Chapter 21: Clinos White
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The Psychic Stone is in the north, the Bell Spring is in the south, and Estil is just a stone's throw to the west. The rebuilt Delvenor Fortress at the gray and white pass is also faintly visible, and before you know it, you are approaching your destination.
Noah was familiar with his surroundings, but he never thought that there was a goblin kingdom buried beneath his homeland. Everything that felt intimate with the landmark landscape now felt strange to him. The elves always said that there was a nest of dwarves under every stone in Rant, and Noah never believed it, until now he understood a little bit of the dungeon density described by this living sentence.
It's like digging through a rock and finding an ant's nest.
"Sorry for the trouble. Abel whispered, hoping that no one would hear him.
"Don't be sorry. Serena took out the jewel in her pocket and played, "In my opinion, this is a good deal. ”
"Very good, you have pension money now. "Augst Road.
Everyone didn't have the heart to talk about it, and they quickly realized that they were very close to Estile. Even if you drag your tired body, it won't take you more than two hours.
Serena was full of jewels, and there were not enough pockets on her clothes. It made a tinkling sound when it walked, and it was about to overflow.
"This tour is not for kids. After walking for a while, Clinos said coldly, but no one said anything, "Estil is a safe place. There are walls, and friends. ”
Abel hesitated for a long time and said, "If one day...... I'm not a kid anymore, can I go to you?"
Klinos breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief: "If there is a day, I have the final say whether you are a child or not." ”
The fields and villages were densely packed, and the peasants who toiled had no idea what was behind the stones beneath their feet.
Step inside Astir and you'll see its prosperity as a center of trade. Merchants and guests piled up the streets to the outside of the city walls. Many caravans from Tours were not allowed to enter the city for security reasons, so they did business on the spot outside the city gates. A thriving bazaar was formed, which was almost like a welcoming procession to welcome them.
At the end of this welcoming procession there was another line standing in the middle of the main road, looking like people who wanted to enter the city for questioning.
"Does the guard know you?" asked Clinos.
"Yes, you should be able to recognize me. Noah said, "If I followed the guards, they would be more recognizable in fancy clothes." ”
I took it for sure. Klinos replied.
More people left the city than entered the city at the east gate of Estile, and the team soon reached the guarded checkpoint. Clinos could see that they were just walking around, and they weren't scrutinizing them carefully. But as soon as he saw the mage in the robe, the guard's face immediately became serious.
"Who are you?" asked the guard.
"Klinus White of Kanta, with Noah Sanders, has returned safely. Klinis said.
The guard stared at Noah carefully for a long time, and only then did he tell from his untidy clothes and dusty face that this was Noah Sanders, and then decided to let them pass, and hurriedly informed Count Hank Sanders.
The City Watch was actually under the direct control of the Empire and had no obligation to report to the local nobility. But with Count Hank Sanders, things are different.
The six were escorted by soldiers, and everyone who saw them guessed that Noah had returned safely. The number of people at the end of the line gradually increased, and the crowd at the bamboo pole square in Estil was already crowded into a street.
Everyone was talking about it, and it was said that Hank Saunders deliberately wanted his son to die. But some of Hank's champions are a different idea, and they use chivalry and glory to round Hank's field. Because Hank Saunders has always given the impression of being honest and noble. He was also very devotion to God, and invested almost all of his family property in the rebuilding of Millworth, earning him the title of Bishop of Millworth.
Some were skeptical about Hank's motives, and spoke to him about his motives for calculating his own son.
As a henchman of the Golden Eagle McGee family, Hank has been guarding the important place of the Gray Pass with low-key loyalty, and many local garrisons have also directly obeyed the orders of the Sanders family. On the eve of the civil war, revolutionary ideas spread to Rant in Tours in the West, where they were supported by many scholars and mages. In fact, the practice of forming a parliament by electing members of parliament has been around for a long time, but it has gradually been hollowed out by those in power and reduced to a show.
Many radical scholars believe that, like many reforms of social inequality, the institutions of power are incapable of reforming themselves from within. It is necessary to use force to completely reshuffle the social pattern.
Other conservatives argue that change needs to be gradual and that a victory by force will not be a long-term victory.
All of them treated these remarks as after-dinner chatter of the townspeople, discussing the future of the country with their inarticulate tongues.
But those people are wrong, and their thoughts are spreading and contagious like diseases, and there is no cure. The walls of the fortress of Delvenor may hold back an army of millions, but they are helpless against ideas.
And it infected Estherry's most respected and trusted person, David Robles. The Robles family was vassals of the Sanders family, a name that the upper class couldn't even think of. The Robles family has been a bachelor for generations, and they have achieved a lot. But in Game of Thrones, there is no place for them.
That day, Hank Saunders was busy in the imperial capital, and he was the heir to the throne.
As usual, David went to the fortress of Derveno, which was less than half a day away, and he often came here to do some research and watch the stars in the sky. It's always said that this is a godsend, and it would be nice if it was a high point under construction.
That night, David thought to send the sentry on duty. A squad of Tours was put into the castle, leaving the castle's 300 defenders asleep forever, starting the Civil War, and David Robles never returned to Estelle.
After that, Hank Saunders never appointed any maese to important positions, and all maestrous had to be subjected to strict interrogation when entering the city. And the Robles family was not only removed from the title of baron, but also promoted as traitors to the empire and imprisoned.
Coincidentally, David Robles' proudest protégé was Noah.