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The morning sun rises.

The sun slowly emerges from the east horizon, and the red rising sun gradually adds a layer of warmth to the sky and dispels the indifference of the night.

The carriage was driving slowly on the road to the south.

Chen Daolin sat in the coachman's position, holding the whip in his hand. On both sides of him, Barossa and Xia Xia leaned against him from left to right, and Barossa was directly held in his arms.

Although it was early morning, the road in the wilderness gradually became lively as we walked south.

Along the way, I saw many convoys, horse teams, and passers-by from the south, probably heading towards the Freeport.

Chen Daolin looked at the carriages loaded, the merchants and travelers, and many fully armed warriors and mercenaries.

As he went south, he became more and more excited.

What would the "Roland Empire" that I have heard of for a long time look like?

After rushing all night, in the morning, Chen Daolin finally saw a big river appearing in front of the road in the distance, crossing the road!

Although it was early morning, the river was bustling and many ferries were busy.

The dock on the river bank was even more buzzing and extremely busy.

Looking across the river from afar, a majestic city wall stands under the rising sun! I can't help but feel shocked when I see it!

"What a mighty city!" Chen Daolin sighed.

The city wall is tall and majestic, and it is very dangerous. The city defense is covered with towers and flags are waving!

Chen Daolin looked roughly and saw that the shortest part of the city wall was probably more than ten meters high, and the city gate and tower in the middle were even more magnificent!

I really don’t know how this kind of majestic city was built in this era of cold weapons! I think back to the past I heard about...

"That first-generation tulip duke did a good job." Chen Daolin sighed in his heart.

The eastern fortress of the Roland Empire is one of the three fortresses on the northern border of the empire and the eastern source of the "Kaspersky Line" in the north of the empire. It firmly guards the starting point of this northern defense line of the empire.

Xia Xia and Barossa have both woken up. After all, Xia Xia is still in a child's mood. She can't help but look at the huge castle on the other side of the river. The child keeps screaming and admiring.

But Barossa's expression was a little complicated at this moment. She leaned quietly in Chen Daolin's arms, looked at the outline of the city wall across the river in the distance, and then the elf girl sighed softly.

"What's wrong?" The girl in her arms felt a little weird.

"This castle." Barossa whispered: "I've heard its story."

"What's the story?" Chen Daolin became interested.

Barossa hesitated for a moment, but then she remembered that Chen Daolin was not a member of the Roland Empire. Then she felt relieved and said slowly: "I heard that in the war more than a hundred years ago, our coalition once broke through the northern defense line of the Roland people, which was here!! Under the command of the great elf king Luoxue, we broke through this eastern fortress and occupied it for a time! That was the most brilliant result we achieved in that war. At that time, everyone thought we would win the war, follow the trend, and swept the entire Roland continent. But... later..."

When Chen Daolin heard this, he showed a strange expression on his face: "Later... you failed. Well... I guess, it must be the first Duke of Tulips, right?"

"Yes, it's him." Barossa sighed softly: "According to ancient legend, the Duke of Tulip was ordered to become the commander of the Roland people, and led his invincible army to north to reinforce. He led a powerful and invincible army, defeating our army in one fell swoop and regaining this fortress. I heard that in that battle, countless warriors, whether orcs, dwarves, or elves... I don't know how many brave warriors shed blood under the walls of this city. They shed all their blood, and they could not stop the great Duke of Tulip... In the end, we were driven back to the north shore, and then we were defeated again and again in the war... Finally, in the past hundred years, we never had the chance to set foot in the Roland Empire!"

Speaking of this, Barossa smiled bitterly: "It was probably the coalition of our race that conquered this castle more than a hundred years ago. It was probably the first and only opportunity to set foot on the land of the Roland Empire. If it weren't for the Duke of Tulip, perhaps history would..."

Chen Daolin didn't say anything, but just squinted his eyes and looked at the city wall on the other side, not knowing what he was thinking.

...

The river is very wide - it is not so much a river as a river. With the technology of this era, it is difficult to build a majestic bridge across the banks of the river. Even if it can be built, it cannot build such a high bridge hole, which will only cut off the capacity of the river.

Therefore, there is no bridge on the river surface, and the north and south can only be transported by ferry boats.

Naturally, a pier was built on the bank of the river, and business was very busy.

Chen Daolin's carriage arrived at the ferry and lined up for a while. Fortunately, there were not many vehicles from north to south in the early morning. Soon Chen Daolin hired a ferry, and the ferry funds were very cheap, but it was just a dozen copper coins.

This kind of ferry is not too big, but it is also twenty steps long. This kind of ferry is everywhere on the river surface, and he even saw some large ships that are twenty or thirty meters long.

Such a scene gave Chen Daolin the first impression of the shipbuilding technology of the Roland Empire.

When we arrived on the other side, we had just driven the carriage off the boat and got on the shore, and soldiers came up to check on the pier.

This was the first time Chen Daolin saw the military soldiers of the Roland Empire. These soldiers were not wearing armor - probably in peacetime, there was no need for this. However, they were also wearing a "military uniform" that made him feel very intimate. This military uniform was a short shirt with two pieces of upper and lower trousers. The top actually had eaves and trousers.

"This must be done by that Tulip Duke again." Chen Daolin smiled in his heart.

The soldiers did not have a bad attitude. They checked all the landed carriages one by one on the shore and asked the owner to show legal identity certificates.

It was Chen Daolin's turn. At the request of these soldiers, Chen Daolin lifted up the tarpaulin covered the carport, revealing the iron cage and the wolf warrior inside.

