Chapter 143: Elite
"I'm camping here. β
Tenis panted and wiped the sweat from her chin, and Winnie looked rather distressed and ordered the soldiers around her to rest.
Viscount Ternis's convoy had only been on the road for two days when it found that the road had been washed away by the rain and the carriage was completely impassable. They had no choice but to abandon the luxurious and comfortable van and ride forward. As a child of the nobility, riding is a skill that must be mastered, Tenis's riding skills are not bad, and he can even perform all kinds of fancy moves, but he sleeps in the open all the way, and travels hundreds of kilometers, he feels unbearable, after all, he is a scholar and not a strong soldier. But Tenis was an aspiring court nobleman, and he also took the initiative to ask for this mission, and although the journey was difficult, he gritted his teeth and persevered.
Twenty days later, they finally arrived in Victor's territory, and Tenis had reached its limit, and Winnie and Romon had to find a random spot with water to set up camp.
With Winnie's help, Tenis left the horse and sat down on the rock beside him. At this time, the viscount had no aristocratic elegance, only an unspeakable embarrassment. Winnie crouched down and gently massaged Ternis's stiff legs with her long fingers.
The gentleness of the female knight made Tenis's heart throb, and he seemed to go back to his childhood, when Winnie fell and injured herself, he also took care of her like this, but when they grew up, the two took different paths, Winnie became a knight, and he became a scholar of the White Tower. After so many years, Tenis thought that Winnie had forgotten about him, and when he returned to the family, he learned that Winnie had been waiting for him, but he had a marriage contract under the arrangement of his mentor.
Now, Tenis can only live up to Winnie's affection, he has neither the strength to let a female knight be his lover, nor the courage to betray his fiancΓ©e, the other party is the granddaughter of the Secretary of State, and even his title was arranged by the Secretary of State, although the court title is not valuable.
"Winnie, go and ask the York's cavalry, how can we find Viscount Victor?" Tenis quietly pushed Winnie away, he didn't want to give Winnie any illusion.
After a while, Winnie walked back and said indignantly, "The soldiers of the York family don't know how to find Viscount Victor, they only say that Viscount Victor will find us. It's ridiculous!"
Tenis's face sank slightly. Victor's territory covers an area of 12,000 square kilometers, with dense purple cane forests boundless, hills, and deserted people, and a team of more than 20 people entering here is like a pebble thrown into a pond, that is, a bubble. Finding Victor is no less than looking for a needle in a haystack, and it is impossible for Victor to find them in the same way. Tenis originally thought that the Duke of York was just pretending to be deep, and the soldiers sent by the Duke must have known that Victor was there, but these soldiers didn't even know. Tenis and the others had to suspect that the Duke of York was deliberately doing evil.
"What are the Yorks doing, aren't you afraid that we'll turn around and leave?" said the knight, Romon the knight, his face a little gloomy and obviously dissatisfied.
Tenis sighed, if they could pat themselves on the ass and leave, they wouldn't have made all the way to Victor's collar. In fact, the nobles of the royal capital could not understand why Sylvia did not annex Victor's territory, although the land area of the Centaur Hills was vast, it was an undeveloped wasteland, and without a few years of investment, there would be no surplus output. However, the advent of purple cane wine made Victor the richest territory in the Centaur Hills, but it is puzzling that the House of York not only did not annex this territory, but also retained the status of Victor's independent lord. In the end, everyone can only understand this as Sylvia's love for her lover.
However, retaining Victor's lordship is a declaration of the kingdom's suzerainty in the Centaur hills, which not only has political significance but also practical significance, and the kingdom can take various political measures against Victor's lordship. For example, annuities, conscription of armies, levies of food, and even family wars. As long as the Victor Collar can be restrained, the York family will definitely be restrained, and the royal family is certainly happy to see this.
Traditionally, Victor had no legal ownership of the realm without a castle, but the royal family had to canonize Victor and reintegrate him into the kingdom's lordship system. So, Tenis must also find Victor.
"Could it be that the Duke of York deliberately targeted Viscount Victor out of jealousy?" Winnie whispered, her eyes lit up.
Winnie's gossip made Turnis and Romon laugh and cry, the Duke of York and Sylvia were purely nominal husband and wife, the Duke of York had several personal maids, and Sylvia ignored them, how could he be jealous, and how dare he be jealous. Even if he was really jealous, it would be even more impossible to ruin Victor's canonization ceremony, if Victor lost his lordship, where could he go except to Sylvia's side?
"Okay, don't think about it, we'll wait here. Viscount Victor will definitely come. Tennis said.
"What if he can't find us?" Winnie asked.
While he was talking, the soldier in charge of the guard shouted, "My lord, there is movement. β
Everyone's hearts tightened, and they also encountered some Ant-Man along the way, and Ant-Man continued to eat the crops after threatening them as rumored, and did not take the initiative to attack them. But they were still reluctant to come into close contact with these pests, so they avoided it from a distance, and Knight Romon said in a deep voice: Be careful! If it is an ant-man, everyone should not act rashly, we will move immediately. β
"It's Lord Victor's men!" suddenly shouted a Yorkie soldier.
