Richard was well aware of why Bard, the head of the merchant group, charged a difference.

If there is no accident, it was Bard who successfully invited him, and couldn't find another lone wanderer who could share the mercenary team, so he had to lower the standard, and he recognized it if he could pull one and charge one silver coin - looking at the burlap clothes worn by Harvey, it was obvious that the economy was not too good, and if he really charged three silver coins, the other party would definitely not be able to get into the carriage.

In this regard, Richard didn't care about one or two silver coins, and he didn't want Harvey to delay the departure of the caravan, so he stopped the other party who wanted to get off the carriage and theorize, and said loudly: "You don't have to theorize, charging me three silver coins is the normal price, and charging you one silver coin is a preferential price." ”

"Well, the preferential price, why?"

"I should be more optimistic about you, and I deliberately took less. ”

"Be optimistic about me, deliberately take less?"

"Yes. Richard said, "With your size, if something really happens, you can help, and I don't think so." If you can invite ten or eight beings like you, even if the merchant group does not invite a mercenary team, it can still ensure safety, so you should take less silver. ”

"That's it. Harvey scratched his head, thought about it seriously, and nodded, "Makes sense." ”

Then Harvey showed a comforting expression and looked at Richard: "That Richard, don't be sad, although you don't look very powerful, but if you are really in danger, I will help you." ”

"Okay. Richard smiled, "Then I'll thank you in advance." ”

"You're welcome, after all, who made us companions, still sitting in a carriage. ”

"Forehead ......"

As he spoke, the carriage shook suddenly. Richard lifted the curtain of the carriage and turned his head to look out, and saw the long carriage caravan starting, "squeaking" along the avenue towards the north.

"It's gone. Turning his head, Richard said to Harvey.

"Have you gotten going? Harvey's expression was excited, and the next moment he shouted, venting his emotions, "North, I'm coming! I'm coming, North!"

Richard: "......"

......

The rest of the journey was boring and boring.

Harvey was present in the carriage, and Richard was not good at doing some special things, so he could only choose to close his eyes and think about things. And Harvey, after getting through the initial excitement, became bored and yawned constantly. Half an hour later, Richard suddenly heard an unusual sound, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Harvey lying upright on the wooden board of the carriage, with his mouth wide open, snoring like thunder, and falling asleep.

"Purr!

Richard shook his head, but he wasn't displeased. Actually, it's a good thing for him. The next moment, with a flip of his hand, he took out a scroll from the treasure of the Black Spirit King's Island from the spatial iron ring, and began to browse and study.

......

The next few days of the journey were pretty much the same: Harvey lay asleep in his carriage, and Richard silently browsed and studied the contents of the scrolls in the treasures of the Black Spirit King's Island.

......

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

A week later, at noon, the leader of the Blue Feather Merchant Regiment, Bud, announced that he was about to approach the border of the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom.

The meaning of this sentence is that the speed of travel on land, compared to the speed of travel by sea, is a disgrace to reach home—a distance that should have been covered by a ship in two days, and it took a whole week for the carriage to complete.

However, Bard said: As long as you reach the border of the Black Saint Mountain Kingdom, the speed can be faster. After that, through the hinterland of the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom that has not been affected by the war, bypassing the entire Rob Kingdom, arriving at the seaport of the Northern Kingdom, and re-entering the sea, the entire journey on land is over.

As for the distance...... It's almost a fifth of the way now.

Well, one in five!

One-fifth of the "amplitude of the heart"!

......

In the afternoon.

"Squeak Squeak Squeak ......"

The convoy of the Blue Feather Merchant Group was constantly approaching the border of the Black Sacred Mountain, the horsemen were driving the carriage mechanically, and the men were dozing listlessly. At the end of the carriage, Harvey snorted loudly and slept like a dead man, and Richard listened to the sound as he read the scroll of the Black Spirit King's Island Treasure in his hand.

The more he read, the more Richard felt that the content of the scroll was advanced, and the degree of sophistication was comparable to that of modern Earth after the Industrial Revolution, if not as advanced as modern Earth. And this is just the tip of the iceberg of the secret of the Black Spirit King, if the real secret of the Black Spirit King can be unlocked, it is really hard to imagine how amazing the discovery will be.

Just thinking this, there was a "squeak", and the carriage came to a sudden stop.

Richard raised his eyebrows, received the scroll in his hand into the spatial iron ring, looked up and looked outside, and saw that the entire convoy had stopped.

What's wrong?

Richard was puzzled, and the next moment he saw Bud, the leader of the Blue Feather Merchant Group, hurriedly ran over, opened the carriage door and said, "Mr. Richard, there is a little problem ahead, there may be trouble, you ...... It's better to be a little prepared. ”

"Huh, what's going on?"

"Whew-" Bard said, taking a deep breath, "yes, the hired mercenary team was scouting the way ahead and found a dead tree lying across the road, which looked like someone had deliberately designed it, maybe some group of thieves wanted to stop us and rob us."

The mercenary team is now trying to find a way to remove the dead trees, inform me that once the dead trees are removed, let the entire convoy pass at full speed, and then rush to the border of the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom without any stops. There are usually soldiers from the Black Sacred Mountain Kingdom patrolling the border, and when you get there, you can be considered really safe. ”

"Well, I see. Richard nodded, "I'll be ready." ”

"That's good. The head of the regiment, Bud, glanced at Harvey, who was still sleeping, and said, "By the way, if Mr. Harvey wakes up in a while, please also tell him to be prepared." Of course, if he didn't wake up all the way to the border of the Black Saint Mountain, he wouldn't need it. ”

"Understood. ”

The head of the caravan, Bard, nodded, left the carriage, and instructed the members of the caravan one by one to get ready.

Richard watched Bud walk away, retracted his gaze, and looked at Harvey, who was lying on the plank of the carriage. The next moment, without making a sound, Harvey actually opened his eyes, as if sensing the danger in advance, and his eyes flashed and asked, "Hmm, why did the carriage stop?"

"Because we may be in trouble, the head of the merchant group, Bud, has just come, so I and you had better be prepared. Richard said, briefly recounting what Bard had just said to him to Harvey.

As soon as the brief description was finished, a shout came from the front of the carriage convoy, and it was the mercenary team that successfully moved the dead wood away. The next moment the whole convoy restarted and rushed forward quickly, the four-wheeled carriage following closely behind, and because of the inertia, Harvey almost fell into the carriage.