A good start doesn't necessarily end up well, and a bad start often ends worse.

The entrances and exits of the ancient road in the forest that pass through the Yannan Mountains are built with passes that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is not only a military defense facility to control the north-south traffic, but also an important checkpoint for tax collection, and has always been the "throat place" that the dynasties must fight for. More than 200 years ago, the Kingdom of Anglion, which rose in the north, conquered the ancient road pass of the Yannan Mountains and successfully unified the south.

The importance of the ancient road pass is self-evident, so the garrison army is often the most loyal elite directly belonging to the kingdom, because the terrain around the pass is steep, surrounded by mountains, the scale is inevitably narrow, at most it can only accommodate three or five thousand people, although the number is small, but relying on the geographical advantage and natural danger is enough to defeat more than ten times the enemy!

Qian Ning, who was in charge of spying on the situation of the ancient road in the forest, quietly lurked near the pass, and soon found that the gate of the pass was closed, although the brown wolf flag symbolizing the kingdom was still fluttering on the city tower, but the soldiers on the battlements were completely different from before, and there was a strong murderous aura and bloody smell all over his body, which was obviously the temperament that only after a tragic battle. Channing, who had been a soldier, knew this very well, and the most important thing was that he saw in these soldiers the shadow of Viscount Carlin's secret army last night.

Thinking of Singels's speculation, one can imagine Channing's mood at that time, and deep down, he never believed that Viscount Carlin would commit treason, and decided to patiently investigate deeply.

During this time, he found several caravans that came to the pass and asked to accompany them, but all of them were searched and refused to let go, one of the caravans seemed to have a lot of origins, and the principal saw that the coercion and temptation were fruitless, and even ordered the mercenaries to escort to provoke and make trouble, who expected that the soldiers on the battlements directly shot a few mercenaries with bows and crossbows, and the other party immediately fled in a hurry, and even the other caravans with the victims could only leave in embarrassment.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he turned to a small village near the pass, trying to ask the villagers about what happened at the pass. Then he saw a scene that looked like hell.

The burned village was filled with black smoke and dust, and the ruined land was littered with corpses, and the blood devoured the once vivid lives, those twisted and broken limbs, and the faces of pain and despair. The cruelty of grief stimulates every nerve to tremble.

Slaughter!

It was a naked slaughter!

Qian Ning wandered in the devastated village for a long time, for a long time, he didn't find a single living mouth.

Why?

His eyelids were throbbing, his clenched fists were bruised, and he wondered why this peaceful and peaceful village had been innocently slaughtered!

For the first time, he thought of Viscount Carlin's army!

Is it them? Is that them?!

The red-eyed Qian Ning turned his horse's head and left, and he had already identified the murderer in his heart after losing his mind under the anger of his heart!

Who else would there be if it weren't for them?!

……

……

Waiting for Qian Ning to tell everyone the results of his reconnaissance experience one by one, Xia Lan, who was driving the carriage, was different from the indignant Mountain Eagle Squad. Instead, it gradually cleared up the memories of the past life and the current treacherous situation.

It turns out that when the Heather Empire captured Windsor Plains within a month, where were the reinforcements from the Kingdom of Anglion? There is no doubt that the kingdom's reinforcements were blocked in the Yannan Mountains to the south, and the delay in rushing to the aid caused the complete fall of the Windsor Plains.

If according to his inference, after the Heather Empire broke through the border of the kingdom, it was true that the troops of the Heather Empire in the north of the Yannan Mountains broke through the ancient road pass that was easy to defend and difficult to attack? Now he finally knows the answer.

It turned out that before the Heather Empire arrived at the Gudao Pass, there had already been a traitor who secretly captured the Pass, so that after the arrival of the Heather Empire, the inside and outside of the country were smoothly united. Relying on the geographical advantage, the kingdom's reinforcements were blocked, plus the supply of Lin An Town behind it. Why worry about the loss of the pass?

As for Lin Anzhen's so-called search for spies, I am afraid that the betrayer Viscount Carlin is wantonly searching for and killing the secret agent officials who support the kingdom in order to prevent future troubles!

It's a pity that he doesn't have the slightest mood after knowing the truth after knowing the fog of history, since Viscount Carlin has betrayed the kingdom, he is bound to block the pass to prevent the news from leaking, which is undoubtedly bad news for Xia Lan who went to the north for refuge.

Is there nothing to be done?

While Xia Lan was pondering. Singers came to him.

"Viscount Carlin's betrayal is now a foregone conclusion, and there is nothing we can do to escort you to the north with our strength alone."

"So what?" Xia Lan looked at him and said in an indifferent voice.

"We're going to send people to all over the town to report the news! Ask the local nobles to send troops to quell the rebellion! Singers said in a deep voice.

