That's a fake elf

Early in the morning, Li Ang woke up everyone and hurried into this place called Bailin Village.

As soon as they came in, the gorgeous carriage and the moonlight deer following it attracted the attention of the villagers.

The village is not very big, and the news of the arrival of the nobles quickly spread throughout the village.

Not long after, an old man with a haggard appearance, slightly green hair, and wrinkles on his face that could almost kill a mosquito, stopped in front of the carriage surrounded by people.

Knowing that it was the village elder who should have appeared, Li Ang immediately got out of the carriage and bowed to the old man.

In Fanasier, people who are over seventy years old and serve as village elders are very respected. Even if the Duke sees them, they must salute. This is the rule.

"I am Fast, the elder of this village. I wonder if your nobleness came to Bailin Village for something important?"

The old man held a cane with both hands and bent his back, with a smile on his face.

"Elder Fast, I am Baron Rielna, conferred by Duke Fanasil. I am here now to take up my post as the lord of Cedar Forest Castle."

After looking at the crowd watching, Li Ang didn't show any pretense and directly took out two pieces of parchment and said.

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar, and Fast, who was originally smiling, also changed his expression.

"Get out, you're not welcome here!"

"Yes, get out."

"Death to the lord!"

As soon as they heard the word lord, all the villagers immediately became angry. Some of them were so excited that they even picked up hunting bows and axes.

"Please wait a minute, do we have some misunderstanding?" Phil hurriedly stopped a villager holding an axe.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't give him any face, and just slashed at him with an axe. This startled Phil, and he reflexively swept away the white oak staff in his hand.

These villagers are ordinary people below level 10, not professionals at all. How can they withstand the counterattack of a druid.

The ax flew more than ten meters away and hit a door frame.

As for the villager who was holding an ax and wanted to chop someone, his arm had been broken at this time, and he could only moan in pain on the ground.

This scene immediately aroused the emotions of the villagers. Everyone picked up manure forks, brooms, and stones to surround them.

"Wait!"

Seeing that everyone was about to start a fight with Li Ang, Fast suddenly panicked.

As an elder, although he is not a professional, he can still tell that the combat effectiveness of those around Li Ang is definitely far beyond that of ordinary mercenaries.

Not to mention anything else, if those five moonlight deer took action, the entire village would probably be slaughtered.

"Lord Baron, I apologize to you for the villagers' recklessness. They did not mean to be like this."

Fast, who was wearing a cane, took a few steps forward, came to Li Ang, bowed deeply to express his apology, and then looked at Li Ang with pleading eyes.

After looking at the repulsive expressions of the surrounding villagers, and then at the villager with a broken arm being helped up from the ground, Li Ang fell silent.

"I'm not a devil, and I won't punish you just because of this. Phil, you... Oh, Ellie, you'd better do it and reattach his arm."

Seeing Phil's still-shocked expression, Li Ang turned around and called out.

"Hey, yes." Ai Li, who was hiding behind the Moonlight Deer, jumped up in shock when her name was called.

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After Ai Li treated the villagers, everyone's expressions became noticeably gentler.

"Elder Fast, can you tell me why the villagers reacted so violently when they heard the word lord?" Seeing that the heat seemed to be coming, Li Ang asked his doubts in a timely manner.

"We were also scared."

Fast sighed as he looked at the villagers who had no fighting ability with a sad expression, and then at the young children who were still hiding in their mother's arms and looking at Li Ang and others in fear.

"What happened here before that made everyone like this?" Li Ang said in shock.

“In the past, our place was rated as a model village, and there were even heroes like jungle warriors.

Until later, a lord appeared. He didn't regard us as human beings at all. Not only did he recruit soldiers every year, he also charged us heavy taxes, forcing us to despair. Fast said with a bitter smile.

"Are you saying too much? By becoming a regular soldier, you will not only get free job transfer, but also a generous salary.

