The carriage quickly disappeared into the night, and the undead knight following it disappeared and was sent back to the plane of the undead.
Ian stretched his neck and looked back, and found that the four people were not chasing him. He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he was surviving a disaster.
Don't look at his previous self-confidence, the way he was about to start a fight if he disagreed. But that was just a pretense, in fact he was not entangled with the opponent at all.
The reason is that the consumption of the sixth-level skeleton knight is too terrible, and his little mental power cannot afford this guy to waste a few minutes. The consumption of summoning the undead is not large, but the consumption of driving them to action is more than ten times greater.
, if he had started the group recklessly, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on before the knights could deal with those four people.
"This should be the reason why summoning is classified as an intermediate magic. Not many awakened people can afford this kind of consumption." Ian murmured to himself, using a free hand to hit his painful forehead.
Summoning is different from other magics. It simply consumes the mental power of the caster. The spiritual power of the awakened person is not only small but also recovers slowly, so it is natural that it is not included in the control of lower wizards.
This time Ian had no choice but to do it. If those four people were cruel and wanted to eat a wizard at the cost of several people, he would basically not be able to escape.
But then again, how can a robber who only robs passers-by be a gangster? The targets of real desperadoes are almost all passing caravans and nobles. With that kind of talent, it doesn’t matter whether you are a wizard or whether you have undead.
They only have money and women in their eyes. And those who blocked the road today were just ordinary robbers, not brave enough to face the undead.
In any case, he escaped.
The tired carriage travels through the dense forest, and it is easy to use without hired guards. It is the favorite of the jungle Robins.
But perhaps because all the recent bad luck had been used up, Ian managed to survive even in a place where thieves were frequent, leaving the mountain road and entering Yorkshire when the sky was bright.
Perhaps this is because most of the Misty Forest is located in Yorkshire, which is extremely mountainous, especially the Lae area.
So after Ian walked along the field path for a while, he returned to the mountains and forests. Looking at the brown trees around him, he only felt that the surrounding scene was very desolate.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from ahead, and Ian's thoughts were interrupted. He shook the reins and drove the carriage to the right, preparing to give way to avoid hitting anyone.
Da da da
The sound of horse hooves approached like a torrential rain, but there was no cavalry in sight. Then Ian saw a bright red flag appear, with iron thorns, a unique plant in Yorkshire, embroidered on the flag. A lonely bush pointed straight to the sky, fluttering wildly in the strong wind.
The flag was raised high, and the cavalry team soon appeared. At first glance, there were about twenty people. Except for the leader, the others were all wearing black armor, and everyone put on their masks as if they were marching on the battlefield.
With a shield and lance hanging on the saddle, a short sword on the waist, and a long bow and iron arrows hanging on the back, they were an extremely sophisticated team.
It is very rare for such a team to appear in the wilderness. They must be carrying a secret mission. But what surprised Ian was more than that. What he did not expect was that the leader of this elite team turned out to be a little girl.
The little girl is seven or eight years old, and she is also wearing armor. Although the armor is specially customized, it is just a different model than others. The material, color and style are the same. The only difference may be that she is not wearing a mask.
Well, this is why Ian can recognize her.
The little girl has pretty features, but her cold expression makes her a little less cute. Her eyes are sharp and she stares ahead intently, as if nothing can distract her, and she looks extremely arrogant.
It is still early spring, and the mountains and forests are particularly wet and cold in the morning. If you ride a horse again, except for those knights who know fighting spirit and magicians who know the cold spell, not many can withstand such coldness. But look at the little girl.
He looked like he didn't care at all, even though his face was turning blue.
(Isn’t it because he’s frozen and unconscious? I’ll go.)
Ian looked at her little face and felt a little distressed for no reason. Anyone would feel distressed to see such a cute little girl suffer. (Who are the parents of this girl? Why are they more ruthless than my cheap dad? Noble.
Is your childhood so miserable? What a sin.)
However, despite being distressed, Ian has no intention of moving forward. He still has a lot of troubles.
The cavalry quickly approached, and at the moment when they were about to pass by, a knight guarding the little girl suddenly looked at Ian, with a trace of thought behind his invisible face. The two sides quickly separated, and he lost his ability to continue observing.
opportunity.
