Under the cloudless blue sky, Lynn rode forward on horseback.

Behind him, about twenty or thirty well-armed knights followed him, crushing through the verdant fields.

When they reached their intended destination, they slowed down and breathed a sigh of relief.

The summer sun is always breathless, especially for the knights who are dressed in light armor and travel long distances, but even so, they never complain or protest during the journey, and only silently carry out the task of the leader.

Lynn looked back, a slight compliment in her eyes.

They were an elite unit trained by the Kahlan family, far superior to the average aristocratic knight in terms of quality and combat effectiveness - at least they did not question Lynn who suddenly parachuted in to lead them, but reverently and fervently shouted "Long live Karan".

Shortly after Lynn stopped, a knight with a slightly different style from the others in his armor walked out of the group.

He took out a map and respectfully handed it to Lynn.

"Sir, we have arrived at the designated location, please give us the follow-up order."

Lynn looked at the map that was very clearly marked whether it was terrain or anything else, and did not reply immediately.

He was thinking back to the task that Erin had given him the other day.

This task, specifically in terms of how to deal with Christine.

Since Kahlan promised the royal family to participate in the crusade against Christine, it is natural that he has to do something strong, and he is still the main force.

Now most of the troops have been drawn from Kahlan's territory to Christine, and the main thing for their elite troops to do is to spy on intelligence.

In addition, it is not impossible to cause them a little trouble so that they have no time to take care of the future.

The location they were at the moment, called "Falling Rock Town", was only one step away from the territory that Christine now actually controlled.

However, the terrain there is more complicated, mainly hills and woodlands, which is not suitable for cavalry battles.

So for the rest of the day, they had to march on foot.

After changing their clothes, dressing up their group as a caravan of almighty merchants, and packing some goods for camouflage, they set off again for Christine's current territory, Blossom Ridge.

The scenery of Fanhualing is very good, it is a suitable place to play, and there are many tourists in normal times, which brings a lot of income to the residents here, but now it is a special period, and everywhere seems deserted.

When their group of troops came to the mouth of Fanhualing, it was so conspicuous.

"There are inspectors."

Lynn was a little surprised by such an ordinary thing.

Because it is mentioned in the rare intelligence, there is some confusion within Christine's camp.

The specific reason is unknown, but you should be able to think clearly if you think about it - you, as the boss, don't have your own territory, but you ran to the younger brother to take refuge, and even dragged the younger brother to use the younger brother's money to help you fight.

This makes the original owner of the family unit and the complex heart quite complaining.

But that's not the point.

The point is that these "nobles" who have Christine's surname.

As a group of stars who have been holding the moon for a long time, they have suddenly fallen to such a point, and it is difficult for them to change their mentality for a while.

For example, the quality of life will inevitably deteriorate, and it will become difficult for these nobles to adapt.

Although most of them still have brains and will not show it directly, a series of small actions can easily touch the emotions of others and make others feel dissatisfied.

In addition, a small number of brainless little guys sit here every day to be demon kings, pointing fingers at the world, which makes the already low favorability drop again and again.

Later, although the Duke reacted and set up a number of rules to restrain them, the impression that had been created could not be reversed.

Because of this, Lynn thought that they didn't have time to engage in security matters for the time being, but it seems that they still value their own lives, and the security issue has not been relaxed.

But what's the use of only human words?

As the carriage progressed, Lynn, who was sitting in the lead carriage, turned his head and asked the people next to him, "Are you sure there are no magicians?" ”

"Sure." The man said without changing his face, "Not only are there no magicians around, but there is no magic circle for detection. ”

"Hmm."

With a slight bow, Lynn was relieved.

These carriages have been specially modified, and they have a certain ability to detect and view in disguise, and it is difficult for ordinary detection magic and magic arrays to detect the mysteries contained in them.

However, if there are magicians with relatively strong strength and strong perception ability, they may not be able to hide from them.

Magicians of this level often do not rely on experience for the existence of magical power, but on their sense of smell.

When their instincts tell them that something is wrong with this team, they react.

Lynn didn't want that kind of trouble, so it was clearly a pretty good situation right now.

However, when the convoy arrived at the gate, they were stopped.

The reason for stopping it is not surprising, that is, the simple little ghost is difficult, the time is difficult, and everyone wants to make some extra money.

In order to avoid trouble, Lynn naturally didn't mind giving out this insignificant amount of money, but when he gave the money, he looked at the three hands stretched out at the same time, showing a rather interested look.

In many places, this kind of imp blocking the door will occur, and it seems to have become an unwritten rule for passing merchants to be forced to ask for customs clearance fees.

However, there is actually another hidden regulation in this rule.

Money, it's almost enough to receive a share, if you dare to be greedy, you will suffer.

The imps are the ones who are the most afraid of the rules, so they rarely fight against such hidden rules, but at this moment, things seem to be a little different.

Making a look of embarrassment, Lynn said with difficulty: "Ladies and gentlemen, you also saw when you checked just now, what I am doing is a small business, and I can't make a lot of money, let alone at this time, I only have so much."

He took out a money bag and hung it in the air, and then one of the three hands took it away as fast as he could.

"You" one of the bald men glared angrily at the little thin man with the money bag, "You newcomer, do you know the rules!" Is this something you can take? ”

The little thin man sneered: "Why can't I take it?" We are all dogs, and my master is much more noble than your master. ”

The man with the blue stubble on his face sneered: "Yo, it's still pretended, you are noble, why did you come to our territory?" ”

"It's just a lost dog."

"You"

As the atmosphere grew stronger, Lynn took a few steps back, leaned on the carriage, and watched the farce with interest.

