chatting like this all the way, Zhang Zhongjun thought that he needed to prepare some food and supplies, but when he saw that John, the knight of the Allens family, did not say anything, he just took his people forward, so he was silent.

In fact, if you think about it, it will understand, it sounds like a barony is very big, but I guess it is about a hundred square kilometers, and when converted into an area, it is only a thing with a length and width of 10 kilometers, and it doesn't take much time for these ten kilometers to go from beginning to end, even if it is to cross the mountains.

Zhang Zhongjun, who crossed the river, walked for a short time, about five kilometers, and saw a castle towering on a hill in the distance, with farmland underneath, and of course some market towns on both sides of the road.

John pointed to the castle and introduced it as the birthplace of the Allens family, and it is also the baronial castle of the current Allens family, and it is the center of the barony of the Ellens family.

However, Knight John did not lead Zhang Zhongjun towards that side, but took another fork in the road, so that Zhang Zhongjun had to find the next opportunity if he wanted to see the Baron's castle in Allens up close.

Sure enough, it was the road away from the central castle, which was faintly overgrown with weeds, and it was obvious that few people walked this path. As for not encountering a single passerby or vendor along the way, this is normal, you must know that Baron West and Baron Allens have just ended a big war, and even if the two territories learn the news, they will not react so quickly. So it's strange if there are pedestrians on the road.

Of course, Zhang Zhongjun also knew that even if any bold pedestrian came out, after seeing the marching appearance of his own 500 soldiers, he would hide far away as soon as possible, after all, his own troops who did not carry any banner did not look like good goods no matter how they looked at it!

I walked for about ten kilometers again, but I couldn't, and I made a detour to climb the mountain, so the mileage became more.

When you reach the top of a hillside, you can see a tall and majestic mountain range in front of you, stretching all the way to the end of the sky. Needless to say, this mountain range is the Black Mountain Range, which divides the island into north and south.

Sure enough, there is a reason why it is called Black Mountain, and the general mountain range, because of the existence of the woods, looks green from a distance, or it is all gray, yellow, red and other mountains composed of stone or earth.

But the mountain range in front of him, no matter how you look at it, there are lush deep forests, but what he meows is to make people feel that this mountain range is black instead of green, the main reason should be that the soil of the mountain range is black, and the leaves of the dense forest are also reflected in the dark a little.

Zhang Zhongjun looked at the birdman who had been levitating and following beside him, and saw that this beautiful and beautiful birdman was frowning and staring at the mountains in the distance, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and ask in his heart, "What's wrong?"

"My lord, this mountain range makes me feel uncomfortable, there should be an evil force shrouded in this mountain range, please pay more attention to my lord. Birdman said very seriously.

"Yo, you're all diamond-level knights, do you still care about any danger?" Zhang Zhongjun asked a little frivolously.

"My lord, the Diamond Knight is not the most powerful force, and the title level does not mean everything, as long as the method is right, the Black Iron Knight can also kill the Diamond Knight. Birdman said very indifferently.

"Well, that's right, but there is no difference between good and evil in power, only people's hearts. Zhang Zhongjun said with some emotion.

"My lord, what you said is also true, but some races have to do evil things by nature, although it is also the fault of people's hearts, but it has nothing to do with the righteousness and evil of power. "The birdman should be in harmony.

Zhang Zhongjun nodded with satisfaction, it is a very good thing that this so-called heroic spirit that appears by eating his own merits can be the same as his own philosophy, otherwise a guy who does not agree with his own approach will always be by his side, and it will be very troublesome.

"Sir, this is your domain, the castle near the Black Mountains is your lord's castle, and the ten manors built around the lord's castle are your ten knights' domains. Your future defense target is the Barony of Orans, who will come down from time to time to make trouble, that is, the Barony of Orans across the river. Knight John's voice interrupted the communication between Zhang Zhongjun and the birdman.

Only then did Zhang Zhongjun withdraw his gaze from the mountains in the distance, and looked downward, which was a small plain with a semi-enclosed structure, with an area of about 20 square kilometers.

A fairly spacious river spilled down somewhere in the Black Mountains, and then crossed the side of the small plain, winding its way along a mountain lead.

From the vantage point here, you can see that the farmland was not built around the river, but around the castle and the manor.

At this time, some farmers can be seen working in the fields, at first Zhang Zhongjun and Knight John appeared on the hillside on horseback, the people below have not reacted, but when the following five hundred soldiers appeared on the hillside one after another, the farmers below began to panic, and they ran back to the manor or back to the castle.

In Zhang Zhongjun's attention, the originally open castle suspension bridge was pulled up and the city gate was closed.

Looking at this simple and narrow castle that is only more than 1,000 square meters and only five or six meters high, there are moats and suspension bridges, Zhang Zhongjun couldn't help but shake his head.

Damn, in such a small place, Lao Tzu can directly take over the entire castle with a single shot of his bow and arrow, why are you building this moat and suspension bridge? And your city wall is too short, right? Don't talk about yourself, it's the people under you, you can climb the city wall with a little hard sprint up.

With this kind of idle time to build such a simple castle, it is really better to build a few more weapons and equip a few farmers, which will be more effective for defense.

The reason why Zhang Zhongjun complained was because he found that the small castle was actually made of all stones, and it was really better to build a few more weapons if there was such a small castle that could be built with durable stones, because it was too wasteful!

"Well, it's a nice place, isn't it? Actually, this place is eyed by the people in the Allens family, because this place is very suitable for dividing into a standard lordship, one lord and five knights can become the starting place of a family. The baron's second son, third son, and fourth son are all seeking to obtain the canonization of the family. In addition to this, the great knights under the command of the Baron also thought about this place, and now they are completely disappointed, because this place belongs to you. John laughed.

Zhang Zhongjun also smiled: "Are you reminding me that I already have an extra batch of enemies in Baron Allens?"

John smiled silently, and Zhang Zhongjun naturally asked, "Where is the road connecting the port city?"

John's eyes flashed, but he pointed to the river and said, "Just go down the river." ”

Zhang Zhongjun nodded, and just as he wanted to say something, he saw the castle and ten manors, and suddenly a group of people ran out and then gathered and rushed towards this side. It's not a welcome, because they are all carrying knives and guns, and they are also waving the banner of Baron Allens, and they look ready to fight.

(End of chapter)