As soon as the words fell, I saw more than a dozen soldiers walking towards here. Armed with leather armor, armed with shields and short spears, with stiff bows and quivers on their backs, these soldiers were sharp-eyed, burly and strong, and moved with vigor and silence. The most striking thing is a warrior in armor, to be exact, the armor on his body, the blue and black color makes the armor appear thick and deep, and the unique shape and texture indicate that this is a tailor-made knight's armor, and its workmanship is so good that the knight of Romon also looks sideways.
Surrounded by soldiers, the armored warrior walked up to everyone, pushing away his visor to reveal an ordinary face, but his eyes were as powerful as steel cones, and with the armor made of fine iron, it gave people a sense of oppression in strength.
"I'm Lord Victor's Captain of the Guard, Nelson. At the behest of Lord Victor, I came to greet the messenger. The armored warrior spoke.
Tenis was a little surprised, this set of excellent knight armor made him mistakenly think that the other party was the knight responsible for protecting Victor, but he didn't expect it to be a fierce warrior under Victor's command. It's no secret that Victor has recruited a ferocious mercenary.
"I am the envoy of the royal capital, Viscount Tenis. So, Captain Nelson, where is Baron Victor now?" Tenis asked reservedly, clearing his throat.
"Good day, Lord Viscount, Lord Victor is waiting for you in the makeshift camp. Nelson bowed.
"Where is the makeshift camp?" asked Knight Romon in a deep voice, the fierce warrior on the other side gave him a lot of pressure, which made him a little unhappy.
"It's still half a day away. Nelson replied hummingly.
"What?!!And so far?, Lord Viscount is tired from the journey, please come over your lord himself!" Winnie exclaimed with a frosty face, she only knew that she was distressed about Tenis, and she had long forgotten about her plans to get on good terms with Victor.
"No, we're going to see Baron Victor. Tenis waved his hand to stop Winnie's seizure, and walked over to the horse, and as soon as he rolled over to the horse, a sharp pain in his inner thigh made him shake involuntarily.
"Tenis, your legs. Winnie helped Tenis in time and said distressedly.
Seeing this, Nelson immediately understood that the viscount had worn out his inner thigh due to the long time he had ridden a horse. Nelson's face softened, and he raised his hand to break a few trees with the thickness of the bowl mouth beside him, and ordered, "Make a stretcher." β
Knight Romon's pupils shrank. Nelson's weight on a tree means he has more power than he could have imagined.
After a while, the improvised stretcher was ready, Winnie helped Tenis up, and the four soldiers lifted the stretcher and set off with Nelson.
On the way, the faces of the knights of Romon became more and more solemn, these soldiers carried stretchers, but the speed was not slow at all, and they did not even change people. As the road became farther and farther, the cavalry also felt the strength of these soldiers, and the pride between their eyebrows turned into amazement.
Tenis's eyes flashed, it was not comfortable to sit on a stretcher, but it was much better than riding a horse, but his mind was on these soldiers. Ternis's own weight plus the weight of the stretcher was more than 200 pounds, but these soldiers did not blush, did not pant, and carried him so far, the pace was still vigorous and steady, and the physical strength alone far surpassed the elite soldiers of the royal capital. Turnis believed that these soldiers must be the elite of the York family's elite, sent by Sylvia to protect Victor. What puzzled Tenis the most, though, was how these people found them.
"Captain Nelson, how did you know we were camped in that place?" Tenis couldn't help but ask Nelson who was walking ahead.
"I was on patrol and I happened to run into it. Nelson grinned.
"Really? What a coincidence. Tenis laughed dryly.
After walking for a long time, Tenis finally arrived at Victor's makeshift camp.
The camp was very rudimentary, with no fences, only a few shacks, and twenty or so equally capable soldiers scattered around the camp. Tenis got off the stretcher and saw a young man approaching with several guards.
This young man has clear and handsome facial features, a slender and straight figure, deep and calm eyes, black hair and black eyes, and slightly pointed ears. With such obvious characteristics of the Moon Elf, you don't need to ask to know that he is the lord of this place, Baron Victor Wimbledon.
Nelson stepped forward and whispered a few words in Victor's ear, who saluted Turnis, "Welcome, honorable Viscount Turnis. You have worked hard all the way, please come to my camp to rest, it will be my pleasure. β
"Baron Victor, thank you for your kind invitation, I really need a good rest. It's also my pleasure. Tenis replied.
The two of them looked like they were smiling, as if the humble camp was a luxurious castle, Winnie couldn't help but roll her eyes, and secretly said, "Viscount Victor is really handsome, well, a little more handsome than Tenness." β