Big White waved his head towards the countryside, indicating for Allen to follow. It seemed that he didn't want to expose himself to the gazes of the people of Sur City. Bai's intelligence was no less than that of an adult man. He knew that if he were to be seen by ordinary people, it would be strange if he wasn't treated as a dangerous species. Even though Allen had discovered that the creatures on this planet did not have a clear concept of dangerous species, they only classified these mutated beasts as dangerous beasts.
However, if Bai was exposed to the eyes of others, Allen could not guarantee that Sur City would organize a hunt for it. After all, Bai's current appearance gave off a very dangerous feeling. Walking beside its snake body that had already grown to six or seven meters, Allen could completely feel the pressure of an ordinary person facing it.
After swallowing his heart last time, Bai fell into a deep sleep in the cellar. When Allen returned from the Ash Mountain Range, the king serpent had long since left. Allen originally thought that it was just hunting in the wild as usual, but he didn't expect Bai's change to be so huge. Its scales were not as smooth as before. Each scale was covered with tiny granular protrusions, making it look very rough. When Allen gently touched it with his hand, he could feel the white muscles instantly tense up before slowly relaxing.
At the moment of change, Bai's body erupted with magma-like power. That enormous violence could allow Bai to launch a fierce attack in an instant. As for the snake scales, they weren't cold to the touch. On the contrary, they were slightly warm. Snakes were originally cold-blooded animals, but a mutant like the King Snake seemed to have broken this rule. Allen remembered that when he brought the Black Twilight King Snake to the snake nest, he had seen it adjust its temperature to incubate eggs. From this, it could be seen that Bai also gradually possessed the ability of the King Snake.
The scales were rough, thick, and white, like a suit of armor. Especially the coronal skeleton on its head. It covered almost half of its head, perfectly protecting Bai's important organs. The bone crown was connected by many fine bone pieces, and the thickness of the serrated edges was about two centimeters. It could be seen how thick this "helmet" was. If he used this to hit the enemy, he would probably be able to use it as a siege awl.
He stopped in a forest and opened his mouth to let out a silent hiss. Not long after, two giant pythons that were not much smaller than Bai crawled out from the bushes. They stared at Allen with their amber eyes and flicked their tongues with strong hostility. One of them even tried to get close to Allen. The snake's body was as thick as a human's thigh, which made Allen believe that they could easily tear apart an adult's body.
Bai Chao, the python, opened its mouth and revealed its fangs. The python was startled and shrank back. With Allen as the center, Bai Ruochen formed a snake formation, with his big head on top of Allen's head. Allen did not know whether to cry or not. Bai was like a hen protecting its young, afraid that Allen would be hurt by the python.
In addition to the pythons, a few tens of years of colorful poisonous snakes swam out of the forest. They did not dare to get close to Bai He and the python, so they lagged behind and circled around the grass. Following that, there were many other types of beasts. Most of them were strange little beasts whose names were unknown. They were the size of squirrels, with big heads and small bodies. Their two round eyes were very cute.
However, occasionally, the top of their heads would split open, revealing cross-shaped mouthparts and spitting out long tongues with meat thorns. Allen knew that those were the mouths of the mutated beasts. These things were like man-eating flowers, deceiving their opponents with their cute appearance. When the target was careless because of their appearance, they would reveal their big mouths and eat their prey in one bite.
The last to arrive were three or four wild boars. They had long and curved fangs, palm-sized bones on their abdomens, and a row of spikes of different lengths on their backs. Obviously, they were mutated species.
Allen was shocked. These beasts and snakes were like Bai's army, and there was a clear hierarchy among them. As Bai was the king snake, in this special army, the snakes had the highest status and were closest to Bai. As for the other beasts, they had to bow to the snake group. Among the beasts, the few armored wild boars were the most respected. Even the two ferocious beasts that looked like leopards and tigers shrank behind the few wild boars.
Bai lowered its head, and its eyes revealed a proud look. It tilted its head, as if it was waiting for Allen's praise. Allen was both angry and funny. He rubbed its big head and said, "Good fellow, you're showing off your own power now?"
Bai nodded, opened his mouth and spat out a letter, licking Ellen's cheek. Allen patted its head and said, "I'm going to leave for a while. It's not convenient for you to roam around Sur City like this, so don't go back for now. When I get back, I'll think of a way to get along with Sur City. "
"Try to keep your subordinates away from the city. When I'm not around, you have to take care of yourself."
Bai straightened his body and shook his head, looking like he didn't care at all. It was like a child that had just grown up, full of confidence in itself, and even a little disdainful of Allen, this "parent"? Aluminum Shu
Allen and it were already connected by heart, and he couldn't help but laugh. He waved his hand, and Bai stretched his head over. Allen hugged it. Bai closed his eyes, as if he enjoyed the hug.
