Lord of Hyranza

Suldak didn't expect such an answer. He should have thought of it a long time ago. After all, he already knew that Baron Grenfell would collude with the Black Magic Retreat, and that the Black Magic Retreat would build a secret stronghold in Grenfell. It is not difficult to understand in Baron Er's territory.

Knowing the general direction and determining the direction of Hailansa City, everything becomes much simpler.

Then the two came down from the shale and found a shelter from the wind. Suldak began to prepare lunch, and Dacie Christie drew a rough topographic map of the area on the snow based on his own memory, and even marked The location of Baron Grenfell's manor was revealed, indicating that Baron Grenfell is a very hospitable nobleman, and they first went to Baron Grenfell's manor to seek help.

After hearing this, Suldak quickly shook his head and rejected Dacie Christie's proposal.

joke!Wouldn't that be throwing oneself into a trap and walking into a den of thieves?

"I guess those fellows from the Black Magic Retreat cannot find us, and they will inevitably search along the way. Perhaps Baron Grenfell's manor will be their key surveillance area. No matter what the purpose of those Black Magic Retreats is, in short, we It's safer to rush back to Hailansa City as soon as possible." Suldak explained to Dacie Christie.

Although Darcy Christie still wanted to go to Grenfell Manor, seeing Suldak's attitude was so firm, she didn't say anything more after arguing for a few words.

The two had a simple lunch on the top of the mountain, and Suldak had already begun to consider whether to kill a forest gray wolf. Although the wolf meat was not very tasty, at least it could fill his stomach...

Chapter 344 The Village

The sunset at dusk is orange-red on the horizon.

After being shrouded by the gray cloud like a spider's silk on the side of the mountain, it became more and more bleak.

A wisp of cooking smoke curled up from the valley in front, and then was blown away by the harsh wind. Seeing that wisp of cooking smoke, Suldak was overjoyed, thinking that he could finally see the breath of life. means inhabited.

He carried Dacie Christie on his back in the mountains for nearly three days. When he saw the smoke, he breathed a sigh of relief, ran up a few steps, and looked at the place where the smoke was rising.

Sure enough, in the valley not far away, I saw a low wooden house. Next to the wooden house was a dense red pine forest. The roof was covered with snow. The windows of the wooden house were very small, and no light could be seen. It was almost closely connected with the snow. If it wasn't for the smoke column, Suldak might not be able to find this house.

Suldak walked forward for tens of meters, and the mountain depression in front of him became wider. A dozen wooden houses were scattered in this depression, forming a small natural village. It looked like a forest farm. There are piles of round logs next to it, and behind the village is a continuous red pine forest.

Suldak reached out and patted the sleeping bag, and said to Dacie Christie who was hiding inside: "Hey, wake up, there is a village ahead, maybe we can let us stay for one night, instead of camping in the snow to suffer from the cold gone."

Dacie Christie opened her eyes and got her head out of her sleeping bag. Her complexion looked much better than before. She glanced at the small mountain village in the distance and said with some expectation: "Maybe I can drink a bowl of hot water at night." Steaming porridge, sleeping in a warm soft bed."

She put her head on Suldak's back through the sleeping bag, and closed her eyes quietly feeling the rare tranquility.

I don't know when it started, a strange emotion grew in Daxi's heart, like a strong sense of dependence, she felt that she might be really sick, why would she be nostalgic for such a down and out life, Could it be that life in Hailansa city is too peaceful these days?Or I like this kind of adventure myself, no wonder the great adventurer Angus Bradbury was able to swim in the Sea of ​​Seven Realms.

She is also a swordsmanship instructor in the Knight Academy. As a female swordsman, her physical fitness is much better than ordinary people. In fact, in her current state, she can walk by herself, but she would rather be tied up in a sleeping bag Here, lying on Suldak's back, it's not that she is too lazy to walk, but because she has an inexplicable emotion in her heart, she wants to stay behind him for a while longer.

The barking of hunting dogs came from the village, and the forest gray wolf following Suldak finally disappeared into the red pine forest without a sound.

