Thorskei's laboratory was in the South. Because his research was biased towards fire magic.
In the South where the climate was hot, it was clear that the fire element was more abundant. Otherwise, it wasn't impossible to run to the snowy north to study fire magic, but it was more or less asking for trouble.
Du Wei made his decision, and acted quickly.
Thorskei was immediately released from the dungeon, his magician's robe, his equipment, those bottles of powder, magic crystals, and the parchment of magic spells were all returned to him.
Of course, the magician's robe was newly made.
Regarding this young master, unexpectedly being able to recruit a magician as a subordinate, the castle's old housekeeper was very surprised at first. But when he found out that Thorskei was only a first level magician, the old housekeeper was relieved … … so that's how it was.
Du Wei proposed to go on a long journey, such a request, the old housekeeper could not refuse. Moreover, in the morning, he had suggested that Du Wei go to some of the family's businesses in the territory to take a look, to inspect, it would be much more direct than staying in the castle to look at the dull account books.
Soon, the carriage, horses, and luggage were all prepared. It was different from the shabby display when going south from the Imperial Capital. This time, the old housekeeper's arrangement was much better. After all, in the Rowling family's territory, if the family's young master went out too shabby, it would be somewhat shameful.
As before, Mard was Du Wei's accompanying housekeeper, but this time, Mard had ten more servants from the castle. They were responsible for taking care of the young master.
Among the castle's guards, two cavalry squads were sent to accompany Du Wei. Moreover, the vice captain of the castle's guards, a regular Knight with quite good martial skills, would also personally lead the team. This vice captain named Robert was a regular Knight! He was a Knight certified by the Knight Association as having a genuine fourth level Knight badge!
Of the two cavalry squads accompanying him, one was Robert's personal squad, while the other was Du Wei's personal squad that had followed him all the way south from the imperial capital.
This rank four Knight named Robert looked tall and mighty. He had broad shoulders, a muscular body, and a square face. At first glance, one could tell that he was a man of integrity. Towards this little master of his, the Knight's attitude was quite respectful. From the looks of it, this Knight is a pure warrior. Du Wei had a good impression of him.
In addition to these people, there was also a female Knight in the entourage. Naturally, she was the first direct subordinate that Du Wei recruited, Ruo Lin.
From the castle to the south, Robert had fulfilled his duties diligently. He had meticulously arranged for people to be at the front line and be on guard when they stopped. Occasionally, when Du Wei was in the mood, he would suggest camping outside at night. Robert did not raise any objections, only nodding his head in agreement. After going down, he would also carefully arrange for people to be on guard at night.
He was a very typical soldier.
That was Du Wei's evaluation of Robert. Obviously, this guy had been in the army before. As a retainer of the Rowling family, many Knight's had served in the army before.
Compared to the old butler that Du Wei disliked, this loyal and dutiful Knight was undoubtedly much more pleasing to the eye.
Seven days.
After seven days of walking and looking, Du Wei's group finally reached a town in the southernmost part of Kete Province. If they went any further south, they would be out of Kete Province. In other words, they would be leaving the territory of the Rowling family.
All in all, Du Wei was very satisfied with the situation of the Rowling family's territory. On the Rollin Plains, all he saw were large tracts of farmland, rich farms, and leisurely farmers. Even when he occasionally passed by one or two slightly larger towns, he could see that the people here were living a good life.
As the convoy traveled, they would often pass by one or two farms. There would also be some farmers standing by the roadside. As long as they saw the Rowling family's Knight flag, the farmers would wave their hats from afar to salute them.
It seemed that the Rowling family was very popular here.
Robert could also see that this young master was not here to inspect the family's property. He was simply bringing people out for a sightseeing tour.
But this was not strange. Considering the young master's age, Robert also thought that a 13-year-old boy could not really manage the family's property. And this was not something he should be concerned about. He only needed to fulfill his duty and be a good protector.
One day, when they reached the border town of the southern part of the Rollin family's territory, Du Wei suddenly said that they wanted to continue south. Robert felt that this request was strange, but he did not object.
Since it was a sightseeing trip, since the young master was interested, he would just follow him and continue south.
Moreover, after leaving Kete Province, there was the Empire's Lille Province. The governor of Lille Province was very friendly and respectful to the Rowling family. Since the young master of the Rollin family came to Lille Province to sightsee, he would definitely be taken care of. There was nothing to worry about.
Du Wei quickly fell in love with this obedient Knight. He also saw that this Knight Robert was very popular among the cavalry. Often, when they were camping, some of the young cavalry would ask him for advice on martial arts.
Robert's martial arts were quite outstanding — in Du Wei's opinion. This Knight could wield a huge broadsword, and his arm strength was amazing! When he was teaching the young soldiers, seven or eight of them could not get close to him.
Even Ruo Lin's retainer, the Bull Warrior, was quite convinced by him. This was because in one of their battles, Robert only used one hand to hold his sword and cut down the Bull Warrior.
A level 4 Knight's martial arts were not ordinary.
