One of the reasons why Sui Xiong came to Keane territory was to revisit the old place, but the more important reason was to help them solve their problems.
In the past few months, Baron Keane's territory had run into some very thorny problems. This trouble was beyond the limit that they could handle on their own — or, it was beyond the level that they could solve at a low cost, so they sent a request for help to the Church of the Void Mask.
Normally, this kind of problem should be solved by sending a group of elite clergymen and finding one or two legendary strongmen to hold the line. But Sui Xiong, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly had a whim. He wanted to come back to this territory that he had devoted countless efforts to see with his own eyes. So he didn't tell anyone. He secretly changed into his appearance on Earth and came here.
Sitting in the city of Keane, his mood was a little complicated — Crick Keane's life was also a part of his life, and Crick's deep feelings for this land and the people on it were also inherited by him. Seeing that this city, which he had not seen for many years, was still prosperous and had been walking on the road that he had set in the past, he felt gratified, but he also felt a deep responsibility.
"Maybe … I should come back more often these years …"
Immortals often encountered this kind of problem. Because of the extreme extension of life and the long practice, they lacked the concept of time for mortals. For example, a large-scale military exercise in the "sanctuary", from the decision to do this, to the design and construction of the position, to the planning and preparation of both sides, and then the official start of the war, plus the conclusion after the war, it was normal to spend two or three years. And all this, for Crick Keane, the commander-in-chief of the Oracle Legion, was just a little entertainment in his spare time.
It was not that Sui Xiong did not think of coming back to see, but in his opinion, this matter was not urgent. With Romon, a legendary strongman, Keane territory could be said to be as stable as Mount Tai. Even if Romon was just a kind of fake legendary who broke through the limit by relying on civil service, no matter how fake he was, he was still a legendary strongman, and for a mere baron, it was very enough.
It was not until not long ago, because of Master Damwade's apotheosis, after the two sides had a detailed discussion, that he realized that unknowingly, twenty years had quietly passed. Many old friends had passed away, and the remaining people were mostly not young. If he did not delay it, perhaps when he revisited old places, he would not even see a familiar face.
He was immediately moved. After investigating, he discovered that the Keane territory was currently facing quite a bit of trouble and was in dire need of help.
Therefore, he left a doppelganger in the Holy Kingdom and changed himself into an unrecognizable "Sui Xiong" and came here quietly.
Looking at the familiar yet changed streets, he felt a little emotional. Although he sighed at the passage of time, he felt even more proud.
The path that he had walked would definitely leave a mark. In less than ten years, he had left a deep mark on this territory. Not only was this mark not washed away by time, but it also turned into a riverbed. As the river of time flowed, it became more and more profound.
This was just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in ancient China on Earth. Although it only took a very short period of time for the uprising to fail and die. However, their cry of "Kings, marquises, and generals would rather have guts" pointed the way forward for the Chinese nation, leading generations of people to fight against tyranny, changing dynasties again and again, establishing a unique "rebel culture" in the world, which would continue to be passed on.
In the eyes of many Westerners, the tradition of the Chinese, who did not care about the noble bloodline at all and did not feel any pressure, was really barbaric. However, in the eyes of the Chinese, those good-for-nothings who were bullied to the point that they could not live on and did not resist were simply a disgrace to humanity — what was the difference between them and dogs!
All of this actually came from that cry …
Of course, what Crick Keane did was not as great as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's, but even with the Republic of Northwest established by the Void Mask in front of it, the Keane territory had become an eye-catching place — compared to the wonderful country that was located in a remote location and had a god in charge, this territory located in the densely populated area of the Duchy of Thunder changed little by little and progressed little by little under the attention of people. Now, the whole process of its progress had been summarized and compiled into a book. Almost every aristocrat on the mainland who was interested in building their own territory to prosperity would put this booklet, commonly known as the Treasure Book of Keane, on the table of the study, and often studied and studied it. The degree of effort was comparable to that of white-collar workers on Earth studying the Carnegie series.
