Thousands of mountains and thousands of animals. The huge Kilimaro Mountains are right beside you, like an endless barrier across the northwest of the continent. And right next to the foot of the mountain is the endless northwest wilderness.
At this moment, in the wilderness, two horses, one black and one white, were galloping very fast.
Immediately they were Du Wei and Qiao Qiao.
Two days ago, after Du Wei used his conspiracy to pull off the dirty trick of "exhausting the human monster to death", the two of them sat on the tree man's body and walked for a day, and then finally met a tree man on the road to the northwest.
Du Wei concealed his identity and bought two horses, all daily necessities and a few sets of clothes with the business group, and then continued to the northwest with Qiao Qiao.
After resting on the tree man for a day, Du Wei's exhausted physical strength has gradually recovered. Riding a horse now is better than trekking on foot.
The two of them traveled all the way west, and finally on the night of the second day, they entered the northwestmost border of the Roland Empire, the northwest gateway of the empire: the Northwest Corridor!
This is a gap in the middle of the Kilimaro Mountains that stretches for thousands of miles in the northwest region of the continent. Riding horseback into the northwest corridor, this natural huge canyon is actually extremely empty!
After all, this gap, even at its narrowest point, is three to five miles wide, and at its widest it is a full ten miles!
Although there are towering mountains on both sides, the center of the canyon is an open area.
Du Wei knew that although Luoxue could be deceived by his own plan for a while, but as time went by, with the Elf King's intelligence, he would probably wake up. Although the two of them had escaped safely for two days, it was already the longest time since they and Luoxue
It was the best result since the bet, but Du Wei still didn't dare to relax at all.
After the two horses entered the northwest corridor, they walked for another half day. Seeing that their horsepower was gradually exhausted, Du Wei looked at the sky. He sighed, signaled Qiao Qiao to stop the horse, sighed, and said: "I see
The horsepower is almost exhausted. Even if the horses are not tired, people still need to rest. In this northwest corridor. This northwest corridor is nearly a hundred miles long. Although there are no towns in front of it, the empire's northwest army was in this canyon before.
Several outposts were set up. Although they were all evacuated later, some of them are now deserted, but at least it is a place that can protect us from the wind and rain. We found the outpost in front and stopped to rest for the night. To regain our energy, we must prepare.
Crossing the desert."
Qiaoqiao had already put away her temper when she was with Du Wei these two days. She obeyed everything Du Wei said without any objection.
At that moment, the two of them made an agreement and went to look for the abandoned outpost. Who knew that after walking for more than ten miles, they finally found one. When they came to the front, they saw a small wooden house built on the hillside, and there was another one next to it.
It was a wooden watchtower. Unfortunately, it was in disrepair for a long time, and there were landslides. Several boulders fell and the wooden house collapsed.
The two looked at each other. They both sighed and had no choice but to move on.
Finally, in the middle of the night, I found another outpost. From a distance, I saw fire coming from there. When I got closer, I saw that a caravan was already stationed there. I saw only a few dilapidated wooden houses outside.
, several bonfires were set up, and several tents were erected next to them.
Far away, on the wooden lookout tower next to the original sentry post, there were also two or three night watchmen standing.
Du Wei and Qiao Qiao walked all the way. Because they didn't know how far away Luoxue was from them. After all, Luoxue could sense magic fluctuations within three hundred miles. Therefore, the two of them did not dare to use magic, whether they were on the road or not.
In daily life, we can only abide by the way of ordinary people.
It was not surprising that the two of them saw a caravan stationed here. After all, the northwest corridor is the only way to the grassland, and there are many caravans coming and going. These caravans on their way use these abandoned outposts to camp during the journey.
It's also common.
The two of them glanced at each other and then rode close to each other. In the distance, the night watchman standing on the wooden lookout tower saw someone approaching and immediately shouted vigilantly: "Who is that person!"
Soon, two or three warriors in light armor ran out from the business group's camp. They were probably the bodyguards hired by the business group.
Du Wei immediately shouted loudly: "We are passing through and just want to rest here for one night."
The guards of the business group who came closer saw that there were only two people coming, and they relaxed. When Du Wei and Qiao Qiao approached, some of the people in the business group who were awakened walked out of the tent.
