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

Chapter 16: The Emperor Divided It, Is It My Fault?

"yes,"

Alaya replied blankly, "We have nothing else here besides it."

"Idiot! The mine is only two kilometers away from us; it will find us by its scent!"

"No way……"

Snapped!
Renn slapped Aleya across the face, angrily saying, "No way? What if it comes here?!"

You're risking everyone's lives!

Aleya was stunned by her father's slap, and even Manshu was frightened by the sudden slap.

He was about to speak up to persuade them when a sudden exclamation came from outside.

"There are enemies!"

"Oops!"

Renn's heart sank to the bottom!

Before he could even feel angry, he turned and rushed out of the cabin, his mind filled with the image of his friend being torn to pieces by the wyvern.

Renn quickly looked up to search for the figure in the air, but found nothing.

"Where are the enemies?!"

Ryan asked loudly, hurriedly searching for his target.

The next second, he saw through the village gate a large and ever-approaching figure below the valley!
Not a wyvern?

Who is this?
Renn felt a surge of surprise and doubt.

Who else can find this place?

Time was of the essence for Renn; he immediately shouted, "Close the gate! Get on the watchtower and prepare to engage the enemy!"

The two villagers immediately obeyed the order and ran to the gate to close it, but just as they pushed the gate, the guards wearing brand-new chainmail suddenly rushed forward and knocked them down!
"Manshu! What are your guards doing?!"

Raine roared in shock and questioned him, while Mansh, who had just run out, looked completely bewildered!
Before they could react, the other guards nimbly scaled the watchtower and, with lightning speed, knocked the mountain man on top to the ground!
"Manxiu, you actually colluded with the enemy and betrayed your friends!"

Renn roared and drew his short sword, throwing it at Manshu, but Durant jumped over and slashed it down with his sword!
"not me!"

Manxiu shuddered in fright and hurriedly protested loudly, "I don't know anything!"

At this moment, Manxiu felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, realizing that all of this was planned by Rhodes long ago!
“It has nothing to do with him; he has no right to order me around.”

Durant said calmly.

Before coming, Rod instructed him to do his best to protect Manxiu's life and not let him get hurt.

“I am obeying the orders of Baron Rhodes, Lord of Blackpine Ridge. If you give up your resistance and submit to the Baron, I will not harm you.”

"You're that evil lord's henchman?!"

Renn roared, "This is our land! We will never surrender!"

"court death."

Durant struck first, moving swiftly and rushing to Ryan in a few steps, slashing down with his sword!
Durant's speed was beyond Ryan's imagination. He had no time to dodge and could only barely turn to the side to avoid a fatal blow, using his back to block the attack!
Stab it!

The leather armor was easily cut open, and blood splattered everywhere!

The force and pain from the sword caused Renn to lean forward, almost losing his balance and falling to the ground. He managed to steady himself thanks to his agile movements!
However, at that very moment, Durant's next sword was already slashing towards him!
call out!
At that critical moment, an arrow flew towards Durant!

Durant retreated to dodge, and Ryan took the opportunity to create distance as well.

The owner of the arrow was none other than Raine's daughter, Aleya.

Durant stood still, calmly watching the two of them.

"You can't escape, give up."

At this moment, behind him, Rod's soldiers had already stormed into the village.

"I am Lord Rod Tulip of Blackpine Ridge. Your seizure of my land and hunting of my prey violate the laws of the Empire!"
Lay down all your weapons and come out to surrender to me now, and I will spare your lives!

Otherwise, my army will raze this place to the ground!

Rod's loud voice, accompanied by his menacing soldiers, instantly intimidated everyone in the stronghold!

"Don't kill me! I'm willing to submit!"

"I am from Frostleleaf Town, sir!"

……

The Blackrock Mountain people were not as tough as Rhodes had imagined; in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen of them knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands.

Rhodes waved his hand, and the soldiers quickly rushed to both sides of the village, binding all the people.

But there were also tough characters who directly raised their bows and arrows and fired a barrage at Rhodes!
"Raise your shield!"

Several arrows whistled through the air, but struck the round shield with a series of thuds, causing no real damage. "You thugs are truly disobedient!"

Rhodes remained calm.

"attack!"

Under the cover of their shields, the soldiers pressed forward swiftly, with Durant leading the charge and subduing the enemy in the blink of an eye.

These Black Stone Mountain people were not as fierce as one might imagine.

Most of them were ordinary people, without any training or sophisticated equipment, and were simply no match for retired soldiers like Gunle in close combat.

When they saw the sword falling in front of them, many people panicked and could only obediently lie on the ground.

Only a few skilled hunters, relying on their agility, evaded the pursuit and quickly fled deeper into the village, seemingly through some secret passage.

Rod understood that a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and there must be a secret passage in this village where one could escape.

In the darkness, the soldiers would be no match for the hunters who had ventured into the forest; there was no need to make a futile sacrifice.

He waved his hand, ordering Durant and the others to stop the pursuit.

"You can run away. Don't worry about your family and friends. I will take good care of them."

Rod shouted loudly towards the innermost wooden houses.

He wasn't lying; he truly wouldn't harm those who had already submitted.

On the one hand, Black Pine Ridge was in dire need of manpower, and on the other hand, Rod had no deep-seated hatred for these people.

The harshest punishment Rhodes could impose was only one meal a day, followed by fourteen hours of work each day with no holidays.

massacre?

That's impossible.

Those who are willing to submit are all honest and timid people, and they are all good at getting things done.

There are no more disobedient people in the territory to deter, and meaningless killing is a loss, which Rhodes will not do.

However, only Rhodes himself knew the truth about this.

To others, Rod's "take good care of me" had only one other meaning.

That is a threat.

Sure enough, after a brief silence, Renn's voice came from the innermost cabin.

Why did you have to come here to hurt us? We just want to live a peaceful life!

Rod reached out to stop Gunle, who was about to rush forward, and shouted back, "You occupy my land and tell me you want a peaceful life?"

This is not your land!

Ryan retorted loudly, "We've lived here for thirty years! This is our home!"

"Only thirty years? The Shattered Rock Empire has existed for hundreds of years!"

Luo De responded calmly, "Now that His Majesty the Emperor has granted me Black Pine Ridge, you are still the thief!"

Rhodes understood what Renne said, but he did not accept it.

If everyone were like Renn, then there would be no need for lords.

Not to mention the era that Rhodes is in now.

Even in an era a thousand years older than the Shattered Rock Empire, there was no such thing as the land belonging to someone who lived there long enough.

"If you are dissatisfied, I can send you and your family to the emperor."

"Go and reason with His Majesty the Emperor. If His Majesty says this place belongs to you, then I will return it to you!"

"But now, this is my territory, the territory of Lord Rhodes of Blackpine Ridge!"

The emperor distributed it, so it's my fault?

If this wretched place weren't so lacking in iron, food, and manpower—lacking everything—would we need to come here and fight you to the death?

Rhodes was also full of resentment, having to personally reclaim the territory after taking over it.

The village fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

After a long while, Ryan's voice rang out again.

“Forgive us for our sins, and we will submit to you.”

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