More than 200 miles north of the royal capital, there is a towering snow-capped mountain plateau!

The plateau is white, and there are strong winds and snow all year round! In this extremely cold snowy area, there are hundreds of miles of people around, and there is a deathly silence! However, as if it had been stabbed by a god, the snowfield cracked a huge crack in the middle, forming a long canyon.

This canyon was formed tens of thousands of years ago, when an ancient river flowed through here from the north, and the river continued to wash through the river to finally form the canyon it is today!

With the movement of the earth's crust, the ancient river has long disappeared more than 10,000 years ago, and the current Grand Canyon is overgrown with maple trees, and the ancient river channel has become a wide road, which has become the only entrance to the northern country today.

The canyon is very deep, so the climate in the canyon is in stark contrast to the highland climate on both sides, the plateau is covered with snow and the canyon is lush! Every autumn season, the blood-red maple leaves stain the entire canyon red, like a bloody knife straight into the middle of the plateau, the scenery is beautiful and picturesque like a dream.

At the exit at the northern end of the canyon, there is a huge basin there! The basin is surrounded by huge snow-capped mountains and plateaus on all sides, but the interior of the basin has a gentle climate and a pleasant climate, and maple forests are growing all over the ground, which has become a unique scenery on the mainland!

Three hundred years ago, during the Sixteen Kingdoms, there was a powerful independent kingdom in this basin! Because it is located in the northernmost part of the continent, it was called the northern country at that time, and because the basin is full of maple forests, it is also called the maple country, and the capital is located on the east side of the basin.

But with the unification of the kingdom, today's northern country has become the kingdom's maple capital territory, but the titles of northern country and maple country have been retained since then!

The unique topography of the northern country looks very mysterious from the outside, but it is the most famous sacred place in the entire continent.

The kingdom's pioneer hero, Knight, was born in the northern realm of Fengdu! Since the hero Knight overthrew the Gotha slave dynasty and established the Sixteen Kingdoms of civilization, the people who have lived on this great plain since then have called themselves Knight descendants! Then Knight was invited into the temple and enshrined as the greatest god of war on the continent! Because Knight was born in Fengdu, Fengdu has since become a sacred place for Knight people, and has been worshiped by Knight people for generations.

Later, the image of the god of war Knight was made into a knight by later generations, and now the knightly wind prevails on this continent, becoming the highest glory in the hearts of warriors! With a lofty belief in the god of war, the Knight people directly named the Knight Kingdom after the unification of the kingdom, and the god of war Knight also became the head of the gods in the hearts of the people.

This Grand Canyon is the only way to the Holy Land, but all warriors who aspire to become knights will pass through this canyon every year to pay homage to the God of War! Therefore, this road in the canyon is also known as the Hero's Road by the world!

But the worshippers who come to worship are not only warriors, but also faithful people! Throughout the year, many people come here on foot to pay homage to the god of war! In addition to the knights, these faithful believers are more ordinary people of the kingdom, who are purely worshipping the god of war and longing to be protected by the god of war.

A few travelers carried heavy bags and walked on the road in the canyon on foot! Sweat soaked their clothes, and the shoes of their feet wore out the soles, but it could not dampen their enthusiasm for worshipping the god of war. The world seems to be obsessed with the worship of the gods, and all the hardships are worth it, despite the long distances, the trekking through mountains and rivers, and even just to see the statue of the god of war.

Behind these travelers, a noble carriage came galloping towards them, startling them to dodge to the side! The carriage sped all the way, kicking up a cloud of dust behind the car, and it was clear that the man who drove the carriage was not very human!

The carriage whistled by like the wind, and several travelers were a little sluggish, and they all showed envy and admiration on their faces!

When the carriage was gone, they returned to the road and chatted as they went.

Boasting that it was the best skill of the knights, one of the young travelers said: "I don't know which nobleman's carriage this is, this driver is really a good skill, I have never seen such a fast carriage in my life, and it disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye." ”

The older traveler next to him sighed and said, "Yes, I guess it's a powerful character." I've seen the carriage of the Throne of Luo Khan pass by, and I've never seen it so mighty, I don't know which big man in the kingdom he is! ”

The young traveler who had seen less was asked curiously: "Impossible, I heard that King Luo Khan is the lord of the war horse, could it be that this driving skill is not as good as that person just now?" ”。

The elder sneered, glanced at him, and replied, "Do you think Lord Wang is the most powerful?" There are many people outside the mountains who are more powerful than King Luo Khan in our kingdom. ”

The young man was ignorant of many things, and only recognized one dead reason, and he was very unconvinced: "According to what you say, then King Luo Khan has no real ability?" In this case, how could they become the commanders of those regimental commanders? And he sat on the throne of the king. ”

Suddenly, an old man coughed from behind, and the old man shouted loudly: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!" ”。

The two of them glanced back at the old man when they heard the voice, and continued to walk forward with their heads trembling.

The young man was still very persistent, he slowly approached the elder, and continued to ask in a low voice: "What is the strength of King Luo Khan, you can tell me!" ”

The elder lowered his voice and replied, "King Lockhan's name is Salde, and he is King Furyk's own brother!" He is the only prince in our kingdom, do you think anyone is qualified to sit in the palace? And those knights, knights and knights, and all those who have titles, which one is not born into the nobility? Don't ask so much, anyway, ordinary people like us, no matter how powerful you are, it will be in vain, and you will never have the opportunity to become a knight, let alone a knight's fief! ”。

The young man's mouth grew in surprise when he heard this, and in an instant he seemed to understand everything! He stared blankly at the direction in which the carriage was leaving, and all the good images of the kingdom collapsed in an instant, and he completely lost confidence in his future.

