The news brought by Senk has undoubtedly brought some information to this fledgling territory

The trade routes on the heights of Sedaon have formed a few trading towns and bazaars at most, but they are far from the size of the cities, and most of them are farmers who depend on the fields. After the war, the swamp tribe occupied a large amount of land, and many of them lost a lot of middle-aged men, laborers, old and weak, women and children, and had to be forced to move into the territory.

Luo Lan's fiefdom was filled with a large number of civilians who had fled from the bandits and rebels. Although this can only be regarded as a temporary place for him to stay, he has no time to set up a private army, only a symbolic temporary recruitment of dozens of guards. However, a few kilometers away, there were two small fortresses of about 200 soldiers stationed on the east and west sides, guarding against the swamp army that might invade Sedaon at any time. The sparsely numbered army does little but to defend itself, but there is an invisible deterrent that makes the average bandit and scattered mercenary very amusefully circumvent these two places, including the fiefdom in between.

But if there are enough benefits, the robbers can lose their minds like orcs go berserk, they can go as crazy as goblins see money, and even dare to ignore any guillotine hanging over their heads,

The lord's mansion itself was a fortified castle that could become a small military fortress anytime and anywhere with only enough manpower.

Pusenke seemed to have worked very hard to gain Luo Lan's approval, and the next day he led some of the lords to build some ordinary defenses around the mansion, including setting up wooden stakes, building guard towers, digging a few simple ditches, and arranging sentry posts and archers on various abandoned tower posts in the castle.

Luo Lan was dressed in a black robe that fit his body, and the delicate copper buckles were magnificently colored, and he stood on the high side of the castle's porch and looked down on the group of people, the glass in his hand slowly rippling with scarlet fruit wine. It exudes a mellow scent.

It turns out that being a lord is indeed a very enjoyable thing, especially when he sees many people working for himself in front of him, this feeling is even stronger, and he has no doubt that this is the root of depravity and **.

As long as there is no crisis or constraint on power, it will rot even more completely.

This is just like life, there is no danger and threat, it will be as plain as water, and the will will will gradually become depressed.

A thick dark cloud was cast in the distance, and the mystery of wind and rain was shrouded in the unknown mist.

Luo Lan tilted his neck and drank the strong fruit wine.

There was a sudden burning heat and restlessness in his chest.

His eyes slowly closed. It seems to be experiencing the difference between the outside world and the inside of the body.

Perhaps, this is my own life.

After dark, Sedaon was silent and silent, and the cold wind filled the late autumn chill. The wounds of the aftermath of the Great War are still etched on people's scarred hearts, and a thin layer of blood seems to be ready to burst open at any moment by sudden fright.

As Pusenck said, there were no shortage of robbers in Sedaon. And, you don't know when they'll show up.

A dark shadow lifted the sparse grass like a ghost from a grave, and he squinted his eyes and looked ahead.

The trees and grass within a hundred meters of the Lord's Mansion were cleared, revealing a patch of exposed ground that was either rocky or dry black soil.

The dark shadow looked cautiously for a moment, and then he waved his hand. Behind him, there were hundreds of people. Hunched over, they swooped down and dove towards the faintly lit castle. These men were dressed lightly in cloth, wearing vine-woven hunting shoes, holding hunting bows in their hands, and carrying a crude quiver on their backs, dressed like hunters more than robbers.

They approached the castle silently, but one of them suddenly felt something under his feet, and his body sank down with a pop. Dizzy, he fell into a pit full of sharp stakes, and suddenly a terrible scream tore through the silent night sky.

The dozing sentry guard on the castle tower suddenly woke up and rang the alarm bell in a cold sweat. Dangdang's sound made the castle boil to the ground.

A leader-like man scolded, simply tore his throat open, and roared, "Brothers, come on." The food is all in the castle!"

The people around him shouted together, and countless dense torches lit up, and at first glance, there were actually thousands!

There was a sound of footsteps, and while all the guards were on guard on the perimeter, a lean and thin man ran up to Simpuk, who was waiting in the hall, and whispered a few words.