"Not to mention whether the nobles from all over the world will believe your words, even if they do, do you think they will be able to break through the ancient road pass that occupies the heavenly danger? What's more, you also neglected one thing, the Heather Empire divided its army to the north! ”

"This is the end of it. Can you come up with any other good way? Singhs said angrily.

"I can't." Xia Lan said dryly.

"If you can't, shut your mouth!" Singhs snorted coldly.

"Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you can't do it in the future." Charland Road.

"When you figure out a way, maybe the Heather Empire is already in the city!" Singhs said.

"Are you going to betray your credibility as a mercenary?" Charland Road.

"We'll fulfill our hiring commissions, but not now!" Singers confronted. "You and I both know that it's impossible to get to the Northland now."

"Is it impossible?"

Xia Lan was silent for a moment, and for the first time, the eyes that looked at the other party revealed murderous intent.

Singhals subconsciously clenched the long sword at his waist, not afraid of colliding with Xia Lan's eyes.

"Rango!"

At this time, Joanna stepped out of the carriage with a nervous expression, and she came to Xia Lan's side, grabbing his shoulder with one hand, and looked at Singers, their eyes full of unease and wariness.

"In addition to the ancient road in the forest, are there any other mountain roads that run through the Yannan Mountains here?" Xia Lan, who had regained her composure, broke the deadlock that had been frozen on the spot.

"If there were, why would I bother with you." Singers' grip on the hilt of his sword loosened.

"Can't you go over the mountains and mountains?" Charland Road.

"If only you could do it." Singers' gaze looked at Joanna beside him, consciously or unconsciously, and the meaning of his words was self-evident.

"Give me a little time, and I'll figure out a solution." After Xia Lan said this, she turned her head and said to Joanna: "Go back to the carriage to take care of and appease Nina, everything here is with me." ”

"Brother Alain, are you really okay?" Joanna worried.

"Don't worry."

Xia Lan didn't say much, and after watching her return to the carriage, he jumped out of the carriage, and then walked alone to a large rock by the side of the road and sat down under the watchful eyes of the Mountain Eagle team.

If the pass is impassable, and you can't go over the mountain, is there really no other way?

Time passed, the afternoon sun was getting hotter and hotter, and a trace of sweat crawled all over Xia Lan's forehead, but he was as indifferent as the stone he sat on.

When his fingers inadvertently rubbed against a cold object, a flash of light flashed through his mind.

Void Ring!

What's in his false rings?

Inscription sword gale? A mess of potion weapons? Winnie's corpse......

And-

A golden book of knowledge about the Sarannian people!

And what are the Saranians best known for?

Space Magic!

The question is, is it too late to learn? Does it work?

He didn't know, but it was the only thing he could think of right now.

The so-called wealth is moving, the Book of Gold is not suitable to be displayed in front of the Mountain Eagle Squad, everyone has greed, and he has not tested the thoughts and abilities of others' greed.

As he got up from the stone, all eyes were on him at the same time, and then watched him step by step into the carriage.

"Uncle Ugly, why did you come up?"

Xia Lan suddenly boarded the carriage, which made Nina, who was languishing in the carriage, immediately refreshed.

"Uncle is going to do a magic trick for you." Xia Lan touched her head.

"What kind of magic? Nina wants to see it! Nina said happily.

"Shhhhh ”

This sentence was also told to Joanna.

He held out his hand, and the inconspicuous ring on his slender finger shone slightly.

A thick, golden book appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"It's—" Joanna covered her mouth, her eyes full of disbelief as she looked at Xia Lan.

"The Book of Gold." Xia Lan said calmly.

"Uncle! Is this book really made of gold? Nina's focus is very different from Joanna's, since her uncle just said that it was to do magic for her, so what's so strange about a book appearing out of thin air in her hand, in her simple mind, a powerful magician can turn into a pigeon!

She stretched out her tender hands, and with some clumsiness and difficulty, she took the golden book from Xia Lan's hand and played with it.

"Maybe the cover is made of gold, but in fact, my uncle hasn't read the book either." Xia Lan looked at Nina, who was seriously turning the pages of the book, and said.

"The words in it are so strange, Nina doesn't know any of them, do you know Mom?" Nina read the contents of the book for a while, her little face showed a distressed look, and she pouted and said to Joanna.

“…… Sorry, but my mom doesn't know the fonts in the book either. Joanna faced the golden book handed by Nina, she first looked at Xia Lan, and only after seeing that he did not react before she put her eyes on the book, for a moment, she shook her head and said with some shame.

"Uncle Ugly, do you know what this book is about?" Seeing this, Nina reluctantly returned the Book of Gold to Xia Landao.

Xia Lan flipped through the golden book at random, and then paused abruptly on one of the pages.

"Of course."

There is only one thing on that page.

The principle and composition of the space displacement circle.

ps: After eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, I hurried to code words, here I wish you all a happy new year!

PSS: Is there a red envelope? Hee Hee (To be continued.) )