Chapter 3 Embarking on a journey

The next day, the two of them had been in the castle for almost the whole day, and Barred had originally wanted to pick up some weapons and supplies in the city's trading area, only to find that the castle had almost everything he wanted, and as a result, even the trouble of leaving the castle was saved. Barred chose a two-handed sword made of stainless steel as his primary weapon, as well as a long dagger to hang on the right side of his belt and a short dagger tied to the outside of each calf. Lucius was unimpressed by the fact that his friend had chosen so many weapons, and His Royal Highness only had two weapons, one was his usual long sword, and the other was a spare short sword.

Barred repeatedly persuaded Lucius to bring weapons wherever he could be equipped, but Lucius thought that it would affect his actions, so it was better to take only what was necessary, and finally Barred had to give up, but did not forget to threaten his friends. "Don't come to me when your weapons are all discarded, I don't have anything extra for you. Lucius laughed at the innocuous threat.

The logistics manager selected two batches of fine northern horses for the two, the horses were fit, slender limbs, and well tamed, Barred touched the horses' necks, and couldn't stop admiring, and couldn't wait to give his mount a name that Lucius almost fell, lady. "It's a stallion, Barre!" Lucius could barely stand the vulgar friend.

Barred grinned and said, "It's just a name, don't you care, don't you think this name is more meaningful than those so-called fires and winds?

"No need!" Lucius decisively refused, knowing Barrede's personality and even guessing the name he would utter.

But Barreid's voice still came from behind. "Mulina, this name is the most suitable, hahaha!"

The two of them rested early that night, and Lucius arranged Barred in the best room in the castle, the comfortable and soft bed reminded Barred of the old days, and the two finally found an abandoned farm in the middle of nowhere, where they huddled in the stable, when the night was raining rain, lightning streaked across the sky, and the two survived the night hungry and cold. Thinking about it, drowsiness hit him, and he fell into a deep sleep.

In his sleep, a slender back appeared in front of him, long golden hair poured down to his slender waist, and a light blue long skirt covered the upper, revealing a dignified temperament. For a girl, her height is definitely on the high side, almost to Barrede's nose. "Who are you!" Barred was drawn to the figure's charming back.

The figure didn't answer him, but slowly turned sideways, and Barred saw her blonde ears and white neck, and the warrior subconsciously stepped forward, but at that moment, the figure suddenly disappeared. "Don't go!" Barred opened his eyes, and the room was pitch black. Hell, am I evil, there must be a female ghost in this castle! Thinking of this, Barred did not dare to sleep again, and after fighting with drowsiness for a while, he still couldn't resist the fatigue for a while, and fell into a deep sleep.

The knocking on the door gradually turned loud and finally slammed into the door, and Barred finally woke up and stumbled open the door, and Lucius stood in the doorway fully dressed. "What did you do last night?" he said, not forgetting to check into the room.

Barred blinked. "I'll tell you Lucius, there's a female ghost in your castle, and she came to harass me yesterday, so I didn't sleep well. ”

"Female ghost?" Lucius smiled disdainfully. "It's a ghost in your heart, hurry up and get dressed, it's time to go. ”

"I mean, she's a pretty ghost!" Barred shouted in the hallway as he watched Lucius' departing back.

"How can a female ghost not be pretty?" Lucius didn't look back, and walked away on his own.

In order to keep a low profile, the two put on the clothes of ordinary travelers and quietly rode out of the castle through the side door. There were not many pedestrians on the streets in the early morning, and the two hurried all the way to the east gate of Durham, where the guards had already received the news and watched the prince ride out of the city.

Riding up the avenue outside the city, Lucius's mood immediately improved. "It's so comfortable, it's been a long time since I've felt so free and refreshing!"

"I do this every day, but I'm tired of it. Barreid, on the other hand, looked listless, clearly not getting enough sleep.

"Other people's lives are the best, and your own life is always unsatisfactory. Lucius said with feeling.

"Alright, don't be overbearing, don't you notice that we are going in the wrong direction? According to yesterday's plan, we should go southeast, through the village of Ikan into Cumberland, and then through Canrito to Shawanne. Barred looked at the rising sun in the sky and estimated the position below. "But we're heading east now, what's going on?"

"Didn't I tell you? I changed my mind. Lucius glanced at Barre's look that could almost knock him off his horse, and quickly turned his head to look ahead. "You see the sun directing us in the east, shouldn't we follow it?"

Barred snorted. "You'd better tell the reason before I hit you on the ground. ”

Lucius shrugged. "Well, that route is so unchallenging, everyone takes that path, there are no surprises at all, and the scenery is spotless, it might as well go on an unconventional route. ”

"What's the route to the east? There's only the Westwood Forest and the Black Swamp. Barred sighed helplessly. "You're just too idle in the castle to get out and want to take the risk, have you forgotten the dangers we've been through before? ”

Lucius also calmed down. "Don't you miss those days, Barred, and if I had to choose again, I might have chosen to die in one of my adventures rather than be this prince. ”

Barred looked at Lucius' stern face, he could understand his friend's thoughts. "Anyway, I haven't walked there, maybe there is some unexpected discovery, and I should pass by Paradais, I haven't been there for a long time, just in time to go and rest. ”

"That's it. Seeing that Barrede's tone finally relaxed, Lucius became excited again. "The two of us cooperate with each other, what danger can't be resolved?"

"That's right, hahaha!" Bared's mood also improved, and being with Lucius always gave him confidence, as if nothing in this world could stump them.

The two men kept going east, crossing the border into Tempe, and as they continued eastward, there was no obvious road, so they had to find as flat ground as possible and free of weeds. The surrounding shrubs and grasses grew thicker and thicker, and by the afternoon of the fourth day, they could already see the wetlands on the left.

"Looks like we're in the Black Swamp, we'd better stay away from there, I don't want to step into the mud. Barred looked at the wetland with concern on his face.

Lucius disagreed. "Have you ever been to Wet Harbor? To be honest I haven't, what do you think of staying there for one night?"

Barred immediately dismissed his idea. "It's at least a full day's journey from here to Wet Harbor, and it can't be as fast as we are now, so don't think about it tonight, and we won't be able to get there tomorrow night. ”

Lucius grimaced. "Are you going to sleep in the wild again? We've been sleeping on the hard mud for three nights. ”

"Whoever asked you to choose this route, it turns out that the route can sleep in the hotel every night. Barred yelled at Lucius angrily. "At least you didn't sleep in the damp mud, so you should be content. ”

"Hell yes, why are there so few villages here? even one farm. Lucius was still grumbling.

Barred is much more calm, he has always been a mercenary, and he is much more familiar with the various regions of Wallis than Lucius. "Don't waste your efforts, as far as I know, there have been no villages here for many years, the most recent is Wet Harbor, at least ...... when I passed through here two years ago. Before he could finish speaking, Barred froze in place, for in the distance of his vision, the outline of a village appeared.

Lucius had apparently seen it as well. "Bared, you don't remember as much as you used to, isn't it a village, let's go, I can't wait to take a shower and get some sleep. With that, Lucius came to his senses and urged his mount forward.

"Don't worry, this village is a bit strange. Barred shouted, but Lucius had long since lost his listen, and left in front of him, and the warrior touched his forehead helplessly, urging the lady to catch up.