Chapter 474

The border town of Demacia, Irwindale.

"Hua Luo, just ahead." With the wings of this giant eagle named Hua Luo, Quinn soared freely in the sky of his hometown.

She was the child of a poor family in Irwindale, the daughter of the village blacksmith.

But a few years ago, because of a bad accident, she formed a good relationship with the Bouvier family in Xiongdu.This changed her fate.

On the one hand, it is the recommendation and sponsorship of the Bouvier family; on the other hand, thanks to her own talent and ability, as well as her animal friend, the giant eagle Valor's tacit following
Quinn quickly grew from a village girl in a frontier town to an outstanding and powerful Demacian warrior.

Today, she is the capable and beloved general of Marshal Tiana Crownguard, the strongest ranger known as "Wings of Demacia".

For the past few years, Quinn has served her homeland faithfully, prospering on the battlefields of the Freljord barbarians and Noxian invaders.

But now, the war between Noxus and Demacia has long since ceased.The Freljord people in the north are said to have reached a cooperation with the Crownguard family and will no longer go south to plunder.

The kingdom was at peace inside and outside, and she finally had the opportunity to ask for leave to leave the army and return home to visit her parents.

"Hua Luo, just land here." The outline of the hometown village has faintly appeared in front of him.

Quin specifically asked Hua Luo to fold his wings and land outside the village, so as not to make himself appear too ostentatious.

Although her current strength and status are not what they used to be, she doesn't want to put on airs as a military officer in front of her family.

So she released Hua Luo to the nearby mountains for the time being, and let this human giant eagle hunt and rest on its own.

And Quinn herself was wearing plain clothes, carrying the crossbow she carried from her hometown back then, and walked slowly towards the village along the all-too-familiar mountain path.

"The village is still the same as when I left." Looking at the familiar beauty of the mountain village, Quinn only felt very friendly.

"But." She looked at the empty farmland in the valley: "Where did everyone go?"

It is still broad daylight, and it is the busy season for farming.How could there be no one in the field?

Could it be that the wyverns have invaded again and everyone has gone back to the cellar?

But when she flew all the way, Hua Luo didn't detect the breath of a wyvern.

With these doubts and a trace of worry about his parents and fellow villagers, Quinn could not help but quietly quicken his pace.

And when she returned to the village, that ray of worry quickly dissipated:

Everyone is here.

They all gathered in the open space at the entrance of the village.
"A meeting?" Quinn looked and observed from a distance with some puzzlement.

I saw a simple podium built on the open space at the entrance of the village.

The villagers all gathered in front of the stage.Among them were her parents.

Although her parents were standing far away from the crowd, wearing clean new clothes, they didn't seem to fit in well.

But the two of them, like other villagers, raised their heads intently, looking at the podium made of stones in front of them.

A one-armed man was standing on the pile of stones, shouting impassionedly to the villagers below the stage.

"This is... the steward sent by the lord?" Quinn instinctively thought so.

Her village is a tenant village, and almost all the people in the village are tenant farmers who have worked and farmed for a certain lord for generations.

Except for the housekeeper sent by the lord to collect rent and negotiate interest, no one is free to hold meetings with the villagers.

So Quinn approached quietly again.

She is not in a hurry to find her parents to reunite, but wants to hear about the dog legs of these lords first, and is planning to toss some new tricks.

Although because of her success, the lord and his henchmen no longer dare to offend her family.

But those villagers are also friends and elders she has known since childhood.If the Lord Lord treated them too much, then Quinn would definitely not stand idly by.

With this kind of injustice in mind, she took a few more strides forward.

But at this time, the one-armed "leader in charge" shouted on the stage: "First, no matter who is responsible for the planting method and production materials, the land rent will be reduced by one-fifth!"

"Okay!" As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers suddenly burst into cheers.

"Huh?" Quinn was dumbfounded.

The lord didn't come to increase the rent this time, but to reduce the rent for the tenants?

what's the situation?Why did that greedy old thing suddenly change his sex?

She was wondering if she had an auditory hallucination, and then only heard the one-armed man continue to shout loudly: "Second, the money is the main interest income, and the annual interest rate must not exceed 15.00%!"

"Good!" The villagers cheered again.

Rent reduction and interest rate reduction, this operation made Quinn even more confused.

And the one-armed man continued: "Third, no prepayment of land rent is allowed!"

"Fourth, any form of blackmail and unpaid labor is prohibited. The tenant farmers borrow the grain from the lord during the spring famine, and the price cannot be discounted after the harvest!"

"Fifth, all usury and other acts are prohibited; for old debts over ten years old, the creditor shall not refuse the debtor's request to suspend the repayment of the principal!"

"Sixth, the sum of interest paid by long-term borrowers must not exceed the principal!"

"seventh."

