Okay," Mu continued to laugh, and his mustache seemed to be happy to warp his face, "I'll just say so, if the empress dies, what will happen to the Svadia Empire?"

"Needless to say, of course, all of us are united in our efforts to avenge the Empress!"

Mu joked again, "Touch your conscience and say, do you believe it yourself?"

Agna was silent again, she had believed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Let me tell you, if the empress dies, the nobles who have lost the limits of imperial power will immediately go their own way, and begin to divide up the inheritance of the empire, at most if they are forced too hard by the Virginians to form a loose alliance. The Knights may be better, after all, the upper echelons are loyal to the Empress, and may slaughter the Virgians to avenge the Empress, or occupy the city and wait for the opportunity to restore the country. But in any case, Svadia has already dispersed, and no matter how strong the empire is, it will not escape the fate of being broken by each one. ”

"And if the empress is on the throne, even if there is no way, people have a backbone," Mu Maung picked up the kettle and took a sip before continuing, "At most, after tea and dinner, say 'Loser girl.'" ’”

Aigna remained silent, not knowing if she really didn't want to accept this explanation, or if she simply didn't know how to refute it.

Suddenly, there was a cheer from the convoy behind, Mu straightened up slightly, poked his head out a little, just in time to see his newly hired sniper rewinding, while the bounty hunters on both sides of the guard flew out with a cheer, leaned over, and grabbed a pheasant with an arrow stuck in its head from the bushes. Seeing this, the bounty hunters cheered again, and the one-eyed dragon bent down very unpretentiously, hooking up with the sniper sitting on the pile, and the sniper also had a harmless smile on his face.

"Your new hire seems pretty good. There had been silence for a long time, and Agna suddenly spoke again.

"That's," Mu re-lay down comfortably, "I'm also a god-eye sniper, how can my level be worse?"

"You know I don't mean that. Aigna continued.

"It doesn't seem to be your business. ”

"I wouldn't say anything if it's a good swordsman or a strong man, but with the swordsmanship of the two of us, we should be able to handle it. And the sniper, I have no doubt that he can shoot you like a pheasant without me even noticing. Aigna paused and added, "Anyway, I'm your bodyguard now, don't just increase my workload, okay?"

"Okay, okay," Mu said helplessly, "He was recommended to me by President Lawrence, so I can naturally trust him." ”

"You have a good relationship with Lawrence?"

"Yes," Mu Chang breathed a long sigh of relief, "Okay, it's like grandparents and grandchildren, if he can't be trusted, I really don't know who can be trusted." ”

Aigna nodded and said, "It's good that you know what to expect." ”

Just as Agna finished speaking, the sniper turned sharply, quickly raised the crossbow, and aimed straight at Mu's carriage.

"What are you doing!" Aigna was the first to react, and one jumped up, holding her sword in front of Mu.

Bandak didn't speak, just frowned. At this time, the one-eyed dragon and the others stopped the group and surrounded the sniper in the middle, and everyone drew their weapons and looked at him nervously.

At this moment, a leisurely voice suddenly came from behind Agna: "Okay, Agna, he has a siege crossbow in his hand, and your long sword can't stop his arrows." ”

"Shut up, idiot!" said Agna, puffed.

"Uh, I'm sorry, I seem to have caused quite a bit of trouble. At this time, an unfamiliar voice came from the bushes in front of the carriage, and everyone was startled and hurriedly turned in that direction. After a moment of rustling in the bushes, a man wearing a blue-gray robe and carrying a lute on his back came out. The robe is a scribe's robe, but the wind and dust on the road have polished it a little ragged, he is the same as Mu, his hair is simply tied in a ponytail and draped behind his back, he should not be much older than Mu and them, but his dark and rough face makes him look very threatening.

