Even in a place where magic is relatively developed like St. Endos, mages are definitely a rare existence, and these farmers who have never traveled far have obviously not seen those spellcasters, otherwise they would have recognized Rhaeggar's identity just by their outfits.

"I was only commissioned to serve Prince Kohler. Rhaegar replied calmly, and his answer immediately caused a cheer in the crowd.

"Now it's all right!" shouted the people, "a mage has come to our aid, long live Your Majesty the Emperor!" "Long live the Prince!"

"My name is Norsen," said the young man who first dealt with Rhaegar with some restraint, in his eyes, these mages who even officials and nobles had to be polite were undoubtedly a group of big people, "I am the captain of the guard of this village, and I will be happy to serve you." ”

Ragar entered the ruined village almost surrounded by people, first casting healing spells on those who were wounded, and then using a restorative and uplifting spell for everyone, an act that was almost a gesture for an archmage like him was instantly appreciated and trusted.

Except for those who have lost their friends, Rhaegar will never waste his strength on anyone for no reason, Prince Kohler is an extremely benevolent man, his greatest pleasure is to help others, and a kind mage who is willing to use his magic to save the villagers who have never known him, when the saved villagers spread the news to the prince's ears, he will undoubtedly gain the favor of the other party.

"It's a terrible situation here," said Northon, who was talking to Rhaegar alone, worriedly after the enthusiasm had subsided a little, "there are as many monsters as ants, they are always elusive, and twenty villages have been destroyed in this area. ”

"Where is the army?" Rhaegar asked, "Although the Demonic Beasts are stronger than ordinary beasts, the army should have enough means to destroy them. ”

"There are no armies here," Northam's reply surprised Rhaegar "The Prince refuses to levy too much tax on the inhabitants of this place, his own money is spent on charity except for the necessary expenses, and this is in the interior of the Empire, so there are only a few knights following the Prince, except for a convoy like ours used to defend against thieves and beasts." His eyes showed admiration and admiration, "His Royal Highness is really a good person, he even personally led the knights to encircle and suppress those demonic beasts, but their numbers are too small, so they can only run around." ”

According to the law of St. Endos, the fiefs given to the nobles were divided into two types: the vast majority were honorary fiefs, that is, the lords only enjoyed part of the income brought by the fiefs, most of the taxes and all affairs were directly managed by the royal family, and only a very small number of people enjoyed actual fiefs, and they could levy taxes and appoint officials at will in their own domains, and even form armies of a certain size. Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor had given his brother the latter fief, but now, in the event of an urgent need for rescue, the laws of the Empire were a formidable obstacle: the immediate armies of the Empire could not enter the territory unless the lord committed treason or voluntarily returned the domain to the Empire. That's why Kohler turned to Hocker for help, hoping to get help from the mages - the mages had enough power to destroy the beasts, and they weren't part of the army.

"You know a lot about the military affairs of the realm," although he had long heard of the low military strength of Kohler's realm—another reason why the prince could be trusted by the Emperor, according to Rhaeggar, the geist never thought that a prince would have no army of his own, and at the same time, he was also very interested in Northam's identity, "A farmer would not care about such things." ”

"I used to be one of the screeches who followed the Prince," Northon said bluntly, "It was my dream to be a knight who fought for the Prince, but I had to give up my dream because of my injuries. As early as the first meeting, Rhaegar noticed that his left hand could not be fully bent, which may not affect daily life, but it was a fatal flaw for a knight.

"I need someone to lead the way to the Prince's castle," Rhaegar said, "I have to find out about the situation of the entire territory as soon as possible before I can decide how to do it." ”

"If I were you, I wouldn't go to the castle. "Although I have left the Prince, my cousin is still serving him, and I received a message from him a few days ago that His Royal Highness is leading his knights to fight against the beasts. I deduce that when he gets the news that this place has been attacked by a demonic beast, he will definitely come as soon as possible to calm the frightened residents. ”

The neighing of a war horse and the ensuing commotion interrupted their conversation, and the two men got up from the ground at the same time and walked out. Outside the house, the villagers, who had narrowly escaped the Monster disaster, were gathered around a tall warhorse, and after discovering Rhaegar's arrival, they hurriedly made way for the noble mage.

