Serious Witch's Travel Book

Under such an obvious threat, his chivalry also seemed cheap.

The coachman gritted his teeth, picked up the purse, turned around and left. He wanted to fight for another chance to talk to the lady, maybe he could inform her relatives in Lyonde... But he really didn't have the guts to turn back Face that horrible look again.

A soldier who has killed someone is different from a rookie.

And the soldiers who have killed many people... are even more different.

"what happened?"

As soon as he returned to the carriage, the young man who had been paying attention to the situation immediately joined him.

The coachman squeezed out a stiff wry smile: "Don't worry about it, the official is arresting people again."

"Why?" The young man didn't know why: "She's just an ordinary girl, how could she be involved in such a thing?"

"Who knows, I saw those two gendarmes take her purse, I think...she stole from someone else?"

Before anyone could respond, the garage denied the statement.

"Impossible, that child is very honest, and he doesn't look like he grew up in the market..."

He wondered wildly how Gnicia had provoked those people.The young man's eyes were sharp, he grabbed the "sister" who passed by his side silently, and said in a deep voice:

"do not go."

"Sister" struggled lightly for a couple of times and did not let go, then said in a cold voice: "Let go."

"You are injured, there is no need to provoke those people."

This kind of thing happened under his own eyes, and the young man couldn't get angry.

Anyone with a bit of conscience should resist bullying a young girl like this, but the situation is stronger than others. They are already fleeing, so how can they have time to think about others?

The most important thing right now is to find a way to quickly enter the Black Forest. He has an ominous premonition that something bad will definitely happen to them if they stay here any longer.

"..."

"Don't worry, she doesn't look like an ordinary family, she will be fine, the rules of the empire are like this, as long as you can pay enough bail, you can do big things... Hey!"

He let go of his hands, and was about to panic, but seeing the girl still in place, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, let's rest first, they shouldn't abuse you..."

He looked at the worried coachman, completely oblivious to the fact that "sister" had slightly tucked something under the cloak.

She has been paying attention to the intersection from beginning to end, but she is not concerned about the two gendarmes who caused trouble, but the long-winded human female.

That woman...has a very breeding-friendly smell.

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Note: Someone mentioned the difference between the gendarmerie and the bailiff before. Let me explain a little bit here. This article does not distinguish between these two professions. Officials belong to the category of peacekeepers and guards.

Although there are indeed occupations similar to the police, but considering the age, it is always strange to use this name...

Chapter 98 014. Night Escort

"Then you two, take her away, the general will see her tomorrow morning, and finally caught a job, you have to be careful..."

The chief is still arranging tasks arrogantly, completely ignoring the nuisance of passers-by.

"Huh? Now, now?"

The gendarme was taken aback.

What time is this...it will be midnight in two or three hours.

Who is there to take prisoner at night?Let’s not talk about whether it will be easier for the prisoner to escape, even if such a delicate young lady has no possibility of escape, what should I do if I encounter something unclean on the road that night, although the main human settlements have been cleaned for several years There is no big problem, but there is no shortage of monsters of all sizes in the corners of Gaul. The Vosges Valley is generally considered such a place. Compared with the core area controlled by the empire, the degree of development here is really low. On the verge of the terrible black forest...

The officer raised his eyebrows, grinned and said, "Why, do you have an opinion?"

"No, of course not—of course not!"

The two gendarmes looked embarrassed, but they still straightened their backs.

"Well, you're very energetic." The officer pinched his mustache twice, and said loudly, "But I didn't mean to embarrass you, I think the general told you that we were in the Valley of the Vosges. The arrest operation will not be so smooth, will it?"

"That's it..."

Before setting off, the gendarmes had indeed learned about the situation in the area of ​​operation through local officials.

The Vosges Valley is the border area of ​​the Upper Germanic province, and also the frontier of the entire Gaul region. There are elves who have settled here since ancient times, and the number of people is said to be [-]. Considering that some are more traditional, Living in the forest and mountains, the part that cannot be included in the statistics at all, the number of elves may be even more.

For many years, the elven settlements have had quite independent law enforcement powers. They are not so much the subjects of the empire, but more like a vassal merged with the empire based on cooperation and compromise. On the bright side, The laws of the empire are naturally feasible in the Vosges Valley, but in fact, no one knows what kind of difficulties will be encountered in the specific implementation of the decrees issued by the court.

In the entire valley area, [-]% of the land to the west of Bruyères, and part of the plains to the east of Lessonides are mainly mixed with humans and elves, and more than half belong to the original ecological society of elves, which is very rare for humans, even as the capital. In Lysonides, there are only [-] to [-]% of human beings at best.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to capture fugitives beyond the lords here, especially if the people to be captured are of their own race...

