Chapter 251 Heading to Deyatuk (Happy New Year, Please Give Me a Monthly Pass)

In the Lord's Hall of Avalon.

Leon met the knight from Deyatuk County, and after communicating with the envoy sent by the Border Marquis, he found that things were not what he thought.

".How many troops did you say that came from the Holy Court Kingdom?"

Leon confirmed again.

"An elite army of more than a thousand people." The Marquis's envoy answered truthfully.

Leon frowned, things were a little beyond his expectations.

It was not that the Ranger Knights had any conflict with the Lord of Deyatuk, but facing such a large-scale strange foreign army, any lord would not easily agree to their crossing.

It was also thanks to this era that the national border could not be strictly controlled like in the past and modern times. This thousand-man army actually passed through the "Galsolm Territory" all the way until it arrived in the eastern part of Deyatuk County in the "King's Territory of Kronia", and was stopped by the Border Marquis's pass fortress.

However, according to what Larian and Corvis said, no matter how many times the rangers who responded to the oath passed on the message, even if the attendants were counted, there would probably be only dozens of people who could come in the end.

Even if these thousands of people were to search the entire continent, they would not be able to find so many chivalrous knights.

The envoy from Deyatuk could not help but wonder: "Baron, do they have nothing to do with you?"

"No, I did invite some rangers from Dieneshien to Avalon, and they are not lying about this." Leon waved his hand quickly.

"But among them, only a few are rangers, and the army is mainly composed of foreigners who call themselves the 'Knights of Ilaril'." The envoy of Deyatuk reminded.

Hearing this name, Leon remained calm, but he was muttering in his heart.

The Knights of Ilaril?

A military organization named after the Holy Prophet, and from Dieneshien, could it be a military force sent by the Holy Sun Church?

But I have not had any contact with the Holy Sun Church so far, so how could I suddenly get support from the church?

Could it be that among the rangers from the Holy Court Kingdom, there is a kind-hearted knight who has contacted the church through his personal connections and specially helped Avalon to invite an extra strong force?

With too many questions in mind, Leon had to arrange for the border marquis's envoy to rest for the time being, and then immediately asked Olivia to summon Larian to ask.

However, Larian hurried back to the main castle. Faced with Leon's questions, although he knew several rangers whose names were reported by the marquis's envoy, he was at a loss when facing the so-called Ilarial Knights, and had no idea about this organization.

"Sir, how about I go with the envoy and go to Deyatuk County to take a look?" Larian asked.

Leon touched his chin and thought about it carefully. After thinking for a while, he looked up and said, "You can't handle this matter alone. You are not a noble of Orland. It will be troublesome to negotiate with the border marquis. I will go with you."

At present, he could not confirm the origin and reality of the army, so he did not dare to make any promises to the envoy of the marquis.

Besides, even if he had a verbal guarantee, the border marquis would not necessarily give this face and allow the army to pass through the king's territory. If there was any accident in the king's territory, the consequences would be too serious.

He must go in person and negotiate with the border marquis in person, and by the way, see what the knights named after Lola are.

However, recalling the location of Deyatuk County, Leon frowned slightly.

Deathclaw's injury has not healed and he cannot fly. It is also a coincidence that Corvis just set out for Magya Territory yesterday.

But if you take the route the messenger came, you will go north from Avalon Castle, pass through the "Kosos County" and "River Valley County" of Grayshan Valley Territory, and then enter the Crown Territory of Kronia from the western mountain pass of the Galak Mountains, and then pass through the "Blue Creek County" and "Dimart County" south of the crown territory, and finally arrive at "Deyatuk County".

It takes too much time to go around and around.

Earl Elliver has accepted the request for help from the eastern part of Cantadar. As long as the army of the Thorn Flower Family is repaired, they will assemble and set off. Leon feels that he really doesn't have much time to waste on the road.

He stood up and took Olivia and Larian to the conference room to unfold the map. After a little thought, he decided not to waste time and take a detour from the country.

Now, he can completely take the road to the northern border of the original Kingdom of Cantadar.

Starting from Glade County to the east, passing through the occupied area of ​​​​Mamor County by the Orland nobles, and directly reaching the border of Deyatuk, this can save almost more than half of the journey.

Since Orland went to war with the south, most of the northern part of Cantadar has been occupied by Orland.

On the map, only the small section of the road east of the Mamor occupied area to Deyatuk is still within the rule of Count Mamor of Cantadar, but that section of the road is originally a remote border suburb, and you don’t have to worry about bandits if you bring some guards with you. Going east along the Galak Mountains, you can pass through that area in a day and a half, and the danger is not great.

