Chapter 13: Departure

By the time Victor arrived at the makeshift camp south of Blackcastle, Nelson and his entire War Bear mercenary group were ready to go.

Everything was in order, with the war bear mercenaries wearing hamlock mail and carrying spears and shields, or holding crossbows and swords, as well as some sturdy men in old leather armor and holding four-meter spears, presumably militia selected by Nelson from among the people.

More than 300 people gathered around more than twenty wagons full of supplies, each of them wearing sheepskin coats and a thick hooded cloak issued by the mercenary group. This time to the new territory, the road is far away, the weather is freezing, these warm clothes are really very important for the people who need to trek for more than ten days.

Victor nodded secretly. The War Bear Mercenary Regiment is indeed an experienced veteran mercenary group, facing the migration of hundreds of people, not only has the ability to coordinate the overall situation, but also can focus on some details, and there are powerful knights along the way, which makes Victor full of confidence in this long journey.

"Good day, sir. You're coming. When Gru saw Victor riding to the camp, he immediately nodded and ran over, smiling flatteringly at Victor.

"Well, what about Nelson?" Victor was secretly amused, he didn't expect this Gru to look hideous and majestic, and he would have such a dog-legged side.

"Head, oh no, it's the captain, the captain he's arranging the outpost. Gru suddenly realized that he was no longer a mercenary but a guard, and quickly changed his words, trying to pose like a guard.

"Well, take me to him. Victor commanded.

In the middle of the camp, Nelson was telling his sister Lilia and a few capable mercenaries something, and when he saw Victor coming, he immediately greeted Victor and saluted Victor, and Lilia and several mercenaries hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Let's arrange the tasks first. Victor raised his hand, signaling that they didn't have to be polite.

"Yes. Nelson turned to Lilia and the others, "Go now, remember to mark every three kilometers, and every day you have to start surveying suitable places for camping after about seventy kilometers." Bring the red-eyed crow with you, and you can quickly contact the back team if anything happens. ”

The Red-eyed Raven is a commonly used communication fowl in the War Bear Mercenary Regiment, this bird attaches great importance to its mate, and they seem to have a strange connection with each other, allowing it to fly back to its mate wherever you take it.

"Don't worry, brother. Lilia snapped in agreement.

Before leaving, the young and beautiful mercenary secretly glanced at the young and handsome lord with a red face, although it was not the first time she had seen Victor, but every time she saw her, the girl's face blushed and her heart jumped.

"Aren't you afraid that Lilia will lead the scout team?" After Lilia left the camp with the scout, Victor asked Nelson with concern.

"My lord, Lilia is our best shooter, and the old fellows in the company are also our most experienced scouts, so there will be no problem. Nelson replied confidently.

Nelson deliberately distracted Lilia, he understood his sister's thoughts, but how could Victor, as a nobleman, take a fancy to Lilia?

Actually, Nelson doesn't mind that Lilia and Victor have a dewy relationship. Most female mercenaries hope to become the lover of a nobleman, and if they can conceive the blood of the noble, the offspring born may become knights, and if they are lucky, they can even form a new family of knights.

And the mercenary who is pregnant with the blood of the nobility will marry immediately, and the husband chosen by the mercenary will not only not dislike it, but will be very happy, because this may be the only way for ordinary people to change their fate.

It's just that you don't expect the nobles to have a long-term love for a woman of ordinary blood, so it is better to stop Lilia from thinking now if she will be in emotional pain in the future.

"Your Excellency, Lord Bruce has arrived with a squad of cavalry. Gru burst over and shouted.

Walking out of the camp, Victor saw that a group of cavalry and a carriage had arrived outside the camp, led by a middle-aged man on a war horse, he was wearing a delicate full-body leather armor, and his face was serious, it was the Bruce Knight.

"Lord Bruce, it's a pleasure to see you again. Since the last time you rescued me from the bandits, I haven't had a chance to thank you in person. Victor greeted the knight with a smile on his face.

