Volume 1 Chapter 362 Departure
After handing over the arrow to Xinglingluo, Wende left with his three deputy city lords, presumably they came over this morning specifically to apologize to Xinglingluo and give the latter an arrow, and their time was not easy to squeeze out, after all, Mingde City and Fengcheng are traded, and the daily affairs they need to deal with are much more troublesome than the other three border cities of the Star Emperor.
And not long after Wende and the others left, the time to open the city gate came. The city gate opened, and the dart team that had been waiting in front of the city gate quickly lined up, and the soldiers who passed through the security check at the city gate in order from the right side of the city gate. At the same time, some dart teams or caravans that had camped outside the city gate all night also lined up outside the city, waiting for the security check to enter Mingde City.
After the city gate was opened, it was obvious that the north gate was no longer crowded. At this time, the dart teams were gradually leaving, and the caravans were not so timely to arrive here, and these dart teams that were originally congested here at the North City Gate began to fade at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The open space in front of the North City Gate seemed to be empty all of a sudden, although there were still scattered caravans leaving or entering Mingde City, but now even the guards had free time to chat, which was really a lot more leisurely.
He didn't wait long, Ren Tianxiang saw a caravan coming from the south from a distance, the little guy at the head was riding a not very tall horse, and there was a banner on the horse, and the flag was embroidered with the word "Mingwei" of the dragon flying and phoenix dancing - obviously, this caravan was the Mingwei caravan that the Mi Diewei named No. 3 said last night.
I have to say that the caravan of the Chamber of Commerce jointly invested and established by the Mingde City City Lord's Mansion and the Fengcheng City Lord's Mansion is indeed magnificent, at a glance, the carriages of the entire caravan can stretch for hundreds of meters side by side, close to each other in front and back, and there are nearly a thousand guards and small servants around.
Moreover, the carriages of the caravans were the largest ten-meter-long carriages, and the goods carried by these carriages were almost half of the goods of a small caravan. Even the spacious street of Mingde City can only accommodate such a large carriage running side by side, and although the pedestrian road on both sides is wide, no matter how much the pedestrian sidewalk is compressed, there is no way for a third car to enter this street.
But after all, it is an official chamber of commerce, although these carriages occupy a lot of streets, but they are polite to the pedestrians around them, and when they encounter pedestrians who do not avoid in time, the first car will stop and wait, and remind the cars behind to pay attention to avoid collisions.
It's just that before the Mingwei caravan approached the north city gate, Ren Tianxiang and the others saw an old man in the caravan riding a horse past the caravan and walked straight towards Ren Tianxiang and them.
The old man dismounted in front of Ren Tianxiang and the others, and after observing a few people, he asked Ren Tianxiang in a loud voice, "Excuse me...... Is it Ren Tianxiang Ren Gongzi?"
Asked by the old man about his identity, Ren Tianxiang was stunned, he originally thought that the third would contact the Mingwei caravan as Xinglingluo, but now the old man stopped him, obviously letting him be the representative of the team.
Of course, he didn't stay stunned for long, and soon he nodded and replied, "Hello, I'm Ren Tianxiang." May I ask who you are?"
"Hello Ren Gongzi, I am the head of the Dragon King Empire region of the Mingwei Caravan, Marcus Klingberg, you can just call me Mr. Klingberg. The old man named Marcus gave Ren Tianxiang a greeting to the Dragon King Empire, and said, "According to the plan arranged by the Chamber of Commerce, you will disguise yourself as the temporary guard employees of our caravan, this is your equipment, try it first, if it doesn't fit, there are large or small equipment in the caravan." ”
As he spoke, Marcus took out four sets of light gear from the storage ring and distributed them to the four men. The equipment was not complicated, just a long knife, a dagger, three small pouches, and a belt to carry the things in front of them.
Ren Tianxiang just noticed that these equipment seem to be the standard configuration of the caravan and dart guards here, but the caravan's equipment is much better than the dart team in terms of quality, but it is only a little better.
After the four of them put on their equipment, Marcus pointed to the Mingwei caravan that was already approaching, and said, "Then you can enter the caravan with me, we will go through the security check soon." Your horses are ready, and follow in the caravan. Don't worry about your identity, the soldiers in Mingde City can't find out. A few of them followed me. ”
As he spoke, Marcus led his horse toward the caravan.
When the group of four saw that Marcus was already walking towards the caravan, they immediately followed him.
At this time, seeing Marcus returning to the caravan, another middle-aged man in the caravan walked out on horseback, walked in front of Marcus, glanced at Ren Tianxiang and them, and asked, "Mr. Klingberg, may I ask who these are?"
