CHAPTER XIX

"The adoption of this complex and decentralized political system in the human kingdom was originally an expedient measure to appease the meritorious families after the Great War, such as Banrey, Hernett, Tackenduis, etc. However www.biquge.info after Heineman IV, the rapid rise of the Duanden family to the human kingdom and their return to the Uard, as well as the increase in the proportion of the Middle Avenue nobility in the court, made the 'multi-lordship' system a sacred and inviolable state policy of the human kingdom, and even other human dynasties after the Heineman dynasty failed to change it. ”

- The Sixth House of the Human Era: Pretz, by Defili Hashitair

"In that village, in that farm. Hey, hey, look! It's little Edward.

He carried the lid of the bucket in his left hand and the sickle in his right hand, and chopped and made trouble at the scarecrow in the field. Hey, hey, look, he's little Edward.

The dog in the village was his wolf, the birds in the sky were his dragons, the barn behind him was his castle, the lord's courtyard was his palace, and the fat and short girl was his princess. Hey, hey, look, it's little Edward!

Little Edward, who loves whimsy, little Edward who loves dreams, Little Edward, who always thinks he is a knight, Little Edward who was reprimanded by the lord today, hey, hey, look, it's little Edward!"

The song, titled "Little Edward," is a southern ballad to the effect that it tells the story of a farm apprentice named Little Edward, who spends his days fantasizing about becoming a great knight. Finally one day, a knight order to crusade against the evil dragon passed through Little Edward's hometown, so Little Edward sneaked into the Knights, and by chance became the attendant of the head of the Knights, and followed the Knights to travel around the continent to become a real knight, and finally killed the dragon in the dragon slaying battle, got the king's reward, and married the princess.

The song was so popular in the Southern Forest that even Haredith could finish it. And this song has a beautiful story and a cheerful rhythm, so people will sing this song whenever they have a banquet or travel.

Baroness Emmanuel Duendon Myers's convoy consisted of five carriages, except for the middle two, which were ridden by the Baroness, her son Blake Duandon Miles, and the warlock named Nezad, the other three carriages were occupied by servants brought by the Baroness from the south, and the knights led by the Sergeant Sergeant of the Order, Craig Hanlon, escorted the entire convoy on their own horses. The convoy from the Southern Forest left the alien city of Azonica in a cheerful song, and sailed along the trade path paved by the orc shaman with the power of earth and wind and sand towards the desperate rock face that separated the western sand sea from the continent of Mochren.

Haredith Quinn, the drow elf who was the guide of the convoy, dressed up as a gray elf in potion and sat in the lead carriage, with a coachman named Jauad beside him. And on the luggage rack above his head, the Baroness's daughter, Beata Miles, did not sit in the quiet and comfortable carriage with her mother and brother, but leaned on the luggage rack at the top of the horse, shaking her little feet, looking excitedly at the endless sea of sand in front of her, and singing merrily with the crowd.

Haredith did not join the chorus, leaning back in the coachman's seat, a map drawn on leather that he folded and placed on his lap and pressed lightly with his arms. Since he was walking along a trade route, Haredik, as a guide, did not have to look for directions, and as long as the carriage did not run away from the trade route, the convoy would not get lost.

The Northland horses on the wagons spread their hooves that had not galloped for more than half a month, and galloped along the wide trade routes, but in an hour's effort they left Azonica out of the horizon. Although the convoy was moving fast, it was just the beginning of the long journey. So until the sun set over the mountain, the starlight hung in the sky, and the moon of Moira slowly climbed to the top of the night sky, and everyone did not even see the shadow of the desperate rock wall. ...,

At nightfall, the convoy stopped moving forward to rest. The convoy camped on this road, made of black moon ore and black-scaled oil residue, which could accommodate four wagons side by side, and was surrounded by a wall of wind cast by the shamans of Azonica, keeping out the dry sand, the cold of the desert night, and some small insects and snakes, making it a perfect place for travelers to camp.

Hanlon commanded the men to form a circle of five carriages as a barrier, and the knights lit a fire in the center of the circle of carriages, and arranged for the men to keep vigil in turn, while the Baroness instructed the servants to take out the dry food and kitchen utensils from the luggage racks and begin to prepare for tonight's dinner.

