Ride and Cut

Annie left Alpine Fort with the mercenaries of the firm, promising to bring people back to establish trade contacts as soon as possible.

Not long after, in the tavern in Cologne City, bards began to tell the same story. It was a long narrative poem about how a pioneering nobleman named Richard used both force and resourcefulness to defeat the natives in the wilderness.

If Li Cha heard it himself, he would be surprised to find that although the background was completely blurred, the dwarves and iron ore were changed to friends and land. But the content of the war is very original. What "Zhi Licha skillfully uses bloodlust" or "Baron Yong shows his power in the rain" are vividly a true portrayal of his own experience.

It is not difficult for those who are interested to see that many bards suddenly began to sing the same content together, and there must be someone behind the scenes to fuel the flames.

But pioneering was a popular topic among the people of Cologne, and the story was vivid and interesting. Soon, everyone in the streets and alleys knew that there was such a wise and brave baron in the wilderness who had just won a big battle.

Li Cha stayed in Gaoshan Castle and waited for a few days but did not wait for Anne, instead he waited for Sauron, the head of the noble garden.

He is also an old acquaintance of Richard's. When he first arrived in Cologne, he offered a loan of 1,000 gold coins to the lord. Without this money, Gunther would still be in the arena.

At this moment, he was wearing a plain blue robe and sitting on the saddle, surrounded by twenty or thirty costumed knights and servants. He took the initiative to stop far away from the high mountain castle, so as not to irritate the vigilant sentinels.

The lord was training with the guards at that time.

After the level rises, no matter whether it is a barbarian or a centaur, the physical attributes gradually tend to be exaggerated, and it is difficult for ordinary training to work anymore, so he ingeniously carried out extreme weight-bearing.

The barbarians who were running around the hills were all in armor, and each of them was carrying a thick log, which made Sauron's subordinate knights speechless. Some of them have good grudge cultivation, and their explosive power in battle is actually quite impressive, but no matter what, they can't do such a long-term high load.

Because this is the purest form of physical strength.

"Long time no see, my lord." The lord raised his hand towards Sauron.

He is said to be a mage. Generally speaking, mages don't know how to travel on horseback, at least they have to take a carriage. But Sauron may have been in the army, so his habits are obviously relatively casual and not so particular.

"Li Cha, I don't know how many times I've heard your name recently." Sauron got off his horse and walked towards him with his followers.

Li Cha opened his arms and hugged him lightly, then parted immediately, "My name?"

"You have become famous, and now the bards in Cologne are singing your story."

Sauron, an old guy, should have been handsome when he was young, the kind who could earn a living just by his looks. Even though her head is full of gorgeous hair now, she can still find some remnants of handsomeness from the eyebrows and eyes.

It's a pity that his temperament is slightly out of tune with this handsome man.

Sauron, like Richard, was born as an illegitimate child. After becoming a mage, he entered the army and gained his status as a nobleman by virtue of his military exploits. Complicated experiences have brought about a complex temperament. The fireworks of the market, the scholarly atmosphere of the mage, the general's uncompromising and a bit of nobility brought by pampering are mixed together. If I insist on describing it, it is - a senior old fritter.

He winked narrowly at Li Cha, and said, "After a while, some trainee knights who haven't cut the swallowtail flag will take the initiative to join you."

Li Cha thought about it for a while, and it wasn't hard to guess that Annie was trying to create momentum for him.

This is indeed his negligence, and the right to speak and reputation must be in his own hands as much as possible. The lord has experienced the information age at least, and he never expected that others would fill in the gaps for him in this regard.

"I don't want to cut their swallowtails." Li Cha rolled his eyes.

Most of the trainee knights are the second sons of minor noble families, and the flags used are two more swallowtails than the real knight flags. If the following lord is willing to cut off the swallowtail for them, it means becoming an official knight. How can the poor place of Alpine Castle afford the fief and annuity.

"My good lord, are you passing by or are you here on a special trip?"

"A special trip, to be precise, a special trip for you." Sauron's well-trimmed beard and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

"For me?" Li Cha pointed to his nose, and his first reaction was the interest-free loan, "It seems that my debt has not expired, right?"

"Of course it's not for debt collection. I brought very precious ingredients, how about we chat while eating?" While Sauron was speaking, the servant behind him raised a big leather bag to indicate to Richard. He couldn't see what was in it, but it seemed to be a living thing.

"Okay." Li Cha happened to be holding back something to ask.

Commoners want to have a shelter from the wind and rain, but the self-proclaimed characters like wild fun. In the eyes of the lord, this is a standard idle thing. The centaur rangers and Sauron's retinue knights opened the cordon together to ensure that the scenic treasure land by the river would not be disturbed.

Surrounded by clumps of white bitter thorns, because Hum has been using the soil fertilization spell everywhere recently, the small white flowers grow luxuriantly. Through the gaps between the flowers, branches and grass leaves, you can see the clear river not far away flowing quietly, and the sun shining on it is sparkling.

The servants laid down the carpet in an orderly manner, lit the bonfire, set up the baking board, took out gold and silver utensils, knives and forks and placed them in order, and picked some wild flowers as decorations.

They started to boil tea, first put the copper pot into the charcoal fire and burn it violently, then poured water and tea into it. The water began to boil violently in an instant, and the originally dry tea leaves rolled and stretched, and the aroma filled the air.

Li Cha sat cross-legged on the carpet, took the cup handed to him by the servant, took a sip to rinse, and then spat on the tray.

"Seafood from the south, if you want to transport it here to keep it fresh, you need at least two low-level mages to accompany it." Sauron pointed to the leather bag in the servant's hand, "Just for one bite, this is the most luxurious delicacy in Cologne today."

The servant opened his pocket to show that a big squid was entangled with his eight legs alive and well.

Li Cha was so depressed that he thought there was something rare to eat, but he didn't expect that the delicacy in Sauron's mouth was iron plate squid.

"The outer layer of skin has to be peeled off... Forget it, let me do it." He took the knife and squid, which he was familiar with, and his movements were much more capable than the servants.

"I forgot that you were from the Southern Province."

Richard didn't bother to correct that not every city in Sauron's southern province had a coastline. In fact, as long as it was three or five days away from the coastline, fresh seafood would quickly become an expensive ingredient that had nothing to do with the common people.

Suddenly there was a black shadow stepping on the turf and flying towards them in the distance. It was Qiqiu who was on all fours and ran over. It is very smart, and within a few days it has developed the habit of looking for Li Cha when he is indecisive.

"Little nigger, why are you bothering me again?" The lord took the time to reach out and pinch its soft belly.

"Qiqiu." Qiqiu stuffed a nut covered with tooth marks into Li Cha's hand, watching eagerly. Li Cha took it and crushed it vigorously with two fingers, threw the fragrant and crispy nuts into his mouth and chewed them loudly. Qiqiu watched helplessly as there were only a few pieces of inedible hard shells left in front of him, and immediately began to lie on the ground and roll over and over.

"What a cute little thing." Sauron's attention was also attracted.