Seven days later, Lin Yang crossed most of the Holy Federation and came to Ximu Town on the western border of the Federation.

A few dozen miles to the west, there is his knight collar and Xiaoshi Village.

Ximu Town is still the same, not much has changed from a few years ago, as soon as he entered Ximu Town, Lin Yang noticed that something was wrong, and asked a few passers-by, only to know that the original old lord had returned to heaven a few days ago.

A serious sense of crisis rose from his heart, the old lord happened to die at this time, so when his eldest son Haken succeeded to the throne, he would definitely attack the knight leaders of all sizes around him, give a dismount, attack directly, and take back the territory, everything is possible, and Lin Yang's knight leader happened to be one of the few small territories closest to Ximu Town.

So Lin Yang bought a horse casually and immediately left Ximu Town and went to Xiaoshi Village.

On the outskirts of Creekwood Town, Lord's House.

"It is said that the small stone village in the west has developed well in recent years?" In four years, Haken has also grown into a young man, and at this moment he stood in the room with his hands behind his back, looking out the window at the garden and said.

Behind him, a person who looked like a butler said, "Yes, since a guy named Lin Yang took over the knight territory in Xiaoshi Village four years ago, Xiaoshi Village has developed very rapidly and is becoming more and more prosperous. ”

"I remember that guy, called Lin Yang, right?" Haken sneered and said, "Since he is closest to me, let's cut him first!" After I succeed to the throne, I always have to get some dismounts to come out and make an example of chickens and monkeys, right? Old butler, don't you say? ”

"What about the old man's funeral?" The old butler asked with a frowning face.

"I don't have a few younger siblings, let them be in charge!" Haken said impatiently: "I heard that Lin Yang is studying at a certain mage academy in the north, while he hasn't come back yet, you help me gather a hundred soldiers, and I'll go around his territory a few times!" ”

"One hundred!" The old butler exclaimed, "This is almost all of our troops!" Take everyone out...... If the master is still here, he will never be allowed to do this! ”

"Humph! That old thing has already returned to heaven, and now I am the lord of this lord's domain, and within a radius of a hundred kilometers, I have the final say! ”

"Yes, young master." The old butler answered, and when he walked out of the door, he shook his head and sighed long.

……

On the other hand.

Lin Yang rode alone and rushed in the direction of Xiaoshi Village, and a few hours later, he came to this small village at the foot of the mountains.

He was taken aback, he didn't expect that Xiaoshi Village had changed so much over the years, the last time he returned a year ago, he left the knight's territory overnight, due to the dark night and high wind, he just passed by the edge of Xiaoshi Village, and he didn't see it clearly at all. At this moment, the new smooth roads, all the newly built houses, the undulating farmland, and even the pubs, inns and other facilities have expanded the scope of the entire Xiaoshi Village a lot, and the permanent population has also increased a lot, which can be said to be a rapid development.

In the distance, the ruined knight's castle on the hill has also been completely renovated, and the village chief Barton lives there, becoming the head of the small stone village.

Lin Yang walked on the wide streets of Xiaoshi Village, many people recognized him, and immediately went to inform the village chief of Barton, and after a while, the village chief of Barton rushed over with his subordinates and received Lin Yang with the most grand specifications.

Barton had a beard on his face, blushed and laughed: "I didn't catch you a year ago, this time when I come back, I must finish drinking wine and eating meat before leaving!" ”

"If you don't leave, you won't leave again." Lin Yang shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Go, drink and go, castle and base, you choose!" Barton patted Lin Yang on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Let's still be a base." Lin Yang also smiled.

So surrounded by a group of villagers and a dozen soldiers, Lin Yang and Barton slowly walked to the forward base in the mountains.

