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

Chapter 343 Rhodes' Vision

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The guards moved swiftly, raising their round shields to protect Count Tulip's tent behind them.

The shields formed a wall, blocking the arrows that followed!

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”

The crisp sound sent chills down everyone's spine.

Count Tulip was no exception, keeping his head down and hiding behind his shield.

"The enemy is to the west, we retreat to the east!"

"The Tulip Earl gave the order in a low voice."

But as soon as he finished speaking, heavy footsteps came from the darkness.

Countless dark figures emerged at the edge of the mist, holding shields and stopping around.

“I don’t want to kill you, Count Tulip.”

The young voice, filled with suppressed rage, shouted, "Put down your weapons and stop resisting! I only want you in exchange for my father!"

"That voice...is that Putson?"

Count Tulip was utterly shocked!
Because Putson is the third son of the Duke of Flowers, and has always had a good relationship with the Earl of Tulips!
“I have no intention of hiding anything, Count Tulip, your son Rhodes captured my father.”

Putson said calmly, "Now, naturally, I'm here to arrest his father."

"So step forward yourself, and I won't hurt you, Count Tulip."

“Puttson, you should know that Rhodes has absolutely no feelings for the Tulip family.”

Tulip leaned against the wooden shield and sighed, "Capturing me will only bring you more severe retaliation."

"I don't believe Rhodes would disregard your life!"

Putson retorted loudly, "You even received a gift from him at your birthday party!"

“That was just a matter of courtesy,” Earl Tulip replied loudly.

"Enough with the nonsense, Earl of Tulips!"

Putson's tone shifted, turning cold: "Come out now, or my soldiers will drag you out themselves!"

"I will never let you hurt my father!"

Before Earl Tulip could speak, Vincent roared, "Puttson, you're a piece of trash! You're afraid of Rhodes and only dare to come to us!"

"court death!"

Putson roared angrily,
"kill!"

Dark figures emerged from all directions at the edge of the mist, rushing straight at the Tulip Family's guards!
The sounds of blades clashing rang out repeatedly, and several people fell to the ground!

The Earl of Tulip brought thirty guards with him this time, all of whom were the family's elite, mainly to guard against deserters and bandits during the war.

However, Putson also led his family's elite troops, well-equipped and in greater numbers!

In addition, Puterson also brought two senior knights!
Ordinary guards were no match for high-ranking knights and were quickly routed!

The guards fell one by one. Seeing the situation was dire, Count Tulip shouted to Vincent, "Find a chance to break through, don't worry about me!"

"No, Father, I can't leave you behind!"

Vincent firmly refused, gritted his teeth, and charged toward the high-ranking knight, "I'll hold them off, you go first!"

No sooner had Vincent finished speaking than a blinding light flashed across the sky!

The entire night was illuminated!

Click!

Several bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking precisely on the heads of the soldiers surrounding Count Tulip!

"Ahhh-"

Screams rang out one after another, and several soldiers fell to the ground instantly!

Their bodies convulsed and rolled violently, and the air was instantly filled with a burnt smell!

The sudden turn of events left all the soldiers frozen in place, and the fierce attack came to an abrupt halt!
Even the two high-ranking knights stopped attacking and quickly retreated!
Putson was also somewhat flustered, his eyes quickly scanning his surroundings.

"who is it?!"

"Come out!"

Putson's voice was filled with panic, and soon footsteps came from the depths of the mist.

Three figures emerged from the mist one after another.

Leading the way was a woman dressed in a simple gray robe, leaning on a cane.

The woman looked only middle-aged, but had a full head of silver hair.

She was followed by two young men.

One tall, thin man was as thick as a tree trunk, while the other man was as muscular as a bear, carrying a huge warhammer on his back.

"who are you!"

Putson looked at the silver-haired woman warily.

"Drop your sword, child, we don't want to hurt you."

The silver-haired woman said softly, "Dawn will not like slaughter."

