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- When he came to the imperial capital for the first time, Roy didn't know that just by passing by, he had already caused the city's undercurrents to surge and the situation to change.
He just wanted to rush to the north as quickly as possible.
When they were little country bumpkins, Roy and Tom¡¯s biggest wish was to come to the Imperial Capital one day.
In the eyes of the young man, the imperial capital is the center of the world. They dream of becoming knights who are respected and loved by others. They dream of walking into this great dream city covered in sunshine, wearing bright clothes and angry horses.
If he had time, Roy would really like to stop.
He wanted to walk up Mount Imperial Power and see the emperor who had sworn sworn sworn relationship with his father. He wanted to see the place where Aleshia grew up. He also wanted to sit down with those friends he had fought alongside but hadn¡¯t seen each other for a long time. Have a chat.
For example, the royal knights Hugo and Punk once saved the civilians of Borabel together.
For example, Philip, the heir to the Carr¨¦ family, who once led the Red Leaf Knights to rush hundreds of miles to rescue, and together with him annihilated the Black Skeleton Bandits raised by Wenger.
For example, Mo Ya who once rescued and protected herself at the Grand Duke Adolf's banquet; for example, the companions and teachers of the First Training Camp who came to the imperial capital because of the training camp competition and practiced hard day and night; and for example, not long ago in the Abyss Demon During the battle, Abraham and his twelve sworn brothers rushed to the rescue of Lulian
However, Roy had no time to stop.
The situation in the north made him worried. What he missed even more was Malt, the Bandits, Oliver, Dad Ken, Sergeant Hans and all the Bolabel people.
He spent the happiest period of his life in Borabel.
These people have long been his relatives, and they are his deepest roots in this world.
There is no room for error!
Therefore, after getting off the Sky Demon Ship, Roy immediately headed north.
The undead unicorn was flying across the vast plains of the Imperial Capital, gradually leaving the majestic but turbulent city behind, becoming smaller and smaller.
Along the way, Roy discovered that the situation in the north was even worse than in the south.
The towns near the imperial capital are not bad. You can still see the crops in the fields, and the order is still normal. The refugees walking along the road appeared to be in an orderly manner under the protection and control of the local sheriff and the Imperial Guard.
But as soon as they left the plains of the Imperial Capital, their eyes were filled with devastation.
A large number of fields have been abandoned. Originally, the Redemption Continent was barren and cold, and the fields produced not much. Coupled with the looting and trampling of refugees from the south, the owners of these lands simply could not hold on until the next harvest.
Along the way, the farmers¡¯ houses were empty and dilapidated. The fences of the livestock fields were lying on the ground, and the fences of the farm were also riddled with holes. The roads are muddy and dilapidated, and many of the stone bridges over the rivers have been broken, with only temporary bridges built using trees. Even the woods along the way were cut down by the refugees who started fires. There are traces of fires everywhere, and garbage and feces can be seen everywhere.
Although it is not a wasteland, Roy can fully imagine that when the refugees pass through these places, it may not be much better than walking in the Gobi desert.
The further north you go, the worse the situation becomes.
A large number of dead bodies appeared on the roadside. These people either died of illness because they could not hold on, or were killed by bandits. There may even be some who were beaten to death by other refugees who were snatching food.
In this area, no order or morality remains.
The only things running rampant here are bandits and plague!
Roy rode on with a heavy heart. Among the large number of refugees heading south, travelers heading north are almost cut off.
No lunatic would dare to face these ragged refugees with green eyes. Because every step you take, you will meet different refugees, which means encountering different dangers.
You don¡¯t know who will pounce on you, drag you off your horse, and eat all your skin and bones.
The only people who dare to go north now are the caravans who have hired a large number of guards and mercenaries.
The armor and swords of the knights and their strength are beyond the reach of ordinary refugees. But even so, caravans often fell into begging and harassment by refugees. Once they're established, someone will try to steal something.
