A wide river of sparkling rivers flowed through the somewhat desolate plains and mountains, and large ships of great or laden goods were heading towards the city of Calkart, and whenever they passed through a place where the waves were too fast to move in the opposite direction, a large number of coolies would gather, shout trumpets, and drag the ropes and pull them one by one.
In the cold wind that normal people would feel, these slender men are all naked, and there is a faint white vapor around their skin.
"If I hadn't left home to be a mercenary, maybe I would have become one of them, a slender man on the Negnin," Katrina was quietly listening to the familiar sound of the trumpet, when a slightly hoarse male voice suddenly sounded in her ears.
This large river is the "main artery" of the Shahran Empire, and the mother river of many prosperous cities, the "Negnin River", which originates in the snow-capped mountains controlled by the Vladimir family in the northwestern provinces, flows through the northern provinces, and advances all the way to the southeast, and finally empties into the Storm Strait at the junction of the Shahran Empire and the Northland coastal corridor.
Katrina turned her head, looked at the young man next to her, and smiled: "Everyone has a chance to change their fate, just see if they can grasp it, obviously, Yakov, you are the strong man who has defeated yourself, if you don't come out with the determination to die, and always follow the waves, then you will be like all the slender men on the Negnin, it will be difficult to live past the age of thirty-five." ” Yakov is a mercenary with short yellow hair, less than thirty, but with a full beard, full of vicissitudes, tall and rugged appearance, and is called "Brown Bear" by the mercenary team.
"Then you chose to become a mercenary with such determination," Yakov asked with a wandering smile.
Due to the sheer size of the Shahran Empire, with its vast array of magical creatures and robbers, it was dangerous to travel far away, especially in the north, so it was a very striking thing for a beautiful girl to go solo unless she had the strength of a knight, and in the same way, joining a caravan without company would attract a lot of extra attention.
In order not to be suspected by the clergy and noble knights of the Northern Church, Katrina carefully chose to pose as a mercenary, forged the certificate of the mercenary guild, and mixed in with a team escorting the caravan to the city of Calkat Yakov was the leader of this mercenary team, a knight who had inspired the blood of the frost giants by himself.
Katrina was affected by the teacher's habits, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and just about to answer, a clear female voice rushed in front of her and said: "Let me guess, Sister Katrina, are you trying to escape marriage to a beautiful girl like you, you must have been born in a well-educated aristocratic family and then were taken by some powerful aristocratic scum and forced you to be his wife, so you had to choose to become a mercenary and leave in order to escape."
"Anna, you've heard too much about the bard," Katrina amused, glaring at the leather-armored female archer next to her.
Anna is a mercenary less than twenty years old, with long blond hair, green eyes and good looks, cheerful and lively, much like Heidi, so Katrina and her first sight and good friendship, while she is beautiful, tall and well-talked, Katrina is full of curiosity, and she grew up with the story of the bard, she intuitively thinks that Katrina must have hidden "twists and turns" behind her.
As everyone knows, her idea is also the speculation of most members of the mercenary team, although Katrina's long sword is used well, and she is also very agile, with the strength of a high-level knight squire, and a few female mercenaries also have a delicate appearance that is no less than hers, but she has a gentle temperament, and occasionally when she thinks about problems, she has an indescribable "knowledge atmosphere", which is basically absent in mercenaries.
Yakov had secretly worked with a formal magician known for his erudition, but he did not possess a similar temperament.
Anna laughed twice, looked at the city of Calkat that was getting closer and closer, and asked a little expectantly: "Sister Katrina, we will follow Boss Yakov to settle here, will you leave?"
Yakov had sparked the power of the bloodline in his previous adventures, and this time he returned for the sake of the knighthood.
After the enthronement, he will receive a nearby manor and a territory on the Desolate Plains, and those who wish to remain of his mercenary team will become his knights' squires or stewards.
And for most mercenaries, having such an opportunity is something they will only get after a long struggle, so they naturally agreed without hesitation.
With the support of a nobleman, it will not be as difficult as a groundless mercenary to stimulate the power of the bloodline on his own in the future.
Hearing Anna's question, Yakov and several nearby mercenaries quietly pricked up their ears, as if waiting for Katrina's answer.
Katrina smiled and reached out to rub Anna's long golden hair: "I came to Calkat City to gain wealth, maybe in a few months I will get a satisfactory harvest, and then, I will return to my belongings, where my family and friends belong."
To be able to meet you on this adventure is a memory to cherish. ” The forests and desolate plains near the city of Calkat are covered by many resources and magical creatures, which is why there are caravans and mercenaries active here.
Many adventurers come here to find undiscovered gem mines, magical plant colonies, and other things that can become rich overnight, and most of them end up quietly disappointed or lie forever in the depths of the forest and under the plains, but there are also a few lucky people who have truly achieved adventures, and they have inspired generations of adventurers to come here.
