Chapter Ninety-Nine: On the Road (I)
Xiao Yi and Vincent agreed on the departure time the day after tomorrow, so the next day after returning from the palace there was still a whole day for him to arrange and prepare. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In fact, the preparation time of a day is really not much for a person who is going to travel thousands of miles, especially in the special case of going to the battlefield for thousands of miles, but Xiao Yi's day can be said to be over in a good way, from the early morning when he went out to visit the 'Shining Gold' Chamber of Commerce and the 'Clover' Chamber of Commerce, he went to the largest food trading market and magic raw material store in the empire.
The purpose of going to the two chambers of commerce is to say hello to the two presidents, and I want to take care of them during the 'happy life', presumably there are two big men in the business world who don't dare to toss anything about the general Xiaoxiao. However, when they heard that Xiao Yi was going to travel far away, the two presidents asked if they needed to use the network of the Chamber of Commerce to make it easier.
Xiao Yi can only understand the hospitality of the two presidents, and the most troublesome thing is that it is difficult to explain the true purpose under the questioning, after all, it is to go to the front line to supervise the army with the king, once the news leaks, the hostile country finds out the route of the march and arranges the assassins to attack on the road, which is bad.
It's not that I don't believe that Solari and Jiwen are not strict in their mouths, and the head of the top chamber of commerce in the empire naturally understands that it is a big crime to spread this kind of thing, but it is better for less people to know about such a secret thing, otherwise it is also a very painful thing to let people know important secrets but they must keep their mouths shut.
I had to remember that Vincent had told him that this time he also moved rescuers from the Alchemist Guild to accompany him, so he simply told the two presidents that he was making an important commission with his peers from the Alchemist Guild this time, and the two naturally didn't ask too much, of course, Xiao Yi didn't lie, he never wanted to lie to his own people.
As for the later trip to the food trading market and the magic material store for a big cleaning, I had always wanted to replenish the stock of raw materials in the warehouse of the personal space plane, but I was busy with the restaurant and didn't take care of it, and this time I made preparations before the trip.
Later, for the rest of the time after returning from lunch and eating, Xiao Yi was basically tinkering with something in his room, and from time to time there would be some abnormal noises and strong lights through the cracks in the door, which was not abnormal in the eyes of Zord and Neuer, don't forget that the boss of his family is a real alchemist, haven't you ever eaten pork and never seen a pig run?
In the early morning of the second day, Xiao Yi did not go to the palace again, but went directly out of the city to a forest on the outskirts, which was the meeting place he had agreed with Vincent.
In order to conceal his whereabouts, he had to adopt a plan to quietly leave the city, not only a small contingent of less than a hundred people, including carriages and guards, but also from himself and his entourage to the regular army, in order to hide from the eyes and ears of the people. Not only that, unlike Xiao Yi's simple preparations, since he found someone to evaluate the feasibility of Xiao Yi's proposal, he decided to go to the Western Front in person and began to make various arrangements in the palace at least a week ago: let Prime Minister Cahill and National Teacher Rheant predict possible changes in internal affairs in advance, and formulate a handling policy in advance. He declared to the courtiers that he needed to recuperate for a period of time, and appointed the crown prince Kevin to supervise the affairs of the country on his behalf, and when necessary, he also prepared a 'shadow' guard disguised as himself in appearance, all in order to make his actions on the front line more free and calm.
I saw Vincent next to the main car, and was told that the group of people along the way should pretend to be a caravan of large families, and asked to call Vincent 'master', Xiao Yi was scolded for a while, and after introducing the main leaders of the entourage, he let Xiao Yi get into the only other carriage except Vincent's car, in which there was already a middle-aged man wearing a burqa common to magical professions waiting on it, Xiao Yi knew that this should be the alchemist guild that Vincent mentioned just now sent assistance on this trip, called the alchemist of the pampas.
It can be seen from the look on the other party's face after the first meeting that the other party should know his role in this plan, and the slightly arrogant expression and cold attitude seem to have their own thoughts about this fact, and this idea will definitely not make them happy.
Judging from the gold-edged five-leaf magic grass flower badge worn in front of the other party, the other party is an alchemist at the level of a craftsman, and it is enough to be proud of his capital to reach this level in the most obscure profession within the age of fifty, but it is still not enough to see in front of Xiao Yi, about this point Judging from the other party's contempt for himself, his identity as an alchemist grandmaster does not seem to be widely spread in the alchemist guild, although Xiao Yi has always been dispensable in terms of fame, but now he is forced to cooperate with this person for a period of time in the future, and his youth and reputation will become a shortcoming, I hope it will not be bad, Xiao Yi, who had such thoughts in his heart, simply closed his eyes.
Needless to say, the distance of nearly a thousand kilometers from the city of Nurenfen, an important border town on the Western Front, was no joke, even if the weak bodies of the two alchemists in the second car slowed down the speed of travel, and there were constantly changing horses at the post stations along the way, and the entire convoy had traveled nearly 200 kilometers before setting up camp in the evening.
After receiving the documents that had just been approved on the small table in front of him, and letting the carrier pigeons sent by the nearby post station take them away, Vincent ordered the captain of the guard to start camping, and jumped off the carriage very vigorously, Vincent looked at the carriage behind him and smiled slightly, although he couldn't talk about the life of a horse, but he was not a weak monarch who would only hide in the palace, this road was naturally not a problem, and the unworrying kid in the carriage behind him was afraid that he would suffer a little hard!
Seeing the pampas, whose face was a little pale, get out of the car to breathe, this idea in his heart was even more certain, but he didn't see Xiao Yi come down, probably because he didn't want to show his embarrassing side.
"There are still four or five days! see how long you can last!" Vincent looked at the guards who were busy setting up camp and making food, and felt very happy in his heart, as if he had not been able to leave the dull and boring place of the palace for a long time, maybe this kind of wandering life was really suitable for him!
When everything was arranged and the members of the convoy sat together for dinner, the leader of the guard personally brought a steaming bowl of chowder to Vincent.
"Master, the conditions outside are shabby, so let's take a moment!"
"It's okay, it's better than before!Oh, by the way, that kid, go and see!" Vincent raised the bowl and took a big sip, suddenly remembering that Xiao Yi hadn't come out yet.
The guards were ordered to go to the carriage to call someone, but found that Xiao Yi's carriage door was locked.
"Don't be tantrum, come down to eat, no one will care about you if you're hungry at night!" Vincent, who came up from behind, laughed loudly, in fact, he was waiting to see Xiao Yi look tired and decadent!
"Don't bother Your Majesty, I'm relatively weak, and I'm a little dizzy after driving so much, so I won't go out to eat!" Xiao Yi's weak voice came from inside.
Vincent raised his eyebrows after hearing this, snapped his fingers at the guards around him and then pointed to the carriage, and then saw several guards rushing up, and after a while of knowing the operation of Suosuo, one of the carriage walls of the carriage was removed completely, revealing Xiao Yi eating in the carriage.
Xiao Yi, who felt the change in light, turned around suddenly, and the expression on his face with a prawn tail in his mouth suddenly froze, and then he turned his head violently and spit out the contents in his mouth.
If it weren't for the fact that he was caught eating alone alone, Xiao Yi, who was choking and coughing, almost blurted out a sentence of 'your uncle!' in his mouth.
I secretly scolded in my heart if this Nima can still have a good time together, can this still have some privacy! The meaning of locking the door is that I don't want people to see me, what is the matter with your forcible 'peeping on the wall', it's too much to break the rules!
"Can you explain to me that people who are uncomfortable have such a good appetite as you!"
Vincent strained his face and played with the taste.