I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 47 Coincidence
"You are all craftsmen, and I will not criticize you as long as you do your job well."

Rod looked at Bud and Katie and said, "Your treatment will be better than that of ordinary people, especially Bud; you'll have meat to eat every day."

"Thank you, my lord."

Bard bowed stiffly, then pleaded, "I can abstain from meat, but my wife and daughter are among those slaves. I beg you to allow me to live with them."

"That's no problem, I'll have Lawrence arrange it, and your meat is fine too."

Blacksmiths do heavy physical labor; without meat, they lack strength and cannot perform their work well.

"Thank you for your kindness, I will definitely do my best for you."

Bard knelt down before Rhodes in excitement.

He had originally thought that the lord would take away his wife and daughter and make them work as prostitutes in taverns or something.

Rod helped Bud up, looked up at brewer Katie, and asked, "And you? Do you have family to reunite with?"

“My parents have passed away, and my fiancé is a mercenary who isn’t here,” Katie replied.

"Then perhaps you could write to him and have him come to me. I need soldiers, and I'll offer him a suitable price..."

As Rod was speaking, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

He suddenly remembered that Avril had said the reason Doron didn't want to stay was that he wanted to go back to his fiancée.

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Rod frowned slightly and asked, "Katie, what's your fiancé's name?"

Katie answered without hesitation, "Doron Log."

……

……

Duolong leaned against the carriage, humming a song.

Each time they returned from delivering salt, they would have a half-day off. After the slaves finished moving the load, they could rest and relax, take a good bath, and get some sleep.

It's a pity Katie isn't here, otherwise I could really relax.

Doron didn't know what was wrong with him. Ever since he decided to settle down in Frostleaf Town, he thought about his fiancée almost every day.

Perhaps it's because once things are stable, people want to start a family.

Just as Duolong was lost in thought, a guard rushed over.

"Lord Gunle, Dorron, the lord requests your presence."

"what?"

Doron was somewhat surprised and turned to look at his boss, Gonle.

Aside from Gunle, Rod had never paid attention to the other members of Gunle's squad, so the sudden summons caught Doron off guard.

"What are you looking at? The lord has summoned you, get out of here!"

Gunle handed over the task of guarding the salt barrels to others, and then took Doron straight to the manor.

"Boss, what do you think the lord wants to see us about?"

As they approached the manor gate, Duolong, filled with doubt and trepidation, felt increasingly uneasy.

"How would I know? It's definitely not about introducing you to women, don't worry."

Gunle was still bothered by Doron's boasting the night before and secretly decided that he also needed to find a woman.

Duolong smiled wryly and retorted, "That's not necessarily true..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Doron saw a familiar woman's figure in the yard and exclaimed incredulously, "Katie?!"

The woman turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "Doron!"

"It's really you!"

Duolong rushed forward and hugged his fiancée tightly, excitedly spinning around in circles.

Ignoring the other people around, Duolong kissed his fiancée passionately, only letting go after a long while.

Once he regained his senses, Doron quickly asked, "Katie, what are you doing here?"

"I……"

"You two can talk on the way,"

Rhodes interrupted, his face grim, "Take everyone and come with me. Surround the hotel!"

……

……

On the road outside the hotel.

Led by Rhodes, the guards and recruits rushed toward the inn like a flood.

The busy townspeople, bewildered, all turned to look, some of the bolder ones even following to watch the spectacle. "My lord, you don't need to be so angry. Katie wasn't hurt at all."

Doron followed behind Rod and whispered his dissuasion.

He had already learned the whole story of Katie's whereabouts on the way here, and he was furious.

But when he saw the lord summoning all the soldiers to rush towards the inn, Doron became somewhat worried.

With this menacing demeanor, are they planning to slaughter the entire caravan and massacre the inn?

"No one can bully my people. Today, I'll give you an explanation."

After saying this, Rod waved his hand sharply, and the soldiers rushed into the courtyard and surrounded the caravan.

Although Katie is not one of Rhodes's subjects, as Doron's fiancée, she is still considered to have a relationship with Rhodes.

If Doron were to pursue the matter, Rod would naturally side with Doron.

If Rhodes allows others to humiliate the families of his subordinates, he will lose face as a nobleman.

Even putting all that aside, Rhodes is still unhappy about people who touch him.

Simon, who was sorting through the goods, looked bewildered and at a loss as he stared at Rod's gloomy face.
"Your Excellency, what is this...?"

"The brewer you sold as a slave is my subordinate's fiancée."

"what?"

Simon froze for a moment, then his face contorted with pain as he stammered, "I, I, I don't know, Your Excellency!"

"As you know, I bought these people from slave traders!"

"Simon, this is putting me in a difficult position."

Rod knew that Simon hadn't made many mistakes, but there was nothing he could do.

"Arrest Simon."

At Rhodes's command, the soldiers stepped forward without hesitation and seized Simon.

Upon seeing this, the caravan's guards immediately picked up their weapons to resist, but were intimidated by a shout.

"Whoever moves will die!"

Rhodes's voice was icy, and the aura of a dragon slayer instantly froze Simon's caravan guards.

At the same time, a crisp metallic sound rang out as the soldiers drew their swords together.

Although they were new recruits, they were imposing under Rhodes' command, and each of them had a fierce look on their face.

They would rush forward and kill the guards as soon as Rhodes gave the order.

The caravan guards were intimidated and dared not make any rash moves for a moment.

As Luxem and Linda emerged from the hotel cabin, they were startled by the scene before them.

Seeing this, Lu Sen wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Rhodes first, "This has nothing to do with you, don't interfere."

"Sir, this has nothing to do with me. I'm just a businessman."

Seeing that no one else could help him, Simon immediately began to beg for mercy again, "I didn't bully her or let her get hurt or suffer along the way!"

Ignoring the reactions of others, Rod pulled Simon to Dorron's side.

"He's leaving it to you and Katie to handle. I'll support whatever you decide to do."

"This……"

Doron hesitated, then turned to Katie: "Darling, you decide."

Seeing this, Simon immediately pleaded with Katie with a pained expression, "Katie, I didn't mean to torture you, did I? I even let you ride in the car for a while when you couldn't walk anymore, right? Please, please put in a good word for me!"

Katie nodded honestly, "Aside from eating less, they didn't make things difficult for me."

After all, Katie was a brewer, not an ordinary slave, and her treatment along the way was better than that of the other slaves.
"I didn't make things difficult for anyone!"

Simon felt incredibly wronged!

Originally, I just wanted to buy some slaves at a bargain price and make a profit, but I never expected to buy such a disaster!
Doron turned to Rhodes and said, "I hope you don't consider Katie a slave. That's all."

When Rhodes arrived with his soldiers to settle scores with Simon, Doron's anger had subsided considerably.

"She is your fiancée, not your slave."

Rod's decisive answer reassured Doron and Katie.

Then he turned to Simon and held out his hand, “Money bag.”

Simon didn't hesitate and immediately took out his money bag and handed it to Rod.

Rod pulled out a handful of silver coins, handed them to Katie without counting them, and said, "This is his compensation to you."

Doron didn't care, but Rod had to help get it back.

(End of this chapter)