Chapter 69: A slap that can't be shaken off
Carefully calculated, the caravan in front of him alone had more than fifty direct guards. If you add in the hired temporary guards and the sturdy young men in the caravan, there are more than a hundred people who can be used as effective combat force.
Accompanying the Boreham caravan was a group of people who had gone to the Northland to sell goods. Although they had their own chariots, horses, men, and guards, in order to ensure their own safety as much as possible, they all chose to follow in the footsteps of giant crocodiles like the Borum caravan.
Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and whether it is borrowing tiger skins or seeking protection, these merchants have to pay a price. The exact amount Barrett doesn't know, but it's definitely not that low.
With the caravan officially on the road, the blood-stained gray flowers also began their first real escort mission. With mages and priests on board, the caravan had been set aside for a caravan with some space to settle them - a privilege for spellcasters, and no one could say anything.
If anyone wants to protest against this, the caravan can also say, "Who made your team have no spellcasters?" "Give it back. Team leader Josephine also gave the bloodstained gray flower team some preferential treatment within a controllable range.
The work of acting as scouts on the periphery is carried out by Barrett and Mario in turn, and who will let the two of them be the only ones who can ride their horses and gallop wildly! If the rest of the teammates go out on horseback, they will probably be left with only horses when they come back at night.
Soon the caravan left the inn, which was not too far from the city walls, and headed north. As the number of workshops continues to decrease, large areas of harvested farmland are exposed to everyone's eyes. The scattered flocks of sheep are like white flowers on the gray-brown picture scroll in front of them, constantly searching for the grass roots and wheat grains left in the field.
In the territory of Boram outside the city of Poitou, except for the four major towns of Sophie City, Morbihan Port, Gamelil City and Longshan Mining Town, all that remains is the manor in the territory that has landed like stars. It was a source of subsistence for both lords and knights, and was also the main source of daily necessities in the city.
On the road, flatbed trucks carrying goods can often be seen from the dirt roads in the middle of the fields. These two horses were able to pull the cart and deliver the goods needed for the next day to the several cities of Gongwei in advance. Usually, the output of these estates is transported according to a pre-planned list in turn, like a delicate cog to ensure the normal operation of the city.
As for why there are no villages in Bolim Territory? Because the area close to the city has long been occupied by the aristocracy, and the farther away from the city, the more danger there will be.
These small villages are all on their own, and it is difficult for them to defend themselves against the wild creatures that are constantly appearing. In most cases, the lord's army was able to keep it within the limits of not encroaching on his own property.
The cold and damp autumn rain of the previous days made the road beneath my feet look very muddy. Fortunately, the standard of roads in Bolim Territory is well above the average level of the Principality. Although it is not possible to pave the stone road on a large scale, there is still a gravel road 8-1o meters wide, and the drainage canals on both sides of the road are clearly visible. This makes it impossible for merchants to get out of their cars and push carts at least in the current weather. The benefits of being rich and wealthy couldn't be more obvious.
Barrett, who served as a cordon on the outermost side, managed to keep the horse under his crotch relatively parallel to the caravan. As for why he didn't explore the path ahead, he didn't have the skills of 'surviving in the wild' and 'reconnaissance', and his perception was not very high, but he didn't have that ability!
Not only Barrett, but even Mario, a paladin, can only act as a humanoid stump foot with little technical content in this regard. As for Noodles and Bena, who have good abilities in scouting, they can't keep up with the caravan's progress. It can be said that I have no chance with the scouts for the time being.
The horn of "Woo-" was blown again, and Barrett pulled the reins to halt his mount's progress. At the same time, he turned over and dismounted neatly, leaned on the horse's back and enjoyed this moment of "leisure".
After each three-hour trek, the caravan would give about half an hour to recuperate. After all, if you keep walking, people don't know if they can stand it, and the livestock pulling the cart will probably be affected.
They will continue to accumulate fatigue after traveling for a long time, and even irreversible permanent damage will occur over time. It's not a war march where every second counts, and these merchants don't do that kind of corrupt business.
"This morning's journey was so peaceful that it was boring, and it looked like we had to leave Boreham to meet some troublemakers! But that was at least two days later. Barrett, leaning on the horse, stretched his waist and sighed.
