Chapter 12: On the Way

Next, Yu Han and Artoria accompanied the transport convoy to the north every day, probably because the food in Britain was unbearable for Yu Han, and after opening a small stove with Artoria, they unfortunately took all the three meals a day for the two of them, but Yu Han didn't mind, probably because it seemed to be back to the era when he lived with his sister, because Yu Yi was like this, and he threw three meals a day to himself every day. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

On the third day, passing through a small town, they took the knights of the Church to the town to buy supplies, but found that there was no surplus food in the town, and the people were hungry and living on hunting, bark, and wild herbs, and the fields were deserted.

Then, on the way back, Artoria fell silent.

"Those guys are really haunted!" Walking out of the town, the third-order holy knight Ben Priestley sighed and said to Yu Han and Artoria next to him, "Those guys have been following the convoy, Lord Yu Han, do you want to use force to drive them away?" ”

Yu Han sighed, shook his head and said, "Forget it, you send a knight to tell them that we don't have any extra food, and then they can follow if they want." ”

"But don't we have food?" Artoria frowned beside her and couldn't bear to say, "And it's okay to give them some more." ”

It is true that the convoy has a lot of food, even Yu Han's ring contains some food, but Yu Han glanced at the hungry people who followed the convoy, still shook his head, looked at Artoria's eyes and said seriously: "Didn't you just give them your own food!" Are they satisfied? ”

Then Artoria stopped talking.

"Artoria! Not everyone is as kind as you, people's desires are unlimited, if they are given once, they will want to be given again, we can't satisfy their desires, it is better to send them away as soon as possible and let them be self-reliant. Yu Han looked at the wheel prints on the ground on the avenue, and said silently.

"But is it wrong to do what I can to help them? Isn't it a knight's duty to help the weak? Artoria asked, a little confused.

"The weak are relative, although they beg us again and again to give them food, which is very pitiful, but it also shows that they have been driven crazy by hunger, and have completely lost their dignity, if we are not stronger than them, they are now the robbers standing in front of us."

After Yu Han finished speaking, he suggested to Ben Priestley on the other side, "It may be much easier to let a knight disguise a little bit and scare them away." ”

"Very well, that's it!" As soon as the idea came out, Ben Priestley immediately agreed. For now, it's a great way to avoid delays and hassle.

Ever since King Votigon betrayed Britain ten years ago and helped the Saxons defeat King Uther, Britain has been in a year of famine, with food scarce and most of the people starving.

And Artoria's protection of Britain is immortal, and the disasters are endless, which is also the biggest reason why Artoria was betrayed by the people.

It's ridiculous to say, Yu Han found out from the history of the future that the future British were actually the descendants of the Saxons, and it was only after the death of the Knight King that the Saxons occupied Britain and became the ancestors of modern English.

Speaking of which, the Knight King is Britain's worst enemy!

In the following days, in such a village, Artoria and Yu Han met again and again, and Artoria also gradually understood Yu Han's words in the lessons again and again, and gradually became mature, which is probably the purpose of Merlin letting her out!

However, all this made Yu Han a little uncomfortable, looking at Artoria, who was becoming more and more rational and mature, he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to say in the past.

In the past few days, Yu Han has started to practice swordsmanship with Artoria, probably because he has no talent, and he has only learned basic swordsmanship for a month, which is really embarrassing.

In the past month, although the robbers on the road are very frequent, because most of them are civilians, they have not caused any trouble to the convoy, even if there are a few robbers who have entered the first and second orders, they have been simply sent away by the knights of the church, and they have not caused any trouble to Yu Han, but have added some yin spirits to the soul gathering sail that Yu Han has been inserting behind him.

Probably because Yu Han arranged it carefully, those souls were too weak, and there were not many people who died in a battle, so the soul gathering banner did not emit too much energy fluctuations when collecting souls, so it was not discovered by Artoria and those church knights.

This is also what has always annoyed Yu Han, if he absorbs the souls of the dead in the future, or absorbs the souls of some strong people and lets them find out, Artoria will definitely see herself as a demon!

……

In this way, the group successfully passed through the ancient cities of England such as Berkeley and Peterborough, and then crossed the ancient Great Wall of England and came to the territory of the Saxons.

Many merchants walked along the long road with Yu Han and others, and even though there were all kinds of dangers on the way north, they still couldn't stop all kinds of people who wanted to make a fortune, and the huge profits promoted more and more of this industry.

