The Sun King's Evidence

The next day, everyone in the caravan got up very late. In the morning, a heavy fog arose in the forest. The white hazy fog almost enveloped the entire Hordaland Mountains, making it difficult to see even one's fingers. In this case, the caravan Not daring to set off rashly, everyone was ready and waiting where they were.

"With this thick fog, Mr. Mats, are you really planning to go into the mountains? It's too dangerous." Bilge's dry voice came, sounding emotionless.

"No, no, no, Mr. Birger, you only know one but not the other. I have traveled on Nord's trade routes many times. The fog in the morning means that the sun will definitely rise in the morning, so today's journey It will be easier." Oliver said disapprovingly, his face full of confidence.

It was true as the imperial merchants said. As time went by, the thick fog gradually dissipated. The sun rose from the east. The bright sunshine fell on everyone and warmed everyone's hearts. They had not seen it for several days. The sun is up.

"Long live the God of the Morning!"

"Praise be to the God of the Morning!"

"Great! The sun is out!"

Everyone in the caravan cheered loudly. Oliver twirled his beard slightly when he saw this, and couldn't help but feel a little proud on his face. This was his experience of doing business between Nord and the Empire for many years: "Time is money, my friends, Get ready to go.”

The sound of carriages and horse hooves sounded on the mountain road. This once prosperous trade road would not be abandoned for a long time. The road was overgrown with weeds, and the previous road could be vaguely seen. The sightlines on both sides of the mountain road were very wide. Ryan noticed There was a collapsed guard post on the roadside, so he patted his horse and went to check.

"Mr. Ryan?" The half-elf also came up. Estelle also changed into a full set of lightweight leather armor today. Elves have never been good at wrist strength and physical strength, especially the wood elves who have integrated into the forest. After changing into leather armor, Convenient for walking on mountain trails.

Gray Blade Birger also appeared, and he said in a hoarse voice: "We have been here before, and we didn't find anything else except some weapons."

"Are you saying that this sentry was actively abandoned?" Ryan touched his chin.

"Look at this, Mr. Lane." Bilger led two people to the inside of the guard tower. Sure enough, the noose and bearing used to open the door showed no signs of damage: "The original evacuation of the troops here was very orderly. This place should be It was given up voluntarily."

"Why was this place abandoned? Does Mr. Lane have any clue?" The half-elf easily turned over the wall and asked Lane.

"This." Ryan nodded first, then shook his head: "I don't know the reason, but I guess it has something to do with that."

"that matter?"

"A mission knight caused trouble." Ryan signaled that there was nothing to see here, and the three people came out of the guard tower.

"Tch, it's those bad guys with water in their heads again. I really don't understand why their ladies always let these beasts out to bite people?" Birger's hoarse voice contained deep resentment.

"We have climbed mountains, we have crossed rivers, we have plunged into the deepest underground, we have destroyed the most terrifying monsters. How can we get your approval, my lady?"

——Gasco, Knight of the Mission of Britannia

As a kingdom of knights, Britannia is famous throughout the continent, but because of this, in the kingdom of knights, the titles of knights are slightly different from those in the empire and the kingdom of Nord.

In Britannia, there are some relatively special circumstances. Ever since the first knight king Arthur drank from the Holy Grail of the Lady of the Lake and gained unparalleled power, the knights of Britannia have regarded the Holy Grail as their own. After a lifetime of pursuit, powerful kingdom knights will advance to mission knights (also known as expedition knights). Mission knights begin to be blessed by the fairy in the lake, and they are far more powerful than ordinary knights.

The mission knight can choose to abandon everything he owns and embark on the path of the Holy Grail. The Fairy of the Lake will give the mission knight an oracle mission to embark on the path of the Holy Grail in the next few months or even years. The mission of the road: the knight will give up all his worldly possessions and titles, and concentrate on completing the Holy Grail trial of the Lady of the Lake. The knight's life will be filled with trials and sufferings, constantly testing his spirit, body, and even soul.

