It wasn't only Zhao Hai who hadn't been to the Rosen Empire, even Laura and the others haven't been there. Therefore, they needed to understand the place.
However, Shue had been to the Rosen Empire before. He wandered there for a while before coming to the Aksu Empire, so he had a certain understanding of the Rosen Empire.
Zhao Hai had Shue tell him about the Rosen Empire's situation. The Rosen Empire was the continent's most powerful country. In Hundred Battles Fortress, there were 150 thousand soldiers stationed there all year round. Among them were 50 thousand magic beast cavalry and 100 thousand were infantry. The Rosen Empire's heavy infantry were the continent's most powerful troops, they wouldn't be at a disadvantage even against cavalry.
Magic was prevalent in the Rosen Empire, so their army had Mages stationed there all year round. Moreover, there were also a lot of Dark Mages serving in the empire. It might be because of this that Dark Mages weren't suppressed in the Rosen Empire.
The Rosen Empire was worthy of being called the continent's most powerful country. It was bordered by the sea on its east and west, its navy was also very famous in the continent. To its north was the Aksu Empire and to its south was the Lyon Empire. Its territory was seven times bigger than the Aksu Empire, one could imagine how huge the empire was.
The Rosen Empire's environment was also very unique. To its south was the Accra Mountain, which was also the territory of magic beasts. There was only one road leading to the Lyon Empire while to its north was the Kolan Mountain Range, which led to the Aksu Empire. Such geographical conditions made it very difficult for them to be attacked by other countries.
Because of this, the people of the Rosen Empire developed an arrogant personality. They believed that they were the citizens of the most powerful country in the continent. They were naturally superior to the citizens of other countries. Because of this, they called the people of the Aksu Empire barbarians while the people of the Lyon Empire were called southern barbarians.
From this, one could see the attitude of the people of the two countries. It can be said that these people were born with a very arrogant heart, they looked down on people of other countries.
Therefore, people like Zhao Hai, who was a noble in the Aksu Empire, were looked down upon by the people of the Rosen Empire. Even the commoners wouldn't give him a salute.
After knowing this, Zhao Hai also felt very helpless. He thought that he would be able to survive anywhere with his identity as a noble to protect himself. Now, it seemed that this was not the case.
After resting in Cold Wind Fortress for two days, Zhao Hai and the others left for Hundred Battles Fortress via Lifeline. They didn't encounter any trouble along the way. If one were to talk about the busiest route on the continent, the Lifeline Line would definitely be in the top ten. Although the gate of Cold Wind Fortress was very wide, people still had to line up to leave the city because there were too many people.
Zhao Hai and the others also lined up to leave Cold Wind Fortress and head towards Hundred Battles Fortress. The distance from Cold Wind Fortress to Hundred Battles Fortress was more than three hundred li. From this point, one could see how huge the Orchid Mountains were, just the width of the mountain range alone was several hundred li.
Along the way, Zhao Hai saw a lot of caravans. These caravans had the insignia of nobles on their carriages, some of them even had the insignia of famous nobles in the continent. These caravans were very impressive, each caravan had a few hundred to a thousand carriages, as well as more than a thousand guards.
Zhao Hai's small caravan was like a drop of water in the ocean compared to these large caravans. Nobody paid attention to them at all, this made Zhao Hai happy.
He didn't know if it was because of this situation that Ruyen was scared, but she became more and more well-behaved. Every three days, she could be described as living in seclusion. If she didn't stay in her room, then she would stay in her carriage, not coming out at all. This made Zhao Hai feel a lot more relaxed.
But along the way, there were a lot of people who paid attention to Zhao Hai's carriage. Or rather, they paid attention to the Large-Horned Bull that was pulling the carriage. After all, this kind of magic beast was very rare in the continent, so it was inevitable that some people would take a second look at it.
But after a long time, no one paid attention to it. This was because they discovered that besides the horns of the Large-Horned Bull, there was no difference in its eyes compared to other bulls. Because of this, they only thought that the Large-Horned Bull was an unintentional variant of the Large-Horned Bull that was raised by humans. There was nothing special about it.
It would take more than a day for the Large-Horned Bulls to travel 300 li. Because of this, they had no choice but to camp in Lifeline Canyon at night. But it was obvious that the merchants were already prepared. They brought along their tents and set up temporary camps at night.
Zhao Hai also found a relatively flat place to set up a temporary camp. After the camp was set up, Shue went to Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, we need to be careful tonight. In Lifeline Canyon, almost every day, small caravans would mysteriously disappear. Whether it's Rosen Empire or Aksu Empire, they wouldn't send people to manage this place. Because of this, there would be a high incidence of robberies. Moreover, this place is under Kolan Mountain, so it's possible that magic beasts would attack at night."
