However, Gervais has never been to the Principality of Alban. It may be that he has some misunderstanding about the plain terrain of the Principality of Alban.

He then marched for half a day, but could not see a single large forest at all. There were only large and small rivers, plus a few thin groves where even people could not hide.

"We can't go on like this! We're going deeper and deeper! Why didn't anyone tell me that there isn't even a decent forest after the earldom of Jinmai?"

Although he hasn't encountered any danger yet, the further he goes, the more uneasy he feels.

They had just seen a boundary monument again, which was the territory of King Hayden's direct vassal. From the name Gervais on the stone monument, it could be concluded that this was the territory of a viscount, and they had already entered this viscounty territory.

As they continued to advance, the road became more and more flat, and they thought it would not be long before they could see villages and towns.

Having already penetrated deep into the enemy's hinterland, Gervais was extremely reluctant to encounter people from the Principality of Alban, because meeting one more person would increase the risk of their group being exposed.

But as the saying goes, you will always be afraid. After Gervais and others continued to move forward for more than 20 minutes, they suddenly saw a figure on the horizon on the left road.

The terrain here is flat and open, and there are no buildings blocking it, so Gervais and others found out and dealt with it instantly.

But at the same time, this also means that the other party has probably discovered his group, and now it is too late to hide.

"Don't act rashly for a while, just obey my orders!"

If the people in the distance were ordinary civilians, Gervais would feel more at ease, but there was obviously a small army over there, so Gervais had to be careful.

Even if you can eliminate them, if the other party misses even one person, your whole group will be doomed.

…

"Have you heard that Gervais used the captured noble heirs in exchange for tens of thousands of gold coins?"

"It's sixteen thousand gold coins, and the ransom for each noble heir is 800 gold coins!"

"Wow! Then didn't they get rich? Sixteen thousand gold coins! In the past, the four or five earl families who conquered the south didn't get so much!"

"Yes! Most of the previous spoils were food and population. Sixteen thousand gold coins. I have never seen so many gold coins in my life!"

"Hehe, although Viscount Gervais has obtained so many gold coins, I heard that he hasn't come back yet! I don't know what happened!"

"I think the situation is getting worse! Didn't we capture a few prisoners yesterday? They said that the fire in the woods was deliberately set by them, just to hunt down Gervais!"

"It's really possible. I heard that the fire burned down the entire forest, but Gervais was not found. Do you think Gervais was burned to ashes by the fire?"

"What a pity those sixteen thousand gold coins are!"

The large forces of the Principality of Zeon have advanced to three miles outside Maiye City. After the camp was stationed, the rangers from both sides took the lead in a melee.

The Principality of Jean was also very concerned about the fire that burned all night long the night before yesterday and lit up half of the sky, because they were worried about whether there was some conspiracy in it.

So after capturing several enemies, they all got the same answer through torture, that is, a viscount named Gervais exchanged 20 noble children for 16,000 gold coins, and then those nobles wanted to

When searching for Gervais, they set fire to the woods where Gervais was hiding.

But the result was that after the fire burned down the woods, they did not see Gervais and his party, and they did not recover the gold coins.

This news instantly made the entire southern expedition team of the Principality of Zeon excited.

Some were overjoyed, and some were furious.

Of course those who were furious were the Larkin family and the Charles family.

Most of the noble heirs captured by Gervais were wool stolen from them, and the tens of thousands of gold coins originally belonged to them.

However, up to this moment they still had no choice, because those prisoners were not nobles and belonged to the enemy camp, so they could not be used as evidence against Gervais.

Unless the king wants to deal with Gervais personally, Gervais can still get away with it.

As for the happy people, they are naturally the Jones family.

They also had a share of Gervais's 16,000 gold coins. Even though the final level was not high, the harvest from so many gold coins was definitely several times that of previous years.

At this time, the Jones family camp was filled with the voices of young nobles praying to the glory boss, hoping that Gervais could come back soon.

At this moment, they were no less worried about Gervais's safety than Gandalf and Alice.

"Has Gervais told you where he will go after receiving the ransom? Or does he have other plans?"

In Alice's tent, Laurie and others were called in. Alice asked carefully, with a look of unconcealable worry on her pretty face.

In addition, Gervase's cheap father Gandalf was also listening.

"Sir, Sir Gervais just told us to hide in the dense forest for a few days, and then come out to join us after you are sure to come! He didn't tell us anything else!"

Laurie answered carefully, lowering his head and not daring to look directly at Alice. Alice was one of the most powerful people in the principality in their minds, and they were more afraid of her than Gervais.

Because Gervais was very lenient to his subordinates except when there was serious business.

"Well, then you can go out and rest first!"

Seeing that Laurie really didn't know Gervais's next arrangements, Alice nodded and signaled them to leave.

"Sir, if those prisoners said they didn't capture Gervais, then Gervais must have hidden somewhere. You don't have to be so courageous!"

"Also, Baron Bertram and I have checked the ruins of the burned forest. There is nothing abnormal, which means that Gervais had already evacuated the forest when the fire started."

Gandalf stood aside. Seeing that Alice was so worried about Gervais, he already had a plan in mind, wondering whether his little Gervais was really taken aback by the Earl.

After all, Gervais is very good now!

If Gervase and Alice could really produce an heir in the future, Gandalf would be excited just thinking about it.

So at this time, she suppressed her worries and began to comfort Alice.

"Well, I know that Gervais will be fine! Thank you, Baron Gandalf!"

Faced with Gandalf's persuasion, Alice expressed her gratitude very politely.

"You're welcome, sir. I'll leave first then, and then I'll take people around to see if there's any trace of Gervais."

"Um!"

After Gandalf left, there was no one in the tent, and Alice picked up the monocular telescope that had been at hand and was lost in thought.

"Gervis, you must come back safely!"

…

Gervais knew nothing about what was happening at the rear, and he was now fully engaged in dealing with the possible crisis in front of him.

"Hello! Your Excellency, which family are you from?"

It took more than ten minutes in total from the two sides discovering each other's existence to getting together.

During this process, Gervais had already calculated the opponent's team, and there were more than ninety people in total.

There are more than ten cavalrymen, plus more than thirty infantrymen, and the others are dressed as serfs and servants. In addition, this team also has more than ten carriages full of debt goods, and the entire team is full of people.

After picking up the colorful flags symbolizing the nobility, Gervais knew from the flags that this was not a caravan, but a team of small nobles.

Gervais didn't recognize the pattern on the opponent's flag, nor did he know which family they belonged to, but it didn't matter, Gervais could ask.

Therefore, Gervais took the initiative and smiled immediately after meeting the other party, and went up to ask enthusiastically.

"Hello, Your Excellency, we are from the Ladson family! My name is Ted Ladson. Are you also going to the Royal City?"

The other party was headed by a young man in his early twenties, who was thick and strong, but had a simple and honest face.

"Yes, we are going to the royal capital too!"
Chapter completed!