On the sixth day, the caravan entered a forest.

The forest is not big, but not small, and it takes three to four days to pass through this forest.

This is the most dangerous place on the entire trip.

This is the most rampant place for robbers.

This is a place where countless wild beasts and monsters are nurtured.

In this forest, there is a 20-30-meter-wide official road that crosses the forest. This official road was developed by the Principality of Pursz for countless manpower and material resources, bringing great convenience to people and countless caravans to quickly cross the forest, otherwise it would take more time.

It is true that developing such an official path can bring convenience to countless people, but it also brings some security problems. Too many robbers are hiding in this forest, looking for a target to start.

The official of the Principal State once swept the forest every once in a while, but it was constantly banned, and robbers became even more rampant. In the end, the Principal State could only use the practice of mercenaries to escort caravans to fight the robbers.

The caravan escorted by Ruian and others encountered another caravan of similar size before entering the forest. After negotiation, the two caravans decided to join forces and advance together.

As a result, two caravans entered the forest at a distance of tens of meters apart.

Ruian sat in the carriage and was enjoying the sunshine comfortably. The development of the official road made this area of ​​pipes, which was twenty or thirty meters wide, without leaves blocking, and the sunlight could shine well in.

Since entering this forest, Ryan has been full of curiosity. He really wanted to see what the legendary monster looked like, but he was very disappointed that after half a day, Ryan had never seen a single one.

On the official road, not to mention monsters, it is difficult for even wild beasts to see one. Occasionally, one or two wild beasts flashed in the forest next to the official road, and the speed was very fast. When Ryan wanted to see it carefully, he was no longer visible.

The next morning, after a night of trimming, the caravan set out and advanced. It was the turn of today's trip that the caravan escorted by Ryan was walking in front of the team, while another caravan from the alliance was walking behind the team.

However, it took not long before the caravan found that a group of people with ragged clothes and depressed expressions came to the official road. There were more than a dozen of them. They didn't carry anything on them, and there were even several people who had injuries on their bodies and needed others to support them before they could walk.

The caravan immediately stopped moving forward, and the leader of Bapa came forward to inquire. He soon learned that they were robbed by a group of robbers several kilometers ahead this morning. There were thirty or forty people in this group of robbers, while the number of people in their caravan was only more than twenty, and only a few mercenaries were escorted.

As a result, after the caravan failed to negotiate, the robbers attacked and killed several people at once, and the caravan had to surrender and beg for mercy. The robbers did not make things difficult for them, and swept the goods and things on them into emptied them, and then let them go.

The leader of Bapa asked about the robber's strength again, but he did not get a satisfactory answer. He only knew that the several robbers who had fought with the caravan were swordsmen, and he was not clear about the strength of the others.

After Bapa retreated to the caravan, he immediately started discussing with his boss, and then sent a mercenary to the Alliance caravan behind, asking their boss and the escort leader to come and discuss.

Bapa called again the leader of a group of people robbed ahead and asked him to tell everyone about the specific situation.

The discussion soon came out. Now the two caravans have a large number of people, with more than twenty mercenaries escorting, and thirty or forty people who are not afraid of robbers. However, to be safe, everyone decided to go together to avoid being defeated by the robbers.

Finally, the leader of Bapa asked someone to take a large bag of food and give it to the robbed caravans, so that they would not go hungry on their way back.

After some chaotic rectification, the caravan continued to move forward.

However, this time, all the mercenaries did not sit in the carriage, but took their weapons and walked on both sides of the carriage with caution.

After walking for a short while, the caravan stopped. Because hundreds of meters ahead of the team, a group of people stopped the official road.

Just as the two leaders of the caravan were still discussing countermeasures, the other party rushed up.

Bapa was shocked and shouted loudly: "Bandits are coming, mercenaries are coming to guard the front."

After a turmoil, the mercenaries quickly ran to the front of the caravan, lined up in a row, and all kept on alert.