Sempke slowly stood up, he held the sword at his waist, his eyes flashed, he slowly looked around, and said, "Brothers, it's time to make a move." ”

He went first, but instead of going to the fortified point of the castle, he walked up the wide staircase to the upper floors of the castle.

Nine sat around four

The soldiers also stood up silently one by one, and followed him up, full of murderous aura, and the fluctuations of various fighting qi were also looming.

A smile slowly extended from the corner of Sempuk's mouth, he didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly, throughout the day, he was paying attention to the terrain in the lord's mansion, and planting people at various key points, as well as investigating all those who could threaten him.

The people outside were just trying to distract the guards.

Hmph, how can those brainless guys get the treasure?

Along the corridor, he quickly found the lord's bedroom, he had already deliberately observed during the day, this priest lord only had faint elemental fluctuations on his body, it should be a low-level priest.

Except for the tall barbarian who seemed to have a bit of brute strength, only the inseparable female paladin was quite powerful, but the nine swordsmen around him, including himself, had all reached level four, so he should be able to knock down the other party easily, right?

"Bang!"

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He kicked open the door and walked in with his sword in his hand, the flickering fighting spirit on his body reflected his gloomy face.

However, the image he imagined of the lord sitting up from the bed with a frightened face in his arms did not appear, but a scene that made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Luo Lan happened to sit in the chair and look at him, and behind him, stood the cold female paladin.

Sempke's eyelids jumped twice, slowly closed his eyes, and suddenly opened them again, and said in a deep voice: "How did you see through it?"

Luo Lan picked up the wine bottle on the table and slowly poured the bright red liquid into the wine glass, he smiled and said: "It's very simple, although your performance is superb, and there is no flaw in your words, but you have overlooked a small detail. ”

"What details?" Sempke took a step forward, but immediately felt a pair of cold eyes fall on him, and his heart sank, and he hurriedly took two steps back.

Luo Lan picked up the wine glass and took a leisurely sip, "I want to ask, where are your horses?"

"Our horse?" Simpuk was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses, and sighed, "That's right, it's true that I was negligent. ”

These people are all swordsmen, but as swordsmen, the armor on their bodies cannot be worn on their bodies at any time, they must be dragged by horses or feet, and one horse is also needed to rotate, and a swordsman needs at least two horses to carry with him, and even when they are working, they also take off their armor to the side.

It's just a big joke to say that chasing an enemy or walking in the wasteland with your armor on your side at all times.

"Of course, this alone can't make me completely conclude," Luo Lan tasted the taste of the wine again, put the glass down gently, and said, "Let me ask, according to what you said, the war has passed for so long, why did you come to me now?

Sempk's facial muscles twitched.

Luo Lan leaned back, waved his hand and said, "Obviously, by robbery, you are also robbers." He pointed his finger at Puck and said, "But you are smarter than the average robber, and you are not strong, but find a way to enter my mansion, but if you pretend to repel one or two robber attacks, or be more patient, perhaps I will trust you a little more, and I will be more grateful to you." ”

Simpke sighed and said, "However, we can't wait, the bandits may come to attack you at some point." ”

Luo Lan was surprised and said, "Aren't those robbers outside?"

"Of course not. Sempke shook his head and said, "Many of them are your subjects, I didn't expect it, yes! It's them! Due to the war, the autumn grain harvest is very small, so little that they can't have enough to eat, and in addition, they have to pay taxes, so they can only find a way from you, the lord." ”

"Do you want to show that you are not a robber?" Luo Lan sneered.

"I'll admit it, I'm a robber. Sempke slowly raised his head, his face was solemn, and said, "But the object of my robbery is also a robber, and I will never touch anything from civilians." ”

He took another step forward, and several swordsmen behind him walked in coldly, and they cast hateful gazes on Luo Lan's body.

Sempuke took a deep breath and said solemnly: "You don't have a chance, most of your guards and servants are outside, and there is only this paladin without armor by your side." ”

He pulled out his sword with a "bang", and the tip of the sword hissed with a sharp fighting spirit, pointing directly at Luo Lan's throat and said, "Hand over all your property and food!"