Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 139 Revisiting the Moon God Village

Xia Houyan firmly believes that the Land of Cracking Soul is a pure land on earth that is far from being developed as it should be.

This not only means that the current infrastructure construction in this wasteland can basically be described as zero, and even decent roads and post stations are lacking. The Land of the Dead holds countless secrets and treasures that are waiting to be discovered.

Thinking back to the mainland, the southern wasteland was the core area of ​​the elf empire when it was at its peak, and the elf capital "Chiba City" was located somewhere on the north bank of the Lion Heart River—even though the thousand-year-old sand has obliterated the splendor of ancient civilizations, any An archaeologist can swear by it that there must be countless treasures from ancient times buried under the soil of this wasteland.

However, since the rise of the human empire, it has always placed its business center in the north, and the southern wilderness, which is located in the battleground of the three tribes, has been unable to obtain a stable regional environment during the years of endless wars. just excavate;

And when the arcane spire defense line in the south was established and the southern border finally became more stable, the empire's unmanned buffer zone policy turned this land without legal lords into the death of bandits, robbers, caravans and mercenaries The arena-these fierce men who lick blood on the tip of their knives and carry their heads to make money, of course, do not have the skills and interests to carry out archaeological excavations.

From this perspective, the Land of Cracking Soul can indeed be regarded as a virgin land for archaeological excavations.

Therefore, when Xia Houyan was at the high point of Yueshen Village, holding a cup of hot tea to watch the excavation scene in full swing, the only noble lord in the wasteland couldn't help but ponder in his heart: Should he build a " The wasteland archaeological excavation team" has a better territory organization?
Karen Lepergue stood silently behind him, holding a teapot.

The mountain bandit village master who is domineering and domineering on weekdays can only play the role of a maid serving tea and water for her master at this moment.

However, the one who is more arrogant and invisible than the Lord Lord is Wraith Messi: Ya still maintains the form of a suspended sphere, but is just floating above a bamboo and wooden recliner, while flickering up and down, while hugging her head. The old cow used for grinding in Yueshen village chewed fiercely...

...Yes, this unscrupulous wraith just gnawed and ate a cow alive, and the sticky blood splashed all over the ground.

The bandits from Luna Village who were shirtless and working as temporary excavators in the cold weather couldn't help shivering three times when they saw this scene, and hurriedly buried their heads and continued digging.

"Is the treasure really buried under the Moon God Village Square?" Xia Houyan still couldn't help asking.

"Boss, don't worry, this is the information I collected from my resentment!" Macy spat out a beef rib and vowed authentically, "200 years ago, there was an archaeological businessman who wanted to get this treasure from the foot of Raging Mountain. I dug it out, but I didn't succeed before I died, and the resentment is so deep..."

"How did he die?" Xia Houyan asked.

"It was betrayed and killed by my attendant." Messi pouted, "The attendant followed this guy all over the world, and he was dissatisfied for a long time. Seeing that he was going to accompany the archaeologist to the dangerous land of broken souls, it turned out Just after crossing the Lion Heart River, he stabbed the owner to death with a single knife—it really is Lu Yao who knows horsepower and sees people's hearts after a long time..."

Xia Houyan really didn't know where this undead creature had so many emotions about life.

"Perhaps this Karen village master also wants to stab me to death." Xia Houyan smiled and pointed to the slave of the living dead behind him.

Karen Lepage turned pale, bit her lip and lowered her head, whispering:
"You are my master, I will not hurt you."

"But you really want to stab me to death, right? You just can't do it because of the restraint of necromancer magic..." The lord shook his head and laughed.

Village Master Karen lowered his head and did not speak.

In fact, Xia Houyan himself knew in his heart that it would be a strange thing for the fierce-tempered Karen Lepergue if he didn't harbor a monstrous hatred towards him like an ocean in his heart-the crowbar was hit hard enough back then, let alone After that, the lord also exploited all the material reserves of the Moon God Village.

But with the restraint of the resurrection technique, he would never have to worry about Karen's loyalty: even if she had all kinds of hatred in her heart, it would be manifested in her behavior, and she could only obey her master's words.

Wraith Messi, who obviously knew this well, leaned on the recliner and said with a sinister smile:
"The excavation work won't be over for a while, I'm afraid we'll have to stay overnight in the Moon God Village—since the female village owner won't stab you to death, boss, you can do it the other way around..."

Xia Houyan gave the undead creature a hard look.

"Have you done anything in the cottage these days?" The lord turned to Karen Lepage and asked.

Anyway, Karen is also the "Shuangfengling Suppression Commander" he personally "promoted", and he still needs to be concerned about the progress of the "bandit suppression" process in Luna Village.

"Two nearby cottages were pulled down." Karen replied coldly without saying a word.

Xia Houyan was a little surprised.

The thieves in Luna Village had already suffered some losses in the previous skeleton raid, so logically speaking, they should still be recuperating——

But Karen Leperg actually led the Luna Village to attack against the trend, and killed two cottages in just two or three months... Such high efficiency should be said to be running from the Demon Race The serious mercenaries who came here are not as organized as ordinary bandits.

The fierceness and sharpness of the Moon God Village also made him more confident in the future stability of the wasteland: without using necromancer magic, it is not impossible to kill a few bandit villages with the current combat power of Shuangfengling. It is just inevitable that there will be losses;

And since the chief suppressor of Yueshen Village is so powerful, it is really a good way to get the best of both worlds by handing over the task of suppressing the bandits to these non-human races who have the background of the demons.

"Master...Master..." Seeing that Xia Houyan was lost in thought and did not speak, Karen Lepergue hesitated for a moment, and said a little bluntly, "Spring will be here in a few months, and there will be spring in the land of cracked soul." There are small caravans traveling between the Empire and the Demon Realm..."

"So?" Xia Houyan squinted at Karen.

"So..." Karen pursed her lips, and finally gritted her teeth and asked, "We don't have enough supplies in Luna Village, can you...can you allow us to rob these caravans and replenish supplies?"

"Nonsense!" Xia Houyan yelled, "Don't forget your current identities, you are the bandit suppression corps belonging to the Shuangfengling combat sequence, and I am the imperial lord who is supposed to protect the travelers in the wasteland! You are blocking the road in Luna Village Dao, isn’t it equivalent to me blocking the way?”

"Then..." Karen's face darkened.

"Karen, times have changed! Now you are the regular army of the territory, not bandits and robbers, and your thinking needs to change accordingly!" Xia Houyan stretched out his arms and wrapped his arms around the female village owner's slender waist, and sneered, "Still robbing? You, as the chief suppressor, expelled The bandit cottages that endanger the wasteland provide protection for these caravans, so it is completely reasonable for you to ask them to collect a little 'protection tax'! If they insist on not paying the tax and violently resisting the tax, you can use force to enforce the 'law enforcement' It's not too late!"

Messi and Karen were dumbfounded at the same time:
It turns out that there are really people in the world who can whitewash the "official robbery" so fresh and refined...

"But don't forget, if the 'protection tax' you collect is too high, then don't act under the banner of Shuangfengling, so as not to be criticized; secondly, no matter how much you can earn from these caravans, there are There is a copy of Shuangfengling." Xia Houyan patted Karen, "I will send people to collect taxes regularly."

Karen Leperg pursed her lips in silence for a moment, picked up the porcelain pot, and refilled the host's cup of tea.

(End of this chapter)