He didn't care at all about the sword and halberd pointed at him, and walked generously around the back of the car, but Bhandak's deadly crossbow bolts were still pointed at him. He ignored the crossbow arrows that could kill him at any time, and bowed to Mu who was lying behind Agna, "I'm really sorry, that keen archer brother should have discovered me, I'm sorry to cause you trouble." Mu's eyelids didn't lift, he just raised his hand and waved, and as soon as the bounty hunter immediately put down his weapon, Bandak also lowered the crossbow arrow, but still did not loosen the string, only Agna, still holding her sword in front of Mu.

Seeing this, the stranger also breathed a sigh of relief, and understood that the other party agreed to talk to him, so he bowed again humbly, and said, "Hello boss, my name is Niza for the first time, and I am a warrior, but it seems that I am more famous as a bard." As he spoke, he smiled and patted the piano behind him. Mu opened his eyes and found that Agna's hand holding the sword was trembling a little.

"Well, warrior Niza, say what you ask. Mu was straightforward.

"Well, that's right," Niza's swarthy face turned a little red, "I'm done with my travel expenses, and I'm hoping to get a ride to Parabun." ”

"How did you know we were going to Parabun?" asked Mu with interest.

"Of course, it's simple," said the poet confidently, "if you want to go to Salander, you should go southeast, and if you want to go somewhere else, you should go out of Viruga, and if you go west, I can only think that you go to the port of Pavlon, and then take a boat down the river and sail along the coastline to Parabun." After all, you can't take so much cargo with you to go sightseeing in the bandit-infested mountains. ”

"Very well, I appreciate your wisdom. Mu smiled and said, "However, I'm a businessman, what are you going to use to pay for your ticket?"

"With my poetry, of course, boss," laughed the poet, "I have a very simple affection for Calradia, which has prompted me to visit villages, towns and forts, and in each place I have left behind intoxicating poems, loving women, and a bunch of cuckolded husbands." I'm sure even the coldest girl will be moved by me. So, please take me with you, it's definitely worth the money!"

Mu thought the poet was very interesting, so he replied, "Okay, anyway, my caravan doesn't care about having one more mouth." ”

"Thank you for your generosity, owner. The poet bowed for the third time, and when he straightened up, he suddenly said in a tone of astonishment,

"Ah, the rugged mountain paths,

Busy caravanserais,

Under the cold armor,

Guarding such a beautiful face,

As with the concubine Onisi in the wilderness of Suno,

If it's not someone you love,

It's hard to find its restrained beauty.

Beautiful young lady, would you like to hear me recite again?"

Aigna was visibly stunned for a moment, snorted coldly, sheathed her sword, and sat back in the car, ignoring the bard.

"You can ride with the guards, or if you don't have the stamina, you can sit in the wagon. Mu saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and opened his mouth to dissolve the scene.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm not respectful. The poet bowed for the fourth time, and then, without hesitation, climbed up to Bandak and sat down.

The caravan moved again, and the melodious sound of the piano also came from the wagons behind. Mu also sat up straight and looked at Agna who was close at hand

"What happened, why was there such a strong hostility towards the poet? ”

Aigna nodded, she hung her head, a little dazed, she thought that after so long, she should get rid of it anyway, but the poet followed again like a nightmare.

Mu smiled and stroked Agna's back, hoping to make her feel better, "Think on the bright side, Agna." Now that he's with us, it's just time to take a closer look at him. If he is really a spy, he will definitely show some clues, and when the time comes, there are so many of us, it will not be difficult to kill him. Don't be nervous, you just need to keep your normal life going. ”

"Thanks," Agna wiped her face, quickly returning to normal.

Port Pavlom isn't really a big town, it's just a bustling village in terms of size. However, in the territory of Rhodoc, it is definitely a very famous place. The port of Pavron is located in the upper reaches of the mouth of the Pavron River, and compared to the vicinity of Djerkhala, the river is gentle and wide, and many merchants here talk about the loading of their goods, so it can also be regarded as the starting point of the largest maritime trade route in the whole of Calradia. The sea trade route reached the coast around Shariz in the south and Allen in Rhodok in the north, Parabun in Swadia, Tiha, Sagos, and Wocheze in Nord, and Zhivacheze in Vegia. This sea route was also established by the first Swadia pioneers to reach Rhodok, and the various resources of the Rhodok mountains were continuously transported to Paravon in exchange for rolling wealth. Of course, it is the same now, this sea route has promoted the exchange of goods between the five countries of Salander, Rhodok, Swadia, Nord, and Virginia, and has also raised the brains of merchants who run to the sea.

