The servant said, "My lord, there are still hours to go from here, so why don't you go back and ride some horses." ”

I think that's right, it's too tiring to walk on your feet. So we went back together, took a few horses, and rode to the village of Fenrad.

Idle and bored along the way, I said to the servant, "Tell me about the current situation in Calradia." ”

He said: "It's my honor to serve you, my lord, you are the right person, I have followed my master in the past few years??" It's that miser merchant who has traveled a lot together, and I still know a little about the affairs of this continent. ”

He went on to say: "Now the continent is divided into six kingdoms, namely the Kingdom of Nord, the Kingdom of Svadia, the Duchy of Rhodok, the Khanate of Kugit, the Sultanate of Salander, and our mortal enemy?? Kingdom of Vegia. Of course, none of their kings recognized the other kings, and they all claimed to be the legitimate kings of this continent?? They always have one reason or another to say that they are worthy of dominating this continent. Phew, in my opinion, they are a bunch of shameless bastards who only know how to oppress us poor, except for our beloved King Ragnar, of course. He cursed.

"There has been no peace on this continent for decades, and there are often wars between kingdoms for one reason or another, and no country is ready to unify the continent at present, so the strife will continue. He continued.

"Of course, there is no more painful thing than us poor people, who have to pay for the military expenses of those nobles to go to war, and also suffer from the attacks of other armies, and I really hope that one day a heroic or wise king will unify this continent, and then we little people will live in peace. When the time comes, I would rather be a slave to him for the rest of my life. He added.

The more he spoke, the more energetic he became, and I felt that I ought not to disturb him, for he must not have spoken so happily under her master. Today I finally vomited the words that I had been holding back in my heart for a long time, and I listened to him curse those nobles and kings, but I felt that he was very honest and brave, and I didn't want some people to be so hypocritical and pretentious, and he was not worried that I would tell his master, which I admired him even more.

After walking for about two or three hours, the sun was already in the middle. We came to a village, and the servant pointed to the village and said, "My lord, this is the village of Fenrad." Now it belongs to Viscount Rogson of the Nord Kingdom, and my lordship, I beg you not to tell my master what I have said to you today, or I will not be able to eat again. ”

"Don't worry. You are brave. And honestly, I'm not going to talk about it. And you just wait here, I'll just go over with him (Kenrad)," I said. "Yes, good luck, sir!" he said.

I nodded to him, and beckoned Kenrad to walk towards the village of Fenrad.

The village of Fenrad seems to be thriving, with vibrant fields and orchards, and the ubiquitous pockets of wheat and air-dried meat are a testament to the village's productive farmland and pastures. The peasants were all rummaging in the fields, which reminded me of Yamunah's hometown. Reminds me of my family's farm.

Kenrad asked me, "You know where they kept him." ”

I said, "Yes, the robber said he was in the woods at the back of the village near the river, so you can just follow me." ”

When the two of us came to the village, there was a large forest, and we could hear the sound of the water, we dismounted and went into the forest, and I searched carefully for the hut that the robber had told me, and after walking a few hundred steps into the forest I found the hut, and the hostages must have been kept in the hut, and I motioned to Kenrad for us to go around to the back of the hut.

There were a few people outside the cabin, who didn't look like peasants, dressed in the same clothes as the people we had just defeated, and where they were talking, and laughing, they must have wondered how they could get away with the ransom. Kenrad and I walked a bread and copied it over, they didn't notice it at all, and when they got close, I drew my sword and rushed down, Kenrad also killed from the other side, a few people outside the cabin were caught off guard, only heard two "ah" sounds, and we cut down two on the spot, and the rest of the people quickly pulled out their weapons to kill us, and a few people rushed out of the cabin, I think they have a total of 7 people, Kenrad and I cover each other back to back and fight with the robbers.

In a few moments the robbers were defeated by us, apparently they were not professionally trained, and Kenben was no match for us. Three of the seven were killed by us, two ran away, and two were wounded lying on the ground.

I put away my sword, pushed open the door of the cabin, and found a young man tied inside, I thought he was the merchant's brother, and I untied the rope for him.

He asked with a panicked expression, "Aren't you in a group with people outside?" ”

"If it's a gang, I'll come and save you?" asked Kenrad rhetorically.

After hearing this, his face softened slightly, and he said, "Then thank you, kind people." ”

"We're not kind-hearted people, we're taking money from others to save you. Kenrad continued.

"Oh, it was my brother who called you to save me, and I knew he wouldn't leave me alone. He said again.

At this time, I said, "Don't talk about it yet, it's not good to stay here for a long time, let's go back first." ”

Then the three of us went out of the forest and went out of the village, and the servant immediately greeted us when we came back with his young master, and asked with concern, "Are you all right?"

