Yesterday's tragedy was like this. I locked myself outside. The weather was hot, so I wandered around for a long time. If I can't go home, I can only find a place to stay. Don't even think about updating. I don't have much money on me. Then I saw a sign that said 'Unlock.' I asked, but the person said they wouldn't let me open it. I thought I was going to wander. Damn it. Finally, I found another place, and they agreed without hesitation. They only asked for fifty dollars. I'd even pay two hundred, not to mention fifty. When I got home, I sat on the stairs, tired. I wanted to see how to unlock it, but while I was distracted, the lock opened with a click. Scary, right? The locks we usually trust won't last more than three seconds in the hands of a professional.
Rex's expression slowly relaxed. She looked at Salin. "You're not angry that Nelis was bullied?"
Salin was helpless. He couldn't tell Rex about Nelis's identity. This had nothing to do with trust. Nelis's life depended on him. If she revealed her identity, all the magicians on the continent would be interested in her.
"Rex, don't listen to Nelis. Zola doesn't have the guts," Silva suddenly said.
Neris glared at Shika fiercely but did not do anything else. Rex was surprised. She suddenly felt that the people around Salin were all strange. He couldn't see through them either.
The atmosphere was awkward. Salin could only focus on his surroundings and stop chatting with Rex. This was an ancient road, built using Yun Liu's method. Although it was a dirt road in the mountains, after thousands of years, not a single blade of grass grew on the dirt road. Tall trees grew on both sides of the road. This kind of environment was suitable for robbers.
The northern part of the Titan Duchy had fewer rivers and more hills. The cities in this area were very spaced apart. There were small forts in the countryside, and many low-level nobles.
There were hundreds of wineries in Bordeaux, most of which belonged to these small nobles. These small nobles were very rich and could afford private armies. Logically, robbers didn't have much room to survive.
The Titans dealt with robbers much more cruelly than Qin Yin. Basically, once caught robbers were convicted, they would be fed to magical beasts. That group of robbers probably colluded with the local small nobles.
They didn't attract anyone's attention when they passed through Phoenix. They changed horses at Jia Loulan, so no one should know Rex's identity. As long as it wasn't a plot against Rex, it wouldn't be too much trouble. Perhaps these small nobles wanted to rob the merchants with their filthy actions.
The sky gradually darkened. The swordmaster outside the carriage asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, are we going or resting?"
"Is there a place to rest?"
"Five miles to the south, there is a small castle. The owner is a baron."
"Is this the only place to stay nearby?" Salin asked.
"The Titans don't allow farmers to receive merchants. This is the right of the nobles. Of course, this is also a part of the nobles' income," Rex explained to Salin.
"Let's hurry," Salin suggested.
"It's less than a day's journey to the Princess' Castle. Even if I change to a Skeleton Warhorse, it'll still take me half a day. Why? "
"Those bandits want us to go to the castle. The nobles here are colluding with them. "
"No matter how big a baron's castle is, it won't have more than a hundred people. We can definitely solve this. "Rex looked at Salin, waiting for his answer.
"Maybe that baron was pushed out to die. He doesn't even know himself. If something like this really happens, the Princess' Castle will send troops to surround us. By then, the only way for us to escape is to reveal your identity. "
"Salin, you're already a qualified partner." Rex laughed. She also thought of what Salin thought. The reason why the bandits showed their faces was to make them afraid. They appeared at this location at the right time to take advantage of people's psychology. They would definitely be safe if they stayed in the castle.
That wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that the castle itself was a trap. They couldn't touch it yet. Once they touched the baron in the castle, Rex and the others would immediately be framed as bandits. Bandits who killed nobles. By then, there would naturally be local bandits testifying, and Rex wouldn't be able to defend himself.
It wasn't a big deal if this series of traps was exposed, but if they ran into it head-on, it would be hard for them to get out.
"Thanks for your hard work, everyone. Let's hurry," Rex said to the people outside the carriage. She had come to the Titan to find the third temple ruin, not to cause trouble. Otherwise, with the strength of her team, it was still possible for them to escape as long as they didn't attack the city. The Titan's strongholds were all in front of the Princess' Castle to guard against the Tanggulas Empire. The east side wasn't directly connected to Qin Yin, so Rex could escape at any time without being surrounded by a large army.
"Tell everyone that if anything like what happened during the day happens again, we'll kill them all." After saying that, Rex began to meditate.
It felt good to meditate in the magic chariot. It was like returning to the Magic Tower. Although the effects were very different, there was one thing that was similar, and that was that the magician could wake up from meditation at any time and join the battle.
At an altitude of a thousand meters, a flying puppet followed Salin's magic chariot over a red mountain. In the wilderness far away, a group of bandits gathered around a gray robe Mage.
The Mage was in his sixties, and there were two magic marks on his gray robe. The leader of the bandits in a pink robe asked, "Lord Mage, they didn't go to the baron's castle?"
"No, they went west. They've passed the Red Earth Ridge."
"They're quite bold to travel through the night?" The leader of the bandits said gloomily. For this operation, the group of bandits had used everything they had. If they didn't succeed, all the gold coins they invested would be wasted.
