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

Chapter 285 Robbers can do whatever they want
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The morning breeze, carrying the fresh scent of earth and the fragrance of wildflowers, sweeps across the winding mountain path in the wilderness.

On the dusty dirt road, the caravan of the Red Griffin family stretched out like a long dragon, moving slowly forward.

Eight horse-drawn carriages were loaded with herbs, seeds, spices, wood for making bows and arrows, and various other southern specialties, making the wheels creak and groan under their weight.

The carriage was accompanied by fully armed soldiers, whose armor bore the family crest of the red griffin on their chests.

Behind the procession followed hundreds of listless slaves, who weakly waved their whips to drive the packhorses.

"Stop and rest!"

São raised his hand in signal and gave a loud command.

"Yes, Lord Sao."

The messenger nodded in response and quickly ran to the back of the column to relay the order.

"Everyone, stay put and remain vigilant!"

As soon as the shouts subsided, the grooms tightened their reins, and the soldiers stopped and sat down on the ground.

The guards on guard duty removed their shields from the carriages and patrolled vigilantly on both sides of the caravan.

Why did you stop?

A short, stocky figure glared angrily at Sao.

"I see on the map that we're almost at Baron Rhodes' Blackpine Ridge!"

“Master Senda, the soldiers need rest to conserve their strength.”

São patiently explained, "Don't worry, the soldiers will just have a quick bite to eat and some water, and we'll continue on our way."

"You guys are so slow!"

"You've been dawdling ever since we entered Eagle Ridge, what a waste of time!" Sainda complained irritably.

"You're not worried, but I am!"

"If you keep dawdling, I'm going by myself!"

“I’m sorry, Master Senda, I cannot let you travel alone.”

A rare smile appeared on Sao's face as he said in a gentle tone, "The Holy Lord instructed me to ensure your safety; you may only travel with the caravan."

"Did Lord Rhodes say that?" Senda raised his voice.

"Yes, I specifically instructed them to."

"OK then."

Sainda sighed somewhat reluctantly, "You guys should get some rest!"

As he spoke, Sainda took out a ring pendant inlaid with crystals from his pocket and casually tossed it to Sao.

Before Sao could speak, Sainda said, "This is a stamina recovery pendant. If you're traveling normally, it will allow you to last a little longer than usual."

"Magical items?"

Sao's eyes widened. "I can't accept such a precious item. You... you should give it to the Holy Lord..."

"It's just a failed, defective product. I'll take it if I want."

Sainda said irritably, "If you want to thank me, hurry up and get going. We're still waiting to see the yak people."

Saenda snorted and ignored Sao, turning back to his carriage.

Watching his retreating figure, even the usually serious Sao couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

This master is actually a nice person and has no airs.

She has a bad temper, so even doing good deeds doesn't leave a good impression on others.

After Senda left, São waved to his deputy and asked in a low voice,

"Is there still no news from over there?"

"Sir, you've asked me three times already..."

The deputy replied in a low voice, "News has come, and you'll hear it just like I have..."

"It was my fault, I lacked patience."

São sighed silently, "It's my first time being bait, and I'm not used to it."

"My lord, please forgive my ignorance."

The lieutenant couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Since the lord has guessed everything, why don't the reinforcements come directly to guard the caravan and deter those enemies?"

"Perhaps the Holy Lord needs more slaves to work?"

Sao frowned slightly, then shook his head. "We cannot fathom the Holy Lord's thoughts."

"Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo coo..."

The melodious chirping of birds came from the mountains and forests. Sao suddenly puffed out his chest and stared intently at the sound.

Two short and one long, rhythmic bird calls rang out three times. São immediately looked at his deputy.

"Did you hear that?"

"Notify everyone, prepare for battle!"

São gave the urgent command in a low voice.

The second-in-command nodded, and led the knight beside him quickly toward the various teams, giving orders in a low voice.
"Prepare for battle!"

"Quick, grab your gear!"

"The enemy is coming soon!"

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The caravan guards seemed to have been prepared, and without any surprise, they stood up and gathered around the caravan.

"Rest time is over, let's move on."

At São's command, the coachman cracked his whip, and the procession began to move slowly forward.

But a careful observer could see that the soldiers were lined up in a long queue, always keeping a short distance from the carriage.

Some of the slaves in the rear line kept their heads down, secretly observing the woods on both sides of the road.

"Coo! Coo! Coo!"

"Enemy attack!"

São screamed, and the soldiers quickly lifted the tarpaulin off the wagon, revealing rows of half-person-high square shields standing neatly on both sides!
Without any hesitation, the soldiers immediately placed their square shields in front of them, quickly forming a shield wall!
In the next instant, hundreds of figures suddenly appeared from behind the bushes in the woods, and then several feathered arrows pierced the air!

"Clang clang clang!"

