Volume 1, The Wizard's World Chapter 54, Fleeing on the same road, each showing their own means.
After Jasmine separated from Ian, she quickly left Avon Town. Her first stop was Faith, where her family's power was there to help her hire knights to protect her when she returned to the family.
Her final destination is of course her mother's family in Sunderland, the Toherty family, a wizarding family with a long history.
But the distance from Avon Town to Sunderland is nearly a thousand miles, and the distance is too long. And the Kingdom of Camelot is not peaceful. Without her father's support, she has no guarantee of reaching there safely, not to mention that she still needs to protect Ai
Erfo is not harmed.
At this point, she actually has more reason and determination than Ian.
That's because the excellent formulas and magic spells promised by Consul can be selected by her, which means that a monastic mentor guarantees to find the most suitable talent formula for her, which is equivalent to exclusive customization. Such treatment, no
How many awakened people can enjoy it?
Therefore, she must fulfill Consul's instructions no matter what. She knows that this is one of the most critical events in her wizarding career.
Fess is not an autonomous city, but a viscounty, so it is also called Fess. It is twenty miles away from the town of Avon, which is not too far. It takes more than three hours to get there by horseback.
At noon, after arriving in Faithland, Jasmine quickly found the family member stationed there. After showing her family medal to identify herself, she directly asked him to go to the local viscount to hire his guards to escort her to Lebede, where the Devonshire seat is.
arts.
The Silver Light Family has great influence in Devon County, so it is impossible for a viscount to refuse the request of the noble daughter of the Phoenix Family, so he sent a team of guards to do as he was asked that day.
The standard of this guard is not low, including ten ordinary cavalry, three low-level knight attendants and one high-level knight attendant. It can be said that this is already most of the wealth of Viscount Faithland. This time, they are all taken out as a demonstration.
The good intentions are very obvious.
But this team was completely incompetent for the pursuers they were about to face. Jasmine knew this very well, but did not point it out. Anyway, she was not relying on this team to resist the pursuit, she just let them
Just to keep her safe in the wilderness.
As for whether they will be caught up, it still depends on the speed of the team.
Therefore, she rejected the Viscount's offer of his luxurious car, ordered everyone to drive lightly, throw away all burdens, take only a day's worth of dry food and water, and rush to Lepidwein without stopping for a moment.
Ten miles behind her, a six-man team led by a monastic wizard was rushing towards her.
"I heard the continuous sound of horse hooves, very clear, which means that Jasmine is not far away. But there may be many people around her. Are you sure you can handle it?" the wizard asked his companions.
The knight walking alongside her thought for a while and asked: "Can you divine who her companions are? How many knights are there... Ten knights is our limit, any more will require support."
The rank of knights is different from that of wizards. They are divided into knights, knights, lords and titled knights based on the strength of their fighting spirit. The six members of this Sentinel of Sorrow are all intermediate knights and have undergone special training from the monastery, so they can defeat
A team of knights of about ten people. A team of knights of about ten people can easily kill an equal number of awakened people, no matter what kind of magic spell they have mastered. This shows how determined the monastery is to pursue them.
However, they also knew the reputation of the Phoenix family in Devon County, so they were afraid that Jasmine would hire a large number of knights to escort her back. It would be terrible if that happened.
"Ten?" The wizard recalled the divination information. She tried to judge how many people there were by distinguishing the sound of horse hooves, but found that the information was gradually blurring, and the person was on a bumpy horseback, so she could no longer recall clearly. "
Sorry, I can't tell."
"It doesn't matter. There are no masters around Avon Town, and there are very few mercenaries wandering around. I guess most of the people she hires are just knight attendants, so don't worry too much." The knight companion thought for a while and comforted the wizard.
The knight of the Sentinel's Sorrow hit the mark, but Jasmine, who was dozens of miles away, had no idea. She just ordered the team to move forward. Except for necessary meals and rest, the team was basically on horseback.
The senior knight attendant who led the team also had doubts and tried to make Jasmine slow down. He said that there was no one chasing behind her, so why was she so embarrassed as if she was running for her life.
Jasmine did not explain this. She just showed the arrogance of a high-ranking noble and said coldly: "Since your master transferred you to me, please obey the order, knight."
Before he could say anything to refute, she added: "Listen, I'm not used to repeating myself twice. If someone disobeys me, I will make him pay the price."
After hearing this, no one in the team dared to go against her will. They all lowered their heads silently to show their obedience. No one dared to offend her. From then on, the team never stayed for more than ten minutes.
It is difficult for a team of knights of this size to gallop in the wilderness without attracting attention, but when all the people wandering in hidden places see such a group of people, their first reaction is to stay away instead of getting together to see what they can catch.
nice one.
