"My wife, Miranda, went to Blackstone Peak, was hired by a local lord, and participated in a mission. The hunter said slowly, his tone was very slow, and his voice was very melancholy, "She has been gone for half a month, I have never been to the Vortagan Territory, and I don't know how long it will take to get from here to the Vortagan Territory, but I think it will definitely not take half a month." So...... So I'm a little worried about her, I'm afraid something will happen to her, and whenever I meet someone from the south, I want to ask if I might know something...... Hopefully, hopefully it's just my concern. ”

Arnold was silent for a moment, then asked, "Your wife, I'm sorry, why would your wife go alone, it's at least seven days away from the Lordship of Vortagan, why would the Lord of Vortagan hire her?"

"She was an adventurer, unlike me, who was a hunter from my grandfather's generation. The hunter sighed, his eyes darkening even more, "She's not a native, and I've asked her where she's from, but each time her answer is different, one moment it's from the Vortagan Leader, the other with the Holy Helm Leader, but I never ask more." This time, it was her fellow adventurers who had gone with her to go with her, and there were quite a few people on that team, and there was a paladin from Tyre, so I thought it would be okay at first, and let her go. But...... A few days after she left, I couldn't help but worry about her, and sure enough, I shouldn't have let her go in the first place, I was still too worried. ”

Arnold nodded, not asking more. "Thank you for telling me this. ”

The hunter lifted his face, and there was still a slight dazed look on his face, he didn't know why he was talking so much to a strange young man.

Maybe I'm so worried about Miranda that I can't help but talk to someone.

The hunter thought so, and then he turned and walked towards the village.

"You wait a minute, I'll come over with something right away. ”

Arnold stood still, looking at the hunter's back, and softly thanked him.

"Thank you, for your gift...... And intelligence. ”

He tapped his sleeve, and Beatrice slipped out of it. This particular crow's eyes also glow with a unique scarlet light, which makes people feel ominous.

"Blackstone Peak, Fortagan Collar ......" he muttered thoughtfully, and his thoughts immediately ran to Forta Genling, which was hundreds of miles away, "Is that over there, but it's just right, when you get to Ximu Town, you can directly cross the border and enter Fortagan Collar, as long as there are no accidents......

Arnold raised his eyes and looked at the village in front of him.

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After receiving funding from the hunter for water and food, Arnold headed in the direction he had indicated. According to the hunters, a half-day's walk east would lead to the road leading from Frecon to Lionheart.

Of course, Arnold's destination was never Fort Lionheart, he was going to Fryken, or rather, the border town of Creek.

The Vortagan Territory is a relatively special geographical territory, it is surrounded on three sides by the Cold Mountain Territory, the Snowren Territory and the Eastern Territory, which can allow the three dukedoms to surround the arch guard, which is also the only treatment in the whole empire. However, unlike other independent counts who worry about the safety of their territories all day long next to the huge dukedom, the Vortagan Territory has almost no need to worry about being invaded and harassed by its neighbors because whoever wants to do something against the Vortagan Territory, the other two parties will definitely react immediately, and will never let either party control the extremely strategically important and rich mineral resources of the Vortagan Territory.

The Figlaf family of the Cold Mountain Realm, the Timska family of the Snowen Realm, and the Northville family of the Eastern Realm are all crammed together on the eastern border of the Empire, making the relationship between them very delicate, they both need each other and wary of each other. The attitude towards the Lords of Forta is the epitome of their relationship.

The most popular is the Tamska family, which is in-law with the Figlaf family and the Northville family. The first Duke of the Eastern Territories, Eren Northway, obtained the Eastern Horse River Territory from the Snowland Territory, and then began his own way to make his fortune, so to speak, there is a constant connection between the Tamska family and the Northway family. And with the Figlaf family, they also maintained a fairly good relationship, Duke Tegerman was the sister of Duke Snowlen, the covenant between the two sides was originally unbreakable, and the heir had each other's blood in his blood, which was a very strong guarantee.

However, the kinship between the three ducal families, while ensuring their relationship with each other, is also likely to be the trigger for conflict, especially from the maternal line, which can be the deadliest poison in the event of a conflict.

Arnold didn't plan to go to Snowlen, let alone go to Vodahara to find help from the Norsway. Both of these duke's families were too large, large enough to covet the Leng Shan Territory of the same size.

According to Arnold and Serena's previous plan, once Arnold was out of the Davide family's control and had received the pact from Belle, he would go to Creekwood, where another helper would be waiting for him - at least for that, Arnold didn't lie to Judson.

The information he received from the hunter was exactly what Arnold desperately needed, and his destination was the Vortagan Territory, a key position where the three duke's families did not dare to act rashly. Being able to learn more about Forta Genling, Arnold could be more prepared.

After finding the avenue that the hunter was talking about, Arnold walked along the main road all the way south, he had to get to Ximu Town as soon as possible, the longer the time dragged on, the less favorable the situation would be for him, and the search of the cold mountain leader would definitely become more rigorous. Therefore, he would rather travel all night than make any stops.

