Gradually, there were more trees on both sides of the road, and walking halfway up the mountainside, with an endless sea of forests below, Gervais and his party were about to reach the westernmost part of his territory.

There are two roads from Gervais's territory to Viscount Lanny, one of which requires a relatively long distance, but the road is flat and wide, and many vassals in Alice's territory will take the flatter road when buying coal mines.

The other is the road that Gervais is walking now, although it is closer, but because it needs to cross the mountains, the road is narrow and steep, and few people pass through it.

"My lord, turn around the foot of this mountain and you will reach the location of the buffer zone." At this moment, the guards who shouted had already walked in the front, and the road on this side had grown many weeds half a man tall because of the lack of people walking, and if no one opened the way in front, the people in short shirts would be hooked by sharp weed leaves from time to time, and their skin would be scratched.

The road that belongs to the middle of the mountain is not long, only more than a mile, because it belongs to the tail end of the mountain, if it is the middle section of the mountain, it is at least a thousand meters high, and it is extremely steep, and there is no road for people to pass through.

The reason why Gervais had to take this mountain road was not because he was in a hurry, but to stand on a high place to see what was going on in the buffer zone and how Viscount Lenny was developing in the buffer zone.

The carriage and the guards on the horses stayed by the avenue, and now there were only four of them in Gervais's party, and when they turned the corner that the guards had said, their eyes suddenly opened up, and as far as Gervais could see, there was an endless sea of trees in front of them, and there was only one avenue in the forest.

"What's that place over there?" At this moment, there is a little uncoordinated blank space in the green forest, and the range is quite large, and in the middle of the blank space stands a camp quite abruptly, and a little figure can be seen walking in the camp.

"My lord, it's in the buffer zone of your territory, when we came to patrol two months ago, that camp didn't exist, but since last month, Benny hasn't brought us here to patrol!"

The guards also saw the camp, and they were also very surprised, how could there be such a large camp in the buffer zone in just one or two months, and it was also a buffer zone belonging to their own side, and the guards stationed here had never heard of Winterfell's order to build a camp in the buffer zone.

"How can you be sure it's in our buffer?" Gervais only knew a little about his territory at the moment, so he asked.

"My lord, look at that big road, to that turn is the edge of your territory, there is a boundary monument there, every month when we patrol, Benny takes us there, that camp is so close to the buffer zone, it must be in your buffer zone." The guard pointed to the avenue that winded through the vast forest, and answered Gervais's question in a very affirmative tone.

"Oh." Gervais nodded, and Viscount Lenny crossed the line and could sit down. Standing halfway up the mountain, you can see that the camp is not small, although it is far away, but the figures inside can also be vaguely seen, and a rough count shows that there are at least hundreds of people in it.

Although the wall of the camp is made of logs, it can be seen that a lot of thought was put into its construction, the camp is square, and there is a wooden tower about twice as high as the wall at each of the four corners, and there are obviously brackets in the wall, and people can stand on the top of the wall to patrol and guard, because Gervais clearly saw several people patrolling the wooden wall, and there is only one gate in the whole camp, which is facing the direction of the avenue, and the distance from the camp gate to the side of the avenue is about a kilometer.

"Let's go down and have a look!" Because of the distance, there was only so much to observe from the mountain, so Gervais commanded a few people to prepare to go closer and take a closer look.

After looking at the camp, Gervais was 100% sure that there must be something good there that was discovered by Viscount Lanny, and if it was a coal mine, it would be difficult to earn back the bribe Benny and the capital of building the camp.

Not to mention, break the unspoken rules, risk conflict with Earl Jones, and cross the line to mine privately in the buffer zone on the Jones family's side.

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After walking for nearly ten minutes, Gervais and the others finally rounded up on the main road, and in front of them was the border of his territory, where a large stone monument was erected.

Gervais approached the root of the stele, on which were written several large characters of the Earldom of Jones, which was erected by the Earl of Jones family to divide the boundaries of the entire Earlland and the other great nobles.

There is no accurate map in this world, so many times, the lords divide their territories and use mountains, forests, and rivers as the dividing line, but in the plains, they will set up stone monuments on the roads to distinguish them.

Standing at this stone tablet at this moment, Gervais and the others could no longer see the camp of Viscount Lenny, surrounded by dense forests and towering trees, blocking all vision.

Gervais took the lead and continued along the avenue, and after walking about a few hundred meters, he saw an entrance to the trail next to the road ahead, which was the only way to the camp.