Suldak walked into the pine forest on the side, untied the rope from the sleeping bag, let Daxi sit under the tree to rest, and made sure that those forest gray wolves would not come to the door at this time, he explained to the confused Daxi road:

"I will hide you here first, and then go to check the situation in that village. If there is nothing wrong, I will come back to pick you up. After all, this is the territory of Baron Grenfell. We have been suspecting that he has something to do with the attack on Hailansa The robber group in the noble manor outside the city is colluding. Now there are signs that the secret stronghold of the Black Magic Priory is also located in his baronial territory. Maybe we can return to High Lansa City this time, and Karl can apply for a noble search make."

Darcy Christie said nervously: "Or we should sleep outside, as long as we walk in this direction, we will be able to return to Hailansa City in a short time."

The two of them had enough food for at least a day, and as long as the gray wolves didn't follow them, they should be able to catch some small animals in the woods.

But Suldak shook his head and said, "If there is nothing wrong with this village, we can stay in a warm house for one night. It's worth our risk."

Seeing that Suldak had made up his mind, Daxi could only say: "Then be careful!"

Suldak made a victory gesture to Daxi, smiled at her and said:

"It's not Darcy at all, you should say: Go, knight."

Darcy Christie stuck her hand out of her sleeping bag and shook her fist at him.

Suldak hid Daci Christie in the red pine forest outside the village, walked to the entrance of the village alone, and came out of the village several hunters with hardwood bows on their backs. They wore thick fur coats. Their fur coats allow them to blend in with the snow scene outdoors. They watched Surdak vigilantly, knowing that they could clearly see the full-face armor he was wearing and the badge of the Guard Battalion on his chest. eased.

It was a small village, most of the houses were wooden houses covered with thick snow, a few hounds followed the hunters and barked at Surdak twice, but as Su Erdak kept walking in, and the hounds also became quiet.

The burly man standing at the front was probably the most influential person in the village. He saluted Suldak neither humble nor overbearing, and asked very politely, "Master Knight, where are you from here?"

When Suldak got closer, he realized that these hunters were followed by some older children with curious eyes. They were also wearing thick fur coats. It seemed that the life of the villagers here was much more comfortable than that of the villagers of Wall Village. , after all, they are surrounded by forests.

Suldak performed a standard knight's salute. Seeing Suldak's modesty, the expressions of the villagers were obviously relieved. Suldak said: "I came from Hailansa City and got lost in this mountain. Do you know the way back to Hailansa City?"

The burly hunter nodded slightly and said: "Of course, but now I think you need to sit by the fireplace and drink some hot soup, and have a good rest for the night, and tomorrow morning our best hunter will take you out , It’s not far from Hailansa City, but the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, and the road to Hailansa City is not easy to walk, especially at night.”

Seeing that the burly hunter was very hospitable and frank, Suldak smiled and said, "This is exactly what I need. I want to stay here for one night. Is it convenient?"

"Of course, please come in, I just filled the fireplace with firewood." The burly hunter quickly invited.

Suldak said: "I have another companion outside the village. She was injured a little. I will bring her here."

After Suldak carried Dacie Christie back from outside the village, the burly hunter and an older child invited them into a small wooden house. Smoking green smoke, when the few of them walked to the door of the wooden house, the door was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman poked her head out from inside, looking at Suldak and Dacie Christie curiously.

Chapter 345 The Return

Suldak and Dacie Christie had a pot of pheasant stewed mushrooms for dinner. For this delicious dinner, the ingredients were provided by the Agra family, but Suldak was the cook. A pot of fresh and thick soup Served with a few pieces of chestnut cake baked by Agra's wife, it was eaten clean by Suldak, Dacie Christie and Agra's family.

Although the Agra family often eats this kind of pheasant, the red mushrooms are everywhere in the pine forest outside, and they often cook mushroom soup at home, but this is the first time they taste this kind of stew. The son of Agra Holding his round belly, he whispered to his mother, "It turns out that pheasant and dried mushrooms can make such a delicious soup..."

Judging from his age, he probably hasn't participated in the coming-of-age ceremony, but there is an obvious Adam's apple under his neck, and a layer of thick fluff on his lips. He looks at least fourteen or five years old, and his face is almost the same as that of Agra. It was carved out of the same mold. Sitting quietly beside Agra's wife, he looked a little shy. Occasionally, he would look enviously at Darcy Christie's saber, and he couldn't hide his curiosity.

