Chapter 252 The foolish son of a noble family
Petty Wain became interested.
Territories, towns and camps are completely different things.
The former means that the lord has a high degree of governance power, just like the Ceylon Territory. In addition to the kingdom's code and various acts issued by the king, the countess can also issue regulations that take effect within the Ceylon Territory.
"Where is Xiwei Ling?"
The small adventurer pointed to the northeast of the dark forest.
"I heard someone say that after leaving the border defense line, you can see an unnamed small river in that direction for about 2 hours, and then continue eastward along the direction of the river. It can take as fast as one day or as slow as two days. You can see the city wall of Xiwei Territory.”
Pet Twain looked a little hesitant, his eyebrows furrowed:
"Walk over there? From the forest?"
The adventurer shrugged and asked, "What if? Do you still expect to hire a carriage to take you in?"
"There are no well-opened roads in the dark forest. Let alone carriages, it is difficult to enter by horseback. We can only walk."
Pettwain suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
You have to step into the dark forest alone for at least 1 day!
If he had to go to the Western Territory to find adventurers and mercenaries for hire, then his plan would have gone terribly wrong.
What should I do if I encounter an accident in the forest?
Seeing that the other party was about to leave the border camp, Pettwain hurriedly called out:
"Friend! Friend! Wait! What do I call you?"
"My name is...Koni."
"Okay, Kony, can I entrust you..." Pettwain hesitated: "You are planning to go to Xiwei, right? Can you help me find a few suitable mercenaries there and let them return to the camp? Well, I want to hire them to help me."
Pettwain was embarrassed to say directly that he was afraid.
He also emphasized the excuse he was looking for:
"It's not that I don't dare to go into the dark forest and look for it myself. The main thing is that I need to wait for someone here, you know."
"Some of my friends are not ready yet. I have to wait for them, otherwise they won't be able to see me when they come over and there will be misunderstandings."
The adventurer named Kony glanced at Pei Twain, with a half-smile in his eyes, and suddenly asked: "Are you the child of some noble?"
"Are you going to ask mercenaries to help you catch some monsters and let you deal with them with your own hands as your trophies?"
"first?"
Pet Twain's face quickly turned red.
His thoughts were exposed by the other party.
"Who... who said this is my first time? I've just never been to the border camp here before! I just don't know the situation nearby!"
Trying to be tough.
Kony laughed mercilessly: "I have heard that the other descendants of the noble families who came here to participate in the Hunting of the Moon this year all entered the dark forest on their own."
"After the expansion of Xiwei Territory, the number of monsters near the border has decreased a lot. Now even ordinary people should be able to reach Xiwei Territory smoothly if they muster up the courage."
"Even if you want to eliminate monsters, you have to find them from Xiwei Territory, or even explore deeper into the forest. It is no longer possible to practice next to [Past Glory] like in the past!"
"You don't dare to go, do you?"
Pettwain suddenly became anxious.
The young man was unconvinced, especially when he was ridiculed by Kony, who was less than 1.5 meters tall.
"Who said I dare not!"
"Ordinary people can get there. I think it will be easy and simple..."
"...It doesn't matter even if that's the territory of the heretic church?"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Kony with a smile.
Pettwain was stunned, and his voice rose three times: "Heresy?!"
"No, everyone dares to go to the territory of the heretical church?"
Pettwain now wondered whether the world was crazy, or whether he was crazy.
Kony smiled and said: "So what about heretics? Other people's territory is developed outside the kingdom. It doesn't violate any legal principles, right?" "As long as they don't take the initiative to enter the Kingdom of Reyak, even if they belong to the King's Army and the Glow God Cult, It’s not illegal for people to go to their territory!”
"Look at how many royal troops there are in this place now?"
Pet Twain was stunned.
The border camp is not a big place, so if you really want to wander around, you can finish it in ten minutes at most.
When he ran to the border checkpoint of "Past Glory" and took a look, Pet Twain was immediately shocked.
"Where is the King's Army?"
There are indeed people left at the checkpoint, but there are only 5 or 6 soldiers on duty to maintain the entry inspection back to the kingdom, and two lazy priests of the Glow God Cult, plus two people responsible for the Hunting Moon. The clerk who registers loot.
Although it is not a red tide of monsters at the moment, and the king's army has not officially assembled, the garrison strength here will not be too much, and under normal circumstances only a few dozen soldiers will be left behind.
But now even dozens of them are gone!
Only the minimum manpower is left to maintain the operation of border checkpoints.
The camp arranged by the border defense line for other king's troops to rest was immediately empty!
"Could they...have also gone to the West Coast?" Pet Twain couldn't believe it.
It’s understandable that adventurers, mercenaries, and the like go to Petwain. After all, these people’s main occupation is hunting monsters.
But what were the king's troops doing there?
"It's very simple."
"The conditions here are poor, the environment is bad, and the food and housing are very difficult."
"Not many people are willing to stay here now. At most, they stay here for a short transit."
"The same goes for the King's Army."
"They only come back when they need to be on duty."
"When my duty time is over, of course I will leave!"
Petty Twain didn't understand and was shocked.
What kind of existence is that Xiwei Territory that suddenly appeared?
Heretic Church.
As a result, people from within the kingdom, and even the king's army, turned a blind eye to the heresy and rushed over?
How attractive is it over there!
Petwain gritted his teeth.
So many people have gone, especially the King's Army, which means that there must be some temptation in Xiwei Territory that people cannot refuse.
Since everyone can go, he dares to go too!
Trying to keep up with Kony, Pet Twain made an excuse: "Cough...cough...Kony, I want to entrust you. Okay, I'm not familiar with the surrounding environment. I'll hire you temporarily." Once, I need you to show me the way to Xiwei Territory."
"Let me state in advance that I'm not afraid, nor am I afraid to go alone."
"The main reason is that I'm not familiar with the environment and don't know the way, so I need someone who knows the route to take me there to prevent me from getting lost in the dark forest!"
"You must know how dangerous it is to get lost in the dark forest."
After Petuin finished speaking, he thought for a moment and made a price:
"10 silver coins, very reasonable, right?"
"Just lead the way and I'll go with you!"
"As long as you agree, I will give you a 20% deposit now."
Coney suddenly laughed.
He muttered something in a low voice:
"The noble family is stupid..."
Pettwain didn't hear clearly: "What?"
Kony smiled and said: "Nothing. It's a deal, but don't regret it."
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(End of chapter)