After the team left the castle, they headed north.
"Sir, there is a caravan ahead!" However, after traveling for more than half an hour, they saw a caravan heading towards Stormland on the road.
"It's Laurie Grocery from Black Rock Territory!" Nalant immediately recognized the identity of the caravan.
"Little Laurie Grocery has seen Mr. Nalant!" When Laurie Grocery saw Nalant and his party, he immediately stepped aside to the side of the road. When Nalant passed by, he quickly bent down to salute.
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"Well, Laurie Grocery Store, I remember it was only half a month ago that you came to Storm Territory last time. You sold out all the goods so quickly?" Nalant was in a good mood and asked casually.
"Back to Mr. Nalant, I am planning to go to Tulip City to buy some groceries this time, so I came to Stormland to buy some supplies and then take them to Tulip City to sell!"
"Well, that's good. Then go ahead and buy it from Civil Affairs Officer Mario!"
Nalant nodded. Although Laurie Grocer was a commoner, he still had a good business acumen.
Meeting Laurie's grocery store was just an interlude for Narant, and the team continued to move forward.
Walking through the vast wilderness forest, it was noon the next day in a blink of an eye, and Nalant's team finally arrived at the Black Rock Territory.
"Haha, Narant, you are finally here!"
From a distance, Boris saw Narant's team and immediately came up to them with a smile.
"Boris, I kept you waiting!"
"I didn't wait long. I knew you set off yesterday morning, so you calculated the time to have lunch before setting off from the castle!" Boris didn't care, and then noticed Nalan behind him, and immediately said in surprise: "Nalan
Special, you really used barbarians as guards, and equipped them with all the equipment, including smocks!"
"Haha! Boris, don't worry, these barbarians are different from other barbarians. They are willing to become my subjects, and their families have also come to live in the Storm Territory!"
"Narant, I won't say anything unnecessary. Then you should pay more attention to yourself!" Boris shook his head. He always felt that barbarians were untrustworthy, but this was Narant's own decision, and he was not good either.
Say more. "By the way, Narant, if you bring so many guards here this time, what will happen to the security of your territory?"
"Haha, Boris, there are still forty barbarian guards in my territory. During this period, they are responsible for garrisoning the castle and territory!"
"..." Boris fell silent, but looked at Nalant speechlessly.
"Okay, Boris, it's getting late, let's set off now!" Nalant couldn't explain what happened to the barbarians, because in Boris's opinion, they must be extremely wary of the barbarians, so he immediately urged
The topic was suddenly changed.
"Okay, let's set off! Nalant, please stop riding and sit on my carriage. Otherwise, by the time you get to Tulip City, your butt will probably be bruised."
Upon hearing this, Boris immediately summoned his subordinates, and before setting off, he invited Narant to ride in his luxurious carriage.
Nalant thought it made sense, and immediately handed the lightning to Vivian and others, and then got on Boris's carriage.
Next, the team of the two headed north. The further north they went, the more prosperous the villages and towns they passed became.
As for the pedestrians on the road, from the beginning there was no one for ten miles, but later on a caravan or a pedestrian would show up in a short while.
In the following days, they met several noble teams, which were also heading towards Tulip City to prepare for the grand ceremony.
After all, Boris is a baron from an old family, so he is no stranger to these nobles. He will say hello when he meets them, and introduce Nalant by the way.
However, most of the noble lords were the same age as Nalant's father, so the two sides didn't have much to talk about after greeting each other, so they just walked in tandem a few hundred meters apart.
They set off half a month in advance this time, so they still had plenty of time, and the journey on the road was mainly about comfort.
However, when he finally arrived outside Tulip City, Nalant still felt that his whole body was about to fall apart.
If there weren't several women taking turns to massage and massage his back to relax him every day, Narant would feel that this trip would be a torture.
Boris was extremely envious of the fact that there were three or four beautiful girls in Nalant's team.
At the same time, he would also laugh out loud, saying that he admired Nalant for taking part in the Lord Count's competition, but yet he dared to bring the girls here in such a arrogant manner.
In response to this, Nalant could only smile and say nothing, as the three girls were all his treasures.
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"Phew, Narante, we are finally here!"
After the team turned through a dense forest, there was a flat plain ahead.
At the end of the plain, there is a huge city that is beyond imagination.
This is Tulip City, with a population of hundreds of thousands.
In this world where material output is scarce, a city with hundreds of thousands of people can be considered one of the few big cities.
And further up the Tulip City is the real core of this land, the Tulip Castle.
It is said that the entire castle took decades to reach its current size, and even now, the expansion of the castle continues.
Although relying on the memory of the original owner, Nalant had an impression of Tulip City and Tulip Castle in his mind.
But when he really saw the existence of this giant city and fortress with his own eyes, Nalant couldn't help but feel shocked.
After standing on the grass and watching for a while, Narant finally came back to his senses.
At this time, Boris couldn't wait any longer. He had already got on his horse and was ready to ride through this final stage!
"Narant, it's not like I haven't seen it before. Is there anything interesting to see outside this city? Let's set off quickly. I can't wait now! I seem to be able to smell the aroma of wine in Tulip City and hear the charming scenery here.
The singer’s silver bell smile.”
"Boris, you should remove this, so that others may think of you as a golden knight!" Narant has never experienced the lavishness of the Tulip City, so naturally he cannot empathize with Boris's mood.
However, seeing another team coming from behind, he also mounted his horse.
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Although Boris said it frivolously, he arrived at the Tulip City, but he did not go directly to the city to actually look for flowers and willows and indulge in money.
Instead, he took Nalant around the city wall and went to the side to prepare to enter the castle directly.
There are two avenues directly accessible to the Tulip Castle.
One is directly through the main street in the city, while the other is outside Tulip City.
This avenue outside the city is to facilitate the team to quickly enter and exit the Tulip Castle and avoid encountering crowds in the city.
Of course, for defense purposes, the road outside the city is not only heavily guarded and has layers of checkpoints, but the terrain is also extremely steep.
The road is paved with stones, about ten meters wide, and goes all the way from the foot of the mountain to the city wall halfway up the mountain.
On both sides of this road are cliffs with a huge drop, ranging from five or six meters at the beginning to up to 100 meters halfway up the mountain.
If it falls here, even the Golden Knight will probably be thrown into the street.
"Two noble lords, which family are you from? Do you have an invitation from the earl?"
As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Nalant and the others were stopped by the count's guards.
"I am Boris, Lord of Black Rock, and this is Nalant, Lord of Storm Lord. This is our invitation!"
Boris was familiar with such things. After announcing his identity, he handed over his and Narant's birthday invitations.
"Thank you two adults for your cooperation. Welcome to Tulip Castle, please come this way!"
The count guard inspected the invitation for a moment, and after confirming that the invitation was correct, he respectfully made way for the two of them.
However, just as Nalant and the two were about to head halfway up the mountain, the guard suddenly discovered something.
"Wait a minute! Sirs, are these people barbarians?"