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Rubbing his temples, Horn sat up in the gloomy light.

Yesterday was a bit too reckless; he had already started seeing black spots when he shot the third arrow with the Ferdinand bow.

But Horn was still not satisfied; he felt he had plenty of strength left.

With the thought of "Let me see your limit," he endured the dizziness and shot the fourth arrow.

Perhaps he got carried away, but Horn regretted it the moment that arrow left his hand.

In that instant, he felt as if his skull had been lifted off, and a spoonful of scalding hot spicy vinaigrette was poured inside—an indescribable, piercing pain.

Horn even wished he could pick up Cloud-in-Snow and chop his head off.

It was too painful.

He even somewhat understood why those witches went insane.

Sisters, I feel you so much.

This also reminded Horn that his limit was only three arrows; after shooting the fourth, he would have no ability to protect himself and might even risk losing control.

He’d better practice his archery, otherwise, he’d end up shooting at the mountain wall when he was aiming at a tree.

Fortunately, after an afternoon and a night of rest, Horn was finally able to get out of bed.

Getting up, Horn immediately saw Jeanne and Carrie sitting at the table.

The two were at the same table; Jeanne was honestly recognizing the words in "Sir Sifar the Knight," while Carrie was explaining to her the basic grammar and syntax of Franconian.

On this matter, Carrie was not naughty but genuinely patiently teaching Jeanne.

Before, when Carrie said she knew Franconian, Horn thought it was a joke, but she not only knew Franconian but was also proficient in Elvish and Norn.

Seeing Carrie's appearance of sweeping through thousands of troops, he had always thought she was a physically oriented witch.

But Cici told him that the essence of physically oriented witches was to cast spells on themselves, which would inevitably carry magical aura.

But she didn't have one. Judging from the effect of her using the orichalcum rod, she was likely a mentally oriented witch.

Shouldn’t mentally oriented witches bewitch all living beings like Joan?

How could this bratty, blockhead have that kind of aura?

Horn would be more inclined to believe that Cici was mentally oriented.

According to Cici, Carrie turned into a child's mindset after being doused with holy water, instead of directly going crazy or becoming stupid, which was likely due to her powerful mental magic protecting herself.

As for Carrie's sweeping combat power, it was really possible that it was just her innate strength.

Not disturbing the two who were studying seriously, Horn endured the headache and tiptoed out of the small room.

In the faint morning light, the citizens of the Papal State had already begun their labor and packing, and under the drive of the elders, they walked neatly towards the food sheds.

Horn was afraid of triggering his headache, so he could only slowly stretch.

After greeting the citizens who were saying hello from the hillside, Horn turned and went to the hall of the abandoned castle.

"Your Majesty, are you feeling better?"

"There was no sun just now; the sun came out as soon as His Majesty arrived."

"Holy Grandson Your Majesty, come sit in my chair; all four legs are intact."

The cardinals immediately rose to greet him, but Horn was unpretentious and sat down casually.

"Haha, so everyone has talked so much; what are you all talking about?"

Cici pointed to the map on the table: "Your Majesty, it's good that you're here; we are discussing how to traverse the most difficult part of the Blood and Sweat Road."

The Blood and Sweat Road was actually the official road established by the El Empire in the Thousand River Valley a thousand years ago.

In that era, the El Empire was truly a behemoth spanning two continents.

The central regions like the Thousand River Valley were basically in a colonial position at that time, sending a governor every year to build a city and collect tributes and commercial taxes in the vicinity.

But the El people still built at least one military road inside the Thousand River Valley to suppress possible rebellions.

The Blood and Sweat Road was part of the military road back then.

The Blood and Sweat Road was once both a troop transport road and an important commercial route in this area.

It traversed from Upper River County and could directly reach Duke Cush's Jeanneburg, which was the land transport center of Langsand County, and continuing south could reach the Ibe River.

This long road could connect the two rivers that cross the Thousand River Valley.

