Descending the slope to the high ground, Sean led the patrol team to the bank of the Dace River.

The Dace River is a small river that meanders out of a dark forest, and it is said that at the end of the Dace River is a lake hidden in the forest.

They stood by the river and looked towards the other side of the river, which was a steep and rugged mountain, and below the mountain was a long, deep canyon.

At the other end of the canyon is the vast Snow Wolf Plain.

The Tulip Principality's military fortress on the northwestern border, Snow Wolf City, was built there.

Looking at the Snow Wolf Plains, which were blocked by steep mountains, Sean secretly sighed that if it weren't for this high mountain, the Black Eagle Territory would not have fallen to such a dangerous and poor state.

If the traffic between the Black Eagle Territory and the Snow Wolf Plain is smooth, as long as there is danger and attack here, Snow Wolf City can rush to reinforcements as quickly as possible.

Not now, there is a rugged and difficult mountain in the middle, and there is an impassable canyon, even if the Black Hawk territory is occupied by the enemy, Snow Wolf City wants to send reinforcements, it is estimated that it will take a few days to make a detour.

It's no wonder that Black Hawk has always been the most unpopular vassal territory within Snow Wolf City's territory.

It's a pity to discard it.

If it weren't for the agreement with the Grand Duke Tulip, it is estimated that Count Lane would have abandoned the tiresome territory of Black Hawk Town long ago.

But it's okay to stay here, no one supervises you, and the church doesn't look down on this territory, so you can toss it as much as you want in the future.

Along the winding Dace River, I rode my horse for several kilometers, and along the way, everywhere was desolate, and there was no human figure in sight.

Fortunately, the zebra next to him told him that this side of the Dace River was the territory of Black Hawk Town, otherwise, Sean would have thought he was lost.

Walking along the border of the Dace River, a long stone wall appeared in front of it, which twisted and twisted for seven or eight kilometers, extending in a northeasterly direction, connecting with the defense line of the Graystone Fort territory next door.

This is the border defense line of Black Hawk Town, and it is also the northern defense line of the Tulip Principality.

Beyond the line of defense is the dark forest that never ends.

Sean rode his horse to the front of the line and found that the stone wall was just over two meters high, made entirely of clay and stones.

The crowd did not linger here, and followed the stone wall of the northwest defense line until they patrolled towards the northeast defense line.

After about half an hour, the end of the northeastern defense line was revealed.

From a long distance, Sean could clearly see that the two overseers were directing dozens of serfs, carrying stones and mud buckets, and they were very busy.

The border defense line of Black Eagle Town, which is more than ten kilometers long, has been built for more than a hundred years, and in Sean's hands, there are still hundreds of meters of vacancies that have not been filled.

As the lord's banner fluttered, the peasant overseers who were building the defensive line bent down and saluted.

"Your Lord!"

Sean nodded in response.

At this moment, outside the defensive line, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and everyone looked up and found that it was Knight Captain Morris who had returned with a patrol team.

Soon, Morris saw Sean's patrol team, and hurriedly rode his horse to salute, "My lord, the border is more dangerous now, you should let me escort you." ”

Sean waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm patrolling within the defense line, and there are zebras guarding them, what danger can there be." ”

Morris said worriedly: "Then we can't relax our vigilance, now that the cold winter is coming, there are often demonic beasts infested, no one dares to guarantee that those demonic beasts and thieves outside the country will not come out to attack the territory during the day, we still have to be careful." ”

"Captain Maurice has a point, I will try to let you accompany you in the future. ”

Sean still has a good impression of Morris, and no matter what he does, he always puts the safety of the lord first.

Looking at the bluestone mountain at the end of the defense line, Sean said lightly: "Captain Morris, let's go to the iron mine to have a look." ”

"Yes, my lord!"

Morris knew exactly what the lord wanted to do, so he ordered the Zebra captain to continue patrolling the border in his place, while he escorted Sean to Bluestone Mountain.

Coming to Sean's side, Morris deliberately rode his horse half a position behind, this is the rule.

No matter where you are, no matter how much the lord appreciates you, you can't surpass it.

Because the identity gap between the two sides is here.

In Black Hawk Town, no one is qualified to match the Lord.