Three guards came to Du Wei and watched Du Wei and Qiao Qiao dismount. From these three guards, Du Wei could tell at a glance that Biao Han's temperament and equipment were probably mercenaries or something like that.
Role.
Because of the raging monsters in the northern part of the mainland the year before last, the King of Health recognized the legality of mercenary organizations on the mainland after the issuance of an imperial decree. After that, the mercenary industry quickly flourished. Many large businesses
The Merchant Group is also willing to hire some reputable mercenary groups to serve as escorts for caravan transportation.
One of these three mercenaries looked to be close to forty years old, with a rather weathered face, wearing light armor, with a majestic figure, and a giant long sword stuck behind his back. Du Wei glanced at him
On his chest, I saw a badge symbolizing a third-level knight. This man looked lean and capable, so he must be a leader or something.
Seeing the other party looking at himself and Qiaoqiao, Du Wei smiled and said in a calm tone: "We are also on our way and just want to take a rest here. Unexpectedly, there are already people in this place..."
The mercenary leader saw clearly that Du Wei and Qiao Qiao didn't look like bad guys. Moreover, Du Wei had a tall and straight figure with a hint of nobility in his temperament, while Qiao Qiao had already taken off his armor and only wore it casually.
A leather jacket. No one knew her identity as a warrior. She immediately put Du Wei and Qiao Qiao in the category of non-threats. So she smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, this place is also ownerless."
Although we came here first, there is no reason to occupy it. If you two want to rest, please invite us. There is a fire here, but the house has been used by the leader of the business group. If you two don’t set it off, we
I can lend you a tent. If you're hungry, there's some food here that we didn't finish last night, just don't dislike it."
Seeing that this man was speaking quite cheerfully, Du Wei smiled slightly, felt a little better in his heart, and said thank you.
But the mercenary leader smiled and said: "You're welcome, they are all people who are on their way."
Afterwards, he sent his men to inform the person in charge of the business group, but he personally led Du Wei and Qiao Qiao into the camp.
Along the way, Du Wei saw that there were about two to three hundred people in this caravan, a hundred horses and camels, and those heavy and huge packages and boxes must have been the goods they brought.
He found a fire at random, sat down and rested for a while. The mercenary leader also had some water and food brought to him, and then he also sat down by the fire next to Du Wei. The mercenary leader looked like a
The talkative man smiled and said: "To be honest, I'm a little curious. You two don't look like ordinary people. Sir, your conversation and temperament should make you a person of great status."
Du Wei smiled and did not answer.
The mercenary leader saw that Du Wei didn't say anything and didn't care, so he said, "Are you two going to the grassland? But I think it might be inconvenient for you two to go alone like this."
"Oh? How do you say that?" Du Wei heard that the other party was just being kind-hearted, so he asked casually.
"To be honest, this northwest trade route has become more and more peaceful since Duke Tulip of Desa Province came to power. There used to be some horse bandits here. But General Longbottom of the Tulip Legion, these days
Tian brings people out from time to time to clean up, and the security now is much better than before. Therefore, if you don't leave the northwest corridor and stay in the Desa Province, you will generally not encounter any danger. It's just that you won't encounter any danger.
, if you two want to go out of the Northwest Corridor to the grassland, then... I have some suggestions. Although the majesty of Duke Tulip makes those bad guys dare not enter the Desa Province. But after all, after leaving the Northwest Corridor, you can go out.
have crossed the border of our Roland Empire. Several groups of horse bandits that used to be entrenched in the northwest are now mostly entrenched in the depths of the Gobi desert. Many caravans coming and going are often harassed by them. Therefore, we mercenaries,
There is a place for us to use it. But after all, this journey is still not smooth. The two of them are traveling alone, but they don’t know the hardships and dangers in the desert ahead."
After hearing this, Du Wei looked at each other and Qiao Qiao, and smiled at the enthusiastic man in a sincere tone: "Thank you for your kind reminder. But the two of us really have something important to go to the grassland.
Even if it is more dangerous, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward."
The mercenary leader smiled and said: "I don't think you two are bad people... Well, although I can't make the decision, the leaders of the caravan here still respect me very much. We people also go there
Let's go to the grassland. If you don't mind, I will discuss it with the leader of the caravan early tomorrow morning. Why don't you two just follow us and there will be someone to look after you on the way?"
