Chapter 27 27 Entering the Mountain

Chapter 27 Entering the Mountain

Leaving the lake town and walking northeast along the main road, you will pass through two territories.

One is the Horse-Raising City, which is ruled by the Iron-Tied Viscount family.

Horse-Raising City is famous for horse breeding. At least half of the horses in Wushan Territory, whether ordinary horses or war horses, come from the Horse-Raising City.

The Iron-Tied Family is an ancient family that existed before the Orlant Empire was divided. It has a very high status in Wushan Territory.

Ronin was planning to go to the Horse-Raising City to buy supplies earlier, but it is not necessary now.

The second territory they passed was the Swamp Town, which was ruled by Baron Leisen of the Sean Family.

The predecessor did not know much about this family, only that the current baron of the Sean Family seemed to be a high-level peak knight.

As the closest noble territory to Shanlin Town, Sean Territory can be regarded as Ronin's neighbor, and he is ready to take time to visit.

After Sean Territory and going north, you can see the rolling hills.

The mountain is not high, only about one or two hundred meters at most, and the slope is not big, but there are many of them, and they are rolling and undulating, which makes Shanlin Town inconvenient and remote.

Luo Ning took out a map, which only scribbled the location of Shanlin Town. It is obviously impossible to use this to accurately navigate.

Fortunately, there is a road in the forest that people have walked, which guides them in the direction.

"It's noon, let's rest here first."

Luo Ning asked Chahar to notify everyone to rest, and he stood on this small path in the forest.

"My lord, the road into the mountain seems to be difficult to walk." McKen reminded.

"That's inevitable."

Luo Ning sighed and squatted down by the road, "But there are also wheel marks here, and it is obvious that there are also carriages coming out of Shanlin Town. Since they can come out, we can go in."

Shanlin Town has no lord, but there are wheel marks on the road, which means that in addition to people coming to Wushanbao to collect taxes every year, the people inside also communicate with the outside world.

This is a normal phenomenon.

Shanlin Town doesn't have all the necessities needed for human survival, so some things still need to be bought.

"When we get to Shanlin Town, if everything goes well, I will form a hunting team to see if we can hunt monsters."

"If we can get monster skins, then Elron and I will learn to make spell scrolls."

He still has three bottles of "ink" left by Pedro to make spell scrolls. If there were no monster skins, he and Elron would have started learning to make spell scrolls long ago.

Forming a hunting team is a decision made by Ronin after thinking about it.

After all, you have to rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water to eat the water. If you are close to the Monster Mountain Range, you have to eat monsters.

The materials on the monsters can be sold for money, and the spell scrolls are derived industries.

Of course, this is when everything goes well, and we have to wait until everything stabilizes.

"Elron is willing to serve you, sir!" The magician responded to Ronin's proposal respectfully.

These two days, Elron is the most idle.

Unlike Macken, he could guide Macken in swordplay and fighting, and he didn't need to train like a guard. He could only refine his mana when he had nothing to do. He was the most idle and the most boring.

Elron, who had nothing to do, could only flip through the books on the carriage to gain some knowledge.

"You don't have to worry about having nothing to do. When we get to the territory, I guess everyone will be busy."

Roning had the intention to do something big. After all, it was his own territory. The mountains, the water, and the people were all his. If he didn't manage it well, it would be a waste.

After a simple lunch, Roning led the team on the road again.

The mountain road was bumpy, and some places were washed out by water, making it very difficult for the carriage to go.

For comfort, Roning did not continue to sit in the carriage, but chose to ride a horse.

"To get rich, build roads first!"

This is a wise saying, but when he looked at these hills that were not high but there were many ups and downs, he knew that building roads was a very huge project.

"It's difficult to build a flat road out of Shanlin Town in a short time."

Ronin sighed and could only take one step at a time. He just had to make sure the carriage could pass smoothly.

"Elron, do you think there is any magic or fighting skill that can open the mountain?"

"Definitely!"