"The Dawn Society?!"

Putson stared wide-eyed and demanded, "My father gave you so much financial support, and now you're trying to stop me?"

"Because of your father's self-help, we haven't been too involved in this war," the silver-haired woman said calmly.

The silver-haired woman showed no anger in the face of Putson's questioning.

She spoke softly, looking at Putson with kindness, "Stop now, child, before there are any serious consequences."

"Shut up, you hypocrite!"

Putson pointed his sword at the silver-haired woman, "Kill them all!"

The soldiers hesitated for a moment, but military orders were absolute, and they rushed toward the silver-haired woman!

"kill!"

"Ugh……"

The silver-haired woman sighed and slightly raised her cane. "Otton."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the burly, bear-like man charged out!

His speed was astonishing, completely disproportionate to his enormous size!

At the moment of the charge, Orton's body burst forth with a dazzling white light.

"Bang bang bang!"

Orton charged straight into the soldiers' formation, and a blast of air sent all the soldiers in front of him flying!

A soldier swung his longsword at Orton, but it was easily blocked by the warhammer in Orton's hand!
"Ding!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out, and the longsword was knocked away!

Without hesitation, Orton picked up his warhammer and smashed it into the soldier's chest!

"Crack!"

The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible, and the soldier's body flew backward like a rag doll!

Then Orton charged through the soldiers' ranks like a bulldozer, unstoppable by anyone!
Upon seeing this, the two high-ranking knights beside Pete immediately began to attack Orton from both sides. At this moment, the sky flashed with bright light again, and two bolts of lightning struck the high-ranking knights!
The two high-ranking knights, whose strength far surpassed that of ordinary people, instantly screamed and fell to the ground, just like ordinary soldiers!
Their only advantage was that they rolled more violently on the ground, so the lightning didn't kill them outright.

At this moment, Vincent realized that the people who came were actually allies!
"kill!"

Vincent shouted and led the remaining guards to charge at the enemy!
The tide of battle turned in an instant, and the pincer attack by Orton and the Tulip Guards made Putson's soldiers unable to withstand it!
Putson's soldiers fell one after another, and the rest retreated in panic!

"They're all trash!"

His angry voice had barely faded when Orton rushed in front of him!
Immediately afterwards, the warhammer crashed down through the air with a whooshing sound, and Puterson flew out along with his sword!
Putson's body flew through the air and crashed heavily into the rocks!

"puff!"

The immense impact instantly caused Putson to cough up a mouthful of blood!

His chest armor was dented, and it was unclear how many of his ribs were broken.

Putson struggled to stand up, but his body wouldn't obey him.

After struggling for a while, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

As Putson watched Orton slowly approach, his eyes were filled with resentment and fear.

"no, do not want……"

Putson’s voice was very weak, and Orton raised his warhammer, ready to deliver the final blow.

"enough."

The silver-haired woman's voice rang out, and Orton immediately stopped what he was doing.

The silver-haired woman stepped forward, shook her head, and looked at Putson. "This is only because of your father. I hope you can be more rational in the future."

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The battle is over.

The ground was littered with corpses.

The surviving enemy soldiers had already dropped their weapons and were kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Count Tulip leaned on his longsword, panting heavily.

Vincent stepped forward and put his arm around his father's shoulder to help him maintain his aristocratic elegance.

Both of them were covered in blood, but had no wounds.

Then, Count Tulip took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and slowly walked towards the silver-haired woman.

"Thank you for saving us."

Count Tulip bowed respectfully and sincerely.

"May I ask who you are...?" Count Tulip asked cautiously.

“This is our Dawn Society’s chief councilor, the wise Celinesha Pearl,” the tall, thin man said.

Count Tulip was clearly taken aback, and quickly bowed again, "So you are the Wise Lady, it is an honor to meet you."

Count Tulip had heard some rumors about the wise men of the Dawn Society and knew that they were of noble status.

