This time, the person responsible for escorting Klose's "birthday gift" to his sister was finally determined to be three patrol teams of twelve people, a total of thirty-six people.

Of course, their establishment is still three people from each race, and the division of labor is clear and focuses on cooperation.

On top of that, they hired a hundred adventurers and hunters in the Borderlands to transport and drive.

The leader of this makeshift team is named --- "White Fang", a goblin with turned out teeth but an unusually white goblin.

The vice-captain is a dwarf who is good at hunting and setting traps--- "Mai Dong".

They set off a few days late, as Klose wanted.

By the time he arrived at his intended location, it was already Klose's time studying at the Academy of Magic.

According to the news brought back by the capybara caravan returning from Bankaz, the old king of Bankaz is in danger, and the three princes under his knee are actively trying to strengthen their own power and make final preparations for the next Wang Wei competition.

Judging from the current situation alone, the third prince of Bankaz married by Sudi is the weakest of the three.

Not only is he the smallest in territory, but the number of troops he can control and the equipment are also poor.

That's why Klose decided to send weapons and equipment.

"My lord, you're here~"

Captain White Fang habitually wiped his valgus fangs, and then saluted Klose with one hand on his chest like a gentleman.

These are the goods we ship, the adventurers and hunters we employ at the edge of the Forest.

Klose glanced at the people who were tidying up the carriage not far away, and found that these adventurers and hunters were worthy of being able to make a living on the edge of the magic forest all year round, and each of them had big shoulders and round waists, and they were all strong.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, let's go~~"

Following his order, the convoy set out again, heading for the territory of Bankaz to the northeast.

"Hey~~Lord~It's full of style!"

Sitting on the pig cart, Fu Kun poked Klose with his elbow with a very envious expression.

"Hehe~ The lord is sending head and foot? When you can't give them food and shelter, and you can't give them out gold coins, see if you can still have a panache? ”

Klose smiled and shook his head, then focusing on the Bankaz profile at hand.

Since I decided to save face for my sister, I have to figure out the general situation of the place I go.

But who knew that Fu Kun patted himself proudly and said, "What kind of kingdom profile do you see~?" If you don't understand anything, you can ask me! ”

"Ask you?"

"Of course ask me~ Have you forgotten what you used to do? There is an important business in the Thieves' Guild, and that is to listen to information~"

"Oh?"

Klose put down his profile and looked at Fu Kun with interest.

"Then tell me about some of the situation in this country, including the interpersonal relations within the kingdom, the customs, the national beliefs, the quality of culture and education.... And the combat effectiveness of their army. ”

Fu Kun rolled his eyes and said, "You treat me as a spy?" Never mind... I'll tell you everything I know. ”

Fu Kun cleared his throat and said, "The current king of the Bankaz Kingdom is Hawudi Bankaz, the younger brother of the previous king. The king was not very popular, and it was heard that he was fond of women and wine, and that he was fond of strange and exorbitant taxes.

But even so, he still lives well on the large wealth left by the previous king~ And in this generation, the king has three princes, namely Alfron Bankaz, Efrim Bankaz, and your new brother-in-law, Dria Bankaz.

The first two of these three princes were reckless, and they were all born with the kind of war maniacs who loved to fight, and the third prince Deria... You know, younger sons are generally more pampered and squeamish~"

Klose knew that Fu Kun was the third prince of that family to compare with his own three princes.

He ignored it, and continued to ask, "I want to know more, not just about the palace thing." ”

"Okay~~ It's really a difficult little lord to serve~"

Fu Kun shrugged his shoulders and continued with a smile: "It is said that Hamdi, the first king of Bankaz, was an emperor who was very good at both civil and martial arts, and after he became king, he implemented the method of governing the country in his own land. In other words, he is the first king of Bankaz and the first god of the 'Cook Cult'~"

"Cook?"

Fu Kun nodded: "Yes, this is the state religion of Bankaz, and the priests of the Cook Sect in the past generations have been held by kings, until.... It was only during the reign of this king that the priest of the Cook religion was replaced by his brother-in-law. ”

"So... Bankaz governs the country mainly by religious beliefs, right? Sure enough, in backward places, high cults of personality are the most effective..."

Klose touched his chin, and gradually got a first impression of Bankaz in his head.

"So... Talk about the people of Bankaz to put ~" Klose said.

"The people.... I heard that the original Bankaz people were all good at riding and shooting, and it can be said that they were a steppe people with strong folk customs? But after occupying their current territory, these people gradually forgot about riding and archery, and turned to arriving and planting.

Kindness.... Has it become more relevant to the habits of the people of the Holy City? In addition, Bankaz's carpets are very famous~ This should you know as a nobleman, right? All the nobles of the kingdom would be proud to own a carpet from Bankaz~

In addition, they are also rich in all kinds of sweet fruits, which the people will make into dried fruits or fruit juices, which are an important means for many people to get rich. ”

Klose looked at Fu Kun in surprise when he heard this.

"You... Do you know a lot? Could it be that you are a Bankaz man? ”

"Hehe~ The aristocratic lord is really imaginative, you forgot that I said that the thieves' guild has the business of finding out the news, and I am the best among them~"

Fu Kun's expression was quite smug, so that Klose could not tell if he was lying.

"About what education... I don't know much about it, but I can only say that they don't seem to care much about the education of ordinary people, so those farmers who live in the countryside may not even recognize a word. ”

Fu Kun finally added.

"Well.... A backward country that relies on religion to implement a policy of ignoring the people is probably like this~! ”

Klose also closed the coffin for the country at the end. And in his mind, he made a comparison between Bankaz and his own territory. In the end, he found out that Bankaz and himself didn't have to fight at all, if what he said was true, of course.

"Why should I think about fighting them? They don't even have time to take care of themselves. ”

Klose shook his head off the unrealistic ideas and turned his attention back to the scenery on both sides of the road.

By the time the team reached the southern border of Bankaz, he could already see the scattered people of Bankaz on the roadside.

These people seemed to be a little respectful of his fierce caravan, and almost all of them walked around him.

Moreover, Bankaz is mostly a steppe people, so they are more curious about goblins and dwarves. Although they were obviously scared, there were still many people looking at this place from a distance.

"These damn hillbillies! What's there to see? ”

In Klose's team, a hired bearded hunter "Beto" scolded all the way after those people appeared.

Beside him was the hunter companion "Kafka", who was in charge of driving the car.

They met when they were hunting at the edge of the Demon Forest, and the two of them had also hunted some small magical beasts together, and they really made a fortune by relying on the Demon Forest.

"Don't complain, you said you were hillbillies, and we have goblins and dwarves and beastmen in our ranks. But so what? Don't forget where these goblins and dwarves come from! Molinye~~! ”

Kafka suppressed his voice and continued: "But I didn't expect the leader of these people to be a teenager, did you see his appearance? Immature like a child! ”

Beto scratched his beard, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Hey, you said that we have so many cars of fine armor.... Isn't it too peaceful to transport all the way from the Magic Forest to Bankaz? I remember how horrible the horse thieves were in the Borderlands! But... We didn't see half a horse thief on this trip! This is indeed a bit abnormal. ”

"Phew! Good spirits do not work bad! Can you say something auspicious?! ”

After listening to his companion's words, Kafka hurriedly made a gesture to the ground to vomit.

"Say something auspicious! Who would expect a horse thief to arrive when delivering goods? Are you afraid of being stupid!? ”

Originally, these two people were just joking about the old people, but because of the large scale and large number of people on the way, they were worried from the day they were hired.... I'm afraid I'll run into a horse thief from the Borderlands.