This shows that their route was not wrong. What was wrong was that the length of their journey was different from what Bernard originally said.
"Narant, how are you?" At this time, Stella slowly came to Narant's side.
"Stella, our route is still correct and we have not gone astray."
"Look at the small river in front of you. The river curves in an S line, and there are several hills on the opposite side of the small river. This is exactly the same as the terrain on the map." Smelling a burst of fragrance next to him, Nalant directly put the The map moved between the two of them, and then he pointed at the surrounding terrain and explained to Stella.
"But judging from the length of the route on this map, we still have at least one-third of the journey to complete! In other words, our journey this time will take at least six or seven days!"
"Six or seven days?" After hearing this, Stella frowned delicately.
"That's right, Stella, I have a guess now!" Nalant nodded, and after calculating the time of the trip, he had a bad premonition.
"This map is not ours?" Stella's beautiful eyes flickered, and Narantian didn't need to point it out.
"That's right, this map definitely does not belong to our Tulip Family! The Earl said about the drawing of lots that day, and the garrison location chosen by our Tulip Family is only about three days away!"
"According to what the Earl said, the one with the longest journey should be the cavalry family. Their journey seems to be six or seven days." Nalant nodded.
"Did the Iron Cavalry family have any involvement in this?" Stella also knew about this, and her expression immediately became solemn.
If this speculation is true, mentioning the family's actions will seriously damage the interests of the Tulip family. As the heir of the Tulip family, she will definitely not tolerate it.
"Although there is no evidence, it's a high probability! I don't believe that the king's heralds would get it wrong on such a major matter." Narant didn't believe at all about the character of the old guy Rakov. , that is definitely a cunning old fox.
Moreover, he did not think that the map was made wrong by the king. After all, it was related to the safety of the army. Who dared to be so careless? Even ten heads would not be enough to cut off.
"Narant, what do you think we should do now?" Stella agreed with Narant's statement and suddenly asked Narant.
But in this case, they now also face a choice, that is, since they know that the map is wrong, then they should continue to move forward according to the map to garrison the level above, or return immediately to find the army.
Narant immediately fell silent upon hearing this.
Originally, Bernard's arrangement this time was completely prepared for him to keep the spoils for himself and reap huge benefits.
But now if he is really tricked by Rakov and goes to a checkpoint that is six or seven days away, he will definitely not be able to get even a cent by then.
But if they return now, it will take another four days, and one trip will take eight days.
Moreover, if they return, they may completely disrupt the layout of the Agate Principality and leave security risks for the army.
Although the possibility of a sneak attack by the Northern Principality is very small, it is better to be afraid of just in case than to be afraid of ten thousand.
You must know that these 100,000 troops represent most of the military strength of the Agate Principality. Any mistake will shake the foundation of the Agate Principality.
Thinking of this, Nalant gritted his teeth: "Stella, I think we should move on!"
"Oh?" Stella's beautiful eyes lit up.
"Stella, I feel that compared to the safety of a hundred thousand troops, the loot is actually a trivial matter! As long as our principality captures Oak City, I believe that the Earl will also seek justice for us!"
"Well, that's right, then I'll listen to you Nalant!" Stella immediately put on a smile on her lips.
In fact, she asked Narante for his opinion mostly to see Narante's decision.
As the heir to the earl, she knew this situation very well. Compared to the safety of the principality's army, no matter how great the benefits were, they were not enough.
Because if one hundred thousand troops were lost, it would mean that the Agate Principality had lost the foundation of its founding. Then the great nobles like them would suffer even greater losses, and their territories would become in danger.
Which one is more important is obviously self-evident.
As expected, Nalant's decision did not disappoint her, and she was not blinded by a little benefit.
And such a man is the promising knight hero in Stella's heart.
"Narant, don't worry. After I go back this time, I will ask my father to find your interests for you no matter what!" The next moment, Stella solemnly promised Narant.
"Yes!" Seeing her solemn expression, Nalant smiled and nodded in agreement. After a pause, Nalant continued: "Stella, although our trip continues, we also need to send a messenger back to bring the Report the matters here to the Earl!"
"Well! Okay, Nalant, I will send a messenger later! Don't worry!" Stella's beautiful eyes brightened even more, and she nodded solemnly again, as if she had become Nalant's subordinate.
Fortunately, Boris and others are not here, otherwise I would definitely be shocked that Miss Stella, who is aloof and aloof, can actually have such a low-profile moment.
"Narant, let's go, you haven't had dinner yet, your cook Rose has already cooked the roast!"
"Oh! Okay" Nalant was also distracted for a moment by Stella's sudden attitude.
After a moment, he realized what he was doing and walked side by side towards the team with Stella.
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In the next few days, Nalant and others continued to move forward, and finally arrived at the checkpoint that needed to be garrisoned on the seventh day after departure.
When they arrived at the checkpoint, they found that it was not a valley, but a big river.
Although there are two mounds more than 100 meters high beside the river, the slope of these mounds is gentle and the trees on the mountains are sparse, so they are completely unable to protect against enemies.
What really allows them to garrison is the river ahead.
The river is quite deep. Although the tidal flats on both sides are only more than one meter deep, in the middle they are more than three meters deep.
For soldiers or cavalry who can't swim, this is a very difficult chasm to cross.
If you really want to cross the river, you can only walk on the only stone bridge over a hundred meters long. Although the stone bridge is a bit old, it is wide enough for two carriages to move forward.
"Let's camp here!"
Nalant observed the surrounding terrain for a moment and without hesitation chose the camp on a mound beside the river.
This mound has a wide view and is only a hundred meters away from the stone bridge, making it convenient for garrisoning.
Stella looked at the direction Nalant pointed and expressed no objection, and then everyone started to set up camp.
"I didn't expect to arrive at the edge of the desert. No wonder the plants around here are so sparse."
While all his men were busy, Narant looked towards the other side of the river and found that there were only some low trees for more than a mile along the river bank.
When we reached four or five miles further away, the terrain turned into a desert filled with yellow sand.