After Darcy Christie drank some hot soup, she became much more energetic. She was no longer sick like before, her lips became rosy, and she looked very energetic.

The Agra family regarded the two of them as elopement couples. When arranging the place to live, Agra said: "Knight Suldak, you and Daxi are staying in Jacques' room tonight, and Jacques and us are crowded together. One night, tomorrow morning I will borrow a carriage for you, and we will set off after dawn. If the journey goes smoothly, we only need to walk for one day to return to Hailansa City."

In fact, there are only two rooms in this wooden house, and the room allocated to the two of them has only a narrow single wooden bed, but the conditions here are like this, Suldak can only smile and say: "In this case, then Thank you so much!"

Dacie Christie leaned against the fireplace, her face turned a little reddish under the warm fire.

Nothing happened at night, Dacie Christie was lying on the wooden bed of Agra's son, and Suldak built another simple bed with a few wooden planks in the room, and then lay in silence In the sleeping bag, he hadn't had a solid sleep in the past few days, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

Darcy Christie, on the other hand, slept too much during the day, but couldn't sleep at night, especially when she was lying on a strange bed. She didn't recognize the bed. The cushions are not as soft as the velvet at home, and the linen quilt is far less comfortable than Suldak's sleeping bag. She lay on the bed and turned over lightly. The room was pitch black, but she could still find it accurately. The position where Suldak lay down.

She tossed and turned for a while, and vaguely heard dogs barking again outside the village, and then she dreamed that she was sleeping in a sleeping bag, with her face pressed against Suldak's broad back... In the golden sunlight, Suldak tied her up firmly, carried her on his shoulders arrogantly, and brought her to an unknown place.

Under the glare of the sun, she woke up on that wooden bed, and found that it was very bright, and the wooden bed set up in the room had been put away by Suldak, and no one else was in the room. The sound of talking, followed by the neighing of the horse, she put the smelly linen quilt over her head with some annoyance.

After a night of rest in the mountain village, Dacie Christie, who drank chicken soup, lost her fever, and her whole body visibly revived. After eating a bowl of somewhat rough chestnut rice porridge, Agra drove the only carriage in the village. Following Suldak and Dacie Christie, they left the mountain village and rushed to Hailansa City along a mountain road with almost no footprints.

Although Suldak never mentioned to express his gratitude to the Agra family from the beginning to the end, Dacie Christie knew that he secretly hid an old Roman sword, a A brand-new dagger and an alloy bow. Only when Agra returns to the village will he probably discover Suldak's gratitude.

Dacie Christie was sitting in the carriage, and she was wearing a thick black cloak, which was the winter clothing issued by the knights of the guard battalion. It also had the smell of batik fabric on it. Facing the north wind, she turned over three times in succession. Hills, the outline of Hailansa City slowly emerged in the field of vision, and Dacie Christie felt a little lost in her heart.

……

Suldak was standing at the gate of the guard camp wearing full armor, his dirty face was covered with beard stubble, and he looked at Karl who was leading his horse out of the guard camp with a smile on his face, and gave him a familiar slap Say hello.

Carl could hardly believe that Suldak was able to come back alive under such circumstances. Because the black magician from the Black Magic Priory snatched Darcy Christie away, no one noticed that black magician The division's initial motive was actually to capture the Suldak knight.The fact that Darcy Christie was snatched away by the black magician of the Black Magic Priory at the gate of the Knight Academy made the Marquis Christie, the consul of Hailansa City, furious, thinking that the Black Magic Priory was plotting against Hailansa City, just imagine if the Black Magic Priory really develops all the young nobles in the city of High Lansa into members of the Priory. Ten or 20 years later, these young nobles will really take power in High Lansa, then the city may be destroyed. It will be under the control of the Black Magic Priory, and it is extremely scary to think about it.

Therefore, the death of the aristocratic boy Vic triggered a strong resistance from the nobles to the Black Magic Priory, and a new round of purges began in the city of Hailansa.

For a long time, the traditional aristocratic forces in the city of Hailansa have not actually resisted the Black Magic Priory. They only think that the people of the Black Magic Priory are just betrayers of the magical oath in the magic union. In pursuit of more powerful power, he learned black magic. Except for lunatics, there are some paranoid people, but the harm to Hailansa City has never been shown.

