"Sir, why don't we set off yet?"

"Wait a minute, I sent Gavin to the town to buy something."

"But didn't he just go there this morning?"

"I didn't bring enough money in the morning, so I had to make another trip."

Samwell responded casually, and then continued to look in the direction Gavin left, full of expectation.

Todd sighed helplessly, turned and left.

After turning his back to Samwell, a coldness suddenly flashed in the bastard's eyes.

It was almost evening before Gavin returned again.

"Sir, I went all over the market and only bought the last two ghost grasses. I was ripped off by that damn vendor, and it actually cost me twenty silver deer!"

"Just buy it." Samwell quickly took the ghost grass, not caring about the cost, but asked, "Have you asked where this grass comes from?"

"I asked, and the vendor said that Ghost Grass can only be found in the Crimson Mountains, and it is quite rare and difficult to find. He bought it from an adventurer. I even found that adventurer. According to him, he

I got these ghost grasses after killing a wild man from the Wandering Crow Tribe."

"The Crimson Mountains...the Wandering Crow Tribe..." Samwell muttered these two terms, suppressing the raging desire in his heart. Then, he got on his horse and ordered,

"Set off!"

…

The night was dark, and the camp of the pioneering team was silent.

Samwell, who was sleeping soundly, felt a coldness on his face and woke up suddenly.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a figure in the darkness right in his tent!

"Hush - Lord Caesar, if you don't want this sword to accidentally cut your throat, then don't yell."

Samwell took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down.

When his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he finally saw the face in front of him clearly——

It's actually Knight Todd's squire, Carter!

"Carter, what do you want to do?"

Carter chuckled and said:

"Lord Caesar, I just want to tell you something."

"you say."

"The speed we are traveling is too slow! At this speed, when will we reach the Crimson Mountains? So, starting from tomorrow, I hope you will stop wasting time training those bullshit recruits and quickly march to the Crimson Mountains. Once there, you

There is no need to worry about any savages or wild beasts, our more than 100 brothers will naturally protect your safety."

Samwell looked gloomy and asked:

"Todd Flowers asked you to come?"

Carter did not answer, but patted Samwell's face with the blade of his sword and said:

"Lord Caesar, do you agree with my proposal?"

Samwell said coldly:

"Do you know what it is like for a commoner to threaten a nobleman with a sword?"

"Noble? Haha, all I know is that you are a waste abandoned by your family."

"But I still have noble blood, and I am still a pioneer knight canonized by the Duke of Metz. Do you dare to kill me?"

"Lord Knight, have you forgotten? We are not in a castle now, but in the wilderness. I just really killed you, and then claimed that you were attacked and killed by wild men in the Crimson Mountains. Could it be that the Tully family

Will we still send people to investigate?”

Samwell suddenly stopped talking.

After a while, he finally seemed to be afraid and said in a low voice:

"Okay, there will be no more training starting from tomorrow, we are moving forward at full speed."

"That's right." Carter smiled and retracted the sword, "I have also seen these days that you are not as stupid as the rumors say, so you should understand that we are the guarantee of your safety here.

As for those new recruits, hehe, they are really going to have a falling out, they can't stop us from charging. So, you'd better be obedient, so that we can get along more harmoniously in the future."

Samwell lowered his head and said nothing, and the expression on his face could not be seen clearly in the darkness.

Carter didn't care, bowed and said:

"Then, good night, distinguished knight."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the camp.

Samwell was left sitting there, unable to sleep again.

…

The next day, Samwell did not conduct military training, but ordered to advance south at full speed early in the morning.

Although the recruits were confused, they did not dare to question his order.

On the third day, it was still the same.

This continued for three consecutive days, and the pace of the pioneering team suddenly accelerated, reaching the upper reaches of the Mead River.

Late at night on the fourth day, everyone in the camp had gone to bed.

Only Carter and his three soldiers were on night watch.

"Sir, at this speed, we will reach our destination soon, right?"

"Well, it will take about two or three weeks." Carter sat on a big rock outside the camp, holding a piece of weed in his mouth. "If that timid fat guy hadn't been wasting time, we should have been there before summer.

Catch fish from the coast and eat them.”

"Why did the fat knight suddenly stop training those new recruits? Or did he think more than a month of training was enough?" His subordinates asked doubtfully, as if they didn't know the reason for this change in the team.

Carter curled his lips and did not tell the truth.

He was not stupid, and of course he did not dare to make it public that he threatened a nobleman with a sword.

"Why do you care so much? If you could have arrived earlier..." Carter stopped mid-sentence.

Then his face turned serious:

"Did you hear anything?"

"There seems to be movement in the woods."

"Yes, I heard it too."

"Go and have a look."

Carter stood up and walked over with his men.

The four of them entered the woods and walked for a while following the direction of the sound.

Carter suddenly stopped and said to one of his men:

"Jamie, you go back alone first. If we don't come back in ten minutes, wake up Mr. Todd immediately."

"yes."

Afterwards, Carter continued forward with two other men.

After chasing for a while, Carter stopped again and said warily:

"Stop chasing. I suspect the other party is deliberately trying to lure us."

"Sir, shall we go back and wake up Mr. Todd?"

"No, it's probably just bandits passing by. They didn't dare to come out when they saw the crowd in our camp. Let's go back and guard first to see if the other party will..."

Before he finished speaking, the grass and trees not far away shook for a while, as if something was running through them.

With quick eyesight and quick hands, Carter threw the long sword.

Whoosh!

"I hit it!" Carter clapped his hands confidently and relaxed, "It looks like a rabbit."

With that said, he walked over, ready to pick up his sword and the trophies.

But after taking a few steps, Carter suddenly felt a huge pulling force coming from his right foot!

Swish——

Before the two men could react, they turned around and saw that their commander had been hung upside down on the tree.

They woke up with a start and quickly pulled out the long swords they had just put away. Then they saw a dozen figures appearing in the darkness and surrounding them.

Carter struggled and shouted: "You two idiots, come and help me cut the rope!"

Before the two of them could take action, they heard a voice coming from the darkness:
To be continued...