Chapter 280, The Town of Glennell

The holiday of Winter Veil ends quickly, that's how people are, time flies when they are on vacation, almost in the blink of an eye, the holiday of Winter Veil is over with ease.

In a blink of an eye, the time came to January, almost at the end of the rainy and snowy season of the Winter Veil Festival, Casvann, the Duke of Palaion, finally led an army of more than 1,500 knights and more than 10,000 people to prepare to cross the Gray Mountains , attacking the Empire across the Gray Mountains.

The departure of the army could not be concealed from all the nobles who were paying close attention to the war. Almost as soon as they got the news, Ryan joined Francois, Gerald, and Julius and prepared to climb over the gray area at the same time. Mountains, watch the battle.

It took several people two days to ride horses to the edge of the Gray Mountains. Of course, because of the presence of François and Ryan, the four knights were warmly received by the locals wherever they went.

The desolate wilderness, the cold air, the mountains in the distance, and the small towns, these are all the scenery Ryan saw along the way with Francois and others. Human towns and villages are like isolated islands of civilization in the wilderness , Only by relying on strong walls and guards can the fire of civilization be preserved.

In this world, it is not like the Celestial Dynasty in Ryan's previous life, except that people are still people, even in densely populated Britannia, it is still a country with towns as its base and roads as its blood, just villages and villages There will be more, but most of the areas are still uninhabited wastelands, such as forests, swamps and mountains.

At night, only the walls and the army can protect the people.

"We have entered the territory of the Principality of Palaon." Francois took the reins of his beloved horse, and the Duke himself rode a pure-blood elf Pegasus named Bragg, which was the main force of the entire Brittany. The most powerful and intelligent of all Pegasus in Asia, it is extremely intelligent and possesses certain magical abilities. When surrounded by enemies, Bragg will turn the sacred energy contained in his body into strong light and release it, burning the enemies into ashes to escape the battle.

Julius and Jerrod, who were wearing shiny blue-and-white-pattern enchanted mithril plate armor, both nodded, but Ryan, who was wearing gray psionic power armor, sighed: "This place is really desolate."

The wilderness of the Principality of Palaon is full of barren land, only the areas near the towns and villages have some fragmented fields. It is the middle of January, and the weather is very cold, even for Holy Grail knights like Francois and Ryan They are all exhaling.

"The most famous thing in the Principality of Palaon is the peaks here." Francois was riding on a pegasus, and the duke himself had a faint smile on his elegant face: "The peaks of Palaon are rich in the best pegasus in the old world. The Pegasus of the Palavon Peaks has more stamina than the Pegasus that Winford breeds in the Oracle Mountains."

"The Duchy of Palaion came from the first twelve holy grail knights, Agilgar. At that time, he rode on the body of Glorfindel, the ancestor of all pure-blood Pegasus horses, and wiped out more than 300 big green-skinned men by himself." Jerrod also said that Francois' cousin finally got Francois' reuse after a series of tests.

"It is also for this reason that the Duchy of Palaion is a long and narrow mountain." Julius nodded. The future brother-in-law of Ryan seemed to be in a good mood, and he calmly said to Ryan: "The Duke of Palalon More than 60% of the land is mountainous, and there is very little land that can be cultivated, only some land near Palaion Castle, and a small piece of hills above the Athel Loren Forest can be cultivated."

"The land is barren, is there a lack of arable land..." Ryan whispered, "I understand."

The four knights came to the front of the town on horseback, and the name of the town "Glennell" was written on the gate of the town.

Glennell is one of the three large towns in the Principality of Palaon, with a population of about 8,000.

Located in the southeast of Palaion, north of the Athel Loren Forest, near the southern entrance of the Gray Mountains, this is the only way for the Duke of Palalon to lead an army across the Gray Mountains to attack the empire.

It is daytime now, and the gate of the town is wide open. Seeing Ryan and others appear, the guards of the town immediately knelt down: "Your Excellency, Holy Grail Knight! Welcome to Grennell!"

"Welcome to Grenell! Lord Grail Knight! Welcome!"

"Bless you! Lord Holy Grail Knight!"

"Being able to meet the Holy Grail Knight is really a good fortune for this year!"

