The Nantalun Prairie is like the vast sea. Looking around, you can only see green grass and white cattle and sheep. It is spring now, everything is growing rapidly, and the earth is covered with a green carpet. The convoy passed by, and the wheels rolled over the road, pressing the sprouting grass into the ground. But when the wheels rolled over, the bent grass once again stood up tenaciously,
Since it was impossible to transport the carriage from Seawind City in the south to Sunrise City in the north, Lille and the others were delayed for a few days in Sunrise City in search of sufficient means of transport. For some unknown reason, there were very few carriages in Sunrise City. Lille and York struggled a lot over how to transport supplies from Sunrise City to Thunder God Fortress, but after paying double the gold coins, they finally found enough carriages.
After setting off from Sunrise City, Lille, York, and the magicians who were traveling with them had been complaining in a low voice. Because of the limited carriages, these senior magicians had to move forward on foot, which made them suffer a lot. These "magicians" The senior magicians of "Hand" basically did not do any physical exercise when they were studying in the magic tower. They stayed in their own magic laboratories all year round to study magic. Over time, their bodies will naturally become better than those who worry about life every day. Mercenaries are a bit worse,
There is no way around this, because personal energy is limited. When a mage spends time and energy on physical training, he will lag behind in terms of spells. When fighting against other mages and senior magicians, he will not be able to do it at all. It is purely magical attack and defense. The physical body he took the time to train will not have much effect. Therefore, magicians have been accustomed to their fragile bodies for a long time. Those magicians who hope to practice both magic and martial arts actually have two aspects. will fall behind others with similar strength to him. The final consequence is: he is magically invincible among warriors, and physically invincible among mages.
But no matter how hard it is to walk, these senior magicians of "Magic Hand" still have to bite the bullet and move forward, because they have already wasted too much time on the road. If they delay any longer, maybe the people of Thunder God Fortress will be able to move forward. The battle was over. Soon, these magicians discovered that Ryan, who was traveling with them, showed no signs of fatigue at all. The latter and Alando leisurely looked at the scenery on the prairie along the way, and from time to time They were still in the mood to discuss some trivial things, which made them very strange. They didn't understand how Ryan did it.
Ryan didn't care about the surprised looks that the senior magicians looked at him. He was looking at a group of cattle and sheep not far from him. Those cattle and sheep were all white, and they were eating grass leisurely in groups on the grass. Occasionally, Clay herdsmen riding horses passed by the cattle and sheep. The cattle and sheep were like separated waves, rolling on the green grassland. The herdsmen sang love songs on the grassland and galloped past. The separated cattle The sheep quickly gathered together, and the singing herdsmen disappeared into the depths of the prairie on their horses.
No matter how far the journey is, as long as you keep going in the right direction, you will always reach your destination. The senior magicians of "Magic Hand" once again had a profound understanding of this truth on the Nantalun Prairie. A full month after leaving Free Paradise, the caravans led by Lille and York finally saw the military camp in the distance. It was one of the camps for the Thor Fortress garrison, and it was also a resting place for the caravans and mercenaries who came to support the Thor Fortress.
In fact, if Ryan and the others traveled overnight, they could barely reach the Thor Fortress in a month, but there would definitely be no way around the large amount of supplies, and they would use horse-drawn carriages to transport goods over long distances, eating up the food and fodder along the way. It is no less than the goods being transported, and it is impossible to buy a large amount of food and fodder at any time along the way. To be on the safe side, I am afraid I have to carry it myself. This will in disguise reduce the transport capacity of the carriage by more than half, which means that the freight will increase. For businessmen, the gains outweigh the losses.
Seeing another large convoy arriving from the south, twenty horses immediately drove out of the camp. Twenty warriors holding sabers galloped to a place about a hundred meters away from the convoy. They immediately divided into four groups and started from four groups. Two different directions came towards Ryan's motorcade. One group ran towards the front of the motorcade, while there were one group on each side of the motorcade, and another group went far to the back of the motorcade.
In Ryan's convoy, there were several businessmen who traveled between Thor Fortress and Free Heaven all year round. They quickly walked out of the convoy and shouted in unison: "Is this Captain Brandon? We are a caravan from Free Heaven." The group of riders who came straight to the front of the convoy pulled the reins after hearing the merchant's shout. The galloping horse immediately let out a long neigh, raised its front legs, and stood up. The riders on the horses pulled the reins hard, Sitting firmly on the horse's back,
Ryan and Alan Duo secretly cheered for them. Not everyone can practice this kind of riding skill. Only those who have been on horseback all year round can possess it.
