Kant and Rolf enter the caravanserais.

Desert bandits who acted as servants walked in and out of the side door, quickly bringing up the food in the kitchen, and soon filled the long tables in the hall, exuding the smell of food.

It's a simple meal, finely chopped sausages, grilled air-dried meat, and fruit from the Sanwaya Mountains.

Sweet dates are also indispensable.

"Not bad."

Kant nodded in satisfaction.

Rolf is meticulous in his attention to detail.

When the post station was set up here, it was originally for the purpose of supplying people on the way, whether it was outsiders, Kant's troops or caravans, they could rest here, get water and food, and have a good rest.

After all, the environment of the Narun Desert is cruel, and even if you are used to living like this, you can still feel the deep malice brought by the environment.

It's malice.

The title of Civilized Forbidden Zone is not for nothing.

If it weren't for the discovery of salt here, it probably wouldn't matter how Kant tossed it.

The nobles of the Lion Principality are completely profit-seeking, and if they come to the Naren Desert, they will not have any benefit to them, and they would rather let Kant toss around than have anything to do with it.

Just like Baron Dylan at the beginning, he was marginalized and ignored like the stone pass.

Never able to join the mainstream aristocratic circles.

It's just that Kant doesn't need to.

The so-called circle is just a platform for borrowing from each other.

Kant, who already has a strong military force, can completely form a platform by himself, and even when it has reached the point of flipping the table, it makes no sense for him to join this so-called aristocratic circle.

The meal ended quickly.

Take a break.

Manid saluted and left, as planned, to meet the merchants who were still waiting.

After all, the salt trade has been interrupted for more than half a month, and those merchants are in a hurry, if they don't see Manid and his caravan now, it is estimated that these merchants have the heart to break in.

Of course, ideas are ideas, and in reality, with Rolf here, these businessmen dare not be presumptuous.

The bones in the desert are proof of this.

This scoundrel aristocrat is not relentless.

There was a new caravan that relied on the aristocratic power behind it and dared to fight Rolf, and then at night the so-called horse thieves appeared, attacked and killed the caravan, killed the caravan leader, and stuck his head on the spear in place.

As for the goods, they will be found by patrolling desert bandits the next day, and the lucky ones will be picked up in the desert.

There were two or three times.

Under the threat of high pressure, the entire central post station is unusually harmonious.

Of course, the oppressed merchants must have complained, and the nobles who did not receive sufficient benefits would have a worse impression of Kant, and at the same time force some nobles to unite and really send troops to this side.

There are signs of robbers in the desert now, but the Fatis stationed at the stone pass is strictly managed.

This is also a good move by Kant.

Kant won't wait too long here.

He came to the Central Post Station purely by the way, in fact, he planned to go to the solid stone pass that he had already controlled, to see the local situation, and the dynamics of the Lion Principality.

Fatis had been stationed there for 2 months, enough to find out the general information of the Duchy of Lion.

That's the point.

Although in the past, the stone pass was unknown.

But now, because of the salt trade, the Jianshi Pass has long been a place for caravans to gather.

As a result, the flow of people in the Solid Stone Pass is extremely large, and it is not clear how many spies and spies from other forces are in it, but there will be a lot of them, which is why Kant sent Fatis over.

The Solid Stone Pass is a strategic location.

If you want to leave the Naryn Desert, you must pass through this pass built in a canyon.

You can swing your troops straight into the Lion Principality.

Retreat can calmly defend the Narun Desert.

Walking out of the solid stone pass, the entire Lion Principality is equivalent to no danger to defend, especially the Northern County Territory, all of which are relatively barren plains, and the occasional ups and downs of hills do not hinder major events at all.

There was once a scholar who conducted a survey in the North County Territory.

Draw conclusions.

As long as there is a river similar to the Resniston River, it will appear in the North County Territory.

Now this seemingly barren and barren land can be improved, and the construction of a good water network channel and the whole plain can be included in the scope of water source irrigation, which can increase the grain production of the northern county by several times.

Even if it doesn't reach the level of the North County Territory and the East County Territory, it is not much different.

This is the plain area.

Suitable for farming.

The reason why it is barren today is only because of its proximity to the Narun Desert, the hot and dry climate, and the drought and lack of water.

Of course, Kant doesn't care about this, he has the power of system rules, he can make up for this shortcoming at any time, not to mention that now as long as he leads his troops to rush out of the solid stone pass, this endless plain is his world!

The plains are suitable for large-scale cavalry battles, and the plains that are undefended are not a paradise for infantry.

Rather, it's a hell for the infantry!

Kant's cavalry was a heavy cavalry unit that contained the essence of Calradia.

Even if it is a light horseman, it is also a desert bandit, and this group of Salander bandits learns from the light cavalry formed by the Kujits.

Coming and going is like the wind.