It has always been the responsibility of the Law Enforcement Team of the Magic Union to wipe out the members of the Black Magic Retreat, and there are still some disputes over the interests of the old nobles and the new magician nobles in Hailansa City. This is why the traditional nobles of Hailansa City never The main reason for providing this information to the Magic Union Law Enforcement Corps.

In the past few days, Hailansa City has almost been searched by the Knights of the Guard Battalion and the mages of the Law Enforcement Team of the Magic Union, but it is a pity that Samya could not be found out of the city.

But Karl has already obtained a search warrant for the nobles, Baron Grenfell has been controlled by the Magic Union Law Enforcement Team in High Lansa City, Karl has to go out with a group of men at such a late hour, in fact, he is going to Glenn Phil Manor went to arrest the robber group hiding in the manor. This time it was a joint operation of the guard battalion and the law enforcement team, and the magic union would also send a team of magicians.

Unexpectedly, Suldak would still be able to catch up with this search operation. Karl didn't wait for Suldak to explain how he returned to Hailansa City. Standing in armor at the gate of the guard camp, he immediately ordered his men to go down to the stables, bring out Suldak's Gu Bolai horse, and take him on the road with him.

After all, such things as clearing up noble manors and arresting bandit gangs may not happen once in a few years.

The others don't matter, but there are only a few ways to get meritorious service in the guard camp, if you miss it, you really miss it...

Chapter 346 The Eve

Under the darkness of night, a group of cavalry walked into the snow-capped mountains through the High Lansa City Gate.

Karl led the ten squadrons of the support squadron, a total of sixty knights, as an advance army, and rushed to Grenfell Manor.

During this time, Karl has been quietly investigating Baron Grenfell. He has four teams squatting outside the manor day and night to monitor the actions inside.The four teams serving as monitors would rotate once a week, until now, and the knights of the support group were still standing outside Grenfell Manor.

And Sauron Aldington will lead the guard battalion knights to Grenfell Manor at noon tomorrow.

For the knights of the support group, this collective feat can be said to be within easy reach.

Karl ignored Suldak's exhausted body and forced him to act together, just to let him get this merit.

The two rode on the ancient Bolai horse side by side on the mountain road. Suldak told Karl about his encounter with the black magician. At the back, the black magician was flying at night on the magic scorpion. He didn't notice that I woke up. I took the opportunity to pull out the dagger and hit him on the black magician's vest. As a result, we fell off the magic scorpion go down..."

"You brought Dacie back safely?" Karl pulled the rein excitedly when he heard the news of Dacie Christie, and the Gu Bolai horse under him raised its front hooves and stood on the spot, Let out a hiss.He excitedly said to Suldak: "When Mrs. Christie met me this morning, she also cried to me that her niece Daxi was taken away by the black magician of the Black Magic Priory. Please let me do more research. We should help The group set off overnight tonight in order to investigate the clues of the Black Magic Priory earlier."

Then Karl complained about Suldak's luck, and said to Suldak with some envy: "Sometimes I have to admire your courage and luck, just imagine that in the dark night, a black magician is rushing in the sky Flying, and in the end you were killed by him without knowing your life or death, and you fell from the sky without any injuries!"

Suldak grinned, knocked the shield on his arm hard, and said, "Fortunately, my dwarf chain shield was hanging on a fir tree at that time, so you didn't see the scratches on my face. hurt?"

"No!" Karl stopped where he was, and looked at Suldak's face seriously.His face was covered with unkempt stubble.

The two rode their horses and walked a few steps forward before Karl said, "No matter what, Consul Christie owes you a favor this time."

Suldak stroked the soft mane of Gubolai's horse, and asked Karl, "By the way, how did you find my horse?"

Karl told Suldak: "Someone found your horse in an alley later, and we took it back to the guard camp. As for the craftsman's sword, you left it in the Knight Academy. Everyone present fell into a deep sleep, and there were many people lying at the gate of the Swordsman Academy, when the guard battalion knights and the Magic Union law enforcement team entered the venue, your craftsman's sword hadn't been picked up yet."