From their conversation, it was clear that the three of them should belong to three different families.

The bald man should be Christine's person, and the stubble man is a native of Blossom Ridge, as for the rest one. It's not clear for the time being, but it's probably not one of the two.

"Even his subordinates are so discordant, it looks like this place is going to explode sooner or later."

Taking advantage of the fact that they had no time to take care of themselves, Lynn and the convoy successfully passed through the checkpoint, the center of Blossom Ridge, when it was just getting dark, so they were "forced" to rest here.

There are many places in Fanhualing where the flag of the hotel is hung at the door, but there are few people on the road, and it seems that everyone has no business.

Finding a casual home to rest, Lynn sat in his room, sat on a chair and tapped lightly on the table.

"Let's briefly investigate the surrounding intelligence."

The word "yes" as if a mosquito and fly fell, accompanied by a gust of wind, and then there was no more sound.

While waiting for the information to come back, Lynn didn't rest.

He was thinking about what had just happened.

It's not that he thinks anything of the little guys, it's just that he can sense that the atmosphere here is not harmonious.

"Perhaps, you can solve them without a sword?"

In their current situation, it seems that it would be easier to solve the problem if they were not dealt with by war.

Because they are not united, but external forces are likely to force them together.

Although Christine's current strength alone is compared to the few companies that are fighting outside, it is not comparable to anyone else, but it is not a complete soft persimmon, and it takes a little effort to deal with them.

If you can deal with them without bloodshed, it will definitely be a good thing for yourself as a contributor.

As for where to start, we have to look at the intelligence.

Soon, the information came back.

Since Lynn's order was to simply investigate, there was not much information presented, probably only some regional differentiation and the like.

According to the information, in the Flower Ridge, there are three areas where people are more lively and active, and people who are active in a certain area will only circulate in this area and will not go to other places.

There is no other reason, it is just that they don't deal with each other.

Of the three areas, Christine occupies the largest territory, followed by the original owner Chrysos, and the smallest place belongs to the hodgepodge of helpers brought by Christine.

"Tsk, it's all at this time, do you want to differentiate like this?" Lynn was disappointed with Duke Christine's abilities.

I didn't find it before, probably because the role of the surname is too influential, even if Duke Christine doesn't have such a good leadership, he can lead everyone with his title, but when this appearance is revealed, his leadership that can't bear to look at directly collapses, and no one else can control it except his own family.

Shaking his head, Lynn temporarily put aside his personal evaluation of Duke Christine, and instead thought about how to use the fastest speed to disintegrate the opponent.

It didn't take long for him to come up with a very good idea.

There is a place in the southeast of Fanhualing, which is quite heavily guarded at any time.

Because this is a warehouse, a grain warehouse.

For the lord, it is very important to do food reserves.

In times of peace, everyone is safe and sound, and if they don't have food, they can buy a little from other places, but when it comes to war, food becomes the most necessary commodity, and the war will burn the trade lines of merchants, and it is very easy to cause their territory to fall into a state of famine.

For places like Fanhualing, where the terrain is not good and there is not much arable land, and tourism is the main source of production value, grain reserves are even more important.

The lord of Fanhualing is not too noble, but he also doesn't want his people to starve to death one day, otherwise who will provide him with a job and maintain his glamorous aristocratic life?

Therefore, in Fanhualing, this grain warehouse is the place where outsiders are not allowed to approach.

Of course, no matter how much the boss warns, for ordinary people, guarding a place where disasters have not happened all year round will inevitably start to fish on a rogue night.

Lo and behold, there are a whole bunch of guards chatting at the gate.

"I said, those new people who have come here lately are too special to eat, and they have transported so much food from us at once."

"Harm, it's okay if you just eat these, I'm afraid you don't know, some of the meat and wine stored by our master have been sent to people."

"Tut-tut, the treatment is so good."

"The treatment is really good, but people don't appreciate it, they don't like it, the wine is not good to drink, the meat is not delicious, and even the food is hard."

"I'm super, what's going on?"

"That's not right, they're nobles, noble Catalenes, why don't you look at our."

"Damn, isn't this a moth, why doesn't the master kick people out!"

"Hell, maybe the old man is old and his brain is not good."

"Hey, you dare to slander the master, don't you, what a big daring!"

"Don't pretend here, grandson, don't think I don't know how many times you've been drooling at the little girl you brought into the castle!"

"I'm drooling."

"Hahahaha-"

The guards laughed with their spears, and immediately took up the few inferior drinks that everyone had treasured, and toasted them together.

"This damn war is so bad that we can't even drink."

"Well, when will it end?"

"And this weather, summer is really terrible, it's hot."

"yes, it's hot, it doesn't seem to be that hot just now, right? What's going on? ”

"yes, what's the matter, I'm pinching hemp!!"

The guards turned back sharply and found themselves guarding the warehouse, and at some point, fires were rising from all corners.

"Firefighting! Hurry up and put out the fire!! ”

Shouting and roaring, the guards desperately fetched to bring drinking water, but it was a drop in the bucket compared to the growing fire.

They took the empty bottles to the nearest river to fetch water, but by the time they returned, the fire had gradually become uncontrollable.

"Damn, is there a magician! A magician who knows how to do water magic! Save me!! ”

This noise soon spread throughout the Blossom Ridge, but fortunately, among the people brought by Christine, there were really magicians who could do water magic.

His intervention successfully quelled the fire and saved some of the food.

However, if he knew what the consequences of this salvation would be, he would not have chosen to take action and let them burn out.

(End of chapter)