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The reason why Sui Xiong came to Keen Territory was to revisit the old place, but the more important reason was to help them solve the problem.

In recent months, Keen Barony has encountered some very difficult problems. This problem is beyond the limit of what they can handle by themselves - or, beyond the extent that they can solve it at a low cost, so they sent a request for help to the Void Mask Church.

In theory, for such a matter, sending a group of elite clergy and finding one or two legendary strongmen to support it must be enough to solve it. But Sui Xiong, who was very quiet, suddenly had a whim and wanted to come back to this territory where he had devoted countless efforts to see it with his own eyes, so he didn't tell anyone, and secretly changed into the appearance of the earth and came here.

Sitting in Keen City at this moment, his mood was a bit complicated - Creek Keen's life was also part of his life, and Creek's deep feelings for this land and the residents on the land were also inherited by him. Seeing that this city, which had been away for many years, was still prosperous and had been walking on the path he had set in the past, he felt gratified, but also felt a deep sense of responsibility.

"Maybe... I should come back more often these years..."

The immortals often encounter this problem, because of the extremely extended lifespan and the long cultivation, they lack the concept of mortal time - for example, a large-scale military exercise is held in the "sanctuary". From the decision to do this, to the design and construction of positions, to the planning and preparation of both sides, and then the official start of the war, plus the summary after the war, it is normal to spend two or three years. And all this is just a little entertainment in leisure time for Creek Keen, the commander-in-chief of the God's Envoy Corps.

Sui Xiong did not think about coming back to take a look, but in his opinion, this matter is not urgent. With the legendary strongman Romon, Keen County can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai. Even if Romon is just a water-imported legend who breaks through the limit with civilian work, no matter how water-imported he is, he is still a legendary strongman. For a mere baron, it is enough.

Until recently, after a detailed discussion between the two parties about the deification of Master Damwed, he realized that twenty years had passed quietly without him noticing, and many old friends had passed away, and most of the remaining ones were not young anymore. If he didn't delay any longer, he might not even see a familiar face when he revisited the old place.

He was immediately moved, and then he checked and found that the Keen Territory was currently facing a lot of trouble and needed help.

So he left his clone in the Kingdom of God, and his main body changed into the appearance of "Sui Xiong" that no one could recognize, and came here quietly.

Looking at the familiar but changed streets, he felt a little emotional in his heart. Although he lamented the passage of time, he was more proud.

The road he had walked must leave traces. In less than ten years, he left deep traces in this territory. Not only was this trace not diluted by time, but it turned into a riverbed, and it became deeper and deeper with the flow of the river of time.

This is just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in ancient China on Earth. Although it took only a short time from the uprising to the failure and death, their cry of "Are kings, princes, generals and ministers of different races born?" has pointed out the direction for the Chinese nation, leading generations of people to fight against tyranny, change dynasties again and again, and establish a unique "rebellious culture" in the world, which will continue forever.

In the eyes of many Westerners, the Chinese tradition of not taking their noble bloodline to heart and being able to fight back without any pressure is really barbaric. However, in the eyes of the Chinese, those losers who don't fight back even when they are bullied to the point of being unhappy are simply a disgrace to humanity - what's the difference between them and dogs!

All of this actually came from that one cry...

Crick Keen's deeds are certainly not as great as those of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, but even with the Northwest Republic established by the Void Mask blocking the way, Keen Territory has become a striking place - compared to the remote and magical country ruled by gods, this territory located in the densely populated area of ​​the Thunder Principality has changed and improved little by little under people's attention. Now its entire progress process has been summarized and compiled into a book by someone with a heart. Almost every noble on the continent who is determined to build a prosperous territory has placed this booklet, commonly known as the "Keen Book", on the table in the study, and often reads and studies it, with the same level of care as white-collar workers on Earth studying the Carnegie series of books.

Judging from the situation in recent years, the impact is generally relatively positive. More and more enlightened nobles are gradually beginning to agree with or at least partially agree with the governance concepts proposed by Creek, and the living conditions of the people in many places are gradually improving.

However, there are also many nobles who are hostile to his ideas. Many nobles denounced it as a heresy, believing that this set of policies completely violated the fine traditions of the nobles. Some even severely criticized him for betraying his ancestors and being treasonous.

The former are mainly those emerging nobles. They have shallow roots, but as the saying goes, a small boat is easy to turn around, and as long as they can quickly grow themselves, other things are not worth worrying about. The latter are naturally those old nobles, especially the great nobles. They have deep roots and huge power. They don’t care about this benefit at all, but they are very wary of the growth of emerging nobles and spare no effort to suppress them.

The difference in policy plans is a good reason for suppression.

It can be seen that there is bound to be a fight over how to govern the territory.

And the most direct impact of this fight is the trouble that Keen Territory is currently facing.

I don’t know if it was to suppress Keen Territory. Not long ago, the Thunder Principality adjusted the fiefs of its nobles and appointed a new viscount near Keen Territory. This viscount was originally a baron without an actual fief. He led a group of mercenaries and family private armies to fight against swamp species such as lizardmen in the northwest of the principality near the Great Swamp. Not long ago, he was lucky enough to make a great contribution. Not only was his title promoted by one level, but he was even actually sealed - his fiefdom was in the south of Keen Territory, covering a large mountainous area and a small plain, with a total of one manor and three villages.

In terms of fiefdom, this viscount is actually almost at the level of a baron. But the military strength under his command is definitely more than this level, and is even stronger than most viscounts, and can be called a strong enemy.

Anna Keen didn't think of this new neighbor as an enemy at first, but after he came to the fief, he kept having conflicts with Keen County, just like he had taken the wrong medicine. She was very surprised, and with the help of her husband Stephen Carter's family, she investigated and found out that Viscount Tuen Samat was actually a close friend of the second son of the Grand Duke of Thunder, and the second son of the Grand Duke was the radical representative of the young generation of traditional nobles.

In other words, the purpose of arranging Viscount Samat to come here was to deal with Keen County.

And Viscount Samat was indeed very capable. He was a high-level order warrior who believed in the god of nobles - a variant of the holy warrior. The requirements for faith were not so strict, and the combat effectiveness was more inclined to group combat. He had at least four high-level adventurers and two mysterious figures from the capital.

Not only that, he had an army of about 200 people, all of whom had received at least five years of training and had no less than ten combat experiences. There are even some special talents brought from the Great Swamp... Because they are hidden very well, their identities are not clear for the time being.

The most troublesome thing is not these, but a special trophy of his - a magic altar transformed from a totem pole from a tribe in the Great Swamp.

The natives of the Great Swamp generally believe in ancestral spirits, and totem poles are the place where ancestral spirits reside. After years of worship, it often becomes extraordinary and holy, and is almost the highest level of altar material in the world. The altar transformed from totem poles has incredible power. As long as there is a high-level priest sitting on the altar, it can even fight Mr. Romon.

It is for this reason that Keen County has suffered losses in several conflicts. Although it is only a small loss, it makes everyone very worried. At the suggestion of Mr. Romon, they sent a letter for help to the Void Mask Church.

The Void Mask Church sent more than 20 church knights headed by "Iron Giant" Gerard. This group of knights is powerful, and the leader Gerard has a green dragon as a mount, which stabilizes the situation as soon as he arrives.

However, with such strength, it is not difficult to defeat Viscount Samat, but it is not enough to truly solve the problems faced by Keen County.

And Sui Xiong himself is here to help them solve the problem thoroughly...