"I salute you, Lord Grail Knight!"

Almost all the townspeople and guards knelt down. They cheered loudly and surrounded Ryan and François among the crowd. The story of the Holy Grail Knight is familiar even in the most remote villages in Brittany. For the serfs, the Holy Grail Knight is an idol who gives warm comfort to the serfs living in poverty like the winter sunshine.

Thousands of years have passed since the founding of Arthur, and chivalry has been reduced to a rotten code of representation. Many knights fanatically abide by the dogmatic chivalry. They do not treat serfs as human beings at all, and some knights regard chivalry as As a pure tool and means of extracting money, the existence of chivalry is only to extract higher benefits from serfs.

Only in such a day of moral decline, those knights who can understand the true meaning of knights are even more valuable. They are people who truly abide by the spirit of chivalry, rather than fanatics who believe in chivalry dogma. The real connotation, rather than making the scriptures a shackle that hinders personal thinking.

They are the Knights of the Holy Grail, the backbone and backbone of this country.

"Makeay! makeayfhts!" The serfs and a few freedmen were reveling, while the knights guarding the town had already been galloping on the road in the town. They roared at the serfs arrogantly, signaling these untouchables to get out of here. Come on, you are blocking the way of His Excellency the Holy Grail Knight!

The guarding knight commander swung his whip high and hard, and lashed down on several serfs who were unwilling to get out of the way. The flesh was rolled up and bloody.

"Stop!" Francois yelled angrily, "What are you doing?!"

"Your Excellency, Knight of the Holy Grail, it's these pariahs! These pariahs have blocked your way!" The guard knight froze for a moment, and quickly explained.

"Compensate these gentlemen for their medical expenses, Mr. Cavalier." Francois said with anger on his face, "Now!"

"Yes... yes!" Seeing this, the guard knight quickly admitted his mistake, took out a handful of silver coins from his body, and threw them in the faces of several wounded serfs: "Hey, thank you Holy Grail Knight for your gift and mercy! "

"Yes! Thanks to the Holy Grail Knight, thank you to the Holy Grail Knight!" Several wounded serfs got the windfall, and they left happily.

With fanaticism and admiration on the face of the guard knight, he said to Ryan and Francois: "Excuse me, two Holy Grail Knights, why did you come to Grennell because...?"

Jerrod and Julius were ignored, and Francois' cousin and his son-in-law looked at each other with envy and helplessness in their eyes.

"I'm Ryan Machado, the lady's God's Choice champion." Ryan said lightly.

"I'm Francois, Francois-Antry-Tancred-de-Winfort." Francois said calmly, "Hello."

"Ah! It's the lady's champion and Her Excellency Francois, it's a pleasure to meet you!" The guard knight opened his mouth, and he was shocked.

"We got an oracle from the lady that we have a mission to complete, so we will stay here today." Ryan's tone was very flat: "The content of the mission is a secret, you just need to take us to the hotel in the town to stay overnight."

"Yes!" The guard knight asked again intentionally. After hearing the oracle from the fairy in the lake, he immediately stopped talking. He led Ryan and others towards a place in the city: "Please follow me!"

The cape of Lane's pure platinum cup and the cape of François' pure white horse on a blue background floated in the air, and they followed the guard knights, leaving enough stories for townspeople to discuss for days.

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Three hours later, Grenell, Baron Pfister's mansion.

This is a small mansion with two floors. It is the guard knight just now, that is, an annex where Baron Pfister lives in the town. Baron Pfister has of course heard the names of Ryan and Francois. , he hurriedly gave up the annex he used for the winter to live in for Ryan and his party, and went back to the castle by himself.

Simply put down the luggage and things, Ryan and François both have space rings, so there is not much load for a few people, Ryan added feed and black beans to a few pure blood elf war horses, he took a look under the dark clouds and thick fog In the dark night sky, exhaled a breath of cold air, and added some fodder to the stable: "Come on, grapes, eat well and grow well~"

"Hey~" Putao obviously understood what Ryan was saying, and the pure-blooded elf horse stretched out its front hooves and lightly touched Ryan's arm, neighing in dissatisfaction.

I'm already a mature war horse, you don't need to tell me.

