"Well, if you follow this fork for a while, you will arrive at the territory of the Emilio family." Vivian said to Ryan, "Why don't we take a rest first and stay in the best condition before going in."
Ryan glanced at Old Bill. The 60-year-old man was already sweating profusely and out of breath, so Ryan agreed to Vivian's suggestion, and the three of them found a shady place to sit on the roadside. When he got down, Ryan took out his water bag and took a sip of water.
In the past few days, Ryan, led by Vivian and Old Bill, went to the territory of the Emilio family, and Ryan also obtained information about this emerging family from Vivian and Old Bill during the chat. Bit by bit, about 200 years ago, the ancestors of the Emilio family were once followers of the Holy Knight Fernando I. After following the emperor of the empire in the north and south, a unified country was established, and Its founder, Fernando I, naturally wanted to reward the people who followed him well, so he had the title of Viscount Emilio and a small fief.
After initially understanding the location of the Emilio family's fiefdom, Ryan suddenly had a strong idea. Fernando I had enfeoffed many lords in the southern part of the empire. Now it seems that this great king is probably trying to completely It was a pity that he died before he could take advantage of the foreshadowing he had laid to regain the south. The successors of the empire were more concerned with consolidating their own position, and gradually ignored these arrangements, and these enfeoffed people The little lords also inherited it from generation to generation.
Emilio's territory is northwest of Freedom Paradise, in the middle of the famous Cassano Plain on the mainland. It takes Ryan and the others about seven days to walk from Freedom Paradise, and they have to pass through the Valo Mountains in the middle. It can be said that it is not very convenient. This is also the biggest reason why Ryan and the others did not hire a carriage.
The entire Canosa Plain is very vast. If you walk from one end of the plain to the other, it will take at least four full days. There are approximately 200,000 to 250,000 people living on the plain, but these populations are composed of The three lords ruled respectively,
Vivian's father Paul is one of these three lords. The Emilio family to which he belongs does not have the largest territory or the largest population, but the army is the most powerful. This also makes the entire Emilio family The Leo family has become a decisive role on the Canossa Plain. Unfortunately, after Toby became the acting lord of the entire family, in just a few years, the Emilio family, which has countless brilliance, slowly began to develop. down the road of decline,
All this is entirely due to Toby's retrograde actions, but after all, he has not been in full power for a long time, and the Emilio family's army still maintains its previous combat effectiveness, so from the outside, Toby is in power. There is no difference between the Emilio family and any other lord in the past.
Ryan was very angry after learning about Toby's evil deeds that day, but after all, he had some adventure experience, and he still had a little doubt in his heart about what Vivian described. This was not unreasonable. Trusting his teammates, Ryan had never heard of such atrocities. He could not imagine that his compatriots could be so vicious.
According to Vivian's plan, the three of them returned to the castle to see Paul, who was seriously ill, and then moved the remains of Vivian's mother. As long as things went well, Vivian didn't even want to stay in the Emilio family. He spent the night in his territory, but Vivian himself knew that this was impossible, because Toby would never let her leave like this. In his heart, his identity would be of great use.
There are a total of three lords in the Canosa Plain. In addition to the Emilio family with the strongest army, there is also the Seremis family with the largest territory and the Saranal family with the largest population. Paul's marriage partner was at that time. The daughter of the lord of the Seremis family, this political marriage has allowed the entire Emilio family to enjoy a stable life for decades. Toby, the son of Paul and his wife, is precisely because of this status and background. Desperately hoping to marry into the Saranar family, the biggest bargaining chip in his hand is his sister Vivian, and the only heir to the Saranal family is a womanizer. It is said that the women in the family are enough to form a family. an army,
Even Old Bill, a servant, knew these things very clearly. However, after Ryan learned about this matter, he had some other thoughts in his mind. The three families were able to coexist in this plain, which is famous for its food production, for 200 years. Over the years, there must be a reason for their coexistence. If Toby's marriage is really successful, I am afraid that the entire Canossa Plain will become a situation where his family is the only one. Could it be that other families will ignore it
However, Ryan is not very experienced in this kind of political matters. If Faras is by Ryan's side now, he will definitely use his ability in this area to help Ryan analyze the entire incident and analyze all the people, forces, and people involved in it. The interests are clearly described to Ryan for him to make decisions.