Under such circumstances, Du Wei could not help but feel a little itchy, and proposed to ask Robert for advice on martial arts. Robert was surprised by his young master's request. This was because, according to the family's management, if the son of a family head like Du Wei wanted to learn martial arts, he would definitely find the most skilled Knight in the family to be his teacher. How could he, a small cavalry captain, have the chance to learn martial arts?
Robert agreed without hesitation. After all, he was practicing the combat aura cultivation method taught by the imperial army. It was not a big secret. However, just like the evaluation of Earl Raymond's bodyguard, after a short period of teaching, Robert also had to tell Du Wei that he really did not have the talent to practice martial arts.
Du Wei's body was weak since he was young, and he even had a serious illness.
Du Wei was not depressed. He did not expect to become an expert, but he felt that he needed to train his body a little. Even if he could not become an expert, it would be good to train his body to be stronger and healthier.
Just like this, under Robert's guidance, Du Wei began to learn some of the most basic martial arts, mainly some methods to train his body. And such a situation also caused the speed of the group to slow down a little.
On the ninth day of their journey, the group arrived at a small city in the northeast of the Empire's Lille province … Half Horn City.
This was a strange name, because the city was located next to a half-horn shaped valley.
This small city was located in the northeast of Lille province on the route of an important caravan, so it was quite prosperous. Even in this small town, Duwei and the others actually saw a team of about 20 mercenaries! These mercenaries were escorting a caravan to the north. It just so happened that they were staying in the same hotel as Du Wei's group.
Lille province was not a noble's territory, but a province directly under the Empire. In such a small town, there were no high level officials. Du Wei did not want to deal with those local officials, so staying in a hotel was more free. Therefore, their arrival did not alarm the local officials.
During lunch, Du Wei's group was in the lobby of the hotel, and the caravan was on the other side of the lobby. Suddenly, there was a rush of horse hooves outside the hotel. After some noise, the door was pushed open, and three Knight wearing the standard armor of the local garrison walked in.
The leader had a Knight medal on his chest, which meant he was a level 4 Knight. And the armor and military badge on his body clearly indicated that he was a high level officer of the local garrison.
This person strode in, and under the escort of a few subordinates, he first came to the caravan and loudly announced, "Everyone! I'm Span Knight, the captain of the second cavalry team of Half Horn City's local garrison regiment! Now, according to the Empire's' Local Military Law ', I represent the local garrison of Half Horn City to officially requisition your guards! Because we don't have enough military power, we need your guards to assist us in carrying out a mission in the half-horn valley outside the city. According to the Empire's law, you can't refuse. "
He spoke loudly and firmly. Then, he glanced at the guards of the caravan, "I know you're all mercenaries. I'm requisitioning you to join my team to carry out the mission. The Empire's military will pay you afterward. Now, you have half an hour to organize your equipment and horses! After half an hour, I need everyone to gather at the entrance of the hotel. "
Although the mercenaries who acted as guards for the caravan were somewhat reluctant, the laws of the empire were as firm as a mountain. They couldn't refuse this kind of thing. After all, they would be paid for it.
On the other hand, the merchant group couldn't help but feel anxious when they saw that the guards they had hired were being conscripted. Immediately, one of them came over and tried to get the officer to make an exception …
"No!" The Knight refused directly, "I'm sorry, your trip will be delayed, but I promise it won't take too long. Your guards will be back by this time tomorrow at the latest. You can choose to stay in this city for one more day, and the military will bear the cost of your stay in this hotel for that extra day! Please stop. This is the military's mission. I can't make an exception. Please take back your gold coins. It's a felony to bribe an officer! "
After that, the Knight left the caravan leader and walked towards Du Wei's group.
He wanted to announce the requisition of Du Wei's attendants, but when he took two steps forward, he suddenly saw the clothes of Du Wei's attendants and Du Wei himself … More importantly, he saw Robert and the others behind Du Wei!
Robert's armor was obviously not of the Empire's military. It looked like the equipment of the private armies of nobles.
Requisition the private armies of nobles, this kind of power was not something he, a small local garrison cavalry captain, could have!
Spann looked at Du-Wei and hesitated for a moment. But at the moment, he really didn't have enough manpower, and the task was too urgent to be delayed. Finally, he clenched his teeth and strode towards Du-Wei. He first bowed according to the identity of the Knight and then said in a deep voice, "Honorable sir, I …"
At this point, Span's voice suddenly choked. He didn't notice it before, but now he saw it clearly!
The guards behind Du Wei had the Rowling family badge on their chest armor!
Originally, he wanted to use some methods to borrow the guards of the other party. However, hehe, the people of the famous martial family of the Empire were not people that he could borrow as he wished!
Damn it! Someone from the Rowling family? Why would the Rowling family come to Half Horn City? Why was there no news at all …
Span sighed helplessly in his heart.
"Please continue, Mr. Knight." Du Wei smiled as he raised his glass and took a sip. This kind of light ale tasted good, a bit like the rice wine he drank in his previous world.