I said, "It's all right, let's go, let's go back." ”

Then we rode together to the city of Sagos, and when we reached the merchant's house, he said to me, "Well, he has come home safely, and I don't know what to do with him." ”

I said, "Maybe you should let him learn how to do business with you, so that the next time he is kidnapped, he will have the money to redeem himself." ”

"I told him. "But that boy knows only pleasure, and doesn't go into business at all, well, maybe I should send him to a university outside of Calradia, so that his head will be broken in a drunken trouble, and no one else will say that it is my fault." ”

I said, "You shouldn't be so irresponsible. Anyway, he's also your own brother. ”

After hearing this, he said excitedly: "If I were not responsible, I wouldn't have worried about him all day long, let alone ask you to save him." Hey, that's all there is to say. Here's 400 dinars, which is my reward for you, and that's good enough, right?"

He reached out and handed over a bag of money.

I said, "I said I was only going to save your brother to avoid an innocent person being killed." You give 200 dinars of it to Kenrad. Keep the rest for yourself. ”

He was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed and said, "There are still people who don't like money these days, it's just that." You don't want to forget it, I admire your chivalry, punish the evil and promote the good, and protect the weak. Ha ha. But. I have one more thing I want you to help with, I don't know if you can do it. ”

I asked, "I can do anything as long as it doesn't violate the spirit of chivalry." ”

He said, "I told you earlier that I suspect that the robbers have allies in the city, and I think I know who he is??" None other than the captain of the town sentinel. A few months ago, the captain, seeing that we merchants were making a lot of money from the border trade, decided to borrow some money to set up a caravan. Unfortunately, like many novices in business, he doesn't realize that high rewards mean high risks. He put all his money into the resale of velvet. His caravan was rightfully captured and sacked by the enemy, leaving him with nothing. As a result, it seems that our captain has become morally corrupt in order to recoup his losses. So he helped the robbers from outside the city to enter the city, let them do whatever they wanted, raided houses and houses, and shared the spoils with them. It's called a litter of cats and mouse. ”

I said, "No wonder I was robbed the night I entered the city." ”

"So, I need your help. The merchant said, "Go and help me capture the town captain, and then I will contact those who have lost their loved ones in the robbers' raids, and I will unite with them to take the town captain to the lord of this town??" In front of King Ragnar, declare his crimes, and then let the king dispose of him. ”

I said, "How can I know if what you're saying is true?" ”

"I can take you to meet the families of the victims. The merchant said, "I can lie to you, but those people will not lie to you." ”

I said, "Anyway, I think King Ragnar will be able to discern this, and I'll help you capture the town captain, and then go with you to the king." ”

The merchant said, "Great idea! ”

I followed the merchant out of his house and into the street. It was already afternoon, and the streets were bustling with pedestrians, the cries of the shops and the beating of the blacksmiths. There were many hawkers on both sides of the street, some peasants from villages outside the city to buy and sell their produce, some caravans who had just arrived in the city from other places, and some patrols from the city to maintain law and order.

The merchant said to me, "Look, what a prosperous city, Sagaus has always been one of the most prosperous cities in the north of Calradia, not only the largest market in the north, but also the largest port in the north, from which merchant ships can trade with the regions of Yamuna and Barion. A few decades ago, it was the summer capital of the Swadia Kingdom, but later we Nords occupied it and gave full play to its geographical advantages to create a wealth for us. ”

I smiled and said, "You know a lot, are there others?"

He said excitedly: "You are right, businessmen like us travel all over the mainland all day long, searching for information on goods from all over the world, and then buying and selling at a low price. Of course, more information about the mainland is known than the average person. The same goods are sold cheaply in some places, and more goods can be bought for the same amount of money, and then sold to places where the price of the goods is high, for example, salt and smoked fish are sold cheaply on the coast of Nord, and the inland Swadia region is expensive, sometimes the difference in price can reach 10 times. For example, pig iron from the city of Vigia Kurau is sold cheaply, while the same pig iron can be sold for more than four times as much in the area of Rana (a city in the Khugit Khanate). ”

I said, "Then aren't you all rich?" ”

"It was a good year. He said, "If the times are not good, the two countries will not be at war then the business will not be easy, and there is always a danger of being robbed by the enemy on the road, and besides, I said that high rewards mean high risks, and this trade road is full of those robber mongrels, and you have to pay caravan guards, and finally you have to pay taxes to the lord of the city when you go into the city to trade." But in general, as long as you are lucky enough not to be robbed by mongrels on the road, then it is still very profitable to run back and forth. ”

I listened to the merchant and followed him all the way to the town sentry captain's house.

As we turned into a street, the merchant pointed to a house and said, "Look, this is the captain's house, and my informant has told me that he is in the house, and if we rush in together, we will surely be able to catch him, and when the time comes, tie him up before King Ragnar and confess his crimes." (To be continued......)