Rent reduction, interest rate reduction, usury ban, anti-corruption and anti-unpaid labor. This series of policies to benefit the people has been released, and the villagers cheered.

The more Quinn listened, the more confused he became.

Lord Lord, is this crazy?Why did he suddenly become so kind?

And just when she was shocked and suspicious, someone from the villagers had already stood up, hesitantly represented everyone, and asked the "leader" on the stage:
"Mr. Oren." The villagers called the one-armed man: "The policies you mentioned are very good."

"But the lord, will he really agree?"

Quinn: "???"

Wait a minute. Isn't this person the supervisor?
Then he is.
"Of course the lord is not willing." At this moment, Mr. Oren said with a smile: "But as long as everyone in the Urwendale Farmers Association unites, he will be willing."

"Is it really possible, Mr. Oren? We can't beat the lord"

"Don't worry! We are here! I will prove to everyone today that we are capable of protecting everyone, and let everyone stand up straight in front of the lord and say no loudly!"

"."

The conversation continues.

But Quinn's scalp was already numb.

Good guy, he, are they rebelling? !

She is a hero of Demacia.But the folks in her hometown actually formed an underground organization called "Urwendale Farmers' Association" and became gangsters who violently resisted the lord?
"My God." Quinn was sweating coldly on his forehead.

She knew what fate these folks of hers would usher in after the news got out.

and her parents
correct!Her parents are here too!

"Dad! Mom!" Quinn almost couldn't hold back and shouted on the spot.

Thinking of the serious consequences this incident might bring to her family, she couldn't help but quietly quicken her pace, and under the cover of the lively atmosphere at the scene, she quietly dragged her parents out from the crowd.

"Huh?" Her parents haven't responded yet.

They were surprised to recognize the visitor when they were dragged by their daughter to the side of the big tree: "Quinn?"

"Are you back? When are you?"

"Hush!" Quinn yelled at his parents in a low voice, and then looked warily at the crowd over there.

Seeing that the villagers were still discussing in a meeting and didn't notice the movement here, she was a little relieved, then turned her head and said to her parents: "Dad, Mom"

"What are you doing here?" she asked through gritted teeth.

"Why?" The old parents didn't realize why their daughter was so excited.

They looked at each other, and then replied in a very natural tone: "Join the activities of the peasant association."

"The activities of the peasant association?" Looking at the innocent parents, Quinn felt that he had high blood pressure.

She hated iron and steel and said: "What kind of peasant association activities. You are clearly here, here!"

She finally became a master officer.Her parents turned out to be gangsters.

"Dad, Mom." Quinn said helplessly, "No matter how greedy and shameless the lord is, he is also a legitimate nobleman of the Demacia Kingdom. How can you think of overthrowing the lord!"

"Huh?" Quinn's parents were taken aback for a moment: "We didn't say we want to overthrow the lord. We just hope that the lord will show some kindness and reduce interest and rent for the folks in Irwindale."

Yes, whether it is the villagers or the leader behind these movements, no one thinks of overthrowing the lord right now.

The villagers are accustomed to being tenant farmers for generations, and they can't imagine life without the presence of a lord.Even if mobilized to rebel, they now only dare to seek a certain degree of improvement.

The leader is that there is not enough grassroots strength to lead a thorough social change in Demacia.

They also need to maintain the old order so that it does not collapse prematurely, and of course they cannot eliminate the lord class prematurely.

Therefore, the leader's choice is to send a small number of propagandists and cadres into the villages of Demacia and organize the majority of Demacian farmers to join the farmers' association.

On the one hand, the leaders mobilize everyone to fight for interest and rent reduction; on the other hand, they will continue to pay interest and rent to the lord for the time being.

In this way, the fundamental interests of the lord have not been completely shaken, the resistance will not be too fierce, and the world will not be in chaos.

At the same time, the leaders can also initially exercise the fighting ability of Demacia farmers through this campaign for interest rate reduction and rent reduction, and awaken the class consciousness of the majority of serfs and tenant farmers;
And in the course of the struggle, the farmers' association will be built into a cohesive and effective grassroots organization. On the one hand, the power of the leaders will penetrate into the grassroots of Demacia, and on the other hand, it will be able to mobilize more from the grassroots of Demacia. Leaders, more comrades.

In short
For the leaders of Demacia, this is the military training exercise before the decisive battle.

For the noble landowners of Demacia, this is the final test before the "end of the world".

Leaders will give them red and black accounts.Whoever is enlightened and progressive, and whoever is evil and reactionary, will eventually be fairly liquidated at the moment when the wind of change completely sweeps across this land.

Of course, Quinn's parents were not aware of these considerations.

But they also believed Mr. Oren's words: "This is just a moderate campaign to fight for everyone's legitimate rights and interests."

