Chapter 149: Entering the Cordillera Plateau (4)
Hathaway didn't have the time to decide to hire Spia. Rodtrim changed course of travel, but inadvertently avoided a conspiracy against her, forcing the other party to take a more direct and simpler approach.
In the Briennia region, there are a number of mines, some of which have been mined, most of them are mines in progress, but many of them have been temporarily abandoned due to lack of manpower or instability, and some have even become hideouts for some thieves. Therefore, their vigilance has not diminished in the slightest along the way.
On the fourth day of entering the mine, a gang of thieves attacked Hathaway's convoy, but Hathaway did not fight back...... Not because the attackers were also orcs, but because the thieves were holding their spears and spears as if they were on crutches, and they were so weak that they didn't even have the strength to shout 'robbery'. Some people think she is kind-hearted, while others think she is unprincipled.
"Why can't you take them, Lord Earl? Even if they were still slaves, it would be much better than the so-called 'freedom' of now, right? I believe that they will never believe in the belief that 'it is better to die than to be free'. Ilona's eyes widened, curious about the baby's appearance.
"Please! Dear Ilona, you've asked three times. Hathaway reluctantly closed her laptop.
At this time, she especially misses the Internet era, as long as she clicks on 'Aunt Baidu', she can quickly get any information she wants. And now...... There are only some things she downloads that she is interested in, although there is a lot of information, but compared to the Internet...... There is no comparison at all, and most importantly, there is no material on how to be a good lord in it.
"My lord, that's because I don't understand." Ilona looked very innocent, and her eyes glanced at the strange machine from time to time.
"As the saying goes, if you are in a hurry, you can't help the poor."
Hathaway put the computer into the spatial ring and said, "Just like those thieves, they are dying of hunger." I give them life-saving food. They have the opportunity to think about what to do in the future, whether it is to continue the robbery or change their ways, they have the opportunity to choose again. But I don't know what I'm going to do in the future, and how can I feed them for so long? β
"You will be the greatest lord of the future!" Iona affirmed.
"Good. Learn to slap the horse's whiskers. There is progress. Hathaway held out her finger and tapped it lightly on the door of her head. If you have the time to worry about others, you should seize the time to cultivate yourself. β
"Yes, sir." Ilona hurriedly bowed her head.
The roads in the mining area are wide. It was no problem to run four wagons in parallel, but the road was destroyed enough, and in some places it was dug up in a mess. The convoy had crossed the cliffs and over the ravines, and though nothing major had happened along the way, the horses had stumbled and caused considerable trouble for the riders and the wagons, and despite the increased number of rests, the men were exhausted by the rough mountain road.
The sunlight is divided into countless pieces by the rolling hills, and the shadows make the people in it feel indescribably oppressive. The woods were deep and closed, and some ill-intentioned eyes hid among the deep vines and grasses to peek at the humans who passed in front of them.
The guards didn't want to get in trouble, and their camp was visited by several bandits for several days, and although the guys who wanted to find out were all caught in the trap, the guards were not happy with the result...... They would rather get nothing, which means that their trip is safe. But the mercenaries were very interested in this activity, and used Spia . Rodtrim said, "It's fun to fight people." β
"How long will we have to walk to get to Mandi Gaza?" Hathaway opened the window and asked one of the mercenaries next to the carriage.
"My lord, we'll have to walk for at least two days."
"Well then! Now you sue me! Why should we stop at this place? β
The mercenary looked at the front of the group, he didn't know what was going on, "I'm sorry sir, we don't know yet, but the boss has already gone to the front." β
Hathaway casually closed the window. Although she doesn't hate traveling, traveling in the Titan world really can't bring her too much pleasure, and a few months have already made her a little depressed, "Maybe you should really build a cavalry escort, at least to ensure the speed of the march." She muttered under her breath.
A thief has returned, and his regimental commander Spia. Rodtrim greeted him in front of the group, and although he didn't want to bring anything bad news, there were some things that he couldn't decide as a thief.
"What's going on?" Spia. Rodtrim is a little anxious, the team is not in a good position right now, Barthe. Willy was still reminding him just now that he was going to send out all the thieves in the mercenary group.
"Boss, the road ahead is out of nowhere! I don't know why, it caused a landslide, and the boulders piled up on the road were not something we could clean! β
"Are you sure?"
"Boss, you can take a look and see that our path is completely blocked!"
ββ¦β¦ Damn it! "Spia. Rodtrim turned his horse's head, he had to report it to the Earl.
"What?" Hathaway glared at the mercenary leader in disbelief: "You didn't mean...... Are you familiar with this path? Why is this happening? β
"Yes, Lord Count. But...... There are always surprises, and as you know, we're going to go a different way. β
"Yan zhΓ²ng to what Cheng dΓΉ? Do you think it's man-made or a natural landslide? Hathaway didn't pursue it too much, accidents always happen inadvertently, and it's hard to say who is responsible for whom.
Spia. Rodtrim knew that Hathaway was in a very bad mood, but there was no way, he had just checked the site of the landslide, maybe he could get by on horseback, but the carriage couldn't pass through anyway. As for the reason, in the current environment, it is difficult to find out, at least he does not have that time.
"Lord Earl, our best option at the moment is to go the other way." Spia. Rodtrim said. He knew Hathaway's situation by now, and knew that this man's fears were justified.
"Let's go and have a look." Hathaway groaned and got out of the carriage.
It's a pure coincidence or something, it only happens in film and television works, and she doesn't believe that there are so many coincidences in reality. Landslides are a natural disaster, and she has not seen them before, but although there have been occasional spring rains during this time, they have not caused landslides. (To be continued......)
PS: It's 2000 words today.