Bidding farewell to the old Bill family, Klose and his party slowly drove out of Pumpkin Town in a pig cart.

And at the same time, in the bedroom of Pumpkin Town Mayor Blicek...

"What did you say!? All the people sent last night ran away? Bastard! Where did you get the people from? Why did you run away before you could do anything? So useless! Haven't you already found out? The other party is only the old Bill's family, and there are only one man and two women. Can't more than twenty bandits deal with them? ”

The fat mayor was so angry that his face trembled, but the servant frowned and said innocently: "But the mayor of the town.... They literally all ran away, and I heard they had something terrible happen to them last night! Among them are two bandits .... I also peed my pants on the spot. I... I don't know what they saw..."

When the servant said this, his eyes suddenly rolled, and he guessed, "The town chief! Those people should have ..... last night? Did you encounter a pumpkin ghost? ”

The fat mayor originally wanted to slap his servant, but his hand was raised in the air, but his heart moved.

Pumpkin Ghost.... In that case, it's really possible! But as a ghost, will he secretly help the old Bill family? It seems that I will have to be more cautious in my actions in the future.

A few hours later, the pigcart arrives in Blade Canyon, where Klose and the Odd Four first meet, where he rescues the four guys.

Klose remembers that there is still a bunch of horse thieves here? And just when his thoughts first came up, he heard the big pig Bajie who pulled the cart humming a few times.

Klose already had some tacit understanding with the pig who had become a sperm, and he knew that Bajie meant that someone was coming.

That is, after a few breaths after the big pig Bajie gave a warning, a chaotic sound of horses' hooves appeared in the Blade Canyon. Looks like they're coming for them!

Diana's face sank, and she rolled out the window of the carriage and stood directly on the roof of the car. Klose, on the other hand, motioned for Bajie to stop, he wanted to see who else dared to rob him here.

As far as the eye could see, there was a motley army wrapped in gray cloaks and masked.

Needless to say, this dress is the standard dress for horse thieves.

But Klose didn't feel a hint of murder in these people, and it turned out that the leader turned over and dismounted after seeing Klose, and took off his hood.

Needless to say, Klose also knew that this was the Sir Hilberg who had been fooled and lame by his three-inch tongue?

But seeing this eight-figure Hushelberg hurriedly took a few steps, he knelt down on one knee and gave a standard knightly salute.

"Your Highness! We've finally waited for you to come back! ”

Klose hurriedly helped the former up: "Oops~ Sir Silberg doesn't need such a big courtesy, he doesn't want this in my territory." ”

Klose smiled and asked, "Why are you here?" Isn't it supposed to be on the banks of the Silver Moon River? ”

Hilberg looked at Klose with some surprise and asked, "Why don't you know, Your Highness?" ”

"Huh? Know what? ”

Klose wondered.

"Your Highness, the northwest of Holger has already opened the pot. Your eldest brother, the Grand Prince of Sunflower, is at war with the Duke of Grey Dove on the other side of the river! The Duke of the Gray Pigeon didn't know what method to use, but he quietly crossed the Benlei River in one day and successfully attacked Sunflower Castle! This means that your eldest brother has lost his own castle, followed by several important military fortresses and ports. At this moment, he has become like a lost dog, and he can only fight guerrilla warfare with each other in the territory. A while ago, they came to the edge of the Silvermoon River, which scared me and hid here. After all, we are messing with Your Highness, and we don't want to be pulled by the eldest prince. ”

Klose glared and asked, "What?" The northwest has opened the pot? Why didn't I get any news? ”

Sir Hilberg speculated: "Maybe it's the news of the grey dove blocked, or.... Well... Your eldest prince doesn't want more people to know? ”

Hilberg didn't know that some of his guesses were right, but a larger part of it was due to the Imperial City's indifference and deliberate blockade of news.

The king's approach was rather bizarre, as if he wanted his son to fend for himself in the northwest. But he didn't care about the land he had lost.

Lana snapped her fingers and said, "That's right!" I've always thought the situation in the west was a bit weird, and now that we know there's a war going on, we'll have to move faster! ”

Hilberg looked at Lana and wondered, "This is..."

Lana still looked familiar, she stretched out her hand and introduced herself: "My name is Lana, and I am the Chief Chancellor of the Exchequer and a female military division of His Highness~"

"Oh? It turned out to be Lana-sama! ”

Hilberg took Lana's hand and symbolically kissed the back of her hand.

