Chapter 11: The Storm at the City Gate
Whether or not Jacob, the good farmer, had improved in his martial arts, that was something only God knows, for his uncle had come home late that night, and had made a desperate request to go to Aston City at once, no matter how much Jacob and Jenny tried to persuade him, the stubborn old man just wouldn't listen.
The quality of the infrastructure on Hope Island is far from that of many places on the Bodie continent for the following reasons: first, the total population on the island is relatively small, and the mobility is poor, so it is easier to maintain. Thirdly, from Richard's grandparents, he has been a master of the "fine" for three consecutive generations, so it naturally becomes more perfect.
The old Jacob had been drinking and arguing with Kegun all the way.The man who drove the carriage couldn't help but complain twice.The old man unexpectedly scolded him.Fortunately, the 'woman' was sitting in another car.Otherwise, the grumpy old man would have offended everyone.
By the time the sun rises again, they're not far from Aston City.
On both sides of the road, there were groups of people carrying hoes and all kinds of labor tools, humming pleasant tunes, and some of them seemed very enthusiastic, and they took the initiative to greet the carriage, "Hey, are you going into the city?"
"yes, big brother, what are you doing here?" The driver replied neatly.
"Maria, the head of the Knights, has given the order that several trenches must be dug outside the city for future use."
"Is there going to be a war?"
"It's not the first time that the 'woman' has been so nervous. Although the northern heretics can be powerful at sea with advanced artillery fire, they are not finally repelled by us. They don't dare to land on the islands at all. I heard that the situation in Constantinople on the mainland is also well controlled.
"Big brother, this salary is a lot." The drivers were jealous of them, because although this kind of work was harder, the income earned at one time could be enough for a family of three for at least several months.
"Brother, you can come too, the city is still accepting people......" The man who dug the ditch gradually walked away, and did not have time to give a positive answer.
"Captain of the Order." Albert was apparently hearing about it for the first time.
"Don't you know, the most powerful force on our island is this Knights of the Purple Rose?" The driver didn't like Maria very well, but he was very proud of the team." My brother is in there on an errand."
"I see." Albert nodded slightly on the surface, but he couldn't help but have a lot of doubts in his heart.Why had he never heard of this name when he was on the mainland.When the Deserts marched south from the holy city of Rôme two years ago.The team that King Richard used to meet did not have the title of Knights.There must have been some articles in this gourd.
......
"Sir, I'm just transporting a few passengers, and I'm not carrying any cargo." The driver's special voice brought Xiao A back to reality.
"My brother also served in you, and his name was ......."
"Needless to say, let everyone in the car get off and look at each other." The soldiers weren't prepared to ramble on anything at all.
"But, there was never such a rule before, so what's going on today?" The driver is a face-loving master, and he is not troublesome, but the main thing is that he not only wrongs Albert and others, but also seems to have no means to do it.
The chief stopped talking nonsense with him, and pulled up the curtain of the car and shouted at old Jacob and Keggan, who were snoring, "Where are you all from?
The old man didn't know if it was intentional or what was going on. Originally, the snoring was not too loud, but the roar of the soldier immediately raised an octave, which made the atmosphere very embarrassing.
The dwarf Kai Gong woke up, but he was the kind of typical person who eats soft rather than hard.
Behind him, Tarun and Adrian hurriedly wiped his buttocks.
The well-dressed commander smiled and stretched out an arm to Kai Gen and said, "Look at your five short statures, there must be some kind of congenital disability or something like that.
"Okay, brother, it's rare that you are so filial, grandpa, I'll admit it." Kai Gen didn't show weakness, he was secretly fully prepared, and he just waited for the other man's arm to take him by surprise.
The chief snorted lightly from his nostrils, and threw the dwarf out of the car.
Adrian couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat there.
Actually, this is a short man throwing into his arms and giving him a count, after all, the space in the carriage is too small to stretch.
He jumped outside, jumped high on the ground, flashed behind the tin can by habit, and took out his heart and liver from his waist amid the exclamations of onlookers. Plate axe: Brush and slash at the neck of the opponent with a frequency of chopping small pieces of 'meat'.
The armored knight officer was not flustered, and under a series of reminders, as if he had long eyes in the back of his head, he dodged the attack of the first three axes with great dexterity, and then crouched down and decisively picked up the spear that his subordinates had thrown on the ground, and in an instant, the situation was balanced.
Kaegon yelled and scolded, "What kind of dog are you, come and bully your grandfather, do you know who we are?"
"The regiment commander has ordered that all those who enter the city must be strictly and carefully examined, because all kinds of cult forces have obviously penetrated into the bone marrow, and they must be given fierce 'medicine' before they can be properly rectified."
"Isn't your king a follower? Where did the cult come from?"
"You're very suspicious."
"I'll go to your grandma's, I think I'm short, you're still squatting in your mother's belly when grandpa is 'swinging' on the rivers and lakes."
The two of them tested each other with weapons, and at the same time shouted at each other.
At this time, Albert and the others reached an agreement with several other soldiers, and both sides pulled their respective gunpowder barrels apart.
Kai Gong reluctantly added: "How did a person like him become a commander, and he didn't have a child soldier under his command to be sensible."
Strategist Tarun hurriedly stepped forward to stabilize the defensive line, and in a few words, he suppressed the anger of the other party.
"This is Albert, Duke of Borot, whose father used to work with your King Richard in his fight against the Dessertes, and because of the treacherous 'treachery' of the Emperor of the Tamborance Empire, the cause of the duchy was in crisis. It took me nearly half a month to get here, and of course your commander's orders were not wrong, and we were willing to accept routine inspections......."
"It turned out to be Duke Borot." The sir, who was still wide-eyed just now, immediately changed his tone after hearing these words. If I had known, there wouldn't have been such a big misunderstanding."
"It's okay, it's okay, you're doing your job, and if every place can be as conscientious as you are, then what can't be done?" Tarun said that in his mouth, but he thought in his heart. It's more urgent than the 'sex' of the short guy Kegun, and the means are not particularly strong. How can such a person take on a big responsibility? That regimental commander definitely doesn't use people."
In order to confirm his identity, Albert took out the duke's seal and shook it, so that it was immediately unimpeded, and several members of the knights even took the initiative to send them to the palace.
Tarun smiled and refused: "It's better to put work first, since the cult organization is so rampant, then you should work hard to guard the big 'gate'.
Adrian threw a little gold to the men, which was both Albert's meaning and Old Lady Charlotte's idea.
The chauffeur hadn't closed his mouth since he heard the truth, because it was the first time he had seen a living duke so close in his life, good fellow, the duke of the Tambolance Empire, no less than King Hope.
His mission had been accomplished, but such a great opportunity could not be given up easily, and he had been following the party through the city by taking care of old Jacob.
When Albert and his party were about to enter the palace, the driver reluctantly said, "If you want to go back to Jacob's farm, you can continue to hire me, I will be on call, there is a guild in the city, just report my Johnny's name, and you can contact me."
"Then you must take care of old Jacob, who seems to have drunk too much."
"He's." Johnny's face 'shows' a contemptuous smile. He hadn't eaten enough to pick up the old man if it hadn't been for Jenny's sake."
'Desire' to know the future.