"They're just too timid, Argus. You're too obvious," the Mage said casually. He destroyed the magic array on the ground with a wave of his hand. The flying puppets in the sky immediately turned around and flew back to where they came from.
The leader of the bandits blushed and said, "I didn't expect them to be so smart." He also realized that he had been too careless. Since the enemy had precious treasures, they wouldn't be careless.
"It's fine. Send the double-faced cavalry. After the Red Earth Ridge, it'll be a plain. None of them can escape from the cavalry.
"Lord Mage, are we going to use the double-faced cavalry now?" The leader of the bandits was somewhat reluctant. The double-faced cavalry was the foundation of the bandits. They had dealt with the nobles' encirclement several times with the double-faced cavalry.
"These people are rushing to the princess' castle at all costs. With their speed, they'll arrive after daybreak. Those horses will be finished by then. "
"In that case, please give me the order, Lord Mage." The leader of the bandits didn't hesitate anymore. Once those people entered the territory controlled by the princess' castle, he wouldn't be able to do anything. Although the princess' castle was no longer the Grand Duke's residence, there were still a thousand cavalry left, as well as two elite infantry from the flag regiments. Three thousand soldiers was definitely not something a bandit group like him could offend.
No matter how powerful the bandit group was, they couldn't attack the princess' castle. Attacking the princess' castle was not only equivalent to provoking the Grand Duke, but also insulting the royal family of the Cloud Flow Empire. Although they were in cahoots with the Cloud Flow Empire, there were some things that they couldn't touch.
It was said that another princess from Cloud Flow was going to marry into the Titan Empire. The fief must be near the princess' castle. This was a hornet's nest that couldn't be touched. Whoever touched it would die.
The Mage seemed to see through the leader of the bandits' thoughts. He said expressionlessly, "Argus, you've already invested a lot. If you don't do anything, I'll still take my share."
"I understand. Please give the order."
"Okay." The gray-robed Mage nodded and began to set up the magic array again. He had to send a message to the two-sided cavalry lying in ambush on the road. Ordinary methods wouldn't work. If he sent someone to deliver the message, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up with the convoy.
After the magic chariot crossed the red mountain, there was already a plain in front of them. The convoy slowed down, and didn't seem to be in a hurry anymore.
"Rest where you are." Rex canceled the original order. Her swordsmen didn't find it strange. During a march, such a change was a common occurrence. The commander would always change the plan according to the actual situation.
The camp was quickly set up. Although it was only a camp for about twenty people, there were eight tents. The two sides were surrounded by tree trunks, and the trunks were all sharpened to prevent the cavalry from attacking from the two sides.
The real defense was the magic traps outside the camp. Almost half of Rex's group were Mages. There were only two advanced Swordsmen and two Black Iron Sword Saints. It was too easy to set up these magic traps. The chain of traps protected the camp layer by layer. Even if the opponent had a powerful Mage, it was impossible to sneak into the camp without touching these traps.
Two level-four Mages stuck a few wooden sticks into the ground far away. The top of the sticks was inlaid with a gem. These were the Detection Magic Eyes of the Mages. Like magic staffs, they were precious equipment that required extremely special wood and gems.
After setting up, Salin had to leave the magic chariot. The chariot was full of women. It wouldn't be convenient for him to stay for the night. Although they had lived together in the Hell of God's Punishment for a long time, this was the Myers Continent. If Salin stayed in the chariot, what would the Swordsmen around Rex think?
Salin didn't get on the other magic chariot. Instead, he sat at the entrance of the camp and stared at the distant plain in a daze.
Tonight would definitely not be peaceful. Salin just did not understand where his team had gone wrong and why they had been targeted. There were only two wagons, and the ruts weren't deep. What did those bandits find?
The wagons were fine, but the ten advanced Swordsmen were problematic. The armors of these Swordsmen were too expensive. Each of their armors could be sold for tens of thousands of gold coins in a trading firm. Of course, the bandits would treat a carriage protected by such Swordsmen as fat meat. Salin used Water Flame Alchemy to create magic armors for Rex's Swordsmen. Although he tried his best to hide the elemental waves emitted by the armors, he couldn't hide it from high-level Mages.
The bandits didn't do it on the spur of the moment. When Salin's convoy entered the Titan Duchy, the news had already been sold. If Salin's team had gone all the way south after entering the Titan Duchy, something would have happened long ago.
Because the northern part of the Titan Duchy had always been peaceful, there weren't any big bandit groups. That was why they had a safe journey. They traveled extremely fast. The only bandit group in the northwest had set up several ambushes, but they missed the opportunity. Because there were Mages accompanying them, the Mages in the bandit group didn't let the flying puppets get too close, so they couldn't grasp their exact route.
After a few mistakes, the bandit group immediately changed their strategy. They wanted to trick Salin and the others into going to the baron's castle and set up an ambush.
Salin didn't understand these things, but he knew that they would be safe once they reached the princess' castle. There was still less than three hundred miles to go. Even if they didn't change to skeleton warhorses, the convoy could still arrive in half a day.
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