Chapter 30 Tours
The continent of Mikart is a human-dominated world.
But that doesn't mean that humans control everything on the continent.
From a mythological point of view, humans appeared only because the gods found the vast world too boring to create toys.
God created human beings according to Himself's template, but did not give them divine power.
Humans are a race that is inherently flawed, with short lives, individual fragility, and weak strength.
But it is such a race, after losing the protection of God, with its outstanding wisdom, to create a civilization system on which human beings depend.
Under the guidance of civilization, humans imitated the ancient gods, established city-states, created skills and tools, and gathered countless weak individuals to form a huge force.
With such power, humanity has gained a foothold in the sadistic Igdrasil of the Monster.
However, there are still some problems that have not been solved in the development of the human world.
Compared to Warcraft, human life is too fragile.
The large number of casualties caused by the expansion of the territory and the defeat of the monsters, coupled with the short lifespan of human beings, have caused the total human population to grow slowly.
With a relatively large continental area, the human population is simply unable to protect all the land, so it can only retreat to the next best thing, concentrating the limited population and strength into the towns, relying on strong walls, towering fortresses, and powerful professionals to protect it.
After unremitting efforts to clear the area, some of the powerful demonic beasts in the area inhabited by humans were eliminated, and some were driven to the most remote areas.
However, due to the strong fecundity or mobility of some magical beasts, there are still a certain number of magical beasts in the forests or wilderness around the town.
Aside from the professions who have the ability to protect themselves, leaving the town, without the protection of the strong, ordinary humans are still unable to move an inch.
In order to ensure the travel and trade of ordinary humans between towns and cities, an indispensable profession was created.
Tours!
The tour group is composed of guides, vehicle baggage, and escorts, and mainly provides necessary transportation and protection for merchants and travelers.
Tour groups are generally divided into two categories: official and non-governmental.
Official tour groups mainly exist between large towns, organized by the city council, guarded by the regular garrison of the town, with a fixed time, a fixed route, and relatively fixed personnel, and city residents, businessmen, and travelers can join the tour group according to the regulations as long as they pay a certain fee.
Private tour groups are more complicated, and the support capacity is also uneven.
Generally speaking, private tour groups are mainly set up in small market towns, with no fixed time, no fixed route, and no fixed personnel, and they are completely in accordance with the customer's destination and requirements.
Maidet's tours fall into the latter category.
This tour departs from Maidt to the central city of the Kingdom of Krom and takes about twenty days.
If you go on horseback and travel non-stop, it will take you five days at the earliest.
It took at least ten days to go back and forth, and as the guardian knight of the border market town, Duck could not leave his post for such a long time.
So, even if he was really reluctant, he had no choice but to arrange for Luna to follow the tour group on the road, and of course, arrange for a few of his most trusted militia to protect him along the way.
Luna and Al's tour has been on Madet for five days.
They travel during the day and spend the night in the towns or villages they pass through.
If you can't get to the village or town, the group can only choose a relatively safe place to camp and spend the night in the wilderness.
It is very dangerous to stay overnight in the wilderness, and at this time, it is necessary to arrange for guards to be on duty all night.
As a rule of thumb, under the command of the tour leader, all the wagons are gathered together, with the front of the carriage facing inward and the butt facing outward, so as to form a good barrier.
After the horses and animals were tied, a bonfire was lit in the pen and dinner was prepared.
There are quite a few members of Madett's group of tours.
When many people heard that Luna was going to travel with the group, people from several surrounding villages rushed to join in the fun.
It seems that everyone likes to hug their thighs.
The usual fleet of five or six carriages suddenly expanded to twelve.
As such a large procession passed through some small villages, some people left, others joined one after another, and Luna's tour group slowly became a huge procession.
The number of people in the team has increased a lot, but the number of guards has not increased by a few people, and in order to ensure everyone's safety, even Luna and Al have volunteered to join the vigil.
Today, the weather was not very good, although it did not rain, but dark clouds were shrouded, so it was dark soon.
Luna's camping place today is in a forest, where it is dark and the view is poor, which is the most dangerous situation for the tour group.
If it weren't for the fact that two carriages broke down around the time today, the regimental commander would have taken the risk of rushing overnight and setting up camp again after leaving the forest.
Since there was really no way to leave, I had to camp on the spot.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!
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In the middle of the night, a heavily armed militia quietly wakes Luna.
It's time for her to change shifts.
Hmmm! Got it!
In just three hours, Luna certainly didn't have a good rest, but she also knew that everyone was very nervous about the current situation, and as the daughter of the guardian knight's family, she should naturally take the initiative to stand up and help everyone share some more pressure.
Luna stood up, straightened her gear, and quickly stepped out of the tent.
By this time, Al had already stood on the top of the tarpaulin of the carriage, alertly observing the situation around him.
Luna happily climbed into the carriage and sat down beside Al, a guard squad formed by one man and one wolf.
At night, the forest is blown by a cool breeze, and it is really cold.
Luna leans against Al's side and wraps her arms around Al's neck, soft and warm.
Luna rubbed her face against Al's furry ears in a strange closeness.
What a reliable comrade-in-arms!
The vigil was not allowed to move around, and Luna could only whisper to Al about the fun things she had experienced.
Pass the time with stories, and time flies pretty quickly.
Soon it was time for a shift change.
At the pleading of the militia, Luna, who had planned to hold out a little longer, had to go back to rest.
Alke is a demon wolf, and it doesn't matter at all if he doesn't rest all night, and this is the time for him to contribute, so he plans to stay up all night tonight.
Shortly after Luna shifts to rest again, a rustling sound alerts Al.
He stared at the grass not far away, at this time, Al very much wished that he could have the skill [Insight] like his father Silver Fang, with this skill, he could fully master the situation on the other side.
Now, he can only judge by the movement.
There is more than one on the other side.
Al was gathering information and thinking about possible scenarios.
The camp of the tour group is upwind, and if you can be downwind, you can also use the smell to increase your understanding of the situation.
At this time, he could not judge the type and quantity of the other party.
What a terrible situation!
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