After Karl finished speaking, he began to urge the knights who fell behind, urging them to follow the team closely, until he saw Jasper who was at the back of the team, and then told him: "Captain Jasper, stay behind and supervise The straggling knights kept up, the mountain road at night was already difficult to walk, but I didn't expect to catch up with the snow."

"Don't worry, with me guarding the back, I guarantee that there will be no one missing." Jasper lifted the helmet visor, revealing a gloomy and heroic face.Although the two of them are competitors, when the support group takes action, everything must be done according to the rules. At this time, everyone is absolutely unanimous.

It was completely dark, and the knights in the team lit torches, forming a long fire dragon on the mountain road.

At this time, the knights who were walking in the front stopped suddenly, and the entire support squadron stopped on the mountain road. Karl led Suldak to the front of the team from the side.

Carl rode on the road while explaining to Suldak: "The search of Grenfell Manor this time is a joint operation between the guard battalion and the Magic Union Law Enforcement Team. We will join the arrogant guys from the Law Enforcement Team later Then go to Grenfell Manor together."

From a distance, I saw three mages wearing magic robes waiting at the fork in the road, with stern faces, looking very unhappy...

Seeing Karl riding a horse and rushing up from behind, the magician standing in the middle of the intersection raised his chin high and said to Karl impatiently: "Karl, your guard battalion is still as slow as ever. , we have been waiting for you here for a long time, I am afraid you will never understand how precious a magician's time is. I've been waiting for you here for a quarter of an hour."

Karl rode up to the young magician, looked down at him, but said to him kindly, "Lance, long time no see, he seems to be looking good recently."

The magician named Lance didn't ride a magic handle. Three horses were tied to a big tree by the side of the road. Seeing the knights from the guard battalion rushing over, the three magicians got on their horses one after another. Lance was still chattering with Carl: "Our law enforcement team is running around for the remnants of the Black Magic Priory every day. If your guard battalion had acted like this earlier, the situation in Hailansa City would never have deteriorated to this extent. kind of degree."

Carl glanced at Lance, and said: "Now is not the time to talk about this, Lance, instead of wasting time here, it is better to hurry up and hurry, maybe you can find some clues you are looking for in Grenfell Manor. "

Hearing what Karl said, the young magician Lance just snorted softly, and stopped talking.

Carl smiled and nodded slightly to the two magicians beside Lance, as a simple greeting, and said: "This snow is really not at the right time."

Lance obviously just wanted to vent to Karl, but now he didn't want to say another word, and only said to his two companions: "Hmph, let's go."

The two magicians looked at each other, and smiled slightly apologetically at Karl.

Karl lagged behind and whispered to Suldak: "Lance and I have known each other since we were young. This guy has become a little arrogant and rude since the awakening of the magician. Everyone is usually used to his way of speaking. He is currently a member of the Law Enforcement Team of the Magic Union of Hailansa City..."

The support group led by Karl opened the way ahead, protecting the three magicians, and the group rushed to Grenfell Manor overnight.

The first half of the mountain road happened to be the road that the hunter Agra walked during the day. At that time, Suldak was sitting in the carriage. Now he is almost returning to the same road. Suldak is very familiar with this section of the road. However, when the journey was halfway through, Karl led the knights up another mountain road. Finally, at midnight, nearly forty knights from the support squadron and three magicians from the law enforcement team arrived at Grenfell Manor. The other three teams of the support squadron outside the manor joined together.

In the camp about two kilometers away from Grenfell Manor, Karl set up a temporary camp here. In addition to Karl and the three magicians of the law enforcement team, the ten squad leaders of the support squadron and Suldak also squeezed into this camp. Inside the not-so-big tent, the cold wind blew in, blowing the charcoal brazier inside the tent into a 'puff puff' sound, and the temperature inside the tent was not much higher than outside.

The metal armor on the knights was covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and everyone surrounded Karl. Karl didn't talk too much nonsense, and directly spread a detailed map of the surrounding area of ​​Grenfell Manor on the ground. The various building layouts inside and outside the manor and the guards of the manor, the map is very neatly drawn, and the handwriting on it is also very beautiful, it looks more like it was made by a woman.

Suldak knew that Mrs. Christie had gone to Grenfell Manor to inquire about the reality of the place a few days ago, and thought that maybe Karl's bedside person contributed such a detailed map of the manor. Anyway, this is enough to prove that Karl Be fully prepared for this action.

