The route planned by Kroeber for this trip was simple.
They will set out from Hild Fortress and head eastward, passing through Frostfang City, Sunfire City, Long Lake and other places, and finally arrive at Horstburg, where they will transfer to water transportation and head north to the territory of Marquis Qingyucao.
Frostfang City is the core of the territory of the Frostwolf Marquis, formerly known as Frost City.
However, in order to highlight his brilliant achievements, this martial marquis deliberately changed the name of the city to Frostfang City to commemorate his amazing feat of successfully defeating a phantom beast at its peak state using his self-created fighting skill "Frostfang Bite".
As for Sunfire City, it fell under the jurisdiction of the Sunflower Family. In Krober's memory, the knight captain of the Dragon Breath Knights, Dylan Golden Rose, was a member of the Sunflower Family.
Heading east from Riyan City, you will reach Changhu Lake.
This is an oval-shaped freshwater lake extending from west to east.
Continue east along the lakeshore and you will reach Horstburg.
The owner here is Baron Horst, who owns a small port.
Krober and his men planned to sail directly from Horstburg, first heading to the Alfalfa family to learn more about the details of this group of pirates.
Then go to Qingyu City to meet Marquis Qingyu Cao and see if you can get any other information from him.
Frostfang City.
Krober and his party set out from the Hilde Fortress and rode at full speed all the way, finally arriving at the first destination of this trip on the morning of the third day.
The entire city of Frostfang gives people a quiet and solemn feeling, and the color tone is darker than other places.
It is extremely large in scale, far exceeding the Crown City where the Golden Rose Family is located, but it lacks the prosperity and bustle.
The surface of the city wall was covered with traces of knife and axe cuts, like the wrinkles on the face of an old man who had experienced many vicissitudes of life. The smell of war and blood was overwhelming, which was quite consistent with Krober's impression of the Frostwolf Marquis, a cold-blooded and iron-blooded marquis.
As we entered the city, the atmosphere of war was much lessened.
but……
Krober noticed that Frostfang City itself did not have a strong commercial atmosphere and was more of a self-sufficient agricultural city.
Although there are many shops on both sides of the street, most of them only provide basic necessities. Occasionally, some caravans will pass by, stop for a while, buy some necessary items, and then set off on their journey again.
The residents here also walked slowly and looked calm, as if they didn't care about the turmoil in the outside world.
Everyone is focused on the things at hand, either busy or leisurely.
This peaceful atmosphere gave Kroeber and the others a special sense of security.
If you compare the cities that Kroeber saw in this world with the cities in his previous life.
Then the Golden Rose Family's Crown City is like a prosperous and bustling metropolis with a strong business atmosphere.
This city is full of vitality and energy, as if it will never stop.
Frostfang City, on the other hand, gives Krobo a unique feel, more like Chengdu. (Chengdu is a representative city of China's slow-paced lifestyle, and I really want to go there.)
The land here is fertile, the products are abundant, and the grain yield is extremely high.
People live at a slow and leisurely pace, and the tranquility and comfort of this city can be felt from their leisurely attitude towards life.
There is no war here. The people live and work in peace and enjoy the joy of a good harvest.
Moreover, the population of Frostfang City seems to be much larger than that of Flower Crown City. Perhaps it is because there is an abundant food supply and a stable social environment here.
Judging from the situation of the soldiers in the city, their numbers are obviously insufficient, and they are obviously not elite soldiers.
Krober guessed that the Frostwolf Marquis's main force might not have arrived at Frostfang City yet, even though they set out earlier than Krober.
Kroeber's party was smaller in number and each man had a horse, so they traveled day and night.
This made Krober give up his plan to ask Marquis Frostwolf to replace his warhorse.
According to the law, local lords and nobles are obliged to provide assistance when fulfilling tasks assigned by the Grand Duke.
After two days of high-intensity running, the horses of Krober and his companions had obviously lost speed and endurance, even Krober's mount, Zhuifeng.
Fortunately, Zhuifeng has the blood of saw-toothed wildebeest in his body, so he has strong recovery ability and is not seriously injured.
But the horses of those twenty soldiers were just ordinary horses. The high-intensity march in the past two days almost killed their horses. If they didn't change their mounts, they might not even be able to reach the next stop, Sunfire City.
Fortunately, although Frostfang City has a scarce business atmosphere, it is still a city ruled by a marquis.
The Golden Rose Family has a Chamber of Commerce base in this city.
In this way, Krober and others will not have to go to great lengths to find a hotel, and the Chamber of Commerce will provide them with a comfortable and safe place to rest.
The Chamber of Commerce also has a certain amount of horse reserves, but the quality may vary. However, it is enough for Krober and his team to reach Sunfire City.
Upon arriving at the Chamber of Commerce, Krober presented his identification and explained his purpose. Upon seeing this, the Chamber of Commerce leader immediately and respectfully invited him in and arranged for him to rest in the best room.
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After a night of good sleep, the mental outlook of Kroeber and his soldiers improved significantly, and they all looked energetic.
The next morning, Krober and his party rode their new mounts and continued on their journey eastward.
After a night of rest, Zhuifeng had obviously recovered a lot. In addition, Clobert arranged for Sam to feed Zhuifeng a large bowl of monster meat last night, which also increased the magic content in Zhuifeng's body a little.
It is estimated that if it continues to be fed like this, Zhuifeng will become a low-level monster in three or four months.
It is considered normal for a great knight to ride a low-level magical beast. After all, there are few magical beasts that can be tamed, and there are naturally even fewer types that support riding and are suitable for combat.
Apart from some docile monsters, horses are the only option left.
After leaving Frostfang City, Krober and his party continued to travel day and night, sleeping in the open air, and finally arrived at their second destination, Sunfire City. Here they received war horses and supplies supported by Earl Sunflower. After a simple rest in the castle for one night, they continued their journey.
After leaving Sunfire City, there will be no more big cities on the rest of the journey, only baronies of all sizes, or occasionally a few viscounts' fiefs.
Long Lake, located in the south-central part of the Principality, is the freshwater lake with the longest drainage basin in the Principality. Unlike the lake in the Deepwater Territory, the resources of Long Lake are far richer.
Continuing eastward along the Long Lake, Krober and his party finally arrived at Horstburg.
After meeting with Baron Horst, the other party warmly invited Krober to dinner and said that Krober could go to Qingyu City with his fleet so that they could take care of each other.
It was called a fleet, but in fact it was just three ordinary medium-sized sailing ships that were in good condition. There was enough space to accommodate Kroeber and his party, including the people and horses.
Starting from Horstburg, it takes about four or five days of sailing on the sea to reach the territory ruled by Marquis Qingyucao in the northeast of the principality.
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