The Duke of Savin and Amberton sat down again, and on the table in front of them was a prepared contract, which was considered effective as long as they signed it.

Sawin looked through it and found that there was no mention of the duke's daughter marrying Larry, he looked up at the duke, and when he saw the smile on his face, he immediately understood that the duke did not want these things to be written on paper, and there might be a chance to return in the future.

Sawan cursed the old fox secretly, then picked up the pen and swiped it a few times, signed his name, and then handed his share to the duke. After the two sides signed, the Duke of Amberton smiled and handed Swain a box, which he opened to see that it contained a document and a bronze badge. The Duke explained, "This is for Larry, I don't need to see the ceremony, that thing is made for others to see." ”

Sawin understood that the duke had given Larry a document and badge to canonize a knight, but he didn't expect this old man to be quite trustworthy. Sawan took the box and said to the duke, "Will the duke still live here in the future?"

The Duke of Amberton waved his hand and said: "No, since the land has been sold to you, I naturally will not stay here, I still have a residence in the royal capital of Tetur, and I will live in the royal capital for a long time in the future." ”

Sawan nodded and said, "I have a request, and I hope the Duke will grant it. ”

"Say, what request?" said the Duke.

"I'm going to change the name of this place, and henceforth this land will be called Haydonness. Sawan said.

"Oh, why such a name?" asked the duke, curious.

"In my native language, Haydonnice means blessed land near the sea. Sawin explained with a smile.

The duke thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "I see, good luck, this name is very good." ”

The next period of time was busy with the duke to handle various handovers, and the duke also had to move a large number of his belongings to Tetur, which took more than a month to complete. On the day of the duke's official departure, Savin came with the crowd to see him off, only to see dozens of carriages full of horses lined up in a long line along the road. Some of the children of the surrounding peasant families also came to see the excitement, but the real tenant farmers were hardly any one to see them off, and it was obvious that everyone was eager for the duke to leave quickly.

Sawin said to himself secretly: "In the future, don't be like a duke, there is no one to see you off before leaving, it's really embarrassing." ”

After sending the Duke and his subordinates away, the land now truly belonged to Sahain, and he looked at the vast land under the setting sun, and his heart was filled with infinite longing for the future, and one day he wanted to make the world yearn for this land and turn it into a hot land that everyone coveted.

In a mood of eagerness, Sawan turned his horse and said to Selia, "Send someone to gather the leaders of the nearby villages, and say that I will have a meeting with them. Celia agreed, and rode away.

Savin led the others slowly towards the castle, he had already received the news, in a few days Hortz will lead the mercenary group to rendezvous, this time Hortz can be regarded as betting all his wealth, not only brought all the people, but even the station in the border mountain town has been withdrawn, and he has already made up his mind to be both prosperous and lose with Sawen.

Savin pointed to the castle left by the Duke in front of him and said, "What do you think of this castle?"

Lyanna said: "It's in tatters, it's unappetizing to look at, and I don't like this kind of eerie building the most!"

Larry said: "This castle looks a little dilapidated, but as long as it is repaired, it is still very good, I think it should be prepared immediately, and the mercenary group can be stationed in the castle in the future." ”

Sawin shook his head and said, "I'm not going to fix it, on the contrary, I'm going to tear it down." ”

"Demolished?" Larry and Lyanna were both taken aback.

"Why should such a big castle be demolished?" said Larry, who couldn't understand.

Sawin said: "Have you ever wondered why the mainland has been lifeless for so many years, except for occasional acting training, the armies of various countries have not even fought decently, and those who are active in various places are mercenaries, no matter how capable people are, it is difficult to get a chance to get ahead?"

Larry was stunned for a long time before saying, "What does this have to do with the castle?"

Sawin explained: "It's because of these castles, with such a strong castle, coupled with the magic barrier, even ten times the number of defenders can hardly break through these castles, the nobles can comfortably hide in the castle and live for a lifetime, and they don't have to care about the lives of the civilians, even if the civilians resist, who can break these castles?"

So, it's not just the nobles who hide in the castle and fall, but the soldiers and the army too, and I don't want our future army to be like that, so I'm going to tear down the castle. ”

Savin's words made everyone's mouths open wide, they had never thought about this, and it seemed to them that it was not a matter of course for nobles to live in a castle?

"But...... If there is no castle...... What if the enemy comes to attack?" asked Lyanna, puzzled.

Savin replied: "When the enemy comes, he will naturally fight them, and if he can fight, he will fight, and if he can't fight, he will run." ”

"This ...... But...... Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others? Saying that we don't have a chivalrous demeanor......" Larry squeezed out a sentence for a long time.

"What's the use of chivalry, it's only useful to win battles, and it's useless to defeat no matter how stylish you are. Samhain said without even looking back.

Larry and Lyanna looked at each other with a look of disbelief in their eyes.

The next day, the leaders of the villages around the castle were summoned to the castle by Savin, and the leaders of the villages all had a look of trepidation on their faces, not knowing what the new owners of the land would do with them. These were tenant farmers, who had rented the duke's land, and because the duke's exploitation was so severe, many of them abandoned the land and looked elsewhere, and they were worried that the new master would be like the duke, or more harsh than the duke......

Sawan had a few pergolas set up in the open space in front of the main hall, he must not have liked the dim and oppressive hall, it was better to be comfortable outside, there was bright light, and there was a gentle breeze, I really didn't understand how those nobles could like a depressing castle?

Seeing that the people were almost there, and that it was impossible to reach the villages further away, Savin did not summon them, and he needed to convey his intentions through the representatives of the tenant farmers, and that was the purpose of gathering them today. Savin came to his seat, put his hands on the table and said to everyone present: "Hello everyone, today is the first time we have met, I am the one who bought the entire territory from the duke, my name is Sawen. ”

When the tenant farmers heard that this man was their new master, they all stood up in fright, and greeted Savan in a ragged voice, their tone full of panic, they obviously did not expect that the new lord would come directly to meet them, which was impossible before.

"Big ...... My lord...... Excuse me...... How do we ...... What do you call an adult?" asked an old man with gray hair, boldly.

Without even thinking about it, Sawan said, "Just call me Sawen." ”

"This ......" The dozens of tenant farmers present all looked at each other and called the lord's name, which made them how dare to be whipped in the past.

Sawin smiled: "You don't have to be afraid, just call it that, I won't be angry." ”

"But......" Everyone whispered for a while, and finally the white-haired old man said boldly, "Let's call you Lord Savan, may I ask your lord that this is okay?"

"No......" Sawin was about to speak, but saw Larry wink at him, meaning that he would agree, and Sawin thought about it, and he didn't bother to say more about it. So Sawin changed his tune and said, "Okay, let's call it that." ”

"Yes, sir!" said the tenant farmers' voices this time in unison.

(End of chapter)