Carl said to everyone with a serious face: "Recently, we have conducted a series of investigations, and multiple evidences have shown that the bandits who looted Bragg Manor, Auchinleck Manor, and Hoyle Manor are hiding in Grenfell Manor. Now we have obtained As long as we wait until noon tomorrow, Viscount Sauron Aldington will lead a large force from the guard battalion, and we will conduct a comprehensive search of the manor at that time."

Only then did Suldak know that it turned out that tonight was only to prevent any unexpected situation at Grenfell Manor, so he rushed over to strengthen the guarding force earlier, and the real action will be carried out tomorrow.

Carl looked around with a cold face, and said in a deep voice: "What we have to do now is to block all roads here, and the magicians of the law enforcement team will cooperate with us to block the sky."

The magicians headed by Lance stood up and nodded implicitly to the captains of the guard battalion. In the eyes of the knights, these stinky magicians always put on a dead face wherever they went, which was very unpleasant. It's pleasing, but it has to be admitted that their existence has greatly guaranteed the safety of the knights in the supporting squadron.

The young magician Lance took out a magic treasure box from his magic pocket, opened the lid, and there was a whole box of special magic flares inside. He distributed these magic flares to the team leaders, and told: "Anyone who If the situation cannot be resolved, launch a magic signal flare to request reinforcements, and I will send people to support it depending on the situation."

"These magic flares can only be used in critical situations. Once we use them, we will be completely exposed to the eyes of our opponents. Now I will arrange a guard task." Karl told the ten team leaders: "Attention all teams, first, The third and fourth teams are responsible for blocking the gate of Grenfell Manor. Be careful to keep hidden and try not to let the people in the manor notice it. Give us and me control."

Afterwards, he looked at Jasper again, paused for a moment, and said, "Captain Jasper, you are in charge of leading the fifth or sixth team, guarding the west side of Grenfell Manor, pay attention to the side door over there. Path to the vineyard."

Jasper breathed out, nodded to Carl and said, "Okay, I will pay special attention."

……

The support squadron made very detailed arrangements. On such a cold snowy night, sixty knights guarded the outside of Grenfell Manor. It wasn't until the next morning that the leading knights of the guard battalion arrived one after another. , Grenfell Manor was not aware of the movement outside until Captain Sauron Aldington led three hundred guard battalion knights to stop in front of the gate outside the manor. Like the Great Enemy, the watchtower behind the gates of the manor was crowded with archers.

The guard battalion dispatched nearly [-] knights from the guard battalion this time, and Karl led the [-] knights in the support group, as the main executor, to enter the manor to search.

Captain Sauron Aldington was wearing a set of exquisitely constructed armor, standing in front of the gate of Grenfell Manor, and beside him were the squadron leaders who rushed over with him. It is said that there are fifteen more in this trip. Law enforcement team magicians, but they haven't appeared yet.

A group of people came out of the manor, headed by a dignified lady, and behind her stood several young men, both men and women, all dressed in gorgeous aristocratic attire, and their appearance was similar to that of this lady. There are some similarities, it should be the children of this noble lady, Suldak guessed that she should be the mistress of Grenfell Manor, and now Baron Grenfell has been secretly controlled in High Lansa City, the manor The person in charge here is naturally Mrs. Grenfell.

"Everyone, it's an extremely disrespectful act for you to break into Grenfell Manor like this!" Madam Grenfell stared at Viscount Sauron and the group of knights behind him with a frosty face, and said sternly.

Viscount Sauron did not speak, but Karl took two steps forward, took out a scroll of parchment in his hand, unfolded it in front of Madam Grenfell, and said, "Madam, we have obtained a search warrant signed by the parliament. , We have evidence to show that there are three bandit gangs lurking in your manor for the robbery of the three noble manors, after the unanimous decision of the Hailansa Council, the guard battalion has the right to search your manor, please cooperate accordingly."

"This is simply a big joke. How could Grenfell Manor hide a bandit group? This is a slander to the Grenfell family. I will write to Duke Newman to expose the unreasonableness of your guard camp in High Lansa City. Take action." Madam Grenfell's face turned pale with anger, but she counterattacked without any weakness.