On the day when the patients were cleared, Angelica bid farewell to Owen and continued to perform her mission.

As he happened to be in Fengsui City, Owen was not in a hurry to go back and decided to go north to inspect the Crimson Sand Fortress to meet the rumored knight commander.

On the way to replenish a batch of food for Red Sand Fortress, he asked Baron Kevin to prepare a carriage for him to ride on and a wooden cart for transporting food.

Viscount Jarvis selected a group of outstanding soldiers to accompany him. There was no need to bring too many people with him for this inspection.

On the day that Owen left Fengsuicheng, the grain truck and the soldiers responsible for escorting the grain were waiting outside the city early.

The main street from the Lord's Castle to the North City Gate was crowded with people on both sides. It was bustling with people. Many civilians spontaneously took to the streets to bid farewell to the king.

At the beginning of the plague, even the lords left the people and fled. Everyone fell into deep despair. It was the appearance of the king that gave them hope of defeating the plague.

Therefore, the people of Fengsuicheng were very grateful to the king.

Lord's Castle, entrance.

The escort team was arranged neatly, led by Marpell and Viscount Jarvis on horseback. The People's Army tightly surrounded the carriage to ensure the safety of the king.

Owen walked out of the castle, boarded the carriage, and gave the order to set off.

After receiving the order, the escort team immediately began to move towards the North City Gate.

As soon as the team left the castle area and stepped onto the main street, Owen felt the heartfelt enthusiasm of the people. There was even a row of people sitting on the roof near the street.

Looking around, there was no end in sight of the crowds on both sides. It seemed that everyone in Fengsuicheng came to see him off.

Someone in the crowd shouted excitedly: "Long live the king!"

It was time to respond. Irving sat close to the car window and stretched out his hand to wave to the people.

Even after leaving the city, there were still people chasing him hundreds of meters to see him off. This shows that Owen has won the hearts of the people during this epidemic and gained everyone's respect and love.

After leaving the city, the food transport team followed closely behind the escort team, moving all the way north towards Red Sand Fortress.

The further north the team goes, the more severely the land beneath their feet is affected by the Khaztu curse.

Owen watched as the vegetation around him became increasingly scarce. When he got to the back, he couldn't find even a single plant. He could only look at the hint of green across the mountains in the distance.

As mentioned before, there are magic stone veins underground across the mountains. The magic stone can offset the influence of the Kazitu curse.

Fortunately, there is a transverse mountain range across the north of the Kingdom of Dawn, which hinders the curse of the Khaztu and protects the country.

Otherwise, Kazitu's curse may spread to the vicinity of the royal capital, Junhui City, which will be a huge disaster.

Although he had heard that the Red Sand Fortress was particularly desolate and unsuitable for living, he did not expect it to be so desolate, even worse than the situation in Dawn City. Owen sighed inwardly.

After several days of traveling, Owen and his party finally arrived at Red Sand Fortress. Knight Commander Hughes Benjer, who had received the news in advance, led his knights and soldiers out of the city to greet them.

Seeing Owen get off the carriage, Hughes made a standard knightly salute with the knights in the front row.

"I have met His Majesty."

Owen first glanced at the majestic fortress behind, and then his eyes fell on the red-haired man at the front.

This man had stubble on his face that had not been repaired in time, and a claw mark on his right eye. There was a chilling air between his brows, which made people shiver. One look at him and he knew that he must be very strong.

"Are you that legendary knight who is said to be the most powerful knight in the kingdom—Sius Benjer?" Owen said.

"I don't dare to be the strongest." Hughes said modestly, "I'm just an ordinary knight who was ordered to guard the Red Sand Fortress."

"There is no need to be modest, Knight Commander Benjer."

Owen smiled and said: "You have been stationed at Red Sand Fortress for more than twenty years. Every winter, you command the army to resist the southward invasion of undead monsters and protect the entire kingdom. Your achievements are obvious to all. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the people of the kingdom.

grateful."

"No."

The king actually thanked him personally, which made Hughes a little flustered. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to thank you. This is my duty."

"Even if it is your duty, it is an indisputable fact that you have ensured the safety of the kingdom." Owen still bowed lightly to Hughes.

Then, he added: "I hope Knight Commander Benjiel can continue to guard this red sand fortress in the future."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hughes performed the knight's salute again, "I, Hughes Benjer, am willing to dedicate my life to the Kingdom of Dawn."

Here, both sides conducted simple tests.

Hughes wanted to know what kind of person this new king was.

Of course, no matter what kind of king he is, he will fulfill his duties and continue to garrison the Red Sand Fortress, unless the king does not want to continue using him.

From Hughes's words that he was willing to sacrifice his life for the Kingdom of Morning Light, Owen also understood that the object of his allegiance was this country, not the royal family of Wells, and not the king himself.

It's no wonder that in the previous battle for the throne, Red Sand Fortress remained neutral and did not help anyone.

You know, the eldest prince Legovis has received guidance from Hughes, and the relationship between the two should be good.

If Red Sand Fortress had chosen to support the eldest prince, Legovis would not have lost so easily to White in the battle for the throne, and would have lost so miserably.

That's fine. Owen has his own army anyway. As long as Red Sand Fortress doesn't go against him and doesn't do anything to harm the Kingdom of Dawn, there's no problem in continuing to maintain the independence of the fortress. Everything is fine.

Next, Hughes asked the soldiers behind him to help carry food and led Owen and his party into the fortress.

The first place to inspect is naturally the city wall used to resist undead monsters.

This city wall connects the mountains on both sides. It is nearly ten meters high and has very spacious corridors. It is much taller than the northern city wall of Dawn City.

Considering that the scale of the undead monsters encountered by Red Sand Fortress is much larger than that of Dawn City, taller and stronger walls are indeed needed to withstand them.

However, when Owen walked around the city wall and inspected it, he found a lot of damage and repairs.

Only then did he suddenly realize that this city wall had been in use for many years, and he didn't know how many more times it could resist the southern invasion of undead monsters.

At this moment, a group of patrolling soldiers came towards him. Owen noticed that the second soldier had been scratched on the right side of his face, and even his right ear had been scratched off, leaving extremely ugly scars.

It can be imagined that every winter, soldiers fight with undead monsters here, and the battle must be very difficult.

Fortunately, the soldier survived and continued to guard the Red Sand Fortress.

When they came near Hughes, the patrolling soldiers respectfully greeted the knight commander in unison.

"Hello Lord Benjiel."
Chapter completed!