Chapter 1181 1163. Contradictory Emotional Intelligence
The knight who looked arrogant in front of the mercenaries was very obedient in front of Nannick, the chief priest of Melitelli who delivered him.
“I don’t want to do this either, Mammy.”
A tall man wearing armor was bending down and speaking softly.
“But now those Knights of the White Rose are too conspicuous in front of the Duke! I think about them in everything!”
"This time I heard about the problem in the Pontal Valley. We local knights wanted to follow the Duke up there, but he only brought the White Rose Knight. He didn't even have a chance to show his face to us."
" Show your face?" Nannick looked at the other party seriously, causing the other party's armor parts to rattle. "Do you think this incident can make people show up and gain fame?"
"Isn't it because Siward didn't take you with you because of your current situation?"
Said, Chief The priest's eyes looked towards the opponent's body and saw only the joints of the armor. Although the leather straps had been loosened to the loosest, there was still fat wrapped under the silk shirt squeezing out from the gaps in the armor.
Nannick said seriously: "This is a fatal thing! Can you wake up? Just think of it for your mother!"
The knight nodded, turned around and continued to command a group of mercenaries and warriors, but he still had a nonchalant look on his face and was still mumbling.
"It's fatal, it's fatal. It's just a monster I've never seen before?"
"It's hard to say whether it's a monster or not. Maybe it's the Scoia'tael in the mountains, coming and going like the wind, maybe He also brought the mages and killed all the villages in the mountains."
"If we come together with such a large force, we will be killed if we don't scare them away. What's the danger?"
< br>At this time, the sound of a group of horse hooves came from the temple complex.
A group of knights with bright armor and neat movements approached under the suddenly serious eyes of Knight Samaresh.
The other mercenaries who had already mounted their horses and packed their packages also looked over there.
Although Samaresh has been abandoned for a long time as a local knight in Elland, he at least received an orthodox knight education.
At a glance, you can tell how unusual this team of knights is.
This kind of cooperation, as well as the orderliness during the riding process. Even the most core teams in White Rose are not good!
There was no flag, and the leader was an unimaginably tall 'giant' wearing a hood and cloak.
If it were in other scenes, Samaresh's first thought when seeing this 'giant' would probably be the newly popular magic cloak.
But being defended by such a group of knights, although there is no flag, isn't this...?
A legendary figure and story flashed through his mind. Although the credibility of this story was slightly doubtful in his mind, no matter what, the reputation and status of the protagonist of the story were intact.
If he was in person, he should salute solemnly.
But Nannick didn't give him the chance to find out.
The chief priest of the temple came forward, and Lan En greeted the other party in the name of the ‘supporting knight’.
No need to say anything else. With Siward currently short of men and combat effectiveness, the knight in charge of transferring men in front of him had no reason to refuse.
Just before leaving, Nannick pulled Lan En to the side, pulled his body down and looked at him seriously.
“Remember what I told you before, child.”
The fat granny patted Lan En's arm hard, as if she wanted to use this force to help him remember.
"Don't be disturbed by those who take it lightly, that thing is not simple!"
Lan En nodded: "Thank you for your care, I will always be careful."
< br>"Well, go ahead." Nannick also smiled after hearing this, "I don't see any bad omens in you, you are much better than that unlucky Geralt. Haha, I quite like you. ”
With the blessing of Chief Priest Meritelli, Lan En rubbed the ring on his finger and summoned Qilin who had spent the night outside.
At this point, Samaresh has actually completely confirmed his identity, but since he has acted like this, it is equivalent to making a statement and not wanting to make it public.
Anyone with a little bit of brains should understand, so he looked at it and didn't yell around.
The already noisy mercenaries managed to form a team under the supervision of the knight. There is no doubt that Sakia is the most beautiful rose among them all.
Even Samaresh repeatedly brushed past her with his horse, hoping to cause some 'unexpected' physical contact.
A group of people were urged to dismount without stopping, and after paying tribute to Nannick who provided them with hospitality and rest, they immediately flew towards the northeast of Elland.
This is where this land meets the Pontal River and the Mahakam Mountains.
During this period, Samaresh maintained considerable but unquestionable respect for Lan and the Ember Knights. This made Lan En think that this local knight, who had been abandoned for a long time, was at least outstanding in terms of emotional intelligence.
On the other hand, not all of this knight's emotional intelligence was used on Lan En and the Ember Knight.