After planning the travel route, Leon didn’t want to delay and planned to set off immediately tomorrow to avoid any accidents to the rangers he invited in Deyatuk.

You know, the messenger took a long time to come to Avalon via the domestic route.

As for the entourage, of course, Olivia, who was there to protect him, and Larian, who was responsible for picking up fellow rangers from the Holy Court Kingdom.

Then there were some guards.

Larian looked at the path on the map and couldn't help but suggest: "Sir, let me ask Lord Greenthorne if they are willing to go along."

Leon, who was considering it, thought this was a good suggestion.

Grinthorn and his companions were all famous chivalrous heroes in Orland. With the testimony of these local heroes, when communicating with the Marquis, he would guarantee the knights of foreign countries, and his words would have more weight.

Moreover, with this group of knights of military honors with high martial arts on the road, there was no need to worry about safety issues.

Nodding, he asked Larian to ask the wishes of his fellow rangers.

Leon put away the map, sent someone to inform the messenger to have a good night's sleep, and set off together the next day.

At the banquet that night, Greenthorn and others readily agreed to go together to meet the commission of the knights.

The knights who had eaten and drunk well in Avalon had long wanted to go out and stretch their legs, but the corpse monsters around Avalon had been cleared, and there were no beasts that harmed people to be conquered, which really made these heroes waiting to conquer the undead very depressed.

The next morning, after giving a few instructions to Azerien and others, Leon put on his armor, rode on his black horse, and set off for Deyatuk County with the knights who had eaten and drunk enough.

In addition to him, there were only ten people accompanying him on this trip.

Olivia, Larian, seven Orland Rangers, and the knights under the command of the Border Marquis.

All of them were warriors with extraordinary physical strength. They rode on the best mounts with amazing endurance, and were extremely efficient after they set off.

Before the evening fell that day, they left Glade County, which was ruled by the Thorn Flower Family, and entered the territory of Mamor County.

The sun was setting in the west.

In the countryside of Mamor, the knights rode lightly on their horses and walked on a rugged path.

Leon looked around the surrounding environment and suddenly felt more and more familiar.

The memory of his escape eleven months ago instantly came to his mind. He looked at the terrain in the distance and suddenly understood something in his heart.

The horses and dire wolves were full of energy. When everyone reached the end of their vision, they finally saw an abandoned village with scattered huts.

Leon remembered that this was the village where he, Azerien, and Lohak had picked up the pitchfork and the linen sandals.

But now the barren fields were overgrown with weeds, and the old houses were dilapidated and crumbling.

Looking at this village, which was still uninhabited even though it had been included in the rule of Orland, Leon sighed.

This place was even more desolate than what he had seen at the beginning. Unexpectedly, almost a year had passed, and the villagers who had fled here still showed no signs of returning here to live again.

Of course, there were a few broken houses to shelter from the wind and rain, which was still more comfortable than sleeping in the wilderness.

Everyone got off their horses and began to look for a suitable house to sleep in the village.

Leon's eyes almost immediately looked at the wooden house that left a deep impression on him.

He walked straight there and pushed the door open.

There was no smell of corpse decay as expected. After all, in such a leaky environment, all smells had long since dissipated through the windows in nearly a year.

But the traces of the disaster could still be discerned in the house.

And the bodies of the father and daughter had long since turned into scattered dry bones.

Olivia looked at Leon, who was standing in the room without saying a word, and followed him into the wooden house in confusion.

Looking around and at the two completely corroded remains, the girl's extraordinary thinking ability instantly reconstructed everything that had happened in the room based on the position and shape of the corpses.

Olivia frowned, slightly moved, pursed her lips, and couldn't help but feel angry about this atrocity that was exactly the same as what Selva had experienced.

"Help me get two mats from my bag." Leon turned back.

The girl had to try her best to calm down, turned around and quickly took out two pieces of coarse cloth.

Leon wrapped the bones in the house with cloth, and dug a grave with Olivia in an open space next to the village, and buried the two bones in it.

It was a piece of cake to bury the poor father and daughter. Leon and Olivia returned to the knights' team and lit a bonfire in the courtyard of a farm in the village.

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When everyone was preparing for dinner, Larian, who went to the river to fetch water, came back with a vigilant look on his face.

"My lord, I saw trees in the woods that were suspected to be caused by the giant beast passing through. I tracked along the river for a distance and found the paw print of the giant bear. With that size, this may be the activity range of the "Mountain Bear". We have to be careful at night."

