Chapter 281, Crossing the Gray Mountains (Part 1)

"Who?" Julius frowned, and he turned his questioning gaze to his father.

"Go and have a look." Francois glanced at the door: "If it's a girl, take a few silver coins and tell her to go."

Julius nodded to show his understanding. He held the hilt of his long sword, slowly approached the door, and then slowly opened the door.

Sure enough, it was an ordinary girl who appeared at the door in the cold wind. She had blond hair, her face was red from the cold, and she was dressed in plain linen clothes. When Julius opened the door, the girl found him There was no Holy Grail Knight badge on his chest, and hesitation in his voice: "That...Your Excellency the Baron asked me to come..."

"Get out, let's go." Julius's cold poker face showed no expression, he took out a few silver coins and stuffed them into the girl's hand: "Go, don't make me say it a second time!"

"But!" The girl was happy to take the money, but her eyes were still looking into the house from time to time.

"Go!" Julius slammed the door shut with anger in his voice.

The girl then disappeared into the cold winter night with a few silver coins in her pocket.

In the room, Francois poured the aperitif into the mug, and smiled at Ryan and Gerald: "Normally, whenever the Holy Grail Knight stays in a town, the local lord often thinks that we will be in need, so Always arrange for some young {harmonious} virgins to come to their door and serve proactively."

Ryan picked up the aperitif, and the sweet and sour taste made him feel very comfortable. He also shook his head: "I have encountered it too, and I refused."

"Well, the way of chivalry don't care about these details. Occasionally there are illegitimate children of the Holy Grail. This is a kind of honor for serf girls, but it is not a stain on us Holy Grail Knights, but it is also not glorious. Especially for lords like Ryan and me." François smiled: "If you don't want to wait for serfs to come to you with their children from time to time in the future, you'd better take care of yourself. It is normal for each person to have a few female courtiers, but legalized illegitimate children are fundamentally different from lowly illegitimate children."

This is the duke's exhortation, and several people nodded.

Ryan's heart moved, and Francois was actually telling him what he said.

There are actually quite a few women around the lady's God's Choice champion, some of whom Ryan took the initiative to accept, such as Orika and Veronica, because Ryan needed them.

Some women are actually unplanned by Lane, like Teresa and Morgiana.

In the plans and visions that Ryan listed for himself, the shadow of the Lake Goddess Witch and the sorceress never actually appeared. maid.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Teresa had already done this for Ryan. If it wasn't for her desperate protection, Ryan might have died in the siege camp on the banks of the Grace Murray River.

Morgiana was even simpler. If he hadn't saved her at that time, she might have died long ago.

Francois saw Ryan nodded, and the Duke himself knew that he had listened, so he immediately bypassed the topic: "Tomorrow, we will go to the market to buy some dry food and meat. It will take a few days to cross the Gray Mountains, and we will reach the opposite side of the Gray Mountains." The town of Ubercerik, which is the territory of the empire."

Gerald stroked his goatee beard: "Ubesselik, a trading town of the empire, with a population of about 3,500 people, is located in a small river mouth on the lower reaches of the Toifel River that originates from the Gray Mountains. Here is From where Count von Jungfreud ruled, not far away was Hemgard, the Empire's main fortress against Bretanian invasions."

If you don't consider the "Courona Road" of territorial disputes, there are three roads to cross the Gray Mountains. The road is not easy to walk, you can march, but you can't do business.

The second road is the famous "Ax Bite Pass" road. This road is known as the safest mountain road in the empire and Brittany. There are a large number of castles built on the Ax Bite Pass Road. Montfort, the capital of the Principality of Montfort The castle also sits in the middle of the canyon of Axe's Bite Pass, the most reliable trade route between the Empire and Brittania.

Because of safety.

The Principality of Montfort, like the Principality of Palaon, is a mountainous area with few places available for farming, so customs duties have become the Duke of Montfort's main source of income.