Elron was very sure, "Magicians use the elements of heaven and earth to cast spells, and the elements of heaven and earth are vast and boundless. As long as the magician is strong enough and mobilizes enough, I am sure that the power is enough to open the mountain!"

"You make sense."

Ronin turned to ask Macken, "You are the earth attribute, do you think there is any fighting skill that can open the mountain?"

Fighting skills use the knight's own fighting spirit. In terms of power, they are generally weaker than spells, but Macken also gave a positive answer.

"It's definitely possible, but it should be a little more difficult than magic."

Ronin nodded, "From now on, you will have to repair the road from Shanlin Town to the outside world."

McKen: "Uh... If you need it, I will try my best!"

"Ha~"

As the team entered the forest, the weather became less hot, especially when the mountain breeze blew, the cool feeling during the rest time was very comfortable.

But in the second half of the night, it was a bit cold. If there were not enough bonfires, I would probably catch a cold.

Fortunately, there is nothing to lack here, but wood.

The road was not easy to walk on. Ronin and others walked for more than a day before they finally saw the town in front of them from a distance after climbing over a small hill.

Luo Ning glanced at the huge stone on the side of the road ahead. The name of the town ahead was clearly written in red characters on it - Shanlin Town!

"We're finally here!" he said happily.

From setting off on the 4th to noon on the 13th today, they walked for ten days and were finally almost reaching their destination.

The guards also started cheering when they heard Luo Ning's voice.

Many of them doubted whether they could reach Shanlin Town safely at the beginning. Now Shanlin Town is right in front of them, and they did it!

This is a challenge and achievement for them who have basically never left Wushan City since they were born. It will also be something they talk about for their descendants in the future.

"Chahar, rest here at noon!"

Luo Ning smiled and ordered: "Let everyone have a full meal at noon and have a good rest. We will enter the town in the afternoon!"

"Okay, sir." Chahar quickly made arrangements.

Luo Ning turned over and dismounted. David took the reins and stood aside. Since this kid became a junior knight, Luo Ning also placed him beside him.

"The terrain of Shanlin Town is not bad. It's not a mountain town like I imagined."

Luo Ning stood in the middle of the road, looking up at the town in the distance.

Viewed from the uphill slope, Shanlin Town is located in a plain area between mountains. Although there are hillsides in the town, they are not high. They are much gentler than the peaks they passed when they came. It is probably a typical hilly feature.

"I remember Hallwater said that after crossing the forestland in the east and north directions of Shanlin Town, they face the sea."

The sea is also a kind of resource. If you can extend your territory to the seaside, that is also a rare thing.

Looking away, Luo Ning walked to the road sign, which was the big stone. He patted the stone twice. This thing was not light. It weighed at least several hundred kilograms.

"McCann, I have a task for you."

McCann stepped forward, "Sir, please speak."

Luo Ning pointed at the big stone and said, "When we settle down and have some free time, please move this road sign for me."

"no problem!"

McCann looked at the stone. If he wanted to move it, he would probably need to use a horse-drawn carriage.

"My lord, where do you want me to move it?"

Luo Ning pondered slightly, "Just follow this road and move about fifty miles south first."

"Oh, by the way, if it's inconvenient to move it, just smash this stone and set up another road sign fifty miles away."

Hearing this, Elrond next to him smiled, "Congratulations, sir, your territory has expanded again!"

"Haha, you can understand what I mean immediately!"

Judging from the journey here, there is still a lot of undeveloped land in this area. Who knows whether Count Wiggins will recruit a pioneer knight to compete with him for land.

First, move the territorial landmarks further away. If someone comes over, then they can argue with Luo Ning first.

"McCann, Elrond, and David, you are all extraordinary beings, and your observation skills are a little sharper than ordinary people. Pay more attention to your surroundings during your break, and report any situation immediately."

Although he had arrived in his own territory, Luo Ning did not relax his vigilance due to his previous experience of being assassinated by guards.

He couldn't tell whether it was his subjects or his enemies who greeted him.