The daylight hours in spring are short, and the sun stays in the sky for less than nine hours a day.

At this moment, the sunset has half sunk into the horizon, and the afterglow spreads over the earth, reflecting everything in orange and red.

At the end of the frost season, the snow finally melts on the trade routes, making the already deserted roads a little busier.

Of course, it is only 'slightly', after all, in this era when travel is not safe, except for the merchants and some people who have to leave the city, the vast majority of residents will stay in their hometowns from beginning to end, and nothing will change in their lives.

At this time, a group of people were hurrying on the trade route, intending to find a place to stay before the sun completely set.

There were not many of them, probably twenty or thirty men, and although almost all of them had sturdy camels and chocobos, they were not very fast because there were three bulky carriages behind them.

If you are a knowledgeable person, when you see this convoy, you can probably guess that the other party is an envoy sent by the royal family of Valla, because there are royal insignia hanging outside those carriages.

Not only that, but those who rode camels and chocobos outside were not ordinary charioteers, and they were all wearing well-made king armor, and it was not the standard armor of the light cavalry troops, but the captain's armor that was more high-quality and lightweight, and had higher defensive power.

In addition to serving as escorts for the emissaries, these heavily armed knights must also have the intention of showing off their strength to the envoys.

The wooden window on the left side of the carriage in the middle opened from the inside, revealing a weather-beaten old face.

"Knight Monan, where are we now?" The old man with white eyebrows asked in a deep voice.

"Lord Basil, we've just entered the Northlands now, a little south of the Star Luo Swamp." A chocobo rider who was guarding the carriage approached the carriage and replied respectfully.

"Star Swamp ......"

The old man looked thoughtful, probably recalling the details of the map, and it took him a long time before he frowned: "Can you get to Lancaster today?" ”

"If you travel overnight, you should be able to do it......" The chocobo knight hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "but I don't recommend it." ”

"Oh? Why. ”

The old man asked, raising his eyebrows.

"It hasn't been long since the heavy snow melted in the frost and fog season, and now the road conditions are not good, and you may encounter accidents when you rush in the dark. For example, if the car gets stuck in a quagmire or something, it may take more time. Our mounts also need to rest. Chocobo Knight Mo Nan replied honestly, "In addition, the people in the village where the supplies were carried out before said that strange monsters have often appeared in this area of the Star Luo Swamp recently...... Although these two days seem to be much less, we still have to be cautious. ”

"According to what you say, shouldn't you hurry up and leave the Xingluo Swamp, the land of right and wrong?" The old man asked with interest.

"If you are attacked at night, the damage is much worse than during the day. In comparison, as long as we find a suitable place to camp, even if we are attacked, even if we are attacked, it is not a big problem. Monan puffed up proudly.

After all, to be selected as the escort of the envoy group, his strength must have been recognized by the king's high-level management, and he does have proud capital.

"I see......"

It could be seen that the old man was not the type to be opinionated, and after thinking about it for a moment, he nodded in agreement with the Chococo Knight's proposal.

After getting the old man's approval, not only the chocobo knight Monan, but even the other guard knights around him also showed a relieved expression, unlike the old man hiding in the carriage, these knights are all blowing the wind outside, although the frost and fog season has passed, and the weather is beginning to get warmer, but the wind at night is still quite cold and biting, and it is not a joke to stay up all night on the mount.

Although the Xingluo Swamp itself is a forest, on the outskirts of the forest, the terrain is not unfounded, and soon the convoy found a fairly open and flat place to set up camp.

Not long after the tent was erected, the sky was completely dark, and two moons, one red and one silver, hung high in the sky, but they did not bring much light to the earth.

Fortunately, the campfire in the center of the camp had also been raised, dispelling the darkness and cold of the night for the members of the emissary group.

The old man sat by the campfire, stretched his body, which had been curled up in the car all day and looked a little stiff, and while roasting the fire, he instructed the chocobo knight Mo Nan, who was cooking soup: "After arranging the candidates for the night, you should also have a good rest, if you can, you can be more energetic in your clothes and armor, and you will arrive at Lancaster tomorrow, as the representative of the king, your performance represents the face of the king." ”

"No problem, I definitely won't let those barbarians in the Northland look down on us."

Mo Nan fiddled with the wild vegetables in the soup and said confidently: "I once came to Lancaster with General Miloran, and the city guards on their side were rotten, and they were not as strong as the king's training soldiers. ”

"Really?" The old man was a little skeptical.

"Don't believe it, Lord Basil." Seeing the appearance of the old man, the knight Mo Nan was a little rude despite his tone, and said quite seriously: "Although Lancaster is a border land, it is actually located in the middle of the Northlands, and there are no barbarian bandits to watch out for next to it, and those city guards inside are soft eggs who have never seen blood!" And even if the king is a training soldier, he will often be pulled out to suppress bandits, and both combat experience and skill are far stronger than the city guards of Lancaster. ”

"And how do they compare to you?" I don't know if it's because Gonghuo doesn't think it's a big deal, or if it's just a casual remark unintentionally, the old man asked.

"To put it mildly, they don't deserve to be compared to us knights." Monan sneered, he patted his chest, and said to the old man: "It's not me bragging, in the entire Lancaster City, except for the McCorberry family's Gerald City Captain Knight, who is a bit of a bit interesting, the other city guards, I can fight ten!" ”

Not only Monan, but even the other guard knights who heard their conversation showed expressions of approval.

The old man nodded noncommittally.

In this way, these suffocated knights should have a good performance when they arrive at Lancaster tomorrow.

At that time, I just need to watch from the sidelines, if it is really like what these knights say, Lancaster is some waste, and if they can make a big fuss, presumably after this mission, the new emperor will have an explanation.

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Chapter 278: The Messengers