On the Seven Towers

A procession of two carriages and a group of riders marched on the road. Except for the leading knight whose face was exposed, the twenty or so people behind were all wearing black cloaks, with their heads and faces hidden in them. Only when they got closer could their gray skin and white hair be seen.

This is none other than Evelyn and her twenty dark elf immigrants. Dark elves are a race with outstanding talents, and the rate of becoming mages and warriors is much higher than that of humans. In addition to the fact that the immigrants sent this time were selected by Evelin, there are two middle-level and six low-level among the twenty dark elves. Half of them are warriors and half are mages, and the rest also have the strength of warrior apprentices, and they are all very good archers.

Xiao Chen was sitting in the carriage in front of the team and had just finished a meditation. And the carriage behind him that belonged to Elena had turned into a truck.

Xiao Chen stuck his head out of the car and asked: "Silla, where are we now?"

Silla and Roger, who were leading the way in front of the team, rode their horses to Xiao Chen's window and said, "Now we have entered the territory of the Duke of Green Forest City. Going ahead is Green Pine Town, where we can spend the night tonight."

"The Duke of Green Forest City? He seems to be our new neighbor?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Yes, according to the territory assigned to you by the king, Alano Town is bordering the territory of Green Forest City. But the Duke of Green Forest City is definitely not a good neighbor." Siro said.

"Why, this Duke's reputation is not very good?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.

"You have to know that before this generation of Duke Partha Solanas inherited the title, the territory under the jurisdiction of Green Forest City was not that large. However, after he defeated an earl and three barons, the territory became larger. After he forcibly married the only daughter of Viscount Buygas, he added the viscount's territory to his own name, including the map connected to the town of Alano, which he obtained after killing a baron. "Silla has collected a lot of information very carefully since he followed Xiao Chen. The anecdotes these nobles have seen are not rare news, but his efforts can also be seen.

"This sounds very aristocratic. Isn't this how lords behave with each other? Isn't it uncommon for annexation-like conquests or marriages like this?" Xiao Chen has also read a lot of the history of the continent. To be honest, a continent Chronicles, fifty percent is about these things.

"You are right, but other lords will at least find a better reason to go to war with others. The Duke of Greenwood City always likes to go to war without declaring it, or attack suddenly first, and then declare war afterwards. And even if there is no reason to declare war, It is often very far-fetched. For example, a certain baron was punished by the Duke just because he glanced at the Duke's wife at a banquet.

The same is true for marriage. It is said that the viscount originally had two nephews who could inherit the title, but both of them died suddenly before the duke married the viscount's daughter. In this way, the Duke's territory and title naturally fell into the hands of his wife. "

"So, he is an unscrupulous person?"

"Yes, my lord, so we'd better handle it with caution."

"I'm very curious about what the nobles of the royal capital would think of such a person."

"It's hard to say. At least he doesn't have a good reputation among the kingdom's nobles. You have to know that most nobles won't like people who break the rules like this. The Duke of Greenwood City's reputation is generally that he is simple-minded and greedy. , something like a reckless man." Silla said with a smile, "If his territory hadn't been remote and the king had been in poor health over the years, I'm afraid that the violent king would have sent his army directly to the territory of Green Forest City. Go up and force him to vomit out all the land he has eaten."

The neighbor is an unpleasant duke, which may not be an opportunity for the school. Xiao Chen thought to himself that it would be even better if this person was unpopular with the people. If the king really dies and chaos breaks out around him, China Tower may not be able to find the right opportunity to stabilize the situation and go to other people's territory to "save the humanitarian disaster."

He thought of this and said: "Since this Duke is so unique, we should pay more attention to it. It would be a bit of a loss if we don't bring back some information when we come here. We can cover roads, cities, landforms, hydrology and people's living conditions. Collect it.”

Silla nodded in agreement.

"Sir, I just discovered something is wrong. Today we came across two groups of messengers along the way. Judging from the way these two messengers dressed, I am afraid they were not sending ordinary letters, but military information." Roger recalled.

"Why do you see it?" Xiao Chen asked.

"They are all experienced soldiers. It would be too wasteful to use them to deliver ordinary letters. Moreover, they are equipped with weapons, which are very similar to the equipment used for expedition. So I guess they are going to report to the Duke's vassals. It's a military operation. We want them to gather troops in their respective territories and then participate in a war." Roger pondered for a moment and then said, "There are two small towns behind us. If the Baron Company has an army in such a place. It means he is going to fight a big war."

"But there is no other opponent around here who is worthy of such a fight...except for us." Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "If this is the case, we have to figure things out even more."

Xiao Chen's team finally arrived at Green Pine Town ahead before dusk.

Green Pine Town is an unremarkable town, located on the plains, backed by forests and facing the river. The only difference is that the main road in the duchy passes through it, so it is a major node in the transportation network.

The town has a population of only five or six hundred people, and more than a hundred houses are scattered on the river bank. From the perspective of scenery, it is quite unique. The ruler here is a baron under the Duke.

This is the first time that the team has approached a human town since leaving the Elf Kingdom.

Evelyn and other dark elves are very interested in this town. They have been taciturn all the way, but they also began to talk about it.

There are no special guards in the town, only a few militiamen patrolling the town.

When Xiao Chen's team entered the town, they came up to inquire about the identities of Xiao Chen and others. Since Xiao Chen had some doubts, he naturally could not report his true identity. They said that they were a dark elf caravan, preparing to pass through here for the first time and go to Suero to do business.

The militia saw that there were really many dark elves and could not find any flaws. So they allowed them to enter the town. Maybe dark elves are very rare in the human world. People in the town are very curious when they see them, and often people look at them from a distance.

Xi Luo walked around the town, selected a hotel, and let the entire team stay there.