After the autumn harvest, the wheat is preserved, and the rest is used to make ale or bread.

Inznir is relatively close to the south, and its warm and humid climate is suitable for crop cultivation, but it is not as convenient as Prospel in terms of preservation.

So every autumn after the harvest, one can always see a wagon full of sacks of wheat going to the north of the kingdom, and in addition to supplying the cities there, a large part of it will be kept in the granaries as a reserve.

Wood crackles, tanned dough is placed on wooden tables, and in the town's bakeries, it is common for people to leave the dough overnight before sending it to the oven.

This is so that the dough receives yeast from the air and then ferments.

Yeast has long been aware of the ability to make bread soft and tasty, to swell up instead of turning into a hard dough. In addition, wheat grains are also used as raw materials, and malt liquor made from sprouted wheat grains also needs to be fermented in air.

The ale brewed in Sivalier was seldom drunk by the local population, except for the merchants, who sold it to neighbouring countries, and only for taverns and inns, for adventurers and travellers of all races and nationalities from far and wide.

Smoke curled from cooking, horses' hooves trampled lightly on the dirt-paved road, wooden carts creaked and turned, and convoys carrying grain passed past Henry and Mira.

Such carriages were often encountered when they came to the southern frontier of Prospel, and the two men who finally entered Inznir and saw the vast fields that had been harvested took about two weeks on their way.

The main road of "......" Inznir was not very wide, and the carriages ran one after another, and Henry could only slow down and move slowly so as not to collide with the other party.

A quarrel in front inevitably attracted the attention of the two men, like a carriage carrying grain, and similar situations abound along the way.

If you don't understand why, you just have to look at what kind of people both sides are.

Medium build, blonde hair and blue eyes, medium build, brown hair and blue eyes.

The Avenellas, and the Sivaliers.

"Whew......," said Mira, let out a long breath, and now she could see a little bit of what these signs were expressing.

The Sivaliers had always prided themselves on being the subjects of the strongest nation on the West Coast, and as a result, they looked down on Avenella and the other peoples and kingdoms around them—but that changed dramatically in the autumn of that year, when Avenella turned against Sivaliers and thwarted their proud noble cavalry.

In fact, because of the huge losses of the nobles in the prime of life, many fiefdoms in Sivalier are now in a state of chaos where there is no one to govern or noble families are intriguing for the position of the head of the family.

Internal and external troubles, the current West Valiers can be said to be extremely red when they see the Avenella people, while in contrast, the Avenela people can only smile at each other because of the victory of the motherland because of the victory of the motherland, they can only smile at each other in the past, and now they feel that they can straighten their backs - no one is willing to give in, so the quarrels and contradictions are further intensified.

Not only quarrels, but also examples of conflicts between the Avenella and the natives of West Valier, who are on the border of West Valier, have seen many cases of conflict and brawls along the way, and Henry and Mira have seen many along the way.

The relationship between the two nations may have been unrepaired since the king of Avenella sent Bernie and them to steal the charter of Sivalier. But what's the matter, it's not an equal and friendly relationship, if there is no such battle, maybe in the future, the commoners of Avenella will not be able to withstand the oppression and rise up to resist, but at that time, it will be too late for the pro-Sivalier Arvenella nobles to choose a position again.

Beneath the temporary peace was an undercurrent surging in his heart, and after a little thought in his heart, silently wishing the generous prince good sailing in the conduct of domestic affairs, Henry refocused on the present.

Despite the fact that there were a lot of wagons on the road, the speed of the horses still allowed them to reach their destination earlier than most of the mercenaries who took on the same mission.

The location of the check-in is also stated on the board, but in reality you can clearly tell where it is even if there is no written explanation.

Once you get here, you can see it when you look at it.

-- The edge of the forest.

The peasants, who had just laid down their farming tools, were not able to spend a leisurely time in the open fields of Inznir, mending long fences with mallets, nails and a large pile of wood.

Inznir, like most of the West Coast, has one side close to the forests at the foot of the Tambur Mountains. Although not as deep as Avenella's side, there are countless beasts in the vast forest besides the magical beasts.

If left unchecked, wild boars will run out, deer will run out, and many people may go hungry if they are left to the slightest rage by these wild animals.

Therefore, the fence is very necessary. After a year of sun and rain, the wooden fence was also quite fragile at this time, and needed to be repaired, strengthened or replaced on a large scale - and this was the turn of the mercenaries.

As we mentioned above, in addition to the monsters, there are more beasts in the forest, and winter happens to be the most violent and ferocious of these beasts - the time of the bear.

The farmers of Inznir obtained large quantities of salted fish and salted meat from Prospel through the grain trade, and the large cities near the port of Vasa had easy access to salt, an excellent material for preserving food, which would make the farmers eat a less boring meal, but at the same time, the smell was far more accessible than that of grain, and the smell of wild animals with a keen sense of smell would be drawn out of the forest to human settlements to feed.

Bears are omnivores, so the wagons and barns used to store and transport grain are also within their range.