The more powerful the local government, the more effective it is in controlling its territory, and the fewer the number of attackers in the field. When the need for self-esteem is not so strong, the clean-up operations are often carried out relatively thoroughly.
As one of the top three powerful princes in the overall strength of the Norhan Kingdom, the factor of the small natural territory is even more obvious in this regard. As for Barrett, they were attacked on the first day out of Shafir City, but it was a small probability event. This is also because the city of Shafir is on the dividing line between the territory of Boreham and the direct territory of the kingdom, and from time to time there are rogue criminals hiding here - think of the junction of three provinces during the Republic of China.
But even in such a relaxing time, Barrett's eyes were constantly on the wilderness in this late autumn season. Since he doesn't have any advantages in character attributes and can't get the automatic hints given by the system, Barrett can only work harder on his own. Lest you encounter any danger, you will waste a resurrection stone in vain, not to mention, and you may even cause your teammates to fail in the mission.
Fortunately, the caravan had long been away from the woods that would affect the line of sight when it chose its route, and large wild animals and hordes of rogues had lost their possible cover. The weeds that dry up in autumn have long since lost their summer luxuriance, and even little creatures like goblins, kobolds, ferocious rats, and ferocious badgers have no convenient hiding places.
While Barrett was cruising around and the caravan was safe, Mario was sitting in the caravan with his sword and at the door of the caravan. His attentive eyes kept scanning the shadowy corners of the cars in front of him.
It's not so much about looking for possible assailants as it is about Aboriginal adventurers who try to strike up a conversation with a woman in the party. If it weren't for the Paladin's ability to detect evil, he might even be able to show it in front of everyone.
However, most of the aboriginal adventurers, after seeing the emblem of the Lord of Justice on Mario's chest, took care of their belts sensibly, and did not plan to come forward to find themselves uncomfortable.
And it is not for nothing that Mario will be prepared like this enemy when he arrives at this temporary rest. When they had just started on the road and had not yet left the city of Poitou, a number of aboriginal adventurers with spare time came to harass several of the ladies in the group.
At that time, Barrett was eager to point out the specialty of "calm and easy" before. Combined with Barrett's concentration level, it can form a mental coercion, and if necessary, intimidate the target of Barrett's gaze. This ability is often used to temporarily destroy the will to fight of others, and it can also be used wonders for harassers.
And these precarious aboriginal adventurer girls don't look down on them at all, even if they have multiple friends and multiple paths, they won't choose them! To be honest, there are not no aboriginal adventurers who have a good time, but the possibility of these guys talking to them in front of them to achieve their goals is no greater than that of the Chinese football team winning the Hercules Cup.
What's more, many of these mercenaries look rather sloppy, with barely well-groomed heads and beards, a lot of dirt left on their clothes, and homemade pockets with unedged edges and patches full of threads.
Even those young people who feel good about themselves, although they are clean and refreshing, the strong body odor on their bodies is also hilarious. This image is obviously not able to make the girls face it rationally.。
Originally, Barrett was going to perform a slap in the face after the verbal conflict and even the pushing, although he couldn't kill people, but he also showed the strength of some blood-stained gray flower squads.
But it's a pity that under the stiff pull of several elders in the opposing team, a few young people with uncertain faces were dragged back like this.
After staying away from the place where Barrett and the others were staying, the young man who was pulled away by the seniors beside him asked unceremoniously: "Uncle Missan, why did you pull me away just now." Aren't they just two little white faces? Are you a little too timid? Even if they do it, what can they do with us......"
The young man's tone was rather presumptuous, but there was no definite seniority among the adventurers. Except for the head of the regiment, everyone's identity is based on strength, and there are few opportunities to rely on the old to sell. Therefore, no one corrected his disrespectful mentality.
"Hmph, you stupid, you don't look at what you look like, and you're embarrassed to say that people are white." The bearded adventurer uncle used his calloused palm to give the young head next to him a surprise. After snorting coldly, he scolded: "As far as you kid don't know, if I am alone, I may still be wrong." Didn't you show that we weren't the only ones pulling people in? You're a rookie and you like to daydream. With the radiance on the chest of one of the girls, you don't have a chance. ”
"Old man, why is that?" The guy touching his head had a look of disbelief on his face.
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