Chapter 209: Clearing the Darkness
If you want to safely seek Fix Island, it is not enough to rely on Harrington to spread the news of the fishmen, so when the ironclad battleship reached the mouth of the Thebes River, Rollin rode a black rock war horse with good endurance and quietly disembarked, traveled lightly, only a sword, a shield, and some gold coins, and rushed to the Fire Lion City first.
The Thebes River is the largest river in the Principality of Lehman and one of the three major rivers in the Starlight Continent.
If you are lucky enough to have a tailwind at the normal speed of a sailboat, it is estimated that it will take about ten days, but if there is no tailwind...... The date is not accurate, and it may be delayed for a month.
Luo Lin's plan is very simple, he first rode a war horse to Fire Lion City to manage some personal relationships, and at the same time, the ironclad battleship slowed all the way on the grounds of saving magic crystals, and Luo Lin himself said that he was not sick, and he could delay it, preferably for a month and a half, to give Luo Lin plenty of time.
This aspect was presided over by Horn, and the news that the Lord of Primo was ready to take refuge had already reached the Archduke Lehman, who naturally expressed a warm welcome, and the banks of the Thebes River would not be hindered at all, so Rollin set out with confidence.
Walking by land, from the mouth of the sea to the city of the Lion, because many places do not have to take a long detour like the Thebes, the distance is a little closer than the waterway, probably only a little more than a thousand kilometers.
Rollin's Black Rock War Horse is a hybrid of obsidian unicorns, with a tame and tough personality and plenty of stamina, although its speed is not extremely fast among war horses, it can run for twelve hours without rest. It can run more than 500 kilometers in one day, and it is a real Maxima.
Of course, Rollin naturally wouldn't squeeze the horsepower so much. Walk and rest along the way, but that's it, on the afternoon of the third day, the Fire Lion City was already in his field of vision.
In front of you is an open, fertile plain through which the wide Thebes River winds, and along the river, the city of the Fire Lion is located.
Lion City of Fire. It is named after the family lineage of the Grand Duke Lehman, whose hair is basically red. It is very thick, and the male basically has a big beard, and it must be a big beard, which goes around the face. It looks as powerful as the lion's mane, and the Lehman family is proud of it, so they use the fire lion as a family symbol.
Compared with the prosperity of Vendôme, the pearl of the Starlight Continent, the Fire Lion City gives people the feeling of being fierce and majestic, from a distance, you can see the majestic Gothic-like minaret building, like a gray sword piercing the sky, the closer you get, the more you can feel a kind of oppressive force.
Rollin followed the flow of people into the city. As he approached the city gate, Rollin found that there were more than just a large number of guards. And the average force is also very strong, he even saw an elite warrior of level 23.
In addition to the guards, Rollin saw a priest of the temple, with a basin of holy water shining with a pale golden glow in front of him, and every traveler entering the city had to pass in front of him, and then the priest would say a few words of blessing. Then sprinkle a few drops of holy water on the traveler, with each exception. Even the nobles sitting in the carriage were no exception and had to get out of the carriage to receive blessings.
Rollin understood after a little thought, Vendôme had just fallen, and the reason for this would definitely attract the attention of those who cared about it, presumably Archduke Lehman must have found traces of the destruction of the Miè sect, realized the strict nature, and became vigilant, so he began to strictly investigate everyone who entered the city.
This priest, who says it is a blessing, is actually a discerning dark aura.
Just thinking about it, there was a young man in front of him who was sprinkled with holy water and suddenly screamed, Luo Lin looked over, and saw that green smoke began to rise on the young man's face, and the holy water that was completely harmless to ordinary people was highly poisonous to him, and began to corrode his skin.
Generally speaking, when this happens, you can only conclude that the other party is contaminated with the aura of darkness, but you can't conclude that this person must be evil.
The guards at the gate of the city immediately walked up, pulled the young man aside without saying a word, and after a few questions, one of the guards began to search his body, and soon saw an emblem in the hidden place under the young man's armpit, which was an eye.
"The Mark of the Demon God, a Dark Cultist!" The guard shouted.
The elite soldier of level 23 was a sergeant major or something, and he was supposed to be the leader, and as soon as he heard this, he made a decapitation gesture, and a guard stepped forward and cut off the young man's head with a sword.
This scene caused some commotion, but it quickly subsided, because as long as there were ordinary people who had nothing to do with the darkness, the guards were not embarrassed at all.
Soon, it was Luo Lin's turn, and he was still a little worried that his soul refining Heavenly Sword would cause a reaction of holy water, but obviously Na Luosha's secret method was very good, and the holy water sprinkled on him was normal.
Another entry tax was paid, and Rollin was able to enter the city along the way.
After entering the city, less than 200 meters away, he saw three groups of patrol guards hurrying by, one of which shouted: "Hurry, hurry, don't let that dark cultist escape!" ”
Luo Lin was a little relieved to see this scene, it seems that Grand Duke Lehman has made great efforts to clean up the dark cultists in his own territory, just like in his previous life.