Leon was stunned.

He was certainly not unfamiliar with the Mountain Bear. At the beginning, he was chased by the giant beast and jumped into the river in a panic, and was washed into the cursed land by the turbulent current.

But Leon couldn't help looking up to the northwest.

The forest area where the Mountain Bear appeared, in retrospect, was a very long distance from this village, and it would take ordinary people several days to walk.

How could its traces appear here?

However, Leon was not too worried.

The mountain bear was indeed dangerous.

But he was accompanied by powerful knights, who were also professional in dealing with monster rangers. Even without mentioning Olivia, there was also Greenthorne, who had hunted larger water monsters.

Now he had the Neti card and the magic gun Gungnir, and his military strength was no longer what it used to be.

If that irritable giant bear dared to come to him again, it would be bad luck.

Of course, to be on the safe side, everyone arranged for two people to take turns to guard the night that night to prevent any accidents.

The next day, the sun was high in the sky, and the monster night attack that they were on guard against did not happen. The team packed up their bags and continued to move forward to the northeast.

Most of the territory of Mamor County had been annexed by the Northern Kingdom. Leon led the knights and swaggered into the avenue marked on the map.

No stupid bandit dared to attack a dozen knights of the Order of Arms who were riding on horseback without taking off their armor.

Near noon, Leon and others saw some passers-by on the road.

Under the high fortress of the river in the distance, the outline of a city also appeared.

Redingburg.

It used to be the residence of the Viper Baron Doson of Mamor County and the territory of the Casoles family.

Now it is one of the territories of the Gunnar family and the Grey Wolf Baron of Kosos County.

Although the Thorn Flower Family and the Wolf Family had a deep grudge and had a bloody battle not long ago, Leon did not deliberately take a detour.

First, he was in a hurry to get on the road and did not want to waste time.

Second, he still had the "Portable Young Master of the Wolf Family" in his pocket.

If there was really trouble, he was not afraid of the Gunnar family causing trouble. At worst, he could find a place and summon Canis to help deal with it.

Entering the town, there was no difficulty from the guards. Even if the relationship between the two families was not good, the soldiers did not dare to rush into so many nobles.

Leon and Olivia need not be mentioned. Greenthorne and others are also genuine knights carrying emblems and seals.

The Ranger Knight is also a serious noble knight. After all, doing justice and wandering around the world, this kind of chivalrous career cannot be done without a sufficient economic foundation.

The Rangers do not take unjust jobs, but relying on the sporadic bounties of righteous deeds in this era to make a living, the Ranger Knights would have starved to death on the way. Whether it is travel expenses or repairing weapons and armor, it is a huge expense.

They have aristocratic status, and they also have their own economic sources behind them, or fiefdom income, or family trade, and even some ancient local tyrants who have too much money to spend.

Even if some warriors were not nobles when they first embarked on the way of the Ranger, those who have survived to this day are already nobles.

Of course, in this day and age, knights with martial arts, money, and such idealistic behavior are still rarer than flying dragons in the mountains.

The crowd bought some more bread, bacon, and wine in the market to replenish their travel consumption, and found a clean tavern, planning to take a short rest before continuing on the road.

Just as they were eating and chatting, the rumbling sound of iron hooves approached outside the tavern, and then the riders could be heard reining in their horses and stopping, and everyone couldn't help but stop talking.

The clanging footsteps of the approaching greaves were obviously coming here.

The door was pushed open, and an old knight wearing plate armor and a robe on his shoulders walked in.

The noisy tavern hall was suddenly silent.

Leon glanced at the old knight's face and found that he was an acquaintance.

Isn't this the old man sent by the Wolf Family to negotiate the redemption of Cannis after the Battle of Longka?

It seems that his name is "Henkel".

Seeing the old knight of the Wolf Family, his eyes swept across the tavern hall and looked directly at his two tables.

Leon raised his eyebrows slightly.

Are they here with bad intentions?

Not really, they are just passing by, why are the Wolfs so eager to pick a fight with them?

Seeing the knights at the two tables, Heinkel seemed to relax.

He walked over quickly, touched his chest first, and bowed slightly to Leon, who had met him again but was now a baron: "Greetings, sorry, Lord Pendragon."

Then he looked at the rangers on the side.

"I heard from the guards that you all passed by here, so I hurried here.

Please help Ledingburg, the Gunnar family has commissioned you to ask for help, and there will be a large reward for success"