The morning in the Rosaleen region had arrived when the first ray of sunlight shone on the surface of the Qiusangze River. Even though the hills in the distance were still shrouded in a thin layer of morning fog, the crisp chirping of birds could be heard from the forest behind the fog. It was so peaceful that it was hard to believe that a battle of life and death had taken place here just a night ago.
If it were not for the caravan's broken carriages and the remains of the monsters that were exposed to the cold morning breeze, the number of corpses on the ground would have been much lower.
But the number of corpses around the camp was much less than last night. Brendel ordered Nathanael's men to bury the rest of the corpses in the nearby forest, leaving only seven or eight corpses that were relatively intact.
After all, it was too eye-catching for more than a hundred monsters to die here. If the Knight of Rosaleen found them, there would be no way to explain it. Na Xin only thought of this after a while. He originally wanted to use this incident as a topic of conversation, but after that, he issued a gag order and strictly ordered his men not to speak of what happened that night.
He lacked trust in his thugs and desperadoes, but when it came to their lives, they were definitely smart enough to use their brains.
The people who had escaped the previous night were found one after another. Some of their corpses were found on the banks of the Qiu Sang Ze River. In fact, they were not far from the camp. They had not even run a few hundred meters before the monsters caught up and tore them apart.
A few of them were lucky enough to escape, but they would not dare to return to Rosaleen City in a short period of time. After all, the scavengers only had one way to deal with those who abandoned their comrades, and that was to chop off their limbs and throw them into the wilderness.
These traitors would be wanted, and they would either have to live the rest of their lives incognito and leave this profession forever, or they would simply head to the Swift Plains and seek an opportunity to stand out in that chaotic region.
Of course, there were even more people who chose to walk down this path and disappeared from people's sight forever.
Brando watched as Na Xin and his men were busy digging holes in the forest. They then transported the corpses of the monsters in a carriage, threw them into the holes, covered them with soil, and used grass and shrubs as camouflage. Everything was done perfectly, as if they often did this kind of thing. As for what they buried, it was hard to say. Anyway, it was definitely not the corpses of monsters.
In fact, Brendel did not think that there was a need to go through so much trouble. He just wanted to avoid as much trouble as possible. If Rosaleen's knights really found out, then it was not a big deal. Even if Rosaleen's lord was Rosaleen's lord, what could he do to him?
Of course, he could see that Na Xin and his men were trying to please him. But this was also good. Sometimes, respect was better than gratitude, especially for these desperadoes.
Around seven or eight o 'clock, the sun began to shine brightly, dispersing the fog, but the caravan still showed no signs of leaving. That was because Na Xin and his men were still arguing about how to get to Rosaleen. Too many carriages were damaged, and they could not transport all the black crystals. Since the attack the night before, no one wanted to stay in the wilderness, but they could not bear to throw away the extra black crystals.
This predicament made these scavengers feel troubled. They first approached Mr. Liu, hoping to borrow a carriage from him, but Mr. Liu rejected them without hesitation.
So they could only give up. After all, these desperadoes did not dare to bargain with a swordsman in the Celestial Realm.
Brando could easily help these people. After all, he had the Floating Sphere that Tata gave him, which was a spatial equipment of a higher grade than the Dimension Hole. Not to mention a few tons of black crystals, he could even store the entire convoy in it effortlessly. However, he did not say anything because he knew very well what these smugglers were like. Whether they were in Erouine or the border between Madara and Ninephoenix, all of them were notorious and had a bad reputation.
Why would a normal person do this?
Although they had saved his life, he had also saved their lives, so they could be considered to be even. Just the debt of their lives was enough to make them die ten thousand times over, even death could not wipe out their crimes.
However, Brendel would not go on a killing spree just because of this. He did not consider himself a judge. Even if the Silver Queen's beliefs were different from his, it was because she had schemed against him and the people around him. He had no choice but to retaliate.
Maybe these people deserved to die, but it was not up to him to judge them.
At least, they did not expect him to take the initiative to help them. Besides, using the things that Miss Tata gave him to help these people was a blasphemy to Brando.
He glanced at these guys who were arguing with each other and began to feel a little impatient. Initially, he was hoping that these local bullies could bring him into Rosaleen City, but now he had to find a more direct way. He found Mr. Liu and Huang Huo and told them that he was in a hurry. This time, Mr. Liu did not refuse at all. They told him that they had wanted to leave long ago, but were waiting for him to make a decision.
