Lord Helanza

Along the road, there were some large and small oak forests soon. This is the season for golden and silver oaks to drop fruits. From time to time, acorns fall from the tops of the trees. The acorns belong to the lords of this place. Only after the lords send farmers in the territory to harvest these golden and silver acorns, other villagers can enter the woodland to pick up the missing acorns.

The winter in Pena City is not too cold. The nobles here have the habit of burning charcoal in the fireplace in winter. The nobles like to burn these fruity coke made from acorns because the acorns The seeds contain a lot of oil and will have a scent of tree oil after being ignited.

Climbing another mountain range, a large area of ​​oak forests spread across the mountains. Only a small piece of mountain land is covered with grass and low shrubs. Only when you walk here can you officially enter the mountain range on the outskirts of Helanza.

The weather in September is still a bit hot after noon. Once you hide in the shade of the trees, you will feel a little coolness.

The three decided to rest for a while in the oak forest on the top of the mountain. Surdak took the opportunity to give the two horses some water and feed some forage, leaving them free to nibble on the grass by the roadside in the woods. Rita took out the roasted oatmeal that had been prepared a long time ago, and shared it with Surdak and Natasha. Natasha held a water sac and sipped the water, her eyes kept looking at this piece of lush and Looking at the acorns falling on the ground in the green oak forest, I couldn't help reaching out and picking up a few.

"I heard the merchants in the caravan say that there are often robbers in the forest. Is it true?" Rita handed Surdak the meat scones in her hand, and gave up a little Come on, ask him to sit down.

Surdak leaned on the thick oak tree, rubbed his numb legs, and said with a smile:

"Where can there be that many robbers, but occasionally there will be!"

Seeing Rita staring at him with wide eyes, she couldn’t help but stretched out her hand and patted Rita’s back, and said to her: "Don’t worry, Wall Village is so poor and there are no robbers. I can't think of it, they will go to Wall Village to rob. They will only rob some wealthy nobles."

Rita squinted like an orange cat, and seemed to enjoy Surdak's caress.

Then she couldn’t help but glanced at Natasha again and saw that Natasha’s gaze fell on the mountain road down the mountain. Following her gaze, she happened to see three cars racing along the mountain road. The magic caravan asked Surdak curiously:

"Surdak, look at it...what is that?"

Surdak followed the gazes of Rita and Natasha In the past, I saw three carriages galloping by on the forested mountain road. Only through the gaps between the trees, the shadows of those vehicles can be seen. A team of cavalry follow closely from behind, and it looks like a grandiose, very imposing manner. .

"Those are a few carriages. Let me see. I think it should be a magic caravan that can only be owned by a nobleman in Helanza. There is a family emblem on the carriage, but I don't know it." Surdak said.

Soon after, both the carriage and the cavalry disappeared on the mountain road, and the three of them continued on the road after a rest, and finally rushed into Helanza before the city gate closed at dusk.

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Helanza City

The first thing after entering the city is to find a hotel. Surdak has been to Helanza City twice, yes This beautiful mountain city was deeply impressed, and this time he still chose the hotel opposite the park square.

A group of night watchmen lights up all the street lights in every corner of the city. There are still a constant stream of pedestrians on the street. There is a smell of food floating on the street. Surdak is at a businessman with a fruit basket on his head. After buying two apples in his hand and giving the merchant a copper plate, the merchant carried the fruit basket and left with a smile.

Since Rita and Natasha don’t know how to ride a horse, after Surdak entered the city, he helped Rita and Natasha off their horses. He led two horses to let Rita and Natasha Follow behind him.

He doesn't want the horse to be frightened and the scene becomes uncontrollable. It seems that there is nothing wrong with leading the horse to walk slowly in the street.

When I came to the hotel, the sky was completely dark. The boss of this hotel led his two horses to the stables in the backyard, and Lady Boss, who was in charge of reception, invited them into the hotel. When the Lady Boss saw Surdak, she recognized him at a glance. The hotel prefers this kind of acquaintances who go back and forth. Seeing him with two female relatives this time, she smiled and said:

"Surdak Knight, good evening, if you come to Helanza this time, how many days do you plan to stay?"

Lady Boss seems to be a little hot, with smiles on her cheesy face, continuously adjusting her dress with her hands , And kept fanning with the bone folding fan in his hand, so that the smell of perfume filled the whole hotel lobby.

Surdak glanced at Lady Boss and replied: "Two nights, open for me two rooms. Be quiet and clean. You know I don’t like being disturbed."

"There are two rooms on the third floor, with attic and balcony. One can enjoy the view of Dongcheng District and Park Plaza from the balcony, and the other can see the city hall and clock tower. It is the best one here. If you want two rooms, you only need to pay 7 Silver Coins per room, including breakfast and dinner. Tomorrow’s breakfast will be white bread with bacon rolls and omelette. Tonight, only some beef patties and mushrooms will be left Soup, if you want to eat it, please inform me in advance." Lady Boss smiled like a fox.

Surdak looked at Rita and Natasha, and asked them, "What do you need?"

Rita heard the house price quoted by Lady Boss. I can’t believe my ears. I need seven Silver Coins for a night in a hotel in Helanza. This is incredible. If a yellow sheep in Beigou Ranch is sold to a merchant, it’s almost five or six. The look of a Silver Coin, doesn’t it mean that after staying in this hotel for one night, equivalent to sending out a yellow goat...

She glanced at Surdak, then at Natasha, Seeing the same surprise in her eyes, she hesitated and whispered to Surdak: "We can just book one."

'This way, at least one yellow sheep can be saved every night. , At worst slept on the floor...' Rita thought in her heart.

Seeing the tangled expression on Rita’s face, Surdak could probably guess what she was thinking in her heart, so he said to Lady Boss, “Is there any suite? If yes, open one for us. I need to help us prepare three dinners."

Lady Boss lowered her head and flipped through the account books, trying her best to hide her contempt for Rita, and said in a tired voice: "If there is a suite on the third floor, only the second floor is available. Yes, you need to pay nine Silver Coins."

"Yes!" Surdak felt that there was no need to waste time on this, so he decided directly.

"I'll take you there." When Lady Boss walked out of the counter, she deliberately looked at the female relatives brought by the young Knight, and looked at them wearing the rough clothes that village women would wear. The linen clothes complained that the young Knight didn't seem to have good eyesight.

She stepped upstairs and said: "Hot water is provided for a limited time in the evening. If you want to take a bath, it is best not to miss the time. Of course, if you are not afraid of the cold, provide cold water at any time..."

Lita watched Lady Boss walk by, and her plump skin of white flowers appeared from her low-cut dress, and she felt her heart throb, thinking: How could this shameless woman be like this? ?