When the sun rose again the next day, the last knights of the vigil were tasked with waking everyone up, and after feeding the horses for breakfast and inspecting the carriages, the convoy continued its march towards the desperate rock face. It wasn't until the afternoon of the sixth day that the sun began to set in the west, and the singing and laughter that had been surrounding the convoy had long since disappeared due to the long journey, and the driver beside Haredith was replaced by a young man named Ciri, and Beata, who had pestered the knight of the night watch to tell her a story for the night last night, was now asleep on Harediike's lap. Although Haredith didn't want to be used as a pillow, Beata said that she would sleep, but she couldn't wake up, so she could only go.

At this moment, the original unchanged yellow sand in front of the convoy suddenly appeared a black cloud, across the sky, but this black cloud was not as fast as the thundercloud carrying the electric sound and heavy rain, but like a hobbled old man with the pace of the convoy and walked step by step.

Then Shochizema came to Haredik, pointed to the black cloud, and asked, "What is that? Is it a thunderstorm?"

Haredith shook his head and said, "No, it's a desperate rock wall. ”

"That's the Desperate Rock Wall!" Xiu Qi looked at the black cloud that filled the entire horizon and covered the entire sky, and he didn't know what to do.

At this time, Haredith continued: "At our current speed, we will be able to reach the cliff in about three or four days. ”

"We've all seen it, but it's going to be three or four days before it gets under its heels?!!, Hugh said, glaring at Hareddick with wide round eyes, and then another exclamation after seeing the other man nod.

Haredik didn't wait for Xiuqi's exclamation to end before he said, "Go and tell the people behind you that tonight is the last night we will stay in the trade road, and from tomorrow we will leave the trade road and the wind wall and walk in the desert, so that they can get ready." ”

Since their travels, the trade routes and wind walls established by the orc shamans have given them great convenience and protection, so that they will not be exposed to the erosion of the sandstorms in the sand sea, and they will not get lost in the vast desert. So when Haredik said that they were going to leave this safe trade route and enter the dangerous desert, Xiuqi immediately frowned and couldn't help asking, "Why?"

Hareddick unhurriedly took out the map that he had been keeping with him and pointed it to him: "This trade road was originally built by the orcs to invade the Central Highway, so the direction it leads to is the original Baijie Pass, but the Baijie Pass has been blocked by boulders and cannot enter or exit, and our destination is here, a hidden canyon that can cross the entire desperate rock wall. Hareddick pointed to a place on the map that was drawn in a circle, some distance from the Baijie Pass on the left side of the map, and said, "So if we were to continue walking along the trade route, we would not only have to walk twice as long, but we would also have no place to rest along the way." But if we leave the road and head towards the canyon from tomorrow, it will be a bit harder, but it will save us a lot of time, and I will remember the location of a few oases along the way, so that we can get a rest. ”...,

Hearing Hareddick's explanation, the young knight nodded with a sinking head, and then he patted his chest and said, "I know, I'm going to report to Sergeant Major Hanlon, hey, the good days of outings are finally over." ”

Haredith shrugged his shoulders and put the map away, and when he saw that Xiuqi was about to leave his carriage when he turned his horse's head, he suddenly stopped him as if he had thought of something and said, "Hey, by the way, Faisifer!

Thuchs stopped his horse and looked at Hareddick with questioning eyes, while Haredith pointed to Beata, who was asleep on his lap and still had a smile on her face, as if she was dreaming about something, and complained to the knight: "Look at this little thing, I'm not some elf leather pillow or an imp nanny, can you get her away from me!"

Xiu Qi looked at the elf with a bitter brow and the human girl sleeping with a smile, and said with a wicked smile: "I can't help this, elf. Miss Beata seems to like you, and I am Miss Miss's knight, and knights cannot disobey their master's wishes, haven't you heard? So, take care of yourself, haha!" Shuki laughed and turned his horse's head and ran towards the back of the convoy, completely ignoring Haredit's curses behind him.

"Damn Damiko puppies!" Hareddick scolded angrily, and then he glanced at Beata who was sleeping on his lap and nudged her a few times to wake her up, but Beata responded by stretching out his delicate little hand and waving it into the air like a fly, causing Haredith to freeze for a while. In desperation, the drow elf had no choice but to let the little girl continue to lie on her lap, continuing to dream well.