The town of Kieran is located due north of this savannah.

The cavalry battalion rested outside the village of Watts for a day. Night.

During this time, the indigenous herders screened all 550 Gubolai horses.

Although these horses appear to have no problems on the surface, they are all in a state of fatigue. The daily march makes the war horses not get enough rest, which eventually leads to a rapid decline in body fat of the war horses, which is also the main reason why some war horses are overwhelmed and fall.

After a day of recuperation, and the weight was reduced in time, the state of the war horse seemed to be much better than yesterday, and it was considered to have the conditions for travel.

With guides and local herders leading the way, the cavalry battalion continued north along the Bailin River.

The road was monotonous and long, and in some places only the rutted prints were not flooded with grass.

In the distance, wild leeks looked like white clouds, and several local natives were squatting on the grass, picking those wild leeks, and a few horses were grazing leisurely there.

The whole meadow looks like a sea of light green from a distance.

The wind blew, and the blades of grass rose and fell like waves.

It wasn't until mountains appeared on the horizon in the distance that Surdak realized that the fertile meadow was coming to an end, and the undulating mountains grew in size in view.

After a day's journey, on the fourth day after leaving Wilkes City, I saw the town of Kieran hidden at the foot of the mountains.

According to the guide, the Bailin River changed direction in front of the town of Kieran, flowing westward, forming a lake and wetland not far from the town, and the Kieran River went all the way west, bypassing the ridge and flowing into a gorge until the west into a large inland lake.

The town is built along a gentle slope, with rows of houses many times better than the village of Watts, and against the lake formed by the Bailin River, it looks like this beautiful manor house is hidden by a birch forest.

I didn't expect to meet this caravan again, and it turned out to be in Kieran Town.

The wagons of the caravan stopped in an open field outside the town of Kieran, and the goods they brought with them were laid out, and a small bazaar was formed outside the town, which was left to the inhabitants of the town to choose from, and the variety of goods was also diverse, ranging from silk, furs, and cloth to all kinds of gold, silver, and bronze ware, but at most some iron pots with round bellies and rings.

Business seems to be doing well, with many of the town's inhabitants congregating here, and even barrels of cider from the caravans, not too big to be easily carried on their shoulders and carried home.

Dinner was being prepared in the camp at the back of the caravan, a large iron pot was boiling broth, and three cooks were making scones in front of a frying pan.

A group of children from the town stood outside the camp, looking curiously towards it, as if very interested in the food cooked here, crouching barefoot on the low wall, 'giggling', but no one dared to approach.

The women of the caravan washed their clothes by the river, dressed in cool skirts and slippers, washed a basin of laundry, and dried it on the grass by the river, and then squatted in the shallow water by the river to wash their hair.

The young people of the town couldn't help but crouch on the only wooden bridge in the town, looking through the wooden railing, and occasionally pointing at the women in the caravan.

It was as if there was a row of wooden railings blocking their bodies, which would make them feel safer in their hearts.

In fact, these women in the caravan were not expensive, as long as they took out ten silver hammers, they could be invited to spend a good night, perhaps those young people had this kind of thought, so they would watch from afar.

A group of cavalry came from outside the town, which naturally alarmed the army stationed in the town.

The private army stationed here by the Langdon family thought that the replacement army was coming, and the commander of the infantry regiment rushed over happily, wanting to change the guard with the commander of the cavalry battalion, Surdak, and when he heard Surdak say that his cavalry battalion was going to Dodan Town, it was difficult to hide the disappointment on his face for a while.

Later, Surdak told him that the hoplite regiment of the Luther Legion had entered the White Forest Plane three days earlier, and that the day of his return to Bena Province was just around the corner, and the disappointment was quickly comforted, and the infantry suddenly became very excited and allowed Surdak's cavalry battalion to be stationed outside the town.

With the permission of the local garrison, Surdak and the cavalry battalion were stationed outside the town.

The caravan steward saw Surdak and his cavalry battalion from a distance and came over to greet him.

Since he had greeted him on the previous trip, and the other party also gave Surdak two boxes of cactus fruits, Surdak had no reason to put a cold face on the caravan steward this time and come out as if no one was allowed to enter.

The caravan steward was also a very measured man, and did not enter the cavalry camp, but stood at the door of the camp, and said to Surdak with a smile:

"I thought you would go ahead of us, but I didn't expect you to fall behind us."

Surdak patted the war horse beside him and said:

"We had a day of repairing in the village of Watts and missed some trips. As for rushing to Kieran Town this time, it was also a temporary decision. I heard that Baron Goss lived on a manor near the town, and I was going to pay a visit. ”

The caravan steward glanced at the manor by the lake outside the town, and said to Surdak:

"I've dealt with Baron Goss a few times before, and he's been moving to Kieran for a number of years, and he's been managing this pasture, which has a few herds of horses, and a few sheep and cattle, and every year a large number of sheep and cattle come to Wilkes City, and he is one of the largest meat suppliers in the area."

Surdak asked again, "Do you know what this Baron Goss has to do with the Goss family in Highlandsa City?" ”

The caravan steward pondered for a moment before he said, "I haven't heard of this, maybe it's a relative." ”

Then the caravan steward's eyes fell on the aboriginal herdsmen who were tending the horses in the camp, and he said to Surdak in a low voice:

"But I see that you have let some local aborigines join the cavalry battalion, with all due respect, many of these aborigines are connected to the horse thieves in the grasslands, they are not trustworthy, maybe one day they will sell you to horse thieves, you are new to the city, you must be careful in whatever you do, so as not to be deceived and have disputes."

"Thank you for the reminder, I'll pay special attention to these."

Surdak whispered to the caravan steward.

The two chatted casually for a few more words, and the caravan steward was called away, supposedly to negotiate a deal.

