Chapter 162 Arrival

A young man with thick eyebrows, also wearing knight armor, lit a bonfire under a big tree.

The tree has a large crown and wide and dense leaves, so it has a good rainproof effect. Even if there are a few drops of rain, they will be quickly dried by the bonfire.

However, Ryan did not intend to go over. It was not that he was afraid, but he had no interest in dealing with such a stranger whose background he did not know.

So Ryan planned to ride forward for a while and then find a place where he could rest alone.

It seemed that he heard the sound of horse hooves. The thick-browed knight looked up and saw Ryan dressed alone with two horses. His face was happy, and he stood up and greeted him: "Hi, I am a knight going to Rossby City to participate in the canonization assessment. Judging from your dress, I should be one too?"

The other party's enthusiastic expression and the way of directly introducing himself made Ryan stunned.

As if understanding Ryan's hesitation, the other party took out the purple-gold emblem that was almost exactly the same as the one in Ryan's hand from his arms and showed it to Ryan.

At the same time, he said, "Look, this is a certificate badge. If you are also going to Rossby City to participate in the canonization test, you should not be unfamiliar with this thing."

"Since we meet, it is fate. Maybe when we participate in the test, we will have the opportunity to help each other a little. So, don't be polite and come to avoid the rain."

Ryan glanced at it and knew that the badge should be real. Since the other party was so enthusiastic, it seemed a bit unkind to refuse.

After thinking about it, Ryan controlled the black horse and rode over slowly.

"Hello, my name is Has Klein, and I am from Rossby County."

"Ryan, Mayster County." Ryan nodded and said.

When Ryan jumped off the horse, he seemed to be aware of something and glanced at the dense forest on both sides. However, because Ryan was wearing a knight's face helmet and turned his head very slightly, the other party did not notice this action.

It seems that there are prying eyes

, and there are more than one person.

Interesting!

"Ryan, if you come from Mayest County, it will take several days, right?"

"The roads are not easy to travel in winter. Come, have a cup of hot ale to warm yourself up." Haas was very enthusiastic. He picked up the iron kettle that was heated next to the campfire and handed it to Ryan.

"Thank you, you're so polite, but I don't feel cold." Ryan raised his hand and refused the iron wine bottle that Haas handed over.

"It's raining ice, how can it not be cold? Come on, Ryan, don't be polite." Haas continued to greet him enthusiastically, almost stuffing the iron kettle into Ryan's arms.

This made Ryan raise his eyebrows and said, "Sir, the play is almost over, in fact, it's a bit too much."

Ryan's words immediately made Haas stunned and his face changed.

He looked at Ryan for a while, and seemed to see that Ryan was not joking. He immediately took a few steps back and said, "How did you see that?"

However, soon, the other party realized something and clapped his hands, "Pa Pa".

Suddenly, the trees in the dense forest shook, and more than a dozen people rushed out from inside, holding various weapons, and a few holding crossbows. Judging from their auras, most of them were ordinary people, and a few had the strength of knights' squires.

The leader, who was holding a chain hammer, walked steadily and breathed slowly, and should have the strength of a formal knight.

"Are you a bandit group? It doesn't look like it. It's unlikely that a general bandit group would have two leaders at the level of formal knights." Ryan didn't care about these people, but stared at the young man named 'Has' and asked.

"Serge, why are you wasting time talking to this guy? Just kill him. Go!" The leader waved his hand and attacked Ryan.

Sure enough, 'Has' was the other party's pseudonym, and Serge should be the other party's real name.

However,

a sharp sword light flashed, and Ryan had a two-handed sword in his hand.

"Roar!!!"

The next second, a thunderclap like the roar of a giant bear sounded in everyone's ears. In an instant, most people covered their heads with their hands and fell to the ground with painful expressions. The bandits with the strength of knights' squires were no exception.

Only the strong man and Serge could barely stand in place, but their eardrums were bleeding and they were stunned on the spot.

"Pudong! Pudong!"

The sound of two heavy objects falling to the ground sounded in succession.

The strong man and the guy named Serge were cut off their legs by Ryan at the thighs above the knees. At this moment, their upper bodies fell to the ground and blood spurted out.

"Ah!!" The two screamed at the same time.

"Now, maybe you can tell me who instructed you and the origin of this certificate emblem!" Ryan said calmly.

"Go to hell, you bastard, you are dead," the strong man continued to say stubbornly.

However, the next second, he shut up and looked at Ryan in horror!

Because Ryan walked up to one of his men and directly wiped his neck. His movements were so skillful and careless that it was as if he was killing a chicken.

The second one.

The eighth one.

Soon, a circle of bandits had died around the campfire!

The only ones left alive were the two strong men whose legs were cut off and the leader named Serge.

The two seemed to have forgotten the pain of their broken limbs. They looked at each other and realized that this time, they must have hit a wall.

Ryan no longer needed to say anything.

The two quickly told the whole story.

After listening, Ryan frowned.

There was actually a mysterious force called the "Zarral Rebels" that secretly supported them to do some things to weaken the empire's strength. This time, the order they received was to intercept and kill the young knights who were participating in the canonization examination.