??????????????????????????????????????????????As for a person like Roy traveling alone, even if he is strong enough to protect himself, he will encounter a lot of troubles along the way.
Fortunately, the undead unicorn is no ordinary war horse.
For other horses, muddy wetlands, swamps, and mountain roads that are difficult to pass are like walking on plain ground for this undead unicorn wearing the skin of a long-haired and thin horse.
??This allowed Roy to avoid crowded roads and take more remote trails most of the time.
After leaving the Imperial Capital Plain, we entered the province of Ansos.
Roy didn¡¯t know much about this province, which was located to the east of the northern part of the empire and was already bordering the Pompeii Empire. The deepest impression he had was on his own fiefdom.
Anthos is a province directly under the empire, and a large part of it is the direct territory of the Solan family, the royal family of the empire.
Back then, it was here that the Grand Duke Solan raised his troops and eventually established the Solan Empire, dividing the world with Pompeii and Philip.
What Roy didn¡¯t expect was that this time, His Majesty Edward I actually rewarded him with Byron County, which ranks among the richest in the territory, as a fief.
The Southern Cross Castle on the territory is also the origin of his title of earl.
However, because Byron County is located to the west of Ansos, it is far away from my own route, so I did not have time to visit it this time.
Roy couldn't help but laugh as he thought about it.
¡°I may be regarded as the most obscure nobleman in the empire. When others are granted territories, it is regarded as a supreme honor and a top priority for the family. Most people will mobilize as soon as possible and rush to receive it. Even if it is not possible, they will send their own stewards and a guard first to put the territory under their control.
But since I was granted the title, I have not even taken over the territory or sent people there. Even the servants of the fiefdom given to me by the royal family do not know a single one.
In addition to his own territory, Roy's impression of Ansos is that there are two families.
These two families both appeared in the war for mercenaries in Lulian not long ago. One is the Unicorn Paz family. This family and thirty other families from other provinces of the empire formed a huge force with the intention of forcing Archduke Adolf and himself to submit.
The other family is the Sassoon family.
This family was the neighbor of Grand Duke Solan long before the founding of Solan. The relationship between the two families was very good. Later, Grand Duke Solan raised an army, and the Sassoon family was the first to join.
The ancestor of the family was an important general under Grand Duke Solan, and he had made great achievements in the battle to found the country.
Over the next hundred years, after the Solan royal family entered the imperial capital, the Sassoon family became the undisputed first family in the province of Ansos, whether it was Brad, the current provincial governor, or the Solan family, which retains a large amount of royal territory. , we must respect the opinions of the Sassoon family on matters on this land.
And the Sassoon family is also full of talents.
Especially today¡¯s General Sassoon is known as a tactical genius that only appeared in the empire for a century, and is recognized as the successor of Imperial Marshal Safin. The Lightning Knights under his command were regarded by countless mercenaries as the best choice before the entry into Munich began.
¡°It¡¯s a pity that in the end, both the Parth family and the Sassoon family lost to Roy.
However, compared to the Venetian Fury Knights, Sassoon and his Lightning Knights are much more chivalrous. They persisted in completing the ceremony of entering the city, admitted their failure, and tried to contact Roy afterwards to seek cooperation opportunities.
Roy heard that Sassoon had returned to Anthos.
Because they are closest to the northern border, he and the aristocratic coalition of Ansos will also be one of the first to arrive among the empire's coalition heading north to fight against the enemy.
After three days of traveling all day and night, Roy had gone deep into the Tianhe Basin in the hinterland of Ansos.
After climbing over a hill, Roy had already seen the dark forest like a black ocean.
This forest has been shrouded in the shadow of the surrounding mountains all year round, with only two hours of sunshine every day, and it is extremely cold the rest of the time. Moreover, thick fog will emit from the forest. At night, the low temperature and ultra-low visibility that cannot penetrate the light of torches are enough to deter anyone.
When humans conquered this place, it took them ten years to carve out a road through the forest.
