(Chapter 1 arrives!) Ask for collection, ask for tickets, ask for tickets, ~~~~~・)

Five days later, it will be located in the business district of Cont City, the county town of Mugla.

In the open space in front of the storage warehouse behind the residence of a chamber of commerce in the business district, Rhodes and his party were now waiting on the side, while Rhodes and a few idle people in the group looked curiously at the situation in the center of the clearing.

In the middle of the clearing, a large combined caravan with dozens of wagons and hundreds of people was making final preparations before departure.

"Be careful! The tarpaulin that covers the cargo has made it strong for me!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up! You slackers, hurry up and load the goods into the wagon!"

In the middle of the clearing, hundreds of people were busy around dozens of wagons, and a group of apparently hired laborers, in addition to carefully carrying the goods from the warehouse to the wagons, were reinforcing the wagons with hemp rope and canvas.

Around the carriage, more than a dozen foremen and stewards belonging to different chambers of commerce watched the scene vigilantly, shouting and scolding the laborers to hurry up and take care not to let these laborers have the slightest chance to carry or fish for oil and water.

On the other side, the heavily armed guards were scattered around the outside of the carriage vigilantly, and these seemingly rather mixed guards were more stragglers gathered together by the small caravans, belonging to the kind of scattered mercenaries and teams who were temporarily hired to serve as guards (pao) guards, and their combat effectiveness and personal qualities were very suspicious.

"The little family in the lower position of gray iron is also recruited? This is a caravan that picks the door to the extreme."

Rhodes, who was on horseback, looked at it with an indifferent gaze, and when he noticed that there were even a few gray iron mercenaries among the scattered mercenaries, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

In this world, the possibility of external danger to long-distance business exchanges is very large, and if the caravan goes out of the city for more than 100 kilometers in the five countries of the Northland, the probability of encountering monsters and bandits is almost 100%, which is nothing more than the frequency of encountering monsters and bandits and how strong the other party is.

In this case, caravans that dare to travel long distances will be well prepared, and sometimes even the powerhouses of the copper and silver ranks will be invited to the caravan at a large price. And even those mercenaries who are ready to serve as cannon fodder should at least be in the middle of gray iron, and this kind of newcomer in the lower rank of gray iron is quite rare in long-distance caravans!

But Rhodes is strange, but it was also a matter of other small caravans and didn't bother with it, neither the Tamon Knight nor Rhodes had the point where they thought they were going to take care of all the things they didn't like!

When Rhodes felt a little strange in his heart, several caravan leaders who looked well-dressed and looked shrewd and capable ran over and warmly greeted the leader of Rhodes' team, Knight Tamon.

"Dear Mr. Knight, it is a great pleasure to invite you to join us"

Looking at the Tamon knight riding on the horse like a giant beast, several main leaders of the caravan bowed down respectfully, and then one of the most eloquent middle-aged businessmen opened his mouth very respectfully, welcoming the Tamon knight and the dozens of cavalry teams behind him, and also hoping to help in times of crisis.

Well, as a member of the aristocratic class in this world, the status of the Tamon knight with a village fief is not comparable to that of the merchants in front of him who do not even have the title of honorary nobleman (Note 1), and the status gap between the two sides is exaggerated by the "world of difference", but there is absolutely no problem with the word "condescending".

Even if it weren't for the fact that the Tamon knights took the initiative to find a caravan to the province of Tru, these merchants would never have dared or had the imagination to hire a full-fledged knight and dozens of well-trained cavalry.

When the Tamon Knights showed their intention to set off together, the joint caravan not only did not charge a fee (Note 2), but even pasted 100 gold crowns to the Tamon Knights, so that if the caravan encountered an unstoppable danger this time, the Tamon Knights and their party could help the caravan defend against monsters or bandits.

"Well, I'll help if there's a danger," and after a few words, the Tammon Knight finally showed mercy and gave the merchants a reassuring promise.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Knight," the caravan managers said with a grateful face, and then informed the Tamon Knight that he was about to leave before leaving for other work.

