A small convoy of horse-drawn wagons traveled through the northern lands of the Duchy of Fadir.

William stepped out of the carriage in the middle, with a dirt road under his feet and dark green forests on either side, and a gust of wind blew through his face like a needle.

Although it has not yet reached the frost moon, the wind in the north still carries a chill of ice.

Today is the sixteenth day since he returned from the world of Snow White.

When he returned, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the speed of time on both sides was different.

He spent a year in the world of Snow White recharging the thing called the Kalachakra Hourglass, and when he returned, time in this world did not pass for long, and when he opened the door, John was still standing guard in front of the door, and when he saw William, he wondered how quickly William had changed his clothes.

William guessed that the world was in a static state when he crossed over.

However, he doesn't have a modern timer, so he can't calculate it, it's just a guess.

It's just that the guess is wrong, but the time flow on the two sides is very different, this is certain.

When he came to this conclusion, William was happy for a while, and said in his heart that this could help him solve a problem, when he stayed in the world of "Snow White" for a long time, he was very worried, how to explain it after he crossed back again?

Well, now no need to explain!

However, William was not happy for long, and his nominal Lao Tzu, the Archduke of Odyssey VII, officially ordered to come down, the content was basically the same as what John had heard, and he was canonized as Baron de Decass, except for one different.

That is, the Grand Duke of Odyssey VII gave him only three days.

As soon as the three days passed, he did not want to see William in the city of Serre.

There was no way, William had no choice but to purchase supplies in the city of Serre, and with the decree signed by the Grand Duke, he headed towards the dark forest in the north.

And the only people willing to follow William, the new Baron de Decas, were John's father and son, a blacksmith, and a carpenter.

Three chariots, four followers, one thousand and three gold piths, twelve silver Aiju, twenty-five silver francs, and three hundred and forty-five copper pooles, all belonged to William, the Baron of Dicas.

One pith of gold is equal to ten francs of silver.

One silver coin is equal to three silver francs.

And one silver franc is equal to one hundred copper pooles.

And for a noble retinue like John, William had to pay him three silver coins a month, or nine hundred copper Poole coins.

William's salary is still small, like Andrew, who injured him in the family, and the salary for his entourage is from three Pis gold coins.

Not to mention, the blacksmiths and carpenters who came with him were all required to give money.

It was less than John a month, but the blacksmith also used two silver coins a month, and the carpenter was cheaper, but he also needed one silver coin and two francs.

From this point of view, William's belongings cannot be said to be less, it should be said that it is shabby.

If William's domain does not collect enough taxes, then William's life will be very non-"aristocratic".

Judging from the information that William currently has, it is likely that his fief called Nisse Village will be difficult to squeeze out oil and water.

"Hey!" Thinking of this, William couldn't help but sigh, fortunately, he sometimes had an hourglass and could take him through different worlds, so the future was still very bright.

Old John came over and said to William, "Lord Baron, in two candles we will be in the city of Patras of Viscount Grien." Out of the city of Viscount Grien, walk some distance, and you will reach your territory, my lord. ”

"Hmm." William replied with a calm face.

Old John's address to William naturally changed from Young Master William to Lord Baron.

In this era, there was no accurate timekeeper, and the aristocracy or the wealthy in general used candles to indicate the time.

One candle burns for about 40 minutes, and two candles for about an hour and 20 minutes.

Of course, the poor people do not use this kind of language, they all use vague concepts, such as when the rooster crows, when the sun goes down, at noon, and so on.

The temporal error of these vague concepts is large.

The wind was blowing, making the trees and leaves rattle on both sides.

Seeing that William was unmoved, John had to move forward and say, "Lord Baron, it's windy outside, why don't you go back to the carriage and rest......"

"No, John......" William rejected Old John's suggestion, looked up into the empty distance, and suddenly his chest slammed, and a sharp voice sounded in his head.

"There's an enemy attack right ahead!"

In front of William was John Sr.

William's heart pounded, one hand flicked away old John, and the other drew the cross sword he had with him.

This sword was brought out of the world of Snow White by William, and the queen saw him as brave and rewarded him with a large sword of excellent quality.

Old John was pushed to the carriage, and in a daze, he didn't know what was going on, and he didn't understand why William pushed him away, and then he saw that in the woods behind him, where he had just stayed, a dark shadow shot straight at William.

William and the man in black immediately scuffled.

The sound of "bells, ......" weapons connecting with each other sounded from time to time.

After more than ten seconds, the two men separated again, each standing on the side, a few drops of hot sweat faintly on their foreheads.

Only then did Old John see the appearance of the black shadow.

