Unknown Knight

After leaving Sofia's hometown, Pegonde Village, Aix and his party did not return to the Kingdom of Swadia immediately. The remaining four hundred-odd subjects were now extremely short of food and supplies, and he had to find a way to solve the problem.

He didn't have much money on him at the moment, so he wanted to go to the capital of the Rhodok Kingdom, Jelkala, to see if the treasure left by the Japanese pirates was still there. If so, he would dig it out and buy some supplies and food to bring back to the Black Forest.

At the same time, he asked Robin Hood to return to the other subjects first, and then bring some people to the city of Viruga to wait for them. If the purchase volume was large, he could help transport it back to the Black Forest subjects.

It took the group four days to reach the capital of the Rhodok Kingdom, Jelkala. It was a city similar in shape to Suno. The main buildings were made of wood and stone. The business atmosphere here was particularly strong. The streets were bustling with people, and there were two- and three-story buildings on both sides of the streets, which was enough to show its wealth.

There is also a famous silk producing area nearby. The main pillar industry in the city is the textile industry. The most famous velvet in the entire continent is produced here. It is famous for its softness, silkiness and bright luster, and is deeply sought after by all the nobles in the entire continent.

At the same time, velvet was also an important source of income for King Gryphus. With the lucrative profits and related income from olive oil, King Gryphus supported more than 600 elite soldiers, including nearly 150 Rhodok soldiers.

These Rhodok soldiers wore robes with chain mail and iron helmets on their heads. They held broad shields in one hand and straight-bladed military knives or armor-piercing military hammers in the other. They were also equipped with long-handled infantry weapons. Each of them was an elite warrior who had experienced many battles. They were good at battle formations and good at coordination. The shield formation they formed could defeat heavy cavalry, which was incomparable to the shield formation formed by the Nords.

In his original world, Aix was a military enthusiast who was very enthusiastic about military formations and combat. He had always wanted to observe how the Rhodok soldiers formed formations and fought, but he had never had the opportunity.

After entering the city, the group spread out to the streets and alleys. With the help of Aix's map and the Japanese hints from the pirate leader who thought he had information gaps, it only took them half a day to locate the exact location of the treasure.

This was a rather unlucky dead end, with no one else except a few homeless people who used it as a resting place. Led by Liu Tang, Aix and his companions intimidated the people ferociously, and there was no one else in the dead end. Aix first piled the purchased food and the trucks at the entrance of the alley. Five or six trucks blocked the way, making it difficult for outsiders to get in. They also set up a few tents inside to block the view, as if they wanted to use this place as a temporary resting place.

After the preliminary preparations were completed, the group began to search with peace of mind. After a careful check, X finally found the words "Attention, Anbu" under a pile of rotten wood.

Soon, everyone dug out two boxes, one big and one long. With the experience from last time, Aix and others opened the boxes easily and shot out a few kunai, using the same formula as last time, nothing new.

After opening it, there were three small boxes inside the big box. The smallest box was inlaid with several gems. When it was opened, it was filled with gold coins, about a thousand pieces. The other two slightly larger boxes, one was filled with silver coins. Aix roughly estimated that there were about two thousand pieces. The remaining one was filled with jewelry and other items.

In addition, there is also a set of heavy-duty plates, which appear to be made of Wootz steel. Axe has seen this material before. The elite scimitar he used before was made of this material, but it was gray and had a lot of dust accumulated in the gaps. There were also many scratches from various uses on it, making it look very ordinary. However, Axe knew that this armor should be the top defensive armor on this continent.

Axe picked it up and weighed it, estimating that the whole set weighed at least 50-60 kilograms. After comparing the size, he found that this set of armor was suitable for people about 1.6 meters tall at most. Axe looked at Sophia in the distance and thought, wouldn't it be suitable? Besides, the little girl had extraordinary strength, so wearing this armor would feel like wearing a thick cotton coat.

The entire set of Wootz steel plate armor took up two-thirds of the large box, and the rest were some letters and notes. Axe picked them up, opened them and took a quick look, but didn't find anything new for a while, so he had to put them all away and study them later.

The remaining long box was indeed a weapon, just as Axe had guessed, and it was a cartoon-shaped weapon. The blade was 15 centimeters wide, and the handle and blade were about 1.6 meters long. Axe weighed it and found that it weighed at least 20 kilograms.