But before he had gone far, he suddenly raised his hand and reined in his horse without warning.
Then the entire team stopped for an instant as if time had stood still. Even the mounts under them were in order, without any trace of panic.
Only the flag above the head still fluttered wantonly.
Of course Ian couldn't see this, but he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly disappear and felt something bad, so he urged the horses to speed up.
Soon the sound of horse hooves sounded again and approached quickly, which meant that the pair of cavalry were rushing towards him.
(No, holy shit!) Ian was wailing in his heart, why were there so many unreasonable disasters along the way.
First, the man-made river was closed to traffic and he was forced to go ashore. Then he was almost detained because he didn't have a pass. Then he was almost sacrificed by the god's spokesman. Then he met robbers on the way. Now he was surrounded by cavalry for no reason. Who did he offend?
?
The carriage would definitely not be able to outrun the cavalry, so Ian didn't even think about running away. He simply stopped to see what the other party was up to.
Soon, the cavalry stopped ten steps away from the carriage, and the little girl at the head and another rider carrying a broad-handed sword walked towards him.
Ian squinted at the two of them, wondering what he was thinking.
"Young Master, is that you?"
I thought I would encounter difficulties or something, but I didn't expect that the other party would say such things. The rider opened his mask and took off his helmet, revealing a young face that looked very familiar to Ian.
Seeing that Ian was holding on to the carriage and not speaking, he took a step forward and said with some excitement: "It's me, Xiao Wa."
"This is Enya, your sister." He turned sideways and bowed slightly, introducing the little girl's identity to Ian.
"Ah, it's you."
Ian showed an expression of realization and quickly remembered the identities of these two people. The young rider was a cavalryman under Earl Hyde, one of his guards when he was a child, and Warren, the son of Arnold Bolton, captain of the Cronin Knights.
·Boton. And the little girl next to him with some doubts in her eyes but an overall expressionless face is his eight-year-old sister, Enya Hyde.
Enya was only four years old when he left Lai, so it’s no wonder that he couldn’t recognize her after not seeing each other for many years. As for Varun, who was wearing a mask, it was understandable that he couldn’t recognize her, but he didn’t dare to recognize him even without the mask.
Young people grow up very quickly and change a lot. Didn't you see that Valen also hesitated for a while before recognizing him?
"Xiao Wa, Enya, why are you here?" Ian walked over and asked.
He looked at Enya, whose eyes showed confusion but whose overall expression was expressionless, and gained a new understanding of Earl Hyde's ruthlessness.
Warren was extremely excited to meet his little master again. The two had spent their childhood together. Although Ian was indifferent to others, he was different to him. The two had a deep friendship, so he smiled happily: "Of course.
I have a mission..."
Without saying more, Warren turned to the cavalry behind him and said, "Come here to see Master Hyde." His tone was short and powerful, and he looked like a soldier, unlike before.
The riders who stopped behind didn't hesitate and got off their horses together.
clatter!
Everyone knelt down on one knee and lowered their masks silently. After a few seconds, they stood up and mounted their horses after paying their respects. The whole process was clean and neat, without any unnecessary movements or sounds.
(This is my cavalry? Then...)
Ian swallowed secretly and suddenly thought of the tragedy of the sentry. For some reason, he felt even more unsure.
"Brother...brother!"
While he was distracted, a faint voice came to his ear. The voice had a clear timbre, but its tone was hesitant.
It turned out that it was Enya who had been silent all this time. After a few minutes of thinking, she finally opened her mouth and called out her brother who had no memory.
Ian looked at her. Even though he knew he was a fake, he still couldn't help but show a gentle smile and happily agreed: "I'm here!" Enya was a little at a loss, and her two little hands were frozen and blue.
Consciously join together and twist and twist.
It was cold in early spring. They came from nowhere, and their armor was covered with dew, making them wet and cold.
"Enya, get to the carriage." Ian felt sorry for Enya and asked her to go to the carriage to warm up. However, he found that she did not move, but looked at Warren.
So Ian looked at him doubtfully: "What's wrong?"
Warren shook his head and said to Enya: "Miss, you can listen to the young master this time."
After hearing Valen's answer, Enya quickly climbed into the carriage compartment, unable to get out.
"It's all your fault, Master..."
