Chapter 2237: Dark Forest (1)

People in one world can never understand the thoughts of people in another world.

The echo lingers.

[Arthur?Arthur??]

(Who's calling?)

[Arthur, hold on, it'll be fine soon------]

(I'm dizzy.) Nothing can be seen. ）

[Don't die in front of me!]

(What the hell are you talking about, Bediwell.) ）

[That woman, she's not worth it.] ]

(So what the hell are you talking about?------)

(Wait, what the hell are you...... ）

(Who?)

"Huh?!"

Arthur suddenly wakes up from his dream to find himself surrounded by a dimly lit jungle. Everywhere there was the smell of earth and trees, and a faint breeze came from outside. And the world is swaying. Because he was in the carriage. The carriage carried Arthur, who had just fallen asleep, into a wooded field.

What was going on? Where was he? Why was he asleep in Penzance's inn one second, and the next he was sitting in one of these carriages, heading out into the forest?

The Knight King glanced nervously around. Bediwell, the great white wolf, lay on his stomach beside him, trying to find a comfortable position on the not-so-comfortable hard floor in the back of the carriage. Looking at Bedwell's relaxed posture and looking at the complete equipment on his body, Arthur knew that he was not under attack.

But what was the matter? Was he dazed? There seemed to be a fragment in his memory, and he had no memory of what had happened in the time he had fallen asleep in the little inn in Penzance Harbour until he had woken up from the carriage.

"Where are we going?" said Arthur, leaning out of the carriage and asking the coachman in front of him.

"Huh, sir, are you sleepy, we're on our way to Manchester. The coachman was a middle-aged man dressed as a farmer, with a strong Irish accent and a rather vague pronunciation, which at first glance knew to be an inferior person with no formal education.

"Wait, Manchester?Why go to Manchester?Isn't it necessary to go from Penzance to London via Plymouth??," Arthur became more and more confused the more he listened. Where did the carriage want to take him?

"Sir, you're really sleepy. What the hell is Penzance, we're on our way from Edinberg to Manchester. You see, the Black Forest lies ahead, and through this woods and mountains, you can reach Manchester in a short time. There was a slight mockery in the coachman's tone, but of course he didn't dare to taunt Arthur, a boy dressed as an aristocratic man: "Sir, it's windy outside, you better go back to the carriage first." Let your mind calm down for a while. ＂

"Hmph...... Arthur knew he couldn't get anything out of the driver's mouth, so he retracted into the car. He tried to sort out his thoughts, but found that it was useless, his memories were indeed fragmented, the last scene he could remember being in Penzance's inn, and the next scene was suddenly in the carriage to Manchester. What did he do during this time, and how long had it been? It's scary to think about.

Beddiwell was still sleeping, or at least trying to sleep. The stupid wolf was indifferent to the argument between Arthur and the groom just now, and was obviously accustomed to it? In any case, it was not a wise move to talk to Bediwell now, and in the presence of a third party, in order not to reveal his true identity, the human wolf Bediwell would not speak.

Black Forest. He seemed to have heard of it somewhere before, and he had a vague impression of this. But where. Arthur couldn't remember at all.

Arthur sat down quietly and wiped his Seraph Sword with a dry cloth in the light of the flickering kerosene lamps in the interior of the carriage. Although his heart was full of doubts, he had no way to ask his companion at this time, so he could only wait until he had passed through the Black Forest, arrived in Manchester, and found the hotel to settle down, and then asked in detail.

Arthur's aim was to put an end to this senseless war between England and France. Today's England is "ruled" by the seven-year-old young King Henry VI, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that Henry VI is just a puppet king, and the real mastermind behind everything is Richard Beechm, Earl of Warwick. If Henry VI were to fall and the Earl of Warwick to be destroyed, Britain would be plunged into great chaos without a king and a master, and France would be at peace for a short time. This was Arthur's plan.

If Joan of Arc, also known as Greenway, was committed to the French Liberation War and was unwilling to go back with Arthur to the original world where they were supposed to exist nine hundred years ago, then the only thing Arthur could do was to dismantle the war from its roots.

Without the invasion of France, the war of resistance between Britain and France could not continue. Unable to continue, Joan of Arc, who led the army at the forefront of the battlefield, could not be made a war hero. France just needs to regain the lost ground. But the French aristocracy would not miss the perfect opportunity for civil strife in England to try to conquer England. But Joan of Arc led the French people to fight a war to defend their homeland, not a war of aggression. With her dislike of killing and peace-loving character, she will definitely step back from the front line.