Because everyone understands that some money is easy to get, and some money is hot.
Of course, there are idiots who don't understand this truth, but they have long been swallowed up by this vast wilderness and have no chance to think about these principles again.
Because idiots can't survive anywhere.
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Before landing, Ian took out a gold coin and handed it to Captain Dao Dao: "My request is very simple. I want you to take this coffin and guard it on the road to Yorkshire. If someone comes to take it away by then,
, just give it to him." There were negative energy fluctuations unique to Consul on the coffin, and he believed that the pursuer would not miss it.
The captain of the ship looked at the gold coins, then at the coffin, and asked doubtfully: "What are their names, noble man, what if they are deceived?"
Ian said: "You won't be deceived. The person who comes to pick up the coffin will definitely ask where its owner has gone. If he asks, give it to him. If he doesn't ask, don't give it to him."
The boss of the ship said, he really didn't know what it mattered whether to ask or not. Since he couldn't figure it out, he just didn't think about it. After many years of welcoming and sending, he also understood that he only needed to ask less and do more: "Then how should I answer them?"
Ian handed the gold coin over and smiled: "Just say he went to Sunderland and let them go there to find him." If those people really went to Sunderland, it would be perfect.
"Okay, okay!" The captain of the ship happily took the gold coin. He smelled it but it didn't have the familiar smell of iron, and it felt right. He quickly put it into his pocket with satisfaction, and then said to his companion, "It's hard to divide the gold coins.
I'll keep it for now and talk about it when I get back."
Then, he suddenly remembered something: "Your Excellency, when will those people come? We have to wait for a few days. You haven't said the address yet."
When he looked up, Ian was gone.
"Damn it, rich people do things like this." The captain of the ship cursed a few words, and then directed the sailors to move the coffin ashore. The road from Prosperity to Yorkshire is outside the city, just entering the city, and a few meters away from the pier.
distance, so they hurry up.
"Old You, why are you moving it? Let's share the money and go home." One of the sailors stepped on the coffin and said nonchalantly. The others also looked interested.
Anyway, the other person has left and the money has been given to him. Now whoever runs away can find him.
Unexpectedly, the boss of the boat, Lao You, pointed at him and yelled: "Take your stinky feet away. Who taught you to do this? You are being slandered for no reason. Believe it or not, I will send you to feed the fish..."
The sailor didn't dare to talk back when he was scolded, because the boss of the ship was famously cruel and could do whatever he said. He smiled and put his feet back, and worked with his companions to get the coffin ashore, as if he didn't care. He just turned his head and looked at it.
Out of sight, the boat boss spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm and cursed viciously: "I'm pretending to be your mother."
Two days later, two cavalrymen came to them, looked at the coffin, and asked unceremoniously: "Where did you get this coffin?"
The captain of the ship, who had been waiting impatiently, his eyes lit up and he quickly smiled and said: "This is given to us by a guest. Are you here to pick it up?"
"Pick up the goods?" The two of them looked at each other, their eyes full of doubts. They wondered what the hell this guy was up to, so they continued to ask, "Where did the others go?"
"Oh, the guest said he went to Sunderland and said you can go there to find him." Seeing the other party's signal, the ship's boss quickly responded, "Here, you can take the coffin, we are going back too."
He saw that these two people were well-equipped and must have good status, so he just wanted to leave as soon as possible to avoid causing any trouble.
These two people were the members of the Sentinels who came to hunt him down. How could they let him go like this? So they continued to ask for relevant details. The boss of the ship had no choice but to come one by one.
After listening to the whole process, the two of them understood Ian's escape route. The rider said to his captain: "Captain, would you like to see if Alfo is inside first?"
The captain raised his hand to stop him, and after sending the sailors away, he said: "We are not wizards. If there is a seal inside, it will be broken. Take the coffin and continue to Lai to stop him."
"Lai City?" the rider asked in confusion, "Isn't it Sandran?"
The captain looked at the road and said with a disdainful smile: "This is Ian's little trick. Otherwise, do you think that he went to Sunderland to die? The road is so dangerous, if it were you and I who went alone, it would be just fine. Him? He must be
Went to the closer city of Lai. Let’s go and catch him there.”
Hearing this, the rider suddenly realized. Then he picked up the coffin and put it behind the saddle. When he got it, he suddenly felt that the weight was wrong. He weighed it and said in surprise: "Empty?"
After hearing this, the captain did not show any surprise, but said with some annoyance: "I should have gone after Jasmine a long time ago."
After a while, the captain pinched the horse's belly and urged the mount to continue setting off.
"We don't care about this. We'll catch Ian first."