However, the good times did not last long, and the rich trade routes always attracted some scum who did not have the capital to do business, and the sea route was no exception. The sea can keep horses and feet at bay, but they can't stop the ice demons who live on the sea, the Nords.

Nord is also a nation with a long history. However, they are no better than the Ryordians, and the blood of the whole people is full of savagery and bloodlust. They live in the archipelago in the Black Sea, separated in the form of tribes on various islands. It's just that the barren soil is destined to not be able to feed their people, so for the sake of their tribe, they can only plunder everywhere, robbing all the resources they can. They robbed the merchant ships at sea, the fat sheep on the opposite continent, and of course, they also robbed the weaker tribes nearby. According to the research of Karad historians, the Virgians who crossed the snowy mountains are very similar to the Nords in terms of appearance, traditions, beliefs, etc., and it is likely that they are a tribe that lost all their possessions after being defeated. However, after the publication of this work, the historian of Raldian quickly disappeared from the world with his family and disciples, and later people could no longer investigate the origin of the Virginians.

Having said all this, everyone must have imagined the bravery and cruelty of the Nord people. However, there is not only one tendon warrior among the Nords. You know, all Nords now grew up listening to the legend of a hero, and that person is Okadin Hareblex.

After unifying all the surrounding archipelagos, he was invincible. So, lonely, he waved his troops south, ready to conquer the fertile continent. This is a dream that many Nordjar have had, but unlike Oktain, he succeeded. He landed in an unnamed strait, planted his battle flag there, and swore to his people that it would remain on the shore forever. Then, he tore off a piece of flesh from the mighty Kalad Empire, and the Nords, who spread like a plague, quickly spread outward along the river, occupying almost the entire coastline. The only pity is that he was shot by a stray arrow while fighting the Vygians who lost their homeland, and finally slept under the cold city of Zhiwacheze, and the Virgians also threw the battle flag he planted on the coast into the sea again.

However, the nobles of the Great Empire had already been frightened, and they shamefully begged for peace with the Nords, and ceded the northern lands of Sagos to the Nords, who only established themselves on the continent of Calradia and established the Nordic kingdom. After that, the Nord returned to the strait where Gangding had landed and planted his battle flag on that land again. They knelt in front of the battle flag, repeated the oath of Okadeng, and proudly named the land the Okadong Strait. Gangding's son also swore an oath to the throne in front of the battle banner and became the second king of the Nord kingdom, and gave his father the most exalted title among the warriors, Herui Brex, as his surname.

However, not all of the Nords had the same immortal exploits as Okdin, and most of them were still trapped in the archipelago, still living a life of plundering in longships. The merchants who are full of brains but not good at water warfare are like sheep lost in the forest, how can the big bad wolves endure it? And so, the raid began. After several hemorrhages, many merchants regrettably withdrew from the sea route, and the rest, after many "exchanges", could only obediently offer the money to buy the road. Although the money is distressing, at least there is no need to give up this fat business route.

Mu did plan to take this sea route. As soon as the fighting between Swadia and Rhodok was extinguished, the routs or deserters on the border between the two countries were a mortal threat to the merchants. Although Mu had confidence in the strength of the one-eyed dragons, he didn't want to fight these former regular soldiers to the death. There are also many businessmen who have the same idea as Mu, so the port of Pavron is already overcrowded at this time. In order to escape the war, Mu rested in Djerkala for a while, so now that he was already behind, the rooms in the inns and taverns in Pavronport were booked until a month later. Mu rubbed the slightly painful corners of his forehead, and after a lot of calculations, he actually missed this one, and his face was swept away, and his face was swept away.