I'm not a lord

Chapter 26 I Offer You My Loyalty
On the second floor of the castle, Yagna lifted a corner of the curtain and silently watched the fully armed and high-spirited horse bandits downstairs.

In fact, she had doubted the true identities of these people.

Although Lin En's elegant temperament and domineering style were more in line with Yagna's impression of a high-ranking noble, the group of subordinates he brought with him were really disappointing.

No matter how much Lynn emphasizes discipline, bandits are still bandits.

That kind of banditry cannot be concealed just by saying so.

During the days when Lin En went to patrol the northern forest, Yagna saw all the actions of the horse bandits.

They use vulgar language, loud voices, are addicted to alcohol, and may even fight on the spot if they have a slight disagreement.

Of course, regular knights these days are not much better.

Yagna had witnessed all kinds of ugly behaviors and bad habits of the knights in the Duke's castle.

But her intuition told her that Lynn's subordinates were different from the knights she had seen before.

But she couldn't describe the difference in words.

Yagna has been well protected since she was a child.

They either lived in a small castle in the Shoal Territory or received education in the Duke's court. They had never truly experienced the dangers of society and naturally had never seen a real horse bandit.

She felt that Lin En's subordinates did not seem to be from the wealthy and developed Cold Wind Valley, and were not reliable enough and might not be able to help her achieve revenge.

This also became one of the reasons why she was reluctant to completely surrender to Lin En.

And now, when these twenty or so tough men from the North were dressed in armor and lined up in neat rows in the small square in the center of the castle, the murderous aura that came from them made her feel ashamed.

She actually doubted the true identities of these knights?

This sophisticated equipment obviously comes from a wealthy area.

This momentum is no less than that of the Duke of Swamp's guard knights, and he is definitely the first-class knight in the North.

"Sorry, I'm too superficial"

Yagna whispered an apology for her earlier shortsightedness.

Then, she focused her gaze on Lynn in the center of the square.

The young and handsome baron was wearing a shiny full set of mail armor, holding a fluttering blue flag in his right hand, a gleaming steel heavy crossbow on his left shoulder, and riding astride a snow-white horse, like a majestic lion king patrolling his territory.

It’s daunting.

"Mount up, bear hunting!"

Following Lin En's order, the bandits mounted their horses one after another, and the friction sounds of their mail armor were surprisingly uniform.

Although the horse bandits seem to be lazy and unrestrained on weekdays, once they put on armor, they can seamlessly switch into a well-trained and strictly commanded elite team.

In order to train this group of horse bandits, Lin En has spent a huge amount of time and money in recent years.

They are well fed and well cared for, their training is never interrupted, and the weapons and equipment they use are the best on the market.

Most of the money earned by the bandit leader was invested in them.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off, and the rewards Lin En received were naturally amazing.

His bandit group roamed the northern border and never failed.

If the army is to be expanded in the future, these twenty or so people will be excellent grassroots officers who can form a combat-ready force in a short period of time.

Just as Lin En was about to lead his men out of the city to fight the bear, Yagna's urgent voice suddenly came from the room:
"please wait!"

Lynn handed the flag to the second man beside him, pulled the reins, and looked back.

A girl with blonde hair and a blue dress rushed out of the castle.

Facing the yellow mud ground covered with puddles, she lifted her heavy skirt without hesitation and ran towards Lin En like a deer.

A moment later, the girl rushed to Lin En, panting. "Sir."

Lin En said nothing, just staring into the girl's clear gray-green eyes.

There was still a hint of hesitation in the girl's eyes.

In a flash, his eyes moved, and the hint of hesitation quickly faded away like morning mist penetrated by sunlight.

"My lord, when you return victorious, I will offer you my loyalty."

Yagna knew very well the danger of fighting against monsters. Even the elite guards around the Duke of Swamp often died at the hands of monsters.

But she couldn't stop a lord from protecting his territory and people.

All she could do was present herself as a trophy to the victorious warriors.

Lin En stared at the girl and smiled slightly: "Okay, wait for me to come back."

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Lin En led twenty-five men to Manor No. 5, the westernmost part of the territory.

The damage was worse than he had imagined.

"Master, the monster only appeared in Yunshan Village for about an hour. It destroyed two farmhouses and ate the food inside, as well as seven sheep. Fortunately, it was daytime, so no serfs were killed or injured."

Seeing that the master's troops were so elite, the manor manager couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief while introducing the disaster situation.

Lin En rushed to Yunshan Village without stopping.

This quiet little village is located to the west of Manor No. 5. Two hundred meters west of the village is the endless vast forest.

The village was very small, with only twenty households of serfs living there and a population of just over a hundred.

At this time, the serfs in the village had already fled to another village in the manor.

Lynn walked to the westernmost end of the village, and what caught his eye were two dilapidated farmhouses with their roofs blown off.

When you walk to the door of the farmhouse, you can see scattered food and bloodstains on the ground.

The most eye-catching thing are the huge, deep claw marks on the walls.

After checking the claw marks on the wall and the footprints on the ground, the second brother walked over to Lin En and said, "Brother, this demon bear is indeed seven meters tall. It may be bigger than any monster we have hunted in the past."

Lynn was squatting on the ground, staring at a white hair that was more than 30 centimeters long.

Hearing the second brother's voice, he stood up, turned around and asked, "Are you scared?"

"Not afraid."

There was only a high fighting spirit in the second brother's eyes.

"Brother, why would we be afraid of a beast? Even if this beast grows to ten meters tall, we can still kill it."

The fourth and fifth brothers also came over, each holding a piece of snow-white magic bear hair in their mouths, looking very majestic.

Their confidence comes from their rich experience in hunting monsters, their own powerful military force, and the strong backbone of the team.

"This demon bear must have just woken up from hibernation, and it found Yunshan Village by smelling the scent of horses and sheep. After eating and drinking, it went back to sleep." After a little investigation, Lin En analyzed the movements of the demon bear.

"Then let's go to its lair and kill it?" The fourth brother rubbed his hands together, showing no fear.

"No, the situation in the forest is too complicated. We'll just wait for it in Spruce Village. It's already had a taste of food and livestock, so it'll definitely come back. If its habits are like those of ordinary bears, it'll most likely be this evening."

Lin En chose to set a trap in Yunshan Village and wait for the opportunity.

Although the serfs in the village ran away, their livestock and food remained in the village.

The demon bear has tasted the sweetness of the marrow and will definitely come again when it smells the stench of livestock.

(End of this chapter)