At that point, Joan of Arc will realize that her historical mission is over. And she doesn't belong to this crazy era.

In Arthur's mind, the French were very savage and belligerent, and would want to fight back if they were invaded, even if their national strength had long been greatly exhausted. If this group of hopeless French wants to counterattack and invade Britain, they will inevitably borrow the name of "saint" again, give Joan of Arc a righteous name, and make her the leader of the invading army. Joan of Arc would not have agreed, she had nowhere to run, but she had to flee.

At that time, she will obediently go back to Great Britain nine hundred years ago with Arthur.

------ at least that's how Arthur's wishful thinking worked.

"Whew...... The big white wolf, who was lying next to the blonde boy, suddenly moved his ears.

Outside, the rustle of leaves was heard in the wind, and the carriage had entered the so-called Black Forest.

"Bedi?" Arthur, who was still closing his eyes and collecting his thoughts, heard the big white wolf calling, and opened his eyes: "What are you doing?

Bediwell had already gotten up by this time, clawing at the plank wall of the carriage, as if he wanted to get out of here.

"Wait...... What? here?" Arthur understood the white wolf's intentions, but he was stunned for a while: "Aren't we going to Manchester?"

The great white wolf shook his head at Arthur. Their purpose from the beginning was not to go to Manchester, but to travel by horse-drawn carriage to Manchester to this Black Forest.

There seemed to be something in the Black Forest that became the purpose of their trip. But Arthur's memory was so fragmented that he couldn't remember what it was. I can only wait until I get out of the carriage, and ask Bediwell and Merlin again without anyone else.

"I'm sorry, just get off here. Arthur leaned out of the carriage and said to the coachman.

"What?!" the coachman was stunned for a moment.

"I mean, I'm going to get off here. Don't ask me to repeat the same thing a third time. Arthur said to the coachman in a tough tone.

"Are you serious, sir?" the coachman did not seem to have any intention of stopping the horse, and still rode the horse with his whip: "Walking in the Black Forest at night is tantamount to looking for death. If you use a horse-drawn carriage to run on the road, it is fine, and there will be fewer attacks. But if you get off------"

"I'm just going to get out of the car, and I don't have to worry about you. The Knight King snorted, "If you're afraid, you don't have to wait for me to come back, just drive the carriage away." No one will blame you. ＂

"But the duke said------ "What else did the coachman want to say."

"I don't care what the Duke says to you, just do what I say. Arthur originally wanted to find out who the duke was mentioned by the coachman, but he knew that he didn't have this spare time, so it was better to urge the coachman to stop the car quickly: "You take this silver coin, and then quickly stop and let me go!"

"Okay, okay. The coachman muttered in a low voice, pulling the reins of the horse to slow the car down: "What a terrible trip...... ＂

Neighing!------ two horses with their reins tightened neighing, the sound masking the whining of the coachman. They had to stop when they were stopped by external forces, and Arthur could clearly see the reluctance of the horses. Even if they neighed reluctantly, the horses did not dare to make too loud noises because of fear!

It's no wonder that there really seems to be something in this black forest, something evil, that makes people and beasts want to flee from this place quickly. The road is in good condition, and it is not difficult for the horse to escape from this black forest in a galloping state. But if the carriage stopped, they knew they were in danger, and that was why they showed great reluctance. Even if people can clearly sense the danger hidden in this forest, the beast, which is much more sensitive than humans, will only be more frightened in the face of the danger hidden in the darkness.

"Now!Hurry up!" As if he was afraid of something, the coachman did not even have the strength to say an honorific to Arthur at this time, and only wanted to hurry to urge the blonde boy who had died to get out of the car.

Arthur didn't bother to reason with the coachman, so he jumped with Bedeville and jumped out of the carriage in an instant.

He landed on dirt ground, firm, slightly wet but not slippery, and walked on it quite steadily, which was a good condition for the carriage to travel. In addition to the sound of the forest wind and the smell of grass and trees, there was also a faint smell of blood echoing around. Either there are beasts lurking in this forest, or there is something more egregious. In short, it is extremely bloodthirsty and dangerous.

"Good luck, then. The coachman did not want to linger long, but as soon as he saw Arthur and Bediwell get out of the carriage, he immediately rode his horse again and let the horse gallop. The carriage left the man and the wolf behind in a matter of seconds, and he was away in an instant.

"Wow!" the big white wolf roared, and ran towards a forest path on the right side of the road.