God Emperor November 20, 996
At noon on the third day of Landen's mobilization, Landen led Knight Order's main force and 150 Mana-Wielder with nearly 200 The beast of burden sets off to the south first, leaving all Mana-Less and most of the ordinary Mana-Wielder in the territory to Lannia and Albert.
The first to set off was Neil's reconnaissance squadron. During the entire lunch period, Neil was in Makoto's tent in the core camp. Landen knew that Neil is a filial child. He specially found a lot of food from his inventory and asked Neil to bring it to Makoto. He also asked the cook in the camp to cook a few dishes and deliver them to Makoto's tent.
"These are the mushroom soups sent by the adults. He said that at the last dinner, this soup was your favorite." Makoto handed an iron can to Neil.
From Salt Mine's warehouse, hundreds of sets of iron lunch boxes were found. According to Kuryagan, they were sent by people from the Salt and Iron Department two years ago. Landen gave one to each person in the reconnaissance squadron.
"Ah, okay." Neil picked up the lunch box and gulped down the soup.
"I've prepared some Gold Coin for you. If you meet someone from a small tribe who can bribe the other party," Makoto said and handed Neil an animal skin bag. "Remember, if you can deal with the small tribe, just take it. Medium tribes can bribe you as much as possible. If you encounter big tribes like Wandering Badger Tribe and Eagle Tribe, just return in time and tell the adults."
"Yeah, mom, I know, you've told me several times."
"Two days ago, you gave me a piece of Steel-Bristle Pig leather. I thought it was about the same size, so I asked a cobbler to make you a leather coat. The weather is getting cold soon, and your team always eats cold food. You usually wear an extra layer to keep warm."
"Okay, mom, everyone will light a fire when they stop. It's even hotter when riding on a horse." Neil said carelessly.
"It only gets cold when you're riding on a horse. You can try it on. If something doesn't suit you, you can change it now."
Landen and Albert make their final inspection of the camp before departure.
"Uncle Albert, I will leave this camp to you. Just follow what we planned last night. Lannia promises me that the team can travel more than 20 kilometers every day." Landen glanced at Albert, "Although I can't believe it."
Landen can believe that people in the camp can walk 20 kilometers a day, but driving 1,000 sheep to walk 20 kilometers a day, Landen can't believe it.
"Don't worry, I will ensure that all Mana-Wielder and the cavalry follow her arrangements. Under Mana-Wielder's supervision, no one will be left behind."
"Well, that's fine. My carriage has completed the installation of the Mage's Eye mast. The mask is in its usual place in the car. With it, you can see the dangers around it." Landen said, pointing at the young man again, "In addition, Patch also left it to you. Ask him to send me a message at any time if he has anything to do."
"Okay, I heard that Patch inspired Bloodline?" Albert is also interested in Patch
"Yes, Fang told me that he inspired Bloodline two days ago. I think this will at least be Junior Knight in the future."
"Well, if this child can inspire Bloodline on Gallop Plains, his potential must be greater than that of ordinary children!"
"Of course, but now this child is lacking nutrition recently. You should also tell the people on the chef team to provide more food for the children including Patch." Landen told Albert. He is very concerned about the more talented children in the territory.
"I know, didn't you already tell Lannia yesterday?" Albert suddenly changed the subject, "I heard that you gave Makoto that Steel-Bristle Pig leather?"
"Yes, she told me before that she wanted to make a leather jacket for Neil, but the weather was cold, and she was worried that Neil would get frozen if she rode too fast." Landen said with a smile.
"Makoto is responsible for the territory's accounts. Her son is the leader of the territory Barbarian. Her brother will also be responsible for the territory's caravan in the future. Isn't their family too..."
"It only shows that it makes sense for the Frost-Wolf family to open their business to Royal Capital. The family is indeed full of talented people."
"Then we don't just rely on their family in our territory." Albert is worried about the people of Bristle-Wolf House hugging each other.
"So I tell Neil to run away every time, and Makoto also knows it. You see, she doesn't see her brother very often." Landen knows Makoto is a smart man, especially after being in the Barbarian camp for so many years, he can guess the thoughts of strong people very well, "Hey, we will have more people coming to join us in the future, we have to give people some hope, right?"
"You are right, then it is not a direct reward without reason."
"Well," Landen was silent for a while, looking at Makoto's tent without saying anything.
Soon Makoto and Neil came out of the tent, and Neil was about to lead the team. Makoto finally helped Neil organize his clothes. Landen kept looking at Makoto and Neil.
"I have no relatives now. Looking at their mother and son, I hope they can live a better life. They are not like me, who finally gained some strength and didn't even have anyone to be filial to." Landen said absentmindedly.
In Albert's view, Landen tells the grief of losing his father and brother, and for Landen himself, it is a memorial to his hometown and parents in his previous life.
Albert looked at Landen, speechless for a long time.
"Landen, Landen" Nila ran over from a distance, "Landen, I prepared some food and clothes for you. I took a few people and packed them up."
"Hey, okay, thank you for your hard work." Now Landen is 2.2 meters tall, and Nila is just over 1.6 meters tall. Landen saw Nila hugging Nila very affectionately, and kept stroking Nila's hair with both hands, just like stroking her daughter.
"Landen, Landen, don't be like this, they are all watching." Nila felt embarrassed for a while. To the outside world, she always acted like a manager, commanding the waiters in the core tent.
"It's okay, where did you put your luggage? I'll pick it up in a moment."
"I gave it to Wendy."
"Ah? To Wendy?"
"Yes, Teacher Gandalf and Light Priest are going, and the rest of us will naturally follow. Sir, will you leave us behind?"
"How could it be?" Landen said, but in his heart he was thinking that I didn't know that these two people would set off with me, "But can you ride a horse?"
"Of course, have you forgotten that when your team just invaded Gray Goose Camp, we were riding horses to prepare to escape. Those horses are our most commonly used mounts. Old Priest came in before and took us to other tribes for sacrifices."
"But, the team is all male, isn't it inconvenient for you to be in the team?"
"We all wear the same armor, and we also have sacrificial masks." Wendy seemed to have thought it through very comprehensively. "Sir, when we perform sacrificial rituals in the Grey Goose Tribe, Apprentice not only learns how to sacrifice, but also learns to treat Black-Scaled Horse's illnesses, heal soldiers, identify directions, and collect herbs. We also have to learn to mount horses and fight."
"Then follow Gandalf and don't interfere with the operations of Knight squadron." Landen agreed with Wendy and others.
Watching Wendy leave with a smile, Landen muttered, "The only regret is that there is no special armor for women here. I can make a special set for them when I have a territory in the future."