There were no surprises on the way back, but the presence of thirty miner prisoners slowed down the journey.
Originally, it wouldn't matter if it was slower, but seeing the dark clouds in the sky constantly gathering, and Lightning already crossing the sky in the distance, Nalant couldn't help but feel a little worried.
You must know that in this backward world, getting caught in the rain is risky. It is common for someone to accidentally catch a cold and die due to bad luck.
What's more important is that there are still injured people in the team. If they are caught in the rain, the injuries may be aggravated.
During the next journey, Nalant kept urging the team to move faster. Fortunately, it seemed that he was lucky. When they arrived outside the castle, the heavy rain had not yet come.
"My lord is back, please open the castle door quickly!"
Thomas stood on the castle wall. Because the Lord had taken away all the guards in the castle, the security of the castle tonight was left to him and three male servants.
When the team finally arrived at the bottom of the city wall and saw the mighty and handsome lord leading the way, Thomas relaxed and could not restrain his excitement and shouted to the servants below.
After shouting, he immediately went down the stairs and went to the castle to get hot water and towels.
"Sir, you are back!" Thomas quickly came to Nalant's horse and handed him a hot towel.
"Well, I'm back!" Nalant turned over and dismounted, took the towel and wiped his face vigorously, feeling much more awake.
"Congratulations to your lord on your great victory!" At this time, the carriage from behind and more than 30 serfs had also entered the castle. Thomas didn't need to think too much to know his lord's victory tonight.
"Okay, Thomas, stop flattering, there are two seriously injured guards here, and many other guards are injured. Go and get some herbs to replace them!" Nalant interrupted Thomas's flattery with a smile, and gave him instructions.
"Also, notify Rose and ask her to cook a few pots of broth for the guards to eat later!"
"Yes, sir!" Thomas did not dare to neglect after hearing this, and immediately ran towards the inner castle with his servants.
"Quick, arrange these prisoners and weapons, and eat the broth later. Except for the guards on duty, let everyone else rest early!"
After Thomas left, Nalant began to issue orders to Vivian and Quick.
It is already early in the morning, and the rewards and settlement after the war will be left to tomorrow.
"Yes, sir!"
Click!
When Nalant washed up and returned to the room, raindrops started pouring down along with Lightning.
"Thank you, Mr. Rongguang, for taking care of me!"
Listening to the sound of raindrops, Nalant raised the corners of his mouth slightly, the rain was just what he wanted.
Although he understands that no matter how clean he is, Quinte will always put suspicion on him.
But doubts are doubts. This heavy rain can erase the last possible clues, such as ruts, etc., which reduces the risk of him being exposed openly.
Inside Quinte Baron Castle, Quinte, who usually looked pampered and pampered, was pacing in the hall, with an anxious look on his face.
Click!
With the lightning and thunder outside the window, Quinte felt even more uneasy inside.
"Why haven't you come back yet? I arranged the convoy's trip very secretly today. Logically speaking, there is no chance of an accident!"
Quinte is naturally worried about the convoy he sent to Buffer Zone to collect Flame Crystal.
Since Yellow Sprite gave birth to the Flame Crystal mine a few months ago, all his energy has been focused on it.
Not only did they send manpower to build a wooden camp there that was comparable to a small fortress, but they also sent a vassal and half of his troops to garrison it.
After such a long time of brewing, today is finally the first harvest.
But the convoy that originally agreed to return at midnight has been delayed for more than two hours, which makes him a little uneasy. This is the result of nearly two months of mining.
Fortunately, the mental connection with Flame Crystal Sprite is still there. Although it is too far away to sense the specific status of Sprite, it at least indicates that there should be no problems in the camp.
He has just sent several guards on horseback to investigate, and he believes they will be able to bring back news soon.
Boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, there was a knock on the hall door.
"Come in!"
Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a silk dress walked in. This man was his castle butler.
"Roch, is there any news?" Quinte couldn't wait to speak when he saw his castle butler.
However, after asking, looking at the pale face of the castle steward, Quinte had an ominous premonition.
"Sir... Your Majesty!" The castle steward trembled a little as he spoke.
"Tell me, what's going on? Is my convoy back?" Quinte's face darkened, he took two steps forward, grabbed the butler's collar and asked.
"Sir, the convoy had an accident!" The castle steward finally said it bravely.
"What's going on!"
"Sir, the guards sent out quickly headed in the direction of Buffer Zone, but they did not encounter the convoy on the road."
"Finally, when they arrived at Buffer Zone, they found that... the camp had been burned to rubble... and Captain Johnny died at the gate of the camp."
"What, the camp was burned down too? How is this possible!" Quinte was in disbelief. He thought it was just an accident to the convoy, but he didn't expect that even the camp was destroyed.
"What about Dili, where is that idiot Dili? And where are my more than fifty guards?"
"Sir, Sir Dili has died in the battle, and all the guards in the camp have also died in the battle!" the butler answered truthfully.
Quinte couldn't help but take a few steps back when he heard this.
"Sir, please take care of yourself. The guards brought back your Sprite. They found it outside the camp!"
The housekeeper was afraid that Quinte wouldn't be able to bear it, so he immediately handed over Yellow Sprite.
When Quinte saw Sprite, the anger in his heart still couldn't be eliminated. It was a camp that he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build.
And those well-trained guards were all obtained from the earl.
"Who is it? Who did it? Send someone to investigate! I must find this person and cut him into pieces!" Quinte couldn't understand that even a baron couldn't break through his camp, and now it was directly destroyed by others.
At noon the next day, Nalant woke up beautifully from the soft bed.
Because he was quite exhausted from the battle, he fell asleep until now.
Opening his eyes and looking towards the head of the bed, an iron treasure box was placed there.
He stood up directly and opened the treasure chest again. Inside, more than fifty pieces of red flame crystals were lying quietly. The rich fighting spirit flashing with blazing flames in the crystals made Narant elated.
"This box is worth five hundred and fifty gold coins!" Nalant counted it last night, and the number of Flame Crystal in the wooden box was fifty-five gold coins.
The day before yesterday, he received a piece of Flame Crystal as a gift from his biological sister. Unexpectedly, he had a large box in the blink of an eye.
"With it, my cultivation path is about to take off! Haha!" Nalant laughed happily.
As a time traveler, he knows best that in such an extraordinary world, only with enough strength can he truly live stably.