Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 221

Baron Alexios, who was aggressively questioning the soldiers of Halla Dean, did not see anyone approaching from behind;
However, the soldiers of Halladine who were standing beside the wooden barricade, facing the south, immediately noticed the mighty convoy in Shuangfeng Ridge, but it was also blocked on the road——

The fringed coat of arms flags that were raised high on the roof of the leading carriage, exclusive to the imperial nobles, quickly lifted the spirits of these southern pawns.

Although none of the Halladayn soldiers present at all could recognize the slightly unfamiliar ice-blue maple leaf flag, their experience in dealing with travelers all the year round told them that a passing human noble lord, compared to some The unknown demon caravan is obviously much more important.

So, the soldiers who had been busy dealing with Alexios left the demon businessman who was in a rage without saying a word, and passed on to the lord of Shuangfengling with a flattering smile in an instant. Alexios blew his beard and stared in place.

To the surprise of the soldiers of Halle Dean, this "Lord of the Maple Leaf Banner" wearing a noble tunic had an unexpectedly young face. His pale and handsome cheeks seemed to be more suitable for a ballroom dance in the imperial capital. Not on the throne of the ruler of a certain territory;

However, Xia Houyan's first sentence, "What happened here?" made the soldiers secretly speechless:
As for the flat and majestic tone, it sounds like the tone of a high-ranking person who is usually used to bossing around.

The soldiers of Halla Dean turned their heads to look at the majestic Alan Cousins ​​behind the lord of Frost Maple Ridge, who was wearing silver-plated knight armor and a lily pendant. Master Laurie, who is very conspicuous in a gray mage robe;
No one dared to underestimate the age of this young man.

A squad leader of Halladine, who was wearing a sergeant's armband, took two steps forward, bowed to the official Xiahou with the most standard etiquette for meeting superior nobles, and then solemnly said:
"My lord, due to the sudden danger, this road has been temporarily blocked by the country of Halladin—if you and your team need to cross the road, you may need to detour from the west."

"Blocked..." Xia Houyan nodded with great interest, "So everyone won't let it pass? Was your soldier arguing with that businessman before?"

The soldier captain glanced at Alexios, who was jumping angrily, in surprise. Obviously, he didn't expect the young nobleman in front of him to be so interested in a demon caravan.

However, driven by his professionalism, he still answered seriously:
"Yes. The Earl's order is that all people coming and going are not allowed to pass through. The demon bastard came here this morning, and since he knew that he couldn't pass through, he has been messing around with us-you are a noble imperial lord, so you really don't need to care about it. We will take care of these alien traffickers."

Xia Houyan let out a "huh" and said:
"You said that the road here was blocked because of a 'sudden danger', and I heard from my subordinates that it was related to some robber... Would you mind telling me what happened?"

The soldier squad leader quickly nodded respectfully:

"Of course, it is my lifetime honor to serve the noble imperial lord!"

Lord Frost Maple Ridge didn't say anything, and the Knight Commander Cousins ​​and Master Laurie behind him were almost moved to tears:
It would be better to say that the Central Plains of the Empire is prosperous and civilized, at least the people here still have the most basic respect for nobles...

If you were in a barbaric place like the Land of Cracking Souls, bandits, bandits, and wastelanders wouldn't care if you were a noble or a slave, let alone red tape, you'd be lucky if the watermelon knife didn't slash at your head...

Master Laurie was born in the authentic school city, and spent most of his life as the chief mage of the high-ranking Igor family in Eagle's Rest Castle;

Not to mention Cousins, who used to be the Knight Commander of the Principality who could walk sideways in the imperial capital, and the Lily Knight of the Empire who was conferred by His Majesty the Emperor himself with a sword;

These two were originally eunuchs with high-class personalities, who ate delicacies, wore silk, and were satisfied in every way. Unexpectedly, after Vincent Igor's rebellion, they all turned into poor people in the wilderness. Such a scene...

After several ups and downs, the Igor family finally received the treatment that nobility deserved again in Halledine, a small earl's territory;
The two old men of Eagle's Rest suddenly felt sad and lamented the sorrow of the past and the past.

Of course, the lord who jumped in the queue halfway from the earth and had never experienced the heyday of the Igor family at all did not have these nonsense and artificial youthful thoughts.

All he cared about was what the hell was going on on the road ahead.