Obviously, Patton's actions over the years have won the hearts of the people, and he has become a real knight lord in the hearts of the villagers, and as for Lin Yang...... Due to the fact that he has not been seen for many years, and the forward base in the mountains is also quite mysterious, everyone's impression of him and those partners is only stuck in the battle with the horse bandit base four years ago, completely forgetting that Lin Yang is the real lord of this knight domain. Of course, this doesn't matter, Lin Yang's original plan was to occupy a place to develop the mother nest, so to speak, Xiaoshi Village is just a stepping stone, and when the time is ripe, Lin Yang will have to leave here sooner or later.

Along a path, over the mountains, the forward base looms ahead.

Lin Yang couldn't help frowning, compared to a year ago, this neighborhood seemed even more desolate, the grass and trees on the ground, any animals and plants with the breath of life, all disappeared, and a certain mountain was even "swallowed" from beginning to end. But looking at the appearance of the surrounding villagers, it seems that they are not surprised, presumably because they see it every day.

"Master, you're back." The voice of the brood sounded in Lin Yang's mind, and he discerned the direction, the brood seemed to be far away at the moment.

"Well, the task I ordered you last time, a hundred units of Ant-Man, have you done it?"

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life."

"Very good, don't come here yet, and those worker bees and ant-people you made, take care of them, don't scare the villagers." Lin Yang said secretly in his heart.

"Yes."

The mighty crowd is getting closer and closer to the forward base.

A few guys that Lin Yang was familiar with walked out of the forward base, lined up at the door, and smiled at him.

Elven fighter Lily, Zerg bug girl Anna, Benoin braineater, orc berserker Simon...... Only the fire is missing, presumably this girl is still asleep. If you add the brood, the elven dragon Saron, and Lin Yang himself, then his core members have grown to eight at this moment.

As for the current strength he has, fifty worker bees, fifty worker ants, and one hundred combat unit Ant-Man are already completely comparable to a lord.

Of course, these are disgraceful troops, the federal bill stipulates that the upper limit of a knight lord's troops is ten, and the lord's upper limit is a hundred, in fact, the human soldiers that Lin Yang really has are just a dozen or so militiamen under Patton.

"Don't say hello when you come back." Anna stepped forward and said with a slight reproach.

"Hehe, because I won't leave again......" Lin Yang smiled and scratched the back of his head.

"Never go again? Did you graduate? Really? Lily was taken aback.

"Of course it's true."

"Congratulations." It's hard to imagine that this phrase was said by a brain-eater.

"Oh yes, the boss is back, the boss is not leaving, the head can finally show his strength here!" Simon said excitedly as he waved his huge two-handed sledgehammer. Among all of them, Lin Yang was the only one who had not had much contact with Simon, and he didn't expect the other party to surrender to him so much.

"Guys, let's wait for a small talk or something, I can't wait to have a big drink with him!" Barton shouted at the top of his voice, and dozens of villagers behind him also coaxed, and everyone poured into the forward base one after another, setting up tents, tables and chairs, and banquets in the courtyard.

This time, Lin Yang was really present, and the crowd was excited, toasting in turn, singing all the way, drinking from morning to evening.

The sun is setting in the west, and it is about to set.

On the horizon, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves sounded, and I saw Lord Haken, leading a hundred soldiers of Jinge Iron Horse, galloping towards Xiaoshi Village, the ground shook and the sand and dust rolled everywhere.

The villagers were taken aback, at first thinking that there was another sudden attack by horse bandits, but when they saw the man holding the banner of the lord, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew—"

As soon as Haken pulled the reins, the dragon scale horse man under his crotch stood up and immediately stopped from the 100-meter sprint.

Behind him, the phalanx composed of hundreds of heavy cavalry also braked sharply in an instant, and their movements were almost identical.

Dressed in a bright red cloak, Haken rode a dragon-scale horse and walked slowly into Xiaoshi Village, looking at everyone around him arrogantly and indifferently, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

The village chief of Barton and many villagers and soldiers were still drinking at the advance base, so a representative of the villagers walked out, nodded his head, and said as humbly as possible: "I don't know what Lord Haken is doing when he comes to our Xiaoshi Village?" ”

"What about Lin Yang? Has he been back recently? What about Barton? It is said that Barton has been in charge of this knightly realm, and told him to come out to me! Haken said proudly.

