"I still plan to take a detour to avoid Chalon Forest!" Constantine continued. "In addition to the vampires, there are greenskins and beastmen there. The villages on the edge of the forest are often attacked. Every once in a while, we have to organize troops to clear them out, otherwise the next time we go there will probably be ruins."
"No problem!" Snorri directly agreed to Constantine's plan. There is nothing wrong in listening to the locals' opinions when he has no better ideas.
After a night's rest, Snorri and his troops set off on their journey as the sun rose, while the night's watchmen from the previous night rested in carriages carrying artillery.
Snorri clearly smelled a hint of uneasiness along the way. Although there were not even a handful of greenskins who dared to show up along the way, he could still feel the prying eyes from the woods on both sides of the road while sitting on the blue sheep. .
"Perhaps this is the result of that talent?" Snorri thought to himself. He boredly poked at the title of "seeing through tricks" he got after killing Skarsnik in the system, but naturally he didn't react in any way. I didn't get it, and I couldn't find anyone to verify it.
"Your Majesty the Regent, I'm afraid it's not peaceful around here, right?" Stringer whispered a few words after being called away by his advisor, then shook his head and walked over to Constantine to talk.
Snorri saw this scene in his eyes, and he found that Yu Balin was more of a consultant than Stringer, guiding him and teaching him to do something. In fact, this is indeed the case. The advisors of the eldest son often need to bear more responsibilities, and they need to impart certain experiences.
"Hahaha! Not only that!" Constantine took another sip of wine. This time he had finished his rum, and he should have been drinking the wine he just bought.
The good wine of the Bordero people is also famous throughout Bretonnia. The quality of the wine produced along the coast there is good, and more importantly, the output is also large, so the price is low, and the general public can consume it even though the principality is relatively wealthy. rise.
There has always been a saying to describe the Bordela people's love for wine: "If a Bordela man catches the full moon of Mansi Ribu, the moon of kindness, on his tenth birthday, then he may be able to keep it for a day. Sober and don’t drink.”
"This section of the road is full of peasant thugs! They come in groups and organize to rob passing merchants. It's just that there are so many of us, these bastards don't dare to do anything! Do you know how much effort it took me to disperse these bastards when I came here? "
There was a hint of anger in Constantine's voice, and it was clear that the young regent had had a bad experience. "These guys, slippery in the woods than the fish in the sea, smear everything they can find on their filthy weapons! Dung forks, literally!"
Stringer's mouth twitched when he heard this. For people of noble status like them, giants may not be as scary as dung forks. Even if you lose in a battle with a giant beast, it will be considered glorious. Even if you win a battle with these peasants, you will be disgusted for a long time.
Snorri's army passed two villages in a row, and their leaders chose to close their doors tightly in the face of such a torrent of steel.
Although Snorri didn't think it was necessary to pull out his cannon. The old wooden door couldn't even withstand the physical impact of the anvil guards, but it could give some psychological comfort to the poor people inside.
"Almost all of the nobles in Bastogne are excellent knights, but the proportion of their qualifications as lords can be reversed!" Constantine had some opinions on his neighbor's behavior.
The knights of the kingdom who had their fiefdoms in these two villages abandoned their duties and joined the king's expedition with their attendants. This is true for real knights who already have territories, not to mention chivalrous knights who need to make achievements!
It can be said that there is no chivalrous knight in the wilds of the entire Principality of Bastogne. If you meet him on the road, the possibility of him being a blood dragon vampire may be higher.
Both villages are managed by the stewards of the knights or the village elders. They only rely on their slightly trained infantry and temporarily recruited farmers. Only the goddess of mercy knows whether they can save the village.
After spending a few silver coins to replenish the convoy with water from the village's well, Snorri and his men had a simple meal and set off again. At dusk they finally reached a larger town.
The human settlements in Bretonnia are very simply divided into three levels: the lowest level is the village, which usually only has simple walls. The only two decent buildings are the house of its owner, a knight of the kingdom, and the chapel of the Lady of the Lake. , the lord's subordinates are just a few knights and a small group of infantry.
The second level is towns, including the one in front of you and the Sanlac Castle you passed before. They usually have relatively solid stone walls. These towns are usually located on traffic arteries or border lines, and their lord will be a noble with a title.
Compared with the subordinate kingdom knights, these nobles have more fully trained infantry and the right to mobilize kingdom knights and chivalrous knights in the territory.
The most high-end one is of course the Duke's castle. In addition to commanding the low-level nobles under their command, the Dukes will have some higher-level troops with local characteristics depending on the situation. There will also be prophetesses and saints who serve the Lady of the Lake to provide magic. support.
"The owner of Cheverny Castle, Count Cairo, is a Holy Grail Knight. We all have to be restrained in front of him!" Constantine reminded Snorri at the gate of the city.
"Good guy!" Snorri praised. He had known about the Holy Grail Knights for a long time. This was probably the most popular unit in the previous game. But here, these living saints cannot be recruited randomly one by one like in the game.
In fact, no one knows how many Holy Grail Knights there are in the entire Knight Kingdom. The human empire on the other side of the mountain has been trying to figure this out.
But what is certain is that even if we count the people who directly obey the orders of the spokesperson of the Lady of the Lake in the mortal world on the "Lily Island" where the legendary Lake God Fairy lives, and the total number of people who protect the goddess's sanctuary in secret places, it is not. There will be more than 200 people.
"Compared with other principalities, the nobles of Bastogne have an unusually large number of Holy Grail Knights. This may be a reflection of their chivalry!" Constantine sighed when he saw Snorri in a daze.
The castle in front of me looked nothing special, and even looked a little depressed. Since they had been notified in advance, the count's subordinates introduced the army leaders into the city at the city gate, and marked an area outside the city for the army to camp.
Snorri and his party walked through the gate and went straight to the inner count's residence, which was a small city. They soon arrived at the door of the inner tower.
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