Captain Halladine also conscientiously explained:

"My lord, the country of Halladayne is the famous 'Forest Country' in the southern part of the empire. More than half of its border is at the foot of the 'Jasper Mountain', a branch of the Dust Mountain Range, and it is covered by the ancient 'Sunset Forest'. Before you This 'Sunset Avenue' was built by the ancestors of Halladin, and it is the only way to pass through the Sunset Forest from south to north."

Xia Houyan nodded, pretending to understand:

This trip to the north was basically planned by Knight Commander Cousins. He, an inferior student in a magic high school who knew nothing about the trend of the mountains and rivers in the mainland, had no say in geographical issues at all.

Captain Hallardine continued to explain:

"The Sunset Forest is a natural land rich in products and full of ancient species. This woodland has been in good order for a long time, and there have been no robbers, bandits or evil creatures-so our country of Halladayne has never Too concerned about security issues within the territory.

"However, this summer, after many caravans from the south went north via Sunset Forest, they never walked out of the dense forest from the northern end of Sunset Avenue, and disappeared in the forest without any news. We soon realized that something was wrong, and some escaped The survivors of the caravan returning to Spring Leaf Town, the capital of our territory, also quickly confirmed this judgment..."

Captain Halladine paused, and beckoned to his subordinates:

"Young noble lord, according to these survivors, their caravan was attacked by a group of masked robbers in the middle of Sunset Avenue, in the heart of the forest. Not only were the goods stolen, but most of the caravan members were also killed. In the hands of the robbers. You see—this is the feather arrow used by the robbers."

An uncle soldier respectfully brought a broken feather arrow in front of the two of them.

After getting permission from the soldier captain's eyes, Xia Houyan took the feather arrow and looked at it carefully together with Master Laurie and Captain Cousins.

This is a handmade feather arrow. The shaft is made of the most common beech wood. The feathers at the tail and the stone arrowhead at the front are also based on a simple mortise and tenon structure, glued with some kind of light yellow gum. up.

In short, a very primitive and unusable handmade product of a small workshop, which is very suitable for the identity of "Green Forest Bandit".

Once upon a time, Shuangfengling also used this kind of rough handmade feather arrow;

However, with the structural adjustment of the supply side of the military industry in the territory, this low-end fast-moving consumer goods have long been eliminated. Now the archers of the Igor Pioneering Army are all buying regular army brand products from the southern army. of.

At first, Xia Houyan didn't see anything special about this trash feather arrow.

But the sharp-eyed Master Laurie quickly reminded the lord that he had found the point:
Although the arrowheads of the Robber Feather Arrows are made of stone, they are sharpened by hand;

But more importantly, the surface of the arrowhead seems to have been soaked in some unknown liquid. As long as the angle is slightly changed under the sunlight, the surface of the stone arrowhead will glow an extremely bright and disturbing emerald green color.

"This is...?" Xia Houyan looked up at the soldier captain.

"The arrowheads of this kind of feathered arrows are soaked in the sap of a special tree in the sunset forest." The team leader was glad that the other party found the point, and nodded solemnly, "This kind of tree is called 'Pill Viper Sword Cedar'."

Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows:

"poisonous?"

"Extremely poisonous." Captain Halladine took the feathered arrow from the lord and handed it back to his subordinates, who carefully wrapped it in flannelette, "The juice of the Viper Sword Cedar, whether it is There is no danger in swallowing or skin contact, but once it enters the bloodstream, it will poison people to death within a day and night, and there is no cure except for some powerful healing magic and top-secret formula."

"Excellent!" Master Laurie gave a thumbs up.

The soldier captain smiled bitterly and said:

"The danger of the 'Pill Viper Sword Cedar' is also well-known in the Sunset Forest. Once someone is accidentally cut by the sharp leaves of the Sword Cedar while picking fruits and vegetables in the forest, causing the tree If the juice enters his body, it basically announces his death—this kind of fatal poisonous injury caused by Jianshan is called "Jianshan Creation" by the local saying!"

Xia Houyan felt that the name was frighteningly terrifying.

Captain Hallardine sighed:
"Young nobleman, the local herbalist spread word of mouth that the poison of sword fir tree sap will disappear quickly after leaving the living sword fir tree, so no one would use it as a method of poisoning in the past...

"But this group of mysterious bandits came out of nowhere, and they didn't know how to process the tree sap, making it a deadly poison that can remain poisonous on arrowheads for a long time!

