Lord of Riding and Slashing

Chapter 44



In front of the campfire in the camp, Benny ate baked yams and bread, and would not spit out the food even if he choked. Harry rushed to pour water for him. He looked like a hungry ghost. Nord wondered if he would choke and didn\'t let him eat too much at one time.

Looking at Benny, Nord asked him if he knew the truth of the remote stronghold. Benny looked at Harry hesitantly.

"It\'s all right, Benny. Lord Nord is a good man. He\'s a kind aristocrat outside. You can say it at ease."

Harry looked at Benny\'s hesitant face and couldn\'t help reminding him. Moreover, Harry knew that Lord Nord could save the poor remote stronghold. If he knew the way to the stronghold, he would have taken Lord Nord to the remote stronghold. Seeing Benny\'s appearance, Harry, who had no worries about food and clothing for so many days, began to worry about his wife and children in the remote stronghold, I want to knock Benny\'s elm head open so that I can quickly find the way to the far mountain stronghold.

"Don\'t you really... Won\'t you take all of us as slaves?"

Benny looked at Nord carefully. Nord smiled, indicating that Benny could rest assured that slavery had been abolished as early as when the Eresin Empire unified the mainland. Now 800 years later, such news still spread in the mountains. Nord didn\'t know whether it was pathetic or ridiculous.

"No, I\'ll bring the news of food for your stronghold so that you don\'t have to endure hunger."

"Really? Can you stop us from starving? If what you said is true, I\'ll take you."

Benny\'s small eyes twinkled with light. The light was full of hope and hope. Hearing the word food was like a cracked earth and heard the sound of thunder.

Before Nord answered him, Harry hurried to testify.

"Really, Lord Nord didn\'t lie to you. Lord Nord found a kind of food called yam, which exists in a large number in the mountain forest and can completely meet the survival of the stronghold. Uncle Moore can also testify. Do you still know him? Uncle Moore, who disappeared in the stronghold before, lived well outside."

Benny looked at old Moore and found that he was really familiar with him. He should be from the cottage before. Because Benny was not familiar with old Moore at that time, he didn\'t recognize him at first. Benny relieved his worries and slowly opened his mouth to reveal the information to the public.

"It\'s only a day\'s journey from the remote mountain stronghold, and you can reach it tomorrow. And you... Are familiar with this mountain, Harry. This is the South... The south boundary mountain, the forbidden area in the stronghold, the rules of the stronghold... The rules don\'t allow us to cross the south boundary mountain to hunt, so you... You\'re not familiar with it."

Harry and old Moore looked at each other and suddenly realized it.

"It\'s Nanjie mountain. No wonder I didn\'t remember. The mountain is not allowed to be mentioned in the stronghold. No wonder I don\'t know. How did you come here?"

Benny blushed as if someone had seen through his secret and stammered to explain to Harry.

"I... I didn\'t come on purpose. I... I got lost before... I came here that time. Now... There\'s not much food in the stronghold. I... I came here to try my luck. I didn\'t... I didn\'t expect to meet you."

"Then why are you so afraid of us?"

Nord was curious. If Benny and Lehman had returned to the village at that time, it might not be so difficult to find a remote village now.

Benny looked at Nord and found that he was not as scary as he thought, and Harry and old Moore were living well, so Benny was relieved.

"When I was a child, my grandfather told me... I said, people outside... Are bad guys. They will catch us all as slaves and don\'t... Don\'t let us eat."

"Why haven\'t I heard people in the stronghold say such a thing? I\'ve always wanted to run out of the mountain before. Why haven\'t I seen them say it? Your grandpa won\'t lie to you."

Harry had some doubts. He had never heard such news in the cottage. He interrupted Benny\'s speech and questioned him.

"I... my grandfather won\'t lie to me. He... He is the most intelligent person in the stronghold. Just... That time, I secretly ran with you to find the way outside... And when I came back, he... He told me himself."

Hearing Harry\'s question, Benny was a little angry. He didn\'t know where the courage came from. He stared at Harry as if he would fight with Harry if Harry said more.

Seeing Benny like this, Harry felt guilty. Benny\'s grandfather was indeed the most intelligent person in the stronghold. The mountain people in the stronghold would ask Benny\'s grandfather for advice on anything they didn\'t understand. Moreover, Harry was very afraid of Benny\'s grandfather. Although Benny\'s grandfather was usually kind-hearted and purposeful, once he was angry, he was very scary, and the mountain people in the stronghold were in great awe of him.

After hearing Benny\'s speech, Nord seemed to think that Benny\'s grandfather was a little exclusive to the outside people, but Yuanshan stronghold didn\'t contact with the outside. Where did this prejudice come from? Nord didn\'t understand, so he just stopped thinking. When he arrived at Yuanshan stronghold tomorrow, everything would be clear.

Nord said hello to the people and took Cindy to rest. He also told Lehman and others to keep up their spirits and find the far mountain stronghold tomorrow. The task is over.

Benny looked at the little SM in Nord\'s arms and was curious. Cindy noticed Benny\'s line of sight, turned her head and waved her claws at Benny, as if she were greeting Benny.

Benny\'s face turned pale with fear. He was more awed by Nord\'s impression. Even a terrible beast like the black SM can be tamed. Lord Nord is really powerful!

In the early morning of the next day, Nord and others hurried along with Benny on the road to Yuanshan stronghold. They searched in the mountains for so long, and finally found it. They didn\'t want to delay for a moment. If it hadn\'t been dark yesterday and it was inconvenient to travel at night, they might have gone to Yuanshan stronghold long ago, but now it\'s not too late and they\'ve gone for most of the day, Finally came to the long-awaited remote mountain stronghold.

Yuanshan stronghold is built on the hillside of a mountain and is located in the north of the mountain. There is no trace of Yuanshan stronghold from the direction of Nord and others. If Benny and others did not introduce it to Nord, Nord would not find the trace of Yuanshan stronghold under his nose.

The buildings in Yuanshan stronghold are all made of wood, and they are all built by this forest. They are very hidden. From a distance, there are not many traces of human habitation.

However, when I got closer, I found that Yuanshan stronghold built a wall with big trees. The wall was about five or six meters high. Some plants like Parthenocissus were planted on it, just like a layer of camouflage and hidden in the dense mountain forest.

As the crowd approached, old Moore burst into tears. His face was excited, nostalgic and somewhat frightened. He was afraid that everything in front of him was his own dream. When he touched it, it would break. Everyone\'s footsteps were faster and faster, but old Moore slowed down. He had mixed feelings in his heart and didn\'t know how to express it. If Nord described it, it would be more timid near the hometown.