Arrows rained down on the shield!
The next instant, shouts of battle erupted like thunder!
Hundreds of figures tore off their robes, revealing gleaming armor, and charged at the caravan from both sides like tigers!
"Kill all the guards!"

"kill!"

The vicious soldiers, exuding murderous intent, charged into the caravan like hungry wolves pouncing on sheep!

Just then, a sharp spear suddenly shot out from behind the shield and instantly pierced the body of the ambushing soldier!

Although the guards of this caravan were not knights, they were all elite soldiers from the Red Griffin family.

The squads cooperated well and were particularly adept at positional warfare.

The enemy soldiers were unable to get close for the time being, so they could only try to break through from both sides.

"Let me handle this bunch of useless trash!"

An angry roar rang out, and a burly man as big as Gunther leaped out, wielding a giant axe that gleamed with blood and slashing at the shield-bearing soldiers!
In an instant, a flash of cold light appeared, the shield was split in two, and the soldiers were thrown away by the impact!

It was none other than Madre, the leader of the Bloody Mercenary Group, the Bloody Hand!

"Kill me!"

Madre has a full beard and hideous scars on his face, making him look extremely fierce!
He picked up his giant axe and charged at the caravan's soldiers!
Suddenly, a sharp arrow flashed through the air and headed straight for him!

The burly man was moved and quickly took a step back. The arrow grazed his helmet and instantly shot down the attendant next to him!
"Which beast attacked my Bloodthirsty Axe?!"

The burly man roared angrily and immediately turned to look at the front of the caravan, where a young boy was pointing a bow and arrow at him!
"The caravans of Black Pine Ridge are not for you to touch!"

São stared fearlessly at Madri and raised his bow and arrow once more!

"court death!"

Madrei, his face contorted with rage, swung his battle axe and precisely cut the incoming arrow in half!

Then he turned around, picked up his blood-red battle axe, and charged straight at Sao at lightning speed!
"Protect the master!" The Winter Knight beside Sao brandished his longsword, slaying the enemies around him, and then charged towards Madre!
"A bunch of trash!"

Madre sneered and charged menacingly at the Winter Knight beside him.

"No one can stop my Bloodthirsty Axe, Madrei!"

Ding!
With a sharp crack, the Winter Knight was forced back by a tremendous force, his face showing a shocked expression!

Because of that attack, a fragment flew off the magic steel longsword!
It's clearly a broken blade!

The magic steel longsword, which is usually able to cut through enemy weapons, has actually broken!
"Ok?"

Madre was also visibly taken aback, staring incredulously at the longsword in the Winter Knight's hand.
"It actually managed to block my giant axe?!"

The Winter Knight didn't respond, but roared.
"His axe is a magical weapon, be careful!"

After saying that, the Winter Knight pounced on Madre again!
At this moment, the two Winter Knights beside him quickly repelled the opponent in front of him and instantly surrounded him!

São followed closely behind, joining his men in a frenzied attack on Madre!
However, Madrei's swordsmanship was by no means inferior, and his combat experience was exceptionally rich. Despite being surrounded by four knights, he was not seriously injured.

That's why Madre became increasingly furious as the fighting continued.
"You idiots don't deserve to use such sharp weapons!"

Madre has now discovered that the Winter Knight's longsword is exceptionally sharp, capable of slicing through his thick plate armor!

If it weren't for his superb agility and swordsmanship, his armor would be nothing but scraps of iron by now!
"These swords should all be mine!"

With a ferocious roar, Madre swept his giant axe across the air, a semi-circular flash of cold light passing through the air, and three Winter Knights were instantly sent flying backward!

Only the light emanating from Sao blocked the cold glare, causing him to merely take two steps back.

This was enough to surprise São!

Before the battle, Sao, as a wizard apprentice, cast an energy-protective spell on himself.

This Madre can actually use moves that involve energy attacks!
Madre was equally surprised that his attack was blocked by a dark-skinned boy, and he swung his giant axe to attack again!

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing whistling sound came from all around!

In an instant, dozens of spears ripped through the air and crashed into the rear of the mercenary soldiers like hail!
puff!puff!puff!
The harsh sounds of spears piercing flesh rang out one after another as veterans were pierced through the chest and pinned to the ground!

Upon seeing this scene, Madrei was immediately shocked, his eyes wide with shock as he roared loudly.

"Spread out! Spread out!"

While he was distracted, Sao raised his sword and stabbed Madre in the chest!

puff!
The sound of flesh being pierced rang out, and Madrei flew into a rage!
"Go away!"

Madre's giant axe cleaved straight at Sao's face!
Sao did not linger in the fight and quickly drew his sword and retreated!

Madrei wanted to give chase, but suddenly felt the earth tremble and a huge sound came from his side!
Immediately afterward, he saw a figure even more robust than himself, wielding a chain hammer, riding a giant wild boar charging straight towards him!

The moment he rushed onto the battlefield, he casually picked up his warhammer and instantly sent an old soldier flying!

