Damn it, is he going to fall out with me? Laurist thought hatefully.
Lei Di was Laurist's eldest disciple. From a certain point of view, Laurist trusted Lei Di and Shiwald the most, and not Bofinger, Fatty Shi, or Ayer.
Although Lei Di was a 1-star Silver rank, he wasn't training in Dou Qi, but the Pellet Sea Qi Drawing Technique that Laurist had taught him. Aside from the fact that they were master and disciple, there was also a natural closeness between them due to the training technique. Of course, Lei Di didn't know that the so-called Eastern Monk Training Technique was actually an internal technique that Laurist had passed down from his previous life.
As Laurist's eldest disciple, Lei Di did not disappoint Laurist's expectations. Laurist had even expressed on more than one occasion that Lei Di's talent in martial arts was much better than his own. In just four to five years, Lei Di had already broken through the third stage of the Pellet Sea Qi Drawing Technique. He was already nearing or almost nearing the fourth stage.
The Pellet Sea Qi Drawing Technique was an internal energy training technique passed down from Laurist's previous family. To be precise, it was for the outer disciples to train in. It was easy to learn but hard to master. The first two stages were easy, but only a small number of people could break through to the third stage and reach the peak of Light Jing. The fourth stage was to break through from Light Jing to Dark Jing. As for the fifth stage, Laurist had heard from his grandfather in his previous life that there was an outer disciple who reached the fifth stage of the Pellet Sea Qi Drawing Technique during the Qing Dynasty and became a Grandmaster. It was a pity that he disappeared in the war against foreign invaders, and no one knew of him ever since …
Lei Di was about to reach the fourth stage of the Pellet Sea Qi Drawing Technique. According to Laurist, he had already surpassed the standard of a Gold Rank Swordsman, but he was still a distance away from becoming a Great Swordsman. Only by reaching the fourth stage and comprehending Dark Jing would one be able to reach the standard of a Great Swordsman. Laurist sighed. This was the advantage of Redi's talent. He had experienced many life and death situations, and it took him almost ten years to reach the level of a Great Swordsman. However, Redi had only used half the time to catch up to him.
However, in order to break through the fourth level of the Pellet Sea Qi Entrainment Formula, one needed to comprehend it. Originally, when Redi broke through to the third level, Laurist wanted him to go out and explore the world to broaden his horizons. However, there happened to be a large scale Knight's strike, and all of them went into closed-door training to advance to Gold Knights. As the commanders of Laurist's guard camp, Ell and Jim were no exception. Redi had no choice but to take over as the commander of the guard camp and transferred Parker back to replace Jim. After Aire was promoted to a Gold-tier Knight, he came out of his closed-door training just in time for the Knight Tournament organized by Duke Fisablun. Redi also participated in the swordsmanship competition and won the championship.
After everything was settled, Redi finally set off to travel the Galinthia Continent. According to his plan, he was going to travel by land to Moronte City, and then from Moronte City to the Romon Empire to take a look at his birthplace. The whole journey was estimated to take two years. When Tagger found out about it, he asked Redi to make a trip to the four central duchies. Volibell's Intelligence and Investigation Bureau was currently arranging a group of spies in the four central duchies. However, a few of them were being harassed by local bullies, and Tagger hoped that Redi could go and solve those problems.
When Redi was the acting commander of the guard camp, he had interacted with Tagger quite a bit. He knew that these secret operations were indeed handled by the guard camp. Just like in the capital of Wendeli, he had cooperated with Tagger to eliminate a few underground gangs, so he agreed immediately and went to the four central duchies. The operations in the Sabaji Duchy and the Falkel Duchy went smoothly, but he did not expect to make a mistake when he was dealing with an underground gang boss in the capital of the Handa Duchy.
The underground gang boss owned a large restaurant on the surface, and was a relative of a duke. The duke was a good-for-nothing, and the countess had an affair with Duke Handa. Everyone in the duchy knew that the countess had an affair with the duke, but no one dared to say anything. The underground gang boss was the countess' cousin, and he used the countess' influence to collect protection fees in the duchy's capital, Nauris City. He opened a casino and a brothel, extorted merchants, and committed all sorts of crimes.
The spies arranged by Tagger were a couple in their fifties. They were locals and had two sons. Their skin-making skills had been passed down in their family. During the empire's civil war, the eldest prince led his army to attack the Handa Duchy, and they had to flee. In the end, the family of four was taken in by the northbound convoy in the Andenac Kingdom. Now, the old couple's two sons had joined the Norton Family's armed forces. The eldest son was already a squad leader, and he would be promoted to a family knight soon. At this time, the couple was homesick, and they wanted to go back, but the two sons refused. When Tagger found out, he arranged for someone to pretend to be the youngest son to accompany the couple back.