Therefore, every year the Grand Duke of Inznir chooses to order his farmers to repair the nearby fence at this time, and considering that humans are also within the food range of these beasts, the safety of the farmers who repair the fence naturally needs professional warriors to ensure it.

The clanging sound echoed for a long distance, and many of the fences that had been damaged by wildlife or simply rotted were replaced with new ones. Henry and Mira arrived and found the magistrate of the local garrison - usually a small local nobleman, but sometimes a squire, if the latter had any experience in combat.

The sheriff in charge of all this was easily recognizable, dressed differently from ordinary peasants, with a more elaborate look on his clothes, and a leather armor on his head, although the long sword hanging from his waist was so thin that it looked more like an ornament, but it was also very different from the peasants around him.

"Uh......" The sheriff looked at the two men with two tall horses and blue mercenary badges for a moment, and then waved his hand directly to signal that they had passed.

Henry smiled and thanked the other party, which was actually out of the rules to some extent, indicating that it was written that mercenaries needed to pass the test and be approved by the sheriff before they could receive their salary. However, each test is quite time-consuming and energy-consuming, and if it looks well-equipped and is already at the blue card level, it is reasonable for the other party to bother to pass the test directly.

There were many places to repair the long fence, and in order to be able to save the lives of the precious peasants in the first place, the mercenaries set up a resting place in a barn close to the fence.

Theoretically, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, the mercenaries should be properly divided into several groups for patrolling, but due to the uneven number of mercenaries, the sheriff of Inznir only chose the barn as a detachment.

A group of people resting in a barn is a team regardless of their combat effectiveness, and it's up to you to decide which barn to go to rest.

If you want to wait until the fence is completely repaired in the middle of these leaky wooden structures, then choosing a newer barn that can be lived in is also a choice that most people will make.

But Henry didn't, and the sage took Mira to the older barn.

"It's Raman style. Facing the girl's frowning brow, the sage explained, "One of the many things that the Sivaliers learned from the Lamanites was the construction of barns, which had stone ventilation pipes under them to ensure ventilation in the barn and prevent the grain from perishing. ”

But the people of Inznir soon realized that even this was not suitable for long-term grain storage, so the barns that were built later were ordinary floors with no ventilation ducts due to the cost. Because it only needs to be stored here for a short period of time after the harvest is transported to the north, ventilation ducts for long-term storage are not so necessary. The sage said this, and Mira nodded.

"But it's one thing to store food, and to live with a bunch of mercenaries who probably haven't showered for two or three months, I think it's better to choose a better ventilated place. As he spoke, Mira gave him a blank look.

The horses were stored in the stables outside the barn, where the conditions were dirty and the ground was moist with dirt, but it would have been nice to have some shelter from the elements.

The harvested straw was laid on the floor inside the barn to make it look less dirty, and the mercenaries took up a small spot of their own, finding something to raise the space to isolate themselves from the moisture of the ground.

No one interacted much with the others, and the mercenaries were wary of each other, after all, the junior mercenaries were not much different from the bandits in many ways.

Henry and Mira could feel the greedy and slightly fearful look in their eyes as they walked in - the mercenaries were knowledgeable, and the armor and equipment and clean clothes on their men showed that they were rich, but at the same time, the blue badges hanging from their chests and the huge weapons proved that they were not to be messed with.

Although Henry's greatsword was still a strange weapon in the eyes of many mercenaries, unlike when he and Mira first met, he was now a sage with fine leather armor and a blue badge instead of dirty linen clothes, and those mercenaries of lower rank or the same rank than him would only find this person more difficult to mess with.

The principle of people relying on clothing has been fully manifested here, obviously it is still the same person and the same weapon, and if you change a set of clothes and hang a sign, other people's views are completely different.

......

The barn had two floors, and Henry and Mira chose to go to the corner of the second floor to rest, and the sage untied his cloak and covered the wall of this corner to block the cold air blowing in through the gap.

The floor creaked, the old nails had oxidized and blackened, and some luggage was placed on the floor, and the two of them returned to the outside.

The duties of the guards are quite boring for the most part, but the sheriff occasionally organizes a group out to actively hunt and kill bears that are closer to this side.

On the third day of coming to Inznir, Henry and the others participated in one such activity, but although there were many traces of bears in the vicinity, the mercenary group of more than 60 people was not able to actually encounter any bears.

And when the two returned to Inznir after a long day of walking in the wilderness that afternoon, a news spread like wildfire to their ears.

- Vavasika has been attacked, and the situation is urgent.

The reaction to the news varied, with some of the Sivaliers looking overjoyed, while some of the people associated with Avenella were shocked.

“...... Teacher?" Mira looked at Henry with a worried look, and the Sage pondered with a serious face.

"There is no reason for Sivalier to start a war in the winter, especially if the main forces are greatly damaged...... And the news is so vague that no one even says who attacked Vawasika. ”

"I'm worried about Minna. Mira said that the blonde girl and her father must have stayed in Vavasika, and their safety was very worrying if the White City was attacked.

"Let's go back. Henry nodded, and the two of them immediately turned back and packed their bags.