The caravan were the Cato raiders, a nomadic people entrenched in the steppes of the eastern part of the continent and the most dangerous of the anarchists.

It is the most notorious super-large group of bandits on the entire continent.

Skilled and combative, they are almost utterly communicative - they have built an almost completely closed society in the eastern steppes, refusing any diplomatic or trade requests, and attacking any outsiders who try to enter Catu's territory.

In fact, they are a confederation of tribal warlords who make a living by raiding.

Raiding caravans, snatching women, and sacking villages in the Lion Kingdom or the Raven Kingdom of the North is their daily life.

However, since Count Auden built the Shield Fort thirty years ago, Cato has rarely raided in the direction of the town of Long River—a small number of raiders will be kept out of the steppe border by the defenders of the Shield Fortress; And when a large number of Cato troops are dispatched, Fort Brave will warn them in time.

This kind of robbery of hundreds of Catons in the hinterland of Changhe Town has not been seen for a long time.

The two of them hurried to Changhe Town all the time, and finally arrived at Changhe Town in the afternoon.

The town of Long River is a majestic city, not inferior to the Lion City at all.

Once a border town, this is now the largest trading city in the eastern region.

Changhe Town is backed by a large river, 'Tongtian River'.

To the north is a vast wilderness across the river, to the west is a dense network of swamps, to the south is a barrier by mountains, and to the east is a vast river forest. Just in Changhe Town, you can experience the various scenery of this continent.

You can also see the various races on this continent......

Unlike any other city, River has its own unique culture – a city built by generations of adventurers and pioneer lords.

In fact, the success rate of territorial development is not high.

The vast majority of the pioneer nobles would die young in constant battles – especially around the Rivers Forest and the Gato steppes.

However, the opportunity to become a real ruling class can only be obtained on the battlefield.

Therefore, even at the risk of their lives, there are still countless adventurers who come and go, eager to earn a bright future for themselves with the sword in their hands.

And the most likely way for civilians to turn over is also on the battlefield - as mercenaries, under the command of a noble lord, to establish their exploits and gain the lord's favor.

As the lord's own realm expands, commoners with outstanding military achievements may also be knighted and become members of the nobility.

Such opportunities, of course, will be more under the command of the pioneer lord.

Therefore, as long as you want to make a contribution in the eastern provinces, whether it is a civilian mercenary or a noble pioneer lord, you will go to Changhe Town first.

The nobles have to recruit troops here, and the mercenaries have to look for a future here.

Although there are very few adventurers who can make it to the sky, the merchants of Long River Town can make a lot of money because of it......

As a result, the town of Changhe was extremely prosperous in commerce, especially in armaments, with arms dealers, horse merchants, and all kinds of baggage and building materials merchants, which were not found in other cities.

Both the Archduke Alma and the Earl of Auden coveted the territory because of its well-developed business environment, which brought in very considerable tax revenues.

The current lord of Long River is actually the Duke of Elfwan. But unfortunately, he has been lying on the sickbed all these years, and it is said that he is half paralyzed.

Although the elderly Duke Alfwan has many wives and concubines, he has no children, and he himself has no brothers and sisters, so it seems that he cannot inherit the family bloodline, which naturally causes Grand Duke Alma to have some thoughts. Today, part of the administrative affairs of the town of Long River are managed by the Grand Duke of Alma.

And the Count of Auden, who had made great achievements in battle, pulled up the team from Changhe Town and built the Shield Fort in the north step by step. has a fairly high public base and prestige in Changhe Town, so it is inevitable that there are some thoughts about Changhe Town. Today, the garrison and defense of Long River Town are managed by Count Auden.

Therefore, these two families will naturally fight openly and secretly for the future belonging of Changhe Town.

After the exhausted two arrived in Changhe Town, they immediately found the garrison of the city defense army in Changhe Town.

This station is openly hung with the double lion shield coat of arms of Count Auden - Count Auden does not hide his plans for the town of Long River.

Of course, the administrative hall opposite the garrison of the city defense army was not very low-key, and the lion's claw heraldic flag of Archduke Alma hung there.

Li Ang showed his noble insignia to the guards and walked into the garrison of the city defense army.

He was received by a bearded officer, a very strong middle-aged man.

"Sir, I am Ralph, the chief knight of Count Auden. Are you sure you've seen a lot of Cato raiders nearby? ”

"Yes, ten hours ago on the road south of Changhe Town, in a no-man's land."

After listening to Li Ang's "report", the bearded officer obviously did not believe it: "This is impossible, Your Excellency!" The people of Gatu have not been able to enter the town of Changhe for thirty years......"

Probably for the sake of the two informants being nobles, the bearded man didn't drive them out directly.

Looking at the map of Changhe Town hanging on the wall, Leon walked over and pointed: "I swear by my surname, we saw a hundred Gatu cavalry in this position. ”

The foggy no-man's land is in the hinterland of Changhe Town, more than 300 miles away from Changhe Town, and more than 500 miles away from the border Yongdun Fort.

There is no doubt that a nobleman swears an oath with his surname, but the bearded officer is still a little incredulous: "But, Your Excellency, there has been no hostile news from Shield Fortress!" It is impossible for the Gatu to enter the fortress of Yongdun to conceal it, otherwise it is treason! ”

Leon and Sarah looked at each other.

Sarah was obviously a little surprised, and then keenly sensed that something was wrong—this courtesan who had been mixed with the aristocracy all year round was very sensitive to politics, and she immediately reminded Leon softly: "My lord, maybe a month ago, it was Duke Alma who made Forcher ......"

Leon gave Sarah an approving look, and Sarah closed her mouth knowingly.

Leon looked at the map carefully again, then took a crumpled parchment roll from his pocket and handed it to the bearded officer.

"This may have something to do with the problem that Count Auden had entrusted me to help him solve...... I think you can take a look at the letter first. ”

Auden did have Leon bring a letter with him—and it was written in his face.

This letter serves as evidence of the partnership between the two parties.

In the letter, Auden explained to his subordinates that those things that were inconvenient for the Fletcher family to come forward could be handed over to Leon to handle.

At the same time, Leon can also ask for help from Auden's territory when he is in danger.

On the letter, there is such a sentence - "try to cooperate with Mr. Li Ang".

This is, of course, so that Leon can quickly deal with the 'bandits' entrenched in his territory.

But the sudden collision with the Cato people, as well as the fact that Sarah had seen the Cato riders at Forsher, and the fact that nothing happened to the border shield fort - all these circumstances combined with Leon could naturally realize that the appearance of these Cato people in the hinterland of the kingdom was most likely due to a territorial dispute between the Grand Duke of Alma and the Count of Oden.

Since it was not a large-scale invasion by the Catu, but a political struggle, it was natural for Leon to find an opportunity to gather some wool - after all, the phrase 'try to cooperate' is not easy to quantify......