When Lorist arrived at the ferry on the west bank of the Methobro River, he found that Baron Seuras was waiting on the pier wearing the gorgeous plate armor with gold thread crochet that he had given him back then. The baron's family coat of arms is a diamond-shaped gemstone pattern.
As soon as Baron Seuras saw Lorist disembarking, he greeted Lorist with a big laugh, and greeted him loudly and enthusiastically: "Aha, I said it was some old friend who came here. It turned out to be my brother. He was very happy when he came. There was such a big commotion. By the way, what is your name?"
Lorist shook his head. It had been half a year since the Baron Seuras' figure had grown more and more horizontally. The plate armor on his body was a bit too big for wearing it, but now the fat around his waist was squeezed out. But his memory doesn't seem to be that good, not to mention that he has forgotten Lorist's name.
Sometimes it is common for people to find their faces familiar but they can't remember their names, and Lorist understands that very well.
"Norton Lorist, you can call me Locke as an old friend." Lorist said.
"Yes, yes, you are Baron Locke, I remember you gave me a case of good wine..." Baron Seuras chatted happily.
Lorist was speechless...
Pointing to the plate armor worn by Baron Seuras with the riding whip in his hand, Lorist reminded helplessly: "My lord, the plate armor on you is a gift from me, you won't forget it, right?" …”
Baron Seuras blushed for a rare moment, and now he finally remembered: "Hehe, brother, I'm really sorry. The main reason is that there are too many nobles coming and going, and my brother welcomes and sees you every day. He is dizzy and old. I also have a bad memory, so please forgive me. Last time, I brought a motorcade home to inherit the title. Seeing that I’m in high spirits and in high spirits, everything must have been going well during this period of time, right?”
"Hehe, it's all right. It seems that the baron's business is booming. Two more ferries have been added. He is sitting on a treasure land and making a lot of money..." Lorist said with a smile.
Baron Seuras waved his hand and said, "I didn't buy those two ferries... By the way, my brother, just now I saw you fighting on the other side. Is it because of the fees charged by the checkpoint guard team set up by the Viscount Davov at the ferry?" There was a conflict?"
"It's nothing, the garrison team at the ferry over there dared to rob and kill my messengers a while ago, just because the armor on my messengers made them jealous, but luckily ran back two messengers to let me know what happened. The last time I passed by, I just cleaned them up, and I arrested them and hanged them all." Lorist said calmly.
Baron Seurath clapped his hands: "Okay, I have to teach these ignorant guys a lesson. A few months ago, the Viscount Davov on the opposite side sent someone to notify me, asking me to share half of the ferry fee with him, otherwise I will be punished." Block the ferry on the opposite side and prevent my ferry from docking. Do you think I am stupid? The territory of the Viscount Davov only occupies half of the land along the east bank of the river. He rejected his request, and changed the ferry, the big deal is that those who cross the river will take two more steps to get to the main road?"
"Then why did it change back?" When Lorist crossed the river this time, it was still the old wharf.
Viscount Seuras pointed to the two new ferries: "See those two new ferries, the Viscount Davov saw that I ignored him and had no choice but to ask people to build two new ferries to compete with me here. After a while, after he built the ferry, he realized that the hundred miles of the west bank were all my territory, and he had no place to dock. Then he was dumbfounded, and sent someone to tell me that he wanted to buy shares with two new ferries, and let me eat He gnawed some bones, but I still ignored him. In the end, he had no choice but to send me two new ferries, and asked me to rearrange the ferry back to the old place, so that he could set up a checkpoint there to collect tolls and drink some soup. …”
"Brother, you should know that I am a person who is not good at writing or martial arts. I just have a kind heart and love to help others. Hearing what he said is so pitiful, I took his two new ferries and turned the ferry I moved back to the opposite Viscount. However, during this period of time, I heard the caravans complaining that the ferry charges at the opposite Viscount are crazy. I am worried that if this has been the case for a long time, this ferry will disappear. Need to drink the northwest wind? I was just looking for someone to warn them, but I didn't expect my brother to teach them a hard lesson when he arrived. It's so pleasing... "
In order to express his friendliness and welcome to Lorist, an old friend, Baron Seuras was very generous and heartbroken to give him a discounted price. This time, the ferry fare was 50% off... ..