Surdak also has some trivial matters waiting for him to deal with.

The news that the cavalry battalion was stationed outside the town soon spread to the town, and some residents of the town stood outside the barracks with some items, some people held a basket of cabbage, some people carried two silver-scaled fish, and some seasonal fruits, and some people put the food stalls outside the barracks, and the fragrant fried food was put out, and the aroma emitted suddenly attracted many new troops in the barracks.

If it weren't for Gulitham's rush to catch fish at the lake, I'm afraid the food stall would have made a lot of money today.

Even without the ogre, the recruits surrounded the food stalls and bought all the fried food on the food stalls.

Seeing that the tent had been set up on this side of the camp, Surdak took Selena and Samira into the town together.

Kieran Town doesn't look very big, only the cross-shaped main street, these two main streets are lined with shops, it looks like there are all kinds of business, some shops and workshops are mixed in, weapons shops, leather shops, tailors, magic potions, restaurants, inns are in the most conspicuous position on the street, and the plaques of these shops are hanging outside the shops, which is also very clear.

It can be seen that almost all of the shopkeepers here are immigrants from Bena Province, some of the shopkeepers are also Bena people, and some of the local aborigines can only see their voices in some workshops, and most of them do some hard labor.

The town is very lively, the main streets are paved with stones, and there are flower ponds at the intersections, although the town is not very large, but it is well organized.

It is next to a small mountain ridge with sparse trees, and some trees have been transplanted in the town, but there are not many of them.

"It seems that the inhabitants of this town are living very comfortably, and it would be nice to think about it if you could live here for a while, and every morning you can open the window and see the lake outside the town, and you can see the vast grassland...... "Selena sighed as she walked.

When Surdak passed by the restaurant, he saw that almost all of them were from the Grimm Empire, and their eyes were very kind.

"It's one of the few towns closest to Wilkes, and it's certainly safe." The guide followed and introduced Surdak and the others.

"The town of Kieran used to be very lively, there was originally a copper mine in the mountains behind the town, but a few years ago, that copper mine was hollowed out, and now the miners in the town have long since moved out of this place, and most of the remaining residents are also engaged in the refining of magical red copper, but in recent years, the population of Kieran Town has been uncontrollably lost." The guide pointed to the mountain behind the town.

Surdak didn't see a metallurgical workshop in the town, nor did he see a large chimney, so he didn't expect that there would be an abundance of copper ore here.

Samira stopped in front of a fruit stall and picked up the green fruit from the stall and tasted it, which should have tasted good, because she had bought some more.

Signa followed Surdak's side, looking at the town curiously, holding the fruit that Samira had handed her, and nibbling on it, the sound was crisp.

Probably there are very few outsiders in the town, and the people in the town are also curious to look at Surdak, but they probably saw his chest. The former coat of arms of nobility, so that no one dared to approach them, which was also a privilege enjoyed by the nobility.

At the end of the long street was a wide square, and when Surdak and his party walked past, they found that some of the townspeople were actually watching the excitement in the square.

Surdak was going to visit Baron Goss, who lived by the lake, and he didn't intend to waste his time, so he walked directly through the town and didn't stop in the town, seeing that there seemed to be people watching something in the square, and he didn't plan to see the excitement to avoid getting into trouble.

However, Signa and Samira were a little idle, so they wandered around the square, and Signa relied on her short stature, and the crowd couldn't stop her at all, and she was soon pushed to the front.

There are still people gathering in the square, mostly aborigines with beeswax-colored skin, who keep coming and gathering in the square.

It wasn't long before Signa and Samira ran back.

"Duck, Duck, you go and save that girl, she is tied to a stone, she is not given food or water, and if she continues like this, she will die in the sun!" Signa ran back, like a koala, and hugged Surdak's big . Legs, pointing to the place surrounded by the crowd, begged Surdak.

Surdak was stunned and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Seeing that Xigena couldn't tell clearly, the guide stood up with a heavy face and said:

"I'll go find out."

Surdak and his party had to wait at the edge of the square.

Not long after, the guide walked back briskly from the crowd, but the atmosphere in the square had begun to become tense at this time, a large number of aborigines gathered in this square, no one talked, and the atmosphere in the huge square was very dull

"There was indeed a local girl tied to the punishment stone over there, and her employer said that she had stolen a beautiful colored vase, so he tied her to the punishment stone and wanted to torture her to find out the whereabouts of the vase, but the girl was very stubborn, she didn't say anything, she was tortured for so long, she didn't eat or drink, and she was about to die of dehydration, and the aborigines of the town thought it was unfair, and spontaneously gathered here......" said the guide with a worried face.

"How's the guy?" Surdak patted his forehead.

Since this kind of thing has been encountered, it is impossible to ignore it, and I saw the sound of quarrels coming from the center of the dull square crowd.

"I didn't get too close, so I couldn't see the specific situation, but I shouldn't be optimistic, and the aborigines next to the punishment stone were very excited." The guide said to Surdak.

"Let's go, go over and see what's going on......"

Surdak decided to go over and have a look, and said to the guide.

Seeing a noble lord walking towards the punishment stone in the center of the square, the townspeople on the side hurriedly retreated to both sides, and Surdak walked to the punishment stone without difficulty,

This was the first time Surdak had seen the Punishment Stone, a dark black reef in the middle of the square, like a huge stone bed.

The boulder was inlaid with several black iron rings, one of which was a black chain, not too long, and a heavy shackle attached to the other end, tying a ragged girl to the punishment stone.

The girl's lips were chapped and her face was sallow, and she lay dying on the punishment stone.

Four guards in armor stood around the Punishment Stone, looking at the natives who came up around them with a wary face, constantly tapping their swords on their sides with their hands, and shouting, "Stand back, all stand back......