He then sighed in disappointment, regained his composure with the other travelers, and bowed his head as he continued their pilgrimage.

In the distance in front of them, the noble carriage was still running frantically towards the north, and on the carriage was the Fox family from the royal capital.

Cook was sitting quietly in the carriage, and he saw a large group of travelers out of the window, and finally he couldn't help asking, "Mother, how can there be so many passers-by on this road, and what are they doing?" ”。

The mother smiled and explained, "Of course everyone who comes here is going on a pilgrimage, look at what stupid questions you asked!" ”。

"Oh!" Cook nodded, and then continued, "But why don't they take the carriage, why do they have to walk?" ”。

The mother was stunned for a moment, and then explained seriously: "My stupid son, do you think that they are like us, everyone can have a carriage to ride? The vast majority of people in our kingdom are poor Nate people, and their families are not very wealthy, and it is good to be able to take care of the food and clothing of the whole family! They couldn't afford a carriage at all, so they had to walk to the Holy Land. ”。

Cook is very young, and there is so much he doesn't understand about the world! After listening to his mother's answer, he continued to frown and asked, "But why don't Grandpa Connor and the uncles and uncles who live near our house have several carriages in every household, why can't these people afford carriages?" ”。

The mother was stunned again, and said with a smile: "Fool, the place where we live is the most famous aristocratic district in the royal capital, and they are all the same as your father, they are the most famous nobles in the kingdom, and of course ordinary people can't compare with us." ”

Cook nodded understandingly, sighed casually, and said, "Oh, then they're so pathetic." ”

Seeing Cook's worried look, Ruby understood that his son Cook had a kind heart and was never tainted by the aristocratic habits of those who coveted wealth and misbehaved. Thinking of this, Ruby smiled happily, reached out and hugged Cook tightly in his arms, and kissed him several times in succession.

Fox, who was driving, listened to their conversation and also glanced back at their mother and son! Seeing their deep mother-son relationship, Fox's heart warmed, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

The carriage sped wildly through the canyon, which began to narrow and narrowed, and finally drove almost against the cliff face.

The sky had become a little dark, and after a long day of continuous travel, both men and horses looked a little tired.

As evening approached, the road suddenly opened up in front of it, revealing a mighty fortress.

It is a huge fortress towering as a mountain, and the head of the city is covered with golden kingdom flags, and countless knights are standing on it! The walls of this fortress are more than twice as tall as ordinary walls, and it seems that there is a tendency that a husband will not be able to open it, and even the walls of the royal capital look pale in comparison!

Fawkes drove the carriage straight to the fortress gate, and the guards at the gate hurriedly made way for him!

Without slowing down, the carriage passed directly through the gates of the fortress with the sound of the whirring wind, and continued to gallop north.

There were also countless guards standing on the walls on the north side of the fortress, and everyone watched the carriages under the walls leave quickly, and everyone did not say a word.

It wasn't until the carriage had left some distance that one of the guards spoke, "Isn't this the carriage of Earl Fawkes?" Lord Earl's driving skills are really extraordinary, no wonder he can be the chief instructor of the royal capital training camp! ”。

"Ahem!" A man who looked like an officer came over and coughed, startling the guards to immediately hold their heads high and certify that they were on duty!

The officer walked up to the guard who had just spoken, stared at him for a few seconds before he rebuked, "In the future, if anyone dares to talk about the Earl in private, I will immediately tie you up in the dungeon!" ”。

The guards were so frightened that their foreheads sweated, and no one dared to say anything.

After the lecture, the officer hurriedly turned around and walked up the steps of the tower, and in a short time he climbed up the tower to the command hall.

In front of the long table in the hall sat a middle-aged man who looked like a regimental commander, and the officer bowed his head to him, and then reported: "Report to the captain, Lord Count Fox has just driven past the fortress!" ”

"What?" After hearing this, the head of the knight order was shocked, and immediately got up and reprimanded: "Then what are you doing here, hurry up and ask the Earl to come up and rest!" ”。

After hearing this, the officer lowered his head and replied very ashamedly: "But the earl did not stop the carriage, and drove straight in the direction of Fengdu!" ”。

The regimental commander was at a loss when he heard this, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he suddenly got up and walked quickly to the lookout on the north side.

In the afterglow of the evening, a cloud of dust rose far away on the northern plains, and Fawkes was driving away.

Seeing this, the officer sighed: "The skill of the earl's driving is really remarkable, it is like a strong wind, and I have really seen it today." ”

"What do you think?" , The head of the regiment looked at the carriage in the distance and said triumphantly: "In our kingdom, in addition to Duke Thatcher of Dragon City, it belongs to our instructor, Lord Count Fox!" If I hadn't been fortunate enough to be taught by Lord Earl Fawkes, I would not have had a chance to become the head of the Knights. ”

The officer nodded again and again and agreed: "That's that, Lord Earl is really wise and powerful!" ”。

The regimental commander looked sideways at him, the head of the guard, and a pleasant smile appeared on his face! The two continued to stare north, watching Fawkes' carriage disappear into the horizon.