The tax is very heavy. It is said that the highest tax can reach ten to three, but under such a heavy tax, the Montfort knights worked hard to ensure the safety of the road to the ax-bite pass. Any caravan encountered an attack as long as it can persist In five minutes, the patrolling cavaliers can immediately lead the army to rescue. Nine out of ten caravans that pass through the ax-bite pass can pass safely. This is already an amazing survival rate for caravans in this world.

The third road is the "Grey Lady" road starting from Glennell here in the Duchy of Palaon.

The "Grey Lady" trail starts in Glennell and ends just across the hill at Ubertheric.

The tax on this road is not very high, but there are very few caravans on this road, because it is very dangerous. The mountain road is full of beastman tribes and green skin tribes. In addition, the vampire also owns a castle inside the mountain road— —The Eternal Dragon Rock.

The vampire count Constant Longyan who was stationed in the castle had already been killed by Francois in the decisive battle between Francois and the necromancer Heinrich Kemmler more than ten years ago, but the castle still had Inhabited by hordes of dark creatures, they strike frequently, harassing travelers passing by.

No matter which road it is, the end point is Hemgard, a large city in the Reikland of the Empire, where the Empire has heavy troops stationed to prevent the invasion of Britannia.

"I know a knight from the Moorish Knights in Ubesselik, and he will arrange accommodation for us." François cut pork with a silver knife, and the knights have a great demand for meat: "Or... ... Ryan, is there anything you can do?"

"Yes, this is a customs clearance document issued to me by my righteous brother, Count Griffin, Anton Ferdinand." Ryan took out a piece of parchment with the seal of the Duke of Griffin: "This customs clearance document allows us to Unimpeded access to most cities and passes in Reikland of the Empire."

"very good."

The next day, François and his party embarked on the road of "Grey Lady".

The bitter cold wind was blowing on the faces of the four knights, and the rugged mountain road could not defeat the powerful knights. The cloak of Ryan's pure platinum cup fluttered on the mountain road: "What a strong wind!"

Looking up, the mountain road is filled with mist, and the top of the gray mountain is covered with thick white snow. The thousand-meter-high mountain peak is like a beautiful landscape painting. In the silence, only Ryan and others are slowly moving on the mountain road.

A few people's footprints were left on the mountain road, and in the gaps covered by the clouds, the bright sun proudly sprinkled its own light on the mortal world, illuminating the path of the Holy Grail Knights.

The cold air was sucked into Ryan's lungs, and the lady's God's Choice champion didn't feel the harsh environment, because he had experienced it many times during his travels. Francois enjoyed the test from the wild, Duke Winford He regards every difficulty he encounters as a blessing from the lady. He enjoys looking at the granite-covered plateau and the huge stone walls on both sides of the mountain road. After inhaling the mountain air and the fragrance of the snow, Francois said to his legitimate son Julius and his cousin Gerald: "Now let you experience it first, and when you all walk the road of the Holy Grail, you Sooner or later you have to experience this.”

"That's really...not easy!" Julius dragged his body out of the snowdrift with difficulty. He could feel the coldness piercing into the bone marrow, even with thick winter clothes and enchanted boards. Even the armor couldn't resist this strong burden. The plate armor that used to feel light and insignificant now made the young Marquis feel extremely heavy. Like his father, Julius also felt that this was a test for him by the lady.

I can overcome, the young knight of the kingdom said to himself.

"Ah~ I can understand why this mountain road is so difficult to walk." Gerald turned into a snowman, and he also struggled to trek between the mountain roads, unlike the light steps of Ryan and Francois, Gerald's footprints were one deep and one shallow, very heavy, and the strong wind swept the cold into the gaps in his armor: "But I will persist."

"Everyone must persevere, because this is just a little test for the lady on your path of knighthood." Francois looked at the difficulties of his cousin and his own son, and said in a deep voice: "I am on the path of the Holy Grail. Once when my luggage fell into a deep valley, I survived by hunting and drinking snow water. When I climbed down the cliff after going through all kinds of hardships, what was waiting for me was a group of green skins."

"Father..." There was some wavering in Julius' voice.

