In any case, this was the first time in Zhang Long's life that he had traveled long distances in a caravan. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The first stop of the Wessam team in the National League of Gladiatorial Athletics will be the famous place where the black fist of the iron cage flourishes: Butt City. This is an old inland city in Candras, only a three-day trip from Wasam, and the economy of the Duchy of Bart is said to be poor, and before the rise of gladiatorial competition, more than half of the lord's income came from the iron cage black fist. However, time has passed, and the interest of most of the people in the kingdom has been attracted by the formal arena fighting, and the iron cage boxing stadium has closed down more than half of it in just a few years, and the economy of Bart City has since become more sculptural, which is a headache for the current lord of the city, Grand Duke Kirk Befferty.

However, fortunately, most of the iron cage fighters have a pretty good fighting foundation, and with a little training, they can transform into competitive competitions, so the strength of the gladiators in Bart City is also considerable. However, after all, they came out of the iron cage, and these gladiators basically practiced rough and ruthless "assault style", with a single faction, and the discerning audience was easy to get "aesthetic fatigue", but those more diverse gladiators from outside were more likely to be popular. So a strange phenomenon in Butt City is that the advantage of away players will be greater.

These were all heard from the small talk of Hasrab and Hassan, the two like-minded fellows chatted very happily all the way, and Zhang Long himself was more than happy to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the road. The medieval wilderness is quite vast, not destroyed by too many human activities, very pristine, and the air is so fresh, especially at night, the sky is full of stars, which is very beautiful, which makes him feel relaxed and happy.

Sometime in the afternoon on the second day of the journey, a tall wooden pillar was suddenly seen in the distance on the side of the road, and a plaque was prominently hung on it, with a square red rectangular tower shield depicted on it. Hasrab's eyes lit up, and he turned to Hassan, who was smoking a pipe, and said, "Aha, the family crest of the Befferty family! 」

Hai Shan stuck her head out of the window of the caravan and said, "Hey?" and said, "There is enough personality, most nobles use kite-shaped shields, and Bart City actually uses tower shields!"

"I don't know, do you?" said Hasrab proudly, "The ancestors of the Befanti family were born as giant shield crossbows, and the family crest must have its own characteristics!"

Zhang Long also looked curiously, the caravan just drove past this road post, the rectangular tower shield shield emblem did look a little unsightly, but the carefully drawn pattern on the shield was still quite majestic. As the caravan drove deeper into the countryside of But, the scenery along the road began to change, gradually changing from a long grassland to a field of crops. However, these farmlands do not look as good as they do in the suburbs of Wasam, and although it is still early spring, Zhang Long is a complete layman, and he can see that the seedlings are not thriving at all, and even a lot of land is abandoned, which makes people really worry about the quality of life of the farmers here.

"This crop...... Doesn't it look good? Zhang Long muttered.

"Of course, Bart City is poor. "So in the national league, they have the privilege: Grand Duke Kirk has repeatedly stressed that the economy of the city of Bart cannot afford the cost of the national parade of the team, so the king has allowed their gladiators to fight entirely home. In other words, in a few days you will have to face a lot of 'assaults', is it strange enough?"

"Uh......" Zhang Long really didn't know what to say, it was really unheard of to cry poor duke so unabashedly......

However, the old saying "the poor mountains and bad waters make the people" is very suitable for Bart City: the people here are quite fierce, and the common people are almost all brave and ruthless fanatics, so it is no wonder that such an extremely barbaric and cruel thing as the iron cage and black fist will flourish here. Perhaps because gladiatorial competition had hit the local pillar industry, the Warsam team's caravan was not only unpopular, but was also repeatedly stoned by the farmers in the fields, causing the soldiers in charge of the convoy to chase them into the fields on horseback. It seems that Bart City and his party are destined not to be too peaceful, and the countryside is still like this, and it is estimated that it will not be much better to enter the city.

After driving away a group of angry farmers again, Petro, the captain of the escort team, who was also the lieutenant of Haslaber's men whom Zhang Long had seen before, turned his horse's head and returned to the window of the caravan where the squad leader was and reported: "Captain, what should I do? These hillbillies are always harassing and it's not a solution, the convoy has slowed down......

"Useless fellow, the more you read, the more stupid your brain becomes!" Hasrab sneered, "Send me the order to put away all the family crests of the Grand Duke of Votham, whether it is the flag or the plaque on the car, and hold it up again before entering the city!"

"But......" Petro hesitated, this would be a detriment to Vosam's prestige.

"Carry out your orders!" Hasra Beard grimaced, "How much is face worth?

Although it is a bit aggrieved, I have to admit that it is a good idea. After putting away the flags and plaques painted with the Wassam coat of arms, they became an ordinary caravan caravan, and the protesting farmers were never seen again for the rest of the trip. However, Zhang Long also took this opportunity to carefully study the removed emblems, and also learned a lot about the family of the Grand Duke of Kimmel.

Lord of Warsam: The coat of arms of the Lauper family is very special, not the coat of arms commonly used by ordinary medieval nobles, but a crossbow with a tapered sword as ammunition on the string waiting to be fired. The current Grand Duke Kimmel, according to Zhang Long's knowledge before the crossing, seems to be using a two-handed long sword as a signature weapon, but with his current social status, it is impossible for him to be blessed to witness it with his own eyes for the time being.

As the sun went down, the convoy pulled up to the side of the road, ready to settle down and rest. The gladiators got out of the car to stretch their muscles, but Zhang Long did not join them, but turned to another caravan, which was used by the supply baggage and the entourage. He needed to talk to Rocky inside, and no one knew it better than this regular in the Black Fist of the Iron Cage......

Coincidentally, Rocky also got out of the carriage at this time, still standing on the side of the road wrapped in a cloak and looking weak and sad, looking at the sky in the twilight in the distance, his blonde hair fluttering gently in the breeze, and he still looked so beautiful.

"I really didn't expect to come ......back in such a way," Rocky seemed to sense that Zhang Long had walked behind him, and said softly, "I thought this was just a place to play in an iron cage......

"What else is there here besides the iron cage?" Zhang Long asked.

"Poor......" Rocky continued to stare at the horizon, "and anger. After he said this, he turned his pretty face slightly, looked into Zhang Long's eyes and continued, "Don't underestimate Bart City because of poverty, this place, before Leorik arrived, was the only place in the Candras region that had the strength to defend against the soldiers of Yvegro!"

"What? It's so strong!" Zhang Long was stunned.

"Yes. Lodge nodded, "Yvegro's lightly armed archers couldn't help the giant shield and heavy crossbow formation of Bart City, and they gave up after suffering a lot of big losses. But in the same way, the impoverished city of Bart did not have the strength to attack the Yvegores, so it was safe for a long time. 」

"In other words...... The people here are ...... to the royal family Not so cold?" Zhang Long keenly sensed something.

"Hmm. Rocky looked at the sky again, "Here, it is completely coerced by the force of the Knights of Light, so ...... Be careful when you enter the city......

Zhang Longdun is awe-inspiring: It seems that he is really going to step into a place of right and wrong!