In the endless suffering and challenges, most of the mission knights will fail and return. Many people will even leave this world with the eternal yearning for the Holy Grail. Only a very small number of mission knights will succeed. After successfully completing the Holy Grail mission of the Lady of the Lake, the incarnation of the god will descend in front of them, and the knights will drink from the god's Holy Grail. The physique and life of these knights will be permanently changed by the blessing of the holy water. They will become the legendary Holy Grail Knights, and gain a long life and extremely powerful power that can outlast others. These Holy Grail Knights, full of knightly virtues and blessings from the gods, are the most powerful knights on the entire continent, and they are also the people of Britannia. The Kingdom of Knights remains the core force that still stands strong and frightens one party.

The charge of the Holy Grail Knights is the most terrifying scene that people in this world fear. Even angels and devils, and even the most powerful Chaos Champions in Chaos, will be torn apart like rags in front of these Holy Grail Knights. One hundred and fifty years ago, the story of these Holy Grail Knights breaking through the Chaos Army's formation is still being told today. The existence of the Holy Grail Knights made all countries on the continent fearful. When other forces declared war on Britannia, At any time, you must first consider whether your army can withstand the charge of these knights.

But for this reason, people like the mission knights are the most resented and rejected by the mercenaries. There is no other reason. These mission knights are always competing for the mercenaries' jobs. In order to attract the attention of the fairy in the lake, the mission knights They always try their best to show their "compassion" and "chivalrous spirit" to face the requests of the villagers and lords. The rewards required by these mission knights are very low, very, very low, and they often can Complete the mission very well, because those miscellaneous monsters that ordinary mercenaries can deal with are too weak for the mission knight.

There is nothing wrong with this, but in the words of Ryan's previous life, what the mission knights do is called "disrupting the market order." The existence of these mission knights often squeezes the living space of mercenaries, cunning villagers and lords They always take the opportunity to lower the price. In many cases, the mercenaries can only accept prices much lower than the normal price, and they are also complained that they are greedy vampires.

"I don't know the specifics." Ryan shook his head: "I heard that there was a mission knight from the south who went into the mountains and did something unknown. Later, due to the rampage of monsters, this trade route was abandoned. That The mission knight is also missing.”

"Hmph! Those beasts were definitely responsible for this." Birger shook his head and walked away alone.

Ryan and Estelle looked at each other, and the half-elf shrugged, expressing his helplessness. It was certain that the mercenaries hated the mission knights. Now that this place has been explored, it was time to retreat.

After riding on the horse, Ryan started the conversation: "Mr. Estelle, you are from the San Lorenzo Forest. How much do you know about those mission knights?"

"I don't know much." Estelle also got on the horse. Compared with the cumbersome humans, Estelle hugged the horse's neck and jumped lightly with her whole body to sit firmly on the saddle: "I only know that the forest is not welcoming. These duty knights, sometimes in order to show themselves to their ladies, they even plan to release the sealed evil beings and defeat them."

"Perhaps this is the required lesson that the Lady of the Lake wants these knights to learn." Ryan smiled.

It is normal for mission knights to charge a small price. If you want to embark on the road to the Holy Grail, you must at least become a kingdom knight first. Then these mission knights have no financial pressure in an absolute sense. Ryan has seen a man carrying fifty Legend-level mission knights who carry kilograms of dry food and wear full armor are strolling in the wild like normal people. All they do is to attract the attention of the Lake Fairy and complete the Holy Grail mission, so the money they receive is only symbolic. It's just a small charge for armor maintenance and food. This extremely low cost is something that mercenaries simply can't do.

Carrying fifty kilograms of dry food is actually nothing. Legendary strong men eat a lot, two or three times more than normal people. When traveling through some uninhabited areas and mountains, Ryan can carry a hundred kilograms of food, let alone fifty kilograms. Until he spent a lot of money and relied on favors to get a space ring from the Gloria Council.

Having said this, Ryan turned his attention back to the team.

