Chapter 73: The Country Bitch of St. Lawrence (Part 1) (Please read! Please recommend!)

Chapter 73: The Country Bitch of St. Lawrence

The solid concrete road surface gave these down-and-out mages the motivation to keep moving forward, and also aroused strong curiosity about Lord Idar in front of them.

Arnel did not describe in detail what kind of place Idar Territory was in his letter. Therefore, the fantasies and speculations about Idar Territory never stopped after the few people officially set out.

Along the way, these mages who originally had no life experience experienced too many hardships and tribulations. What they saw and heard was so eye-opening that they felt afraid of the distant Idar Territory many times.

In fact, this is not surprising. Since leaving the city of St. Lawrence, the further east you go, the more rugged the roads become, and the more difficult the lives of the civilians become.

So much so that these mages simply couldn't imagine what the scene would be like in Idar County, far to the east of the continent ?

Sleeping in the open air?

This anxiety reached its peak as they traveled through the Stranglethorn Vale.

but……

When they crossed the Stranglethorn Vale and entered the land of Idar County, their original worries and sorrows faded away in an instant.

The strength of a noble territory can be reflected in many aspects. Just from the roads paved on the ground, it can be seen that the Idar Territory is very different from other noble territories.

Watson lay prone on the road, sniffed it, knocked it with his hands, and then said in surprise: "This is a building material I have never seen before!"

That's right! There is a road here that even St. Lawrence doesn't have. Only such a magical place can attract a great wizard to stop here! (Note: Chapter 46) Nine people and a donkey hurried forward on the cement road. Even Wright, who had sprained his waist, was quite impatient.

After all, they had been away from St. Lawrence for more than a few months, and seeing that they had entered the territory of Idar, they were naturally excited.

The group panted along the newly built road. After an unknown amount of time, they finally saw a tent built on the roadside not far away.

Those tents of all sizes were close to the road, and there was even a faint smoke rising from the edge of the tents. It was almost evening, and the tents were full of noise. People's voices could be heard from afar.

Looking at the smoke rising from the tent, the stomachs of several mage apprentices began to growl.

"Wright, let's go to the front and get something to eat..." Watson suggested, holding his stomach.

After walking for such a long time, these people were already hungry. They hadn’t even had a meal today!

"It's just..." Wright was of course very hungry, but he still said: "Don't you remember the territories we passed by? The civilians value food more than their lives. Sometimes, even if they want to help you, they have to keep themselves alive first..."

After saying that, he searched his pockets and finally pulled out two copper coins from his jacket pocket.

"I only have two copper coins here..." Wright said with a bitter face.

The other people also searched their own pockets. After a long time, they finally found 16 copper coins, which was less than a silver shilling...

"Let's go! Let's go and take a look. Maybe we can buy some food from the residents here. As long as we can survive tonight, we will probably be able to find Anel in Idar City tomorrow..." Sibel said as he took the lead and walked towards the tent.

"Hello, we are from Saint Lawrence and are heading to Idar City to visit friends..." Sibel happened to stop a serf who was about to go out to relieve himself outside the tent. As he spoke, he handed over the copper coins they had finally found. "We haven't eaten for the whole day. I wonder if we can buy some food here and rest for a while..."

"Saint Lawrence?" The serf was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. What place? I've never heard of it! So he said, "I haven't heard of it... I'm just a serf here, and I only know Idar County. As for wanting to exchange some food... I don't have the final say. You have to go to the leader of our production team, the guy eating bread by the campfire."

The group turned their attention to the campfire in the tent...

Then they saw a large pot of vegetable soup placed over the campfire, with a little grease even floating on the surface of the soup, and next to the campfire were two or three large baskets filled with black bread.

In the camp, a group of people were sitting around the campfire, eating dinner with big mouthfuls.

Looking at the pile of black bread piled in the basket, the mages who came from afar felt that the script... seemed to be wrong! Such food, even for the common people of St. Lawrence, was already excellent and should be placed in the house for careful tasting.

How could they be piled up casually outside like here, without any fear of being stolen...

At this moment, the man called...Captain stood up and walked towards Xibel and the others: "I am the captain of the fourth production team of Idar County. I am responsible for managing the serfs here. If you have any questions, you can tell me."

"Serfs? You mean... everyone here is a serf?" The group of mage apprentices were immediately shocked.

"That's right! I am also a serf." The man called the captain said with a smile.

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What was going on? A group of serfs... camping alone in the wild without any soldiers to watch over them?

And... they actually have so much food?

When did the serfs living at the bottom of the Norman Empire receive such treatment? A series of questions flooded into Sibel's mind almost instantly.

He looked at the vegetable soup and black bread in the captain's hands and felt that his life was even worse than that of the serfs in Idar city!

As if he noticed the gazes of Sibel and the others, the captain said, "If you haven't eaten yet, you can get some for yourselves! My Lord Earl has already told us to provide convenience for those going to Idar City."

"We only have sixteen copper coins..." Sibel said a little embarrassedly.

"You should keep these copper coins for yourselves. According to the Earl's order, all foreign merchants entering Idar City must apply for entry permits at the South Gate. One permit costs three copper coins. The money you have... I'm afraid it's not enough to apply for enough entry permits..."

Xibel: “…”

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