Zhao Hai stared for a moment, then he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll pay attention to it. Right, go and remind Ruyen to be careful. No matter what, Grand Duke Evan still helped us, so we should take care of him." Shue nodded and then turned around to leave.
Laura looked at Shue's back and sighed, "It must be said that Ruyen is quite pitiful. She's a single girl, yet she went to a completely unfamiliar place to study. Moreover, she went from being a noble princess to an ordinary person. She might even be looked down upon by others, this feeling is really hard to bear."
Zhao Hai also sighed, but he didn't say anything. In fact, Ruyen's current situation was something she brought upon herself. She was too smart, but she used her intelligence where it shouldn't be used. Because of this, she ended up in her current situation.
She thought that her father was incompetent and couldn't give her a good life. Because of this, she spoke sarcastically to her father and didn't give him a good face. She thought that marrying Adam wouldn't bring her a good life, so she was determined to break off the engagement. She thought that she was very smart, so all men should submit to her. Because of this, she played with men like an arrogant empress. In the end, she made herself infamous. In the end, Grand Duke Evan had no choice but to send her to study. It can be said that she brought all of this upon herself.
People say that a pitiful person must have a hateful side. This sentence was fully reflected in Ruyen's case. She was very pitiful now, but the things she did were also very hateful.
Because they were camping in the wilderness, the surrounding people were very vigilant against them. Because of this, they didn't have any contact with other people. In fact, the situation of the other caravans in Lifeline Canyon was similar to them. Except for some caravans that they knew, the other caravans were very vigilant, afraid that they would be attacked.
Just like Shue said, it was unknown how many caravans disappeared in Lifeline Canyon every day. Because of this, the people here were very vigilant.
After Zhao Hai and Laura entered their tent, they immediately returned to the Space. Tonight, Blockhead was on duty while Rockhead was outside driving the carriage. This was also Zhao Hai's request. Blockhead and Rockhead would switch positions every day. Today, Blockhead would drive the carriage while Rockhead would stay inside the Space. Tomorrow, Rockhead would drive the carriage while Blockhead would stay inside the Space.
This way, both of them could go outside and have someone on duty. Because of this, Zhao Hai was very relieved. Shue also told Shun and Rockhead about the situation here. The three of them were resting while holding their weapons. They didn't take off their clothes, they were ready to fight at any time.
In the middle of the night, Blockhead discovered some shadows moving towards their camp. However, their target didn't seem to be them, but Ruyen's group.
Zhao Hai's camp was next to Ruyen's camp, but there was still some distance between them. This made the people in Lifeline Canyon feel strange, they didn't know if they were together or not.
When Blockhead saw this situation, he couldn't help but stare. He didn't know if he should wake Zhao Hai up or not. In the end, he decided to wake Zhao Hai up, he was afraid that the people outside would attack them.
After thinking about this, Blockhead stood up and walked towards Zhao Hai's room. He knocked on the door and whispered, "Young Master, Young Master, there's a situation."
Zhao Hai was a light sleeper, so when Blockhead knocked on the door, he woke up. He put on his clothes and opened the door, "What's the matter?"
Blockhead led Zhao Hai to the living room and pointed at the monitor. Zhao Hai looked at it and nodded. Then he turned to Blockhead and said, "We'll go out and wake up Shue, Shun, and Rockhead. Prepare for battle. No matter what, Ruyen is with us right now, we can't let anything happen to her. If she's not with us, we won't be able to explain to Uncle Evan."
Then the two left the Space. They didn't wake up Laura and the others. In any case, Laura and the others wouldn't be able to help, so there was no point in worrying about them.
In order to deal with today's situation, Shue, Shun, and Rockhead didn't go to the Space to rest. Instead, they rested in a tent outside the Space.
Zhao Hai and the others directly appeared in Shue and the others' tent. When they appeared, Shue and the others immediately woke up. When the three saw Zhao Hai, they immediately grabbed their weapons. Shue whispered, "Young Master, is there a situation?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Some people are surrounding us. But the date marker should be Ruyen's. Shun, go inform Ruyen and the others so that they can prepare."
Shun nodded, then his body moved and disappeared from the tent. Zhao Hai and the others didn't see how he went out, even the tent's curtain didn't move.
Zhao Hai brought up the monitor's projection. The group looked at it seriously. The group didn't seem to be from the caravan, they seemed to have come from the mountain. They also came from the Kolan Mountain Range, there were about 700 of them.
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