"Ms. Trowick, what's this gun of yours?" Oliver was talking to the sorceress. The businessman was envious of the gun in Theresa's hand. Theresa was in a good mood today. She was not sitting in the car. Choose to ride a horse instead.

"This is purchased by us from Gloria and the dwarves over the Roof of the World Mountains." Theresa was wearing a brown leather jacket with a thick velvet collar today, a white shirt and scarf underneath, and a sea-blue gemstone necklace from her swan. A pair of long legs wearing tight black leather pants and high-heeled boots attracted the attention of many men in the caravan.

"Oh, that's great~ I've always wanted a gun like this, but I couldn't find a way~" Oliver touched the back of his head with a very humble attitude: "It's always safer to have firearms on the road, isn't it? "

"Maybe." Rost was still wearing the same clothes as before, and the leather armor on the barbarians always exuded a fishy smell: "I still think that these firearms may play some role in siege, but in field battles When the time comes, our own weapons will still work, right?"

"..." The sorceress was in a good mood. She didn't argue with Rost. She had been out on adventures for a long time. What she didn't expect was that she encountered so many troubles. More than ten days passed without any results. If I hadn't gained a lot during the journey... I would be in a good state now.

Seeing that the sorceress didn't reply, Oliver immediately swallowed the next words. He originally planned to ask the sorceress if there was any way to sell him a few, and he was willing to pay a high price.

The dwarf gun is a standard decoration of the upper class and is particularly popular in the empire. Oliver can't ask for it, but compared to this, the empire businessman knows that he has no reason to arouse the anger of a legendary spellcaster.

Because they were traveling in the forest, the speed of the caravan was not very fast. Ryan was riding on the horse and leisurely read words that were half-understandable: "So, if the mountains are not high, the forest will be slow, and if the water is not deep, the river will be …”

"Why have I never heard this proverb?" Teresa pulled the reins, and the horse came to Ryan's side and turned to look at him.

"...Forget it, it's not important. Look, we are about to leave the forest." Ryan spread his hands.

Yes, after a whole morning of trekking, everyone finally walked out of the forest. Although it was the middle of winter, the warm sunshine had already shone on the earth from the top of the mountain. After walking out of the forest, half of the mountainside was covered with meadows. As far as the eye could see, they looked yellow and withered. Colorful meadows and white ice and snow almost constitute the scenery of the entire mountain range. Layers of mist permeate the valleys, just like the vast ocean.

It's the sea of ​​clouds.

"It's so beautiful." Ryan rode on the horse and reached out to caress his horse's pine cone: "Do you like it?"

"In the Sky Castle, I see this kind of scenery every day." Who knew that the sorceress didn't appreciate him at all. Ryan could only laugh when he heard this. The Sky Castle, the headquarters of the Gloria Council, is located on a thousand-meter mountain on the edge of the Roof Mountains of the World. , but you can really see the sea of ​​clouds every day, there is nothing surprising about it.

"Sky Castle, that is such a beautiful place." The half-elf interjected, brushing his long hair: "I once dreamed of walking to Sky Castle alone..."

"Impossible! To walk to the Sky Dome Castle alone, you need to prepare at least a complete set of cold-proof equipment and one person to carry twenty kilograms of food, as well as something to make a fire and a tent." Ryan complained: "Two years ago, I went to the Sky Dome Castle alone. , but one person carried more than one hundred kilograms of things up the mountain, walked fifty miles a day, and took seven days to arrive. There were numerous battles on the way, and one person killed three ice trolls, spiders, salamanders, ice lizards, There are countless bears and wolves.”

Yes, the road to Sky Castle is so dangerous. This castle on the edge of the world has no supplies except snow and grass along the way, and there are countless ferocious beasts. Therefore, adventurers call this road the "Road of Glory" .

It’s not that it’s an honor to walk this path, but the chance of being “honored” by taking this path is very high.

"Have you ever been to Sky Castle?" The sorceress calmed down, and there was a bright light in her eyes: "I didn't even know about this."

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