the imperial army?
And what kind of monster is that huge black shadow hovering in the sky?

What kind of being could drive these two terrifying creatures?

Which powerful lord did the lord offend?

Standing atop the sentry post, Baron Slor looked pained, his heart filled with the same doubts.

At this moment, his face had long lost its former aristocratic air.

A cool spring breeze blew in, but it couldn't dry the sweat on Sloan's forehead.

The civilians and soldiers didn't know what was in the sky, but Sloan did.

Those are two dragons circling in the sky!
How could a legendary dragon appear here?!
Slor forced himself to calm down, straightened his collar, and cleared his throat.

Hiding behind the battlements, he shouted in the gentlest tone possible:

“My noble friends outside!”

Slor's voice trembled noticeably.
"I am Slor the Shieldbreaker, the lord of Longwinter Town. May I ask which great family you come from?"

"The empire is currently at war, and I think everything can be discussed properly!"

As soon as Slor finished speaking, the enormous figure spiraled down, flapping its wings and hovering in mid-air.

On the back of the enormous figure, a handsome young man clad in dragon-scale armor slowly spoke.
"Slor, you sent an envoy to challenge my bottom line and trample on my dignity. Have you forgotten all of this?"

Slor, standing on the city wall, trembled and his eyes widened immediately.

"You are Baron Rhodes?!"

impossible!
How could Lord Rhodes possibly possess such strength?

They used to invite me to fight the lizardmen, so how come they have so many well-equipped troops now?
There were even two dragon-like creatures!

Everyone here is a baron lord of the wasteland, so what gives him the right?
Slor was utterly shocked, but the reality was right before his eyes, and Slor had no choice but to believe it.

Baron Rhodes!

Slor swallowed hard.
"What are you doing?"

"To surround Frostleleaf Town with an army without any warning is a violation of noble rules!"

Sloan's voice was loud, but it was full of guilt.

"Violating the rules?"

"We were living in peace, but you suddenly sent someone to Frostleaf Town to offend me!"

Rhodes took a letter from his pocket and held it high.

"Avril is my fiancée, and you actually want to take her away, even saying you're engaged to her?"

"How dare you slander my fiancée like this!"

"You've trampled on my dignity!"

Rod demanded sharply, "Is this your code of aristocracy?"

"Miss Avril is not your fiancée! The Red Griffin family has already betrothed her to me!"

Slor hid behind the battlements and argued loudly.

"The Red Griffin Clan's envoy is with me; he can vouch for everything!"

"What kind of damn messenger is this!"

Rod shouted.
"Open your filthy dog ​​eyes and see clearly!"

Rhodes made the engagement crystal clear.

"This is a marriage contract personally written by Avril's father, Earl of the Red Griffin, and it bears the gilded seal of the Red Griffin family!"

Avril Lavigne is my legal fiancée!

engagement?

Slor stared wide-eyed, turning incredulously to look at the red griffin messenger beside him.
"Leviathan, what's going on?!"

"He can't possibly be engaged!"

A slightly flustered Leviathan immediately retorted, "It must be fake!"

"Are you sure?" Sloan pressed.

Leviathan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Confirm!"

It’s over.

Looking at Leviathan, Slor had a bad feeling.

Recalling their previous attitude towards Avril, Sloe realized that she had been drawn into a conflict.

But now, Slor cannot admit defeat, especially in front of his people.

"Lord Rhodes, I never expected you to dare to forge a marriage contract!"

Slor shouted at the top of his lungs, "I can give you Miss Avril, but you can't forge a marriage contract!"

"This is a serious crime!"

"fake?"

Rod sneered and responded loudly:

"If you think it's fake, you can come out and verify it for yourself!"

"If this is fake, I will withdraw my troops immediately."

"But if it's true, I will use your blood to wash away the shame you brought me!"

"If you are afraid, you can have your messenger come out and see for yourself whether it is real or fake."

Slor opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, and fell silent.

"Slor, why aren't you saying anything?"

Rhodes's voice suddenly became calm as he questioned, "My engagement is here now, so what about yours?"

Slor looked at the Red Griffin messenger, "Why does my marriage contract only have a regular family crest, and no gilded seal?"

"This one……"

Leviathan was speechless for a moment and did not answer for a long time.

"Residents of Changdong Town, have you seen that?"