A man who looked like a leader among the riders looked carefully at the merchants who came out. Sure enough, they were acquaintances who often come here. He smiled and said: "It turns out to be you guys. What, what good things have been shipped this time?" ah."
A short and fat businessman narrowed his eyes. He touched his bulging belly and shouted loudly: "Brandon, this is not how you treat guests."
The leader named Brandon dismounted from his horse and strode towards the pudgy businessman. As he walked, he said, "I'm really sorry. This is an extraordinary period. General Keenst asked us to be more vigilant in order to To prevent any sudden accidents.”
"Kienster." Ryan was a little surprised when he heard this familiar name. Isn't it the same name as the captain who transported him? But think about the large population on the mainland. If they are not nobles, they only have first names and no family surnames. It is quite common for people's names to be repeated. Thinking of this, Ryan felt relieved.
"Ha, this is normal. Come on, Captain Brandon, let me introduce a few people to you." The short and fat businessman changed the subject with a few words, pointing to Lille and York and introducing Captain Brandon. : "This is the Lille magician, and this is the York magician. These two are in charge of our caravan."
Captain Brandon was obviously very good at handling interpersonal relationships. He immediately understood that the two magicians in front of him were the protagonists of this industry. With a few compliments to these two magicians without revealing any traces, he easily attracted them. Lille and York's favor, and then Brandon got the feedback from the riders who had just galloped out, and confirmed that there was no problem with this caravan. Under Brandon's order, the gate of the military camp was completely opened, and the entire caravan was completely opened. A caravan was put in,
As soon as Lille and the others arrived at the military camp, they hurried back to their rooms and entrusted the entire caravan delivery to those businessmen who traveled here all year round. The military camp had already been properly arranged. Everything was delivered very smoothly,
After the delivered materials are clearly delivered, the team's responsibilities are basically completed. As for the extent to which the mercenaries who went north together can help the Thunder God Fortress, it depends on their own wishes. Anyway, the Thunder God Fortress garrison will take care of the needs. The help is posted in the Thor Fortress branch of the Mercenary Guild in the form of tasks. Those mercenaries will naturally do what they can.
Brandon was very interested in the equipment for lifting heavy objects shipped from Free Heaven. He even left his own things behind and gathered around the craftsmen who were assembling it with great interest. He kept asking questions, and about this business General Kyenst of Thor Fortress had already arranged the reception of the team. He transferred a thousand soldiers who were good at handling interpersonal relationships from the garrison of Thor Fortress and organized them into a brigade, led by one of his adjutants. , who are responsible for reception affairs full-time. Most of these soldiers worked as apprentices in their hometowns or are articulate and smooth in dealing with others. They were responsible for receiving the previous batches of caravans.
Since there are many magicians in Ryan's group of caravans, these high-level magicians are all very valuable in combat, so the adjutant in charge of reception naturally attaches great importance to it and specially selects his best soldiers to receive them first. Unexpectedly, this is a favor. This kind of behavior had bad consequences. Basically, the eight smart soldiers were violently kicked out by the magician. An impatient magician even recited half of the magic spell, which frightened the receptionist. The soldier rolled and crawled out of the room, his face full of embarrassment.
This episode actually made others laugh. The merchants and mercenaries who came with Lille and York naturally knew the reason. It was pitiful that these magicians had to trek from Sunrise City to this place on foot. How could they not be exhausted and confused? , I was about to take a good rest, but you sent someone to complain again. I wonder if they weren’t angry.
The adjutant was indeed one of General Kyenst’s most trusted subordinates. He was really careful in his work. Lane was just a small magic apprentice on the caravan list. He also sent a soldier to be responsible for the reception. The soldier was only 21 or 22 years old, not much older than Ryan. He had a childish face, but he spoke very maturely. However, Ryan, Allen and others did not have the concept of being superior to others, so everyone quickly Familiar,
During the chat, the young man named "Bart" envied Ryan very much. In his ideal, he most wanted to be a magician. However, although Bart was born in the imperial capital, his background was very ordinary. His parents They were all civilians and could not afford Bart to learn magic, so Bart started working as a "hawker" in the Imperial City when he was seven years old. He worked hard to earn money every day to support his family. Before Bart joined the army, he was a peddler in the Imperial City. Work as an apprentice in a clothing store,