"Young Master Rhodes, the destination of this combined caravan is Putu City, the county town of Putu County in the province of Tru!" After talking to a few merchants, the Tammon knight turned his head to look at Rhodes with an indifferent face, and hurriedly rode a few steps to Rhodes' side, and then explained in a low voice: "I have asked about the caravans in the entire Conte City, only this caravan is the fastest to go to Putu County in Tru Province, although Putu City is still not a short distance from the border between the kingdom and the Sail Kingdom, but it is also on the route we originally prescribed."

Well, it's not that the Tamon Knight doesn't want to find a caravan that will take his party directly to the border city, but the commercial activities in this world are not so frequent that they can find Cheng dù who can go to another province close to the border on the same day in the subordinate county of one province (at least not in the five northern countries). If the Tamon Knight and Rhodes are willing to wait for a month and a half or spend half a month to try their luck in the province, they will be able to find a suitable target!

Otherwise, Rhodes and his party would have to go on their own or set off with the combined caravan

"It's okay, Knight Tamon, it will save you a lot of trouble if you follow this caravan now."

Regarding the explanation of the Tamon Knight, Rod said indifferently.

Isn't it just a hodgepodge of mixed caravans that can't reach the border cities? What is this question! In comparison, the situation of the more than 30,000 contractors and his father and mother in the game space of the gods is important, and it is worth Rhodes to think more about it Under this kind of thinking, Rod indifferently expressed his understanding of the explanation of the Tamon Knight, and then continued to consider the question of which new contractors and his father and mother are acting in the space.

After looking at Rhodes in understanding, the Tamon knight bowed and retreated, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After all, the Tamon Knight also found it a bit troublesome to follow this caravan along the way, but there was really no better option now. It's not like looking for a caravan to arrive directly at the border city of the province of Tru, and the group will go all the way to the provincial capital of the province of Faro or wait for a month and a half in this county town, right? Then you might as well go alone!

With both the leaders of the team, Tamon Knight and Rhodes, the rest of the team could only look at the combined caravan with a depressed and scumbag gaze. After the carriages of the combined caravan were finally loaded and bundled by the coolies, except for a warrior of the bronze rank and a few regular guards and senior mercenary groups, the other scattered mercenaries and small mercenary groups gathered around their respective employers' carriages like a rabble amid the shouts of their respective employers, without any sense of reassurance.

The few leaders who had just been inferior in front of the Tamon knights who should have been in the lead in the combined caravan were now arrogant, and they shouted reprimands to those small caravans and hired mercenaries with only a few or even one carriage, completely showing the side of the merchant profession that sees people and talks nonsense.

The leaders of the small caravans did not get angry even if they were sarcastically ridiculed a few times, but said nice things with a smile on their faces, and shouted at their hired mercenaries, so that the preparations of the entire combined caravan were completed as much as possible.

"Departure !!"

When nearly ten minutes had passed, after one last inspection, it had been ascertained that the wagons had been placed, and that the last knot had been tied, the caravan leader of the combined caravan, who had been promoted to be the provisional leader for recruiting a bronze-rank warrior and twenty well-trained caravan guards, shouted loudly.

"Departure !!"

"Woo! Woo!! Woo"

"Smack!!

With the shouts of the temporary leader, all the men began to be fully operational, the horn for departure was sounded, the whips of the charioters began to twitch, and the whole combined caravan began to move.

A dozen or so (relatively speaking) combined-caravan guards were the first to set off, followed by caravans, wagons laden with goods, and escorts and mercenaries on horseback (Note 3), while Rhodes' party was the last to follow the tail of the combined-caravan.

The mighty caravan passed the gate of Kante City smoothly and interrogated the soldiers, and then left Kante City and embarked on a seemingly endless trade road, heading towards their distant destination!

(Note 1: Honorary nobility, which only has a title of nobility and a small number of noble rights, has no actual fief, and belongs to a title and status symbol that is not recognized by merchants or others who spend money to buy.) )

(Note 2: Generally speaking, small caravans with insufficient force will pay a certain amount of money for protection when joining a large caravan with strong strength, but it is clear that Tamon and his party, who are strong and have higher status, are not in this ranks.) )

(Note 3: In this magical world, ordinary horses are not of high value, and mercenaries who serve as long-distance escorts will basically choose to buy a horse as a means of transportation according to their own financial resources.) )

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