Unknown Knight

At dawn the next day, Aix and his party left Wocheze City. This time, the caravan came to Wocheze City and gained a lot. Not only did they buy various goods at low prices, but they also picked up a big house for free. Aix felt that Wocheze City was his blessed land. It seemed that he would come here more often in the future. However, Miss Gangde's attitude was unclear. He didn't know whether she received the ruby ​​gold rose necklace given last night, and he didn't know whether this gift could repair the relationship between the two.

After walking for about 10 miles, they suddenly saw a rider chasing after the caravan. It was a female warrior carrying a shield. Aix had an impression of her. He had seen her in the backyard of the Iaya City Lord's Mansion. But because the woman had a fierce look on her face and a scary cross scar on her cheek, Aix was deeply impressed.

She came closer and asked Aix in a questioning tone:

"Did our city lord fail to greet you well, causing you to leave in such a hurry so early?"

"No, no, it's just because someone in the territory sent an urgent letter that I need to rush back to deal with it. That's why I'm in a hurry to go back. I'm afraid that it will disturb the rest of the people in the mansion in the morning, so I left without saying goodbye. I hope the young lady will go back and tell him the truth." This was a woman that Aix felt he couldn't afford to offend, so he had to explain in a gentle voice with a pleasant face.

"Hmph, thanks to my young lady for her kindness, you can take care of yourself." After saying that, he threw a package over, turned around and rode away.

Aix opened the package, which contained a letter and a bag of herbs. He opened the envelope and saw lines of elegant words:

'Swindler, you said you had a headache last night and ran away early this morning. Are you avoiding me? Can't the fresh sea breeze in the car make you stay a little longer?

I really like the rose necklace you gave me last night. In just over a month, the roses in the garden will bloom. They will be very beautiful. I hope you can come and see them.

If you drink too much sweet wormwood, you will have a headache when the wind blows. In order to show off your ability, you drink so much. You can boil and take this bag of kudzu flowers every morning and evening to relieve the symptoms.

The maids said you stole the bed sheets from the guest room. You thief, keep the bed sheets well. If they are gone, I will kill you.

That's it, it's too late, Nia can't catch up with you.

A small piece of cheese that was bitten by a dog'

Axe was overwhelmed by the letter, which was full of resentment from a little woman. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "But what on earth is this "little cheese bitten by a dog"? Is the dog talking about me?" Axe was speechless.

This letter made him uneasy the whole morning, but the news brought by the scouts ahead in the afternoon forced him to cheer up and temporarily put aside his romantic feelings.

A village ahead was being looted by Nord soldiers. This was the border between the Nord Kingdom and the Vaegir Kingdom. It seemed that the army of the Ragnar Kingdom had begun to use war to promote peace. Aix had no choice but to stop the caravan and hide in a forest, waiting for the chaotic soldiers to leave before moving forward.

Seeing the black flames coming out of the burning houses in the distance, Aix still felt a little guilty. But on the other hand, if he hadn't given advice, would the Nord Kingdom not have attacked the Vaegir Kingdom? No, more people might have died in the war, including this war to promote peace. If the two countries can reach a reconciliation, at least the current war can be ended, giving the people of the two countries 1 or 2 years of breathing time.

"I hope we can reach an armistice negotiation soon!" Aix thought.

After the rebel soldiers left, Aix ordered the caravan to speed up their journey. It was not until late at night, when they had left the area of ​​Fort Jerbo, that he let everyone form a formation and rest.

After another three days of traveling, the caravan arrived at the city of Kulau. The defenders here must have received news of the Nord Kingdom's renewed attack. A long line formed at the city gate and the inspection was very thorough. From time to time, small teams of scouts passed by for patrol.

After queuing from noon to night, Aix and his party finally entered the city. Several core members were originally against coming to Kulau City, but Aix insisted on coming, mainly because he wanted to take advantage of the war in the Kingdom of Vigia to see if he could recruit a few blacksmiths and buy some iron materials, tools and so on.