Rhodes' voice rang out again, "Your lord has stolen my fiancée, which is something no man can tolerate."

"What happened today must be washed away with blood."

“But I am kind and know that you are innocent, and I don’t want to see you suffer.”

“Therefore, I can give your lord, Slor, a choice.”

Rhodes slowly drew Ashbringer, the blade gleaming in the sunlight.

“I, Lord of Blackpine Ridge, Rod Tulip, challenge Baron Slor Shieldbreaker to a life-or-death battle.”

"Regardless of victory or defeat, I will withdraw my troops!"

"We will not make things difficult for anyone in Changdong Town!"

The loud sound echoed throughout the city walls, causing the soldiers to stir and turn to look at Slor. A hint of anticipation flickered in their fearful eyes.

If the lord agrees to a duel, they will not have to face war, and by saving their lives, they can protect their families.

Sloan's expression turned even more unpleasant.

Rhodes looked menacing, carrying a greatsword in one hand; he was clearly no ordinary man.

What's more, he has a dragon-like creature under his lap—if he can even tame a dragon, how could he, a mere mid-level knight, possibly be a match for this guy?
"Why should I accept your challenge?"

Slor's tone was clearly flustered as he frantically searched his memory for a reason.

"You led your troops to invade my territory, which violates the laws of the Empire! You are unworthy of being called a noble!"

"I will not accept a challenge from someone like you!"

"Did you hear that, residents of Longwinter Town? Your lord is a cowardly, selfish, weak, and unscrupulous nobleman!"

Rhodes achieved his goal and gave a cold laugh.

"coward!"

Durant's voice rang out, and soldiers behind him shouted while banging on their shields.
"Coward! Coward! Coward!"

The deafening shouts made the defenders' expressions change, and they began to look at Slor with strange eyes.

Yes, if a one-on-one duel can solve the problem, why not accept it?
Why should the entire town of Changdong be buried with them?

"What are you looking at?"

Enraged, Slor roared incoherently.
"This is my territory, and I call the shots. You eat my food, so you must fight for me!"

Slor drew his longsword and pointed it at the soldiers.

"Now I command you to defend Changdong Town, and none of you are allowed to retreat!"

The soldiers, who had been wavering, couldn't help but shrink back and avert their gaze.

Although they were unhappy, no one dared to be the first to risk their lives.

"Residents of Longwinter Town, your lord has made his choice!"

Rhodes shouted, “But I am still merciful to you. As long as you open the town gates, you are all innocent!”

"Shut up! Rhodes, you shameless bastard!"

Slor shouted, "You may have so many soldiers, but you have no siege equipment and can't even cross the walls of Longwinter Town, so all you can do is slander me with your words!"

Slor's words immediately made his soldiers realize what was happening. They looked at the town's walls and the spiked fences beside them, and suddenly felt more confident.

"Rhodes, you don't dare to attack Longwinter Town at all. You're just as cowardly as I am!"

As soon as Slor finished speaking, the knights and guards around him couldn't help but look at him.

At that moment, he realized what was happening and felt somewhat embarrassed—the word "same" meant that he was admitting he was a coward.

“I originally intended to give you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it.”

Rod shook his head helplessly. "If that's the case, then don't blame me for becoming a butcher."

Without saying anything more, Rod patted Thunder on the neck.

Thunder immediately understood, flapped its wings and took to the air, with Frost following closely behind.

The two dragons first rapidly ascended into the sky. Then they swooped down, heading straight for the north and south city walls of Changdong Town, one to the left and one to the right!
Thunder rushed straight to Slor's location, but he had already disappeared from the city wall.

Without thinking too much, Rhodes ordered, "Destroy this place!"

"Roar!"

With a thunderous roar, it inhaled sharply and opened its massive maw towards the city wall!

The next instant, a torrent of flames erupted from Thunder's mouth, interspersed with countless arcs of electricity, and swept across the city wall!

"what!"

Before the soldiers defending the city could react, they were engulfed in flames, screaming and running away, some even jumping off the city wall!
The soldiers guarding the city further away panicked completely, showing no intention of resisting, and fled in panic!

The wooden stakes turned to ashes instantly in the flames, and the city wall, having lost its support, began to tremble violently and was on the verge of collapse!

"Show no mercy!"

Rhodes' voice echoed in the wind: "The walls and watchtowers will all be reduced to ashes!"