The man in black was tall and thin, wearing black clothes and black pants, his face was surrounded by a black cloth, only revealing a pair of cold eyes like a poisonous snake, holding a short sword with blue light, looking like he was fed with poison, and the poison was not low.

"If there is an enemy, protect the Baron!" Old John shouted, and the blacksmith and carpenter in the other carriages and his son were stunned, and they were about to come around if they took random fellows.

William looked at the man in black vigilantly, without looking back, and ordered in a fierce tone, "Don't come here to make trouble!" ”

William has fought against the men in black, and knows that the men in black are knight-level strengths, and those who follow him are just ordinary people with a skill, just these few people, where are the opponents of these killing machines!

Like Snow White's attendants, what about seven or eight people? Not yet the fate of being slaughtered by him.

Hearing William's order, the followers did not dare to come closer, but just looked with a wince.

The man in black narrowed his eyes, as if he was mocking, and as if he was sighing, "It's actually a knight?" This is inconsistent with the intelligence, which says that you are nothing more than a knight's squire. It seems that we have charged too low this time, and we will at least double it. ”

"Who are you?" William asked calmly with a frown.

He has killed so many people in "Snow World", and he has long accumulated rich battlefield experience.

"Who am I? Hehehehe......" The man in black sneered, and in an aria tone, said, "We are the messengers of death, we are the servants of the shadows, we are the scarlet hands!" “

Only then did William notice the scarlet glove on the right hand of the man in black.

"The Scarlet Hand? An assassination organization spanning several countries? William retrieved information about the organization from his predecessor's memories, and his face changed.

Legend has it that this organization is extremely dedicated, and the people they want to kill have not missed.

William's brow furrowed into the word "Chuan", and instead of begging for mercy, he asked, "Who sent you to kill me?" “

"Sir, are you doubting my integrity?" The man in black sneered, "But I'm a little curious, and I hope that the adults will satisfy my little curiosity before they die." How did you find out about me? I consider myself a ...... of covert technology."

Before the man in black could finish speaking, the contents of William's chest shook violently, and a shrill voice appeared in his mind again.

"There is an enemy attack directly behind, jump to the left!"

Without hesitation, William followed the voice and jumped to the left.

A large iron rod weighing at least dozens of pounds smashed into William's previous position, only to hear a loud sound, and a wave of dust and gas was set off on the ground, and the air wave drifted away with the wind, and a deep pit appeared on the ground.

William's face was gloomy and ugly, and if he hadn't jumped away in time, he might have been a pile of mud by now.

"I was actually avoided...... "The owner of the iron bar, a man in black who was also dressed but much fatter, stood behind William's original position, and said in an urn voice.

"I was avoided again...... "The man in black sighed first.

Just now, there were definitely two people playing double reeds, one was responsible for attracting William's attention, and the other was responsible for sneak attacks.

If William hadn't had that reminder, he might have had to die again!

"His perception must be high! Otherwise, we will not be easily aware of our existence. The man in black first swore an oath.

Destined to disappoint him, however, William discovered that they were not on his own.

Of course, William wouldn't be stupid enough to say it.

"So what? If we can't sneak attack, we will just kill him. With our two knights here, are you still afraid of him? The fat man in black who sneaked up on the attack said disappreciatively, he touched his stomach, "Number 12, I'm hungry." I'm going to eat meat. ”

"Good! Kill him, and I'll give you to eat. Not enough for a few over there, enough for you to eat! The man in black, known as No. 12, said with a sneer, saying that he was talking about the sneak attack on the man in black, but his eyes kept looking at William.

"Good! It's better not to kill them, they are eaten alive. The sneak attack on the man in black was as happy as a 200-pound child, and he also put forward his own opinions.

"Good. It's all up to you. "Man No. 12 in black behaves like a loving dad.

It's not enough to kill people, this person still wants to eat human flesh, and he still wants to eat it alive?

Old John, the blacksmith, the carpenter, and the others, who were hiding next to the carriage, heard the words of the man in black who had attacked him, but his body trembled like a sieve.

William was not intimidated by the psychological tactics of the two men in black, his expression remained unchanged, but he didn't know what he was talking about, which made the No. 12 man in black who secretly observed William secretly disappointed, a knight who played normally and a knight who was scared of courage caused different damage.

"Assist me in fighting them, or I will destroy you before I die!"

William was speaking the language of the world of "Snow White", a language that he barely learned in more than half a year.

After he said this, the content in William's chest shook as if in response.

The two black-clothed men with scarlet hands naturally couldn't understand what William was saying, and even if they did, they didn't know what the hell he was doing!

I would only think that William was scared crazy.