Outside the south gate of the Northern Fortress.

At this time, one carriage after another was being registered into the city in an orderly manner under the command of the guards at the gates, and each carriage was loaded with all sorts of goods, from the good wine that the dwarves had ordered from Joseph, to the tools demanded by the blacksmiths, and other miscellaneous means of subsistence, and further away there were wagons full of cowering slaves to be inspected and distributed.

Joseph, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Duchy of the North, was riding his tall horse up and down the caravans with a somewhat smug smile, and the cement sales to Itas could be said to have been an unprecedented success.

The benefits he earned this time and the contracts he signed felt that even in his old age, he would be able to brag to others, and he would not look shabby after decades.

Thinking of this, he touched the parchment contract that he had hidden in his underwear, this thin little lambskin was not only a proof of his merits, but also meant countless golden wealth.

After inspecting and counting his wares twice, he saw very clearly on horseback that the carriage with Vlavich's personal insignia was galloping from one side of the country, and at the same time saw the familiar face of Vlavich's able old butler.

Although he was interested in why the Home Secretary had the leisure to wander around the countryside early in the morning, he preferred to share the fruits of the trip with his colleagues.

Seeing that the carriage was getting closer and closer to him, Joseph also mounted his horse and stepped forward to meet him, laughing and shouting, "Dear Vlavic, guess what a deal I have done this time? ”

However, his enthusiasm did not receive the desired reply, and after the carriage stopped, Vlavich walked down from it with a melancholy countenance.

"What's the matter, Vlavic, what's going on?"

Joseph has absolute trust and confidence in his calm and reliable old colleague, and when he sees him with such an expression, his own mood can't help but be low, and he has some bad premonitions.

"The lord and Lenia took a small group of people to the depths of the Dark Mountains to rescue Her Highness the Holy Maiden in distress, you know?"

"Huh?"

There was still a certain lag in the connection between Joseph, who was a layman, and the northern fortress, and he didn't know what had happened a few days ago, so he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that his lord had actually run into the depths of the Dark Mountains.

He turned over and jumped off his horse, and asked with a somewhat bad face, "If you say such things to me with such an expression like this, it can't be that the lord is in any danger, right?"

"Now there are just a few possibilities. ”

Vlavich pushed his reading glasses and invited his colleagues to join him in the small space on the carriage to continue the discussion.

Joseph took one look at him, and then took the lead in lifting the curtain of the carriage and getting in.

"How can you agree to the lord doing such a dangerous thing?" Joseph couldn't help but curse as soon as he sat down, "Shouldn't the archbishop and the patriarch do such a thing as rescuing the Holy Maiden!"

"You calm down first, now what we have to do is to fix what has happened. ”

Looking at Joseph, who was a little furious, Vlavich took out an envelope with gold edges and said helplessly: "The attitude of the Patriarch of the North is a little strange, he only said in his reply that rescue should be sent as soon as possible, but no one has come except the messenger for so many days. ”

"Damn, what do you say now. ”

After a muffled curse, Joseph bluntly asked Vlavic to say a solution, and he had always relied on Vlavic's ability to deal with emergencies.

"How many horses do you have in your caravan?"

However, the first question made Joseph a little embarrassed and said: "We don't have military horses, but there are quite a few good pack horses, and it is not a problem to take out thirty or forty horses." ”

The result was not quite what Vlavich had expected, but pack horses could barely come in handy if they were used to transport soldiers and supplies.

So he went on to lay out his plan: "I will continue to contact the Church and ask them to send reinforcements as soon as possible, and if the northern region is not working, I will directly hire a griffin messenger to report to the Cathedral of the Holy Emblem." ”

"But it's going to take a long time. He changed his words and added, "I will give you fifty soldiers and some supplies, and you will search along the path of the lord with your pack horses, and I guess if they escape the attack, they will run back, so that they can also be taken by the way." ”

After some analysis and reminders from Lenia, Duke had long been on guard against Tiger, so before leaving, he agreed with Vlavic that when he went to the depths of the Dark Mountains, he would make some unique marks at key locations along the way, so as to facilitate the identification of the road and the development of related actions in the future.

So here Vlavich was able to continue to organize rescue teams to find where they are today following the markers left by Duke.

If Duke is defeated, he usually returns the same way, so it is easy to be able to pick up halfway. If the breakthrough fails, it can also be rescued. Even in the worst-case scenario, you can still collect the corpse of your lord.

"Very well, I'll get ready later. Joseph agreed as soon as he pleased, grabbed the hat he had just taken off and put on the table and was about to run out, when he immediately realized that something was wrong, turned his head and asked Vlavic with some hesitation: "Wait, you mean...... Let me take the lead?"

"Obviously yes, you're the perfect fit. ”

Vlavich smiled and nodded to help Joseph affirm this arrangement, and then added: "I heard that your equestrian skills are good, you shouldn't refuse, right?"

"Eh, that was when I was younger, and now you look at my size...... Well, I'm going to prepare for it now. ”

Hearing the ridicule of his colleagues, Joseph patted his bulging belly with some unbearable faces, he was indeed a good horseback rider in the caravan when he was young, but now that he is old and gradually fattening, he has not ridden a horse for a long time.

But remembering that he was going to the depths of the Dark Mountains to rescue the lord for the safety of the lord this time, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

Vlavich was also very happy to hear Joseph's promise, and he smiled at the back of Joseph leaving, and then immediately asked the butler to drive back to the camp to select and screen the soldiers.

A new round of rescue plans is about to begin......