Chapter 111: Entry
"My lord, there is the level of Karta in front of you, and after that, it is the jurisdiction of the real Karta. ”
When they came to the exit of the mountain, they saw a high pass between the valleys, blocking the whole valley.
"This place is called the first line pass, corresponding to our Sakhalin fort, originally like our side, there were not too many garrisons, now it seems that the garrison here has increased too much, at least two more brigades, and the security has become much tighter. ”
There is not much difference in the military structure of the various countries on the mainland, and the names may not be the same, but the scale is about the same, two brigades are about 1,000 people, and generally one brigade is only 5 or 600 people, and the one brigade stationed at Sakhalin Fort is a brigade.
Originally, it was the same on the first-line side, but now it has tripled. But in fact, even if a legion of people attacked Sakhalin, they could not immediately take it down, the geographical advantage was too good, and the number of people could not give full play to the advantage, and after a long time, the support should arrive.
In fact, in the confrontation between Karta and the Silver Sword Empire, Karta was at a disadvantage, if it weren't for the support of the Agamander Kingdom further east, Karta would have been wiped out by the Silver Sword Empire. There are several small countries between the Kingdom of Agamandel and the Silver Sword Empire, and these small countries are a buffer zone between the two countries, and if it were not for the mutual concern of the two great powers, none of these small countries would be able to survive.
Therefore, Barbert was a little inexplicable about the movement on the front line, it didn't feel like he was going to attack Sakhalin, but he couldn't help but be on guard, if they had a little more manpower, there was a legion, even if there were half a corps and five brigades, Barbert could apply for support without pressure, but now he could only be on guard all day.
Kelvander and their scouts came mainly to enter the pass with the help of Jiayi's identity, and then to find out why so many people were gathered here.
They soon came to the gate, where several horses were barricade on the main road, and Jiayi was half a step behind Kylvand, taking the mage badge behind him.
"What are you doing?" asked the soldier who had just approached the pass.
"We are a caravan going to Karta to do business, and we want to pass through your pass and enter the territory. ”
The guards looked Kelvander up and down, feeling that this person was very angry, and said, "Do you have a certificate to clear the customs? If not, please go back, there is now martial law here, and it is forbidden for idle people to enter and exit." ”
Kelvander couldn't help but show a surprised expression: "Here, we've been here many times, and we didn't need a customs clearance certificate before." ”
As he spoke, Kelvander took a half step forward and was about to take out the gold coin from his arms to bribe the other party.
Jia Yiyi grabbed the other party one by one, stepped forward from behind him, and said expressionlessly, "Is there a war here?"
"Is it about you... Yes... My lord. The guard on the other side originally wanted to be disrespectful, but when he saw the mage badge on Jia Yi's chest, he immediately bowed and saluted, and even stammered in the tone of his speech.
In fact, not everyone can tell what the mage badge represents, most people only know that the mage badge represents a noble status and cannot be offended, even if they know some words are only half-understood, they only think that it is an evil wizard who makes the nobles jealous.
However, this does not prevent the other party from knowing that this kind of person is not something that he can offend.
"My lord, there is no war here, but since martial law is indeed under force in the city now, if you must clear the customs, please allow me to have someone show you the way. ”
He didn't dare to stop Jiayi and them to drive back, and before Jiayi said anything, he had to take the initiative to lead the way. This is actually to understand the foothold of the caravan, and there is even a sense of surveillance.
At this point, Jiayi did not refuse, and asked the other party to send someone to lead the way, and the group went in towards the pass.
There is not much difference in the size of the first line pass and Sakhalin Fort, neither is large, and it is very obvious in the style of military passes, most of the interior is military installations, all are forbidden areas, only in the center of the part there is a hotel, as well as a few restaurants and taverns.
Many places along the way are guarded and forbidden to pass, and if they don't have someone to lead the way, they may inevitably be interrogated on the road.
Kelvander looked around, leaned into the ear of Jia Yi, who was sitting on the wheel, and whispered: "The security here is too tight, the guard just now is obviously not the original defender of the first-line pass, I have no impression at all, and there has never been any talk of customs clearance certificate." ”
They caravans are good at doing business, but they all have some smuggling nature, how can there be such a thing as a customs clearance certificate, no matter which side of the two sides will not send this kind of thing.
Kelvander continued: "And look at the weapons and armor of these people, these are the elite of the border army, I even saw the existence of the Tiger Guard, the Tiger Guard is the elite of the elite of the Karta West Road Border Army, the Guards who have always been the marshal of the Western Route Army, I don't know why it is here." ”
With this doubt, they settled down in the hotel in the Guannai first, and Jiayi arranged Xiaoqing and found Kelvander: "We should separate here, I don't care if you really come here to do business, the rest has nothing to do with me." On the way we let go of the robbers, I am afraid that they will take revenge on you, here are a few scrolls, you can put them away, if there is any danger, I can give you a hand. ”
Originally, Jia Yi had doubts about the purpose of the caravan, they knew that the security here had become tighter and they would run this way, the risk had increased, but the benefits had not increased, and it was not like doing business. And when he first entered the customs, Kelvander knew too well about the situation of the defenders here, especially the description of the Tiger Guard.