In order to prevent the Jones family from finding out about the camp, Viscount Lenny bribed Benny to turn a blind eye.

But a great deal of work has been done to cover the sights and ears of the people, and the caravans of the road and the purchase of coal mines are often passing by, and if the camp is built very conspicuously, it will be discovered sooner or later by passers-by without Benny's report.

The entrance to this trail is only more than a meter wide, only enough for people and horses to walk, and it is so tortuous that if you don't go to the depths, no one will dare to believe that there is a huge camp inside, and you can't find the secrets inside.

If Gervais and the others had not observed from the mountain beforehand, it would have been impossible to determine the specific location of that camp.

After turning from the avenue to the path, it was still the guard who had just opened the way in front, and Gervais walked in the middle.

At this moment, everyone began to be vigilant and cautious, this place already belongs to the dark forest, not the territory of Gweis, whether it is to guard against the beasts in the forest, or to guard against the secret sentry that may be placed in Viscount Lanny's camp, it is very necessary.

After walking in the narrow and long path for more than ten minutes, they finally saw the end of the trail, and the front was extremely open.

If someone else strays in, there will definitely be a feeling of being in a different world, and no one would have imagined that after walking this trail, there will be a hole in it.

"My lord, they seem to have spotted us?" When Gervais and the others stood at the exit of the trail, more than two hundred meters away was Viscount Lanny's camp.

At this moment, in the camp, the group had been spotted by a watchtower closest to Gervais, and the bronze bell on the watchtower that was used to issue the alarm was shaken and jingled.

"Since I'm here, I'm not going to sneak in and observe, let's go up and have a look!" Gervais was not surprised, since Viscount Lenny attached so much importance to this place, the camp was built like a camp, and the guards above must be very vigilant, although there was no secret post on the road, but in the open area of more than two hundred meters in front of him, as long as there was a living creature intruding, it would definitely be discovered at the first time.

"My lord, why don't I go up and test it first. It's too dangerous for you to go up like this. At this moment, the three guards were a little hesitant, they were only four people in total, and the camp of Viscount Lanny was not yet visible, if Gervais stepped forward, in case there was any danger, it would be too late to run.

"It's okay, let's just not get too close. I don't think Viscount Lenny would dare to attack a nobleman. Gervais shook his head and dismissed the guard's proposal.

It's not that Gervais wants to be a hero, but the memory of the original owner tells him that no one dares to brazenly kill a lord nobleman with a title, especially like Gervais, who is still nominally the husband of Count Alice.

If Viscount Lanny's subordinates dare to kill Gervais blatantly, then everyone in this camp will definitely not see next spring, including their families, and even if Viscount Lanny does not die in the end, the title will be lost.

In order to maintain their rule, the nobles prescribed many laws, some for the commoners and some for the nobility.

Nobles are noble and inviolable in this world, even if they are fellow nobles, if they innocently kill nobles, that nobleman will be punished as he deserves, ranging from the loss of his title to his life.

If the two sides belong to hostile countries, in the war, the nobles will be treated well even if they are captured, and only need to pay enough ransom after the war, and the nobles can still return to their territory intact, of course, provided that there is no blood feud.

If Viscount Lenny wants Gervais's life, there are only two options, the first is to have absolute strength, and he is not afraid of being questioned by Count Alice or the king after killing Gervais. Obviously, a small viscount does not have such strength in any case.

Then there is only the second way, and it is also the usual method of the aristocracy, and that is assassination.

Where there are nobles, there are interests, and where there are interests, there are conflicts, and if you want to put a nobleman to death and escape punishment, you can only do it by means of assassination.

Many nobles like to train dead soldiers, and it is for this reason.

Gervais's itinerary today, many people in the castle know about it, and Viscount Lenny's envelope Thomas has also seen it, and it is still in the study, if Gervais really suffers an accident, or disappears, the spearhead will be the first to point at Viscount Lenny.

Not to mention that Gervais still had one person left to wait on the edge of the territory.

This is the confidence of Gervais, he believes that Viscount Lanny is just asking for money, and he will never dare to touch a single hair.

"Stop. Who are you? Don't blame us for being polite. As Gervais approached the gate of the camp, the wooden walls five or six meters high were already filled with well-armed soldiers, several of whom had bows and arrows in their hands, and among them, a large man in iron armor looked at their heads, and this shout was uttered by him.