The clouds on the horizon were burned red by the setting sun, and on this autumn evening, a convoy of more than a dozen carriages slowly drove along the roads of the Childt province in the western part of the empire. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info The last carriage was made of the finest ironwood. The dignified and noble black body, with the gold pattern, highlights the nobility of the identity of the owner of this carriage.

It's just that the badge of this family makes many passers-by not know what family it is. A bouquet of lilies, no one has ever heard of a lily representing the nobility of their family?

In front of and behind the carriage were more than a dozen knights of the guard wearing light armor, riding horses, hanging knights' swords, the armor on their bodies was shining silver, and the weapons were bright, these were newly equipped weapons and armor. It's just that these knights are all dejected.

Merlin sat in this ornate carriage with a book in his hand that read "How to Properly Deal with the Brain-Dead". This carriage was given to Merlin by the royal family, and Merlin was also gifted with sixteen intermediate swordsmen, and one high-ranking swordsman as Merlin's knight. If a nobleman doesn't even have a knight, what kind of nobleman is Merlin doesn't worry about knights, he still has Made.

These knights were assigned to Merlin, and after knowing that Merlin was a down-and-out son of Harut, they all thought that they had no future. Except for the high-ranking swordsman.

This high-ranking swordsman was very old, in his fifties, and he had come here to protect Merlin of his own volition. His gray hair could not cover his resolute eyes, and his name was Tucker Harut. Originally, he had no surname, only a first name, but Merlin included him in his family, and this Harut was not from the Lionheart's side, but from the family of Saint-Merlin Harut, the Viscount of Lily.

Tucker was actually Merlin's old butler, but when Merlin grew up, he was snubbed. In the past, Merlin liked the old butler very much, and respected the old butler who had taken care of him since he was a child.

Tucker also treats Merlin like a grandson, and Merlin is very happy when he is made a nobleman. When Merlin was kicked out of the nobility, Old Tucker interceded for Merlin, but was beaten. Thinking that Young Master Merlin had become a nobleman, got ahead and won the title of hero, Old Tucker directly packed his luggage and resigned from the Harut family to take care of Merlin.

Although the current Merlin is not the Merlin of the past, when he sees Old Tucker, he also feels very intimate. It seems that Old Tucker was really the best person in the world at that time.

Tucker drove Merlin's carriage, glanced at the sky, turned around and leaned down and knocked on the window of the carriage, "Master Merlin, are we looking for a place to rest?" ”

Merlin immediately responded, "In the future, you should call me young master, I am a little unaccustomed to hearing it, master." ”

Tucker looked at Merlin with a smile, "Yes, Master Merlin." ”

At this time, a horse galloped in front of him, and soon arrived in front of Merlin's carriage, and Mader looked at Merlin panting, "Master, there is a small town ahead, we can go there to rest." ”

Well, I heard that Chart Province is located in the western part of the empire, and due to the lack of rain all year round, there are very few food crops, and the women here are all very shrewd and capable.

Earthstone is the only town within a radius of 100 miles, and its proximity to the barren province of Drax is very small, and there is only one tavern in this town of a few hundred households. The name is also very simple - Earth and Stone Tavern.

Because it is the only tavern, business here is not too bad. Cheap alcoholic beverages, shoddy barbecue, cheap ***** even people living at the bottom of society need some joie de vivre, don't they?

When Merlin's motorcade arrived at the tavern, Merlin silently glanced at the rusty iron sign that hung and closed it, swaying back and forth in the wind, and a noisy sound came from inside the gate, and the smell of alcohol could be smelled from afar.

When Merlin and his party walked into the tavern, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially Merlin, who was wearing a magician's robe and had the nobleman's badge on it. makes people think that he is a noble child who has come here to train.

Tucker was the last to walk in, and by the time he walked in, the knights had already done their work, clearing a clearing, a clean table, and putting Merlin and Pichu and the others in a safe circle.

The knights began to carry their luggage, Merlin threw out a dozen gold coins, and the innkeeper immediately cleared out a few clean rooms. They also arranged for people to feed the horses, and so on.

Pichu picked up the best wine here and poured a sip, "Merlin, the people in the family support me and you to come, my father sent the knights who protect me, it is estimated that they will arrive when we arrive in the territory, phew, the wine here is really unpleasant!"

Merlin shook his head, and the people around him shot strange glances at him.

"Hey, hey, it's a noble lord!"

"Well, how could a noble lord come to such a remote area as ours?"

"I heard that the Drexes next to me..."

After a brief silence, the people in the tavern reverted to their bustle, and everyone was talking about Merlin and his party. Obviously, it is very unusual for a magician noble lord to come to such a cheap tavern in such a small place.

A few people with heavy makeup, scantily dressed, exposed shoulders and ** tried to squeeze over and seduce Merlin. But they were all driven away by Old Tucker.

The guards around them were listless, and they couldn't help but lament their future in a place full of cheap alcohol and rouge powder.