Thunder roared in response, flapped its wings and charged toward the watchtower, turning it into a sea of ​​fire!
At this time, the northern city wall was also in dire straits.

Frost folded its wings and opened its blood-red maw.
"call--"

The icy blue dragon breath erupted like a torrent, crashing against the east city wall, instantly covering the stone surface with a layer of frost!
Frosty dragon breath doesn't simply freeze water; it destroys the target with extreme cold!
ka ka ka-

As the frost dragon's breath swept across, the battlements and spikes of the city wall became completely transparent, emitting a series of crisp sounds.

The next instant, it shattered with a deafening roar, scattering everywhere like blade-like ice crystals!

Even worse were the defenders on the city walls, who had no time to escape.

As the dragon's breath swept past, their bodies were instantly covered in frost and frozen in place.

There was running, shouting, panic, and even an archer pointing to the sky, still holding his bow drawn.

But in the end, they all shattered and crumbled like the wooden planks of the city wall, turning into blocks of ice.

At the same time, strange noises came from the gate of Changdong Town.

The calm ground suddenly bulged up, and a wave of earth rapidly advanced towards the gate, as if a giant snake was swimming underground.

The guards at the gate were terrified by the scene on the city wall and hurriedly retreated when they felt the tremors beneath their feet.

"earthquake?"

The guard drew his longsword, his voice trembling as he aimed it at the gate.

Click click click——

The tremors grew stronger and stronger, and fine cracks appeared on the stone pavement, spreading outwards like a spider web!

A strange sound rang out, and the rubble in front of the door began to tumble, as if an unseen hand was stirring it!
"This is wrong!"

An old soldier frowned and shouted in a panic, "Earthquakes aren't like this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cracks in the ground suddenly widened, the soil began to loosen, and large sections of stone slabs collapsed downwards.

Rumble!
Like thunder echoing from the ground, a long ridge of earth suddenly rose up from the ground, extending all the way to the bottom of the gate!

Something is crawling underground!

The guard hurriedly shouted loudly!

"Boom!"

A ridge of earth, like a giant snake, slammed directly into the door frame!

"Crack, click, click!"

A chilling sound rang out, as if something was gnawing at the stone pillars of the gate!
"Something's wrong, stop it!"

The veteran shouted and charged forward, but the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open, and he fell to the ground uncontrollably!
At the same time, a cracking sound rang out, and the stone pillar on the left side of the gate tilted directly into the town, causing the gate to creak and groan!

The earthen ridge reappeared and rushed towards the stone pillar on the other side, and another cracking sound rang out!

The soldiers had already realized what was happening and tried to rush over to stop them, but it was too late!
The stone pillar on the right had been bitten off, and it was falling straight into the town along with the entire gate!

"Oh!"

With a loud crash, the gate slammed onto the ground, causing the entire town of Changdong to tremble!
The next instant, a huge figure surged out of the ground, its massive dragon head bearing a pair of earth-gold vertical pupils that stared intently at the guard!

It is the Rock Ridge of Rhodes!
The guards snapped out of their daze, lost all will to resist, and turned to run away!

"Monster! A huge monster!"

"The city gate has been breached!"

"We're fucked!"

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The soldiers in Changdong Town unconsciously retreated.

For Durant, the sound of the city gates collapsing was the bugle call to charge.

With a swing of his longsword, Durant roared.
"Charge for our lord!"

"kill!"

The soldiers roared and surged toward Changdong Town like a tidal wave!
Wolf Hoof led his wolf riders, one wolf at the forefront, and like lightning, they darted into Longwinter Town, brandishing their riding axes and specifically targeting well-equipped and skilled targets for attack!

Wolfhooves had been trained by Rhodes. In other places, armor was not as widespread as in Frostleaf Town. Well-equipped guards were usually the lords' elite.

The wolf riders are the elite of Frostleaf Town, and we must prioritize eliminating the enemy's elite.

Even elite wolf riders could not withstand the sharp axes of the wolf riders and the fangs of the giant wolves.

In the blink of an eye, Slor's guards were all slaughtered, and even Slor's knights died under Wolf Hoof's axes.

The wolf riders ignored those whose armor was tattered, leaving them for the infantry regiments that surged in later.

Wolf Hoof flicked the blood off his riding axe and shouted, "Three men in a group, drag out the lord who was shouting from the city wall!"