As for tax collection, isn't it right to pay income tax for the lord who provided you with living space? "

Li Ang felt a little baffled when he heard this. It was not a war now, and Fanashir's regular troops only beat thieves, and there would not be a large number of casualties at all.

In Cuiting, many people are struggling to find connections to send their children to the regular army, so that they can have a lot of training expenses left over and get many tax-free policies.

"I don't know what it's like where you live, but here, in addition to paying headhunting tax and business tax."

"You also have to pay the so-called head tax, meal tax, sleep tax, drinking water tax, land and residence tax, birth tax... and dozens of other taxes."

Fast stamped the ground with his crutch angrily, coughing in anger.

Upon seeing this, the villagers nearby immediately moved a wooden stool to him and poured a glass of water for him to breathe a sigh of relief.

After hearing dozens of tax policies that he had never heard of, Li Ang's expression became extremely exciting.

Although he also knew that some local nobles would add some messy tax policies to the people in their territories in order to meet their material needs, he never thought that the former lord of Cedar Castle would be such a bastard.

"But this shouldn't be the reason for your rebellion, right?"

Although exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes made life difficult for the common people, for several villages, including the rangers, to collectively oppose the lord, it must be that the other party had done something outrageous.

"You are right. Even if we collect a lot of taxes, we will not be able to survive, but the lord has touched our bottom line." Fast said angrily.

"what happened?"

"Come with me please."

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Following Fast's footsteps, everyone quickly arrived at the forest behind the village.

When they saw the scenery in the forest, everyone was stunned.

Many tombs stood near a lake that had lost its vitality. As a druid, Leon could tell at a glance that the land here was eroded by resentment.

Looking at the names and dates of birth and death on those small tombstones, Li Ang had a look of surprise on his face.

“Each of our households responded to the lord’s policies, but they simply failed to fulfill their obligations and responsibilities.

Not only did they withhold our sacrifices to the gods so that the gods would no longer bless this land, they also sent soldiers without any training to the battlefield.

Several of my grandchildren, who were only 15 years old and just coming of age, died outside, and their bodies were not even brought back. Do you think we should hate them? "

Touching the names on the tomb, Fast's face was filled with tears.

Privately withholding the offerings to the gods will greatly reduce the production of animal and plant resources in the forest, resulting in poverty in the territory. This practice of fishing from the lake made Li Ang feel numb.

"By the way, you said war. I have never heard of wars between Fanasil and other countries in recent years?" Liang touched his chin and asked with some doubts.

"That's because someone concealed the truth." Wiping away the tears on his face, Fast said coldly.

"What?" Li Ang was stunned.

"Fifteen years ago, the Earl of Sea Rock Castle's fleet discovered an island with large gold reserves near the Overlook Sea."

"He was unable to defeat the pirates stationed on it alone, so he conned all the lords near the east coast to send troops, drive away the pirates together, and sit on the land to divide the gold."

"The pirates were not willing to lose this island full of gold, so they began to invade it for a long time. The lord therefore began to recruit troops every year. We were the victims of the lord and the earl."

"We no longer wanted to be responsible for the stupid behavior of the lords and earls, so we joined forces to drive them away."

Fast held the crutch tightly, his eyes filled with pain and despair.

After hearing this explanation, Li Ang also understood why the lords concealed the facts, because the Duke's temperament would not allow the vassals to exchange the lives of civilians for gold.

"Even so, I still hope to take back Shanlin Castle. I swear that I will never be like the previous lord." Li Ang said firmly.

"Lord Baron, the lord before you said the same thing, but he was driven away by us in the end." Fast heard this and tightly held the crutch in his hand, with a slight expression on his face.

"Mission: Recapture Cedar Forest Castle

Mission Difficulty: Seven Stars

Mission content: Shanlin Fort has been occupied by professionals from five nearby villages. As the lord of Shanlin Fort, you need to take it back.

Mission reward: 7500 experience, 1000 reputation of Farasil."

Mission failed: Level -2"