"Many thanks."

Count Tulip expressed his gratitude once again, and Vincent beside him bowed respectfully.

“No need to thank me, Count Tulip.” The wise man said with a smile, “It was Rhodes who sent me to help you.”

"Heh, just one earl family like yours,"

The tall, thin man snorted coldly, "If Duke Rhodes hadn't spoken, would the wise man have come in person?"

“Alright, Wright, there’s no need to say that,” the wise man interrupted the tall, thin man.

Count Tulip's smile was somewhat awkward, but he was inwardly shocked.

Did Rhodes foresee all of this?
Or should we prepare for the future?

Count Tulip felt an urge to slap himself.

If the Duke of Flowers was captured by Rhodes, then any of his sons who were impulsive would surely vent their anger on themselves.

Even if Count Tulip knew that Rhodes had no feelings for him, others didn't know.

How could I have overlooked this...?

Count Tulip sighed inwardly, perhaps because of the many changes that had occurred recently.

Or perhaps I'm just getting old.

“Count Tulip, you don’t need to overthink it. I was just passing by.”

The wise man said to the silent Count Tulip, "However, I may accompany you on the journey ahead."

"It would be my great honor!"

Count Tulip said respectfully, "Please allow me to invite you to ride in my carriage; it is very comfortable."

In the past, the Earl of Tulip might not have been so polite.

But now, the nobles all know that the spellcaster is really as powerful as the legends say, so who would dare to be presumptuous?
The wise man didn't say much, but nodded slightly and turned to walk to the side.

The guards and servants were cleaning up the battlefield, while the wise man simply sat down to the side, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

The two attendants sat down next to the wise man, observing everything around them.

Count Tulip immediately ordered his guards to set up a tent for the wise man and had Vincent bring out the tea that Rhodes had given him earlier, brew it, and serve it to the wise man.

This time, it really was Rod who sent the tea.

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With a wise companion by his side, Count Tulip's journey went relatively smoothly from then on.

They encountered two groups of bandits, but they were all composed of refugees and deserters, which the Tulip family's guards easily dealt with.

Three weeks later, the convoy arrived safely in Rock City.

Rhodes greeted them at the manor gate, a smile on his face as he watched them approach.
"Welcome to Rock City, Your Excellency the Wise One."

Rhodes nodded slightly in greeting, "You must be tired from your journey. Hot water has been prepared in the guest rooms, so you can get some rest."

"You're too kind, Duke Rhodes."

The wise man nodded in return and said with a smile, "However, I would like to talk about our business first."

"No problem at all."

Rhodes turned to look at Sao and ordered, "Take the wise man to the council chamber."

"Yes, Holy Lord."

Sao responded respectfully, then stepped aside, saying, "Your Excellency, please."

After exchanging a glance with Rhodes, the wise man followed Sao into the manor.

At this moment, Rhodes turned his gaze to Count Tulip and Vincent, who were waiting in the distance, and slowly walked forward.

Count Tulip felt a pang of panic as he watched Rhodes approach.

He didn't do that even when facing the Duke of Flowers.

As Lord Tulip approached step by step, Count Tulip swallowed hard.

Finally, just as he would when meeting other nobles, he bowed and greeted them.

"Duke Rhodes".

He was as respectful as when Rod first met him.

Rhodes's gaze was complicated; he seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he only nodded slightly.

"Has the journey been relatively safe?" Rod asked.

"They were ambushed by Putson, the third son of the Duke of Flowers, and more than a dozen guards were killed."

Count Tulip said with some regret, then smiled and said, "Fortunately, the wise lady appeared to save the day, so it was a close call."

"Yes, I will thank the wise man, and the Flower Family will pay the price for this."

Rod said expressionlessly, "You all should get some rest too. Don't overthink it. Dora will take care of everything."

“Okay, you go ahead with your work.” Count Tulip nodded.

Rod nodded slightly, glanced at Vincent again, and turned to leave.