This time Baron Seuras didn't invite Lorist to his manor castle for dinner, because he was sitting at the ferry and couldn't leave. The main reason is that each of the caravans that come here to cross the river can earn him a large amount of ferry fare, so he would rather eat bread and collect the money himself at the ferry than leave it to his subordinates to manage it. I was deceived and undercharged the fare for crossing the river.
Well then, Lorist ordered to camp on the spot and set off tomorrow morning. Then he invited Baron Seuras to have dinner with him. This time Baron Seuras accepted the invitation very happily, and asked the servant to bring him a bottle of good wine.
Putting down the tables and chairs on the river bank, facing the beautiful scenery of the river with silver scales shining under the silver moon, Lorist felt that eating here is really good for the body and mind. No wonder Baron Seuras said that he could eat bread every day sitting at the ferry. Eat your brains and intestines full...
The cool river breeze took away the intense heat of the day. Although it was already autumn, the autumn air was crisp and the sun seemed to be no less intense than in summer. After taking a shower by the river, Lorist put on a loose Robes to dine with Lord Seuras.
It wasn't a formal dinner, and Baron Seurath didn't mind, but he was very envious of Lorist's muscular body.
"I was studying in the imperial capital when I was young, and I had such a muscular body. How wonderful it was back then. We wandered out of the academy after class, making troubles everywhere, hooking up beautiful women..." Baron Seuras couldn't keep his mouth shut when he remembered the past, He recalled endlessly the glorious and absurd experiences of his youth...
The food was very simple, nothing more than bread, grilled meat and dried fish, but it was also very pleasant for Lorist to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Midobrow River at night while listening to Baron Seuras' stories about his youth, until Baron Seuras came from Wake up from the memory.
"Sorry, I made my brother laugh. When people get old, it's easy to miss the past..." Baron Seuras was a little embarrassed. After all, he and Lorist had only met twice, so he pulled him and said My past was a bit inappropriate, and I felt very rude.
"It's all right, what your lord said about the past is also very interesting, everyone has their youthful and frivolous years." Lorist raised his silver cup and toasted Viscount Seuras.
Viscount Seurath drank half a glass of wine and asked, "By the way, where are you going with so many people this time? Can you tell me?"
"Well, the Viscount Tobury in the northwest of the Kingdom of Ridleys, the current Viscount Tobury Tim is my good friend. He has always had business contacts with our family. Our family is used to handing over the special products of the Northland to Let him deal with it, and then get the supplies that the family urgently needs from him." Lorist said the answer he had prepared in advance.
"Where is the Kingdom of Ridleys? Why do I feel that I forgot something very important?" Viscount Seuras knocked on his head, but still couldn't remember, so he ordered his servants to go to him Bring over the animal skin map that Zhang often reads.
Seeing the map, Baron Seurath finally remembered something: "Aha, brother, you have to take a detour this way, you see, starting from the city of Vanades, leading to the border fortress of the Kingdom of Antinak, Liechida The road to the castle has been blocked and prohibited from passing, except for the transportation of military troops and logistics, any business travelers and pedestrians are prohibited from passing."
Lorist looked at the map, and sure enough, a red line was drawn between the city of Vanades and the fortress of Lichtana, and even the border between the Principality of Madras and the Kingdom of Antinac was painted on it. up red.
"What's the matter? Is there a war between the Principality and the Kingdom of Antinac? Why is the border blocked?" Lorist asked.
"No, it's more terrifying than war. Brother, have you heard of a man named Demon Shredder and the tragedy that happened in the Kingdom of Antinak?" Baron Seurath lowered his voice mysteriously.
"No, Lord Baron, you know that my family's territory is in the Northland, where it has always been closed, and the news is not well-informed, and I don't know much about what happened outside..." Lorist shook his head cooperatively, wondering in his heart, could this demon Shredder be Fatty Shi, what earth-shattering disturbance did he create? He also gave himself the title of a devil...
