It is said that during the day of prayer, bright red permeated the moon, a bad omen solemnly recorded on the Easter table of the Albanian Abbey, but in Brad's territory, where the illiteracy rate was nearly more than 990 per 1,000 - that is, only one person could read - no one was idle until midnight looking at the moon.

However, when ominous signs come true, Brad's Territory is not avoided.

The day after St. Peter's Day, a herald of the king came to Brad's territory on horseback and brought the king's order.

Twenty-two men from Brad's territory, armed with their own weapons and provisions, are to report to the designated meeting place before Grimboulder's Day.

"What happened?" The knights asked.

"War!" The herald drank the water handed by the servant and replied, "The heretics have burned the monastery of Atbed and are plundering Thanith. ”

"Heretics?" Jesko's John had a terrible grim face: "Is it a heretic from the north?" ”

"Didn't you just pay them a tribute the year before last??" Paul of Bria questioned, "Here they are again?" ”

John of Jesco snorted at the tribute: "If the bear knew the location of the hive and did not break its head, it would be reluctant to leave, these heretics have already tasted the sweetness of plundering the kingdom!" May the Savior bless us! ”

"Alas, may the Savior bless us."

The herald hurried away, and he did not dismount from beginning to end.

After he left, the knights began to talk.

"It's going south more and more."

"Even Sanit ......"

"Next time they're going to spend the winter here."

"There is nothing left north of Sanit for them to burn, and I heard that the king of the Devon people was driven into the marsh by them last year, and only a few of his most loyal servants followed."

"I think they're going to have to talk to the king about the crown."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

After a flurry of rambling, their eyes turned to John of Jesco, and they knew that this knight had fought against the heathen of the north.

"It's not bad enough yet!" John of Jesco said, "Those heretics are fierce, we must admit it, but we have defeated them!" If it weren't for the traitors among the king's courtiers, we could have driven them out to sea!" It's just a little bit less! May the Lord bless us not to be traitors again this time! As long as we can be united, those heretics won't stand a chance! ”

His words were not much of an encouragement, and the first to object was Noria's Ned, "Together," he sighed, "easier said than done." ”

"Those pagans are polygamous, and polywives have many children, and some of them are human beings, and they kill them endlessly." Paul of Bria said.

"No matter how many of them are, they can't come by stepping on water and walk away." Jesko's John analyzed.

"But we can't catch up with them, the sea is their territory."

"The sea! The sea has made them, and the sea will destroy them! ”

Despite all the discussions, the preparations for the expedition began, and John of Jesco and Paul of Bria, with their retinue and a few freedmen who had their turn to go on the expedition, were busy day and night—oiling the armor, repairing the wagons, selecting the horses, sharpening their swords, renailing the horses, and preparing food for the road.

These complicated things were done in an orderly manner, because even Luo Yi could see that they often went out to fight.

The most important thing was to prepare food, which could last up to forty days, while in the West, the state was responsible for logistics until the time of Napoleon, and each expedition had to bring his own rations and clothing.

The bread oven in the castle was busy for two days, baking the bread they had gone out to eat, and those stone-like things showed their superiority in this regard, and Luo Yi had no doubt about the shelf life of these breads...... It can also be used as a backup weapon......

At the same time, several other knights, after obtaining permission from the baroness, went to the woods to hunt a bison and give it to the knights on the expedition.

On the third day they set out, taking with them ten horses and two wagons.

Before leaving, Luo Yi called Jesco's John to the side alone.