This is also the only road in the dark forest.
Riding his horse down the hillside, Roy galloped towards the entrance of the dark forest.
And not long after he entered the dark forest passage, he suddenly heard the fierce clash of swords, screams and calls for help coming from the jungle on one side.
"Bandit?" Roy had a flash of thought and immediately denied it.
In today¡¯s world, there may be many bandits, but no idiot would choose the dark forest as the place to rob. The harsh natural conditions and the only road here are not suitable for bandits who come and go quickly and cunningly.
There is only such desolation as the Lurian Desert?? is their paradise.
Roy gently pulled the reins, and Huobao galloped down the roadbed and into the forest.
Although it was sunny time now, as soon as he entered the forest, Roy found that the dark forest was indeed worthy of its name - with the edge of the forest as the boundary, the sunlight was completely blocked by the lush branches and leaves above.
"And in the shadows, it's extremely cold.
This kind of coldness is not the kind of coldness in the world of ice and snow, but a kind of coldness that goes deep into the bones. There is no cold wind, but it feels like it is creeping into the body, and it seems that no matter how thick the clothes are, it can't stop it.
Roy added a magic shield to himself, patted the living treasure's neck, and was glad that his mount was an undead unicorn.
If it were an ordinary war horse, it would probably be frozen as soon as it entered the forest.
Roy slowly rode his horse towards the place where the sound came from. After walking a short distance, crossing a small mound and passing through dense branches, he saw a tragic scene through the gaps in the trees.
I saw a dozen people and their horses lying dead on the ground. Every corpse was covered with white frost, the blood from the wounds condensed into ice, and the horses were frozen to death.
And there are more than twenty knights who are surrounding and killing eight people.
These eight people all have no horses. Six of them are wearing the same armor. They are obviously guards. They are relying on a mountain wall to resist and protect a female mage and a man in the middle.
The female mage and the man are both young, around twenty, and they look similar to themselves.
And among the more than twenty knights who were besieging them, there were still seven or eight horses. It's all supported by the knight's fighting spirit.
And these besiegers were all dressed up differently, some looked like free knights, some looked like mercenaries, and some looked like bandits, or the guards of a certain business group.
However, after just a few glances, Roy realized that these people were obviously disguising their identities.
Not only do they know each other, but they also cooperate with each other tacitly, and their formations and tactics are impeccable. His attacks were also quite vicious, and he was obviously battle-hardened.
"Dreiser! Are you crazy? Aren't you afraid of revenge if you dare to ambush the young city lord of White Rock City?" Among the guards, an old guard with a white beard shouted loudly: "If you leave now, tell us who the mastermind is, and we will I will forget the past and give you a large sum of money, as well as food and equipment!"
A middle-aged man in the besieging crowd sneered: "Mr. Marion, you don't have to waste your time. Do you think I will believe what you say? I'm afraid that if I let you go, you will die without a burial!"
"I can swear," said the white-bearded old guard Marion. He turned to look at the pale young man and said loudly: "Young City Lord, you can swear too!"
"Yes," the protected young man said, "Dreiser, Baiyan City has nothing to do with you. If this is a misunderstanding, you only need to tell us who the mastermind is. I swear, not only will I not pursue the case, but I will also punish you." Power and wealth!¡±
"You?" Dreiser laughed: "The White Rock City State cannot protect itself now. Even the city lord is heavily armed. You, the young city lord, are just a puppet. This time I went to Solan Imperial Capital and met so many people. You got What? Didn't you just leave empty-handed in despair?"
"As for power and wealth, you don't have to worry about it. Someone will give it to me naturally." With that, Dreiser stepped up his offensive and shouted: "Kill them!"
With the attack by Dreiser and others, the situation for everyone in White Rock City has become increasingly dangerous.
Roy's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard a familiar name on a map he looked at several times a day.
"White Rock City, isn't that the city-state not far from Bandez?"
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