"I killed them all, and then Ms. Gao's hymn, a group of empire farmers found me injured, took me back to the village, and gave me their black bread, which is the best I have eaten in my life A meal." Francois' eyes turned cold, and he stared at Julius and Gerald: "Just this level of difficulty made you succumb?"

"No!!!" The blood of the long journey was ignited by the Duke again, Julius and Gerald both responded loudly, the two knights of the kingdom tried hard to shake themselves out of depression and depression, they followed the Holy Grail Knight's pace.

A few days passed like this.

The scenery is changing, the sparse mountain meadows are gradually going away, and the scenery of thousands of hills and valleys is displayed in front of the eyes of several people. The muddy gray snow piles up at the highest point, covering the ridges of the undulating mountains, and the complicated mountain roads Fragmented, gradually submerged by mountain cliffs,

Ryan pulled the reins of his pure-blood elf warhorse Grape. He stood at the top of the mountain road, silent.

"Lady's champion, why are we standing still?" Francois' plate armor and blouse were still as bright as new. He walked to Ryan and joked with a smile.

Julius and Gerald staggered and barely kept up, and they came behind Ryan.

Ryan raised his head and signaled several people to look forward. On a small flat ground not far away, there was a boundary marker.

Britannia, 936.

This is the border area of ​​Brittania, and further on, it is the territory of the empire.

"We have completed half of this journey." Julius nodded slightly: "The empire is further ahead."

"No, we have completed a quarter of this trip at most." Francois looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, and he reached out to hold the unicorn sword at his waist: "Did you hear that? ?”

"I heard it." Ryan picked up his Griffin Warhammer, his face was indifferent.

Just as Gerald was about to say something, an extremely disgusting roar sounded from the snow-covered mountain top, and several groups of black evil figures were jumping on the mountain top, and then roared and charged down.

It's an undead creature!

Gerald immediately remembered the battle more than ten years ago. At that time, Francois led the army of the Duchy of Wenford to wage a desperate battle with the necromancer.

"Blood-sucking beast!!" Julius shouted loudly, he took out his weapon - a two-handed broadsword, and the Duke's son lifted his cloak, revealing the family crest of a pure white horse under the cloak and translucent plate armor.

Dozens of blood-sucking beasts jumped down from the mountain, carrying the power of thunder like a landslide. They roared loudly, drowning out the deep roars of several knights. These dark creatures were more than one meter high even if they were lying on their stomachs. The four limbs and the huge mouth, the four fangs are chilling in the cold wind.

"Fight! For the lady!" Ryan let go of the grape's reins. The mountain road is really not suitable for riding a horse. The lady's chosen champion burst out with strong power. He was like a strong bull, directly towards the blood-sucking beast rush away.

"For the lady!"

The two forces collided, and its power made the mountains tremble. Ryan would headshot the head of the vampire with a hammer. The splashed brains could not stop Ryan. He turned around and hammered another vampire into the sky. fell from the cliff.

Julius pierced the blade of his great sword into the mouth of the vampire, and it came out from the back of its head. Gerald's sword was as fast as lightning, and a vampire couldn't dodge it, and was pierced into the heart.

Just then, Francois moved.

Duke Wenford's sword—the unicorn sword was unsheathed, and a dazzling glare shot out from the sword. All the blood-sucking beasts within five meters of the Duke himself were directly vaporized into ashes after being irradiated by the glare.

three.

Francois turned around gorgeously, and the blade of the unicorn sword precisely sliced ​​through the neck of a vampire.

two.

With Duke Wenford's gestures, three vampires were beheaded one after another. The Duke's powerful performance aroused the deep fear of the vampires, and more vampires surrounded Francois.

one.

Francois retreated a little, dodging the joint attack of several vampires, and the unicorn sword in his hand drew a semicircle in the cold air.

A strong light flashed, and all the vampires within five meters of the Duke were evaporated into ashes again under the dazzling strong light.

Ryan's eyes widened, and it was the first time he had seen Francois make a move.

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