"Hey." Vivian's voice came to Ryan's ear, and his shoulder was pushed hard several times. This made Ryan wake up from his meditation. Ryan turned his head to look, but saw Vivian With a look of concern on his face, An smiled at the beautiful warrior and spoke: "What's the matter, captain?"
"I hate it." Vivian rolled her eyes at Ryan and said to the magician who was wearing ordinary adventurer clothes: "Isn't this the place we haven't reached yet? Why are you talking like this?"
Ryan shook his head slightly and said to Vivian with a serious look: "You are talking smoothly now. What if you forget it by then? Besides, haven't you already entered the territory of the Gimilio family?"
"Oh, that's true." Vivian nodded and said, "But although your current identity is just an ordinary mercenary, you must also show your status in this team, otherwise they will regard you as a Ordinary visitors, this family has many rules. If this happens, you won't even be able to live in the castle. If something unexpected happens, it will be terrible."
Ryan shrugged his shoulders and said to Vivian: "It's up to you. Anyway, I don't know anything about the rules here."
Vivian's eyes suddenly glowed with a hint of success, but the beautiful warrior did a very good job of concealing her actions. She lowered her head and took out the water bag from her body, avoiding Ryan's sight, and took a big sip of water. Later, Vivian said to Ryan: "I know you are usually very nice to others, but here, no one will respect you because of your kindness. They only respect the strong."
"As long as you have enough power, even if you steal other people's brides here, others will just curse a few words behind their backs. This is why the various laws issued by Toby are so outrageous, but the army here is still Remaining loyal to the entire family is the biggest reason why the people here can still survive."
"Is this Toby very strong?" Ryan asked,
Vivian nodded and said: "Although I hate this bastard very much, his strength is better than mine. Maybe, after wearing this set of armor, I can have the strength to compete with him, oh, no, That situation is impossible to happen, because he will be surrounded by guards at any time, and I may not have a chance to get close to him."
"So that's it. So what is his strength? Does he have any specific record?" Ryan asked Vivian again: "Maybe we can infer something from it."
"This is why I have confidence in you." Vivian slapped Ryan on the shoulder and said to him: "Fania, there is a saying that is good, 'The opponent of a magician can only be another magician. Master', although I have not seen him take action personally, after all, he has always had enough guards around him, but he has the emblem of a senior magician on his chest. I think, although you don't have any emblem, But he shouldn’t be your opponent.”
After Vivian said this, she thought about it and added: "Well, this is a woman's intuition."
"Ah." Ryan was a little surprised by Vivian's words. A senior magician, this is a pretty good opponent. At least the opponent can still have a chance to fight back in the battle. Now Ryan is most worried about The opponent commanded the army to swarm forward, and he might be able to escape, but Vivian and Old Bill may not have such luck. Ryan is very strong, but he is not invincible.
"We can't let the other party command the troops to swarm us." Ryan said to Vivian solemnly: "Other situations are fine, but once something like this happens, it will be difficult for me to maintain your thoroughness."
"So you're worried about this, haha." Vivian patted Ryan's shoulder hard and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry about this so much. This situation will never happen again, unless you command a huge army to attack the city now. It is impossible for the Gimilio family to mobilize all 3,000 troops together."
"Oh." Ryan was stunned by Vivian's explanation. He asked with some confusion: "Why? Didn't you say that he has enough authority to command the army?"
"That's what I said, but don't forget that three families coexist in this plain." Vivian smiled and said the answer, and Ryan suddenly woke up. He patted his forehead gently, and there was Some said in annoyance: "Yes, I forgot about this. At the junction with the other two families, there will definitely be a certain amount of troops stationed, and it is also far away from the three major forces of Seike City, Freedom Paradise, and Wangyue City. The frontiers are not very far away. If we march urgently, it will only take a day or two. It is impossible not to station soldiers on the main transportation roads to stay behind. In this way, we actually do not need to face many troops at the same time. "