Chapter 48: The Robbers
The caravan was finally on its way, and the guards mounted their horses, vigilantly watching the four blows, while the women who accompanied the caravan climbed into the wagon with the goods, carrying pots and basins in their hands...... They can be used as armor and weapons at critical times.
In a two-row, four-horse carriage at the front, Merlin and Krupp sat facing each other in the carriage...... At first, Merlin didn't care, and Krupp seemed to be honestly afraid, and it wasn't until a few days later that he slowly became normal.
"Do you travel often between Manshu and Borivia?" asked Merlin.
"We go back and forth at least twice a year. Krupp's answer was similar to that of the coachman.
"Always so dangerous?" Merlin frowned.
"Generally not. ”
Seeing that Merlin was a little puzzled, Krupp further explained: "When we cross the border, we have to give additional 'transit fees' to the armies on both sides, usually in this case, they will ensure our safety, and some bandit groups with fixed nests are afraid of the army's retaliation, and generally will not loot us." However, for fear of encountering wandering bandits, those guys are unruly, especially kobolds and goblins, who not only loot property, but also store people as food. ”
And this kind of thing?
Merlin felt that she had gained a lot of knowledge. It's no wonder that wizards advocate traveling life, and it is really no less than reading thousands of books to travel thousands of miles.
Another six days passed, and there were no incidents, but Merlin could sense that there were still a large number of armed men around on a few occasions, but after they spied from a distance, they quietly left without disturbing the caravan.
Entering a forest ahead, the caravan men breathed a clear sigh of relief...... At this time, the heat is rolling outside, and it is relatively comfortable to walk in the shade of the trees.
Merlin opened her eyes, picked up the water bag and poured her saliva, asking, "Where are you now?"
"One week to be able to get to Borivia. Krupp replied.
How long will it take?
Merlin frowned slightly.
However, there is no way to do it, if she has a flying spell or a magic wizard, it will be beautiful, even the most rudimentary magic carpet can fly faster than a carriage. It's just that one thing costs tens of thousands of magic stones, even if she can afford it, I'm afraid that it won't take two days before someone will rob the treasure and destroy it.
Suddenly, she sniffled...... A faint smell of blood entered her nose, and Merlin subconsciously grabbed the Alyus bow beside her.
"It smells of blood!" Merlin commanded in a deep voice, "Mr. Krupp, let the people behind stop, and all the guards are ready to fight!"
Krupp's face also changed at this time...... He knew that the other party was a wizard, and when he set out, Boledo had told him to listen to Merlin's advice. Although he was fat, he was very agile, opened the window first, waved a handkerchief in his hand - this was a signal to stop the car behind him, and then ordered the driver to stop, opened the curtain and jumped down.
The caravan soon stopped, and some uneasy whispers could be heard in the procession, and some people began to look around.
"Sir, what's the matter?" asked the captain of the guard, Tong Ge, as he urged his horse to Krupp.
"There may be a situation ahead, send someone over to check it immediately. Merlin also stepped out of the car and pointed in the direction where the smell of blood was strongest.
The three guards searched forward, and in a short time there were results...... At the location where they found, there were several large pools of blood, although they had been covered by the dirt, but if you looked closely, you would still find it, especially since the smell of blood had not completely dissipated.
On the side of the road, there are also dots of blood, as well as traces of dragging, a group of people took out their weapons, followed the traces into a bush, only to see dozens of corpses piled up in the jungle, probably some time, some scavenging birds are not afraid of people, on the one hand vigilantly look at them, on the other side do not look at food, three jackal-like animals are tearing a thigh, ignoring Mei Lin and the others.
"What should we do, Mr. Krupp?" asked Merlene.
For things that she is not good at, leave it to people who are good at solving them, this is the knowledge she got from books.
"This is the convoy of Ruijin Commercial Bank, and it seems that if not the whole team is killed, it is almost the same. ”
Krupp frowned: "There is no way now, I can only bet that those robbers will return to their lair and get dirty after they have made a profit." ”
Krupp's wishes were clearly frustrated.
About half an hour later, there was news of the presence of bandits, and worst of all, the bandits had discovered the caravan...... And those robbers were besieging a small convoy at this time, and when they saw that another deal came to the door, they immediately sent a team of nearly a hundred people to chase the escorts who were exploring the way.
"It's still a relatively large group of thieves!" Krupp's face wrinkled with bitterness.
He quickly dragged a box from under the saddle, took out a set of silver chain mail and draped himself neatly in it, then picked up a two-handed sword and rushed out of the car, ordering the guards to prepare for battle.
The attacking bandits were all cavalry, and the caravans, in addition to escorting the horses, the main goods were in the carriages, where could the robbers run?
"Kill~" The robbers brandished their sabers and roared loudly towards the caravan.
"Fight!!Prepare for battle!!" Captain Mobik shouted, drawing his sword at his waist.
In the sound of clanging, all the team members raised their guns and drew their swords, and waited for the battle.
"Miss Catherine, this ......" Krupp did not look like a warrior in armor, and the horror in his eyes betrayed that he was still a merchant at heart.
"No big deal. Merlin said lightly.
In her hands, there are two stinky cloud elixirs, as long as there are no too strong samurai in the opposing team...... After the accident in Manshu City, Mei Lin no longer wants to underestimate these gangsters, and perhaps one or two high-level powerhouses are willing to fall and become their lackeys and accomplices.
The sound of horses' hooves grew louder and louder, like drums, rolling up the dust, and through the thin dust, it was clear that the fierce and brutal faces of the robbers could be clearly seen.
Now is the time!
Mei Lin's eyes froze, and she quickly stepped forward and raised her hand to throw a light wind with force...... It's not a spell, it's just the use of energy, and it's not lethal at all.
Bang!
Two soft sounds were heard, and the test tube of the potion burst with a bang, and the medicine inside suddenly turned into gas and rose, turning into two black clouds, which floated towards the thieves under the blowing of a breeze.
The sudden change caused the bandits' charging team to suddenly become chaotic, and under this high-speed impact, the whole team was in chaos, and the black cloud drifted towards the most dense place of the robbers, and where they passed, people turned on their backs, coughing, screaming, and calling for help...... All kinds of voices sounded together, and basically the strong people who inhaled the stinky cloud elixir tended to have zero combat effectiveness.
"Kill!" Mobick was a veteran, he didn't expect Merlin to solve most of the robbers in such an unexpected way, and immediately raised his sword and shouted, killing the robbers who fell to the ground.