In the early morning, a faint ray of sunshine shines on the thick castle through the misty morning fog.
A large number of people gathered in front of the castle gate. Today Allen will go to Musen City. Mrs. Lisa and everyone are bidding farewell to Allen.
After gently kissing Alyssa, who was still in his arms, and sending her to Mrs. Lisa's arms, Allen set off with the team.
Since Allen brought twenty cavalry guards and some territorial caravan personnel this time, the number of people was large, and the caravan members all drove carriages and walked slowly, which greatly delayed the progress of the team.
We can’t make it to Musen in one day!
It seems like I have to stay in Iron Stone Territory for one night before setting off! Allen thought in his mind.
The highway from Qinghuang Territory to Musen City passes through Iron Stone Territory, so Allen's motorcade must pass through Iron Stone Territory.
It was not that Allen had never thought about taking a detour, but taking a detour from other places would take nearly three times as long, and they were all country roads, making it very difficult for the convoy to pass.
In the end, Allen decided to pass through the Iron Stone Territory. Considering that the Iron Stone Territory had no knightly combat power and almost no standing army, he was not worried that Baron Currit would take risks.
Since Baron Currit's territory is close to the Musen Territory, he is under the care of Viscount Bernard. Basically no baron dares to attack him openly.
Therefore, Ironstone Territory basically does not have a standing army. When troops are needed, Baron Currit will ask Viscount Bernard for assistance.
There are fixed rules among nobles. When passing by someone else's territory, as long as the title is not higher than theirs, they must first pay a visit to the lord of the territory.
When Allen passed by Ironstone Territory, he also needed to pay a visit to Baron Currit. Allen didn't think twice about going. After all, he was doing a whole show and not going would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Temporarily confusing Baron Currit is still very beneficial to Allen. Although Allen is not good at the hypocrisy among nobles, he does not understand it at all.
At noon, Allen led the convoy to Iron Stone Town.
On the way here, Allen sent cavalry to Ironstone Castle to inform him of his future visit.
I saw an ugly-looking short middle-aged man with a smile on his face standing in front of Tieshi Town, followed by a crowd of people.
This was the Iron Stone Baron Currit. Allen dismounted and gave him a noble salute.
"Thank you Baron Currit for the welcome. I come here to see you so rashly, and I ask for your forgiveness, Baron." Allen said with a sincere face.
"No, no, no... It's an honor for me, Baron Allen, to come to my Iron Stone Territory. Please enter the castle. I've asked the kitchen to prepare lunch, so please don't be polite." Baron Currit had a real smile on his face.
, looking flattered.
Allen complained in his heart. If he hadn't known the true identity of this guy, he might have been deceived. His acting skills were at the level of an actor, and Allen was resigned to being defeated.
Baron Currit led Allen to the hall for dinner.
Exquisite reliefs, large fireplaces, exquisite murals on the walls, marble stairs... all show the wealth of Baron Currit.
Seeing the submissive look of the maid and servant, Allen looked at Baron Currit.
"Don't mind Baron Allen, they are just a little scared when they see Baron Allen for the first time."
Allen no longer delved into this topic. After all, he was a baron. How could he be afraid of becoming like this?
Maybe it's because he's afraid of Kurit, right? But Allen doesn't dig into it anymore. After all, he's a guest, and it wouldn't be fun if he ruined the superficial friendly relationship.
For lunch, the food prepared by Baron Currit was much richer than what Allen usually eats, and there was even roast swan.
This Currit is really extremely rich!
You must know that roasted swan is a delicacy that is not easy to eat, but in order to avoid Currit's old plan repeating itself, Allen identified a piece of each dish to prevent poisoning.
In the afternoon, after the entire team had rested, the team continued to set off, preparing to spend the night in Maicao Village on the border of Iron Stone Territory.
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Shortly after Allen left, in Baron Currit's study.
"Angie, do you think that kid noticed something?" Kurit said to Angie with some worry.
Don't worry, sir, my subordinates have just learned through the spies from the Qinghuang Territory that Baron Allen is indeed going to Musen City, but just passing through the Iron Stone Territory, Anji explained.
"Strictly advise the secret agents of Qinghuang Leader not to be exposed." Kurit said with a serious look.
In the evening, the team arrived at Maicao Village. Maicao Village makes a living by breeding cattle and horses. It is also the only place in the entire Viscounty that can breed horses. Maicao Village has thousands of acres of grassland that can be used to breed cattle, horses and other creatures.
At the head of the village, the white-haired mayor of Maicao Village, who was carrying a cane, had already come to greet him. Although Maicao Village was not under the jurisdiction of Qinghuang Territory, Allen was a baron, so the village chief still needed to come out to greet him.
Allen and the team followed the village chief to the center of the village. A group of villagers gathered in a circle, talking to each other, and it was noisy.
Allen was curious and walked over first.
"Get out of the way, this is Lord Allen!" the village chief shouted.
When they heard that the person coming was the baron, the villagers consciously moved out of the way.
Allen saw a horse with a big belly lying in the middle. Allen had never seen a horse with such a big belly. The length of the belly almost exceeded the length of the horse's legs.
Looking at the man sitting next to the horse with a sad face, Allen guessed that this man should be the owner of the horse.
"Is this horse yours?"
"Yes, Lord Baron." The man praised indeed.
"Is this horse pregnant?" Allen suppressed his surprise and asked the man.
"Sir, I... don't know. Ever since the belly of my mare got bigger and bigger, I also felt pregnant. But... this..." The man fell silent as he spoke.
Allen was very interested in this horse, so he used the Origin Bead to explore it.
The mare is carrying a young horse with the bloodline of the wind elemental dragon in her body, and is weak.
The treatment method is to feed wind element crystals to maintain the energy needed for the young horse to breed.
…
Allen's heart was in turmoil. This mare was actually blessed by the wind elemental dragon... Dragons are really not picky eaters!
The most important thing is that the young horse carried by the mare has the blood of the wind elemental dragon!
That’s okay!
Must! Must get it back! Allen shouted in his heart.
Suppressing his inner excitement, Allen looked at the man.
"I want this horse, and I'll pay you double the price."
"Really...really? Okay...ok, I agree." The man looked excited.
"Do you want more? I have several similar mares at home?" the man asked in a low voice.
"..." Allen was so excited that he almost fainted. Today was a day of great luck.
In the end, Allen used fourteen gold dragons to buy seven pregnant mares from the man's family. Allen was determined to have cavalry go from house to house asking if there were any similar mares, but unfortunately he came back empty-handed.
morning.
Rented several carriages and sent five cavalrymen to escort the seven mares back to Qinghuang Territory to settle down. Allen continued to set off with the convoy.
During this trip to Musen City, in addition to buying fire element crystals, I also wanted to get wind element crystals.
The convoy slowly left Maicao Village, and Allen on horseback felt proud. Fortunately, he chose to lead through Tieshi, otherwise such a huge benefit would have been lost.