"I don't know. I just heard from my subordinates that the subordinate was just killed by your magic." The leader shook his head quickly, not daring to say anything at this time.

Just when Lin Xingchen wanted to ask something, he heard Evelin’s excited shout from the big house, “Found it, I found it.”

Evelyn dragged a box to the door with great effort, and Lin Xingchen went over to check the situation. He was not afraid that the leader would escape at all. Now that the mountain was blocked by heavy snow and there was no food, it would be tantamount to seeking death if he dared to walk out of the Wodong stronghold alone.

I opened the box and checked the contents. The box was not small and had a space about the size of a suitcase, which was filled with about two-thirds of the gold coins.

There was also a small bag inside, and after pouring the contents into her palm, Evelin couldn’t move her eyes away.

A dozen bean-sized gems are sparkling. Although they are not carefully carved, the glow they bring is enough to please all women.

After reassembling it, Lin Xingchen threw the gem to Evelyn, stretched out his right hand and covered the box full of gold coins. In the blink of an eye, the box disappeared.

Such movements were performed skillfully and quietly, just like eating and drinking. Evelin, holding the gem, looked at Lin Xingchen with envy.

"Space magic is so convenient. I wish I could have such convenience someday!" As he said this, his big eyes stared at Lin Xingchen.

"Okay, when we find the space stone someday, I'll make you a space ring, okay?"

"Okay, now it's your turn. There's a good opponent over there. You should practice well!"

Walking up to the leader who was still kneeling in the snow, Lin Xingchen pointed at Evelynn and said to the leader, "Be her opponent and practice magic with her. As long as you can hold on for five minutes, I will let you go."

Evelyn, who had been impatient for a long time, took the wand handed over by Lin Xingchen. This was a wand that Lin Xingchen specially asked the Tree of Life to make. A branch grew through the main trunk and the shape was derived according to Evelyn's preferences.

The top of the magic wand is inlaid with a magic crystal from a level seven magical beast, which has been carefully carved to become one with the magic wand.

“Looking at the leader who had regained his spirits, Evelyn didn’t bother to show her manners and fired a barrage of rockets at him.”

Five minutes was not a long time and it was over quickly. Lin Xingchen set fire to the granary of the bandit stronghold. As for whether they would live or die, it depended on their fate.

The leader held on to Evelyn's hands for four minutes, but was finally hit in the heart by Evelyn's ice arrow and died beyond redemption.

The two men collected the items and went down the mountain. The maple leaf season in winter was not good at all. The maple trees were everywhere with all their leaves fallen and the branches were bare, which was as ugly as it could be.

But the maple leaf area in autumn is the most beautiful place. The flaming maple leaves seem to light up the entire mountain range, making people feel warm all over just looking at them.

“Lin, do you think it was those people who sent these bandits to rob our Maple Leaf Territory?” Evelyn and Lin Xingchen seemed to have swapped ages. Whenever they were alone, she didn’t look like a female tyrant.

"There are three that I can think of. One is the lord next door to us, one is the king, and the other is some of the people who came to participate in the agency this time.

The others are not a big problem, but the biggest trouble comes from the king."

"Why does the king want people to make trouble? What good will it do them?" Evelyn has great talents in magic and business, but she is a fool when it comes to politics.

"Of course there are benefits. There are many benefits to the king driving the bandits here to cause trouble. First, they can hold us back. Second, if we can't deal with these bandits, they can send troops to station here as a form of assistance."

Once they settle down, it will be difficult to drive them away, because the king will have the final say on what to ask for! "Then why didn't the king send anyone here before?" Evelyn was very argumentative.

In the past, we in Maple Leaf County were so poor that only the maple trees on the mountain were left. Now you see, I dare not say that we are the richest among the five dukes of the kingdom, but if you give me another five years, I can become the richest.

We have become richer but the taxes remain the same, so naturally the people in the kingdom are a little jealous and feel that they get too little."

According to the agreement made between the first monarch and the five dukes, the duke had the greatest administrative and conscription power over his own territory, and the king only had the right to collect taxes but not the right to interfere.

This approach is to fulfill the agreement between the monarch and several duke ancestors and share the results together.

Secondly, it was also to stabilize the situation at the time. After all, when the kingdom was first established, many things had to be shared by someone.

The result was a situation where the tail was too powerful to be cut off, and the other four dukes developed very rapidly due to their excellent geographical locations.