Sean rode forward slowly, turned his head and asked, "Is the iron mine in Qingshi Mountain still mining every day?"

"Yes. ”

Morris nodded, "In recent years, the king of the Lion Kingdom has been seriously ill, and within the kingdom, several princes have been fighting for the throne and civil wars, and the annual demand and consumption of iron tools is not known to be big, especially the third prince, he has the support of the Grand Duke of Tulip, and all the weapons and equipment needed by the army are purchased from the Duchy of Tulip, especially in recent years, the price of steel has skyrocketed, and even with the Baron of Greystone Castle, he has also made a small windfall. ”

Hearing this, Sean felt a little unhappy in his heart, and snorted coldly: "Damn Baron Sabi, I don't know how much oil and water I have earned from robbing our iron mine over the years, and in a few days, I must let him spit it out with interest." ”

"My lord, the plan to seize the mine may have to be delayed for a few days. ”

"Why?"

Sean was stunned for a moment, "What's the accident?"

Morris nodded, "I was patrolling the Bluestone Mountain just now, and I happened to hear the people of the Greystone Fort chattering, they said that Baron Sabi went to Chilan City yesterday, and it is estimated that it will take several days to return to the Graystone Castle. ”

Sean frowned and said, "What is he doing in Chilan City?"

"The youngest son of the Marquis of Chilan Mountain held a coming-of-age ceremony and invited all the subordinate lords in the territory to attend the banquet. ”

"I see!"

Sean lowered his head and thought for a while, "In the past few days, you have to find a way to pay more attention to the movements on the side of Greystone Castle, when Baron Sabi comes back, we will do it when we do, and now is really not the time to do it." ”

Morris agreed: "Now to recapture the mine, the knights who remain in the territory of Greystone Fort will definitely come to rob them, even if we set up an ambush and capture them, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of Baron Sabi, and if he comes back at that time, he will definitely crush us with an absolute advantage, and it is estimated that it will be very difficult for us to ambush and sneak attack at that time."

And what I'm most worried about is that Sabi is now in Chilan City, in case he learns that we use a repeater to sneak attack, I'm afraid that he will also lease a repeater from the Marquis of Chilan Mountain to retaliate, and the Marquis of Chilan Mountain also supports several auxiliary war mages, if Sabi rents another mage back, we will have no chance of winning at all. ”

Sean nodded, "You're very thoughtful, then wait a few more days, anyway, don't rush this time." ”

Before they knew it, everyone came to Bluestone Mountain, which was the place where it bordered the territory of Graystone Castle.

Sean sat down on his horse and looked ahead.

It was a large mangrove forest, and next to the woods, was the Bluestone Mountain.

I saw that this small hill was less than 200 meters high, and all the exposed stones on it were stones, and the dirt and trees on the hill were very sparse.

Halfway up the mountain, an open-pit mine appeared.

Hundreds of miners in Greystone Fort are holding mining tools and pushing carts full of ore, busy in full swing.

Under the hill, there is a fairly flat and winding path, and the ox, horse and mule carts full of ore roar down the mountain road, and then along a large road at the foot of the bluestone mountain, swaying to the territory of the Graystone Castle.

Near the mine, a group of Greystone Fort knights was stationed.

They were all burly and heavily armed, and they looked extremely well-armed, both in armor and weapons.

Halfway up the mountain, in a humble stone pavilion, sat a black-armored knight, wearing a silver knight's badge on his chest, and he was extremely arrogant in his gestures.

Suddenly, a knight's subordinate next to him whispered a few words in his ear, and suddenly, the black-armored knight, who looked a little arrogant, slowly turned his head to Sean's patrol team.

When he saw Sean sitting on a war horse, his eyes unabashedly revealed a trace of mockery and disdain.

Sean looked at the stone pavilion with a smile on his face, and whispered quietly, "He is very arrogant and is provoking us. ”

Morris looked at the arrogant black-armored knight and said hatefully: "His name is Fergus, he is one of the three silver knights of Greystone Castle, this guy is fierce and warlike, and his personality is extremely ruthless, the last time he captured us, it was he who trampled the lord on the ground and injured many of us." ”

Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Sean's eyes, and he said lightly: "Next time you recapture the mine, you must capture him, I will treat this silver knight well!"