The Beginning of Panlong: In the Name of the Father

Chapter 73 The Shore of the North Sea
In the early spring of 9998 in the Magnolia Calendar, it was freezing cold at the northern end of the Magnolia Continent.

At the northernmost edge of the continent, the northernmost tip of the Warcraft Mountains is about five or six miles away from the North Sea, forming a passage connecting the O'Brien Empire and the Holy Alliance.

This passage is the only relatively safe road connecting the east and west sides of the Warcraft Mountains, so it is naturally extremely important.

There are a large number of pedestrians on this wide road almost every day.Nobles, merchants, and travelers coming and going. . .There was an endless stream.

At this moment, a caravan of nearly a hundred people was resting on this avenue.

To be precise, the team was preparing to camp here to spend the restless night.

After all, this place is close to the Warcraft Mountains. From time to time, Warcraft will rush onto the road, and there are also a large number of wild bandits. Therefore, necessary defense is needed at night.

The carriages were connected to each other, forming a circle and guarding the outside.

A man who looked like the leader of a mercenary guard walked respectfully to a couple and bowed.

"Master Hogg, we will set up camp at this location now. I don't know what you mean."

"Chief Gru is so polite." The noble man between young and middle-aged said with a smile, "You are an expert in guarding, so there is no need to ask me for instructions."

When the thick-browed "Leader Gru" heard the noble man's words, the expression of respect on his face became even heavier.

Being able to organize a mercenary group, Leader Gru is certainly not a weakling.He is a seventh-level warrior, and there is another seventh-level warrior under his command, and there is even a sixth-level dual-system magician following him.

For ordinary small and medium-sized nobles, he does not need to be so respectful at all.

But. . .This Master Hogg is no ordinary nobleman.

He is not only a baron, but also one of the only six stone carving masters in the entire Holy Alliance who is very rare and has a high status.

Half a month ago, he saw Master Hogg and his wife walking on the road with a cat and a dog, and he invited them to come with him.

Anyway, the group of people he was escorting were actually many small caravans. The small businessmen asked him to escort them before jointly raising a sum, so adding more people on the road was not a problem.

At first, it was sympathy.

The Hoggs seemed to be dressed like ordinary nobles, but they had no guards. . .If it weren't for the familiarity between the two of them, they would have been husband and wife long ago. He thought that the two of them were part of a drama about an aristocratic boy and girl eloping.

Unexpectedly, the status of the two of them was very unusual.

Five days ago, his escort was attacked by bandits.

There were actually three seventh-level warriors among the robbers, and they attacked by surprise.

At the critical moment, the "wife" of the young couple, a young aristocratic woman who seemed to be weak and fragile, took action and directly killed a seventh-level robber with the skill of bow and arrow.

Even the large white dog, which he thought was a domestic dog, shot a seventh-level warrior to death.

Only the last seventh-level warrior robber escaped in time and escaped with his life.

After expressing gratitude, we exchanged names. . .Only then did Leader Gru find out that this nobleman "Mr. Hogg" was actually the new stone carving master of the Holy Alliance "Hogg Baruch".

Although at first, Leader Gru was still a little confused.

After all, a well-known stone carving master said he wanted to travel around the continent and communicate with Proulx guild halls in various places. . .But there was no guard.

But then I thought about it. .The strength of this "Master Hogg" is unclear, but the woman beside him and the magical beast are at least level seven, and possibly even eighth-level warriors/warcraft.

With such strength, he naturally has the qualifications to be willful.

In particular, Leader Gru once met a stone carving master. Although the stone carving master was very arrogant, his temperament was very similar to the "Master Hogg" in front of him.

After seeing "Master Hoge" carving some random gadgets, but they were lifelike, Leader Gru was even more certain that "Master Hoge" should really be Master Hoge and not a fake.

Master of stone carving, this represents a lofty status. . .There is also a strong personal network.

Leader Gru really wants to have a good relationship with Master Hogg.For a mercenary leader whose mercenary business has reached the top level, Leader Gru's "business" has reached its limit.

If you want to develop further, you must make connections and find ways to seek a noble status.

Hogg knew what the Gru leader was thinking, but he didn't think there was anything wrong.

What's wrong with being motivated?
It is difficult to improve one's strength, so there is nothing wrong with improving one's social status instead.

And this Gru leader has no bad intentions, he just wants to make some connections, and he is also very respectful to him.

Leader Gru had a conversation with Hogg and then went down to prepare.As the leader of the mercenary guards, he is very busy.

Hoge and Linna walked aside and looked at the vast North Sea.

"The North Sea is really broad." This was the first time Linna saw the ocean, and the boundless blue sea shocked her heart.

"Yes, especially the sunset over the North Sea, it is truly one of the best in the world." Hogg couldn't help but sigh, "Such a beautiful scenery is really worth seeing."

The couple held hands and looked at the beautiful scenery, feeling a little intoxicated.

Although she is already a powerful seventh-level warrior, Lina's voice is still so gentle, "But Hogg, I can't believe it now. When I was a kid, I said I wanted to travel around the continent, but I didn't expect that I would actually have this opportunity. This is not a dream."

Lina rested her head on Hogg's shoulder, and the couple whispered.

"You little fool, how can you have a dream that lasts for a year?" Hogg smiled.

Linna and Hogg were childhood sweethearts, both growing up in Wushan Town.

So Hogg has always known that Lina has had a dream to travel around the entire Magnolia Continent since she was a girl.

But she is no longer a girl, and Linna, who has been married for many years, understands. .Dreams are often just dreams.

She is now just the housewife of a small aristocratic family, and her husband is only a baron at the bottom of the aristocratic system, and he is also a baron of the kingdom. It is unimaginable to travel the entire continent.

But now, this dream has come true.

On the one hand, Hogg has made great achievements in stone carving and has reached the level of a stone carving master, with a very high status.

On the other hand, Linna's strength has also continued to improve, mainly due to the treasures that Hogg obtained from the Warcraft Mountains in the early days. Now she has reached the fighting spirit of a seventh-level warrior.And Hogg also taught her many powerful tricks.

Only with strength can you have the confidence to travel around the mainland.

Now, Hogg, as a master stone carver, has arranged this trip around the continent.Of course, it is nominally a Proulx guild hall traveling around the continent to exchange stone carving techniques.

Lina still enjoys her husband's pampering.

The two of them just watched the sun gradually sink into the sea level, enjoying the long-lost romance.

Until the men sent by Leader Gru told the two that it was time for dinner.

On a trip like this, dinner is naturally very ordinary.

Dried meat, grains and vegetables stewed in a large pot.

Although the Baruch family is a minor noble, the food was much better than this when Hogg was in a difficult situation before he became a master of stone carving.

However, neither Hogg nor Lina are pretentious people, especially when Lina was a girl, she was a serious civilian girl, while Hogg also served as a soldier in the army, and his previous life experience was even more difficult.

These meals are fine for him, after all, he has experienced even worse ones.

The two of them chatted quietly while eating their food.Sudden. .Hogg frowned and looked at the distant area.

(End of this chapter)