To his surprise, this gamble was a success. Due to wars in both the north and the south, not many foreign caravans dared to buy the iron blocks and iron tools that were produced in abundance locally. The army gathered in the nearby Fort Loma consumed a large amount of food in the city of Kulau, causing the food, apples, vegetables, cheese, smoked fish and other goods purchased by the Aix caravan to be snapped up at more than three times the usual price. However, the iron blocks and tools that Aix wanted to buy were half the price than usual. As a result, his profit this time increased by at least 3 to 4 times.

Moreover, the blacksmiths who were usually difficult to recruit were also found. A blacksmith shop could not continue to operate, so it sold its three blacksmith masters and five apprentices together. It only cost 3 silver coins in total. After some negotiations, Manide successfully bought it for 5 silver coins. Aix left a reliable caravan partner to take charge of the blacksmith shop, and left a blacksmith master and two apprentices. He did not require the blacksmith shop to make too much money, but just maintain it. The main task for them was to buy local iron blocks and tools when the production price was low.

This trip to Kulau can be described in eight words: great value for money, and what you expect is worth it. Aix had no idea before, but this time he finally experienced the feeling of making a fortune from war, which really proved the saying that the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

What he didn't know was that the profits were huge indeed, but being able to take them away was the real skill. Before the caravan even left the city, the news of their huge profits reached the ears of Rodelaboye, the lord of Kulau City.

This Rodelaboye has been in bad luck recently. In the last field battle with the Kugit army outside the city of Kudan, his troops suffered heavy losses with nearly two-fifths of them killed or wounded. In the past two days, King Yarogelk almost punished him for failing to collect food and fodder.

Aix, who brought so much food and supplies into the city, suddenly came into his sight. With red eyes, he looked like a gambler who had lost a lot of money at the gambling table and was eager to make up for it. The noble flag with rising dragon pattern that Aix raised did not scare him too much. The unfamiliar flag made him think it was that inconspicuous little noble, and he let go of his last bit of scruples.

The next day, just after Aix and his party had walked less than 20 miles out of the city, the scouts behind them came to report that a team of more than 50 people was marching towards the direction of Kulau City without any flags.

There was only one person in the vicinity who had a force of more than 50 people, and that was Rodelaboye, the lord of Kulau City. It was very suspicious that they didn't raise a flag. Aix knew the purpose of this team without even thinking about it. Alarm bells rang in his heart. He looked around and found a small mound only 5 or 6 meters high nearby. He asked everyone to push the trucks onto the mound. The square formation of 3*3 vehicles just occupied the flat ground on the top of the mound. Aix also asked more than 10 people with good riding skills, led by Fatis, to ride the travel horses in the caravan to cruise around the formation to provide support, and the rest of the people and horses all entered the formation.

Just after the arrangements were completed, thick smoke was seen from the rear. About 20 cavalrymen came galloping ahead. These cavalrymen were all armored. When they saw the chariot formation, they did not attack immediately, but tried to eliminate the more than 10 cavalrymen led by Fatis. Fatis did not do as they wished and circled the mound with them. As long as they got close to the chariot formation, they would use bows and crossbows to support them. After circling around, two of their cavalrymen were shot down, so they had to withdraw their troops and gathered nearby, staring at the caravan hungrily.

When the 30-odd infantrymen behind them arrived, they immediately surrounded the mound without stopping. Rodelaboye, who was mixed in the cavalry, was in trouble. He had previously thought that with just 20 elite cavalrymen, he could break through the caravan's armed forces with just one charge. The light infantry following behind were used by him to carry the caravan's goods. He did not expect that the caravan had already set up a battle formation in advance. The reaction speed was amazing, and the battle formation always felt very unusual. It looked like a tough nut to crack. For a moment, he did not dare to order his troops to attack easily, and actually hesitated in front of the chariot formation.

After about five minutes, seeing no movement from the other side, Aix was afraid that the night would be too long and he asked tentatively:

"Who are you on the other side? Do you know that this is Rodelaboye's territory and robbing a caravan is against the law?"