"Gentle?" Quinn's face turned black when he heard that.

They all asked for rent reduction and interest rate cuts, are they still moderate?

"The lord is not a good person. Even if you just ask for a reduction in rent and interest, he will only regard it as a riot, and then..."

"It's okay." Quinn's parents said confidently: "Mr. Oren is the leader. He said that with the blessing of the goddess Janna, the lord will definitely agree to our request."

"Ja, Goddess Jana? The leader?" Quinn froze for a moment.

The hex-flying gates that go straight to Zaun stand just outside Xiongdu City.She just came back from Xiongdu, of course she knows who the leader is.

But what she didn't expect was that these leaders who were thousands of miles away actually infiltrated into Irwindale.

but.Since this matter was done by the leader, then...
Then this movement seems to be quite mild.

They didn't ask for the master's life this time, they just asked for a reduction in rent and interest. That's really too gentle.

"No!" Quinn tried hard to dispel these distracting thoughts.

no!No matter how big or powerful the opponent is, how feasible this campaign is.
This is openly defying the lord and threatening the peace and order of Demacia!
They are Demacia's enemies, her enemies.

"Dad, Mom, how can you get involved with these bad and dangerous elements!" Quinn was very helpless.

But her parents are still obsessed with it: "But Mr. Oren is a good man. The two-legged dragon attacked the village a few days ago, and he sacrificed an arm to save everyone from the dragon's mouth."

"I know he is a good man!" Quinn already knew how good the leader is.

I don't know if it's Tiana Crown Guard who didn't take strict precautions, or King Jarvan has other considerations. Today's leader's brochures can be said to be distributed all over the streets in the Xiongdu barracks.

Almost all German military officers now have a copy of "A Brief Introduction to Janna's Thought".

If she hadn't still missed the Bouvier family's kindness to her, and remembered the appreciation of His Majesty Jarvan and the Crown Marshal, she might have been "bewitched" by those Zaun people.

Quinn knew that leaders are good people.

"But..." Looking at the severed arm of Mr. Oren, Quinn was a little speechless again.

Thinking of the lord's insatiable face, she also wondered that the villagers would follow the leader.

But Quinn still couldn't figure it out: "Dad, Mom, it's fine for the folks to follow the leaders to make troubles, why are you meddling?"

"Didn't you receive the money I sent home in the past two years?"

In Demacia, if anyone's family can produce an extraordinary warrior, just like Fan Jinzhongju, he can change his fate instantly against the sky.

And Quinn is not only an extraordinary warrior, but also a new star in the army that is greatly appreciated by the big nobles such as the Bouvier family and the Crown Guard family.

Her family used to be very poor, but in recent years they have not been short of money.

If Demacia's land resources were not too tight, the royal family would rarely confer new nobles, and then Quinn might have become a lord and have his own manor territory.

Therefore, it is fine for those poor tenants to follow the leaders.
"Why did you join this Irwindale Farmers Association?" Quinn was puzzled.

"Er, this," the old parents replied with some embarrassment: "In the beginning, we just wanted to gain some benefits in the farming society."

In the former Demacia, the trade channels in the countryside were completely monopolized by noble lords and gentry rich merchants.

Consumer shopping, selling agricultural products, credit loans, every step of the economic activities of German farmers must be exploited.

Now, here comes the leader.

"In the Irwindale Farmers' Cooperative, we can buy farm tools, seeds, and even fertilizers and various daily necessities from Zaun at cheap prices."

"The leader will also buy agricultural products from the villagers at a fairer and more reasonable price than those profiteers."

"If a family needs money urgently, there is no need to borrow the unconscionable usury anymore. Leaders will provide low-interest loans to everyone in the peasant association to help the villagers tide over the difficulties."

Quinn's parents kept talking about the many benefits of the peasant association.

In fact, they joined the Irwindale Farmers' Association at the beginning, just for the various affordable goods provided by the cooperative.

But then they mix it up
"Your mother and I think." The father said to his daughter who is an officer a little embarrassedly: "What Mr. Oren said seems quite reasonable."

"It's not the lord who feeds us, but we feed the lord."

"It's not that we have been in debt to the lord for generations, but the lord has used usury for generations to suck our blood."

After figuring this out, a simple class consciousness can be established.

"In the past, everyone couldn't beat the lord at all. Even if they were so poor that they were starving to death, they could only bear it by themselves."

"But now we have the Leader and Goddess Janna backing us up, so why do you have to endure it?"

Quinn's father said so.Her mother also secretly nodded in agreement.

"This" Quinn was momentarily at a loss for words.

She couldn't refute her parents' words.

Her parents were obviously rich for too short a time and not rich enough, so they haven't had time to break away from their original identities.

They also regard themselves as ordinary members of the village, and stand on the same stand as those villagers.

What about her?