In the end, the couple found out that their old house had been taken over by the underground gang boss. When they went to negotiate, the gang boss said that their whole family were deserters. When the duchy was in trouble, not only did they not want to serve the country, but they also ran away. Not only did the old couple and the fake son not get their house back, they were also beaten up, and even their belongings were robbed. When this news came back, Tagger was furious. He sentenced the underground gang boss to death, and requested Redi to go and uproot the entire underground gang.
It was said that the underground gang boss opened a large restaurant, and Redi destroyed the underground gang's casino and brothel. After killing most of his underlings, he went to find the underground gang boss. He did not expect to run into a few nobles of the duchy who wanted to invite the envoy sent by Duke Fisablun to the restaurant. The messenger was a very close nephew of Duke Fisablun. He met Redi, the champion of swordsmanship, during the Knight's Tournament. He also knew that Redi was from the Norton Family.
If Redi had jumped out of the window after killing the underground gang boss, nothing would have happened. However, Redi was a little proud of his two years of victories. He actually chopped off the head of the underground gang boss and swaggered out of the main entrance. Then, he met the envoy at the staircase.
The envoy was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why are you here?" Then, he thought that Redi was a secret agent of the Norton Family. He came to the Handa Principality to represent the Fisablun Family to discuss some trade agreements. However, the envoy thought that he was shouldering an important mission for the Fisablun Family. Once he confirmed that Redi was a secret agent of the Norton Family, he immediately said, "Capture him. He is a secret agent from the North. He followed me here …"
The nobles and their guards beside the envoy immediately made a move when they heard that Redi was a secret agent. Redi was infuriated and killed the nobles and their guards quickly. He was a little ruthless and half of them died. Seeing that the emissary was busy trying to escape, he strode forward and opened his chest. Only then did he leave. The whole Handa Principality was in an uproar …
The death of an envoy was an intolerable and shameful matter to any nobles. Furthermore, it was the nephew of Duke Fisablun. He was not someone that could be fooled by just anyone. At the very least, they had to capture the murderer and give the Fisablun Family an explanation. Duke Handa was furious and sealed the borders to search for the culprit. Redi then began his escape.
At the start, his opponents could not even withstand a single blow. They were just the guards of the Handa Principality. Every time Redi went to the villages to replenish his food supplies, he would be entangled by the guards. Redi did not mind at all, but when the first Gold Knight fell under his sword, the Handa Principality began to mobilize their army to capture him. They then ordered all the villages to be on lockdown and not allow any single traveler to approach. At the same time, they also sent out the only level 1 Great Swordsman in the Handa Principality to capture Redi.
This time, Redi started to run out of luck. The guards of the villages were easy to deal with, but they had to get close to them first. Currently, none of the villages were able to get close to them or sneak into them. They were on alert from afar and ordered to stop. Under the aim of a few long-range crossbows, they sent someone to check if it was Redi before letting him in. Redi had taken the people who came to check as hostages two or three times, but he did not expect the guards to fire without hesitation and turn the hostages into targets …
Redi finally paid the price for his arrogance. He suffered a lot, especially after the Great Swordsman caught up to him. Just like what Laurist had said, his current swordsmanship had surpassed a Gold Knight, but he was still far from being a Great Swordsman. Even though he was not suppressed like a Gold Knight facing a Great Swordsman, it was a fact that he was at a disadvantage when he fought with the Great Swordsman. Even if he could not win, he could still escape. Redi changed his direction and ran back. He decided to go to the Sabaji Duchy and pass through the Meishan Province of the former Meishan Duchy to reach the Egret Lake Swamp. From there, he would reach the Andinac Kingdom and make a big detour to Morent City.
However, Redi did not expect the four central duchies to be united against a common enemy. When Duke Handa's messenger arrived at the Sabaji Duchy, Duke Sabaji also issued a warrant for Redi's arrest. Redi who had just relaxed for two days was forced to run for his life again. Redi was enraged, and his attacks became more vicious. When the two Gold Knights of the Sabaji Duchy were beheaded, Duke Sabaji also sent out the Great Swordsman of the duchy, swearing to tear Redi's body into a thousand pieces …
With two Great Swordsman working together, Redi was chased until he had nowhere to run. Fortunately, he was not afraid of a godlike opponent, but he was afraid of a pig-like teammate. The two Great Swordsman were not something that Redi could deal with, but the subordinates that were in charge of cooperating with the Great Swordsman could not even withstand three moves from Redi. The two Great Swordsman lived like princes, and it was impossible for them to take the lead. They would only take action when they received news of Redi's whereabouts. This gave Redi an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the vanguard that was in charge of tracking him before continuing to run. After a few times, the people chasing him became afraid and started to dawdle to save their lives. No one dared to stray too far away from the Great Swordsman …
Redi finally heaved a sigh of relief. His swordsmanship had been honed to the point where he was able to fight against a great swordsman and was able to parry and counterattack with ease. He was able to gain the upper hand for a while and only when the second great swordsman caught up to him did he laugh and disappear into the forest.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. It was said that after receiving news that his own nephew had died a violent death and the murderer had yet to be apprehended, the enraged Grand Duke Fisablon sent his old lover, Princess Sylvia's godmother, the level 2 great swordsman Sandy to the Sabaji Duchy. This time, Lei Di was at a disadvantage. He was not a match for the Great Swordmaster of the Celestial Stem Tribe. In just one exchange, three deep wounds appeared on his body. Fortunately, he escaped quickly and jumped into a large river behind him. After searching for half a day, he finally escaped from danger.