He often patrols back and forth among the mercenaries, nominally under the orders of Prince Siward, to send them to the rendezvous point as soon as possible.
But when he passed Sakia, he always revealed, intentionally or unintentionally, that he had just been divorced and that although he had a daughter, he was very obedient.
If she is a woman who yearns for aristocratic life and rich food and clothing, she probably already knows what he means by now.
Even the surrounding mercenaries knew it, but they didn't say anything. Some people just tilted their heads and spat on the ground. At the same time, he muttered something like, 'Who knows if he is really divorced or if he is ready to get divorced at any time'.
But for Sakia
“I sympathize with your plight, Knight Samaresh.”
The female warrior on horseback seemed to be on a trip, looking around at the surrounding scenery with great interest, while speaking sternly to the knight approaching beside her.
"But people who once loved each other later parted ways. This is also a fact that we have to accept. At least your wife left you a well-behaved daughter, right? You should take good care of her."
The knight with the peacock tail feathers on his helmet was stunned.
If it was a tactful refusal or a perfunctory refusal, then he would not even feel frustrated.
After all, it takes hard work to get into a good woman’s bed.
But when he saw Sakia's eyes as she spoke - sincere, clear and sympathetic.
This woman seems to be talking to him seriously!
Can’t she understand what I mean?
Is there something wrong with this person’s ability to understand?
"Pfft~" A chuckle that stopped suddenly and was suppressed came from the back of the team.
Samaresh turned around and saw that the man who was laughing was the tall figure leading the team of Ember Knights.
So he trembled, pursed his lips, lowered his head and stopped talking.
But this is actually because he is a little too sensitive.
Lan En has no intention of stopping him, because Lan En also knows that a woman like Sachia, who has ideals in her heart and abilities, will not just 'become a noble lady' Make this a goal.
He was just laughing. Sachia indeed had a depth of thought in many aspects that was not comparable to that of ordinary warriors, mercenaries, or even nobles.
But at the same time, she does seem to lack perception in some aspects, that is, she has low emotional intelligence.
This combination of contradictions made Lan En even more interested in her identity.
But this is just a detail. The most important thing at the moment is to solve the problems in the Pontal Valley.
If the situation here collapses, then the economy of the North will almost collapse as well.
As far as Gong Lai is concerned, how can the four northern countries, whose economies have collapsed, compete with Nilfgaard?
Privately speaking, eighty-nine percent of his current net worth is based in the Northern Kingdom!
The remaining 10% to 20% is the share of Valyrian steel exported overseas.
Although the performance of this steel is indeed excellent, it is still a 'new material' in this vast and poorly communicated world.
Maybe in other continents, those powerful buyers have not heard of this product. Not to mention sending a ship to buy goods.
Speeding all the way, although the formation was very chaotic, but because there were local knights leading the way, the journey was smooth in the end.
This group of mercenaries, who looked like wandering soldiers, arrived at the crossing of the Pontal River at noon.
The next step is to transfer to the inland river boat and head towards the river valley. This will be much faster than taking the land route along the river.
According to Samaresh, you can basically go to the temporary garrison where Duke Seeward is before dinner. If the journey is smooth.
The local knight had retired with success when he arrived at the ferry.
His mission is not so much to transfer these summoned mercenaries to Duke Siward, but more like to look after the mercenaries as an insurance.
Lest some of them run away for a small deposit and a horse.
When it comes to business these days, it is always necessary to make more preparations.
After getting on the boat, these people couldn't even run away.
The river boat was similar to the one Lan En had taken before. The boat had a wide platform, enough for many people and their cargo to squeeze in.
After all, the guests on this kind of boat rarely sit for the entire journey, and most of them only sit for one or two stops.
Obtaining larger cargo capacity through compact squeezing in a short period of time is a means for river shipping companies to increase profits.
More than ten horses of the mercenaries and ten horses of the Ember Knights were surrounded in the center of the deck. Outside were everyone's equipment and baggage to prevent the horses from running out and falling into the water.
We have not yet entered the Pontal Valley, so both sides of the Pontal River are still plains. Farmers are busy in the fertile fields, and windmills and scarecrows stand quietly.
But looking into the distance along the river, you can see that the terrain on both sides gradually begins to rise and rise, sandwiching the river in the middle.
Because the flow rate remains unchanged, but the river bed area gradually narrows, the farther you go, the faster the river flows.
So gradually there was a thunderous rumble.
(End of this chapter)