He took off his knight's smock and wore only the cotton shirt underneath, if it had been a few days ago, he would have been worried about whether he would catch a cold, but now, he shouldn't need to worry about this - even his heart is no longer beating, is he still afraid of colds?

Now Arnold's job is to try to avoid the eyes of people on the road and make himself look less conspicuous. After all, it is impossible for two legs to run faster than a horse, and now Duke Tagman's heralds should have brought the wanted warrant to every border pass of the Cold Mountain Territory.

Arnold had spent about a day and a half walking to Frickentown, and before that he had never walked so much that he was so tired that he could barely walk anymore after such a day and a half. No matter how much Belel transformed his body, Arnold himself was a frail teenager, which was his foundation, and would not change immediately because of Belel's transformation.

Originally, the boy thought that he could go directly to Ximu Town without entering Falcon City, but when he actually walked the road, Arnold realized that he could not get around the city no matter what, because he was too tired and had to take a good rest.

When entering the city, a checkpoint had been set up at the gate of the city, and the soldiers scouted everyone who entered the city, and next to them, there was a wanted token with Arnold's portrait.

"It's your turn. A soldier shoved Arnold and told him to go to the front and be examined.

Arnold bowed his head and cautiously walked up to the soldiers, then put down the package for the soldiers to check.

The soldiers were not interested in Arnold's package, and the body search was only a simple search, but to Arnold's face, they stared at Arnold carefully for a long time, and repeatedly compared it with the wanted warrant several times, perhaps he saw that Arnold's figure and age were very similar to the description on the wanted warrant, but in the end, he waved his hand and motioned Arnold to enter the city.

Upon entering the city, Arnold finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then Beatrice flew down from the sky and landed on Arnold's arm.

"Thanks to you again. Arnold touched Beatrice's head, and now that he saw the crow, he missed his sister Serena even more, and if she hadn't sent this magic demon to him, he would not have been able to overcome the many difficulties.

Beatrice turned her head, there was nothing in her scarlet eyes that a human could understand, it was just a bird after all, even if it was a magician, it was still a bird.

When he met the hunter, Arnold was able to get so much information from the other party's mouth, all because of the charm technique used by Beatrice, which made the hunter lower his guard, and when he passed the checkpoint just now, it was also the illusion technique used by Beatrice, which made Arnold's appearance change in the eyes of the soldiers.

However, although Beatrice can use a lot of magic, it also has a lot of limitations: first, it can use most of the auxiliary magic, and it cannot directly help the battle, in case something happens, Arnold still has to rely on the scrolls hidden on his body; second, Beatrice's magic can only be effective on one object at the same time, if one more soldier just looks at Arnold's face carefully, then I'm afraid Arnold will be in trouble, so Arnold still has to be careful, if he can disguise, try to disguise himself.

Of course, if the worst happens, Arnold is not completely out of the question, and he will not gamble his life on the possibility.

Beatrice jumped up and down Arnold's arm to his shoulder, occasionally pecking Arnold's hair.

Now Arnold just wanted to find an inn as soon as possible, eat something, and then get some sleep. With Beatrice on guard, Arnold is confident that he should be safe while he sleeps.

Before entering the city, he had thrown away most of the ornaments and clothes on his body that could make people see his identity, and the coins were all in a bag, not a lot, but at least enough for him to get to Ximu Town.

Actually, if Arnold wanted to, with the money he had with him, it would be more than enough to stay in the best inn in the city of Frecon, but he didn't dare to do so, he would rather be wronged than be careful.

He booked a room in a small inn near the city gate and had a hasty dinner. This kind of meal of ordinary people's level is naturally not so palatable to Arnold, but at least it is much better than the meat that is not even seasoned in the forest.

After dark, Arnold stayed in his room, and after entrusting Beatrice to keep an eye on the surrounding movements, he took out a scroll that was close to him, and opened it.

As soon as the scroll was opened, a faint blue fire burst out of the room, like ghost fire. Arnold also prepared in advance, closing the windows firmly so that no light could be seen in the room outside.

He stared at the dark blue fire, and his expression suddenly relaxed.

"Are you alright, brother?" a cold voice came from the firelight, and although the tone seemed to care about Arnold, the tone was flat.

"Arrived alive in Ferkenri, Serena. Arnold's voice was a little tired, at least, in front of Serena, he could let go of all his caution and baggage, "What about you, how is Isabella?"

Serena's voice was silent for a while, and Arnold was not in a hurry, quietly waiting for his sister to speak.

"Okay, brother, Isabella and I are now at Lionheart, just as we had guessed. ”

Arnold pursed his lips tightly, although Serena said "It's okay", but letting her two sisters be taken to Lionheart Castle still made Arnold frown tightly, and her heart, which was no longer beating, also trembled slightly.

"Wait, Serena, I'll go back sooner or later, go back and get back everything that belongs to me!"

"I hope you don't make a mess of yourself before you come back. Serena's voice didn't fluctuate at all because of her brother's rhetoric, it was still so cold, "There's no one to take care of you now, my poor brother. ”

Arnold couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, although Serena's words were not very good, but they were what Arnold really wanted to hear, and they belonged to her words of concern.