But due to earthquakes and floods over the centuries, as well as wars and soil erosion, the original prosperous land became a monster forest and swamp.

By the time the Leia Kingdom, which took over this area, tried to salvage it, it was too late.

"Why, how could it be too late?" Horn said, frowning.

Cici sighed: "First, the changes in terrain cannot be reversed; half of the original military road is submerged in the mud of the swamp.

Second, the forest there has been occupied by beastmen, monsters, and giant spiders. During the Hundred Years' War, the beastmen even invaded the Highland Mountains and came down the mountain to harass us from time to time."

"There's also one point," Jeshka interjected, "The terrain here is complex, and it's not Leia's territory. The kingdom already has vast and fertile plains and farmland, so why bother working hard in this area to no avail?"

"And the difficulty for the kingdom to clear this area is the difficulty for us to pass through this area."

Cici picked up a charcoal pencil and began to draw and explain on the map.

In this area, it is divided into three parts, totaling 300 miles in length.

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Among them, there are about 150 miles of walkable plain routes. This part is inhabited by a large number of beastmen and savages.

The beastmen are semi-native residents, and as for the savages, they are descendants of bandits who were driven into the forest back then.

They formed tribes and were very exclusive to outsiders.

"But according to the notes of the Homer mercenary group back then, it's not too big of a problem," Cici said with a smile, "If they were very good at fighting, they wouldn't hide in this barren land.

However, according to the notes, these people are fearless, which caused the mercenary group to lose 68 professional mercenaries, so we still can't take it lightly."

Horn then took out a small notebook and began to silently record.

The second thing Cici talked about was the damaged road section of about 50 miles that was submerged in the swamp.

"This area is the most difficult area of this journey; if you are not careful, you will fall into the swamp and suffocate to death," Cici said seriously, "We have prepared sheepskin rafts to take this road, but this is not the most terrible thing."

From here on, all kinds of vicious monsters will emerge, the most terrible of which is a large monster covered in hair.

These monsters are extremely bloodthirsty and will frantically attack humans and try to drag them into their lairs.

Underneath are mud pits that you will fall into if you are not careful, and beside you are monsters that attack day and night. The Homer mercenaries lost nearly half of their casualties here.

But this is slightly better for Horn and his group, after all, monsters do not wear armor, and unarmored and leather-armored units are simply live targets for Jeanne.

Moreover, witches can to some extent immunize and suppress monsters. According to some wizards, monsters are a kind of witch familiars.

The third part is the Wild Spider Forest area, which has emerged in the last two hundred years.

"The Wild Spider Forest is a relatively simple area on this journey.

This area is surrounded by thick fog all year round, making it difficult to see the road, and there will be giant spiders and dense cave spiders.

But fortunately, the giant spiders usually only stay in their own territory and rarely go out, only poisonous spiders will attack people.

We have witches, specially prepared medicinal materials, and the Homer mercenary group's map proving the route that does not pass through the giant spider's territory. As long as your luck is not too bad, passing through here should not be a big problem."

Listening to the cardinals discussing in a clamorous manner, Horn was also silently estimating in his heart.

According to Cici's explanation, the biggest threat to Horn and others is not the monsters, but the natural environment.

As long as they can avoid those pursuing kingdom infantry and mercenaries, the Blood and Sweat Road is not particularly difficult to walk.

The fact that the group of kingdom infantry had not appeared made Horn feel vaguely uneasy.

"How far are we from the Black Bone Swamp?" Horn interrupted Cici's speech.

"Probably, about 55 miles."

"That's 405 miles from Jeanneburg," Horn stood up, "It's almost time, let's set off.

I'll give you one day to consider the specific travel arrangements for the Blood and Sweat Road.

In the evening, we will hold another imperial council and elders' meeting.

Today is October 9th, and there is still a long way to go."

ps Sorry, there are only two chapters tonight. I'll see if I can update more this weekend.