Riding slowly on the road, Livia was flanked by two knights, one on each side. They seemed to be escorting her, but they were actually on guard.
He didn't care about it. It was normal to be wary of a stranger who came from a chaotic place. He might have done the same.
In silence, Livia slowly approached the fork in the road she had seen before. She had not seen it clearly because it was far away, but when she got closer, she discovered that this fork in the road actually connected six roads of varying sizes on the main road.
“So many roads?
Where do they all lead to?"
He asked the knight beside him with some curiosity.
“There are dozens of villages near Songkhlan.”
"Oh, so many?"
Livia was a little surprised. You know, when Kovagr was at its peak, there were only two small villages nearby, and they disappeared and merged into Kovagr in a short time.
"Um."
The knight beside her responded calmly, but Livia could hear a hint of pride in it.
It seems that there are dozens of villages around here that have a close relationship with these knights, Livia thought secretly.
As they were talking, the three of them had already reached a fork in the road. Looking at the people on their horses, some were carrying baskets full of vegetables and fruits and heading towards Songkani, while others were carrying empty baskets and heading towards other roads, Livia felt that the prosperity here might be beyond his previous expectations, but this was exactly the other world he had imagined!
"My Lord Knights, would you like an apple?"
At this time, a middle-aged man carrying two baskets of vegetables and fruits who was passing by the horses suddenly stopped and asked the knight next to Livia with a smile.
Hearing this, the knights on Livia's left and right sides couldn't help but look over, then waved their hands to signal that it was not necessary.
Livia looked at the red apples in the basket with great interest. They looked good and seemed to taste good too.
I have been in this world for so long, and I have basically never seen vegetables and fruits. The food I eat is almost dark cuisine. It is rare to see apples. "How much is one?"
He stopped his horse and shouted to the peasant who turned around in disappointment after being rejected by the knight.
"Um?
Ah, sir, you can buy two for just one copper coin."
Hearing Livia's shout, the farmer turned his head in confusion, then looked at the young man in front of him who was also riding a tall horse with the knight, and suddenly a smile broke out on his face.
Two for one Longding? It turns out that the prices in this world are very low.
Nodding, Livia took out two small copper coins from the leather bag at his waist and handed them to him.
The farmer hurriedly put down the load he was carrying and bent over to take it. He didn't even dare to touch the man's hand. He took it with his palm facing up. After looking at it carefully to make sure it was the real thing, he turned around and carefully selected five of the best-looking apples from the basket full of apples. He held them in his hands somewhat reluctantly and handed them to the young man on the horse, with an exceptionally bright, flattering smile on his face.
"My lord, this is the best. It's big, crisp and delicious."
Livia nodded, picked up two and threw them to the knights on the left and right, then took the remaining two.
The two knights around him hurriedly raised their hands on their weapons to take the apple thrown to him, and then looked at him in confusion and vigilance. Livia did not look at them, but waved to the farmers looking at this side to leave. Sometimes it is not good for ordinary people to know too much.
The farmer, who had lived to this age, naturally knew how to read people's expressions. When he saw the expressions of Livia and the two knights around him, without waiting for Livia to wave his hand, he hurriedly turned around, put the basket full of fruits and vegetables on his back, and quickened his pace towards Songkani.
"Okay, stop looking at me like that. I really have no ill will towards Songkani. I'm just a traveler."
After watching the peasants carrying their loads walk further away, Livia turned around and said helplessly to the two knights who were looking at him.
The knights on both sides looked at each other, still looking at him in confusion.
"I want to ask about Songkani. After all, I have been at the Northern Wall before and don't know much about other places in the kingdom."
Livia spoke calmly, and quickly created an identity for herself as a member of the North Wall. An identity was a natural thing to have. As for why she didn't say she was from Kovagr, although Delon would definitely help, she was not a real Kovagr after all. If they really investigated the fact that she came to Kovagr at night, it would be easy to find out, and naturally there would be problems.
It just so happened that the language given to him by the system had an accent similar to that of the North, so he could disguise himself as a person from the North Wall. After all, after looking at the maps and analyzing the books, he guessed that the ruins of the village he had traveled through before might be located at the junction of the North Wall and the North (the northeastern end of the Frostwind Territory borders the Bone Forest, with a high probability), and using this to disguise his identity would be much better.
Anyway, the village has been destroyed, and we don't know if there are any survivors. But it shouldn't be that easy to find them, so using them to disguise our identities is the best option. The biggest problem is that we don't know what the village is called.
Hearing his words, the two knights frowned. His behavior did not seem like that of a person who had ill will towards Songkani. Their previous vigilance was just a habit. Now that he said so...
After hesitating for a moment, the two knights lowered their hands from their weapons and used their other hands to put the apples into the sacks on their horses.
Seeing that his words had some effect, the two knights beside him did relax their guard. Livia shrugged and said, "Let's keep going. Please help me tell you about the kingdom and Songkani on the way."
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Soon they arrived near the city gate of Songkani. Along the way, Livia managed to learn some information about the Kingdom of Savoy and Songkani from the two knights beside him. For example, in the current territory of the Kingdom of Savoy, only the Plains of the Rising Sun and the Northern Wall are in a relatively good situation. The situation of monsters on the Coen Prairie is actually very common in other places. After all, the Plains of the Rising Sun is the location of the kingdom's capital, and the Northern Wall is completely controlled by the Grand Duke of the Cold Wind Territory, so the situation in the wild is relatively good.
There are places in the Kingdom of Sava that are even more serious than the Cohen Prairie. A viscount's territory at the southwestern end of the kingdom near the Tianfeng Mountains was inexplicably destroyed more than a month ago, and no one survived. This was discovered when a caravan went there to trade. After the discovery, the marquis who was in charge of that area quickly sent a team of people there.
There are many monsters hidden in the ruins of the buildings in the city. After a rough investigation, it is determined that monsters are attacking the city. However, it is too strange and there are many doubts. Why would a large number of monsters of different kinds suddenly gather together to attack the city?
But the lord didn't notice anything?
Until the last few days, the news has not been investigated clearly. The king was furious and the hereditary marquis who governed that area was directly demoted to earl, and the hereditary system was no longer in place. It is said that one of the three grand dukes of the kingdom, who resides near the royal capital, was sent by the king to lead people to investigate the area.
It was precisely because of this incident that Songkani strengthened its vigilance. Three hundred of the five hundred elite knights were sent out to conduct training and patrol around Songkani and the surrounding villages. All outsiders seen must be checked.
This is why Livia was subjected to this complex and serious inspection.
After knowing the details, Livia lost his temper even more. This was normal for the entire territory for safety reasons. Moreover, the knight might have tried to appease him by mentioning an example in which a caravan from a powerful marquis in the royal capital was stopped and inspected for almost two days.