By the time the caravan left the city, the treasury of the five richest families in the city had been ransacked, and since there were no clues, it became the city's biggest unsolved case.

The caravan hired two more mercenaries, and in order not to affect the speed, they sat in front of the carriage. The Storm Mercenary Regiment and the Caravan Escort rode around the front and rear. Maybe it was because they got along for a while, and felt that Luo Han and the others really had no malicious intent, and Christine began to take the initiative to talk to Luo Han.

Luo Han relied on the hearsay in the two cities, plus the brain holes derived from historical knowledge, and talked nonsense, dealing with Christine's problems. Anyway, Christine has never been to the East, so there is no way to distinguish the authenticity. However, from Christine's mouth, Luo Han knew a lot of anecdotes and various common sense about the Holy War Continent.

The mountainous area that the caravan is about to cross is a famous area where magical beasts are active, known as a paradise for adventurers, and it is full of magical beasts of various strength levels. The route of the caravan has been deliberately chosen, coupled with the cleaning of the caravan guards for many years, it is relatively safe, but it will often encounter the attack of one- and two-star strength Warcraft, and the unlucky ones may also encounter three-star Warcraft that come out to wander around, as for the four-star or even five-star Warcraft, most of them live in the depths of the mountain range and will not appear on the caravan route. Nine for the supreme is the habit of the Orientals, here the five-star is already the peak of strength, dominant, there are not a few demonic beasts with five-star strength on the Holy War Continent, this mountain range is only rumored to exist, and the four-star strength is not more than a hand, and it is impossible to meet on the caravan route unless there is a special reason. So with a three-star powerhouse like Christine in charge, the caravan is basically worry-free. The only problem is that since Warcraft can use magic, its strength at the same level is slightly better than that of humans, even if you add the caravan's companions, you need to pay a certain price to repel a three-star Warcraft, which is why the Caravan Steward will accept the Storm Mercenary Group. If Luo Han, a three-star powerhouse, can help, two to one can easily repel the three-star demonic beast, and there is no need to pay for other people's casualties. In addition to the three-star Warcraft that is basically alone, there is another enemy that the caravan is afraid of, that is, the gregarious two-star Warcraft, which can also be satisfactorily solved after the ten members of the Storm Mercenary Group join, how can you not let the caravan steward be tempted?

Luo Han also took the opportunity to ask some questions about Norrant and the Emile family. This caravan has been going back and forth to Norrant all year round, and Christine knows a lot.

Norrant is considered the most powerful kingdom in the north, with a huge population of 7 million supporting 100,000 tigers and wolves, forming a powerful deterrent to the surrounding small countries. It's just that most of these small countries are related to the Emir family, and they have remained subservient for a long time, and they can't send troops to attack without a valid reason, and Norland itself occupies the richest plains in the north, so there is no need for land from neighboring countries, so it is peaceful all year round. The Emir family, as the Norlante royal family, has accumulated savings for many years and is strong. The current King Raphael? Emir is one of the few five-star powerhouses in the Holy War Continent, and it is also the basis for ensuring Nolante's status as a great power. Amir is also a good king who is diligent and loves the people, and his people live and work in peace and contentment, and his standard of living is one of the best among the major powers of the Holy War Continent. In addition to King Raphael, the Amir family also has four members with four-star strength, among which Cario, who is in charge of the army of the Norlan Kingdom? Marshal Amir is considered the most promising royal family to hit the five-star. In addition, there are more than a dozen generals with four-star strength in the Norland army, and there are even more three-star generals, which can be described as a strong army.

Luo Han can only scold his mother, so that he will not die, and get such a task for himself. A kingdom with a prosperous army, no internal and external troubles, political stability, and a strong royal family, let itself be destroyed within a year, not to mention, but also beware of Dracula's team who doesn't know what they are doing, it's simply not done by people.

Luo Han and Christine were chatting, and suddenly had an idea and asked, "Christine, I'm a little curious, what is the inheritance of the throne of the Norrant Kingdom?" Isn't it just Cario? If Emir breaks through to five stars, he will become the heir? In our East, we never look at strength, and the monarch is usually not the one who can fight the most. ”

Christine smiled: "I know your oriental tradition, it is said that the monarch is the son of heaven, and he does not need extraordinary ability, and his subordinates will also assist him wholeheartedly." But here, if the monarch is not strong enough, how can he be convincing? I don't mean to look down on your traditions, it's just that this is the Holy War Continent, and martial arts are respected, and it is impossible to convince ambitious warriors without extraordinary strength. Well, emphasizing this because it's really important. So, do you know why a kingdom can last for more than a dozen generations? ”

Luo Han shook his head, satisfying Christine's show-off Yu Wang.