The caravan workers also took out their weapons from the carriage, but did not step forward, but only guarded them by the carriage. The coachmen tried hard to appease the frightened horses and gathered all the carriages together.

The caravan's employees and coachmen were not very nervous. On the one hand, it was because they had seen many such scenes, and on the other hand, it was because the robbers also had principles, that is, they only fought with the mercenaries. If the mercenaries were defeated and the caravan surrendered and gave the goods, the robbers would not kill anyone.

A group of people ahead walked forward, and each of them held a sword, but the swords were of various styles, including long swords, thin swords, heavy swords, giant swords, and even one person held a sword in both hands.

This world attaches great importance to swords. Few people use weapons other than swords. Moreover, there are many styles of swords, and their sword skills are extremely diverse and countless.

The group of people were brand new and not as worn as the scattered robbers I saw before. Most of them were wearing armor, and several even wore iron armor.

The group had a very calm look, unlike other bandits who looked at the caravan with a greedy and hungry look.

From these details, we can see that this group of robbers is very powerful. They probably robbed many caravans and lived a very comfortable life.

Seeing the robbers approaching, the mercenaries all pulled out their swords. Ryan was no exception. He took out his sword stick and quickly connected the sword and stick together.

This alternative weapon just attracted the attention of the acquaintances next to you. In this world, as long as you use a sword, no matter how unique it is, you will not be as attention as you don’t use a sword.

Just as Ruian and others were preparing to fight, one of the robbers in front raised his right hand and shouted: "Stop."

Suddenly, the robbers quickly stopped and lined up about ten meters away from the mercenaries, surrounded by the person who shouted to stop, and confronted the mercenaries.

After a moment of confrontation, one of the robbers walked forward a few steps and shouted loudly: "Listen to the people ahead, this official road is the territory of our Red Eagle Knights. If you want to pass through here, you must pay the toll."

This group of robbers is a bit special. Unlike other robbers, they start robbing in a mess at the beginning, but they look like they can negotiate. However, the name of the Red Eagle Knights is quite funny. They obviously don’t have a single horse, so they have the nerve to call it such a name.

After hearing the robbers' request for money, the two caravan owners discussed it, one of the owners shouted: "Everyone... everyone... knights, we are willing to Ghana for 50 gold coins tolls. I hope you can give us a high hand and let us pass."

The two leaders decided that if they could spend money, they would use money to solve the problem.

When the robbers heard this, they suddenly started to make a loud noise. The robber who had spoken before immediately said angrily: "Do you think we are all beggars? We want 1,000 gold coins."

With 1,000 gold coins, it is estimated that the profit of the entire caravan does not have this amount, so naturally I can't get it.

The boss quickly said, "We really can't take out 1,000 gold coins, why don't we give 100 gold coins."

"Hmph, if you can't give it, then use your goods to mortgage it."

"1,000 gold coins are too many, we really can't take them out. Please make some peace with them." The head of the house begged, but he was not very worried. After all, although the number of mercenaries on his side was a little smaller, his strength was not weak.

At this moment, the robbers stood in the middle, and the man who had just stopped said, "Then let's have a few duels between gentlemen. If we lose, we will turn around and leave without saying a word. If you lose, you will give us 1,000 gold coins or leave goods."

The robber who spoke seemed to be the leader of the robbers. Judging from his appearance, he looked like he was in his thirties and was wearing a noble dress, but it was a little worn. His hair was combed backwards, revealing a slightly shiny forehead. His hands were naturally drooping, his feet slightly apart, and he had a slender sword hanging around his waist, and he looked like an aristocrat attending a banquet. This image was really out of place with the other robbers around him.

The two bosses discussed a few more words and called the escort leaders of the two caravans to discuss. Finally, they felt that with the strength of the two leaders, the third-level swordsmen, and the number of second-level swordsmen among the mercenaries, they should have a great win.

So, the two bosses decided to fight according to what the robber said.
Chapter completed!