Chapter 44: Nedburg

The summer evening breeze carries a hint of fruity sweetness, the dry air makes people feel comfortable and pleasant, and the afterglow of the setting sun casts a long shadow on the ground of the caravanserais. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe surrounding farmland and mountains are dyed with a red glow, and the mottled and complex colors are beautiful and bright.

The itinerary of the first day was compact and orderly, there were neither robbers nor eye-opening monsters on the road, after all, this is a civilized area, the core area of the Noxus Kingdom, only the farther away from civilization, the danger will slowly appear.

Darius on his horse had a fairly wide view, and he looked ahead of the road, where a gray-white building appeared at the end of the horizon, and as the procession slowly advanced, it grew larger and larger, revealing the full view to the eyes of the passing caravans.

A small river of beautiful emerald color runs through the city, several boats like bamboo rafts pass through the river, and to the east of the city is a lush birch forest, and the gray and white roofs of the town are connected together, generally only one or two stories high, and in the middle of the town, a small black castle stands quietly, so that people who pass by here can notice it at a glance.

This is Nedberg, originally just a small noble's family castle location, outside the castle was the noble mercenary farmers, and later with the development of agriculture here and the superior geographical environment, more and more people settled here, Nedburg also developed into an important transit point for the Noxus South Trade Road.

The caravan did not make much of a splash, and Valek told Darius that the caravan would be welcomed by most towns along the way, as they would be able to bring with them supplies that were scarce to the locals, and that the exotic specialties of the north would also arouse the interest of the inhabitants of the south.

However, the inhabitants of Nedburg obviously did not need this, and the caravan had no intention of trading here, and the farther they went, the higher the price of the goods on the cart, so the townspeople did not feel too excited about the arrival of the caravan.

Valek found an open field on the edge of the town and began to direct his troops to camp. Heavy wooden stakes were rammed into the soft earth to form an improvised fence, the sheathed oxen pulling the carts were unburdened, the drivers began to bring out fodder to feed, gray tents were erected in the clearing, the caravans that had been busy all day began to make fires for cooking, the red flames rose, and the smoke flew slowly towards the sky like a diagonal thread, and finally disappeared into the blue and pure sky.

Darius bolted the horse to a stake, and although the horse's stamina and physical strength were good, it also showed a bit of fatigue after being ridden all day.

After a day of riding, Darius had a faint itch on his inner thighs, thanks to his [hardened skin] talent, and when he first learned to ride a horse in the Second Garrison, the inside of his legs was often blistered and bloodshot. It's really not something that ordinary people can bear.

The tents of the Jungle Watchmen were all set up together, of course, now they should be called the Tamr Chamber of Commerce, Darius was also a high-level leader after all, of course he would not let him do such things as camping and cooking, he walked to Hermes's side and watched his subordinates busy with work with nothing to do.

"Wait a minute, it's going to take a while, and if you're hungry, why don't I have someone bring me some ready-made burritos?"

Darius shook his head, "No, just wait and eat together." ”

"Valek has been walking side by side with you all day, and it seems that you and Valek had a good conversation, Darius."

"He's an experienced adventurer, and I've learned a lot from listening to him, but does this person know about us?"

Hermes spread a piece of cloth on the ground and sat down, and then motioned for Darius to sit too, "He doesn't know the details of us, but he often runs this line, we have worked together a few times, he can probably guess something, you are a new face, and the identity on the surface is the deputy leader, so he is a little curious." ”

"This guy likes to learn from people, in the past, he would find some powerful people on our side, I guess he has already told you, right?"

"Well, but, I took it upon my own initiative."

Hermes was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly, he couldn't help but pat Darius on the shoulder, "Good guy, when we were still in the legion, as long as we didn't fight, our favorite entertainment was to compete with people, and those who won could get half a month's ration of wine and tobacco from the loser." ”

"It's not once or twice anyway, you can go if you want, but Valek is not easy to deal with, by the way, that pharmacist Winnie, you should know him, right? Remember to talk to Winnie, and if you're hurt, let Winnie show you. ”

Darius nodded to indicate that he knew, he really wanted to see the fighting methods of the warrior monks, especially such a warrior monk who mastered moves like drunken fists, but Valek's main identity was after all the leader of the Soul Burner mercenary group, and he was also responsible for the work of the entire camp, and it was not a simple task for a large caravan of hundreds of people to set up camp, and when Darius quietly waited for his men to cook, Valek was already busy on all fours.

The caravan didn't take much time to cook, and the evening diet was very simple, that is, the dried meat and carrots were thrown into the pot to cook, and after cooking, they were served in a bowl and eaten with bread.

After eating, the sun was almost disappearing above the ground, and the night of the camp was naturally not entertaining, and everyone began to go into the tents to rest after tidying up the ground, and they had to hurry up and rest, because they had to continue their departure early the next morning.

When Darius found Valek, he was assigning tasks to those who were on guard at night.

"Old Raeder, you take someone to be on duty tonight, everyone else has listened to me, don't think that this is Fort Ned, we don't need to be vigilant, how many excellent mercenary groups are because of a momentary negligence, resulting in the destruction of the whole group. Feeling safe is the most dangerous thought! The enemy will take advantage of our slackness and deliver a fatal blow, and from the moment we step out of the gates of Noxus, we are already on the battlefield, not with the Demacians, but with nature, with monsters, with bandits, and only the most cautious can survive safely to victory. ”

"Okay, it's a bit heavy, but I want you on duty to remember clearly, Raeder, be sure to pay attention to where the goods are stacked, it's best to set up some simple traps, and the light source must be sufficient, it's not like we haven't met a stalker whose brain is overwhelmed by money. There is also the bullpen, if there is an enemy, they will definitely go to the bullpen to destroy it as soon as possible, cheer me up, in groups of three, according to the route I have set for you, go back and forth, and remember it clearly. ”