"This Shredder brought an armed convoy and gathered hundreds of thousands of refugees. He wreaked havoc in the Kingdom of Antignac and poisoned three provinces. Wherever he went, blood flowed into rivers. They were like locusts. Killed, ate, and robbed everything everywhere, leaving only a piece of white land. There are more than 130 nobles in the kingdom of Antinac, and now less than 50 survived. This is the hard work of the Second Highness Rescued. The rest of the nobles were all sent to the gallows by that demon Shreid.
Now the Kingdom of Antinac is in ruins, so that demon Shreid has made an idea of our Principality of Madras again. Fortunately, our grand duke was wise and sent the Iron Guards to block the border, keeping the demon Shrad and those hundreds of thousands of refugees out of the country. Otherwise, let them enter the Principality, and everything will be over. Thinking about the tragedy of the Antinac Kingdom, if it happened here, it would be too terrible, it would be a nightmare! "
Baron Seurath finished talking about the news he heard from the caravans crossing the river, and then made artistic processing based on the hearsay and his own imagination, directly depicting the demon Shredder as a blue-faced fang, three meters tall and three meters wide. Needless to say, they are all demons. These basic equipment are necessary. The most exaggerated thing is that Baron Seurath thinks that this demon Shredder will eat ninety cents for a meal. Nine people's hearts, and the steaming hot ones with blood on them are willing to speak...
Lorist suppressed a smile and echoed Baron Seurath's description, thinking that Fatty Shi might go crazy if he knew what he was like. However, this was also the first time that Lorist had received news of his family's team from others. Looking at the border line painted in red, it was obvious that the team was prevented from going north. With concern in his heart, the smile on Lorist's face also disappeared.
"How long has it been locked?" Lorist asked.
Baron Seuras was very upset that Lorist interrupted his unrestrained imagination, but the question still needs to be answered: "It's probably more than thirty days or almost a month."
"Then did you say when the blockade will be lifted?" Lorist asked again.
"I don't know. The caravan that came over yesterday was originally going to the Kingdom of Antinac to trade furs. They stayed in Vanades City for more than ten days. I heard that the blockade will not be lifted and the traffic will be opened for a year or so. , They went back home helplessly. I said, my brother, if you want to go to the Kingdom of Ridleys, you have to turn around. La Principality, entered the Principality of Forondo, and finally entered the territory of the Kingdom of Ridleys from the Principality of Forondo, but this way the journey is more than half farther, and many of the places passed through are in war-torn areas, and there are many accidents." Xiu Baron Lars looked at the map and said.
"Yeah, that's why I'm worried about when the blockade over there will be lifted. I've always taken this road, and I'm unfamiliar with this road, and secondly, it's hard to guarantee safety. It's too inconvenient." Loris Features nod.
"Actually, I think it's safe to stay in your own territory. It's really dangerous to lead a caravan in this world. Even if your family's soldiers are very capable, it's hard to guarantee that there will be no accidents." Baron Seuras sighed.
Lorist shrugged his shoulders: "It's no better than you, my lord. Sitting on a treasure land, you can eat and drink just by this ferry. My territory is in the Northland. If I don't go out and run a business, I won't make any money. I can't do nothing."
Baron Seuras raised his glass: "Then I wish you a smooth journey and prosperous business."
The two broke up happily.
Back in the big tent, Lorist asked Pat: "Do you still remember the family crest and flag that Tim gave me? Did you bring it out this time?"
Pat was taken aback: "It should be brought out. Sedkamp seems to have put these two things in a box. He said that it is safe to bring these two things. If necessary, he can pretend to be Mr. Tim's family to do something that is inconvenient for us. doing."
Lorist nodded: "Go ahead. From tomorrow onwards, we can't say we are the Norton family. We can just say that we are the merchant convoy of the Taberley family. The flag given by Tim is planted on the carriage."
"What's the matter, my lord?" Pat asked.
"Fatty Shi and the northbound convoy are in trouble. The Principality of Madras has blocked the border and refused to let them pass. I'm afraid they already know that the northbound convoy belongs to our Norton family. Let's say that the Norton family swaggered all the way there. I'm afraid it will be self-inflicted..." Lorist explained.
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