On the way, Fafer gloated and said, "My lord, I seem to have seen Baron Talloran vomit blood and fall unconscious. ”

"Maybe it's because I'm so excited to suddenly receive so many gold coins!" said Lei Ming casually.

Returning along the way, it's much faster. The level waited for the soldiers, and seeing them pass by from a distance, it was like a mouse seeing a cat and quickly hiding on both sides of the road. Turn your head to look around and talk in a low voice. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw them leave, and quickly returned to the dilapidated checkpoint, arrogating and charging passers-by.

At the junction of the Grant Territory and the Tarolan Territory, on the road to the Thorn Forest, a squadron of 100 soldiers protected three carriages and stopped in the middle of the road.

Passers-by, looking at the flags fluttering in the army, whether they were arrogant mercenaries, free people, or nobles, all silently chose to bypass. Occasionally, there are merchants who can't get around and choose to stop on the side of the road, so they can only wait anxiously, secretly praying in their hearts that this group of guards will leave early.

"Your Excellency. Seeing Thunder Roar arrive, hundreds of city guards raised their guns and saluted, looking at him with awe-inspiring eyes.

"Get up!" Lei Ming pulled the reins of the horse, bowed his head slightly, swept the carriage, and said loudly, "Are the Hillman scholars here?"

"Your Excellency, Hillman salutes you. Nine scholars in white robes walked down from the carriage, and they saluted with their right hands on their chests.

Scholars are different from the Wisdom of the Temple of Knowledge, they are adventurous and adventurous, and they have a great deal of knowledge, and they can clearly detect the minerals underground. Fiefdom nobles probe their territories, and the metropolis hires them.

"This trip to explore, trouble Lord Hillman. Lei Ming smiled and was very enthusiastic. As his gaze swept over the eight young scholars, his brow furrowed slightly.

He's going on an adventure, not a tour, so what's he doing with all this burden?

Hillman's cloudy old eyes flashed with a gleam, as if sensing the lord's displeasure, and explained, "These eight young men are all my apprentices. I believe that this trip will be very safe with your protection, so I took the initiative to bring them to take a long view, so that I can better serve you in the future. ”

Lei Ming nodded lightly, flicked his horsewhip, and said, "Since everyone has arrived, let's go!"

The team of hundreds of people sailed towards the Thorn Forest, and with the lord's pass issued by Baron Talloran, no one dared to stop more than a dozen checkpoints along the road.

The checkpoint soldier looked at the back of the team and secretly swallowed his saliva, feeling annoyed in his heart. If these people pay all the taxes, how many gold coins will they have to collect this time! According to the lord's order, a tenth of the value of the goods will be extracted, and this time at least a thousand gold coins will be required. What's more, if other noble armies pass by, this scale, according to the current and peacetime kingdom decrees, must pay five thousand gold coins at a time.

"Why are these aristocrats always so deceitful? ”

The last rays of sunset on the edge of the sky dissipated, and Thunder and his party finally came to the edge of the Thorn Forest.

"My lord, it's getting dark, why don't you stay overnight and enter the forest tomorrow?" asked Fafel as he stepped forward.

Lei Ming thought for a moment, and said without hesitation: "Enter the forest, close to the middle and station." ”

The outskirts of the Thorn Forest have been explored countless times, and there is not much danger left. Now he is short on time, and Kusman will burst out at any time when he takes it. Although Sayles assured that the remaining potion would be enough to poison the level 17 Sky Knight, he was always a little uneasy. The anger of a level 17 magician makes people chill from the bottom of their hearts just thinking about it.

"Your Excellency, you have an order, go into the forest. Fafer shouted.

Fifty city guards, cautiously entering the forest, opened the way first. They clenched their spears in their hands and looked around warily. The slightest disturbance will cause some confusion.

On the periphery of the Thorn Forest, there were a large number of ordinary beasts, as well as a small number of rank 0-2 demonic beasts. Although after years of exploration by mercenaries, it is equivalent to a full-fledged knight second-order demonic beast, and there are very few left, but there are still sporadic fish that slip through the net. There is not much danger, and it is aimed at knights above level 5, and it does not include ordinary soldiers like them.

Lei Ming frowned, the look of disappointment on his face flashed, and said, "Fafer and the five knights stayed, and the other guardian knights all went to the front to explore the way. ”

"Yes, sir. The five knights answered, grabbed their horses' bellies, and galloped into the forest.

"Rubbish, get out of the way. Looking at the city guards in front of them, they drew their knights' spears on horseback, slapped them away with the hilt of their guns, and rode past.

The soldier scrambled to his feet and stood in place at a loss. Looking at Lei Ming's gaze, he was a little dodgy.

Lei Ming became more and more disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. "Fafer, give Lord Hillman, and eight apprentices and five horses, and we will go into the forest. ”

"Yes, sir. Fafer instructed the soldiers at the carriage to untie the horses and distribute them to the nine scholars. Leaving the remaining five knights to protect them, they rode after them.

In the evening, the Thorn Forest began to look dark, and the roars of wild beasts and demonic beasts flashed from time to time in the distance, which made people shudder.

The city guards took out the torches they had prepared and lit them. The flames lit up all around, and they felt a little more relieved. Looking at Lei Ming and the others in the distance, they clenched their spears and unconsciously began to relax, and some even whispered and laughed.

"My lord, my subordinates told them to hurry. Fafer's face turned red, and he was eager to find a crack in the ground to get into, these were his nominal soldiers.

"Leave them alone, let's speed up. Lei Ming shook his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Only those who have experienced suffering and death will remember their surnames. In the current situation, what he needs is real elite soldiers, not waste waiting to die.

The bright light of fire dispersed the beasts, but attracted the attention of some of them. The bright eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and the thundering group in front of the sweep was eager to try.

Lei Ming's heart moved, and he seemed to inadvertently turn his head and sweep over the demonic beasts hidden in the shadows. The blue eyes are like a pool of stagnant water, and there are no waves in the ancient well.

All the demonic beasts roared and couldn't help but take two steps back. Instinct tells them that if they keep moving, they will die. The demonic beast decisively looked away and looked at the city guards behind.

"My lord, what's wrong?" said Fafer, looking around vigilantly, puzzled.

"Nothing. Thunder shook his hand and withdrew his gaze. "Lord Hillman, how long will it take to get to the Central Region?"

Hillman took out the map, looked at it by the light of the fire, and said respectfully: "Lord Lord, at the current speed, in less than an hour, you can approach the central region. ”

"Okay, pick up speed and catch up with the knight in front. Lei Ming looked at the deep forest, looking thoughtful, hoping to find some valuable minerals this time.

ps: Speechless, code words after twelve o'clock at night, it's too hard to concentrate, and it's easy to cardin, it's hard to sleep well. It seems that in the future, try to take out the time code word during the day, so that the sleep time is enough, at least the brain will not be too tired.