Of course, it would be better if they could capture them alive. If they succeeded, they would not only get valuable armor and weapons, but also receive a high bounty with the purple-gold emblem.

In addition, there was a young knight named Has who was drugged and was being held in the forest.

Ryan swung his sword twice and killed the two men directly.

After thinking for a while, he walked into the forest and soon found a tall young man wearing a thin linen shirt behind a big tree. His hands and feet were locked in heavy iron shackles, and a dirty cloth was stuffed in his mouth.

When he saw Ryan in knight armor, he couldn't help but struggle.

"Dang! Dang!" Sparks flew everywhere.

Ryan danced with two sword flowers, splitting the heavy iron shackles in an instant.

The tall young man was immediately freed, and he quickly pulled out the dirty cloth in his hand, saying "Pah Pah" twice: "Thank you for saving me! My name is Haas, and I'm from Rosby County."

"Ryan, Mayest County."

"Those treacherous, drugged and despicable guys were all killed by Lord Ryan?" Haas asked angrily.

"Yeah!" Ryan nodded.

"That's great! Those despicable guys really deserve to die!" Hearing that these people were killed by Ryan, Haas laughed immediately.

Haas stripped off the breastplate that originally belonged to the strong man, and he and Ryan talked around the campfire.

Half an hour later.

The two people who were already familiar with each other rode horses and chatted while rushing towards Rosby City.

Although Ryan was not afraid of the cold, it was obviously not a good idea to camp outdoors on a rainy winter night.

The two arrived at the gate of Rossby in the evening. After showing the purple and gold emblem, they were quickly taken to the destination of this trip - the Navy House Inn.

At this moment, the red sunset was setting, and the breeze was blowing on his face. Ryan immediately smelled a faint smell of the sea.

He looked up and saw that a few dozen meters ahead was the blue and broad sea. In the clear sky, there were many white seabirds flying, including seagulls, albatrosses, etc.

Close to the coastline were dense white sails, each of which represented a ship. Although these ships varied greatly in size, they seemed to be civilian fishing boats and transport ships.

However, hundreds of meters away, there were obviously several large four-masted sailing ships, which seemed to be some kind of warships.

Ryan retracted his sight and looked to his left, where there was a three-story house with a sign above the door that read "Navy House Inn".

Across the street from the inn stood a bronze statue of a five-masted sailing ship more than ten meters high, and a very spacious gate, with four guards in blue uniforms standing at the door.

Ryan squinted his eyes and glanced at it, only to see the gilded characters "Imperial South Sea Fleet Sixth Squadron Base" written on the gate.

Navy House Inn?

Well, it really lives up to its name, and the naval base is across the street.

When the two walked into the inn, a waitress greeted them with a smile and said, "Excuse me, are you two knights who come to participate in the canonization assessment this time?"

"Yes." Ryan nodded.

"Please follow me. I need to register your information with Lady Marika." The maid said as she walked.

The three of them came to the door of a room at the end of the corridor on the first floor. The maid knocked on the door and said, "Lord Marika, another new knight has arrived."

"Please come in!" A crisp female voice came from the room.

There was a graceful female naval officer in the room. When she saw Ryan and Haas come in, she stood up and said formally:

"I am Marica Morales, who is in charge of the imperial navy's canonization assessment. You can consult me ​​for any assessment-related matters. However, before that, you need to verify the information."

"It's actually a female major, how rare." Haas glanced at Marica's epaulettes and muttered in a low voice.

Ryan took a look and saw that the other party's epaulettes were a pair of golden branches and a crescent-shaped crescent.

"Ryan Kalan, Shining Gold Town, Meister County, fifteen years old."

Ryan took off his helmet and revealed a face younger than Haas.

"Ryan. You are only fifteen years old? Oh my God!" Haas widened his eyes and looked at Ryan in surprise.

However, Marica was even more surprised. She thought, although 15-year-old knights are rare, you two look so familiar, don't you know each other's appearance?

"Haas Klein, 18 years old."

The heroic Lieutenant Commander Marika registered the information of both of them and then said:

"During the canonization assessment period, accommodation and meals at the Navy House Hotel are all free. At the same time, you can go to the training ground behind the hotel for training at any time."

"In addition, there is a commissary room next to it, where you can buy various weapons, armor and first aid medicines. Of course, the price may be slightly higher than the market price, but the quality is reliable."

"Oh? Do you have knight plate armor made of rare minerals?" Ryan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Of course not." Marika rolled her eyes at Ryan.

"What a pity!" Ryan shrugged and said helplessly.

"Major Marika, what about the canonization assessment task?" Haas rubbed his hands and asked about the assessment.

"I'm sorry, according to the joint instructions of the Imperial Navy and the Canonization Assessment Committee, for the purpose of confidentiality, the specific tasks of this assessment will be announced on the day of the task." Marika shook her head and said.

"Huh? Is this such a big deal?" Haas asked in surprise.

Is it a mission related to the Imperial Navy?

No wonder they stayed at the 'Navy House Hotel' and the receptionist was also a naval officer.

Ryan narrowed his eyes and thought about it.

I caught a cold and had a splitting headache!

I'll try to post another chapter before 12 noon, sorry~~~

(End of this chapter)