So naturally someone in the court has already greeted the lord. Earl Idol expressed his acquiescence to this, but it was only acquiescence. Who can be sure whether these elves will help their own kind?Therefore, the gendarmes must be cautious when acting here. In the worst case, it is not even ruled out that something that may endanger life may happen.

Of course, what the officers said was very serious, and most of them didn't take it seriously—this place is also a territory of the empire, no matter how you think about it, at least they won't cover up the rebellious party openly, right?

"Then I would like to remind you that the Earl's people have already started patrolling several major highways. Do you think that those elf girls are doing this to help us? No, they may come to rob people at any time .”

The chief's tone gradually became severe.

The two gendarmes looked at each other, and they both felt that this was a bit alarmist, so one of them asked suspiciously: "But we have hundreds of people here, and there is a general... Those elves really dare to contradict the chief sir?"

"Then who knows. The general requires all prisoners to be arrested around dawn, or in the evening, and transported at night and when there are no patrols. If you start now, you will arrive near Bruyères almost tomorrow morning." , it’s basically safe when we get there.”

The two gendarmes were still unhappy about this, but the commander's order had been suppressed, and they had no ability to change anything, so they could only swallow their anger.

"Okay, when you send the people, I will give some compensation, but not now, go to work now." The officer pointed to Gnicia again: "As for you, follow them honestly, don't play tricks Chief, if you can prove that you are not guilty, then of course you can be released... well, you can go on the road, and I have to go to the next stop."

He didn't stop any longer, but just crossed the road in the village with his horse's belly, and left the sight of the two gendarmes looking at each other.

"...Then what are we going to do now? Are we really going to have a big night...?"

"What else can we do? Let's go, he's already seen us." The gendarme spat dejectedly and complained, "Hey, these officials are really inhumane. I've been riding a horse for a long time. Shake me to pieces."

"Let's have a meal here? I'm really starving to death..."

"...Hey, it's fine, anyway, he doesn't care about us anymore, drink a few sips of wine before leaving, if it doesn't work, we will stop when we send people to Rideau, there is only four hours away, sleep there, and then we will go. Said it was too dark on the road and delayed."

"Then go..."

The two hit it off.

"Miss, as evidence, we will take care of your belongings for the time being, is it okay?"

The gendarme holding Gnicia's money bag shook her twice, and it seemed that he was not going to return the money to her. The girl gritted her teeth unwillingly, but there was nothing she could do. She was tied up, and now All you can do is watch.

The two gendarmes took her to find a place to eat in the village. The elves were naturally displeased with this unfriendly visitor. They knocked on the doors of several houses, and they were either shut down or met at the window. Well, communication with a language barrier, but judging by the sharp tone, it's probably not a good thing to say.

They went around in a circle, but no one was willing to receive them. In the end, the two led Gnicia to a position further inward by the side of the road, which was the hotel where the coachman and the brother and sister stayed.

"Welcome." The receptionist was a tall and thin male elf who looked like a human in his 30s. His slightly long hair was all combed back and tied into another low-hanging short ponytail, and his eyes were not friendly.

"I'd love to say you're not welcome here, but if you'd like to order the lady a dinner, perhaps I could sit you down for a glass of wine."

He can speak the common language, and is relatively proficient, but the gendarmes don't like it very much.The two made up their minds, asked for something casually for Gnicia, untied her again, and then sat down to eat.

The food provided here is very simple, perhaps because of the lateness of the day; the boss did not give any choice, and all three of them got a bowl of hot mushroom and vegetable soup, a few pickled garlic, and two Half-palm-sized pancakes.

Gnicia had been hungry all afternoon, she didn't intend to be polite to the two imperial men, and the two gendarmes were not in the mood to chat, they ordered a jug of wine and divided them into two glasses, and each ate and drank simple dishes.

The three of them didn't eat fast. After the boss returned to the room, the two military policemen muttered, "Why isn't there that?"

"Which one?"

"Bugs. I heard elves like to eat bugs."

"……What?"

"Old Taba said it was the dwarf who sold the wine. He said that the elves are crooked sissies who like to eat bugs, leaves and sugar...not very sissy, but I'm always afraid of getting out of the soup. Suddenly scooped out a green caterpillar."

Their words made Gnicia put down the spoon, and she began to feel a little sick to her stomach.

"No way, I think they are quite normal, how could they eat such disgusting things?"

Having said that, the gendarmes who believed three points still began to take a spoon to look under the soup involuntarily.

In fact, the taste of the mushroom soup is very light. There are not many vegetables or mushrooms. Although it is full of umami, it can be scooped up with a spoon. It is unlikely that there are weird things in it.

"This wine is really good, fruity."

