Chapter 16 The Jatu Marauder
The next day, Li Ang and Sarah set off for Changhe Town together.
Sarah had a fine horse—even though she was in dire straits, she never thought of selling her horse.
Moreover, Li Ang also discovered that Sarah had amazing riding skills, not even much worse than Li Ang himself.
Probably even in the Principality of Dexia in the southern desert, a semi-nomadic and semi-settled tribal alliance, Sarah would be among the top equestrians.
It's like two experienced drivers traveling together by car. They are traveling very fast.
Although Sarah kept silent about her surname, Li Ang could tell that Sarah was originally from Dexia.
She probably does love traveling, but maybe she is running away from something.
Except for her excellent riding skills and love for horses, there is nothing about Sarah that looks like a rough and uncultured Desha tribesman.
Sarah is not only an excellent bard, but also a talkative scholar - she is well aware of the culture, customs and even military systems of various places, and is even more familiar with the historical secrets of the nobles of various countries.
She is also very good at chatting and has extraordinary understanding. It is indeed a pleasure to travel with her.
Sarah no longer tried to seduce Leon with her beauty, and she showed a different respect for him than before.
Probably because Li Ang did completely ignore gender, appearance or other factors, and treated her completely like a diplomat - which was indeed different from all the nobles she met.
This also made her feel really relaxed and happy.
Therefore, she quickly became accustomed to using the knowledge and information she possessed to provide services to Li Ang, rather than using her body.
But perhaps, Li Ang still has a trace of regret in his heart...
Therefore, there will still be beautiful singing sounds from time to time along the way.
In just one day, the two of them traveled hundreds of miles and entered the jurisdiction of Changhe Town.
The name is Changhe Town, which is actually a county.
If we look at the area under its jurisdiction alone, Changhe Town can be called the largest county in the mainland - its jurisdiction occupies 20% of the land area of the Lion Kingdom, and most of the entire eastern province falls under the jurisdiction of Changhe Town.
When the Lion Kingdom was first established, Changhe Town was just a fortress town on the border of the Kingdom.
But now, it has become the hinterland of the kingdom and the center of the eastern province.
This is because Changhe Town has been the first choice place for pioneering lords since more than a hundred years ago. Generations of pioneers successively used Changhe Town as the foundation, opened up territory to its periphery, and built settlements and fortresses one after another in the surrounding areas.
Up to now, the kingdom's border has been expanded to hundreds of miles northeast of Changhe Town in more than a hundred years - the current border fortress is Count Oden's Brave Shield Castle.
Precisely because this area used to be a border, unlike the surrounding areas of Lion City, which were almost entirely filled with fields and farms, most of the jurisdiction of Changhe Town was completely deserted - except for those territories that had been developed by generations of lords.
It's either virgin forest or wild wilderness.
Many places are no-man's land, and you can't even see human habitation for hundreds of miles.
And Li Ang and Sarah were walking in a no man's land.
Looking at the vast wilderness, Li Ang now understood why Sarah wanted to find someone to accompany her.
It's not a matter of safety. A person walking alone in a place like this would probably go crazy.
There are many rivers and hills in the distance, and the fog is always misty, making the sky extremely gloomy.
From time to time, you will hear the roars of various beasts, and occasionally there will be other strange sounds - it is difficult to say whether it is caused by the wind passing through the valley, or whether it is caused by some incomprehensible unnatural species.
There has always been a road, winding forward, but under the fog, the road ahead can only be seen for a few dozen meters, and from time to time, animal bones can be seen on the roadside - and occasionally human bones.
Although they had been traveling all day, neither of them had the intention to camp until the sun set.
Li Ang didn't bring a tent at all...
Sarah did have camping tools, but I'm afraid no woman would be able to sleep in a place like this.
The two of them simply drove through the night directly to Changhe Town.
There are no stars at all in this place at night, and various strange sounds in the distance mix together, creating a terrifying silence. The desolate roads are still uninhabited.
The two rode horses slowly - it was not suitable to walk too fast at night when the road could not be seen clearly.
Sarah kept talking, maybe this was the only way to alleviate the fear in her heart.
She told Li Ang all the way about what she saw and heard on this continent, and Li Ang listened carefully.
He needs to learn more about Pendor as soon as possible, and Sarah, a well-informed traveling poet, is undoubtedly the best teacher.
Li Ang even secretly vowed that if he had the opportunity to return to his original world in the future, when he plays games again, he must fully understand the background and story of each game, instead of just killing and killing...
It wasn't until the sky turned white that the two of them stopped talking.
Because they heard the sound of horse hooves, at least hundreds of horses galloping together could make such an obvious noise, and even the ground shook slightly.
The sound came from directly ahead, from the direction of Changhe Town.
"Sir, we'd better stay away..."
"Sarah, hide quickly, he might be a horse thief..."
The two gave the same suggestion at the same time, and then drove the two horses to hide in the forest on the roadside.
Hiding behind the rocks in the forest, the two of them saw a group of cavalry flying past.
There are at least a hundred cavalry, and they are obviously an organized unit, wearing uniform armor and holding uniform lances.
This is already a very strong combat power, even equivalent to the entire armed strength of a mid- to low-level lord.
However, this unit did not fly any flags, and the formation was somewhat scattered. They were shouting and yelling while marching, and there was no discipline.
The faces of these cavalrymen could not be seen clearly due to the mist, but just from their attire and the casual manner in which they marched, it was clear that they were a nomadic army.
This group of alien cavalry seemed to have obtained a lot of trophies - or it could be said that they had just robbed a caravan or village, and each horse carried some civilian items that had nothing to do with the battle.
Such as fabrics, handicrafts, or daily utensils such as pots and jars, and even women's skirts.
Neither of them dared to say anything, lest they alert the passing foreign troops.
It wasn't until the troop completely disappeared from sight that the two of them spoke again.
"Nomads? Sarah, can you identify who those are?"
I don't know why, but after seeing a living person, even a group of terrifying horse thieves, Li Ang, who was originally a little worried, felt more at ease, and began to ask Sarah for advice and knowledge again.
"This is the Jatu people! There are actually such a large number of Jatu raiders appearing in the hinterland of the Lion Realm... Has the Brave Shield Castle been breached?"
Sarah's eyes were full of horror, her face was pale, and her lips were trembling.
"Jatu people? This place is at least five hundred miles away from the grassland border! Sarah, are you sure you read it correctly?"
Li Ang realized the seriousness of the matter.
"A month ago, I saw two Jatu wandering riders at Faucher's place. They were dressed like this..."
Chapter completed!