This made Brando feel a little flattered, but he also knew that this kind of respect came from the fear of the powerful strength that he had displayed last night.
Although the Jade Phoenix family did not need his help, under the circumstances where there was no conflict of interest, anyone would understand the difference between being on good terms with a powerhouse and offending one.
But just as the three of them were about to leave, Brando was surprised to see a group of humans on the other side of the Qiusangze River. It was a group of Knights who were wearing shiny silver armor and riding wingless dragons. The tip of their spears carried a swallow-tailed flag with the emblem of a crown. According to some information that Na Xin had told him about Rosaleen, he could tell at a glance that these Knights should be the subordinates of Lord Rosaleen.
Brando could not help but be stunned for a moment. He did not expect to see Rosaleen's Knights patrolling here. When these Knights saw Brando, Na Xin and the rest, they could not help but be surprised.
Brando saw these people tightening their reins to slow down the speed of the wingless dragons. They seemed to be discussing something with each other. Then, a person stepped out of the crowd and came to the Qiusangze River. He shouted at them across the river.
"Martha above, which group are you from?"
"What group?" Brando was about to turn around and ask Na Xin, but he saw that the Scavengers had stopped arguing when the Knight of Rosaleen appeared. Na Xin walked out from the crowd and looked at him apologetically. He probably realized that his previous behavior might have been a little rude and had offended this' Lord '.
However, greed could always blind people. For desperadoes like them, there was nothing they could do about it.
He walked past Brando and looked at the Knight on the other side of the river as if he was trying to figure out who they were. However, it was a little difficult to do this with a full body armor and an airtight metal mask. In the end, he could only answer tentatively, "I am Na Xin, the Na Xin of Pan Linde, the lords on the other side."
"'Camel' Na Xin, so it's you. Oh my God, we thought you were not coming back." Before the leading Knight could answer, his men behind him started to clamor. Some of them even opened their masks, revealing unshaven and weather-beaten faces.
However, Brando noticed that their eyes were shining. Most of them were scanning the carriages of the caravan like some greedy reptiles inspecting their treasures.
Na Xin's eyesight was not bad either. He could not help but curse when he saw the situation. He knew that he was going to have to pay a huge price this time. Although in Rosaleen's territory, the army and the smugglers mostly maintained a tacit understanding in private, and as long as they crossed the Qiusangze River, the army would not confiscate the smugglers' goods. After all, the overlord of Rosaleen also knew that the prosperity of his territory was inseparable from the Scavengers.
However, it was a little different this time. First of all, the business on the Dark Road had been completely cut off. Perhaps these Knight were not afraid of killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. After all, there would be no more chickens or eggs from now on.
Secondly, the most important thing was that many of his carriages were damaged. He had no choice but to ask for help from these Knight, which gave them an excuse to extort a sum of money.
When the strange monsters attacked, Na Xin could not wait for the Rosaleen Knight to appear in front of him immediately. However, at this moment, he could only curse his bad luck. He could only hope that they did not appear. He glanced at Brando and Mr. Liu and could not help but feel a little regretful. If he had not offended these lords earlier, he might have been able to rely on them to say a few words.
He hated himself for being too greedy.
However, at this moment, the Knight on the other side of the river noticed Brando and the others. It was hard not to notice that although Rosaleen was close to the nine-phoenix, he was not a nine-phoenix. At least, the equipment and style of these Knights that Brando saw were not much different from the Knights that he had seen in Erouine and Cruz. There might be some differences in the decorative style of their clothes, weapons, and armor, but they were generally more of a Western-style Knight.
But these knights were not white people with obvious characteristics like Kirrlutz or Farnezain. In fact, they were shorter, had thick brown hair, and darker skin. They were more similar to Naasin and the others, but Brendel could tell at a glance that there was a big difference between them and Brendel.
Therefore, at a glance, they could see Mr. Liu and Huang Huo, who were dressed very strongly in the aura of the nine-phoenix. Needless to say, their black hair and black eyes were enough to be eye-catching in any place other than the nine-phoenix. Secondly, Brando, a 'foreigner', was even rarer than the nine-phoenix people. After all, there would still be merchants and swordsmen from the nine-phoenix coming and going in Rosaleen. The people from Cruz and Erouine were rarely seen in ten thousand years.
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