"Mage..."
Kelvander wanted to say something, but was stopped by Jiayi, everyone met in Pingshui, he didn't mean to dig deeper, he just came to find someone to accompany him, and he didn't mind the other party's purpose. As a mage, he also has no intention of intervening in such disputes between countries.
The Silver Sword Empire was barely his home country, so he didn't mind pulling one. But perhaps because of the crossing, he always felt that he was an earthling, a Huaguo, and he couldn't really regard this side as his motherland and himself as a member of the Silver Sword Empire.
However, this is the norm for mages, and after a long time as they become mages, the concept of the state will become very weak, and the Supreme Council also restricts mages and prevents them from participating in disputes between countries. As a white-robed mage, Jia Yi is already on the verge of being restricted.
Kelvander took the scrolls, thanked Kaichi, and left.
Not long after settling down, suddenly someone from the caravan came to pass, saying that someone was looking for him.
Jia Yi was a little strange, he didn't think he knew anyone here, and when he got out of the room, he saw a group of sergeants standing in the lobby of the hotel, and it seemed that the defenders of the gate had sent someone over.
It's just that this seems a bit urgent, and bringing so many sergeants makes Jia Yi frown a little.
The leader is a mage who is not a small grade, who looks about 4 or 50 years old, and there are several spell aura on his body, but it seems that this old mage broke through more luckily, and the spell pressure in his body was not able to be well contained, or maybe he deliberately let go, Jia Yi easily knew that the other party was a white-robed mage.
Because the other party also has a badge on his chest that looks similar to Jia Yi, but Jia Yi can see that the other party's spell power is a little vain.
The old mage on the opposite side was a little surprised to see that Jia Yi was also a white-robed mage, he heard that when Jia Yi was not very old, he thought that he was just a gray-robed mage, so he brought a large group of people and wanted to give the other party a dismount.
But now looking at Jiayi's face, it seems that this plan is bankrupt, and it makes the other party a little unhappy.
The old mage found a corner by the window, beckoned Jia Yi to sit down together, and said, "I am the military mage here, and our general wants to ask for your assistance, and the reward is negotiable." ”
"No, I'm not interested in that, I'm leaving here tomorrow. ”
Kaichi didn't continue to listen to what he said, and refused on the spot.
The old mage looked a little dissatisfied: "Our general is very sincere. ”
As he spoke, he mobilized his spell coercion, wanting to give Jia Yi some oppression.
Jia Yi glanced at the other party contemptuously, let go of his own spell pressure, and at the same time mobilized his control over magic, controlling the magic elements in the air around him, and pressed towards the old mage together.
The old mage only felt that the air seemed to suddenly become much thicker, as if it had suddenly encountered the low pressure before the storm, and it was a little difficult to breathe.
Although everyone is a white-robed mage, but the mage and the mage do not want to be the same, the old mage has always been at the junior white-robed mage level, although Jia Yi has not been a white-robed mage for a few years, but the magic coercion and control of the magic elements shown are much stronger than the old mage. While this is not a complete representation of combat power, it can also be used as a reference for spell control.
The old mage fell into a disadvantage, and wanted to struggle several times but could not do anything, so he could only open his mouth and beg for mercy: "We have no ill intentions, we just want to ask for your assistance, if you don't want to, we won't force it." ”
When Jia Yi put away the coercion, the old mage took a breath and continued: "We found a powerful demonic beast in the small Sakhalin Ridge, are you really not interested?"
"No, I'm not interested, you guys are going to hunt dragons in such a big battle?"
Jia Yi was just sarcastic, but when he saw that the other party's expression had changed, his heart suddenly changed, did he guess himself correctly?
However, Jia Yi knew that even if it was really a dragon hunter, it would definitely not be a real dragon, it should be a dragonborn, and the small Sakhalin Ridge connected to the Hengduan Mountain Range, maybe it was from there that it escaped.
For a moment, he really had the intention of going over and looking, but thinking about it dispelled the thought. Even the Dragonborn is not easy to get along with, and the other party seems to attach great importance to it, and the big head will definitely not fall into his hands.
He didn't secretly follow the praying mantis to catch cicadas, and said: "You are free, I will leave here tomorrow and continue to the east, it is best for everyone not to interfere with each other." ”
Thinking about the sudden arrival of such an elite at this pass, I am afraid that it is also for the sake of the Dragonborn, and not for Sakhalin Fort.
When the old mage left, Jia Yi found Kelvander and told the other party about this, but he didn't say anything about the dragonborn's speculation, but said that it might be related to the appearance of a powerful demonic beast in the small Sakhalin Ridge, and the specific situation was up to them to verify.
After all, Jia Yi himself is also guessing, he is going to leave tomorrow quickly, this is already a land of right and wrong.