Lin Yang just came back, and Barton was also there, these are not unsightly things, but the existence of the forward base is a taboo, as early as a few years ago, Barton ordered that the existence of the forward base is a taboo, and no one can leak it out, so the villager representative can only frown and say: "I'm sorry, Lord Haken, Lord Lin Yang hasn't come back yet, and the village chief of Barton has something to do." ”

"Oh? Such a coincidence? Haha, that's exactly what I want, and since that's the case, I'll announce it in front of all of you! Haken raised his voice and said, "Now, I am the new lord of the Lord of Ximu Town, and since my father's death, I have officially taken over the control of everything within a hundred miles of the territory!" And I now declare ......"

Many villagers gathered around.

"Starting today, collect the territorial tax! Regardless of men, women, young and old, 1,000 gold coins per person per year! Riding on his horse, Haken glanced at the surrounding villagers, and found that several girls were good-looking, so he couldn't help but add: "In addition, add another one, any girl who wants to get married, I have the right to exercise the first day on the wedding night. Night power! If you don't want me to touch it, you can take out another thousand gold coins! ”

With that, under the stunned gaze of the surrounding villagers, Haken led his hundred heavy cavalry away.

The villagers couldn't help but complain, the old lord had already sold this knight domain to Lin Yang four years ago, although the knight domain was still nominally affiliated with the knight domain, but the lord did not have any qualifications to interfere with the knight territory, unless it was directly attacked. And this territory tax, only Lin Yang has the qualifications to collect it, and if Haken wants to make oil and water, he can only squeeze Lin Yang, when has there been a situation where the lord directly ran to the knight's territory to collect taxes?

What's more, 1,000 gold coins per person is not a small amount, and with the current economic situation of Xiaoshi Village, although it is much better than before, a family is only a few thousand gold coins a year.

Beginning. The right of the night, an even more absurd right, had been abolished centuries ago because of its inhumanity, and in doing so, didn't Haken completely ignore the young girls as human beings?

As a result, the indignant representatives of the villagers immediately rushed to the forward base.

Hearing the report of the villagers' representatives, the audience was shocked, and then everyone's eyes looked at Lin Yang in the first place.

Lin Yang knew very well in his heart that he had been in the Mage Academy for four years, and when he returned to his homeland at this moment, it was time for him to really show his strength, Haken was the first enemy, and he could fight back perfectly, and in the future, he would not only be able to win the hearts of the people, but also become famous; In case of a big loss, even a few core subordinates may be worried, and the consequences are unimaginable.

So Lin Yang smashed the cup in his hand, stood up, and shouted: "If he dares to come to my territory to collect taxes, I will dare to go to a pot to serve his lair!" ”

The villagers were all in disbelief.

After all, Lin Yang only has so many subordinates, even if he adds a dozen or so soldiers under Patton, it is not enough to see it, but there are hundreds of heavy cavalry under Haken's hands, is Lin Yang too big?

"Brood, it's time to come out and show your hand!" Lin Yang secretly shouted in his heart.

So, hundreds of huge black ants one person high, climbed in from the walls on all sides of the base, what is amazing is that these big ants actually have palms similar to human hands, holding swords and other weapons, the sky buzzed loudly, dozens of worker bees also flew overwhelmed, the gate of the base, like a huge brood like a water tank, is the focus of the audience's attention, slowly climbed in.

"Don't be afraid, these are your own people." Anna stood up at the moment and comforted the frightened villagers: "Due to various reasons, the existence of this base must not be revealed, so please forgive me." Now that the enemy has bullied us in the nose, it's time to fight back! ”

I don't know who shouted "Down with Haken", the anger of the villagers was aroused again, coupled with Lin Yang's current strength was amazingly displayed in front of him, even Barton was taken aback, and couldn't help but shout loudly with everyone.

"Down with Hakon! Down with Hakon! Down with Hakon! ”