"Su Duo?" Saru stroked his beard, and a figure suddenly flashed in his mind, "Who is Viscount Su Duo of Ice Rock City?"
"It's my father." Colin recognized a new father for himself without changing his expression.
Ever since he discovered that the head of the Firefox mercenary group in front of him was not easy to fool, Colin understood that if he lied again, he had to pay attention to a little skill, and he couldn't be like the old mercenary he found with twenty copper coins. Not reliable anymore.
Kahn Sudor is a real person.
Of course, Colin was not familiar with this guy at all, and only learned about his name and his recent encounters from a recent letter from his sister Caitlin.
The reason why Colin chose to impersonate this person is precisely because of Kahn's recent tragic experience, which makes it very reasonable for him to appear in a place like the Bearded Tavern as a knight.
"I heard that Ice Rock City was breached by trolls three months ago?" Saru naturally thought of the news he heard before.
"That's right." Ke Lin nodded with some disappointment, and at the same time, there were unwillingness, hatred, anger... and other proper emotions in his eyes. The acting skills that erupted at this moment surprised him a little.
Saru seemed to have been deceived too, and sighed, "I heard that your father would rather die than retreat with the city... He is indeed a respectable knight!"
"Thank you." Colin seemed to be holding back tears, and asked with red eyes, "Do you know my father?"
"Oh, no. I just admire Viscount Su Duo for a long time."
Colin was greatly relieved.
A real viscount and a mercenary captain, these two people are not in the same world at all, if they can know each other, then Colin feels that he is really unlucky.
"Then, Mr. Saru, can I go to Eaglefall City with your mercenary group?"
The reason why Colin wanted to go to Eaglefall City was because his sister Caitlin Angelet was there.
In the current crisis-ridden situation, only relatives with blood ties can make him trust.
And because his father was still fighting on the front line, Colin could only seek help from his biological sister.
"Of course." Saru finally believed in Colin's fabricated identity.
Moreover, he even thought that he had guessed the reason why Colin went to Eagle Falling City: "I remember that the wife of Earl Uman, the lord of Eagle Falling City, is the sister of Viscount Su Duo, so you are going to join your uncle this time, right?" ?”
"That's right."
In fact, Colin learned from his sister's letter that the real Kahn Suduo had already arrived in Eaglefall City and became a knight under Earl Uman's command. .
But obviously, Saru didn't know the news.
He no longer doubted Colin's fabricated identity.
A desolate knight who lost his fief, with his family broken and desperate, wanted to go to Falling Eagle City to ask his uncle for help.
It makes sense.
"At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the caravan that hired us will gather in front of the Bearded Tavern."
"Okay, I'll be there on time."
"Haha, now, respected Cavalier Kahn, let me treat you to a glass of barley!"
"my pleasure."
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the second day.
The weather was gloomy, and the gray fog made the wild roads more difficult and dangerous.
This is actually the reason why Ke Lin insisted on finding a caravan to go with him. Otherwise, with the strength of his apprentice knight, if he went alone, he would have been killed by bandits or wild beasts in the wild.
I don't know if it's because of the large number of people in this team, or because of the reputation of the Firefox Mercenary Corps. In short, there were no surprises on the first day's itinerary.
At night, the experienced leader Saru found a place with a small hill behind and not far from the water source to camp.
Colin built a fire, boiled some water, and stuffed the hard bread into his stomach after soaking it soft.
Anyway, he can't taste the taste now, so it doesn't matter if the food is good or bad.
The kitten ran away early and disappeared, probably preying on itself.
Sure enough, after a while, I saw it come back with a mouse in its mouth.
At this time, Colin had already taken out the parchment he carried with him, and added another sentence on it:
[Human blood can help advance.]
Yes, Colin found himself advanced, from a knight apprentice to a first-order knight.
You know, it took Ke Lin a full three years to go from apprenticeship to formal entry!
As for the reason for the sudden advancement, Ke Lin now very much suspects that it is the blood of the assassin he drank the night before yesterday.
After drinking the blood that night, Colin noticed that his body began to heat up slightly, but he didn't pay much attention to it because of the critical situation.
For the next two days, this fever continued until noon today.
Then, he found himself advanced.
Because drinking deer blood did not cause such a fever reaction, Ke Lin guessed that it was human blood.
Of course, he had another guess.
The assassin Carter who was counter-killed by Colin was a first-order knight, so perhaps only the blood of a professional would help him advance.
In short, this conjecture needs to be further verified.
"Is this Elvish?"
Ke Lin turned his head and saw a fat middle-aged man standing behind him, staring at the words on the parchment and guessing self-righteously.
"Yes." Ke Lin felt a little upset when he saw the other party poking his head, so he put away the parchment and said casually at the same time.
He recognized the fat man as the owner of the caravan, named Oliver.
"I didn't expect the knowledge of the Kahn knight to be so profound, even proficient in Elf language!" Oliver immediately flattered him, and then sat down beside Colin very familiarly.
"Just a little understanding." Colin frowned slightly. He didn't like a businessman like Oliver.
In his view, these profit-seeking businessmen are too purposeful, and now they must be trying to please themselves.
"Is this your pet?" Oliver looked at the kitten who was fighting with the dead mouse, and began to have nothing to say.
"Yes."
"You have such a zest for life!" Oliver's face smiled like a chrysanthemum. "Does it have a name?"
Ke Lin was stunned, as if he didn't think it was necessary to name this "mobile blood bag", but then he said on the spot: "It's called Xiaobai."
"Xiaobai?" Oliver looked at the pure blue short-haired cat by the fire, the smile on his face obviously froze, and then he immediately returned to normal, "What a good name!"
"Mr. Oliver." Colin also smiled, "You are so hypocritical."
"Thank you very much for your compliment!" Oliver didn't take it seriously at all, his thick skin was amazing.
The two immediately chatted one after another, and after getting acquainted with each other, Oliver suddenly lowered his voice and said:
"Knight Kahn, if you want to regain the fiefdom of the Su Duo family, I may be able to provide you with some help!"
Colin, who had been drowsy, was suddenly shocked, and turned his head to look at the fat businessman beside him with a half-smile:
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
(end of this chapter)