"Hahaha~" Ryan stretched out his hand and touched the grape's mane, and then Putao rubbed his face against Ryan's face in enjoyment.

"Lian, are you ready? Come in." Francois stood at the door, and the Duke yelled at Ryan: "They don't know how to cook, so I still have to trouble you."

"Okay, come right away." Ryan touched the grape's head again, turned and entered the mansion. Two pots of stew were burning in the kitchen, and a pie and a pig's hind leg were baked in the firewood piled up in the middle of the house.

In Britannia, it is believed that only the nobles are entitled to "waste" food and enjoy different spices.

Among the few people present, only Ryan and Francois had the experience of traveling outside for a long time. Ryan traveled outside for a long time as a ranger knight and a kingdom knight, and Francois walked on the Holy Grail Road as an expedition knight. For many years, until he was recognized by the fairy of the lake and became the Holy Grail Knight.

The two stood in the kitchen cooking together, and Francois said with great interest: "I haven't cooked in person for several months, and I'm still with you, Ryan. I heard from Suria that your cooking level is not bad. Let me try it next time."

The kitchen is fairly clean and tidy, thick grease adheres to the floor, the stove is burning hot, and the stew in the iron pot is making a "gurgling" sound, and the walls are covered with pots and pans, in front of Ryan Hanging a row of spoons, from small to large, in front of François are garlic, onions, a few strips of bacon and fish, and a handful of condiments.

"Dong dong dong~" Francois took a kitchen knife and chopped the cabbage, while Ryan was handling the stew with a large spoon and seasoning it.

"Last year, what was your income from the territory last year?" Francois asked casually. The Duke and Ryan are now a family, so he doesn't need to be so extravagant, and he also saved a lot of polite words.

"About 4,500 gold crowns, of which 2,000 gold crowns will be used for various salary expenses and military expenses, 500 gold crowns are my personal expenses, and there will be about 2,000 gold crowns left." Ryan nodded and replied: " In addition, a large amount of grain was handed over, including more than a dozen tons of wheat, barley, rye, soybeans, radishes, peas, lentils and other grains, so I had to arrange for people to build two new warehouses."

"If your territory is facing war now, how long can it last?" Francois continued.

"The castle's food and savings add up to about a year and a half. If my private wealth is included, it can last for about three years." Ryan said casually, stirring the delicious stew.

"That's really good, Ryan, you can manage the entire territory like this in less than a year, it can be said to be quite amazing, ma'am bless!" Gerald held a long wooden handle, The front end of the wooden handle is a prototype plane. He stands in front of the bread oven and uses the wooden handle to continuously turn the bread in the oven.

Julius was still on the first floor of the mansion, roasting the hind legs of pigs.

"Prepare more food reserves, and then make sure you have enough gold coin reserves in your hands, Ryan." Francois nodded. The Duke himself was very satisfied with Ryan's financial management and internal affairs capabilities. He said in a guiding tone: "Sufficient food reserves can ensure that your army always has sufficient combat effectiveness. Gold coin reserves allow you to recruit troops in time and issue sufficient military pay. You can even hire imperial mercenaries in emergencies. Old grain is cleared every three years, remember every three years The old grain is approaching the time limit. You can distribute the old grain to the people as relief food and holiday gifts. Anyway, if they don’t eat it, it will expire, so let them have a full meal. These old grains cannot be sold to merchants, and the merchants will resell them to Serfs, make a profit."

"I understand." Ryan nodded, he was very clear about these things: "This is thanks to the trade with the wood elves and the workshops of the dwarf brothers, they brought me more than 1,500 gold crowns a year. There are merchants and foreigners who come to settle in my territory."

"The nobles of the principality often come to your territory to see a doctor." Francois smiled and said, "In the name of a lady, the disease and corruption have been effectively controlled."

"If it weren't for the medicine of the wood elves, this hospital wouldn't be able to open." Ryan put the stew into the copper cauldron. He thought to himself that this baron is really rich, and there is a copper pot in his house.

After a big meal was ready, the four knights sat down in the restaurant on the first floor of the mansion, and Francois took out a bottle of aperitif.

"Thank you ma'am for giving me food."

"dinner's ready!"

At this moment, the door of the mansion rang.

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