"My lord, aren't we going yet?"

"Wait, I've sent Gavin to town to buy something."

"But didn't he just go there in the morning?"

"I didn't bring enough money in the morning, so I had to make another trip."

Samwell replied casually, and then continued to look in the direction Gavin had left, full of anticipation.

Todd sighed helplessly and turned to leave.

With his back to Samwell, a coldness flashed in the bastard's eyes.

It was nearly late evening when Gavin returned again.

"Sir, I've been all over the market, and I've only bought the last two Ghost Grasses. I was also extorted by that damn peddler, and I actually spent twenty silver deer! ”

"It's good to buy it." Samwell hurriedly took the ghost grass, but didn't care about the cost, but asked, "Did you ask where this grass comes from?" ”

"I asked, and the vendor said that the ghost grass was only found in the Crimson Mountains, and that it was quite rare and difficult to find. He bought it from an adventurer. I also found the adventurer, who, according to him, had killed a wild man from the Raven tribe to get the Ghost Grass. ”

"Crimson Mountains...... Raven Tribe ......" Samwell muttered these two terms, suppressing the churning longing in his heart, and then, he rolled over his horse and ordered,

"Let's go!"

……

The night was dark, and there was silence in the camp of the pioneer team.

Samwell, who was asleep, felt a chill on his face and woke up suddenly.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a figure in the darkness in my tent!

"Shhhh

Samwell took a few deep breaths and tried to calm himself down.

When his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he finally saw the face in front of him clearly-

It's Knight Todd's squire, Carter!

"Carter, what do you want to do?"

Carter smiled and said:

"Master Caesar, I just wanted to tell you something."

"You say."

"We're moving too slowly! At this rate, when will we be able to reach the Crimson Mountains? So, from tomorrow onwards, I hope you don't waste any more time training those bullshit recruits, and quickly march into the Crimson Mountains, where you don't have to worry about any wild men and beasts, our more than a hundred brothers will naturally protect your safety. ”

Samwell's face was gloomy and he asked:

"Did Todd Fohua get you here?"

Carter did not answer, but slapped Samwell in the face with the blade of his sword and said:

"Master Caesar, do you agree with my proposal?"

Samwell said coldly:

"Do you know what it is to threaten a nobleman with a sword as a commoner?"

"Aristocrats? Hehe, all I know is that you are a waste abandoned by your family. ”

"But I still have noble blood, and I am still a pioneer knight canonized by Duke Mace, and you dare to kill me?"

"Knight, have you forgotten? We're not in a castle now, we're in the middle of nowhere. I just killed you, and then announced that you were attacked by the wild people in the Crimson Mountains, could it be that the Tali family will send someone to investigate? ”

Samwell suddenly stopped talking.

After a while, he seemed to be finally scared, and said in a muffled voice:

"Okay, there won't be any more training from tomorrow, we're going full speed ahead."

"That's right." Carter smiled and withdrew his sword, "I can see these days that you are not as stupid as the rumors say, so you should understand that we are the guarantee of your safety here." As for those recruits, hehe, it's really going to fall out, they can't stop us from a round of charge. So, you'd better be obedient so that we can get along better in the future. ”

Samwell kept his head down and didn't speak, and he couldn't make out the expression on his face in the darkness.

Carter didn't care, bowed, and said:

"Good night, then, honorable knight."

With that, he turned and walked out of the tent.

Samwell was left to sit still, unable to sleep again.

……

The next day, Samwell did not conduct military training, but gave the order to advance south at full speed early in the morning.

Although the recruits were confused, they did not dare to question his orders.

On the third day, it was still the same.

In this way, for three days, the speed of the pioneer team suddenly accelerated, and it had come to the upper reaches of the Honey River.

Late at night on the fourth day, everyone in the camp had already slept.

Only Carter led his three soldiers on night duty.

"My lord, at this rate, we will be there in no time, right?"

"Well, maybe two or three more weeks." Carter sat on a large rock on the outskirts of the camp and clutched a weed, "If it weren't for that timid fat man wasting his time, we would have caught fish on the shores of the summer to eat." ”

"Why did that fat knight suddenly stop training those recruits? Or does he feel that more than a month of training is enough? The subordinate asked, confused, as if he didn't know what the reason for the change in the team was.

Carter pouted, but didn't tell the truth.

He was not stupid, and of course he did not dare to make public the fact that he threatened a nobleman with a sword.

"What do you care about so much? I can get there early......" Carter was halfway through his sentence, but suddenly stopped.

Then his face turned serious:

"Did you hear anything?"

"It looks like there's movement in the woods."

"yes, I heard that, too."

"Check it out."

Carter stood up and walked over with his men.

The four of them entered the woods and walked in the direction from which the sound came for a while.

Carter stopped abruptly and said to one of his men:

"Jamie, you go back alone, and if we don't come back in ten minutes, you should wake up Lord Todd immediately."

"Yes."

Carter then continued with two other men.

After chasing for a while, Carter stopped again and said vigilantly:

"Stop chasing, I suspect the other party is deliberately seducing us."

"My lord, shall we go back and wake up Lord Todd?"

"No, it's probably just a passing bandit who doesn't dare to come out when they see a lot of people in our camp. Let's go back and guard first, and see if the other party will ...... again."

Before he finished speaking, the grass and trees not far away shook, and something seemed to be running through them.

Carter was quick and threw his sword over.

Sou!

"Hit!" Carter clapped his hands confidently and relaxed, "It looks like a rabbit." ”

With that, he walked over, ready to pick up his sword, and the loot.

But after a few steps, Carter suddenly felt a huge pull from his right foot!

Hmmm-

Before the two subordinates could react, they turned their heads and saw that their commander had been hung upside down from a tree.

Only then did they wake up, and hurriedly drew their long swords that they had just put away, and then they saw a dozen or so figures appear in the darkness and surround them.

Carter struggled and yelled, "You two idiots, come and cut the rope for me!" ”

Before the two of them could make a move, they heard a voice coming from the darkness:

"Lay down your arms, or die!"

"Samwell Caesar!" Carter immediately picked up the familiar voice and exclaimed, "What do you want to do?" ”

Samwell walked up to Carter and smiled:

"I just want you to answer my question."

"What's the problem?"

"I asked the question four days ago." Samwell grabbed Carter by the hair and rested his long sword at his throat, "What is the conviction of a commoner who threatens a nobleman with a sword?" ”

Feeling the coldness of the long sword, Carter finally reined in his arrogance and was ready to admit it first:

"Your Excellency...... I'm just kidding you......"

"Jokes? Kingdom laws are no joke! ”

Carter looked at the undisguised killing intent in Samwell's eyes, and finally panicked.

Just then, a voice came again in the distance:

"Lord Caesar! Please be merciful! ”

"Lord Todd!" Carter heard this familiar voice and his heart was ecstatic, "Help me!" ”

"Todd Buddha Flower." Samwell smiled and looked at the figure running in the darkness, as if he was greeting his friend warmly.

But at the same time, his right hand suddenly pulled diagonally down—

Phew!

The cold blade ruthlessly slit Carter's throat!