But the kings quickly caught up with the help of the twelve provinces in their hands, except for our Maple Leaf Territory which was the one that lagged behind the kingdom.

I don't know how our ancestors made the choice. Among so many places, they chose Maple Leaf Territory. Although this territory is as big as a province, except for the plain in our Duke's Castle, the rest is mountainous and naturally there is no possibility of development.

Moreover, our Maple Leaf Territory has always had a sparse population, and the dukes of all generations have stayed away from the kingdom except on necessary occasions. So when everyone gets used to us poor guys, they won't take us seriously anymore.

It is different now. The speed of our development is obvious to all, but the tax paid is still the same. If a person has always been poor, people will only sympathize with him, but if this person becomes rich overnight, many people will hate him because he is now richer than many people.

"What should we do then? What if the king sends troops here? Will there be a war?"

"That's why your father, Uncle Luke, has increased the number of guards and the amount of training time in recent years. Everyone is working hard for a better tomorrow. You should also work hard."

The two of them went down the mountain at a very fast speed. They took out the special sled that had been prepared long ago and engraved with the wind magic levitation magic circle. Once it was activated, coupled with Lin Xingchen's magic control, it was like a roller coaster rushing at lightning speed.

It was seven days later when we returned to Duke's Castle, and only three days until the New Year.

Ever since Lin Xingchen came here, he has attached great importance to every New Year and made every celebration quite grand, and this year is no exception.

The moment Lin Xingchen's carriage entered the Duke's house, he saw the servants chasing a fat and big white pig. Over the years, Lin Xingchen has gradually figured out the usefulness of the space farm.

Although he does not have any ability that makes him invincible, he can provide himself with various sources of materials he needs, such as various seeds and livestock.

Ever since he accidentally discovered that he could bring seeds from outside to plant on the farm, Lin Xingchen began to buy up a large number of herb seeds needed for various medicines.

Nowadays, except for some necessary seed sources, the farm is all planted with various medicinal herbs. These herbs that have been amplified by the farm not only have amazing medicinal effects, but most importantly, the growth cycle is very short. This is why Lin Xingchen has countless trial and error opportunities to practice.

Looking up at the Tree of Life that is invisible to ordinary people's eyes and seeing its leaves full of vitality, Lin Xingchen took out a small box. This trip to the snowy mountains allowed Lin Xingchen to unexpectedly gain a few little guys.

The servants surrounded Lin Xingchen and Evelyn and walked into the Duke's Castle. When Alice saw them coming back, she hugged Evelyn.

Evelyn returned home and turned into a crazy girl again. She took out the spoils and shared them with several important women in the castle.

"Brother Xingchen, what are you holding in your hand?" Alice was very curious seeing that Lin Xingchen was reluctant to put down the box in his hand even after arriving home.

Alice's question attracted everyone's curiosity. Seeing everyone's inquiring gazes, including that of his grandfather, Lin Xingchen smiled and raised the wooden box in his hand.

"This is an experiment. If my idea is successful, it will be a treasure. It can increase the development speed of our Maple Leaf Territory by more than two times."

Green, who has put aside the affairs of the territory in recent years, also knows the speed of the territory's development, and the treasure that can increase the speed by more than twice also makes him very curious.

He and Arnold left the chessboard in front of the fireplace and walked to the table in the living room to see what it was.

Looking at the heads of the crowd gathered around, Lin Xingchen had to open the small wooden box for everyone to see.

The wooden box was only the size of a palm. It was a box used by women to store jewelry. After opening it, one could see a patch of lush green leaves inside. On the leaves lay a few fat and big insects, which were sticking their butts out and chewing on the leaves.

"Ah... it's a bug. Brother Xingchen is lying. There is no good thing there."

When everyone saw this big fat white bug, their faces all looked unhappy. "What kind of treasure can a bug like Xingchen be?" Green said as he reached out to catch the bug.

Lin Xingchen raised his hand to avoid Green's hand and quickly explained. "Grandpa, this kind of insect is called silkworm. They can spit out a kind of silk and this silk can be woven into clothes.

If my idea is successful, we can make a lot of money from this bug.”

After listening to what Lin Xingchen said, everyone looked at the insects in his hands and were a little bit unconvinced. After all, who knows what clothes made of silk spit out by insects would look like? Besides, someone has to dare to wear them.

Ignoring these people, Lin Xingchen quickly closed the box as he had something important to do later.