Traveling Together

"Drive!"

Sulu rushed down the hillside and onto the road.

"Everyone who comes has a name!"

Knight Mars ordered the convoy to stop and watched Sulu warily.

"Sulu... is from the Portley Family!"

Sulu smiled, "Nameless One who wishes to go to Wolf Castle with you all!"

"Arrogant! How audacious! Do you know how distinguished the lady in the carriage is? She is the cousin of the current Grand Duke of Wolf Castle!"

Before Mars could answer, a knight beside him shouted angrily, "A mere Wandering Knight dares to call himself a fellow knight?"

"I noticed you all seemed to have encountered some trouble earlier. If we had an extra sword, it would be a great help."

Sulu behaved like a normal Wandering Knight.

"Sure... as long as you can catch my sword!"

Knight Mars's expression calmed down.

"Please."

Sulu calmly dismounted and approached the other party.

"Mom... is that the Wandering Knight? He looks..."

Inside the carriage.

Linna looked at Sulu: "His horse looks old, and his sword doesn't seem very good either. He doesn't even look as handsome as the legendary prince..."

"The Wandering Knight..."

Lady Monfali scoffed. "Perhaps he has some skill, but at best he can fight our other three guards. How could he possibly be a match for Knight Mars? He is... a true Black Iron Knight!"

Amidst her laughter, Knight Mars dismounted as well, brandishing his greatsword, stirring up a hurricane, and slammed it down!

Bang!

The giant sword crashed to the ground, leaving a large crater.

Mars Mas's pupils contracted.

In his perception, the opponent's speed suddenly increased to an unbelievable level, and he actually dodged his sure-fire sword strike.

He quickly withdrew his sword, intending to defend himself, but suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

A sharpened sword blade was already protruding from behind his neck. "Mars Mas, do I... have I passed the test?"

"Calculate..."

A dry, hoarse voice came from Mars's throat.

Sulu chuckled as he sheathed his sword and returned to his horse, "Then... I'll have to ask for your help on the journey!"

He has grasped the rules of this world, or rather, the rules of any world: those who wield power inevitably wield authority!

Although I'm just a nobody in the Main World, what about in this world?

With their restored Shadow Warrior class and abilities, even a dozen or so of these Black Iron Knight wouldn't be enough to kill them.

If that's the case, what is there to fear?

"Mother, you lost!"

Inside the carriage, Linna giggled and hugged her mother's neck. "Although he's not as handsome as a prince, his swordsmanship is just as elegant..."

"No... you don't understand at all! Only other Black Iron Rank, or even higher, can defeat the Black Iron Knight!"

Lady Monfali watched Sulu's retreating figure. "A Black Iron Knight who mingles among Wandering Knight? Interesting!"

The carriage continued its journey.

Mars Mas slowed down slightly and approached the edge of the carriage window. "Madam... I'm sorry."

"The other party is an anomaly among the Wandering Knight... Sir Mars, do you think this Sulu possesses the strength of the Black Iron Rank?" Lady Monfali asked to confirm.

"Although I didn't test the opponent's strength, their speed... is terrifying, almost exceeding the Black Iron Rank..."

Knight Mars said in a deep voice, "I suspect the other party is Black Iron Knight who specializes in speed. I heard my teacher say before that some knights in the south have a different training process than us... and they possess extremely fast speed!"

"And... he's very young!"

As Mars Mas said this, he himself felt a little envious. "Such a person, if willing to pledge allegiance, would surely be granted a fiefdom by His Excellency the Duke with great pleasure."

Generally speaking, unless they have very powerful backers, newly recruited Black Iron Knight will first be granted a lifetime lordship, that is, a knighthood.

Once he has accumulated enough merit and obtained a fief that can be inherited, he will become a hereditary knight.

However, there may be exceptions for some geniuses or knights with powerful backgrounds.

In Mars's view, Sulu belonged to that kind of 'genius'.

Even a slight feeling of jealousy can arise without one realizing it.

However, he was very rational and knew that if a conflict broke out here, everyone might die, so he dared not show any emotion.

At night, the campers lit a campfire and grilled their food.

"Sir, please!"

A guard brought over a piece of roasted meat that was browned and glistening with oil.

Since revealing their ' Black Iron Rank ' strength, Sulu noticed that these people had become exceptionally humble.

But that's just how this world works.

He smiled, took the item amidst the other person's flattered expression, and then looked at Mars Gil.

The noble mother and daughter had already gone into their tent, while Mars leaned against a tree trunk, drinking a northern specialty, a strong liquor called ' Sherry '.

In terms of both vision and knowledge, this group of people are far superior to those villagers.

What Sulu knew before was that this group of people were protecting Duke Mitis's cousin, a recently widowed woman who was said to possess a considerable inheritance that would make others envious.

However, thanks to having a good older brother, she wasn't coveted by many.

This encirclement by the Mountain Clan was completely unexpected.

Even if the king comes, those savages will still dare to rob us if there are only a few of them!

"Sulu ..."

Mars took a sip of his drink and stretched lazily. "I really don't understand you... You clearly have the ability to become an enviable knight under any nobleman, so why do you still choose to wander?"

Even before he saw Sulu's face, he had secretly gone through all the wanted posters in the kingdom and found no one who matched the description.

"I enjoy wandering... seeing different landscapes, and recently I came to the North..."

Sulu smiled and said, "Perhaps... after I am weary in my heart, I will choose a place to settle down, obtain a fief and a title, and pass them on to my descendants."

"Then you'll definitely choose the South! The land there is more fertile... I've been to Wari Island, ah... it's simply a paradise flowing with milk and honey."

"Does the master seem to dislike the North?"

A hint of nostalgia flashed in Mars's eyes. "No... I like it here. This is the home of all the Snow People, as long as the weather isn't so harsh, there aren't those Ice Ghost, no Ogre that roam the night, and no those 'weird' things..."

He muttered a few words.

Sulu's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

It seems that humanity in this world is not entirely without worries.

Or rather... while possessing a certain level of extraordinary power, they are also suffering from harm from mystical forces!

"Would you be interested in... telling me more about it?"

His expression softened, radiating a hypnotic power.