"The bloodline and abundant resources of the royal family are more likely to create strong people is one reason, and the other reason is that most royal families have mastered secret methods, and the old king will transmit his source power to the successor before he dies to help his strength be greatly improved, supplemented by the exercise on the **, it will not be long before he can approach the strength of the old king, so most of those kingdoms that have a long inheritance have kings with outstanding strength."

Luo Han asked knowingly, "Does this have anything to do with my problem?" ”

Christine explains: "Cario is Raphael's younger brother, five years younger than Raphael. And among Raphael's princes, there are already people who have reached four-star strength. Think about it, when Raphael is old, will he pass the throne to his younger brother, who is already old, and let his younger brother's descendants inherit the throne, or will he pass it on to his own son who only needs to inherit the source power to quickly reach the fifth star? So unless Raphael dies unexpectedly, there is no possibility that Cario will become the heir. So you get the idea. ”

Luo Han nodded: "After all, the son is closer than the younger brother, and it also involves the inheritance of the throne of the descendants, without affecting the strength of the successor king, of course, the son will be given priority." ”

At this moment, Luo Han already knew that the breaking point of this mission must be in Cario? Amir. It is naturally unrealistic to assist Cario, who is also a member of the Emile family, but only by instigating him to start a civil strife can he take advantage of the situation and destroy the rule of this powerful family in Norlante.

Luo Han's eyes narrowed, his brain was spinning, on the surface, Cario had no sign of a rebellion, but that was because Raphael had enough control over the kingdom and was strong enough to suppress Cario. To mess up, two situations. One, Cario broke through to five stars, and was ambitious enough to take his place. This is not easy to control, and no one knows when this guy will break through. Second, Raphael died violently, the new king lacked control, and his strength was not enough to suppress Cario, at this time, it was rumored that Cario was related to Raphael's violent death, and the new king would inevitably have actions against Cario, as long as Cario was not a good man, he would inevitably rebel. The key to this is to kill Raphael, at least within manageable range. Luo Han silently weighed the feasibility and made up his mind. The next thing to consider is how to force Cario to rebel against him when his ambitions are not so big, and how to take advantage of the chaos.

"Wind, what are you thinking?" Christine noticed Luo Han's wandering mind and asked suspiciously.

Luo Han came back to his senses, looked to the north, and sighed: "I haven't seen those friends for a long time, I don't know how they are now?" How many are still there? ”

Christine smiled: "It should be fine, Norland is a stable country after all." ”

Luo Han nodded, accepting Christine's unsavvy reassurance.

At this moment, the caravan reached the mountains, and the narrow, winding road forced the people to slow down, carefully control the horses, and walk along the road, keeping the carriage in the middle.

After continuing for some distance, Christine suddenly frowned and looked at the woods beside the road.

Luo Han asked curiously, "Christine, is there something wrong?" ”

Christine said: "It's strange, we've been in the mountains for a while, and according to past experience, there should be some sporadic demonic beasts attacking us. ”

Luo Han was puzzled: "Isn't it good for us to attack without demonic beasts?" ”

Christine explained: "You may not know if you haven't been here, there are a lot of magical beasts in this mountain range, especially the magical beasts that are not in the stars, and they have a strong reproductive ability, even if a large number of mercenary groups hunt here, they have not been able to reduce their number." Every time we pass through this area, we are attacked by hordes of invulnerable demonic beasts. Not this time, isn't it strange? ”

Luo Han thought about it and said, "Maybe there is just a mercenary group that has cleaned up here, so there are no more demonic beasts." ”

Christine shook her head, her eyes filled with worry: "Ordinary mercenary groups don't have such great skills, and powerful mercenary groups can't look down on demonic beasts that don't enter the stars." I'm worried now for a terrible reason. ”

"What is the reason?"

"Beast tide!"

