Zax Sharp rubbed shoulders with the King's pursuit team, and with a calculated time difference, he successfully passed through the Earldom of Whitetown, which was subordinated to the Duke of Ella, and the county of Anderson, who was subjugated to the Duke of Ella, and led his people and men to follow the guidance of the stars in the sky, and walked towards the faint shadow of the mountain on the southern horizon of the endless grassland.

Zax breathed in the fresh night breeze blowing under the starry sky of the prairie, and grabbed the wine bag from the back of the riding horse and poured himself the spirits of his hometown. He could finally feel a glimmer of peace in the endless meadow. He turned back to look at the Rivensey Bridge level, where the low walls and watchtowers of the river reflected a faint white light under the starry sky, like a giant arm falling from the sky, and in the blessing of Arcana, the fierce pursuers of the King's Army were firmly blocked on the other side of the Rivensey River.

"Presumably, those lackeys of Segal II must have returned in a huff. The view of the meadows in the domain of Lord Earl Anderson is really good. Beside Zax, Theoannis's face was no longer solemn, perhaps the cool night breeze had brought him back his spirits.

"Nerd, you've chosen the right person. This is Arcana's gift to you, a fresh beginning. Tranquility will give you plenty of time to read your bulging books, classics. Zax looked up at the sky, and the bright stars were like a still river, leaving a wonderful moment in the night sky where it was rippling with countless waves.

Theoannis smiled slightly, and looked around at the calm night scene of the prairie, but the faces of the people could not calm down at all, like a storm about to rise, and he calmed slightly, and finally saw the red hair clearly in the darkness.

"Mr. Oak Fist seems to be a little grumbling." Theoannis muttered twice, and after shaking his head helplessly, he finally spoke slowly and said to Oak Fist, "Don't be depressed there, isn't the scenery here beautiful?" Mr. Oak Fist, I see your face is about to wring out of the water. ”

"Shut up, Karkande's nerd! My mood is something you loose shoulders can read? The red-haired oak fist who fell behind Zax's riding suddenly opened his eyes, and then like a deflated pig's bladder, not only drooped his head, but even his eyes only looked at the horse's mane on the neck of the mount, and then he raised it angrily and complained to Theoannis, which sounded very resentful: "Anyway now! We have left the homeland where our ancestors lived! All of Sharphill and Murred's property is finished! Everything that the predecessors paid for it was all surrendered to the tyrant who eats people! All because of one of my yawns that shouldn't have been! Set the fox to keep the geese! ”

"Oak Fist, remember I told you a while ago. It's not all your fault, it's something that will come sooner or later. From the time that the tyrant of Segal II rudely touched my Sharp family titles and domains, it was destined to be like this. I know in my own heart that this time is just the difference between early and late. The only thing that struck me was that it had come two or three steps faster than I had expected. Zaks didn't turn his head to look at the grieving oak fist, but still looked at the starry sky in the sky, "Although we were forced to leave our homeland, we will take root in a new place." As long as there is 'hope' in our hearts. So, don't blame yourself too much. ”

"Oh, Your Excellency is right. Faith is a good thing. Hope is to sail on the vast sea and suddenly see the lighthouse, even if it is the Haishi Tower. I don't want to care about your smuggling trade anymore! For, I believe, that I will be a free man in the quiet hamlet of His Excellency the Baron, and that once I am there, I will have plenty of time to read my precious texts, and of course I will be of the necessary help to His Excellency the Baron, if not for the sword and bow. Also, at that time, I was able to spend quality time with my family. Lo and behold, this is the hope that arises from the yearning, and it is this that makes me choose the right of the two paths that His Excellency the Baron has given me. Dioannis's paper-painted lips twitched, spitting out one word after another.

"But I" the oak fist clenched the reins of the horse, the fist trembled, and it seemed that all the strength of his body was concentrated between the fingers that were close to each other, "Lord Bill's hatred, when will we be able to taste blood!" ”

"There is no way to reverse what happened, maybe we have to wait for more than ten years, maybe we have to wait longer, but I will not forget my brother's hatred, and his death must also cost the tyrant on the throne of Segal II in blood! Now is just not the time! What I need now is for you to cheer up and cheer up the lazy clansmen and guys behind us! The sooner we arrive at Nilmont, the sooner we will see the day we taste blood! Zax's wolf-like eyes remained unchanged as he stared at the sweeping meteor that fell into the sky, "I believe that time will come eventually." ”

The sky was bright, the stars were floating in the vast sky, and the White Snow Mountain on the southern horizon became a little bigger. Zax's men and horses, who were already sleepy, left the dirt path of the meadow, and chose a flat meadow as a camping point, and after hastily erecting a pile of tents, the morning sun reluctantly smiled, and the nocturnal creatures closed their eyes—except for a few sentry men, who smoked pipes with red eyes, paced back and forth and exhaled the smoke, and at last they were simply bored to the point of teasing the horses.