Judging from the situation in recent years, the overall impact was relatively positive. More and more enlightened aristocrats gradually began to agree or at least partially agree with the governance ideas proposed by Crick, and the living conditions of the people in many places were gradually improving.
But in contrast, there were also many aristocrats who were hostile to this set of ideas. Many aristocrats dismissed it as a fallacy and thought that this set of governance strategies completely violated the good traditions of the aristocrats. Some even severely criticized him for forgetting his ancestors, which was tantamount to rebellion.
The former were mainly those emerging aristocrats. Their foundation was shallow, but as the saying goes, a small boat can turn around easily, and as long as they could quickly strengthen themselves, other things were not worth caring too much about. The latter were naturally those old aristocrats, especially the great aristocrats. They had a deep foundation and huge power, and did not care about these little benefits at all. But they were very wary of the growth of the emerging aristocrats, and spared no effort to suppress them.
The difference in governance plans was a good reason to suppress them.
It could be seen that there would inevitably be a struggle around how to govern the territory.
And the most direct impact of this struggle was the current trouble faced by the Keane territory.
It was unknown whether it was to suppress the Keane territory, but not long ago, the Duchy of Thunder adjusted the fiefdoms of the aristocrats under its command and conferred a new viscount to the vicinity of the Keane territory. This viscount was originally a baron without an actual fiefdom. He led a group of mercenaries and the family's private army to fight against swamp groups such as the lizardmen in the northwestern part of the duchy near the Great Marsh. Not long ago, he was lucky enough to make a great contribution. Not only was his title promoted by one level, but he even received a real fiefdom — his fiefdom was in the southern part of the Keane territory. It included a large area of mountains and a small piece of plains. In total, there was a manor and three villages.
In terms of fiefdom, this viscount was actually almost at the level of a baron. But the military forces under his command were definitely not at this level. They were even stronger than most viscounts, and could be called a formidable opponent.
Originally, Anna Keane did not regard this new neighbor as an enemy. Who knew that after this guy came to the fiefdom, he would constantly have conflicts with the Keane territory. It was as if he had taken the wrong medicine. She was very surprised. With the help of the power of her husband Stephen Carter's family, she investigated and found out that this Viscount Thun Sammat turned out to be the best friend of the second son of the Grand Duke of Thunder, and the second son of the Grand Duke was the representative of the radical younger generation of the traditionalist aristocrats.
In other words, this Viscount Sammat was actually arranged here to deal with the Keane territory.
And this Viscount Sammat was indeed very capable. He himself was a high-level Order Warrior who believed in the God of Aristocracy — a variant of the Saint Samurai. The requirements for faith were not as strict, and the combat power was more inclined towards group combat. There were at least four high-level adventurers under his command, and two mysterious figures from the capital.
Not only that, but there were also about 200 troops under his command, all of whom had at least five years of training and no less than ten times of actual combat experience. There were even some special talents from the Great Marsh … Because they were well hidden, their identities were temporarily unknown.
The most troublesome thing was not these, but a special trophy of his — a magic altar that was transformed from a totem pole of a tribe in the Great Marsh.
The natives of the Great Marsh generally believed in the ancestral spirits, and the totem pole was the place where the ancestral spirits resided. After many years of worship, it was often extraordinary and holy, and was almost the highest level of altar material in the world. The altar that was transformed from the totem pole as raw material had incredible power. As long as there was a high-level priest on the altar, it could even fight with Mr. Romon.
It was also for this reason that the Keane territory had suffered in several conflicts. Although it was only a small loss, it made everyone very worried. At the suggestion of Mr. Romon, they sent a letter for help to the Church of the Void Mask.
The Church of the Void Mask sent more than 20 church knights, led by the "Steel Giant" Gerrard. This group of knights was very strong, and their leader Gerrard even had a green dragon as a mount. As soon as he arrived, he stabilized the situation.
However, with such strength, it was not difficult to defeat Viscount Sammat, but it was not enough to really solve the problem that the Keane territory was facing.
And Sui himself was here to help them solve the problem completely …
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