After the team left the castle, they headed north.
"Sir, there is a caravan ahead!" However, after traveling for more than half an hour, they saw a caravan heading towards Storm Territory on the road.
"It's the Laurie grocery store from Black Rock Territory!" Nalant immediately recognized the identity of the caravan.
"Little Laurie·Grocery Store has seen Mr. Nalant!" When Laurie·Grocery Store saw Nalant's group, he immediately gave way to the roadside. When Nalant passed by, he quickly bent down to salute and greet them.
"Well, Laurie·Grocery store, I remember it was only half a month ago that you came to Storm Territory, and you sold out the goods so quickly?" Nalant was in a good mood, so he asked casually.
"Back to Mr. Nalant, I am planning to go to Tulip City to purchase some groceries this time, so I came to Storm Territory to buy some supplies, and then brought them to Tulip City to sell!"
"Well, that's good. Then go ahead and buy it from Mario Civil Affairs Officer!"
Nalant nodded. Although this Laurie·grocery store is a commoner, he still has a good business acumen.
Meeting Laurie's General Store was just an interlude for Nalant, and the team continued to move forward.
Walking through the vast wilderness forest, it was noon the next day in a flash, and the team of Nalant finally arrived at Black Rock Territory.
"Haha, Nalant, you are finally here!"
From a distance, Boris saw Nalant's team and immediately came up to them with a smile.
"Boris, I've kept you waiting for so long!"
"I didn't wait long. I knew you set off yesterday morning, so you set off from the castle after planning your lunch!" Boris didn't care, and then noticed Nalant behind him, and immediately said in surprise, "Nalant, you really used barbarians as guards, and you also equipped them with all the equipment, including blouses!"
"Haha! Boris, don't worry, these barbarians are different from other barbarians. They are willing to become my subjects, and their families have also come to live in Storm Territory!"
"Nalant, I won't say anything unnecessary, so you should pay more attention to yourself!" Boris shook his head. He always felt that barbarians were untrustworthy, but this was Nalant's own decision, and he couldn't say more. "By the way, Nalant, if you bring so many guards this time, what about the security of your territory?"
"Haha, Boris, there are still forty barbarian guards in my territory. During this period, they are responsible for garrisoning the castle and territory!"
"..." Boris remained silent, but looked at Nalant speechlessly.
"Okay, Boris, it's getting late, let's set off now!" Nalant couldn't explain what happened to the barbarians, because according to Boris's concept, they must be extremely wary of barbarians, so they immediately urged to change the subject.
"Okay, then let's set off! Nalant, please stop riding and come and sit on my carriage. Otherwise, by the time you get to Tulip City, your butt will probably be bruised."
After hearing this, Boris immediately summoned his subordinates, and before setting off, he invited Nalant to ride in his luxurious carriage.
Nalant thought it made sense, and immediately handed Lightning to Vivian and others, and then he got on the carriage of Boris.
Next, the team of the two headed north. The further north they went, the more prosperous the villages and towns they passed became.
As for the pedestrians on the road, from the beginning there was not a single person for ten miles, but later on a caravan or a pedestrian would show up in a short while.
In the following days, they met several noble teams, and these noble teams were also heading towards Tulip City to participate in the grand ceremony.
Boris is a baron from an old family, so he is no stranger to these nobles. He will say hello when he meets them. By the way, let me introduce Nalant.
However, most of the noble lords are the same age as Nalant's father, so after greeting each other, there was nothing much to talk about, and they just walked in tandem a few hundred meters apart.
They set off half a month in advance this time, so they still had plenty of time, and the journey on the road was mainly about comfort.
However, when he finally arrived outside Tulip City, Nalant still felt that his whole body was about to fall apart.
If there weren't several women taking turns to massage and massage his back every day to relax him, Nalant would feel that this was simply a journey of torture.
Boris is extremely envious of the fact that there are three or four beautiful girls in Nalant's team.
At the same time, he would also make fun of him, saying that he admired Nalant for taking part in Lord Earl's competition, but yet he dared to bring all the girls here with such arrogance.
In response to this, Nalant could only smile and say nothing, as the three girls were all his treasures.
"Phew, Nalant, we are finally here!"
After the team turned through a dense forest, there was a flat plain ahead.
At the end of the plain, there is a huge city that is beyond imagination.
This is Tulip City, with a population of hundreds of thousands.
In this world where material output is scarce, a city with hundreds of thousands of people can be considered one of the few big cities.
And further up Tulip City is the real core of this land, Tulip Castle.
It is said that the entire castle took decades to reach its current size, and even now, the expansion of the castle continues.
Although relying on the memory of the original owner, Nalant has an impression of both Tulip City and Tulip Castle in his mind.
However, Nalant couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw the existence of this giant city and fortress with his own eyes.
Standing on the grass and watching for a while, Nalant finally came to his senses.
At this time, Boris couldn't wait any longer. He had already got on his horse and was ready to ride through this final stage!
"Nalant, it's not like I haven't seen it before. Is there anything interesting to see outside the city? Let's leave quickly. I can't wait anymore! I can smell the aroma of wine in Tulip City and hear the charming singer's silver bell smile."
"Boris, you should remove this, so others may mistake you for Gold Knight!" Nalant has never experienced Tulip City's extravagance, so naturally he cannot empathize with Boris's feelings.
However, seeing another team coming from behind, he also mounted his horse.
Boris Although he said it frivolously, Tulip City didn't go directly to the city to actually look for flowers, ask willows, and indulge in money.
Instead, he took Nalant to bypass the city wall and went to the side to prepare to enter the castle directly.
Tulip Castle has a total of two avenues that can lead directly to it.
One is directly through the main street in the city, while the other is outside Tulip City.
This avenue outside the city is to facilitate the team to quickly enter and exit Tulip Castle and avoid encountering crowds in the city.
Of course, for defense purposes, the road outside the city is not only heavily guarded and has layers of checkpoints, but the terrain is also extremely steep.
The road is paved with stones, about ten meters wide, and goes all the way from the foot of the mountain to the city wall halfway up the mountain.
On both sides of this road are cliffs with a huge drop, ranging from five or six meters at the beginning to up to 100 meters halfway up the mountain.
If it fell here, even Gold Knight would probably be thrown into the street.
"Two distinguished lords, which family are you from? Do you have an invitation from the Earl?"
As soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Nalant and the others were stopped by the count's guards.
"I am Black Rock Territory Lord Boris, and this is Storm Territory Lord Nalant. This is our invitation!"
Boris was familiar with such things. After reporting his identity, he handed over his and Nalant's birthday invitations.
"Thank you two adults for your cooperation. Welcome to Tulip Castle, please come this way!"
The count guard inspected the invitation for a moment, and after confirming that the invitation was correct, he respectfully made way for the two of them.
However, just when Nalant were about to head halfway up the mountain, the guard suddenly discovered something.
"Wait a minute! Sirs, are these people barbarians?"