After a few bumpy days, the fork in the road outside White Town was reached. Out of the necessary courtesy and explanation, Zax sent several caravan men to the town of White, and they escorted some selected exquisite gifts to Earl Anderson, and before these men left, Zax personally wrote a handwritten letter and handed it to the dispatcher, and led the tribe and the caravan to the east of the town of White, and made some necessary arrangements for rest and rest by the way.

"I've heard that south of White Town will soon be in the mountains. Baron. "Oak Fist seems to have swept away the decline of the past, and is full of energy to study the crude map.

"It is for this reason that I am not going to pay a visit to His Excellency Earl Henjason, and there is an opportunity to visit—but now we are faced with a small problem, which is to change the day and night schedule that we have been walking in for fifteen days. It's going to be a little difficult though. However, you can't walk the mountain road at night. Zax smiled and nodded, it was a heartfelt expression.

"Your Excellency. And I gave instructions to the people what they should do. The red-haired oak fist patted his chest, "I just want to get there quickly!" ”

"What I like is your attitude now. Oak boxing, it feels good to get out of the haze, right? When I see you, I seem to be reminded of the prison disaster in the past, and the moment I escaped from the dungeon, I breathed fresh air. Exhilarating. Zax pulled the reins of his horse close to Oak Fist, and then patted Oak Fist on the shoulder.

"I think—that's right. I also seem to be escaping from the prison of my mind. Oak Fist embarrassedly grabbed the hair on the back of his head and whispered.

"Then learn how to run!" Zax suddenly raised his horsewhip and hit the butt of the Oak Fist mount, the Oak Fist mount suddenly let out a hiss, shook off its hooves and ran forward like crazy, and there was a burst of laughter from the grassland, "Theoannis, tell the guys to walk an extra morning today, and start resting in the afternoon until tomorrow morning!" ”

"Willing to help." Theoannis bowed slightly, and ordered like his old Karkande, "Send a message to all of you, and adjust our schedules according to His Excellency's wishes." ”

At noon on the second day after adjusting his schedule, the famous White Snow Mountain was standing in front of Zax's eyes unconsciously.

He thoughtfully raised his head to look up at this majestic mountain that was sleeping quietly, but he couldn't see the top of this snow-capped mountain, only the faintly tumbling clouds and mist. The mountains stretched into the distance, and there was finally the shadow of a tree draped in a golden veil, where the White Prairie had disappeared, and a cliff shaped like a defeated rooster was bowing its head as if to bow down to the stretching giant.

"Look, folks, it's Cliff Mountain, and through the winding trail between White Mountain and Moore Grove, we'll reach Niermont!" Zax rode his horse and looked up at the strange peak that bowed down to the White Mountain, his eyes taking in the scenery of the strange horse.

"Brothers, hope is ahead, hurry up!" Oak Fist rode on his horse and shouted, he couldn't wait to pass through there and reach the land of hope in Zax's mouth, "Once there, the brothers can taste the snowmelt iced tea there!" After the tea we have a plan to start from scratch, we have to work harder, and sooner or later, we will return to our homeland, when the remains of the tyrant of Segal II are already rotting in the mud! ”

"Your Excellency, you have painted a beautiful hope for the Oak Fist, and it seems that it has worked on him now. Hope is a good word. Just like the Book of Arcana tells - our goddess guides us on the bumpy journey of hope. Theoannis held the thick tome in his hand, his fingers moving slowly over the tadpole-like text, "Look, I'm looking at page seventy-seven of the Book of Arcana, the Chapter of Hope. ”

"So, let's move forward with hope." With a wave of his horsewhip, Zax pointed to the place where the shadows of the trees were faintly appearing, and a windmill was spinning lazily on the golden autumn grass mats, and a small wooden castle a little farther away still stood quietly on the undulating hillside.