"It's Knight Solan," Northon recognized at a glance the man in heavy armor who had passed out at the feet of his horse, "he is the prince's knight leader, and the prince must be in danger." The young man, who saw Kohler as an idol and savior, had an undisguised anxiety in his tone.

Rhaegar waved his hand slightly, and a spell that could temporarily rejuvenate people entered Solan's body on the ground, and the next moment, the knight, who was unconscious from exhaustion, slowly woke up.

"Hocker sent me," Rhaegar gestured to stop Solan, who was waking up from being overly nervous, and tried to draw his sword to attack, and after making sure that the other party had understood his words, he withdrew the magic he had applied to the knight, "What's wrong? Where is the prince now?"

"The prince is in danger," the action as he woke up drained the little energy that Soran had managed to recover, and as the magic that bound him was gone, the knight fell to the ground again, and before falling into a coma, a sense of duty made him insist on telling the location of Kohler's distress, "Saenth Canyon." ”

"I know that place," said Northan, "it's not far from here, and I can take you there—" Before he could finish speaking, a rope was already wrapped around his waist, and the next moment his body rose into the air, flying like the wind into the sky.

"Tell me the direction. Rhaeggar's voice still came to his ears as he tried to speak, and as he tried to speak, the young man was surprised to find himself unaffected by the strong currents of air that had protected him from a hood of air.

Looking at the ground below that looks like a chessboard, you can feel the thrill of flying at high speed. A feeling of excitement that could not be described in words came over Northon, and at this moment, another door seemed to open in front of the young man, who was forced to give up his dream because of his physical disability, and a thought that had never appeared before suddenly broke into his mind.

Ten minutes later—and Rhaegar had to slow down to take care of Northon, who was just an ordinary person—the geist and his guide finally arrived at their destination. Looking down from the air, the canyon between two mountains nearly 100 meters high is crowded with all kinds of magical beasts, these fierce monsters launched round after round of attacks into the canyon like a tide, some of them spew venom and flames, some shoot natural magic, and some of them throw huge stones into the canyon with their innate divine power, and those bull-like magical beasts at the forefront simply use their bodies as weapons to violently impact the opponent's defense line like a siege vehicle.

- If it weren't for the narrow terrain at the mouth of the valley, and the pale yellow light of the barrier erected at the entrance to the canyon, it would have taken only one charge to keep the scum of those hiding in the valley.

"That's the Prince's knights," Northon, who was still in the air, excitedly pointed to the knights below who were firing bows and arrows through the barrier, and shouted, "The prince must be inside, go down and save him!"

Before he could say the last word, his body had left the rope that had carried him up to the sky and fell like a stone into the canyon below, when a cold wind with a biting chill flew over his head with a sharp whistling, freezing the ends of his hair that were still flying in the air into ice.

Regar, who released Norson in time, summoned a magic shield to block the frost missile fired by the oncoming giant bird, and at the same time shot a bolt of lightning to split the demonic beast that tried to continue the attack into ashes, and the next moment, his body swooped down, grabbed the body of Northon who was falling rapidly, and landed safely in the canyon with him.

"I have no ill intentions," Rhaegar waved his hand, sending a knight who was rushing towards him with a sword held high a dozen meters away, "Hocker entrusted me to come here. ”

A knight in golden armor who was at least half a head taller than the others stopped his companions, "I am Prince Kohler," the middle-aged man said, his flat tone revealing a natural majesty, "I would be honored if you were really sent by Hocker, but I want you to prove your identity." ”

"If I want to do you badly," Rhaegar pulled Hocker's letter from his pocket and handed it to the knight standing in front of Kohler, who in turn passed it to his master, "I don't even have to do it myself, I just have to watch the beasts tear you to shreds." ”

"You're quite right. Prince Kohler replied succinctly, then took a step back, and the two giant bear-like knights immediately stepped forward, standing between Kohler and Rhaegar with their companion who had delivered the letter. The Chief Court Mage's letter was not long, and it took only a minute for the Prince to read it, and there was only one sentence on it: "Trust the person who holds this letter as you believe me." ”