Warren acted like he was telling a long story, and Ian quickly waved his hand to ask him to stop, saying: "We can talk about anything after we go back. Now let's talk about the mission you came out for. If it's not urgent, escort me first.
go back."
After seeing his own cavalry, he suddenly felt that he had far underestimated the strength of Sentinel Zhi Shang. He thought about it and decided to run away as soon as possible!
"This..." Valen hesitated for a while, with a troubled look on his face, "The mission is actually nothing, but this is the young lady's first trial. If you just go back like this, the young lady will be punished."
Ian wanted to say that the trial was a waste. My life was almost gone. Finally, after thinking about it, he said: "Go back first. This time the situation is urgent. I will explain the situation to my father."
"That's it, stop dawdling!" After saying that, he ignored Warren's troubled expression and turned around and walked towards the carriage.
But now that Ian had spoken, he had to obey, so he ordered the cavalry: "Take my and the lady's horses and return to protect the formation."
After saying that, he quickly hurried in front of Ian to help him get into the carriage. Ian looked at him puzzled, and he smiled and explained: "There is no reason for a nobleman to drive by himself. Let me be the master."
After he finished speaking, he quickly made a few gestures behind him, and saw the cavalry quickly stepping forward to secure the carriage.
"Oh, okay!" Ian looked indifferent, turned around and got into the car.
On such a cold day, it's great to have someone to help drive the car.
After Ian entered, he saw Enya sitting upright, tense and full of energy. However, the way she twisted her body from time to time betrayed him, so Ian went over and lowered his voice and said as gently as possible: "Take off your armor.
, it’s cold and hard, how do you manage to wear it?”
Enya bit her lip, raised her face, hesitated for a while, shook her head and said, "No, father won't let me."
With just one sentence of his father's refusal, Ian once again felt the disgust deep in his long memory. Even though he had deliberately forgotten these past events, Enya's words made them resurface in his mind, causing a series of uncomfortable reactions.
.
Just from the words of Warren and Enya, he understood that Enya was the one chosen by Earl Hyde to inherit the family business after he became a wizard.
According to the tradition of Camelot, noble titles can only be inherited by knights, so Enya will bear this at a young age.
"This old guy..." He gritted his teeth and said bitterly, but suddenly he saw Enya looking at him with wide eyes. She quickly remembered her own character, so she had to keep silent.
The carriage quickly set off on the road, and there was no sound in the carriage. The two of them stared at each other for a long time, and there was no exchange of words except the first two or three sentences.
In the end, Ian couldn't hold it back. He looked at Enya's outfit, which was almost the same as the original owner. So there is no doubt that she must be experiencing what the original owner went through back then, so he asked: "How long have you been training like this...
?”
The original owner was deeply touched by the difficulty and pain of knight training. Even if it were him now, the disgust and fear could not be forgotten. God knows how Earl Hyde could bear to attack these cute little daughters.
Facing the unfamiliar brother's sudden question, Enya was a little at a loss. She didn't know why her brother asked this, but she didn't answer it, so she replied: "It started when I was five years old."
If Ian was five years old, if Ian got the time right, wouldn't it be exactly one year after he went to the monastery... This old guy is really capable of doing something.
However, knights are different from wizards. Their power comes from fighting spirit, and the container that carries fighting spirit is their body. Therefore, they must maximize their physical strength. From this point of view, the sooner they exercise, the better the knights will be.
The upper limit of growth is higher, this is a truth that nobles all know.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with what Earl Hyde did. It is just not very humane from Ian's point of view, but it has become commonplace and has become a tradition in this world. There is nothing humane or inhumane.
Enya was only four years old when Ian left home. In addition, he was undergoing inhuman training all day long, so he didn't have much memory of Enya, and it was full of strangeness. In addition, Ian made a mistake
topic, so the conversation that the two brothers and sisters had just started ended again.
The carriage moved forward, and the Knights of Cronin were accustomed to marching in a hurry, so from early morning to night, they never stopped except to solve physical problems. Finally, early the next morning, with dew on their horse hooves and stepping on the rising sun, the group entered
Lai City.
(Safe!) Ian looked at the Laihe River not far away and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The river surface is sparkling, and boats are flowing continuously. The roads along the river bank are filled with farmers who have left the city. There are very few people like them returning so early.