Yard came to Charlotte's carriage, and unfurled a huge forty-centimeter parchment roll.

This is a map with mountains, rivers, towns and villages, and many road curves.

Some of the colored lines are particularly eye-catching.

Yard whispered, "This is the most detailed map of the entire West, and it is of very high value. The red line above is a dangerous road, the yellow line is a dangerous road, and the green line is a safer road. This is what our family found out through a dense business network. ”

Many parts of this world are still wild, some desolate places, and there are no people in sight for a few days outside the town. Beasts, robbers, monsters, and even monsters and monsters are all very deadly.

This map is a myriad of mature trade routes, and the value is very high!

Yard and Kurapite can take out all the maps of their family's trade routes, and they really trust Charlotte! Charlotte just said she wanted to look at the map.

The fellowship of people lies in sincerity. Both of these people are very good at making friends.

Charlotte looked at it for a long time, comparing her own mini-map to find her own location.

"We're here now." Charlotte pointed to a spot on the map.

Yard looked at Charlotte in surprise and exclaimed, "Charlotte, amazing! ”

In this world, the literacy rate is less than 10%, and even fewer can read a map. Complex maps like the ones that Yard took out are difficult to understand without special study. It's really hard for ordinary people to get ahead.

And there are basically no people like Charlotte who can quickly find their location. Unless you are very familiar with the nearby routes.

But Yard knew that Charlotte was definitely a first-time visitor.

Charlotte waved her hand, revealing an expression that was not worth mentioning, and said, "Meaning! I have called you this time to ask, is there a dangerous valley ahead? ”

Yard looked down at the map and said, "There is indeed one-Medea Valley, it's not long, let's hurry up, we can pass through the valley before the sun sets." ”

Yard believes that Charlotte will not ask himself this question for no reason. After all, he is so lazy......

Charlotte nodded, "That's right! Someone is going to ambush us there! ”

Yard's face was full of frost and asked, "Is the news reliable?" ”

"Reliable."

Yade licked his lips and said, "The routes are all improvised, and they were all notified by my eldest brother at short notice, and even my father can't know in advance. So ......"

Charlotte continued, "So there are people mixed in with our team, delivering news at any time. ”

The team changed lanes several times along the way, just to prevent an ambush.

If it's a hasty encounter, this team is definitely not empty. But if you are set up a trap and ambushed, anything can happen.

In particular, some spells prepared in advance are very powerful and can be called strategic spells. If one is not good, three hundred people are not half.

I want to be ready to ambush this team, unless someone delivers the news in time for the accomplices to prepare in advance.

And this kind of preparation can't be prepared for too long, because after a long time, the team may change paths again.

"That ......," Yard looked embarrassed, "actually, there's something I need to tell you." ”

Charlotte looked at him very dangerously, "Don't say it, you did something sorry for me." ”

"Uh...... I'm sorry about that! "Yard's face is shameless!

"Tell me, what's going on?" Charlotte rolled her eyes.

Yade whispered, "Actually, this time I not only went to participate in the harvest celebration, but also escorted this year's tax money to Ecstasy City by the way. ”

Actual nobles such as the Marquis of Silver Deer had to pay taxes to the king. Otherwise, with the royal fiefdom, it will not be enough at all.

Charlotte pointed at Yard, "Okay! When you said that you would go along the way, you wanted me to escort the tax money for your family, right? ”

Yard waved his hand, "Misunderstanding! It was my father who heard that you were going to Ecstasy City with you, so he made a temporary decision to bring this year's tax money with him. ”

", by the way? You're using me like a free bodyguard, aren't you? ”

"How so? My father has prepared the payment, and he will give it to you when he arrives in Ecstasy, and explain it to you. Absolutely satisfying! Yard smiled.

"Satisfy me? So why didn't you say it earlier? Why didn't you say it earlier? You said it earlier! ”

Yard spread his hands, "My father said that if you had known in advance, with your greedy nature, the lion would have opened his mouth!" ”

Charlotte touched her nose: Made, you know me better than I do!

Still, he said, "No! I disagree! I was deceived and I asked for compensation. ”

Yard said proudly, "My father said that if you are not satisfied, our family can marry Denise to you." Dowry package to your satisfaction! ”

Charlotte: "...... Is this the sale of my sister? Shameless! ”

……

"The ambush was more than a hundred people, well-trained, well-equipped, and had spellcasters. And I'm not sure if there are any spies in our ranks. Charlotte said.

"I understand, I'll go tell my big brother." Yard rolled up the map and hurried away.

The second half of the team is the caravan and adventurers who follow the team.

In these years, there were caravans of a certain size, and when they went out to run merchants, they had to hire adventurers and even mercenaries. After all, it's too dangerous to go far away.

Some large chambers of commerce will even fund or cultivate a mercenary group themselves.

In addition to this, there are also some wandering knights mixed in. They want to go to Ecstasy City to have a try, hoping to meet a noble person and become a knight of the kingdom or a knight of a fiefdom.

As I said before, those wandering knights, also known as rogue knights, are all samurai and warriors who are bastards or lucky enough to get the name of knights.

And the quality of those adventurers and small mercenary groups is not high. During the break, they talked about meat jokes around the bonfire from time to time, and it was always them who caused everyone to laugh.

There's even a bard with the team! It's like a mobile market.

In this mixed crowd, no one can be trusted. Especially now, if someone deliberately leaks the team's itinerary. These people are the biggest suspects.

The team continued to march as if nothing had happened.

However, Charlotte found that Kurapite had taken advantage of the lunch break to adjust the formation of the cavalry without a trace.

In the name of a dinner, Kurapite invited Charlotte and his younger siblings to discuss the ambush.

But there are thieves who are thieves for a thousand days, and there are no thieves who are thieves for a thousand days. If you dodge this time, you will face a more stealthy ambush next.

At this point, halfway through the trip, it's not appropriate to change lanes frequently.

Besides, Charlotte also received a task, so naturally she couldn't avoid the battle.

With Charlotte participating in the war, the three brothers and sisters have a bottom in their hearts, as for those soldiers who may be wounded and killed in battle, what are they raised for?

……

During the lunch break, in an inconspicuous carriage, two people whispered something. The two of them did not speak a lingua franca, and their voices were so small that they could not hear what they were saying.

After a while, a man got up and left. The other took out a strange metal disc and sketched it with his fingers.

After lunch, the team moved on, and soon the knight in front received an order: join the advance.

The speed of the team began to pick up.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, a valley appeared in front of me......