"It's average, it's a bit lighter. I still like strong alcohol. Have you ever drank 'Volcano'?"

"I haven't drunk it, what is it?"

"Those dwarfs made things, don't say, they are very spicy and enjoyable. Go back and treat you to drink."

"Sure, give me the whole pot. When I finish my work here, I will probably get married when I get back. I need some presents to show off."

"Okay, I'll help you."

Gnicia slowly put down the spoon.

She was a little sleepy, and she didn't want to yawn in front of the two gendarmes, so she stretched her neck sullenly to suppress her sleepiness a little.

She saw a pair of little legs appear on the stairs beside the hotel bar.Immediately afterwards, the owner of the leg also appeared.

It was the girl who had been riding side by side with Gnicia all day.

She still wrapped herself up tightly, and she didn't plan to relax even when it was time to rest.

The two gendarmes also noticed her, but she was nothing more than a girl to them, and no one paid her any attention.

The girl didn't move after going down the stairs, but just stood on the stairs, staring straight at Gnicia.

Gnicia had been trying to strike up a conversation with this taciturn girl all day, but she had gotten very little. At this moment, she finally had more direct eye contact, but she was stuck in a prison, and she was not happy at all.

The two gendarmes just glanced at her and didn't pay any more attention. They continued chatting on their own, completely ignoring the embarrassment of Gnicia and the girl's relative silence.

But Gnicia made her stare anxiously, she was introverted, and she didn't like the feeling of others staring at her, especially she couldn't figure out what the girl wanted, so she was talking to her After staring at each other for about ten seconds, Gnicia chose to avoid - she raised her hand slightly as a greeting, and then resumed dealing with the soup in the bowl.

The girl didn't say anything until the end, and didn't do anything.

When she saw half of it, she was persuaded by her brother who came down to look for her. When the two gendarmes also finished drinking, they took Gnicia to the intersection.

"Alas... bad luck. The ghost knows if I will fall asleep halfway."

The gendarme yawned a few times and made a gesture of invitation to Gnicia.

"No offense, my dear lady, but you must ride with us on the same horse, and he will help you after I get on it."

——Gnesia, who had never ridden a horse before, was forcibly put on the horse's back with her arms and legs.

In order to prevent accidents, she was tied up with the military police in charge of driving,

They are still...unexpectedly polite, and it may be that Gnicia's hazy identity blocked some unnecessary troubles, but driving at night is really not a decent experience. Both brought a lantern with a tin cover, and they hung it in front of the horse's neck. Even so, the road at night was still hazy, and the two almost bumped into crooked trees several times.

The longer the road dragged on, the more troubled was the sense of fatigue. Even Gnicia was half asleep and half awake several times, and the two gendarmes had long been yawning and almost couldn't straighten up.

"Damn, what kind of errand is this? Quit it and find a place to sleep."

The military police carrying Gnicia began to curse, while the other person hesitated: "But it's not very safe here..."

"Come on, what can there be? It's so close to the village. Even wild horses can't be seen here, let alone wolves."

I didn't feel this way during the day, but at night, Gnicia felt that the forest on this road was really unusual. They didn't know how long they walked, but they still didn't go out—this was obviously not right, because Gnicia can still remember that the outer area of ​​Malpalin is just a sparse forest belt that can be left in about a quarter of an hour. Going further outside, the road is actually far away from the forest area.

Is it going astray...?But the road under their feet seemed to be fine.

Tonight, there were still dark clouds and thick clouds. Under the dim moonlight, the shadows of trees around them overlapped one after another. Even if they just looked at them from a distance, they seemed to be a huge black beast, full of oppression.

"...Forget it, let's find a place to sleep for a while. Don't sleep too hard, get up later and hurry."

The military police who were still hesitating finally couldn't hold on anymore.

They stopped the process, led the horse to a position of ten or twenty steps into the woods, found a flat place, tied the horse and Gnicia to a tree, leaned against the tree and rested.

"The golden hooves of Gou Ri have taken our gendarmes for nothing."

The complaints gradually subsided, and Gnicia also began to fight with her upper and lower eyelids.

She struggled a few times with the rope, and found that the other end was firmly tied to the tree, and she couldn't easily break free.

The two gendarmes didn't seem to pay much attention to her, maybe they didn't think that Gnicia had the ability to escape - in fact, it was true, the girl groped and picked up a slightly sharper stone from the ground, she wanted to imitate Yin Those things that people showed her... "movies" where people cut the rope with stones, but she found it really difficult, after her hands were tied tightly, she couldn't push at all, she was holding The stone couldn't even touch the rope on the wrist, let alone cut it or something.

After being busy for a while, Gnicia decided to give up.

She was afraid and tired, so she retreated.