Richard knew very well why Bard, the leader of the business group, charged different fees.
If there were no surprises, after Bard successfully invited him, he couldn't find any other lone travelers who could share the mercenary team, so he had to lower his standards and accept the ones he could get for one silver coin. Look at the rough clothes Harvey was wearing. Linen clothes are obviously not very economical. If they really charge three silver coins, the other party will definitely not be able to get on the carriage.
In this regard, Richard didn't care about one or two silver coins, and he didn't want Harvey to delay the caravan's departure. He stopped the other party who wanted to get off the carriage to argue, and said loudly: "You don't have to argue, just charge me three silver coins." It’s the normal price, and charging you one silver coin is the preferential price.”
"Well, preferential price, why?"
"I should be more optimistic about you and deliberately accept less."
"You take good care of me and deliberately charge less?"
"Yes." Richard said, "With your size, if something happens to you, you can help, but I may not be able to help. If we can invite ten or eight people like you, even if the business group doesn't hire any servants, A small team of soldiers can also ensure safety, so we should charge less silver coins."
"Is that so?" Harvey scratched his head, thought about it seriously, and nodded, "That makes sense."
Then Harvey showed a comforting expression and looked at Richard: "Richard, don't be sad. Although you don't look very powerful, if you are really in danger, I will help you."
"Okay." Richard smiled, "Then I'll thank you in advance."
"You're welcome. After all, who asked us to be companions and sit in the same carriage."
"Forehead… "
As he spoke, the carriage suddenly shook. Richard lifted the curtain of the carriage carriage and turned to look outside. He saw the long caravan of carriages starting to move along the avenue, "squeaking" toward the north.
"Let's go." Turning back, Richard said to Harvey.
"Are you leaving?" Harvey looked excited. The next moment he shouted out to vent his emotions, "North, I'm coming! I'm coming, North!"
Richard: "..."
…
The journey that follows is boring and boring.
With Harvey in the carriage, Richard couldn't do anything special, so he could only close his eyes and think about things. After Harvey got through the initial excitement, he became bored and yawned constantly. After a while, Richard suddenly heard an unusual sound. When he opened his eyes, he saw Harvey lying upright on the wooden board of the carriage, his mouth wide open, snoring like thunder, and fell into a deep sleep.
"Hululu! Hululu!"
Richard couldn't help but shake his head, but he was not unhappy about it. In fact, this is a good thing for him. The next moment, he flipped his hand and took out a scroll from the Black Spirit King's island treasure from the space iron ring, and began to browse and study it.
…
The journey for the next few days was almost the same: Harvey lay in the carriage and fell asleep, while Richard silently browsed and studied the contents of the scroll in the treasure of the Black Spirit King's island.
…
In the blink of an eye, a week passed.
At noon a week later, Bard, the leader of the Blue Feather Merchant Group, announced that they would soon be approaching the border of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom.
What this sentence means is that the speed of travel on land is extremely embarrassing compared to the speed of travel by sea - the distance that should have been covered by a sea ship in two days was just completed by a horse-drawn carriage for a whole week.
However, Bard said: As long as we reach the border of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom, the speed will increase. Afterwards, they passed through the hinterland of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom that had not been affected by the war, bypassed the entire Rob Kingdom, arrived at the harbor of the Northern Kingdom, and re-entered the sea. The entire journey on land was considered over.
As for the distance... I've walked almost a fifth of it now.
Well, one out of five!
One-fifth of the "amplification of people's hearts"!
…
In the afternoon.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
The convoy of the Blue Feather Merchant Group continued to approach the border of the Black Holy Mountain. The groom drove the carriage mechanically, while the waiter dozed listlessly. In the carriage at the end, Harvey was snoring loudly and sleeping like a dead man. Richard was listening to this sound while reading the scroll of the treasure of the Black Spirit King's Island in his hand.
The more he read, the more advanced Richard could feel the content of the scroll. Even if it was not as advanced as the modern Earth, it was still comparable to the modern Earth after the Industrial Revolution. And this is just the tip of the iceberg that reveals the secrets of the Black Spirit King. If the true secret of the Black Spirit King can be unlocked, it is really hard to imagine what amazing discoveries will be made.
Just as he was thinking this, there was a "squeak" sound and the carriage suddenly stopped.
Richard raised his eyebrows, put the scroll in his hand into the space iron ring, raised his head and looked outside, and saw that the entire convoy had stopped.
What's wrong
Richard was confused, and the next moment he saw Bud, the leader of the Blue Feather Merchant Group, running over in a hurry, opening the door of the carriage and saying: "Mr. Richard, we encountered a problem ahead, there may be trouble, you... best Be a little prepared.”
"Huh? Trouble? What happened?"
"Huh-" Bard took a deep breath and said, "That's it. The hired mercenary team was exploring the road ahead and found a dead tree lying across the road. It looked like it was deliberately designed by someone. Maybe It was some band of thieves who wanted to stop us and rob us.
The mercenary team is now thinking of ways to move the dead trees away, and informed me that once the dead trees are removed, the entire convoy will be allowed to pass at full speed, and then rush to the border of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom without any stop. There are usually soldiers from the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom patrolling the border. Only when you get there can you truly feel safe. "
"Is that so? I understand." Richard nodded, "I will be prepared."
"Okay." Leader Bud glanced at Harvey, who was still sleeping, and said, "By the way, if Mr. Harvey wakes up later, please tell him so that he can be prepared. Of course, if He didn't wake up until the border of Black Holy Mountain, so there's no need."
"learn."
Bard, the leader of the caravan group, nodded, left the carriage, and told the members of the caravan group one by one to get ready.
Richard watched Bud go away, looked away, and looked at Harvey lying on the wooden board of the carriage. The next moment, without making a sound, Harvey opened his eyes on his own. As if he had sensed the danger in advance, his eyes flashed and he asked, "Huh? Why did the carriage stop?"
"Because we may be in trouble. The leader of the business group, Bard, came just now and told you and I to be prepared." Richard said, briefly describing to Harvey what Bard had just said to him. Again.
As soon as the brief description was completed, a shout came from the front of the carriage convoy. It was the mercenary team that had successfully moved the dead wood away. The next moment, the entire convoy restarted and rushed forward quickly, followed closely by the four-wheeled carriage. Due to the effect of inertia, Harvey almost fell into the carriage.