Although they do not have the invincible demeanor of the Kujit armed with bows and arrows, they can also show excellent ability with strategic tasks such as harassment, reconnaissance, raids, harassment of grain routes, and attacks on logistics and supplies.

Although the forces of the Duchy of Lion were also dominated by heavy cavalry, the light cavalry was extremely poor.

Similar to a horse militia.

Only simple tactics such as reconnaissance and harassment can be carried out.

If you encounter desert bandits, it is estimated that you will be swallowed by these Salander bandits, and there will be no scum left.

As for the infantry, it is purely a fill-in service, which is filled by ordinary civilians after simple training, and if the situation is urgent, it is more often the infantry that looks for mercenaries to carry the line.

Only the knightly order composed of nobles, including knights and servants trained from childhood, was the main force of battle.

This is not much different from the European Middle Ages in the previous life.

Kant had little fear of this kind of army, which obviously had shortcomings.

With today's cavalry cluster, the heavy cavalry dominated by Swadia heavy cavalry and Salander riders is enough to break through the defenses of any army, even if it is in a melee, there are Salion lion squires as the main force in hand-to-hand combat.

The most important thing is that Kant currently has extraordinary troops, which are definitely higher in number than the Lion Principality.

Even in terms of quality, it should be stronger!

What's more, after the victory, Kant's power has increased by leaps and bounds.

It's not quantity.

It's quality!

All classes have enough XP to upgrade to a higher level.

The lion principality wants to hold back Kant's heavy cavalry cluster, just like a makeshift earth dam trying to block the flood discharge down the river, both conceptually and practically, it will suffer heavy losses.

At the very least, the many nobles of the Lion Principality will not let their troops be exhausted.

This is the basis for them to be nobles.

Without its own elite troops.

Not to mention the enemies around them, even if they are allies, they will take advantage of something to take the opportunity to annex them!

Take advantage of your illness to kill you, the nobles in this world also have no permanent allies, only temporary interests, except for their own strength, everything else is nothing, this is a world that advocates the law of the jungle!

This trip to the Lion Principality, Kant had an idea.

The troops attacked.

He couldn't be confined to simply confined his power to a rocky pass.

As the overlord of the Naren Desert today, Kant has the ability, the strength, and the same capital to let his troops rush out and spread joy in the territory of the Lion Principality.

According to the impression, the supreme lord of the Northern County Lord, Viscount Wayne, did not have the strength to stop it.

What's more, the military strength in the Northern County Territory is the weakest.

There are not even cities in the county.

Only Rogburg, the lord of Viscount Wayne, who nominally rules the entire Northern County Territory, belongs to the Archduke's henchmen, and Viscount Kevin and his Masburg, who contain the native nobles in the Northern County Territory, and the inconspicuous stone pass of Baron Dylan.

None of this was a problem for Kant.

What's more, he has already mastered the only natural danger for him, the Solid Stone Pass!

If you don't master the stone pass, so that the nobles of the Duchy of Lion form a joint force, and station the elite troops in the only gap in the Sanwaya Mountains, then what awaits Kant is a long torture.

His troops could not pass through the Sanwaya Mountains, a dragon-like mountain that could hold back any troops.

What's more, there are many dangers inside.

Unless you take the waterway.

That is, the ancient passage below the city of "Aaron".

However, this passage is still unknown, and even if it is known that it leads to the Resniston River, the passage that has not yet been activated will not be able to form an effective logistical supply.

Kant was equally dangerous if he was flanked from front to back.

The most critical.

His mighty cavalry pack can't charge across the wide Resneston River!

Thinking of this, Kant pondered slightly.

The solid stone pass still cannot be abandoned.

This is a crucial point.

Only by controlling this pass can he be qualified to exert pressure on the nobles of the Lion Principality, and then coerce and entic, and gradually infiltrate his influence into the entire Principality.

As the second in line to the throne, Kant had the qualifications to win over those nobles.

Although the effect is certainly weak.

But there are no eternal allies, and there is no eternal hatred.

In the face of interests, everything can be compromised, even if it is a sea of blood and hatred, it can be abandoned.

What's more, they don't have a blood feud yet, but because of their hostility to the Silverplate Kingdom, and their hostility to Princess Sophia, who was born in the Silverplate Kingdom, that is, Kant's biological mother, they are hostile.

The filth in the middle is not explicitly stated, even if Princess Sophia's death has a black hand, but not all nobles are involved.

"Alright."

Kant wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

Standing up, looking at the lion knights around him who had also finished eating, he said calmly: "The time is almost up, let's continue to set off, and strive to reach the Jianshi Pass tomorrow afternoon." ”

"Yes!" The 30 lion knights replied neatly.

"Shall you leave now?"

Rolf was slightly surprised: "Lord Kant, it's better to stay here and rest." ”

Kant waved his hand: "No need. Glancing out the window, he said calmly: "I have already explained the specific matter to Manid, here you continue to be stationed with peace of mind and remain vigilant." ”

"Understood." Rolf nodded.