Chapter 217 Casefile·8: Autumn Hunting (3)
Jiang You and Andre were also part of this long convoy. Jiang You was once again sitting comfortably in the carriage, while the knight was acting as a qualified coachman seriously.
Since he couldn't bring servants with him, Jericho stayed behind to work in the restaurant. He was now very familiar with this job, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Jiang You packed the carriage with various sauces, onions, ginger, garlic, and other condiments. Considering that the nobles liked to grill their game on the spot after hunting, Jiang You also specially ground and mixed a batch of barbecue powder.
——It is true that we came out this time to help His Majesty the King hunt the Evil Eye Moon, but we can’t neglect the sauce business!
The Beishan Royal Hunting Grounds are located in the Northmont Mountains northwest of the royal capital. This area boasts dense forests, deep valleys, and clear rivers. A large expanse of artificial grassland has been cultivated on the sunny slopes below. Whether it's natural deer, muntjac, pheasants, grouse, partridges, or farmed cattle and sheep, these hunting grounds are easily found.
If you're extremely lucky - or extremely unlucky - you might also have the chance to encounter huge brown bears, packs of gray wolves, or cunning foxes with beautiful fur. Some people even say that they have seen dreamy and beautiful unicorns in the woods.
"...Because it's the royal hunting ground, this place is closed year-round and not open to the outside world," Andrei explained to Jiang You. "Many hunters' lifelong wish is to hunt here."
——It’s really appropriate to set this place as the stage for capturing the Evil Eye Moon.
The mountain range is uninhabited, and the nearest town requires two days and two nights of walking. A magical barrier surrounds the outermost area, preventing anyone from straying. The forests within the mountains offer countless hidden spots for the king's knights and shadow spies to ambush and hide. Once bandits sneak into the magical barrier in a convoy, it's difficult to escape, and they'll either be trapped or captured.
The nobles who came with His Majesty the King this time seemed to have racked their brains and tried every possible way to get a place for themselves, but in fact, who can come and who cannot is ultimately decided by His Majesty the King.
Therefore, in addition to Dresi, the convoy also included a small number of people planted by Dresi, some nobles that His Majesty the King was already unhappy with and wanted to get rid of, and the personal soldiers trusted by His Majesty the King.
——It’s really like catching a turtle in a jar.
"By the way, wear this." Andre took out a necklace and turned around to hand it to Jiangyou.
"What is this?" Jiang You curiously leaned half of his body out of the carriage, took the necklace and looked at it carefully. Under the chain was a silver round pendant the size of a coin, with various patterns on it, and one could faintly feel a surging magical power.
"This amulet can protect against liches from taking over someone's body," Andre said. "Of course, liches can wear it, too. It was crafted by the great magician Mebucha himself, and it's engraved with a variety of runes. This special method of engraving runes is a unique skill of the great magician Mebucha. It can simultaneously prevent liches from taking over someone's body, defend against attacks from wild beasts and magic, sound an alarm, and count the wearer's kills, all without interfering with each other. While doing so, it conceals the amulet's true purpose."
"Wow!" Jiang You admired sincerely, "That's amazing!"
"Great Magician Mebucha made two types of amulets," Andrei whispered in Jiangyou's ear. "Our people are all using this type, which can protect us. Those who have been confirmed to be the Evil Eye Moon and those His Majesty wants to eliminate are all using the other type of amulet."
"Another kind of amulet?" Jiangyou tilted his head.
"Well, that amulet doesn't have runes to prevent liches from taking over someone's body, but it does have a soul-locking spell that prevents liches from 'entering' but not leaving. Once Dracy possesses someone, they will be locked in by the spell, unable to remove the amulet or leave the body. It's like entering a human prison. At the same time, the activated amulet will emit a shrill alarm, so our people will immediately realize that the person has been possessed by Dracy.
"The two amulets differ only slightly in the runes on the bottom layer. Once obscured by the complex runes on the upper layer, the difference is virtually invisible. Only our people know the specific identification method and can easily distinguish them."
"Oh wow!" Jiang You's eyes sparkled brightly: "What a brilliant plan!"
This plan is not only aimed at Dracy, but also at those political enemies that His Majesty the King hates. It is like driving the tiger to devour the wolf, and it has a familiar feeling of "since they have come, the thieves will not leave empty-handed, and if there is any problem, we will deal with it together."
They traveled non-stop for four days before finally reaching the Northmont Mountains. Of course, theirs wasn't the only convoy to arrive—besides the king and the nobles in the capital, other nobles in other regions (like Winston) had made their own journeys from their fiefdoms. Fearing they would be late, they hurried along the way, arriving slightly earlier than the king.
At the entrance to the Wang Family Hunting Ground's magical barrier, there was a resting area, now packed with carriages and horses. His Majesty the King lifted the curtain of his carriage and scanned the fleet of vehicles parked in the camp with a cold gaze. He paused for a moment on a few familiar faces before saying to Mebucha, "Open the barrier, and let's go in."
The great magician Mebucha got off the carriage carrying his staff.
He walked steadily towards the silver-blue barrier, raised the heavy staff that seemed to have full physical attack points, and slammed it on the barrier with a "bang". A burst of silver light spread to both sides, and the barrier opened up a gap wide enough for the carriage to pass through.
"Forward!" the knight driving the king's carriage shouted the order. The luxurious carriage led the way, following the straight road revealed through the crack in the barrier and entering the hunting grounds. The carriages behind it, arranged one after another according to their rank, were spaced evenly apart and followed without hesitation.
They walked around on the forest road for a long time and finally arrived at the hunting grounds' palace. The palace was built from the middle of the mountain to the top, looking like a magnificent castle in the sky, a towering and cold ancient castle in the mountains that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"We'll stay here tonight?" Jiang You held her head and looked up at the palace. She was afraid that if she raised her head too high, it would fall down. "Isn't this too majestic?"
"The German royal family spared no expense when building these palaces." Andrei parked the carriage with the knights leading the way and helped Jiang You down. "Many workers died on this mountain while building this palace."
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