Geraint's hair was disheveled and her clothes were in tatters, as if she had been in the heat of a battle. He still had a sharp cut on his arm, but after a brief treatment, he hurried to join Byron. "Uncle Geraint!" Joshua hugged Geraint excitedly.

His eyes were filled with joy, "I thought you were captured by those bad guys." ”

"That Bolton guy was really tough to deal with, but I managed to get out before Echobeldo's reinforcements arrived. ”

"That's good. ”

Byron stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. "Now Parsa will surely set up layers of obstacles on the way to Banishport to arrest us. However, we can head west to Star City and travel through the Northern Grasslands to the Burning Provinces. The people of the Aika family will definitely accept us. From there, we'll head to Port Banies. ”

"As soon as Jona cracks the magic in the crystal, then Parsa's crimes will be revealed. Geraint's face beamed.

"Lord Frem will definitely be on our side. When the time comes, combined with Lord Haig of Craigie Island and Lord Roger's Blue Dragon Knights, we have the power to overthrow Parsa. Byron glanced at Joshua.

"Lord Byron, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Your Majesty, don't you have any idea when you hear me say that I want to counterattack Floating City?" Byron sighed. "After all, you are still the nominal king, but you are following us in the nominal rebellion. ”

"Rebellion, doesn't it mean overthrowing the prime minister?" Joshua laughed, "Actually, I don't care if I am the king or not, I just want to see Uncle Geraint you can clear your grievances." ”

"Don't say that about His Majesty. Geraint knelt down on one knee, "I'm nothing compared to you and your people. ”

"Thank you for your trust. Byron stroked his chest with one hand, "His Majesty the Holy King is my own brother, I will definitely find out the real murderer who killed him!"

"Let's hurry up, first to the Star City by the Great Wall, and then cross the northern grasslands to the Flame Chasing City. The forces of the Order should be mainly concentrated in the Spectator Generation, and pose no threat to us. The only thing to watch out for is the barbarians of the steppe. Although they haven't harassed us in a hundred or two years, it's hard to say anything when they enter their realm. Byron continued.

So Joshua touched his baggage. "Then we should replenish more water and dry food, the northern grasslands are deserted, and we can't rely on hunting every day to maintain supplies. ”

"We bought two horses near Star City and could go faster. Byron thought for a moment, "Parsa wouldn't have expected us to choose to take a detour through the northern grasslands and go straight to the Burning Fire Province. In Star City, let's do a good job of resupplying. After all, it is the starting point of the Great Wall, and it is the most prosperous town in the area of the Great Wall. Some of the barbarians also traded with local traders here. They exchanged the animal furs and horses they had hunted on the grasslands for some jewelry, tea, sea salt, and other goods. ”

Everyone packed their bags and was ready to go. Just then, Geraint suddenly stopped them.

"Lord Byron, I have a Jianyì. Geraint said suddenly, "Since we are going to use the power of the Aika family and Lord Haig to counterattack Floating City, then the easiest way is to start from Flame Chase City and cross the northern grasslands to launch a surprise attack based on Star City. This will allow you to avoid more enemies than if you were to go all the way north from Barneysport. ”

"Your mention is very good, but if you cross the northern steppes, the nomads and barbarians here will surely think that we are going to invade them on a large scale. "Although Byron knew that with the current forces against Parsa, the barbarians were no threat at all. But sometimes, being able to avoid unnecessary wars is the most important responsibility as a Kingdom Defender. He didn't want to cause any more external troubles when the kingdom of Reims was now in trouble. "Once there is a big war in the steppe and the news reaches Parsa, he will inevitably be alert. ”

"Lord Byron, do you remember the leader of the barbarian Rayman tribe, Lord Weiss?" said Geraint, "He studied the civilization of Gaia in the Kingdom of Reims when he was a child, and has maintained friendly relations with us for several years. The prosperity of border trade in places such as Star City and Guanting is inseparable from his efforts. As for the other two tribes, the Tuli and Biss tribes, they were driven out of the northern steppes by the Five Dragons Knights hundreds of years ago, and only a few scattered remnants sometimes harassed the Great Wall. But they are not much different from the bandits of Mount Isaro and the pirates of the Garo Sea. I think we just need to convince Lord Weiss to negotiate peace with him and a few other small tribes, and let us go down the steppe. ”

Byron thought to himself that Gerant's construction was indeed very reasonable. "You're right, Master Weiss has a breakthrough in there. But we haven't seen each other in years. Besides, his tribal camp has to go some distance deep into the grassland, so we will be delayed for a long time. ”

"Lord Byron, if you can rest assured, I am willing to take a risk. You take His Majesty the King to Flame City first. Geraint touched his chin and said. "This ......," said Byron, "is my age, and you were a child when he studied in Floating City. Although he has seen you, he may not remember you......"

Geraint spread his hands, "Lord Byron, if you give me the medal of the Captain of the Golden Dragon Knights, he should be able to trust us, right?"

"That's right, the tribes on the grassland are more in awe of the Five Dragon Knights. After all, their ancestors had learned the hard way. "And Lord Weiss and I have dealt with each other quite a bit." ”

"To see the coat of arms is to see you!" said Geraintby, "and if His Majesty the King permits, we may speak to Lord Weiss about many preferential terms of trade." Coupled with the fact that he facilitated our counterattack, it would be of great help to him in the future as the leader of the northern steppes. ”

Byron smiled, he suddenly found that his disciple not only had an extraordinary talent in knighthood, but also had an excellent political mind.

So he carefully took out the commander's medal, which symbolized the highest honor of the Order, from his bosom and handed it into Geraint's hands. When Geraint saw the medal, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He lifted the sword around his waist, then knelt down on one knee to say goodbye to Joshua. If it goes by the way, when Geraint saw that Lord Weiss had negotiated terms to return, they would also arrive in Flame City, she thought to herself.

The three of them arrived in Star City, and after purchasing two sturdy fast horses, Geraint said goodbye to the two. At this time, the snow fell and the cold wind blew, creating a different atmosphere for this parting. Although Weiss's Lehman tribe has always maintained a moderate policy towards the kingdom of Reims, he is well aware that Geraint's trip must be full of dangers. However, he hinted to himself that Geraint, as his proud disciple, had never let him down.

It was already night, and Geraint, armed with water and dry food, mounted his fast horse and headed north. Star City already borders the northern grasslands, and the snow-covered grasslands are annoyed with a gray glow at night. He was bound to have to go through the days of eating and sleeping in the open, Joshua looked at Geraint, but there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Byron and Joshua spent the night resting in a small inn in Star City. The next day, head west to prepare for Flame Chase City. Byron knew that if he chose to take the direction of the grassland, he would need to climb a few mountains before entering the boundary of the Burning Fire Province. The morning sky was very hazy and shrouded in fog, like a shabby gray blanket. Passing caravans began to arrive in Star City one after another to start a new round of trade. The goal is Flame City, and Byron has Joshua sit in front of him and set off on horseback towards his destination. The mist swirled beneath their feet, too thick to see the ground, except for a glimmer of light that shone in the darkness in the distance, like a beacon to point them in the right direction.

"Your Majesty, after coming out of Star City, I found that you did not say a word. Is it because Geraint's departure has made you sad?" Byron asked right away.

"Well, it does. But I always thought Uncle Geraint was a little weird. Joshua replied.

"You think your teacher is a little strange?" said Byron, surprised.

"Yes, there is an indescribable feeling, but his appearance and voice are indeed my dear Uncle Geraint. Joshua muttered to himself.

"Maybe you haven't seen your teacher say anything other than knight training. To be honest, I feel like he's getting more and more of a leader......" Byron laughs.