"The caravans that were attacked by these bandits were basically killed by the sword fir poison on the feathered arrows—even those lucky ones who fled back to Spring Leaf Town were all injured by the arrows. It didn't take long Just 'Jianshan Chuang' was poisoned and died."

Hearing that "Jian Shan Chuang" was so dangerous, the expressions of Xia Houyan and Master Laurie became serious.

The soldier squad leader spread his hands towards the lord in embarrassment:
"You see, this bandit is so dangerous and has not been solved until now. We definitely dare not let anyone pass through this dangerous road casually. If an imperial noble like you is really in our country of Halledine Unfortunately, something happened, and we have no way to report to the Earl and His Majesty the Emperor..."

"You are all here to ensure safety and complete the task. I understand..." Xia Houyan patted the captain's shoulder comfortingly, and then exchanged glances with Knight Commander Cousins.

Although Shuangfengling has quite a lot of experience in suppressing bandits, the Igor family is not an idler, Sister Ma or Sai Mengchang from another world. The official Xiahou is not interested in helping the country of Halladine deal with the bandits in the country.

What's more, this group of robbers still held the "Jianshan Chuang" dangerous weapon that could easily kill people. No matter what Shuang Fengling said, it was impossible to give away people's lives for nothing in this kind of place.

The core task of this convoy has always been to go north to reach the imperial capital and make a errand for the emperor's old man. There is no need for any side effects on the road-this group of robbers who appeared mysteriously is Earl Halledine's own eczema, Guan Yigor Family matter!
Therefore, the best practice for the Frost Maple Ridge team is simple:
Just bypass this dangerous sunset forest and head north on the west side of the country of Halla Dein - although this will delay a few days, there is still more than a month before the "St. Augustus Festival", The Frost Maple Ridge motorcade was in a hurry and had plenty of time.

After reaching an agreement with Captain Cousins ​​through their eyes, Xia Houyan nodded and said:

"In this case, we will not take Sunset Avenue—do you know how we should detour?"

Shuangfengling and his party didn't stick to the original route, and the captain of the country of Halladin also breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said respectfully:
"My lord, your convoy turns west from here, walks along the slightly smaller road until we reach the border between the Counties of Halladayne and Medusa, and then walk north along the boundary markers, soon You can see the road again!

"It won't take you much extra time, but it's safe and secure. Along the way, you can take a rest in Chunye Town, the capital of our territory, and feel the unique and refreshing natural atmosphere of the southern woodland..."

Xia Houyan was nodding his head when suddenly there was a terrifying roar from beside him:

"They can take a detour! Yes! But what should we do! Our order for this batch of goods has a time limit and must be delivered to Sanshuiwan as soon as possible!"

Xia Houyan and the soldier team leader turned their heads and found that it was Alexios, a demon businessman who had been eavesdropping, and finally couldn't hold back and cried out loudly.

"There's nothing I can do about it..." The captain felt that he had shrugged all his shoulders in his life today, "If you arrive at your destination a few days later, at most you can lose a little money, it's better than encountering robbers in the sunset forest. Poisoned to death by 'Jian Shan Chuang'..."

"You wasteful human nobles with corpses and vegetarian meals!" Alexios, who was furious, obviously showed signs of angering others, and scolded the bewildered officials of Xiahou, "You! And you Alder The useless Earl of the Enbo Kingdom! If the robbers in the forest are not wiped out, the roads will be blocked... Then my business loses money, who will be responsible?!"

"We have already asked the Eastern Army to help suppress the bandits." Hearing the racial humiliation, the team leader's eyes instantly turned cold, and he was unwilling to say more.

As a result, Alexios' subsequent curses completely shocked the lord and the two Frost Maple Ridge boys behind him:

"You stupid human beings, why don't you learn from those good lords who are really responsible and capable! Look at the newly appointed lord of Frost Maple Ridge in the Land of Cracked Souls, who has destroyed the mountains on the wasteland in just a few months. The thieves cleaned it up, and even the fucking wasteland road started to be repaired! Our caravan was scammed by a group of beasts from Rock Creek City in the land of broken souls, and the soldiers from Shuangfengling paid a sum of money on their behalf and promised to recover Criminals! When will you be able to do something like others?!"

Master Laurie and Cousins ​​looked up at the sky together, speechless.

Only a certain Frost Maple Ridge lord poked Alexios' arm with a dignified expression:
"That...brother...seeing that you are so angry after missing a date, maybe you forgot to buy the latest 'Schedule Accident Insurance' launched by Shuangfengling?"

(End of this chapter)