The sound of hooves grew louder and louder. Ren Xiaosu watched silently as more than ten figures gradually appeared on the dirt road in front of them, galloping forward on their horses.
The horses were handsome, and the muscles all over their bodies looked unusually sturdy. Among the cavalrymen, there were even people leading ownerless horses.
These people were all wearing heavy steel armor. When Ren Xiaosu first saw them, he almost pulled out his black knife. Their armor was really similar to the heavy armor of the expeditionary army.
However, these people's armor was all shiny silver. It looked much more exquisite than the heavy armor of the barbarians and was more ornamental.
Of course, in Ren Xiaosu's opinion, these people's armor was far less practical and sturdy than the barbarians'.
Mego smiled and patted Ren Xiaosu's shoulder. "Don't be nervous. These are the Knight of the Li family and the Liu family."
"How did they know we were back?" Ren Xiaosu asked doubtfully.
"Actually, according to the agreement, we should have returned a month ago. They were supposed to welcome us at the edge of the Gobi Desert, but they were delayed for a month because of the Eye of Truth. I guess they will come to patrol every once in a while."
"I see," Ren Xiaosu said. "I thought they were here to kill your enemies."
At this moment, Li Chenggong and Liu Ting were already waving frantically. The two sheep men's eyes were red, and they were eager to return home.
For the past two years, they had been sheep and eating grass every day. Now that they could return home and see their Knight, how could they not be excited?
"How is the Knight's combat power?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
"They are all veterans who retired from the royal army," Mego explained. "Actually, the royal family does not allow the nobles to have private armies. You see, the weapons they carry are only knives. There are no spears or bows. In the Sorcerer Kingdom, spears, bows, and firearms are all prohibited weapons. Commoners are not allowed to keep them."
"Wait, I said no private armies. Then what are these?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"When the ban was first issued, it was very strict, but it's slowly loosened up now," Meg explained. "Moreover, these veterans don't have a livelihood after they retire from the army, so it's easy for them to pose a threat to public security. So, the royal family gradually acquiesced to the gentry recruiting a small number of soldiers to guard their homes."
"Without modern firearms, how can these people fight against the wizard organization behind the royal family?" Ren Xiaosu said disdainfully, "Speaking of which, the Sorcerer Organization has no intention of developing science at all. Aren't they afraid that the Northwest will counterattack one day? When the Northwest grows stronger, these Sorcerers will be nothing more than chickens and dogs. "
Meego glanced at Ren Xiaosu. "What? Are you still thinking about Fortress 178? The key point is that in the past two hundred years, there have never been any foreign enemies invading the Sorcerer Kingdom. "
Ren Xiaosu agreed. There was no need to think of all the dynasties as smart. In the history of the Central Plains, each dynasty did not last too long. The shortest dynasty was not even as long as the current Sorcerer Nation.
According to historical records, there were many cases of seclusion, selling land for glory, and killing loyal subjects.
If that were not the case, there would not have been so many dynasties.
Based on the timeline, the Sorcerer Organization should have lost its fighting spirit after enjoying the glory for more than two hundred years.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized the more he learned about the Sorcerer Nation, the more he felt it was no longer worthy of being a rival to the Northwest.
At this moment, a dozen or so Knights arrived in front of everyone. All of the Knights jumped off their horses and knelt on one knee before Meego with their right hands on their chests to salute.
When Meego gestured for them to get up, they turned around and looked at Li Chenggong. "Young Master, we're late."
Li Chenggong's eyes were brimming with tears. "You're not late, you're not late at all!"
Liu Ting asked curiously, "Where are the people from my Liu clan?"
"We were patrolling separately from them, so they should be somewhere else right now." The Knight captain said, "But you can return to Yorkshire with us. We've already discussed this."
Liu Ting was relieved. "We're finally home."
The Knight captain looked at Meego. "Lord Meego, shall we set off now?"
"Yes, let's go," Meego replied.
Ren Xiaosu realized the status of the Sorcerers was indeed high. These private soldiers had to take care of the Sorcerers first before they could take care of their masters.
Then, Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized the Knights had only brought three spare horses. They were obviously prepared for Meego, Liu Ting, and Li Chenggong. They did not take him into consideration.
Well, they did not know Meego would suddenly kidnap someone.
"How are we going to distribute the horses?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
The Knights looked at each other. "You are?"
"Oh, I'm Lord Meego's personal attendant," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile.
Meego thought to himself, You're not called Little Meego anymore?
The Knights looked at each other. When did Lord Meego have a personal attendant? But since Meego had already agreed, they could not say anything.
However, they were wearing armor, so it was impossible for two of them to ride on the same horse.
Ren Xiaosu said to Li Chenggong and Liu Ting, "Um … Sheep Man, you two can squeeze on the same horse."
Liu Ting raised his eyebrows. "But we can let a Knight walk back."
"My personal attendant doesn't even listen to my servant, does it?" Ren Xiaosu said, "Hurry up and get on the horse!"
Li Chenggong and Liu Ting answered helplessly, "Alright …"
Meego and Ren Xiaosu rode at the front of the group. The Knight captain at the back asked Li Chenggong softly, "Young Master, what's the background of Lord Meego's personal attendant?"
Liu Ting lowered his voice and said disdainfully, "He doesn't have any background. We captured him from Fortress 178, but he caught Lord Meego's eye and became his personal attendant!"
"Then does he have any special powers?" the Knight captain asked.
Liu Ting snapped, "He's especially good at bragging!"
The Knight captain was speechless.
At this moment, Meego suddenly said to Ren Xiaosu, "When I saw these Knights, I remembered the question you asked me before. I've indeed seen that person named Ren He in a book before. It's in that book that records the life of a great wizard."
"What's recorded in it?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
"I skipped through that book, but there was one thing that left a deep impression on me." Meg said, "Originally, there were three black Eyes of Truth, and two of them were the private property of that wizard. I don't know how one of them ended up in the hands of the Tudor family."
"Didn't you say there were two Black Eyes of Truth? If one of them ended up in the hands of the Tudors, where's the other one?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
Meego looked at Ren Xiaosu and said, "It was taken away by that Knight from the Middle Kingdom!"
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. "He's leaving?"
"Yes, he said he gave it to him as a gift." Meego confirmed, "Wait, I get it. The unknown Black Eye of Truth I sensed was the one taken away by the Knight from the Middle Kingdom!"
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