The caravan kept going up and down and was busy for seven or eight hours. Finally, everyone safely crossed the Santos River before sunset. During this period, due to the strong current of the river, several ferries carrying people and cargo almost stopped.
It was about to leave the channel and hit the embankment, resulting in stranding. Finally, the captain's sharp command and good luck escaped the danger. When the last truck was carefully towed, it slowly ran over the thick ship plank and descended to the ground on the north shore.
When they got on, Steward Franklin and the Camaro knight almost simultaneously let out a long breath of stale breath that they had been holding in all day.
"It looks like it will get dark soon. How about camping by the river tonight?" After bidding a warm farewell to the captain of the ferry, Franklin wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked to the Camaro to ask.
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"Yes. But now that we have crossed the boundary river, we must always be careful of attacks by those despicable wasteland bandits. From tonight until we enter Ford Fortress, I think it is necessary to set up a camp with a 'circular car fort'." Comai
Luo Ye raised his head and glanced at the sky, paused again, and responded.
"Circular car fort? Well, your suggestion is very good. Although it will take a lot of extra time and energy, I think it is completely worth it for the safety of the caravan." Franklin nodded immediately and agreed.
The so-called circular car fort is a special defensive arrangement used by caravans when camping in the wild.
To put it simply, all the carriages and trucks in the caravan are arranged in a circle in a certain order, and then the heads and tails of the cars are firmly locked together with thick iron chains to build a temporary ring-shaped wooden fortification.
Although such a circular car fort is absolutely impossible to compare with the formal stone fort wall, and it is quite troublesome and time-consuming to arrange, it can really provide a very reliable shield and cover for the people hiding inside it. Especially
When encountering an unexpected attack in a flat and wide field, with or without the obstruction of a car fort, it is likely to lead to two completely different results, life or death.
After hearing Franklin's order to camp on the spot and build a car fort, the caravan members and mercenary guards immediately began to take action. Although the day's journey across the river had made most people feel exhausted, but for themselves and the caravan,
For the sake of safety, they still cheered up and quickly organized the trucks one by one, connected them one by one with iron ropes, moved them closer, and arranged them into a huge circle. And in the gaps between the trucks, experienced veterans
The team members also took the initiative to remove some wooden boards or low-value cargo from the truck, and then filled them as much as possible.
Seeing that Franklin's men were so vigilant and aware, Camaro couldn't help but nod secretly, and gained a new understanding of the old steward's leadership ability.
It wasn't until the sky turned completely dark that the circular car fort was finally "completed".
The completed car fort is in the shape of a ring with a diameter of about thirty meters, and nearly two hundred people, including caravan escorts, mercenaries and ordinary team members, are all compacted in an area of about 800 square meters inside the fort. It can be said that
It was quite crowded. As for the horses and animals pulling the carts, there was really no extra space to accommodate them, so they had to be tied up alone outside the fort.
"Let's start a bonfire and start cooking." After quickly walking around the car fort and seeing that everything was in order, Steward Franklin smiled and shouted: "Also, for extra dishes tonight, each person will have half an extra Owen sausage!"
"Haha, okay!" After hearing that they could finally rest and have delicious sausages to eat, the exhausted caravan members immediately burst into cheers.
In the open space in the center of the car fort, a huge bonfire was quickly ignited. The hot flames rolled up and rose on the cross-built firewood towers, pushing away the thick night and the deepening cold air.
Everyone in the ring fortification immediately felt a comfortable warmth rushing towards them, making their tired and cold bodies feel comfortable.
But at this moment, suddenly, several blurry black shadows flashed past in the darkness to the north. And in the blink of an eye, they disappeared again.
"There's a situation, Mr. Steward!" Although the dark figures were dimly illuminated by the fire and disappeared again in just a second, the Camaro, which had always been on high alert, immediately discovered the abnormality.
, and immediately shouted loudly.
"What?" Franklin was worthy of being a senior caravan manager. He directly pulled the seventh-level knight aside and asked in a low voice.
"Three figures flashed in the distance just now, but they disappeared immediately. I'm worried..." At this time, Camaro also noticed that his words were a bit too high and too fierce, and had attracted many other eyes.
He came over and immediately blushed with some embarrassment, lowering his voice and replied.
"Are you worried it's a band of thieves?" Franklin was also startled. He immediately turned his head and looked in the direction pointed by the Camaro, but he couldn't see anything except a dark darkness.
"Yes." The seventh-level knight gritted his teeth, nodded and continued: "Appearing in such a place at such a time, there is almost no other possibility except for thieves."
