Chapter 11: The pot-bellied mare
At the beginning of July, Qinghuang Ling.
In the early morning, a faint ray of sunlight shines through the misty morning mist and spreads on the heavy castle.
There are a large number of people gathered in front of the castle gates, and today Alan will go to Musen City, and Lady Lisa is leading everyone to bid farewell to Alan.
After gently kissing Alyssa, who was lying in her arms, and sending her into Mrs. Lisa's arms, Alan set off with the group.
Because Alan brought twenty cavalry guards and some caravan personnel from the territory this time, there were many of them, and the caravan personnel were all driving the carriage and walking slowly, which delayed the speed of the procession.
I can't catch up with Mu Mori in one day!
Looks like we'll have to spend the night in the Ironstone Territory before heading out!' Alan thought to himself.
The road leading to Musen City through the Blue Desolation Collar passes through the Ironstone Collar, so Allen's convoy must pass through the Ironstone Collar.
Alan didn't think about detours, but it took nearly three times as long to make detours from other places, and they were all country roads, making it very difficult for convoys to pass.
In the end, Alan decided to pass through the Ironstone Realm, considering that the Ironstone Realm had no knightly combat power, almost no standing army, and he was not worried that Baron Currit would take risks.
Baron Curritt was taken care of by Viscount Bernard because of his proximity to the Musen Domain, and basically no Baron dared to do anything to him openly.
Therefore, the Ironstone Territory basically does not have a standing army, and when it is necessary to use troops, Baron Curitt will ask Viscount Berner for assistance.
There is a fixed rule among the nobles, when passing by someone else's territory, as long as the title is not higher than theirs, they must first visit the domain lord.
Alan also needs to visit Baron Currit when he passes by the Iron and Stone Collar, and Alan doesn't want to go, after all, he does a full set of plays, and if he doesn't go, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.
It is still very beneficial for Alan to confuse Baron Curit for the time being, and although Alan is not good at the hypocrisy and grievances between nobles, he is not ignorant at all.
At noon, Alan led the convoy to Ironstone.
On the way here, Alan sent cavalry to Ironstone Fort to inform him of his future visit.
I saw a short middle-aged man with an ugly appearance and a smile on his face standing in front of Tieshi Town, and there were people standing behind him.
This was the Baron of Ironstone, Curit, and Alan dismounted and saluted him.
"Thank you Baron Currit for your greeting, and I ask the Baron for your forgiveness. Alan said with a sincere face.
"No, no, no...... It is my pleasure that Baron Allen can come to my Ironstone, and please enter the castle, I have prepared lunch in the kitchen, please be polite. Baron Currit had a genuine smile on his face and a look of flattery.
Allen complained in his heart, if he didn't know the true face of this thing, he might have been deceived, this acting skill can be called the level of acting emperor, Alan is willing to bow down.
Baron Currit led Alan to the hall for dinner.
Elaborate reliefs, wide fireplaces, elaborate frescoes on the walls, marble staircases...... All show the wealth of Baron Curitt.
Looking at the servant's submissive appearance, Alan looked at Baron Curritt.
"Don't mind Baron Allen, it's just the first time they've seen Baron Allen a little scared. ”
Alan no longer delved into this topic, after all, he is a baron, and he can still be afraid of being like this?
It's probably Curitt's fear, right? But Alan doesn't delve into it anymore, after all, he's a guest, and it's not fun to ruin a friendly superficial relationship.
For lunch, the food prepared by Baron Currit was much more hearty than the usual food that Alan ates, and there was even a roasted swan.
This Curitt is really rich!
You must know that roasted swans are not easy to eat, but in order to avoid the recurrence of Curit's old plan, Alan identified a slice of each dish to prevent poisoning.
In the afternoon, after the entire team had rested, the team continued to set off for the night in the border village of Wheat Grass in Ironland.
......
Shortly after Allen left, in Baron Curritt's study.
"Angie, do you think that kid noticed something?" Curritt said to Angie with some concern.
Don't worry, my lord, just now my subordinates have already learned through the secret agents of the Qinghuang Territory, and Baron Allen is indeed going to Musen City, but he passed by the Iron and Stone Leader, Anji explained.
"Sternly tell the secret agents of the Qinghuang Collar not to be exposed. Curritt said with a serious face.
In the evening, the team came to Wheat Grass Village, which breeds cattle and horses for a living, and is also the only place in the entire viscount that can breed horses, and Wheat Grass Village has thousands of acres of grassland, which can be used to breed cattle and horses.
The white-haired and crutche-wielding head of the village has come to greet him, although the village is not under the rule of the Qinghuang Territory, but Alan is a baron, no matter what, the village chief needs to come out to greet him.
Alan and the team followed the village chief to the center of the village, where a group of villagers gathered in a circle, talking to each other, and there was a lot of noise.
Curious, Alan walked over first.
"Get out of the way, this is Lord Baron Allen!" shouted the village chief.
Hearing that the man who came was a baron, the villagers consciously moved out of the way.
Facing Allen, he saw a horse with a big belly lying in the center, Alan had never seen a horse with such a big belly, and the length of the belly was almost longer than the length of the horse's legs.
Looking at the man sitting next to the horse with a sad face, Alan guessed that this person should be the owner of the horse.
"Is this horse yours?"
"Yes, Lord Baron. The man said.
"Is this horse pregnant?" Alan asked the man, holding back his surprise.
"My lord, I ...... I don't know, I also feel pregnant since my mare's belly is getting bigger. Can...... This ......," the man said, and then fell silent.
Alan was very interested in this horse, so he probed with the Origin Bead -
Mare - A weak pony with the blood of the wind element wurm in her body.
Healing method - Feed the wind elemental hedron to maintain the energy needed for the young horse's gestation.
......
Allen's heart was in turmoil, this mare was actually blessed by the wind elemental wurm...... The dragon species is really not a picky eater!
The most important thing is that the young pony carried by the mare has the blood of the wind elemental wurm!
It's worth it!
Definitely! Gotta get it back!
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Alan looked at the man.
"I want this horse, and I'll pay you double the price. ”
"Really...... Really? Okay...... Okay, I promise. The man looked excited.
"Do you want more? I have several mares like one at home?" asked the man in a whisper.
"......" Alan was about to faint with excitement, and today was a burst of luck.
In the end, Alan bought seven pregnant mares from the man's family with fourteen golden dragons, and Alan did not give up and lined up the cavalry to ask from door to door if there were any similar mares, but unfortunately he returned empty-handed.
Morning.
Renting a few carriages and sending five cavalrymen to escort the seven mares back to the Qinghuang Territory to settle down, Alan continued to set off with the convoy.
On this trip to Musen City, in addition to buying fire element spars, wind element spars are also aspiring.
The convoy slowly left Wheat Grass Village, and Alan on horseback was proud, fortunately he chose to receive it from Ironstone, otherwise such a big benefit would be lost.