Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 15
"How's it going?" Peart, another leader of the caravan, asked Baron.

Baron got down from his horse, took a sip of the water bottle that Rhodes handed over, and said, "Our horses are all rough horses that pull goods, and their speed is very slow. They are all war horses, but they have a carriage with a rough horse, and their speed is not fast." .We would have caught them before."

"And then? Where's Daniel?" Peart asked.

"They are a group of hired free riders. We chased them first, and then they fought us. After I killed three of them, they found that they couldn't beat us, so they left four to entangle us. Etc. After we dealt with those four people, they had run far away. We gave up after chasing for a while." Baron added.

Free riders are mercenaries who own horses. They don't have the title of knights. They wander around, eager for wealth and status.In addition, there are many bandit knights on the mainland composed of knights who have been stripped of their titles.

However, uniformly dressed and well-equipped freeriders like that are still rare, and the armor on their bodies should not be much cheaper than regular knights.

"What about Daniel?" Peart asked hastily.

"He's still behind. We didn't bring any food when we chased him out. I was very hungry so I speeded up my return." Baron explained, "By the way, is there anything to eat now?"

Rhodes took out a piece of dried meat and a jug of wine from the space ring.

As soon as Baron took it, he started to gobble up the jerky. A piece of jerky was completely wiped out by him within a few seconds. He took another sip of wine from the flagon and said, "This is not enough for me. Gap between your teeth, give me some more."

Rhodes took out some food from the space ring and handed it to him.

"When did you learn to ride a horse, Baron? I haven't heard you say it before." Hammer asked Baron curiously.

"I learned to ride horses before I met you," Balon mumbled with his mouth full.

"I didn't expect you to be a knight squire before?" Hammer asked again.

"That's not true. I lived on a ranch for a while when I was a child, and I learned to ride a horse at that time." Baron said.

"Didn't you once say that you lived in the winery when you were a child, so you know how to taste wine?" Hammer asked again.

"Uh...Did I say that? You must have misremembered." Baron scratched his head and said.

"By the way, what's in that carriage?" Baron asked Peart who was standing by and waiting for Daniel.

Just as Baron finished speaking and Peart hadn't answered, everyone saw Daniel riding a horse back slowly from afar with blood on his body.

"I didn't recover them, but I know their identities." Daniel said.

Pearte nodded, and said, "In this case, let's continue to set off. You can sit and rest in the carriage later." After speaking, Pearte began to call the rest of the caravan to prepare for departure.

"What's in that car? You just said you'd tell me when we got back." Baron asked.

"About this, I swore to my employer not to disclose it to outsiders, so forgive me for not being able to answer your question," Daniel said apologetically.

"Since you can't say it, you bearded man, why did you tell me before and tell me later?" Baron said angrily.

"Where did you throw that giant sword? That man is our guard, and the equipment on his body was built with our money." Daniel asked Baron.

Baron scratched his head and said, "I was chasing someone too quickly and accidentally lost it."

"As long as you don't ask me about the carriage again, I don't need to pursue the sword from you, and I can pay you five times the commission when I arrive in Black Rock City," Daniel said again.

"Well, it's settled." Baron nodded and stopped asking.

Rhodes next to him heard their conversation and always felt strange. He had been tricked once when he first arrived in this world, and he began to wonder if there was some conspiracy hidden in it.

Ten minutes later, the caravan set off again, and Baron also found an ox cart to make up for the sleepless night...

The road in Takayama Province is more difficult than the previous Snow Wind Province.Not only is the temperature low, the snow on the ground makes it difficult for wheels to pass and the roads are narrow, most of the time it is uphill.Fortunately, they did not cross the mountains that are covered with snow all the year round.

This leads to many times, not only the cattle and horses have to pull the cart in front, but some carts with a lot of cargo have to be pushed hard by someone behind to move.

As the altitude continues to rise, the temperature is getting lower and lower, and the wind and snow are more raging.The bitter cold wind blowing on a person's face feels like it can freeze a layer of skin. If you don't wear a hat, your ears may have been frozen to death.

Rhodes was unbearably cold, even though he was already wearing a lot of clothes, he was still shivering from the cold.Finally, he took off the tattered iron armor on his body, and put on a sheepskin jacket bought in the city.

He hadn't bathed for a long time, but the smell from his body was far less strong than that of other Nords.If he hadn't bathed for so long before, he would definitely not be able to bear it, but now he's actually used to it.

Every time you take a step, you have to leave a deep footprint in the snow, and if you want to take another step, you have to pull your foot out of the snow, which is really a waste of energy.

Fortunately, the boots on his feet are made of thick cowhide, which are not only cold-proof but also waterproof, and they can't be broken even if they step on gravel. The only drawback is that they are a bit heavy, but he is walking with weights to exercise his body .

Why does this caravan not rest in such cold weather? Is it for higher profits?He thought so.

"How long will it take us to reach Black Rock City?" Rhodes asked Baron next to him.

"It should be soon, but it is said that there are many robbers on this road." Baron said, he only rested for a while, then got out of the car and walked by himself.

He explained to others that he was worried that he would be in danger later, and was hacked to death by robbers on the road in his sleep.In fact, he took Rhodes to a place to find the golden giant sword, and asked Rhodes to keep it in a space ring and give it to him after leaving the caravan.

"Don't worry, powerful robbers won't come out to rob in winter. They've already robbed enough money to go to the city to be cool. At most, they encountered the kind of weapons last time that were a bit clumsy." Weber said from the side.

As soon as Weber finished speaking, an arrow shot at the carriage next to Rhodes, which frightened the horses behind. The groom pulled the reins vigorously to calm the horses down.

"Look, those who can't hit people with this kind of archery come out to rob in winter." Weber said again.

Looking at the arrow, Baron began to judge the direction of the archer, and then he picked up the steel giant ax he used before and rushed in that direction.

It's still a bold person with high skills, when can I be as reckless as him, Rhodes sighed.

Weber seemed worried that Baron rushed over alone, so he also ran in that direction.

For such an unexpected situation, Rhodes didn't know what he should do. He was in danger just after taking off his armor, so it's better not to take off his armor randomly in the future.

It feels like I was attacked by a group of riders just now, and now I am attacked again. Is it bad luck or is it inherently dangerous?
But why are they chasing after us? Shouldn't our primary responsibility be to protect the safety of the caravan?If a group of people came out to besiege us at this time, wouldn't we be very dangerous?
Just after Rhodes thought this way, a group of people roared and rushed out of the woods on the other side of the mountain...

(End of this chapter)