"You're welcome, Lord Baron, it's my duty. Bruce dismounted and gave Victor a knightly salute, and responded kindly.

On this trip, Victor specially sent someone to send 5,000 gold soles to the Bruce Knight, which was also a huge amount of money for the knight.

While the two were greeting, Victor felt a familiar gaze look at him, turned his head to look, and found that Silvia's long-legged beauty escort Nicole was riding on a horse and looking at him in a daze. When she saw Victor looking over, she immediately looked away.

"Nicole, I didn't expect you to come too. Victor was a little surprised, originally thought that he would never have an intersection with this beautiful trainee knight again, and Victor was faintly sad about it.

"Lord Baron, I have been ordered by my Lady to accompany Master Edwin of the Silver Tower to your realm this time. Nicole said to Victor with a straight face, apparently still thinking about the last dinner at Rose Manor.

Victor didn't pay attention to the female guard's emotions at this time. "Silver Tower", "Master Edwin", these two words moved him.

The Silver White Tower, referred to as the White Tower, is located in the territory of the El Kingdom. It is a sacred place for anthropologists, and it is said to have the richest collection of books in the human world, condensing all the knowledge of the human world.

In human society, there are two main organizations for imparting knowledge, one is the monastery of the church, and the other is the silver and white tower.

The monastery selects talents for all believers, including the common people. However, the monastery is only for the Church, that is, those who come from the monastery can only become clergy of the Church.

On the contrary, the White Pagoda only recruits students from among the children of the nobility and cultivates talents for the entire upper class of human society.

In a noble family, only the eldest son can inherit the title and inheritance, and the other children can only fend for themselves, among which the noble children who awaken the knight blood will become the knights of the great lord.

And those noble children who cannot awaken the blood of knights are often sent by their parents or brothers to the Silver and White Tower to learn knowledge and become scholars.

These men usually became the king's administrative ministers or the lord's staff, and the most prominent of them were even made nobles of the court.

Most of the palace ministers in the human kingdom are from the White Tower, so the Silver and White Towers have a huge influence on the upper class of human society.

However, the tuition fees of the Silver and White Tower are also very expensive, and the children of the broken nobles who cannot awaken the knight blood and have no money to study in the White Tower can usually only join other noble families or big merchant families, becoming a tool to improve their bloodline. This is the case with Victor.

Victor had not heard of Master Edwin's reputation, but those who could be called masters among the scholars of the White Tower were those who were knowledgeable or authorities in a certain field, and who had a higher position in the White Tower.

Now a master of the Silver and White Tower wants to walk with Victor, which naturally makes Victor pay attention to it.

Victor was about to ask Nicole for an introduction to Master Edwin when an old man in a white star-patterned robe emerged from a nearby carriage.

Victor was about to step forward to salute, but heard the old man laugh loudly, "You are Victor of the Wimbledon family, I only understood when I saw you, why little Nicole asked Sylvia to escort me, an old man, to your territory." ”

Hearing this, Nicole's pretty face like white porcelain immediately turned into a ripe red apple.

"Victor has seen the Master. Victor stepped forward in embarrassment and bowed.

"Alright, Victor, I'm going to visit your territory, you won't be surprised. Edwin said to Victor with a smile.

"Victor feels honored to be able to walk with the master all the way, how can he be strange. Victor hurriedly said: "Master, please let me know if there is anything else you need to prepare, we can set off at any time." ”

"It's all arranged, it's time to go, I can't wait to see the scenery of the Centaur Hills. Edwin stroked his gray beard with a look of anticipation.

Victor glanced at the Bruce Knight, and when he saw Bruce nodding at him, Victor instructed Nelson beside him, "Let's go!"

Nelson turned and walked back to the camp, and in a moment there was a long horn in the camp, and then the entire camp began to move.

Victor finally embarks on a journey to his new territory.