"Father, my brother..."

Vincent was about to say something when he was interrupted by Count Tulip.

Count Tulip said calmly, "This is the best time; we've treated him much better than before."

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Rhodes never intended to make things difficult for Count Tulip.

After all, the Earl of Tulip initially provided him with start-up capital and human resources support like Durant's.

Although none of that mattered to Count Tulip.

But it's impossible to expect Rhodes to be particularly kind or grateful to Count Tulip.

Rhodes has never been insincere with anyone, and he is even less likely to be now.

Rhodes didn't want to waste too much energy on these trivial matters, so he quickened his pace and walked into the main building of the manor.

Inside the council chamber.

The wise man sat quietly beside the main seat, savoring his flower tea and waiting.

When she saw Rod walk in, she stood up.

"Please have a seat."

Rhodes quickly waved his hand, "Although we have never met, there is no need for such noble etiquette."

The wise man smiled and nodded, but waited until Rhodes was seated before sitting down himself.

“I really didn’t expect that you, Sage, would come in person,” Rhodes said.

"Duke Rhodes, please call me Celinesa. I am not a wise man in your presence."

After speaking, Celinesha turned to the side and waved to her two attendants.

The two attendants understood, bowed, and then turned and left.

Sao realized something and said, "Holy Lord, I shall step down first."

After saying that, São waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

Vivian turned and went to the door to wait.

Celine smiled and looked at Rhodes, then asked without warning, "What are your plans for the Dawn Society's future?"

"Should we stay in the western provinces, or split up the Dawn Society and send half of them to the northern wastelands?"

Celine's questions were very direct and full of knowledge about the rulers.

In this situation, the existence of an extraordinary organization like the Dawn Society will inevitably affect Rhodes's rule.

Celinesa originally thought that although Rhodes possessed dragons, forcibly opposing Dawn would only result in mutual destruction.

In addition, there are external enemies like the Church. With Rhodes' wisdom, he should be able to maintain a balance between the Empire and the Dawn Society.

However, this balance was completely broken after Rhodes transformed into a dragon.

This is why Celinesa came in person.

Rod understood Celine's thoughts from the latter part of her sentence, smiled, and said,
"The Dawn Society should not be in the western provinces, nor in the northern wastelands."

Rhodes looked at Celine and said, word by word, "The Dawn Society should be in every corner of the Empire."

Celine's smile froze, and she stared blankly for a moment.

She considered many possibilities, but she never expected Rhodes to give such an answer.

"what do you mean……"

"Celissa, do you know how many innocent civilians the Church of Dawn has taken to kill me?"

Rhodes's expression turned extremely serious, and he stretched out his hand.
"Five thousand, a full five thousand!"

"So many corpses couldn't even fit in ten carriages!"

A long-suppressed rage surfaced in Rhodes' eyes.

"Why is it that this is our world, yet we allow those lackeys of foreign gods to trample upon it at will?!"

"Those foreign gods from ancient times have been endlessly draining the lifeblood of this world!"

"Those remnants of the gods are still wreaking havoc on the lands of the Western Alliance!"

"Even in the western part of this world, there is a continent called the Land of Gods!"

Rhodes questioned Celine, "And now we're discussing where our own supernatural organization, the Dawn Society, should stand? Hah,"

"Isn't this a betrayal of the world?"

"But since you asked, I'll tell you."

Rhodes took a deep breath.

"I want to integrate all spellcasters into the entire empire."

"I will let the extraordinary cleanse the entire continent and crush all that is ignorant and backward."

"I will lead this world into a new civilization, and no alien god will ever dare to lay a finger on this planet again!"

The words fell silent as the council hall was plunged into deep silence.

Celinesha felt a chill run down her spine, staring blankly at Rhodes, and involuntarily clenched her fists.

She never expected to receive such an answer.

Indeed, it is the bloodline of a dragon.

(End of this chapter)