In less than half an hour, a large caravan came out of the nearby town, a long line of more than ten carriages, loaded with various goods. Sending food and wine from the south to the north, and then buying cheap discarded weapons from there to repair them, taking advantage of the price difference back and forth, is enough to enjoy comfortably for a few years.

Ben Priestley approached with Yu Han and Artoria, questioned the coachman, and then found the owner of the caravan and explained his intentions.

"No way!" Dressed in silk and satin, the nouveau riche merchant carefully looked at the three of them and the holy knight beside them, and then rejected them in one bite. Completely contrary to Ben Priestley's expectations, even though he offered a large price of ten gold coins for food, the fellow hesitated a few times, but still did not let go.

"How so?" When the merchant ordered the caravan to go away, Artoria said angrily, "Aren't they here to make money?" ”

"Because they think we're knights of the church!" Yu Han smiled and said to Artoria and Ben Priestley.

“?” Neither of them understood what Yu Han meant.

"Didn't you notice? Ben Priestley asked 6 merchants before and after, and the price was raised again and again, and the food that the mercenaries could buy for one gold coin was raised to 10 gold coins, but none of them let go, which was clearly the result of those merchants uniting to pit us, wanting to exchange the minimum cost for the greatest benefit. ”

"Well, you can try it!" Ben Priestley immediately understood the key.

The knights of the Church are not like those bandit-like mercenaries, they are rich, holy, and kind fools in the eyes of greedy merchants.

In Britain, the grain sold to mercenaries was only a few silver coins, and the daring merchant dared to sell the same grain to the knights of the Church for ten times the price.

This is probably also a characteristic of Britain, if in Byzantium, the merchants did not dare to take money from the church at all.

The three of them continued to walk along the avenue, and an hour later, another larger caravan passed by, dozens of carriages one after another, and the wheels clattered on the ground, forming a unique symphony.

To be precise, it was more like a merchant group, a team of more than a dozen small merchants, and about twenty sturdy peasants who were not even soldiers with knives and forks in their hands.

Yu Han immediately stepped forward and casually asked one of the guards about the merchant group.

It was a chubby fellow, in a carriage at the front of the convoy, wearing several expensive and gorgeous silk suits, fat head and big ears, a jeweled gold and pearl necklace around his neck, and a merchant-style smile on his face gave Aven a familiar feeling, and Filly had such an expression.

"Is there something wrong? Gremlin? This guy called Aaron by the guards was sitting in the carriage at the moment, and the driver who passed the message said a few words inside, and he opened the door and asked Yu Han on his own initiative.

"Well, I want to ask if you have any food, I want to buy some!" The merchant group that was walking slowly did not stop, and Yu Han asked as he walked with the carriage.

"How much?" Glancing at Yu Han, Aaron's chubby cheeks trembled slightly as the carriage progressed: "You must have seen that the things loaded in these carts were transported to the north, where plagues often break out!" The cost is not cheap. ”

This guy not only asks about the number of transactions, but also says how much it costs later, which makes it clear that he wants more money.

"Twenty people eat a month's worth of food, and I can exchange it for fifty silver coins." Yu Han looked around and said softly.

"Are you a robber! No way! Aaron's chubby cheeks puffed out loudly.

"One gold coin at most!" One gold coin is already a large amount, several times the price in the south.

"A gold coin?" The fat man showed a greedy look, but then asked for a sky-high price: "Two gold coins!" ”

"Deal!" Even if the other party doubled, Yu Han agreed to come down in one bite, for them, money is not a big problem, as long as it is not too excessive, it is acceptable.

Then he motioned for Artoria and Ben Priestley, who were following him, to come up.

"This?" Aaron hesitated as he looked at Ben Priestley's armor as a holy knight.

"Do you want to go back on it!" Ben Priestley said with a cold face.

"Of course not! It is my privilege to serve the church. Aaron loudly denied.

Then he regretted calling his nephew and instructed him how much food to take out for Yu Han and the others.

After that, Yu Han and Artoria followed Aaron's nephew to the back of the convoy to get food, while Ben Priestley went to call for someone to carry it.

A quarter of an hour later.

"It's finally good!" The three of them let out a long sigh and returned to the convoy of transporters.

At this time......

"Huh?" With Artoria's startled snort, suddenly, a wave of hostility came from afar, encompassing the entire convoy.