"Are there any signs that they are going to launch an attack? Or are they just passing by to take a look? You know, ordinary small bandits should retreat automatically when they see the size of our camp. Moreover, this trip to the trade route headquarters should have something to do with '
I said hello and paid the fee." The steward stared at the knight who was a whole head taller than him and said quickly.
"This is really unclear. But I suggest that everyone be on guard immediately to deal with possible attacks." Camaro shook his head and said again.
"This..." Franklin obviously hesitated about this proposal from the seventh-level knight.
"If everyone is on alert now, the guys and guards who have worked hard all day may not be able to last for too long and their strength will be exhausted. At the same time, the uncertain enemy attack warning will make suspicion and anxiety spread among everyone. This is
It's especially harmful to morale and energy." At this time, Moriarty slowly came to the steward and the knight. Apparently, the two of them also discovered the strange black shadow that appeared behind the camp just now.
"Then what do you think we should do?" When the mage suddenly interrupted, the knight instinctively felt dissatisfied and his authority was challenged, but he had to admit that what the other party said was reasonable, so he immediately asked in a low voice with a cold face.
"Everything is as usual, cooking and eating normally. But speed it up and try to finish it within an hour. Then everyone takes the time to rest, but they are not allowed to disarm and take off their clothes. At the same time, four mid-level warriors will go to the car in groups of two.
The people outside the fort take turns to be on guard. In this way, at least we can get enough warning time and space." Moriarty pointed to the seventh-level knight and White behind him, and said slowly.
"What makes you think that the band of thieves won't kill them within an hour?" Camaro thought for a while and asked again, but his tone had calmed down.
"No. If the thieves intend to attack us and the main force is nearby, they will not sit back and watch us build the car fort safely. It can be seen that those figures are at most just spies of the thieves group. And it is just nightfall.
, is not a good time to launch an attack." Moriarty looked at the knight and explained: "Taking a step back, even if the thieves arrive immediately and launch an attack, it would be beneficial for us to replenish our diet and physical strength as much as possible now.
matter."
"Yes, Sir Ensberg, you are right, let's do it!" After hearing Moriarty's words, the steward immediately nodded in approval and decided.
The Camaro Knight never raised any objections.
Soon, the decision to speed up the meal and get dressed and rest immediately after the meal was conveyed to all caravan members. Although many people were puzzled by such an order, because it was personally issued by Steward Franklin, and did not
There is no explanation, so it leaves people with no explanation, and there is no room for random speculation, so we have to carry it out honestly.
In only three quarters of an hour, dinner for two hundred people was quickly prepared. When the caravan members got their portions, they were surprised to find that the half of Owen's sausage originally promised had turned into
A whole stick, and in addition there is an extra spoonful of fragrant white Victoire cheese. This sweet and calorie-rich dairy product has always been one of Bracada’s top products exported to Erathia.
1. It is very popular with the nobles and elites in the kingdom. However, ordinary people cannot afford such expensive imported sweets. Therefore, more than half of the people in the caravan have never paid Victor
of good taste.
"Eat quickly, what are you looking at!?" Seeing everyone looking at him with suspicious eyes, Franklin glanced around calmly, and then shouted: "If it weren't for the fact that you guys are working so hard, how merciful
Sir Ensberg will not pay for extra food for everyone. If any bastard doesn’t want it, just bring it back to me, and I, Franklin, will help him solve it."
"Ah, so that's it!"
"Haha, I thought something big was going to happen!"
"Long live Sir Ensberg! Thanks to you, I, old Art, can have a taste of it."
After hearing Franklin's words, a burst of laughter and shouts immediately erupted in the circular carriage. Everyone looked at Moriarty, who was standing next to the steward, and shouted and laughed to express their gratitude. And for Franklin's back,
Moriarty, who was "blamed", could only smile and nod in return.
Then, now that all the "truths were revealed", everyone immediately began to eat and drink happily. Some people who usually eat slowly even speeded up their eating, fearing that the steward would take away their portion if he was dissatisfied.
Most of the people who were attracted by the delicious food may not have noticed that while they were eating and drinking, the two knights Camaro and Grant had quietly left the chariot and fort, got on their horses and headed north of the camp.
The darkness flew away.
After the meal, a large pot of hot water was boiled and a simple scrubbing was carried out. Under Franklin's supervision, everyone in the caravan found their respective places and wrapped themselves in blankets and clothes and fell asleep. Even some mercenary guards who were supposed to be on duty were also
The steward "took care" of it and they rested together. As for the security work of the camp, Knight Huber and White, who were still physically strong, were temporarily responsible for it, not to mention that there was also a mentally sharp mage sitting in charge.
After a while, people who had worked hard all day began to snore sweetly.
