Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 205 Chapter [-] Wasteland Avenue East

After completing the customs clearance inspection of the arcane spire defense line, the demon caravan led by Baron Alexios did not dare to delay at all, and rushed to the north in a hurry:
According to the experience accumulated by the merchants in the past, the less time spent in the Land of Broken Soul, the safer this trip will be.

Since the caravan carried a large amount of cargo, the horses, nightmare beasts, and camels all had limited foot strength. Even the most skilled merchants would need six or seven days to cross the entire Soul Breaker from south to north;

And during these six or seven days, they had to cross the uninhabited yellow sand plain:

Although several small rivers on the wasteland, as well as the associated shrubs and grasslands, can provide the caravans with much-needed water intake and garrison places, and they will also carry enough food when they set off from the devil's land, but the heart of the wasteland in the land of cracking souls After all, the area is a completely uninhabited area, there are no human settlements at all, and even the few pathetic roads are wild paths that have been trampled by caravans for many years;

Under such circumstances, the caravans that drive during the day and camp at night are like living targets in the eyes of bandits in the wilderness:

Since the arrival of the peak trade season, the wilderness bandits who have rested for a whole winter will send their own thieves scouts to the middle of the wasteland—once the caravan is surrounded by bandit cavalry, it means that soon there will be another All the vicious army of bandits came to loot.

This fear lasted almost until the caravan arrived at the northern end of the wilderness and took a rest in the town on the left bank;
Of course, in order to make repairs on the south bank of the Lion Heart River, the caravan will have to pay considerable tolls, and exchange information with the residents of the towns on the left bank at a loss--and the real deal that can make a lot of money, I'm afraid Wait until the caravan (hiring a ship at a big price) crosses the Lionheart River and sets foot in the middle of the empire via the Grand Duchy of Houston.

After officially entering the country, how long the demon caravans will stay on the territory of the empire depends on their cargo capacity and connections:

The largest caravans with the most reputation, the strongest armed forces, and the most goods would even carry their goods and sell them one by one along the empire's major towns, until the northern Xuecheng area was cleared of inventory, then turned around and turned back, and set foot on the return journey south;
As for those small-scale caravans, or even entrepreneurs who came alone with outstanding adventurous spirits, most of their business was just a taste of business near Rock Creek City, and they would not go further north into the interior of the empire;

However, no matter how big or small, all caravans will go south to re-travel through the Land of Broken Soul and return to the Demon Realm before the harsh autumn and winter seasons—this becomes the second time window for the bandits to open.

The size of the team led by Baron Alexios is just between the large caravan and the small caravan:
Although the young Alexios himself is just a run-down nobleman who has just started his business career, most of the caravan members who came with him this time belonged to the famous "Mando" Luo" Chamber of Commerce.

After the former boss of this prestigious Demon Clan Chamber of Commerce died of illness, he was completely dragged into the vortex of chaos by the open and secret struggles of the heirs;
Many members of "Mandala" left sadly because they were dissatisfied with the status quo. Among them, Baron Alexios took the opportunity to recruit some employees and became his entrepreneurial team.

Therefore, even though Alexios is still a novice businessman with a hairless face, the members of this caravan have already traveled several times in the Land of Broken Soul, and they can be regarded as familiar faces in the southern wilderness. .

The "Yehuo" chamber of commerce established by Alexios also succeeded in obtaining a batch of high-quality goods and large orders by virtue of the previous interpersonal relationship of the "Mandala" chamber of commerce——

According to Baron Alexios' plan, the first caravan sent by the "Yehuo" Chamber of Commerce and led by him must at least go north to Sanshuiwan area to be considered sufficient:

Although the trade orders in the major cities of the empire have basically been divided up by the old caravans, Alexios knows that the early bird catches the worm, as long as he arrives at Sanshui Bay before the big caravans , with proper negotiating skills, then he can still earn enough lucrative profits.

Therefore, Baron Alexios and his "Yehuo" Chamber of Commerce almost stepped on the threshold of the Arcane Spire defense line to open the gate, and rushed to the first batch from the Demon Realm to enter the Soul Breaker Land;
Fortunately for Alexios and his members of the chamber of commerce, this trip to a foreign country seems to have gone smoothly.

Except for the expected difficulties encountered by the Southern Army of the Empire on the defense line of the Arcane Spire, the "Yehuo" caravan hardly encountered any trouble after setting foot on the Land of Soul Breaker, and kept heading north at the fastest speed.

Along the way, let alone robbers and thieves, I didn't even see the predatory beasts, small thieves and suspicious refugees wandering in the wilderness that I would encounter in previous years, as if these dregs had completely disappeared in the land of the soul;
The only regret is that perhaps due to the early departure, Alexios did not meet other demon caravans along the way:

It is precisely because of the abnormal danger of the Soul Breaking Land that the demon caravans have already formed unspoken rules. When they meet on the way of business, the team must act together in order to use the advantage of numbers to resist possible bandit attacks.

But this time, the "Yehuo" caravan may have to travel alone.

At dusk, the "Yehuo" caravan, which had been rushing out for nearly [-] kilometers during most of the day, finally slowed down.

The camels and pack horses in the team were panting heavily due to exhaustion, and white hot air rose from the bodies of the animals;

Even the nightmare beasts with astonishing endurance in the caravan showed a little fatigue between looking around.

"It's enough to go this far today," the old businessman in the team reported to Alexios. "If this continues, we may be able to cross the Land of Broken Soul in less than five days."

"Okay." Alexios smiled and nodded, but there was a hint of worry in the depths of his eyes, "At night... is it okay?"

"We have to find a suitable place to camp." The businessman licked his chapped lips and looked around the surrounding environment, "It's okay if everything is as peaceful as during the day, but we didn't find any caravans traveling together, and they camped and slept at night. It's time to leave more people on vigil..."

"You guys rest, I'll lead a vigil." Alexios said resolutely without any pretensions of a boss or a lower-ranking nobleman, "You've worked hard today."

"Okay." During the journey, there was nothing to worry about. The businessman nodded and shouted towards the front of the team, "Hey! Bill! Have you found a good place to camp?"

Unexpectedly by Alexios, the senior guide of the caravan took a long time before hesitantly replied loudly:

"A...Master Alexios! You... Come here and have a look!"

What's going on here?Alexios and the old businessman exchanged glances, and walked quickly to the front of the line.

There, he saw a caravan guide with a confused and bewildered face, and...

...a billboard.

Yes, a billboard made of wood and brightly painted is inserted alone in the yellow sand of the wasteland.

Alexios cautiously approached the billboard, and whispered the large Chinese characters written in three languages: human, demon, and beast:
"Welcome to the blessed land of the south, the beautiful wilderness, and Shuangfengling, the land of broken souls!
This is the location of Route 55 in the Land of Soul Breaking, and the construction is in full swing!
To get to the No. [-] rest area in the south, please go northwest for five kilometers! "

The members of the caravan looked at each other in blank dismay.

(End of this chapter)