At the same time, a series of chaotic footsteps came from the surrounding hillsides, and hundreds of soldiers in full plate armor surged in like an iron torrent!

"trap!"

Madrei immediately realized what was happening and roared loudly.

"It's a damn trap!"

However, it was too late. A torrent of steel surged into the battlefield, raising their sharp blades and slaughtering indiscriminately!

Madrei was shocked to discover that although the soldiers wearing iron plates had mediocre swordsmanship, his veteran soldiers could not cut through the iron plates at all!
However, the sharp blades in the soldiers' hands could cut through the chainmail on his soldiers without any hindrance!

In an instant, these veterans collapsed one by one, as if melting ice and snow under the scorching sun!

The scene of the massacre shocked the veterans, and they began to panic!
Once chaos begins to spread, the collapse will be even faster!

"retreat!"

Without any hesitation, Madrei swung his battle axe to repel the knights who were attacking him, and immediately turned and ran!
However, the other veterans were no match for him. Caught between two forces, they had no way to fight back and no chance to escape!
Madrei ignored the veterans and fled straight up the mountain!

"Lady Sejuani, don't let him get away!"

São shouted, "He is Madrei, the Bloodthirsty Axe!"

Madre was greatly alarmed upon hearing this!

"These beasts are coming for me?!"

Before Madre could think any further, a loud shout rang out!
"Where to run!"

Madrei looked back and saw that it was the burly figure riding the wild boar chasing after him!
It turned out to be a woman!
Madrei was shocked. Before he could dodge, the hammer the size of his head was already flying in front of him!
Madre immediately raised his giant axe to block!
clang!
With a loud metallic clang, Madre felt a tremendous force strike him, and he was thrown back several meters, crashing heavily into a tree!
"Cough cough!"

The sharp pain in his back made Madre cough, and he cursed under his breath, "Damn woman!"
He had no time to think. With a whooshing sound, the chain hammer came crashing down on him again!

As the hammer grew larger in his eyes, Madrei's pupils shrank sharply, and he rolled awkwardly into the bushes!
Without any further hesitation, Madrei got up and rushed into the woods with all his might!

Just then, a sharp arrow flashed through the air with a whistling sound and instantly pierced Madre's thigh!
"what!"

Madlie screamed and staggered to the ground, his giant axe flying out of his hand!

Sejuani rushed forward without even looking, picked up the hammer and smashed it hard on Madre's back!

With a loud bang, Madreh, who had been trying to get up, immediately fell to the ground.

At this moment, four or five figures rushed out of the woods and, as if binding a wild boar, quickly tied Madrei up.

"Thanks, Ryan."

Sejuani pulled on the reins and looked at the middle-aged man behind her.

"We're all serving the lord, there's no need to be so polite."

Renn nodded slightly in response and said, "Take care of the others quickly, don't let the enemy escape and affect the lord's plans."

"Ah."

Sejuani responded and immediately pulled Snow White around, heading towards the caravan below.

Renn followed behind, leading the hunting team and dragging Madre along to provide support.

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The mountaintop not far away.

Rod sat on the rock, chewing on dried squid.

Not far from him, Thunder was lying down asleep, while Frost was playing with a rabbit that had been scared to death.

Gala kept her head down, observing everything through her falcon, while Vivian watched her surroundings warily.

A moment later, Gala opened his eyes.
"My Lord, the battle is over. We captured about seventy or eighty people, and the rest were killed."

"As you instructed, Lord Sao led the caravan onward, while Sejuani and Lord Raine cleaned up the battlefield."

"There is another piece of news: Lord Wolfhoof encountered a group of soldiers, more than fifty of them, in a valley not far away."

Gala reported earnestly, "We didn't know who the other party was, and we didn't have time to ask for instructions. Lord Wolfhoof led his wolf riders and killed them all, leaving only eleven prisoners."

"They even prepared reinforcements?"

Rod looked at Gala with a puzzled expression. "Are there any other people around?"

“My falcon has searched thoroughly and found no other enemies,” Gala reported.

"it is good."

Rhodes nodded and instructed, "Tell them that the letter condemning the Falcon family can be sent out."

"Yes, Holy Lord."

Gala responded respectfully, then closed his eyes and began to communicate with his falcon.

At this moment, Vivian leaned closer to Rhodes and whispered,
"May I ask why we need to write a letter of condemnation to the Falcon family?"

Vivian asked curiously, "Didn't you already guess that they would use the excuse of being robbers to fob us off?"

"Let me make this clear beforehand, it's not just me who's curious, my sister is too!"

"If you're curious, I'll tell you; it's an open secret."

Rhodes put his arm around Vivian's slender waist.

"I want the Falcon family to tell me themselves that the people who attacked us were a gang of robbers."

"Why?" Vivian's curiosity intensified.

Rod smiled.

"Because robbers can do whatever they want."

(End of this chapter)