At nightfall, a huge moon rises in the sky, shining on the entire bloodstained land, and the stars become the decoration of the scenery, as if even the night sky here is different from the other side of the turbulent land. In the mercury-like moonlight, many of the weathered stone pillars were also emitting a faint glow. In the bright night, Richard led the crowd and joined the advance party in the early hours of the morning.

However, what Richard saw was a group of remnants, all of them wounded, all the horses were lost, and only twelve of the original soldiers had survived.

While Quicksand was busy treating the wounded soldiers of the advance team, Richard walked around them with a gloomy face, looked at everyone's injuries, and then said to the infantry knight at the head, "Who did it?"

"It is said that the Red Cossacks took a fancy to the horses we were carrying, and they said that they wanted to buy them for the price of one gold coin per horse, which was only one percent of the market price. I refused, and they immediately turned around and started to do it. There are more than 200 people on the other side, and there are about ten knights among them, and their strength is much stronger than ours, so in the end, only a few people escaped. Said the knight of the infantry.

The foot knight had a large wound in his back, almost revealing his bones. When I first met Richard, the wound was still bleeding pus. In addition to this wound, there were more than ten large and small wounds on his body, which shows the tragic situation of the day.

"Red Cossack ......" Richard repeated the name several times, his face became darker and darker, and then asked: "Those who attacked you, will you still recognize them when you see them later?"

"I'm sure I'll be able to recognize it!" The leader is a knight who is at least thirteenth level, he wears a red heavy armor, and uses a two-handed sword with a saw blade, which is very recognizable!" said the knight of the foot battle.

Richard paced back and forth, and when quicksand had dealt with everyone's injuries, he stopped, patted the knight on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "Good job this time, because you all came back alive." If you die in battle, where can I find someone I can trust like you?"

Now Richard was discovering more and more that the value of these infantry knights that Gordon had given him was almost immeasurable.

The knight of the foot battle showed a look of gratitude, and struggled to perform a meticulous military salute before saying, "Serving Lord Gordon and Akmund is the purpose of our life!"

The Foot Knights did not play for Richard, but only Gordon and Akmund.

Lee sensed this, but didn't say anything, and the people around him who heard it took it for granted. This is the cohesion of a family and a legendary leader. Their allegiance had been Gordon, now Richard, and perhaps Richard's son. Either one, in the eyes of these foot knights, they were all members of Akmund. Gordon was singled out because his contribution to the House of Akmund was so great that it could be compared to some of the most outstanding Akmunds in history. Perhaps in a few decades, Gordon's exploits will surpass those of his predecessors.

Many of the Foot Knights had served Akmund for generations, and Akmund had provided them with education, training, social status, wealth, and a path to higher positions, and if they were strong enough, they would be protected even more, by blood, kinship, or even by a team. The two sides are like holly ivy and fir trees, intertwined with each other and supporting each other. This is also the way of survival of many aristocratic and wealthy families in Norland.

Taking advantage of the slightly cool weather in the early morning, Richard led the team to continue their march towards Bloodstone Camp. As the first sun leaps into the sky, the weather starts to get hot again. Stepping on the hot red dirt and gravel, sweat began to run down Richard's forehead again. He had grown accustomed to the dryness and heat of the Bloodstained Land, and walked steadily forward step by step. However, a name that had caused him to lose all of his horses and most of his warriors was now hovering in Richard's mind.

Red Cossacks.

The Bloodstained Lands also have roads. Most of them were trampled by travelers, and when there were more people, it gradually became a road. Oases and neutral camps with water sources are naturally the terminus of many major roads, and routes with large caravans are often the same. If the oasis dries up and the camp changes, the main road will gradually become a small road, and then it will disappear naturally.

After walking for about half an hour in the heat, a path appeared in front of Richard. It is said to be a road, but in fact, it is a slightly flat piece of ground crushed by the hooves of the wheels and horses. According to the map, a few kilometers further in this direction is the main road that leads to Bloodstone Camp.

Richard's luck was apparently good, and just by the rough map markings, and a little bit of the direction he had taken when he had passed through a fork in the road, he had not deviated too much so far.

However, the road in front of me does not seem to be smooth. A few sharpened tree trunks were nailed together to form an artificial barricade, and the road in front of Richard was crossed by several barricades, sealing off most of the road between the two towering pinnacles, leaving only a gap a few meters wide. Behind the barricades, several fierce-looking men can be seen wandering idlely. The highest stand at one end of the barricade was tied to a flag, which hung perpendicular to the ground in windless weather, revealing a blood-red scythe of death.

Most of the Bloodstained Lands are well-connected in all directions, and it is not impossible to deviate from the main road, but it is easier to get lost or encounter some unknown dangers. Even if you block this road, you should be able to pass it by taking a few extra steps and bypassing the towering pinnacles. But since the other party is so open-minded about the road closure, then the detour will not be so simple. It seems that the other party has set up a long-term roadblock here, intercepting people coming and going to the Bloodstone camp from this direction, and it is useless to hide.

Richard frowned and walked over to Luca.

Seeing Richard and his party from a distance, a person behind the barricade immediately jumped up and blew the whistle vigorously. So more than a dozen fierce men stood up one after another and grabbed their weapons. At the same time, from behind the stone peak on the side of the barricade, several knights also ran out.

A strong man walked up to the barricade in a big way, brandished his axe vigorously, and shouted, "Hey! Everyone over there will come here! This is the territory of the Bloodsickle Boss, and anyone who wants to go to the Bloodstone camp will have to pay taxes!"

About a hundred meters from the barricade, Richard stopped and replied, "We're not going to Bloodstone Camp!"

The strong man was stunned, according to Richard's direction, it was completely inconceivable not to go to the Bloodstone Camp, if he just wanted to travel through the bloodstained land, then he would not have turned in this direction at all. He thought about it seriously, and couldn't think of where Richard could go except for Bloodstone Camp.

At this moment, a big man who was at least half a head taller than the others walked out from behind the barricade, slapped the head of the man who was still thinking hard, and angrily scolded, "Rubbish!" He pointed at Richard and shouted: "Whether we go to Bloodstone Camp or not, since we have seen it, we have to come and pay taxes!"