"Mr. Wang Zhen, these are the temporary guards I hired in Mingde City. Faced with the middle-aged man's inquiry named Wang Zhen, Marcus smiled unhurriedly and said, "Last night, I received news that someone might attack our caravan in the canyon, so I hired these people temporarily. They are what I asked Xiao San to find, please rest assured that there is no problem with the identity problem. ”
Wang Zhen glanced at Ren Tianxiang and them a few more times, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said unhappily: "Two emperor level and two ghost level...... How did you get there? Is there going to be any trouble?"
Wang Zhen did not doubt Ren Tianxiang's cultivation, although among the caravan guards, there were not many monks such as emperor and ghost level, but there were also such monks who were unwilling to join the army and devoted themselves to such guard work. It's just that even a big caravan like the Mingwei Caravan rarely has an emperor-level or even ghost-level escort accompanying it, so this also confirms Marcus's statement that the caravan will be in trouble.
"Rest assured, there are no problems. Marcus said.
"Alright then, please hurry up and join the team, we are going to pass through the city gate, don't make any trouble. Also, the next time there is something like this, tell me and don't make your own decisions. ”
"Okay, Mr. Wang Zhen. ”
Wang Zhen nodded, then raised his horsewhip, walked to the front of the caravan, and went to negotiate with the soldiers who inspected Ren Tianxiang and their identities.
After Wang Zhen left, Ren Tianxiang came to Marcus's side and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Klingberg, what is the identity of this Mr. Wang Zhen?"
"Mr. Wang Zhen is the person in charge of our Mingwei caravan in the Star Emperor Kingdom, and he has the same authority as me. But now that we are in the territory of the Star Emperor, naturally many things are decided by him. Marcus replied with a smile, "Mr. Wang Zhen is cautious, several people are of unknown origin for the time being, and it is also appropriate to inquire about your identity." For me, Mr. Wang Zhen still trusts me, so you don't have to worry about your identity with him. ”
Xinglingluo, who was listening carefully to Marcus's explanation, also asked out loud at this time: "Mr. Klingberg, listening to your conversation, our two ghost-level monks and two emperor-level monks look very powerful, don't you rarely hire monks of this level as guards?"
"This young lady, it seems that you are all in the army. Marcus smiled, not at all astonishing at all, and said lightly, "Whether it is in the Star Emperor Kingdom or the Dragon King Empire, high-level cultivators are strategic resources, and they almost always have to find ways to hold them in their hands.
And after the propaganda of the two empires, these monks will also participate in the selection of the army when their strength is sufficient, such as the general election of the Dragon Regiment of the Star Empire. Therefore, among the people, human-level and demon-level monks are the most common, and emperor-level and even above monks are more likely to stay in the army or in the court of the Star Emperor.
In the Chamber of Commerce, generally only the leader of the guard will invite an emperor-level monk who is idle and has not joined the army to serve, not to mention the ghost-level monk, it is almost impossible to invite such a person, and the two empires will not easily agree to such a person to leave their territory. Of course, you have been approved by the City Lord's Mansion of Mingde City, and it is a regular pass. ”
"Only the leader of the caravan is emperor-level?" Starfall didn't care about Marcus saying that they were people in the army, in her opinion, this Marcus should be an insider.
"Otherwise, what do you think? The caravan set up guards to resist the horse thieves who appeared on the way, and the strength of these horse thieves is not too high, and the demon-level monks are already very powerful horse thieves, emperor-level horse thieves...... This kind of person can be solved by the law enforcement team of Mingde City or Fengcheng City, so we don't need to worry about it.
As for our caravan, except for the escort leader, who is an emperor-level peak monk, and Mr. Wang Zhen and me, two ghost-level monks, are in charge, so there is almost no need to worry about safety. Ah, you see, the four horses at the back of the caravan are yours. ”
As he spoke, Marcus pointed to the four sturdy horses that were following the caravan, and according to him, this was Ren Tianxiang's next horse.
Ren Tianxiang and their original horses were not brought into Mingde City, but were handed over to the city defense army of Mingde City to feed with the authority of the 32nd Army Corps of the Dragon Regiment. After all, these war horses are specially cultivated by the Dragon Troupe, and riding into the Dragon King Empire is revealing their identity.
"It's good for you to follow the caravan and try not to communicate with anyone else. After leaving Mingde City, if it goes well, you can reach Fengcheng at about eleven o'clock at noon, and you will have time to settle lunch in Fengcheng. I'm going to have to take care of it too, so I'm going to take my leave. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Klingnberg. ”
"It's an honor to work for a few of them. ”
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