How should she choose?

"." Quinn struggled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, Mom, come with me!"

"I'll just pretend I didn't see what's going on here. Don't hang out with these people anymore."

After all, she couldn't betray the kingdom.

It was Demacia who gave her the chance to succeed. She must be loyal to Debang and His Majesty Jiawen.

"This..." Her parents were still hesitating.

The old couple looked at the lively meeting scene not far away, with a hint of eagerness in their eyes.

"Stop messing around!" Quinn said a little angrily, "Yes, I know those leaders are very strong."

"But no matter how strong those leaders are, this place is still the kingdom of Demacia!"

"The main forces of the leaders are all in Zaun, thousands of miles away. You follow them around, in case something happens. Goddess Janna has no time to save you!"

Quinn's worries are not unreasonable.but
"It doesn't matter." Her parents are still very confident: "Mr. Oren said that the leader of Demacia is actually very powerful. Even if there is any danger, the soldiers of the leader will arrive soon of."

"You believe what he said?" Quinn gritted his teeth angrily.

These leaders encouraged the villagers to rise up against the lord, but they only sent such a so-called Mr. Oren.

Where are the soldiers of the leader? Where are the soldiers of the leader?
"There!" Suddenly, Quinn's parents looked at the sky excitedly.

The villagers not far away also stopped discussing and looked up at the sky excitedly.

"What, what?" Quinn looked at in astonishment.

I saw that above the sky, there was actually a mighty team flying towards here.

This team is estimated to have hundreds of people, everyone can fly, and they fly very fast.
This means that this is a team composed entirely of extraordinary powerhouses, a formidable mage army.

"What's going on here?" Quinn was shocked, but immediately became nervous again.

Hundreds of superpowers are more than enough to attack cities and lands.

To deal with a small lord in a small border town, do you need such a big show?

"What are they doing here?" Quinn asked hurriedly.She was very worried that the leader had no more terrifying purpose in organizing such a powerful and extraordinary force on the border of Germany quietly.

Unexpectedly, her parents said, "They came here to show us."

Yes.These extraordinary powerhouses appeared together just to show off to these tenant farmers.

Because of the absolute disparity in force between people in the extraordinary world, the spirit of resistance has almost completely disappeared in the DNA of mortals.

Therefore, if the leaders want to mobilize the farmers in Germany, it is not enough to rely on the farmers to give material benefits and do ideological work.

Even if the farmers are willing to believe in the power of Goddess Janna, they will involuntarily have the same worries as Quinn:

"You leaders are far away in Zaun. If there is any danger, will Goddess Janna really have time to save everyone?"

To this, the leader gave the answer: "We are not far away in Zaun. We are in Demacia, right beside you."

In order to prove this point to the majority of German farmers, the Debon branch of the leader specially held this massive armed parade.

They organized hundreds of superpowers and flew over half of Demacia in a few days to show the strength of the leaders to the members of the grassroots peasant associations in various regions.

The effect of doing so can be said to be very obvious.

"Leader! The soldiers of the leader are really here!"

Seeing the hundreds of "immortals" descending from the sky mightily, the tenant farmers who had doubts about the struggle at the scene suddenly cheered excitedly.

The leaders are so powerful, why should they be afraid of fighting?
"This..." Quinn saw it with complicated emotions.

It turns out that the leader's power in Demacia has been quietly accumulated so much.

Demacia, I'm afraid it's dangerous.

What should she do?Is she going to follow her parents and betray the king she swore allegiance to?

The more Quinn thought about it, the more he struggled with the pain, until
"Miss Sona?" She saw the leader of the army of leaders.

She was so familiar with that face that Quinn couldn't help shouting, exposing his existence.

"Quinn?" Sona, who just flew down from the sky, also noticed this old acquaintance.

Quinn was single-handedly recommended and promoted by the Bouvier family, equivalent to half of the Bouvier family's retainers.

Sona's full name is Sona Bouvier.

She is the adopted daughter of the Bouvier family.The Mrs. Lestara who recommended Quinn was her mother.

"Miss Sona." Quinn's CPU crashed instantly.

No matter what, she never imagined that she could meet the lady of the benefactor's family here.

"You, you are also the leader?" She asked in disbelief.

"." Sona had a delicate expression.The answer is self-evident.

Quinn was silent for a while.

She looked at the parents beside her, and then at Sona, the young lady of her benefactor's family.

"Could it be that Lord Barrett and Mrs. Lestara, too."

"Yeah." Sona hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

Her adoptive parents were originally well-known true philanthropists in Demacia, the kind of aristocrats who would even sell their own fields to help the poor.Coupled with the influence of her good daughter.
"Yes, they are also leaders."

Quinn: "."

A few days later, the leader of the Demacia branch welcomed a new comrade.

(End of this chapter)

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