"I'm going back. I'll see you later. Do your best, Bai. "
A moment later, Allen let it go and left the forest. Bai came to the edge of the forest and didn't follow him out. He just looked at Allen from afar. Allen turned around and saw that the beasts behind Wang Snake were following suit. This made him very pleased. Bai would no longer be lonely on this planet.
Two days later, the well-prepared caravan set off in the square in front of the City Lord's Mansion. The caravan consisted of more than a dozen carriages, carrying high-grade fabrics that had just been produced. Accompanying the merchants were Sean, the other three workshop owners, and their assistants. Allen was in charge of the guards. Apart from the three elites, William, Adele, and Regis, there were also thirty King Of Mountains troops.
There were even more people seeing them off. The new City Lord, Edward, and his wife, Nero, arrived outside the arena at the same time. Other city officials, members of the Chamber of Commerce, and ordinary citizens also lined up to see them off. After all, Allen and the others' trip symbolized the hope of Sur City's rise. No one prayed sincerely for this caravan, praying that they would return safely and bring the fruits of the harvest to the city.
Allen and the others rode on their horses, which were covered in a layer of light armor. These four sets of warhorse armour were of excellent workmanship. They were found in Baron York's warehouse. They came from the Empire and were one of Baron York's favourite collections. He had to admit that after wearing them, the warhorses looked extremely divine. However, their decorative significance was far greater than their actual use.
Although Allen was more willing to exchange the four harnesses for money, Edward insisted that he use them on the warhorses and had to walk around in front of the citizens. The purpose was to raise the image of Allen, the new Knight, in their hearts. It seemed that Edward, who had been a Heavenly King Superstar, was much better at image packaging than Allen.
Sure enough, with the warhorses and gorgeous harness, the image of Allen and the others was even taller in the eyes of the citizens. Especially the Knight badge on Allen's chest. It refracted the morning light and dazzled people's eyes. When people saw him, they only knew how to cheer loudly. There were even girls who kept throwing sweet kisses at Allen, which made Adele wish she could shoot these idiots.
After leaving Sur City, the world gradually returned to silence. The yellow-brown earth began to become the only theme. On this planet, where transportation was not very accessible, towns were the most basic settlement units. Between these units, there was often a desolate land. In this world, in this era, people's connections were not close enough, which gave the earth more gray areas.
Filled with gray areas, there were more words like violence, bandits, and chaos.
In a vast empire like Bailey, only the center of the empire could be called prosperous. As a result, the vast territory and the lack of close ties between each other caused the war between the vassals of the empire to continue for hundreds of years. The Imperial family controlled the most powerful dukes, and the Grand Dukes also attached themselves to the Imperial family to consolidate their power. The two were like holly trees and ivy, coexisting and thriving, thus forming and extending the most central power of the empire.
After leaving this center, war became a frequent topic of discussion and action among the nobles. There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies. This sentence perfectly reflects the normal state of the middle and lower nobles of the Bailey Empire.
In this normal state of war, bandits, thugs, and pirates were the products of this era. Sur City was located at the border of the empire, and the thugs in the Bloodstone Wilderness were far from being as numerous as the hairs on a cow. However, there were also one or two hundred bandits active in this wasteland all year round, looting the passing merchants. The only thing they didn't dare to touch was the army of Storm City. As for the other caravans, they didn't put them in their eyes.
Otherwise, Sur City wouldn't have to sell the cloth it produced to Storm City at a low price all year round, because Sur City itself didn't have a strong enough army to escort caravans. This year might have been an accident, Sean thought as he sat in the carriage. He stuck his head out of the window and looked out of the window. Allen was riding on his horse in front of him, and his silver head was as bright as flames in the sunlight.
The first day of the journey was peaceful. The next day, just as the sun rose, the caravan set off again and stopped in front of a rift valley. The Wind Erosion Rift was the only way to pass through the Bloodstone Wasteland. Riding on horseback, Allen saw a small stronghold at the entrance of the rift from afar. Barricades were set up at the entrance to stop people from passing by. Behind the barricade were two wooden houses, and there were even two warhorses tied in front of the wooden houses.
Under the corridor of the house, there was a soldier dozing off. The gun on the fence of the corridor was clearly aimed at the road outside the entrance. Coupled with the flag of Storm City on the wooden house, there was no doubt that this stronghold belonged to Storm City.
Allen smiled and said to Wilick, "Looks like we've met an official bandit."
It was obvious that Storm City would not set up a checkpoint on such a main road just to protect civilians. Setting up cards to collect fees within the territory was often one of the most direct sources of income for lords.
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