"This … Honorable sir. With all due respect, may I ask if you are from the great Rowling family? "Span's voice was even more respectful, he even unconsciously bowed slightly.
"Correct. We are from the Rollin Plains. " This time it was Robert who spoke. He took a step forward, his majestic body was half a head taller than Span Knight, "This is my master, the eldest son of the Rowling family's Earl Raymond, Master Du Wei."
Span immediately bowed again. The son of the head of the Rowling family, with this kind of identity, even in front of the governor, he was on equal footing.
"Mr. Knight, may I ask if you are in some kind of trouble?" Du Wei asked with a smile.
"Yes …" Span thought for a while and said truthfully, "I just received an urgent mission, I need about a hundred soldiers. But it is the spring training season, most of the soldiers in Half Horn City were pulled to the south for spring training. Currently, I only have less than twenty people under my command. So, according to the Empire's local military regulations, I can only temporarily conscript the warriors in the city to serve the military. "
Du Wei nodded, "Oh, then, do you also plan to conscript my guards?"
"No, no, I wouldn't dare!" Span was shocked. He originally had this intention, but after knowing the identity of the other party, he didn't dare to do so.
Who was Earl Raymond? He was the second most important person in the Empire's military! Conscripting his son's guards? If this young master met with an accident because of the lack of guards, even if he chopped his head off a hundred times, he still wouldn't be able to make up for it.
"So, what exactly happened?" Duwei was a little curious, "After all, we are here now. If something happens here, please tell me so that we can be prepared."
After thinking for a few seconds, Spann said with a helpless and distressed look, "It's weird. The Half Horn Mountain outside Half Horn City is always peaceful. This mountain is not high, and the woods are not deep. Before, there weren't any big beasts. Even if there were, our local garrison troops would hunt them up the mountain every few days, and they would have all been killed by us! But yesterday, suddenly, a … Magic Beast came out of nowhere! "
Du Wei's eyes lit up!
"Magic Beast?"
"Yes, although we are not sure what kind of magic beast it is, we are sure that it is a big one. The hunters in the mountain saw the footprints of the magic beast with their own eyes. There is no doubt about it. But what is puzzling is that magic beasts usually don't live near human cities. Even if there is, it should be in the southern border of the Empire. Moreover, in the entire Lille province, there has been no news of a magic beast appearing for decades. We don't know where this thing came from. " Span smiled bitterly, "My men and I were ordered to go to the mountain to kill this guy. But according to my estimation, to kill such a big guy, I am afraid that it will take at least twenty soldiers. Half Horn Mountain is so big, if we want to capture it in the mountain, at least a hundred people will not be enough. "
Magical beasts … seemed to be very interesting.
Du Wei couldn't help but be tempted.
In fact, since he found a glimmer of hope to learn magic, he had a strong interest in almost everything related to magic!
In the southern hinterland of the Empire, there was a rare magic beast! How could he not go and join in the fun?
"Very good! I will bring forty guards, each of them are the elite cavalry of the Rowling family. My captain is a level four Knight. I am willing to let them follow you to Half Horn Mountain to carry out this mission. After all, to sit and watch a magic beast wreak havoc is not in line with my morals. "Du Wei said righteously.
Span was stunned for a moment, "You mean … You are willing to lend your guards to me …"
"Master, this won't do." Robert raised an objection for the first time, "You can't have no protection by your side. If you must go, I'll bring twenty people with me. "
Robert was very willing to help. After all, he was a proper Knight and believed in the Knight's spirit.
"No, no, don't worry about me not having any guards by my side." Du Wei smiled, "Because I will go with you. I think, staying by your side is the safest, isn't it? "
This time, Robert and Span both objected.
Especially Span! He was beginning to regret telling this young master of the Rollin family about this matter!
Bring him along? Catching the magic beast was a small matter! But if this young master met with the slightest accident after going up the mountain! Then he would really be out of luck!
"You don't need to object." Du Wei straightforwardly made a decision, "Don't worry about my safety. Don't forget, I have an outstanding magician by my side!"
He pushed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer out.
Thorskei was somewhat helpless. However, although he wasn't considered to have outstanding strength, his identity as a mage was genuine.
Span's eyes lit up!
Magician? If he could have the assistance of a powerful magician, then this mission should not be a problem!
But ….. this young master's safety …..
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(I carefully read everyone's book reviews every day. Many of the reviews written by readers are quite good, making me blush with shame. There are also some readers who enthusiastically found information for me, so I am grateful here.
In addition, I feel that for YY novels, there is no need to be too strict about the so-called "reasonableness". You can only pay attention to the general idea, the general idea is reasonable, and that is enough. Otherwise, if every detail has to be true and reasonable, then it will really make things difficult for me. If you have to talk about reasonableness, then first of all, this kind of transmigration is the most unreasonable. Then there is no need for this book to exist, right? After all, this is a web novel, not a scientific research report. Hehe …..
Again, many thanks for everyone's support. Little Five will work hard to write this book.
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