Chapter 21: Rumors that I don't know if it's true or not
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"Yes. The bard's voice trembled.
"Humph!"
The bard did not dare to speak.
In Bernie's Tavern, Orbis looked at Tracca sitting beside him, with undisguised admiration in his eyes: "In a few months, you have made such a name for yourself here, worthy of being a disciple of Lord Chris. ”
Tlaka smiled slightly, did not respond to the compliment, and only asked in a low voice, "Have you gotten any news from those people?"
Orbis pulled out a note and handed it to him: "Read it for yourself." ”
Traca took the note, spread it out on the table, and looked closely:
Theravi, a commoner from the small town of Bolton in the western part of the Rollan Empire, died when she was twelve, and had a brother who was two years younger than her, and then came to the local baron's palace as a maid, serving mainly the baroness for five years. The reason for leaving the town of Burton was that her brother Steven had become an apprentice to a fur merchant, and had always traveled back and forth between the imperial capital and the town of Kib, so this Theravi came with him to the town of Kib, and became a lady-in-waiting at the side of Lord Darnell's wife in the middle.
Qiao Ya, originally from the Booth Empire, grew up with a down-and-out aristocratic master Rian, who was frail and sickly since she was a child, died when she was nine years old, and the family property was divided, and Qiao Ya was also brought to the Luo Lan Empire by a distant uncle of Rian, in the casino, lost the servants around him, and Qiao Ya was one of them. Then, she was sold to Kib Town, where she was bought by the butler of Viscount Zack's Mansion in Kib Town, and given to Lord Darnell, who became Miss Erin's playmate because she was close in age to Darnell's daughter, Miss Irene.
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Tracazai read it carefully, sighed, crumpled the note into a ball, and pinched it in the palm of his hand, and then the yellow light in the palm of his hand flashed slightly, and the note turned into pieces.
"How's that? what did you find?" Orbis asked.
Tlarka shook his head slowly: "Maybe it's just my suspicion, I can't see anything in the data." ”
"That's what you found in the Earl's Court?"
Seemingly reluctant to talk more, Tracca stood up: "I'm leaving, I'll come back this time next week." ”
"Hmm!"
He was about to turn around and walk out, when Orbis suddenly said, "Wait, there's another news, I just don't know if it's true or not." ”
Tlarka sat back on his stool: "What's the news?"
"I heard that seven days ago, Lord Chrissy appeared in the Bell Empire. ”
"Hmph! fake!" Tlarka smirked disdainfully, "I've heard a lot of news like this almost every day since Lord Chris left the tournament last year. ”
"Don't worry, listen to me, it's rumored that Lord Chris and the 'Gray-clothed Sword Master' of the Bell Empire have a battle..."
Tlarka couldn't help but be shocked, and said in surprise, "How is it possible? Why did Lord Chriss clash with that 'Gray-clothed Sword Saint'? Also, what was the outcome of the battle?"
"There is no definite account of why they fought, but as for the outcome of the battle, there are two theories, first, some say that Lord Chriss was defeated and seriously wounded. The second theory is that Lord Chris and the 'Gray-clothed Sword Saint' fought to a draw, and both sides lost. ”
Traka frowned, "In every case, Lord Chris is injured. He squeezed his palm a little anxiously, "There is no doubt about the strength of the Sage, if Lord Chris really confronts the 'Gray-clothed Sword Saint', this result..."
He turned to Orbis: "Did the news say where they were fighting?"
"It is said to be the area of the Nonga Mountains in the northwest of the Bell Empire. ”
"Whether this news is true or not, I must go tell Lord Darnell at once!" Tlaka snorted to his feet and walked out of the tavern.
The Nonga Mountains, which run through the borders of the Bell Empire in a continuous belt to the east, are far from the ocean, surrounded by high mountains, and difficult to reach, so they are dry and rainless. The climate is typical of the monsoon climate, with cold and dry winters, warm and humid and rainy summers, and changeable climate in spring and autumn.
Because the soil layer is thin or the precipitation is small, woody plants can not grow extensively, and herbaceous plants are less affected, so a great grassland zone has been formed here, in which the forage grass is rich in species, and there are more than 200 kinds of excellent forage grasses, such as sheep grass, alkali grass, finch wheat grass, fox grass, needle grass, early maturing grass, wild alfalfa, cold artemisia and so on.
The emergence of grasslands and fine pastures also led to the development of animal husbandry, and finally led to the emergence of a nomadic people, the Handels.
The Handal people, a nomadic people, whose ancestors appeared on the steppe for a long time, have long been unknown, although they have a general name for the nation, but they basically do not gather together, so their exact number is unknown.
They take their own livestock to roam the prairie, they live in one place, many horses, cattle and sheep have to eat a lot of water, grass, etc., when they eat about the same, they must "move from water to grass", they are familiar with the grassland water sources, plant orientation and prey habitat. They live by domesticating domestic animals and migrate to fixed areas to find pasture for their livestock. Herders can rely entirely on their herds, or they can hunt or gather, exchanging grain and other necessities such as salt with other passers-by or traders.
And the emergence of this pastoral people led to the creation of another profession - horse thieves.
Horse thieves are mostly herdsmen born and are very familiar with the environment of the grasslands. Horse thieves are basically because of excessive gambling and debts, and they are unwilling to graze with peace of mind. They are not professionals, they rely only on their own brute strength and experience.
All these guys need is a horse to go out, and they carry a dumpling and weapons with them. It is not a problem to eat tsamba when you are hungry, drink water from the stream when you are thirsty, sleep in the mountains and forests during the day, and walk alone in the wilderness for months.
When the Handal people graze, they will fix their cattle, horses, and sheep in their pastures to graze, and visit them once every few days. And these horse thieves are like wolves, lying in ambush on the distant hillside, to see which cattle and sheep are easy to attack. In the dead of night, they would suddenly attack a herder who was a single family. By cutting through the ranch net, a person can drive away dozens or even hundreds of cattle and sheep with just a long horse whip. (To be continued.) )