Because of this, in the previous life, although the orc army, the undead legion, and the demon legion came one after another, and finally destroyed the Duchy of Lehman. But from beginning to end, there was no turmoil within the principality, and the reason for its collapse was really because the opponent was too strong, and the military strength of the principality was completely consumed, and it really couldn't be defeated.
In this life, because the orc army was frustrated in advance, the countries on the continent not only received an early warning, but also had a buffer of a few years, and the situation should be much better.
But even so, it should not be taken lightly, in the future, a catastrophe is inevitable, so Rollin decided to choose Fix Island and concentrate on developing his power.
On this trip, the best target Luo Lin is looking for is none other than the pillar of the Duchy of Lehman, the Red Moon Sword Saint Palason, if he can win a good impression of him in advance, even if he has a word of appreciation, then his status in the eyes of the Grand Duke of Lehman will rise significantly, and it will be very safe to obtain the island of Fix.
However, a figure like the Red Moon Sword Saint is not something that can be seen at once, especially in recent decades, the nearly two-hundred-year-old Sword Saint has basically not shown up much, unless there is a grand festival celebration, otherwise other affairs are basically handled by his eldest disciple, the Grand Knight of the Principality of Lehman.
These news were all inquired about by Luo Lin in advance, and when he met the Red Moon Sword Saint, he naturally had to visit Disims first, Luo Lin thought about it, but he was not in a hurry to visit.
He has been on the road for the past few days, and his image is not good, so it is very rude to go like this, so he naturally has to clean himself up first.
He led the horse to find a high-class inn called 'Blue Lover', spent three gold coins to ask the innkeeper to take care of his war horse, opened another room, bathed, and changed into a set of ordinary black samurai clothes, and then went to the hall on the first floor to eat.
This inn is quite high-grade, so the environment in the hall is good, and the people who dine here are all gentlemen with status and status, either rich businessmen or nobles who have come to the capital to play and socialize, and they talk softly, but of course this can't hide from Luo Lin's ears.
There are two businessmen in the corner talking, talking about recent rumors.
One of the merchants complained: "I heard that Vendôme was destroyed by the orcs, and that one of my malls was requisitioned, and I don't know when I will be able to return." ”
"What are you? I also have a seaside villa in Vendôme, which cost me 5,000 gold coins to build, and now it has been burned down by the orcs of the godsend, and there is no reason to do so. ”
The two businessmen sighed in unison, then began to speak again.
"I heard that the Fishman has been affected by the recent migration of fishmen, and I hope that my merchant ship will not run into those disgusting fishmen who are dirty and dirty."
"Hey, how difficult it is on the mainland. These days, the Grand Duke cleaned up the dark cultists, and the results were really shocking, it is said that even the world-famous Count Fiora has suffered, who would have thought that such a good man would be so filthy in secret? ”
"Hmph, maybe Count Fiora was framed? With this purge taking advantage of this crackdown, many people are taking the opportunity to attack political opponents. ”
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"Hmm, got it."
Then the two merchants said some rumors from all over the world, and Luo Lin listened casually, and after a while, he got another piece of news from the two merchants.
Baron Theron in the city found out that he had an affair with the darkness and traced it to his mansion, and at the moment of the search, the baron actually resisted, and his strength was unexpectedly strong, not only killed two sergeant majors on the spot, but also escaped from the city through the secret passage, because of this, the Grand Duke was furious, sent troops to chase all the way, and found an ancient castle in the barren mountain of Roster outside the city.
At the castle, the two sides fought another battle, both sides were defeated, the Grand Duke's side actually killed a powerful cavalry captain, and the wounded Baron Theron hid in the depths of the barren mountains of Rosslyn.
The cavalry captain is at least level 26, not only comprehending the power of anger, but also controlling the elemental combat skills, this kind of warrior is generally from a famous family, and now he has died in battle, this time the matter is really strict, and it has really attracted the attention of the Grand Duke.
The original person in charge of this matter was dismissed and questioned, and the matter was transferred to the direct responsibility of the Grand Knight Zaquero.
Zakro was also a disciple of the Red Moon Sword Saint, and he acted in a different way, not rushing into the barren mountains, but openly recruiting warriors from the city.
Of course, this is a nice saying, the essence of which is to recruit some cannon fodder to open the way in front, lest the regular army lose too much in the past, and if a powerful soldier from a famous family dies, it will not be good for him to wait for the big bus.
Hearing this, Luo Lin's heart moved, and he got up and walked out of the hotel.
This Theron Baron Rollin also knows, in his previous life, he was saved as a dungeon boss, the level was level 28, and he would also have a few weird magic skills, and against him, it was easy to suffer a big loss if he was not careful.
This quest is located in a cave deep in the Barren Mountains of Rost, and this baron is just a gatekeeper boss for this quest, and there are a few scary guys behind it. If there is no clear leader, I am afraid that Zacrow will lose a lot even if he recruits warriors.
It's hard to pay attention to visiting the Grand Knight Dicsins empty-handed, so it's better to bring some merit. (To be continued)