The spy that Tagger had arranged in the Sabagi Principality reported that the last time Redi was seen was at the Egret Lake Swamp. Currently, the pursuers were preparing to head to Egret Lake to search for him. Even the allied forces of the four kingdoms stationed at the center of the lake were alerted and sent out many troops to assist in the search.
"Map … …" Loriste said. Shihuard, who was worried about Brendel, laid out the map of the Egret Lake Swamp in front of Loriste.
According to the map, Egret Lake was the largest undeveloped area in the territory of the former Christen Empire. It separated the Great Ontario Plain, where the imperial capital was located, and the rich central area. The Broken Cloud Mountain was in the south, and the Liechtenstein Mountain was in the north. There were only two routes from the Imperial Capital to the central region. One was through the former Madras Principality to the former Merlein Principality, and then to the central Sabagi Principality. The other route was through the two southwestern provinces to the former Magick Province of the former Redelis Kingdom, and from there to the central Falkner Principality.
Both of these routes took a big detour. The other route was to bypass the Egret Lake in winter. The surrounding swamps were frozen solid, and they could reach the island in the middle of the lake by passing through the swamps. From there, they could reach the Meishan Province. In the past, the Gale Legion had used this route to support the former Grand Duke Merlein in resisting the invasion of the second prince.
To be more precise, the swamps around Egret Lake should be called the Egret Lake Basin. It was a vast wetland. Egret Lake was only a hundred miles long and a few dozen miles wide, but it was surrounded by dozens of swamps of various sizes, forming an impassable zone that stretched for thousands of miles. Even in winter, some of the swamps would freeze solid, but most of the swamps were still forbidden areas for adventurers to explore … …
Ever since the fall of the Duchy of Mellin and the annexation of two provinces by the Duchy of Sabagi, the four central duchies had organized a four-nation coalition army of nearly ten thousand soldiers to deploy on the island in the middle of the lake. They had also built a fortress on the island in the middle of the lake to prevent the army led by the second prince from launching a sneak attack on the Duchy of Sabagi through the swamp to the island in the middle of the lake in the middle of the lake. After all, the second prince was famous for his sneak attacks in winter, and the four central duchies did not dare to take it lightly.
As for the other route to the former Madras Principality, the four central duchies did not pay much attention to it. First, that route was winding along the edge of Egret Lake and several large swamps. Not only was it difficult to travel, there was also a fortress to protect the central region. No one could use this route to pass through the army. The terrain was really unfavorable. Usually, only those traveling merchants would use this route to do business in Vanades City. It was said that the Duke of Madras had discussed with the Duke of Merlein about expanding this road into an official road to facilitate trade. However, the huge amount of money needed to repair the road caused the plan to be postponed indefinitely.
Currently, the White Lion Legion of the Andinac Kingdom was deployed in the two provinces in the southwest, eyeing the Cambona Province occupied by the Trade Alliance. The Royal Guards that had been reorganized were deployed in the Houtemos Province, facing off against Duke Zturam's army that had retreated to the northwest. According to intelligence, the second prince was forming a new army on the shores of Egret Lake, just opposite the island in the middle of the lake. This caused the four central duchies to panic.
Today was the 26th of November in the Galinthea calendar, forty-four days away from the new year. If Laurist wanted to go to the Egret Lake to find Redi, he would first take a boat to Cilovas Island, dock at the Qilin Port, and ride a horse to Egret Lake. It would only take ten to eleven days. However, this route would pass through the central province of the imperial capital, and it would be easy for the second prince to pester him. Laurist was afraid of trouble, so he gave up on this route.
The second route was to go to the Delemsk Province, then Vanades City. From there, he would follow the Egret Lake and the swamp road to the Sabagi Duchy, then head to the Egret Lake basin to find Redi. The route was a little winding, and it would take a long time. Even if he swapped horses, it would still take fourteen to fifteen days. Due to the destruction of the Madras Duchy, the four northern families had submitted to the second prince. The Sabagi Duchy had already closed the checkpoint in the middle of the road, forbidding merchants from going to Vanades City to do business.
Laurist thought for a long time and decided to go to the Egret Lake basin to find Redi. "Tagger, send a messenger eagle to inform the people in Vanades City. Find me a guide and hunter familiar with this route, and make preparations to find Redi. We will set off in the afternoon. "
"Yes, Your Highness."
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