"Yes, Lord Wolfhoof!"

The wolf riders quickly dispersed, riding their giant wolves and searching throughout the town.

Durant led his infantrymen into Longwinter Town with great momentum. Just as they were about to start the battle, they saw the soldiers of Longwinter Town throwing down their weapons and kneeling on the ground.

"I surrender!"

"Do not kill me!"

"I surrender too! I still have parents and children at home!"

"none of my business!"

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The appearance of three terrifying dragons had already terrified the soldiers, and now some were riding giant wolves and rushing in. The soldiers, who already felt they were in the wrong and lacked morale, completely lost the will to resist.

Now everyone realizes that Lord Rhodes' willingness to say those things proves he is indeed a kind person.

Otherwise, with such formidable strength, they would have already razed Changdong Town to the ground and wouldn't need to waste time.

Meanwhile, Rhodes in the sky was also observing below, feeling a little regretful.

The Northern Wasteland has plenty of land and resources; the only thing it lacks is people.

For Rhodes, whether it's fulfilling the requirements of the entry or developing his power, people are the most scarce resource.

Especially these soldiers.

If it were just a matter of venting anger, Rhodes could have easily led Vika and the others to kill all of Slor and the others.

The reason we're doing this now is to take over Changdong Town legitimately and take all these people away.

Killing people doesn't bring any benefits. Rod doesn't like to suffer losses, and he can't leave empty-handed after coming here.

Unfortunately, Sloan not only refused to surrender, but also dared to resist.

Thinking of this, Rhodes felt a surge of hatred well up inside him. He patted Thunder,

"Let's go find that damned Slor guy!"

Thunder flapped its wings and flew swiftly over the town of Longwinter.

Thunder's vision now far surpasses Rhodes', and after scanning the air, they quickly located Sloan's position.

This guy didn't care about the lives of the other people in Changdong Town at all. He was leading a few guards and preparing to climb over the city wall and escape to the west.

Thunder flapped its wings and quickly caught up, then swooped down, landing on the city wall with a gust of wind, its purple vertical pupils coldly looking down at Slor on the ground.

Upon seeing the enormous figure, Slor stopped abruptly, his face plastered with a fawning smile.
"It's a misunderstanding, Your Excellency Baron Rhodes, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Slor pointed frantically into the distance behind him.
"It was all that Red Griffin family envoy's doing. You're right, he's a fake envoy!"

"Misunderstanding? Then why did you go to see Avril when you knew she was with me?"

Rhodes questioned, "Is this still a misunderstanding?"

"This this……"

Slor hesitated for a moment, then quickly bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Baron Rhodes, I'm willing to make amends!"

"I have lots of gold coins, animal hides, mines, and oh, extraordinary gems!"

Slor shouted, "I'll give you anything as long as you let me go, consider it my ransom!"

"Kill you, and all of these will be mine."

Rod spoke slowly and calmly, but Sloan immediately felt a chill.

"No, no, no, only I know the place!"

Slor hurriedly pulled a leather scroll from his pocket.
"This is where I hide my things. Let me go, and I'll give them to you!"

“Okay, then throw it over here, and I’ll let you go,” Rhodes ordered calmly.

"I can't throw it up there..."

A sly glint flashed across Slor's face as he smiled somewhat sheepishly, "Please come down, and I will personally tell you and guide you."

"Should I go down?"

Rhodes stared at the animal hide scroll, sensing the faint magical fluctuations emanating from it, and a smile crept onto his lips.

"Slor, are you trying to take this opportunity to ambush me?"

"You, you must be joking!"

Slor's face stiffened. "How could I possibly plot against you..."

Before Slor could finish speaking, Rhodes raised his hand and pointed it at him.

"Lord Rhodes, what you mean is..."

call out!
A crimson light flashed, and a black hole instantly appeared in Slor's head!
Bang!
Slor's body crashed to the ground, his eyes wide with disbelief that Rhodes would suddenly kill him.

"I don't trust you, and you're useless to me."

Rhodes glanced at the corpse, then turned his gaze to the remaining guards.

The guards were so frightened by Rhodes' actions that they froze on the spot, their knees buckled, and they knelt down, dropping their weapons.

"This is the wise choice."

Rod commented leisurely.

At this moment, Wolf Hoof arrived with his wolf riders, and a middle-aged man was tied behind them.

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(End of this chapter)