Luo Han's pupils shrank, he had seen a lot and played a lot of games, so he knew what the beast tide was about.

"The five-star demonic beasts in the depths of the mountain range will summon all the demonic beasts from time to time to launch an attack around the mountain range. At this time, a large number of demonic beasts will gather in the mountains, waiting for the powerful three-star four-star demonic beasts to come out and lead, divide into troops, and then, like a tide, rush out of the mountains and launch an attack on the surrounding towns. Not only here, but almost everywhere where the so-called demonic beasts gather, there will be a beast tide from time to time. One of the reasons why various countries let mercenaries develop is to use mercenaries to hunt magical beasts and reduce the pressure when the beasts are tiding. ”

"Once the beast tide breaks out, those low-level demonic beasts will attack all hostile targets like they are going crazy, and they will not be afraid to die until they die. Do the math, eight years have passed since the outbreak of the beast tide here, and it is reasonable to say that the beast tide has broken out now. ”

Luo Han asked, "What about the results of the beast tide?" ”

Christine smiled bitterly: "The governments of various countries will send troops to nearby towns to garrison as soon as the beast tide breaks out, resist desperately, and exchange the blood of warriors for the lives of demonic beasts." When the monster is almost dead, it will retreat on its own. These towns have ample defenses, and most of them can hold out, but they can't stop it...... Then the whole city can only be reduced to the rations of the monster, and then reorganize the resistance in the surrounding towns. ”

Luo Han looked around and asked, "If there is really a beast tide, what should we do?" ”

Christine shook his head: "It depends on the situation, if it is a three-star Warcraft leading the team, we can still barely resist and find an opportunity to join forces to kill the Warcraft that leads the team, and the rest of the Warcraft will automatically disperse and find other teams to meet." If you run into a four-star Warcraft leading the team...... I had no choice but to escape. Let's hope it's not a beast tide, maybe there are other reasons. Don't worry too much, though, it will take a few days for the beast tide to gather, and we may have already passed through this area. ”

Luo Han didn't ask why he didn't go back, first, he had confidence in his team, since the trial ground gave such a task, their strength could reach at least four stars in this world, and it was possible for the outstanding ones to reach five stars, after all, they were fighting against a huge kingdom with five-star powerhouses. Second, he also knew that if he retreated, once the beast tide broke out, the caravan would inevitably stay for a long time, which could be said to be very fatal to the caravan, and these merchants would definitely bet on passing before the beast tide.

The caravan walked a little further, and still did not encounter any attacks from demonic beasts. Christine became more and more sure of her judgment, so she stepped forward, found the caravan steward, and told her her judgment.

The caravan steward was a little panicked, thought about it and asked two mercenaries hired locally to inquire, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision to move on. If you really encounter an irresistible beast tide, abandon the car and flee for your life. However, a small life mattered, and the steward still made the caravan speed up.

On this winding mountain road, the heavy carriage was undoubtedly at risk of overturning, and there were several subsequent cases when the carriage overturned because of the sharp turn. Thankfully, the caravan's cargo was packed in boxes, and a few guards helped to straighten the cart and continue on the road.

The caravan continued on its way, and it grew dark. was supposed to find a place to camp and rest, but where did the steward dare at this time? Let the guards and the Storm Mercenaries separate their men to raise torches to light the front, and the carriage drove cautiously. Even if it's a turtle speed, it's good to be able to move forward a little.

In this case, Luo Han and the others could only lead the horses on foot and follow behind the convoy.

After walking like this for two hours, the guards began to complain, they had been riding horses for a day, they were tired and hungry, and they led the horses and walked for two hours, where can normal people eat? Rao is steward is useless to take out the threat of the beast tide, firstly, no one knows when the beast tide will come, and there is not too strong a sense of urgency, and secondly, even if the beast tide comes, the most dangerous are the merchants of the caravan, and their hope of survival is much greater, if they do not get rest, they are more likely to die.

Helpless, the steward could only order the caravan to light a fire on the side of the road and rest.

The crowd gathered around a few fires, eating the cured meat dough cakes they had bought in the town, trying to recover as soon as possible.

Christine walked over to the Storm Mercenary Group, looked at everyone, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that it was my people who were tired first." "Baidu: The Final Trial of Death: Jiezhong Literature" The latest chapter is free to read for the first time.