Axe remembered that the heaviest sword in European history, the "Big Pierre Sword", only weighed fifteen or sixteen pounds, and the blade was fifteen centimeters wide, like a door panel. The broad-bladed two-handed sword that Axe got from Marquis Claes was only eight centimeters wide, and it was quite difficult to use. This fifteen-centimeter-wide sword only appeared in cartoons. No one in reality could wield this sword, so Axe thought it was a cartoon-shaped sword.

He turned around and looked at Sophia in the distance. He felt that only she could afford to use this heavy sword. It turned out that he came to Jelkala City today not to hunt for treasure, but to find equipment for Sophia. First, she was the only one who could afford to wear Wootz steel armor, and now this heavy sword as wide as a door panel, it was a perfect match!

Aix immediately asked the girl to come over, put on the armor, put on the helmet, hold the two-handed giant sword, carry it on her shoulders, and then take two steps, making a roaring sound, and the momentum was like a heavy armored team of a hundred people coming towards them.

Axe asked her how she felt, was it heavy? The girl said it was not very heavy, but the armor was too stuffy, and she couldn't stand the smell of rust inside. Axe immediately promised to find the best incense for her, and replace the lining for her when conditions allowed, so the girl reluctantly agreed to accept this set of her chosen weapon equipment.

Seeing Sophia take off her helmet, Aix wanted to hug her head and give her a few kisses. With this set of equipment, she would be invincible and kill like crazy on the battlefield. With this whole set, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the ceiling of the cold weapon era.

Axe immediately decided in his heart that no matter what, no matter the cost, he would form a deep bond with the girl and keep her by his side forever.

After digging up the treasure, Aix and his party stayed in the city of Jelkala for another day. In addition to purchasing some food supplies, they also bought some weapons and equipment. Aix decided to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Edenyar after returning to the Kingdom of Swadia.

The next day, Aix and his party left the city of Jelkara and spent two days meeting up with the support personnel brought by Robin Hood in the city of Viruga. They stayed there for another day and after buying twelve trucks full of food and supplies, they returned to the Kingdom of Swadia.

It took them another four days to sneak secretly into the Black Forest from the vicinity of Eberron Village. It would have only taken two days to arrive, but the scouts along the way often discovered groups of Nord pirates. Aix and his party had to hide during the day and move at night, traveling secretly. Fortunately, they finally sneaked into the Black Forest safely without encountering any major problems on the way.

Just when he was looking for the temporary habitat of the people led by Amanti, Li Da and others, Aix got another infuriating news from them: the Kingdom of Swadia and the Kingdom of Nord had actually made peace!

It turned out that recently, Desevi had been leading his men disguised as bandits, attacking everywhere in the nearby Black Forest, harassing and attacking the Nord army, killing many looting Nord pirates, making the Nords exhausted and achieving very good results.

The most important operation was a night raid that burned the food and supplies stored by the Nords near the city of Suno, making the Nords' food supply suddenly tight.

When the Nords attacked the Tarbolia territory of Aix, it took a lot of time for the nearby nobles to get the news, and they had time to move all the food and grass stored in the village into the city of Suno, so that the Nords could not find enough food and grass in this area later.

In addition, when they captured Talboliya, old John ordered the burning of the territory's food stores when the city was about to fall. Together with what Desevi burned at night, the Nords now have very little food and supplies left.

So Idenjar took advantage of the fact that defeat was still to be revealed and proposed peace talks to King Harlaus, on the condition that they ceded the occupied Repolet Castle and its affiliated territories, as well as the territory of Talboria in Aix, as a settlement area for the Nords who were immigrating from the northern continent.

In addition to these, Idenjar did not forget Aix, who had caused him a lot of trouble. He specifically explained the reason for the invasion to King Harlaus, saying that the reason they came to invade the Kingdom of Swadia was because of the new Count Aix, who had repeatedly infringed and provoked the interests of the Kingdom of Nord, so they launched this large-scale invasion. An important condition for Idenjar to request a ceasefire was that King Harlaus abolished Aix's noble title and expelled him from the Kingdom of Swadia.

The massive invasion of the Nordic Kingdom was unprecedented in number, which frightened the nobles of the Swadian Kingdom so much that they all retreated and dared not to concentrate their troops to fight, resulting in missed opportunities and heavy losses. King Harlaus was worried about not being able to find a scapegoat for the failure of the war, and when Edenjar proposed it, he readily agreed to the Nord's conditions and pushed Aix out to take the blame.

When Aix heard the news, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted from anger. He immediately wanted to gather his troops to fight Idenyal to the death. Fortunately, his subordinates tried their best to hold him back.

For a while, Aix was "silent and shed tears, ten years of hard work went to waste". He was so angry that he had a splitting headache and fell seriously ill.