Lana withdrew her hand and smiled, "So Sir Silberg, how many of you are there now?" ”

Hilberg glanced back: "If you count the family, there are more than three hundred people in total. ”

"Excellent! I have a small task for you. ”

"Small tasks?"

Hilberg turned his head to look at Klose, only to see that the little highness nodded at him.

"Tell me, Lana-sama."

"Well, Sir, I need you to take your men and take Pumpkin Town at once! Chase away or kill the mayor there. I've always found that town a little weird, and I wouldn't mind if you asked something out of his mouth until you killed the mayor. Because His Highness is going to send troops north to occupy this borderless land! Now with Stronghold Fortress as our bridgehead, we can ensure that the fighting from Bankaz from the north does not spread south of the Silvermoon River. And the Silver Lion of the Misty Lands is an ally with us for the time being, so .... There's no better time for us to grow the Borderlands! ”

Sir Hilberg's eyes flashed when he heard this! In fact, he already had this plan in his heart! It's just that because Klose didn't give the order, he didn't dare to assert himself.

Klose gritted his teeth and scratched his head and said, "Huh? Do you have to take Pumpkin Town now? How do I feel like this is a bit like an aggressor...."

Lana rolled her eyes angrily: "My innocent and lovely Highness!" Who's going to invade it? This was originally Holger's territory! You don't care about the occupation, if anyone dares to resist, it is a great crime of rebellion! It is not an exaggeration to kill their entire family. ”

Klose sighed, which was a tacit acquiescence.

In fact, no matter what, he still has the theory of the civilized world engraved in his bones. After all, China is a 5,000-year-old state of etiquette, and the peaceful atmosphere carved into the bones cannot be changed in a while.

But Lana pulled Sir Hilberg aside and whispered a few more words.

The bearded Sir couldn't stop nodding, and the light in his eyes kept flickering. It seems that these two people really have a feeling of seeing each other late.

After arranging Sir Hilberg's next assignment, Lana clapped her hands in satisfaction and walked back.

Klose asked, "All said and done?" ”

"That's it~ we can continue on the road, I can't wait to go back to your castle to take a good bath and sleep beautifully~!"

Klose smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Alas~ Why do I think you are more suitable to be this lord than me?" ”

"Hey, my Highness! Don't say that. A man with a lot of ideas doesn't always make a good lord, and your kindness and easy-going approach is the most important thing that brings so many races of men together! And I don't know how you did it, but those monster masters seem to trust you? But a spectacle, did you know? Monsters are also ~~~"

Klose suddenly asked, "How do you know about my monsters?" ”

Lana knew that she was speechless, and she looked at him left and right: "Oh, Your Highness~~ You see that Sir Hilberg is leaving, say goodbye to him~"

Klose squinted at the red-haired woman who was clearly hiding something from him, with a "I'm staring at you" look.

"I tell Lana, no matter what you do behind my back, and remember to have a bottom line in everything you do, and my bottom line, I will tell you slowly, get in the car with me!"

Lana stuck out her tongue, and at this moment he felt that the young man in front of him, who was less than seventeen years old, looked like an elder, and she was obviously a few years older than the other party. Why do you feel reprimanded by your elders?

Bidding farewell to Sir Hilberg, the pig cart officially drove to Blade Canyon.

Visiting this canyon again, Klose has a little more appreciation.

He poked his head out to observe this rare Danxia landform canyon, and suddenly frowned and asked, "Do you smell anything?" ”

"Stink?"

Lana cocked the tip of her nose and sniffed in the air, then covered her nose and said, "Isn't this the smell of stinky ore?" ”

"Stinky ore?"

Claude wondered if he hadn't paid much attention to the situation around the area the last time he met Fack here.

"Tell me what this stinky ore is?"

"Isn't stinky ore just smelly ore? Alchemists seem to be interested in these things, and you should ask Ian about this. ”

Klose looked at Ian, who seemed nervous about being asked a question by his teacher during class.

He put his hands on his knees, straightened his back and replied, "Your Highness, stinky ore is a relatively rare alchemy rough stone. It can make many magic potions and burn steadily. Many alchemists would make it into magical fireworks, and these fireworks were often set off by nobles during important festivals or celebrations. ”

Klose suddenly patted his head when he heard this, yes! It's not a stink at all! This special smell combined with that flammable property is not saltpeter!?