Many specialties in the vicinity also have a very great effect on the research and alchemy of magicians, so the official magician will come to the adventure, and as a result, he was involved in the worship of demons, and died inexplicably in the city of Calkat, if he hadn't come with his companions, the rest of the people returned to Alinge, and the council would not have noticed the disappearance of a magician like him, let alone send someone to investigate.
"Family and friends," Anna whispered, "Sister Katrina, you must come to see me often before you leave Calkat City." ” Yakov said in a deep voice: "Katrina, if you need help, don't be shy, just come to me, we are companions." ” Katrina bowed slightly, and seeing that the scene seemed to be becoming dull, she quickly changed the topic, and asked Anna and the others about the city of Calcart, she was not yet ten years old when she left here, and she only had a general and vague impression.
During the discussion, the mercenary team protected the caravan and gradually approached the city gate, when a group of cavalry rushed out of the city, the sound of horses' hooves was rapid but unusually neat, apparently having been trained for a long time.
The cavalry was dressed in black full-body armor, and the mask of the helmet was also lowered, giving people a cold and cold feeling, as if they came from a battlefield full of corpses.
Their left arms are painted with blood-red coats of arms, including a blood-colored bear and a head held high in the left palm.
"Count Vladimir's Blood Bear Legion," Yakov introduced Katrina in a low voice.
Katrina is no stranger to this, although the territory of the Vladimir family is the Northwest Province, they also have some influence on the neighboring northern provinces, such as the city of Carkat is the hereditary county of the Vladimir family, the lord is called "Count of Carkart", and the blood bear crest symbolizing power and glory is the exclusive coat of arms of their heir.
Anna said enviously and fascinated beside her: "The Blood Bear Legion, it seems that they are going to greet Viscount Andrei."
The name "Viscount Andrei" was too common and popular, and Katrina didn't quite know what he was doing, although it sounded like the next Count of Calcart.
"Well, Viscount Andre, he became a full-fledged knight at the age of twenty-five, and he was promoted to a grand knight at the age of twenty-five, and he reached the peak of a great knight two months ago, and was favored by the epic knight Niner Becoming his student, he is sure to be promoted to the Knight of Heaven in the future, becoming one of the strongest Earls of Carkat in the future.
Anna said in a dreamy tone, as if discussing the hero of her own prince or bard story.
Ninel "Death Storm" Ninel Katrina was a little surprised, this first-order epic knight is the current head of the Fitado family, the de facto ruler of the northern provinces, and it is precisely because of his promotion that St.
Ivan Fort is considering elevating the title of the Fortas of the Fortas from a marquis to a duke.
But isn't the Fitado family at odds with the Vladimir family, and they are dissatisfied with their meddling in the affairs of the northern provinces?
If Andrei = Vladimir really needs an epic knight as a teacher, and the Vladimir family is not without it, "Ice Age" Thom = Vladimir Although he is old and no longer holds the title of grand duke more than a hundred years ago, he is undoubtedly still alive and is still expected to break through to the third level of the legendary epic knight Is there any secret hidden in this, is this information important to the council, Katrina thought to herself.
Looking at her expression as if she was shocked, Anna was even more envious and admired: "Becoming a student of an epic knight is also a very rare adventure for a knight of heaven, not to mention a great knight, Viscount Andre must have something extraordinary" "Not to mention the epic knight, I am satisfied to have a heavenly knight as my teacher, without the gift and favor of the Lord, this kind of thing will never happen."
Yakov sighed a little bitterly and yearningly, people are more angry than people.
The other mercenaries even laughed at themselves: "If there can be a big knight, no, a formal knight as a teacher, we are all willing to go to Heavenly Mountain in advance." ” During this discussion, they escorted the caravan into the city and found an inn to stay in for the time being.
When Yakov went to report to the city hall, Katrina took Anna to a nearby tavern.
Having just stepped in, Katrina, who was pretty-looking, was immediately "welcomed" by the whistles of mercenaries and adventurers, who kept making vulgar jokes.
Anna glared at them fiercely and drew the dagger on her body, and Katrina did not shy hold the longsword in front of her, and looked around indifferently.
On this occasion, the weaker you are, the more you will be bullied.
Sure enough, their toughness made the drunkards restrain a lot and they were able to walk to the bar smoothly.
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"Hi little Anna, welcome back, this beautiful girl is" The tavern owner was a middle-aged man with a squinting face.
Anna smiled and said, "Uncle Gulf, do you want to enjoy the trampling of the brown bears, by the way, has anything big happened in recent months?"
"The biggest thing you must know is that Viscount Andre has become a storm of death, your Excellency's student, a little younger, there was a demon worship incident in the aristocratic district next door, and dozens of people died inexplicably at the scene."
Gulf put away a sinister smile.
"Cult of the Devil," Anna asked curiously.
Katrina quietly breathed a sigh of relief, with a local mercenary as a companion, it was indeed much easier to find out about things, and it would not arouse the suspicion of others, otherwise a "foreigner" would definitely be concerned about this matter rashly
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