As soon as Aix mentioned Rodelaboye, the other camp burst into laughter. Hearing the laughter, Aix knew that something was wrong. The other side was undoubtedly Rodelaboye's troops.

Seeing that the other party was attacking him, Rodelaboye suddenly came up with an idea, so he rode forward and said:

"I am Rodelaboye, the lord of Kulau City. I have received intelligence that there are Nord spies in your caravan. Now I order you to lay down your weapons and accept our inspection."

Seeing that the other party was no longer pretending, Aix wanted to use his power to test his intelligence, so he asked Bandak to shoot an arrow in front of Rodlaboye's horse with a crossbow, and then he also showed his name and said:

"Hello, Lord Rodella. It's an honor for us to meet on such an occasion. I am Earl Aix, the lord of Tarbolia in the Kingdom of Swadia. My caravan carries only legal goods, and all members are legal citizens of the Kingdom of Swadia. There are no spies as you said."

"It is not up to you to decide whether there are spies or not. Our country is currently at war with the Kingdom of Nord, so I have no choice but to conduct a search. Please cooperate with me."

Knowing that this guy would not give up, Aix did not want to break up with him, so after a moment of hesitation, he had to compromise:

"It's not impossible to inspect, but you brought so many people with you, and they are so aggressive. No one dares to put down their weapons for inspection. Our caravan is not very big. If you insist on inspecting, five people will be enough. In addition, no weapons are allowed. I swear in the name of the nobility that I will never interfere with your inspection of your personnel. I will make sure that your personnel are thoroughly and carefully inspected. What do you think, Lord Rodella?"

"Hmph, then there's no room for negotiation! Go ahead! Kill any who resist!" Rodelaboye saw Aix making a long-winded request and thought he was timid. He couldn't help but look down on him, wondering how much combat power a caravan's armed forces could have. At best, they were just a group of guys with weapons.

When Aix saw that the other party had no room for negotiation and their posture seemed to be out to kill, what else was there to say? He waved his hand and more than 20 crossbows fired at the same time. After three rounds of shooting, how could this group of Viggia soldiers, who were mainly light infantry, be a match for the well-trained crossbowmen of the caravan? What's more, some of them didn't even have shields, so they collapsed before the attack and fled backwards in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Aix waved his hand to stop shooting. He didn't want to make things too drastic and let the Vigia soldiers on the opposite side flee out of range, leaving only three corpses and two dead horses on the ground.

Seeing his soldiers so useless, Rodelaboye was extremely ashamed and angry. He rode his horse and whipped the fleeing soldiers with his whip. Finally, he pointed the whip and shouted at Aix:

"Just wait for me, thief! I will send some troops back to the city to kill all of you!"

Aix was no longer polite to him and said to him nonchalantly:

"Sir Rodela, you have to understand that it was you who attacked us indiscriminately. I am the lord of the Kingdom of Swadia, and I also have another identity, that is, the agent of King Harlaus' national olive oil business. The goods you want to confiscate are the property of His Royal Highness King Harlaus. If you rob our caravan today, it means declaring war on His Royal Highness King Harlaus and the Kingdom of Swadia. This earl can assure you that within half a month, the army of the Kingdom of Swadia will surround your city of Kulau. Think about the pros and cons, sir. Do you want the Kingdom of Vigia to be trapped in a siege war with the three kingdoms? I believe that by then, His Royal Highness King Yarogerk will definitely use your head to apologize to His Royal Highness King Harlaus."

These words made Rodelaboye sweat profusely. Seeing that he was still hesitant and did not send anyone back to the city for reinforcements, Aix knew that he had convinced him, so he took the national olive oil franchise certificate, wrapped it on an arrow, and had someone shoot it in front of his horse, and then said:

"Tied to this arrow is the charter issued to me personally by His Highness Harlaus. Your Excellency can verify whether the seal on it is authentic."