This surprised the soldiers... However, this accident was only because of the fierce and dangerous wolf cavalry captives, but only Chen Daolin and his group of three, and there were even children!

Chen Daolin had already taken off the magician's robe halfway. When he was in Freeport, he could pretend to be a magician at night... But now that he has entered the Roland Empire, he dare not do this.

You know, there are laws in the Roland Empire, and fake magicians are a serious crime! And... if you encounter a real magician and see you wearing fake magic badges and copycat magic robes, you will be in trouble yourself.

The suspicion of Chen Daolin and his group of people was quickly dispelled.

Chen Daolin took out a badge - this is something Du Weiwei gave to him when he parted. The identity of this badge represents self-evident: the Tulip Family!

After showing the badge, the doubtful expressions on the faces of the soldiers were immediately replaced by shock and awe. Soon, they signed the documents to enter the territory happily and then released them.

What disappointed Chen Daolin was that he originally thought he could enter this famous eastern fortress and take a good view of this place, known as the No. 1 pass in the eastern part of the Roland Empire.

However, this eastern fortress is actually a military key and civilians are not allowed to enter!

Caravans and pedestrians are only allowed to stay outside the fortress castles.

After a century of peace, outside the fortress of this important military city, an outer city and a market has gradually developed.

Going east along the city wall, there is a newly built area, with hotels, docks, car shops, shops, and the poor living here.

Chen Daolin could only regretfully watch the city gate along the city wall, and then bought some food and water at the market.

The werewolf in the cage on his carriage attracted a lot of attention at the market.

This made Chen Daolin a little nervous. He hurriedly left the market and then walked south bypassing the eastern fortress.

After officially entering the territory of the Roland Empire, Barossa's mood changed significantly. The elf girl became taciturn, and most of the time she leaned tightly against Chen Daolin, not daring to leave him halfway. She also looked around carefully and vigilantly, like a frightened deer.

Even when buying food and replenishing fresh water, Barossa did not dare to leave Chen Daolin's side.

As an elf, he came to this human empire. Even though he was once a "brainless fan of the Tulip Family", Barossa was still a little uncomfortable.

When the carriage left the market and gradually walked on the road to the south, the surroundings gradually became less lively, Barossa calmed down a little.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Chen Daolin hugged her gently and whispered: "I will protect you."

Barossa smiled sweetly, but the worries in her eyes were still unexplained: "I, after all..."

"Let's be careful and don't let people know." Chen Daolin thought for a while: "My strength is not strong enough now. After I become stronger, even if you are revealed, I will have the ability to protect you. Don't worry, I promise you that this day will come soon!"

Barossa looked up at Chen Daolin, her eyes were gentle, and then she smiled and said, "Of course I believe in you, Darling. But... where are we going next?"

Chen Daolin laughed, took out a map, and pointed it on it: "Go here! I have already figured out a plan! This is the place I chose to stay, and there is no more suitable place than here!"

Chen Daolin was about to say something to continue, but suddenly he heard Xia Xia beside him pointing in front and shouting: "Master, Master, front, front..."

Chen Daolin looked up and followed the direction Xia Xia pointed, there was a person standing on the road ahead.

The man stood in the middle of the road, spread his legs and stood there, raised his arms and waved hard at Chen Daolin, and said something loudly.

Chen Daolin frowned, looked at the flat wilderness around the left and right, and there was no place to hide people. Then he calmed down a little, and then pulled the reins and stopped the carriage.

The man who blocked the road suddenly laughed a few times, ran to the carriage, raised his face, and looked at Chen Daolin on the carriage.

"Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-

Chen Daolin was stunned and looked at the guy standing in front of him... This was obviously a young man. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, from the way this man spoke, it could be seen that he was never very old.

The key is... this guy's appearance made Chen Daolin instinctively give birth to a hint of weirdness.

He looked dirty, but his clothes were not damaged. Although they were very dirty, it could be seen that his original clothes were still very decent.

Moreover, although this man stood in front of him casually, his tone and attitude seemed to have a vague affinity that people could not refuse. Especially the other person's smile... his snow-white teeth and bright and divine eyes made people feel that he was extraordinary.

At least...he doesn't look like a bad guy.

Chen Daolin smiled, and he looked at the strange guy - this man was empty-handed and didn't carry any luggage.

Seeing his eyes seemingly embarrassed, Chen Daolin smiled: "What do you want to say? Do you need to take a ride?"

"This..." The man sighed: "Forget it if you take a ride or something, hey, I'm so sorry."

He raised his head, looked at Chen Daolin's eyes, smiled helplessly, and then said:

"Robbery!"

...

"...What did you say?" Chen Daolin almost thought he had heard it wrong.

"I said... robbery." The man seemed a little embarrassed, and he touched his nose: "I need your carriage, food, water, well, it's better to leave me your money."

He seemed to be a little sad, looking at Chen Daolin with a hint of apology and even a hint of negotiation: "The first time I did this kind of thing... Don't worry, I won't hurt you. As long as you do what I said, can you, can you?"

Chen Daolin was stunned, then he looked at the guy and couldn't help laughing out loud: "What if I say no?"

"..." The man looked at Chen Daolin in amazement, as if he had been holding it in for a long time before he said blankly: "Why can't it be? Look, I'm discussing with you so kindly, so you'll be obedient, okay? I really don't want to hurt you!"

As he said that, the man seemed to add a sentence to emphasize the credibility of his words, and his tone was very sincere: "I actually don't want to see the blood."

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