Chapter 14: The Secret Camp of the Knights
The smell of blood faded, and the fire on the carriage was still strong.
Old man Barry led the brown horse, came out from behind a boulder wall, and trotted to Hu Tian.
"Knight! You are simply as great as the sun! I'm sorry for my previous recklessness, you will surely be the ...... of the greatest knight of the Temple of the Sun"
He bowed his head and curryed favor.
This knight is too ruthless! The sound of the robbers crying wolf made him tremble, and he now regretted that his bowels were blue.
A second before the explosion just now, Old Man Barry took the opportunity to cut off the reins of the carriage, left Xu Noyi and Fei Fei, pulled the horse and hid alone, and only dared to come out after making sure that it was completely safe.
"I—I'm looking for a place to sneak attack, yes, yes, sneak attack......"
Old man Barry didn't dare to look at Hu Tian's knife-like eyes, and quickly explained embarrassedly.
"Hey, Uncle Barry, you're the wrong person, I'm a knight!"
Xu Nuoyi tidied up the armor on his body, stood behind Hu Tian, and crossed his waist to correct dissatisfied, very disappointed in the old man Barry.
"Oh oh oh, Miss Knight, you are as great as the moon, you and the lord ......"
"Alright."
Hu Tian frowned, and waved his hand to interrupt Old Man Barry's words, "Find a shelter that is big enough first, our people have too big a goal, and it is not safe to set off rashly." How far is the nearest village from here? ”
"I know a shortcut, to the nearest village is only a dozen miles, there is a carriage, through the pit viper canyon, and you can ...... it in half a day to the east."
"No, the robbers will ransack the village! The Shadow Eagle robbers are notorious, and they will definitely take revenge! ”
A voice slowly walked through the corpses of the wild wolves everywhere, it was Hall Slick.
"From here, about fifteen miles to the northwest, there is a secret camp of the Knights of Feynman City, just across the river from Feynman City. If we're lucky, we'll be able to run into a knightly team that patrols regularly, and the robbers will never dare to chase them there. ”
Hall Slick was also injured, clutching one arm and raising his hand to reluctantly point in one direction.
The cloak on his shoulder tore a gap, revealing fair skin and a horrific wound.
The black cloak and hat hung down at the back of his head, his long fiery red hair was slightly messy, and his delicate face was a little haggard.
Is it a woman?
Hu Tian was stunned, his voice and appearance were completely different from the beginning.
Was it deliberately disguised before?
He looked at Hall Slick suspiciously, reaching out and squeezing his shoulder. Hall Slick subconsciously took a step back.
"Don't touch me!" His brow furrowed slightly, and a hint of strangeness flashed across his face.
"I ...... Not very used to being touched by others. ”
With that, Hall Slick picked up a knife from the ground that had been dropped by the robbers and walked towards the bandits who had been tied into rice dumplings on the ground.
"Stop! What are you doing? Hu Tian stopped her.
"These people are so hateful, I want to kill them!"
"No! This is my captive. Hu Tian picked up the bronze sword and blocked the long knife in her hand.
"Only those who arrive in Feynman City, are recognized by the Grand Duke, and receive knighthoods, can decide where the captives belong and obtain the right to have vassals! You are just an ordinary white iron knight, and you have no right to interfere with me! Hall Slick was very unconvinced by Hu Tian's obstruction.
"Oh? Is it? Hu Tian raised his eyebrows, and the bronze sword suddenly rested on Hall Slick's shoulder. What now? ”
"Shame on you!"
Hall Slick never expected that Hu Tian would threaten him with a sword, and gritted his teeth angrily.
"I promise you, when you find help, they will leave it to you. But before that, you have to listen to me. Hu Tian put away the bronze sword and said in a deep voice.
"You don't have to go back!"
Hall Slick pursed his lips, said to Hu Tian angrily, snorted lightly, and walked to the carriage.
Tiger Bone Hill was once the busiest post for runners at the southern foot of Mohatbi.
The desolate plateau is flattened here, and the vegetation is taller and more luxuriant. A two-way road for horse-drawn carriages and steam wagons runs through the trees.
Several four- and five-story domed buildings are hidden at the northern foot of the Tiger Bone Hill, between the two hills closest to Feynman City.
The two-foot-high wall is built along the mountain, the gate is closed, and the cobblestone four-way in front of the gate is very spacious.
The two pine-made corner towers on both sides of the wall had collapsed in half, and several long arrows with feathers were stuck in the top of the corner towers, and several large craters of shelling could be faintly seen on the wall.
It was almost dawn, and two figures in black cloaks came out of the woods and quickly approached the gate.
"This is the secret camp of the Knights, on the other side of the mountain is the Feynman River, and we have entered the territory of Feynman City."
Standing in front of the beech door, which was more than two feet high and covered with copper rivets, Slick took out a round bronze knight's medallion and pressed it into a groove in front of the knocker.
"Quack ......"
The door slowly opened.
"You're a knight too?"
Hu Tian was stunned for a moment, and looked vigilantly at the bronze medal in his hand, which was exactly the same as the one he got from Orbis.
I didn't expect this person to hide so deeply, I didn't even see it last night!
"Don't worry, even if I'm a knight, I won't expose your theft of the knight's name, you saved me last night, and I will repay this favor."
Hall Slick put away the knight's bronze medallion, pushed open the door, and entered.
A minute later, he walked out of it and nodded to Hu Tian.
"It's safe inside, the patrol comes back every six months, you can take a break here, but don't let anyone know! Outsiders are not allowed in the knights' camp. Also, you'd better keep your people in mind, or I'm not sure you're going to get in trouble—especially those two girls. ”
Hall Slick deliberately said the three words "your person" very seriously, as if he was eager to clear up the relationship with Hu Tian.
"How?"
Hu Tian was obviously stunned, the two girls he was talking about were Xu Nuoyi and Fei Fei, "You mean they are in danger?" ”
Hall Slick looked up into the depths of the foothills behind the camp, as if he was wary of something, and he whispered, "Elves and Noahs are the least popular people in Feynman City. They sneak into the Eastern Continent every year, plundering our already scarce mineral deposits and living resources, and treat us like slaves to show them the vegetable garden! ”
Hall Slick bit his lip and was angry: "So...... Unless you have the absolute strength to protect them, it's best not to let them swagger like they did last night. ”
"Something is going to happen!"
I see!
Mineral resources......
Hu Tian pondered for a moment, his gaze scanning back and forth over the towering ridgeline around him. The ancestral dragon returns to the mountain, and the four sands return to their positions...... There's a dragon vein around here!
"If I can help you find the minerals, what good will I get?"
"You? Can you find mineral deposits? Thinking that he had misheard, the corners of his mouth curled up disdainfully, "Don't be delusional! Mohat's best gold digger has searched the entire Tiger Bone Hill and Pit Viper Canyon, but he has not found the existence of refined iron deposits, just you? ”
"Yes."
Hu Tian only said one word, and the calm and firm expression on his face was undoubted.
"If you do find a mine, then you will become a gold digger of the Harilo Empire, a member of the nobility, and a fiefdom and vassal! And, according to the Harilo Imperial Code, the mineral deposits found will be named after you, and the rest of the deposits will be yours except for a small part that will be handed over to the treasury! ”
Very good!
Hu Tian nodded with satisfaction, "I'll make you believe it." ”
With that, he turned and whistled into the woods.
Three wagons emerged from the woods and quickly approached the gate.
Behind the last carriage, a long rope was pulled in the distance, dragging a few half-dead shadow eagle robbers.