Chapter 369: The Central Posthouse’s Hospitality
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Since Kant had made up his mind, he would not hesitate or delay.
The Oasis Lookout had always been well-built. Even after the destruction of the undead army, the reconstruction work was very easy. As long as they followed the previous plan to rebuild, they would be able to recreate the glory of the past.
In comparison, it was still more important to remain vigilant and always be on guard against those coming from the north.
Of course, Bandake was fully in charge of this process.
This underworld apostle was worth it.
At least under his leaders.h.i.+p, the remaining skeletons in the Nahrin desert were easily swept away.
Now, almost every moment, a patrol team formed by desert bandits would quickly pa.s.s through the desert. Once they found something unusual, they would call Mamluke, who was also on patrol at the back.
Once these Mamluke, who wore Salander chain armor and held a steel s.h.i.+eld and a lance, arrived, all threats would be eliminated.
Only broken bones were left on the ground.
Kant was relieved to hand over oasis lookout to them.
At the moment, they only needed to defend.
Although the undead had retreated.
But who knew if they had a backup plan.
In order to ensure safety, Kant did not even send troops to the salt mine posthouse to recover the already fallen salt mine. He wanted to be vigilant so as to avoid being misled and thus take the opportunity to seize Drondheim’s castle.
No one was a fool. There would also be conspiracies and schemes on the battlefield of this world.
The ancient G.o.d’s descendants were no fools either.
They could fight against the abyss demons for thousands of years and still perish together. How could they be fools.
The rise of humanity depended on the two most powerful forces in the past to fight against each other and benefit from it. If they really underestimated these former world overlords, they would really die without knowing how.
At the very least, according to Kant’s current understanding, those ancient G.o.d descendants who had turned into undead were intelligent.
Moreover, they were still searching for a way to truly resurrect.
They had to be on guard!
They could be at ease if they let Bandake be in charge of guarding this place. After all, with the help of the power of the underworld, the combat strength of this strongest general was not something that just a dozen extraordinary grand knights could compare to.
Perhaps, in the legends, the peak of knight-level could be compared to extraordinary knights.
Knights.
Grand Knights.
Extraordinary Knights.
Among the human countries, there were three major levels in terms of military strength.
Knights were just a normal power, representing the control of the secular world.
Grand Knights were out of the ordinary, which was equivalent to powerful combat strength. They were the elites of the army, the true elites who could fight one against a hundred and lead the army to victory.
As for extraordinary knights, that was purely a legend.
No one had seen them before.
It was said that the founding Duke of the Dukedom of Leo was an Extraordinary Knight.
He was also Kant’s ancestor. Hence, in terms of bloodline, he was stronger than other n.o.bles and was a more n.o.ble person.
And in the faint legends of the Dukedom of Leo, they all pointed to the Dukedom of Leo. This was the kingdom’s top military fortress. In the political and military center, there was an Extraordinary Knight as the foundation to suppress the dukedom.
Otherwise, the silver platter kingdom, which was several times stronger than the dukedom, would have long led an army to annex it!
They only thought that they were afraid of taking action.
This was not a secret.
In fact, the Dukedom of Leo had also intentionally or unintentionally spread this kind of news.
Of course, no one had ever seen the Extraordinary Knights of the Dukedom of Leo, nor had anyone seen how powerful the top-level knights were. However, those famous Extraordinary Knights in history were all powerful existences.
And the legendary Extraordinary Knights were even feared by the G.o.ds and demons!
Kant did not know the exact details.
But now, he had truly met the so-called G.o.d’s descendants.
He did not have the combat strength of the extraordinary knights. However, Kant still did not show any fear.
Bandake, the underworld apostle, was not joking when he fully unleashed 1000% of his combat strength. Even if there were extraordinary knights, he could still fight against them. He could even faintly suppress them.
This had already been shown in the previous battles.
For example, the death knights.
In the final battle, no death knight who had the power of the undead could withstand two moves from ban dake.
The terrifying power of the underworld seemed to have substance. The terrifying demon shadow behind him seemed to be the projection of the most supreme existence in the underworld of the Pande continent, the demon lord.
No one could stop Bandake, or perhaps even the legendary extraordinary knights!
Therefore, Kant was at ease.
The entire “Drondheim” castle had been entrusted to Bandake.
As for him, he only led 30 lion knights, light-armored and lightly armed, and Manide’s caravan to the central posthouse to see how patient the merchants who were waiting at the posthouse were.
The merchants who could stay would definitely be very patient. Kant didn’t mind giving them some more benefits.
Just like the spices he was carrying.
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The group trudged through the Nahrin Desert.
At this time, a solid road had already appeared in the desert.
The caravans that came and went followed this road. The sand layer was stepped on firmly. Although it was the most basic dirt road and a sandstorm would be buried, the Nahrin desert rarely had abnormal weather.
The last sandstorm was completely an accident. Perhaps it could be said that it was man-made abnormal weather.
The reason for the Mage Apprentice.
It didn’t take long.
After a little more than half a day, they went around the undulating dune and arrived at the desert plains.
In the middle, a two-story posthouse was standing there. However, on the north and south sides of the posthouse, there were many tents set up. Although they looked ordinary, in fact, they were completely different, as if they were clearly divided.
The tents on the south side were of different forms, and the construction plan was slightly messy.
There were many people who came in and out at will. They either led horses or carried things. It was very messy.
That was the temporary camp of the merchants of the Dukedom of Leo.
But it was different on the north side.
The unified tents had a militarized management style and were well-organized. There were also soldiers holding long lance standing guard. There were no signs of disorder at all.
Because this was the Sarrandian’s base.
Rolf relied on this to deter the enemy from crossing the central line!
“We’re here.”
Kant took off the hood on his head.
Looking at the desert bandits who had already sensed something ahead, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. “Manide, after we go, we’ll have a good chat with those merchants. At the same time, we’ll tell them about our new products.”
“Understood.” Manide nodded. “They will know.”
“Yes.”
Kant nodded, but he still ordered, “If it’s possible, you can rope in some merchants.” He paused, his eyes narrowing slightly. “Have them send a message to the masters behind. Tell them that I, His Highness, Kant, am the second-in-line heir of the Dukedom of Leo. I am still qualified to enter the Lion Castle.”
“Don’t worry, Lord Kant. Everything will be done perfectly.”
Manide nodded.
For him, political struggles were equally simple.
Moreover, it was just a message, and merchants were naturally good at the art of language.
As Nords, a race that was good at war, navigation, and trade, they were also extremely pa.s.sionate about politics. After all, when they first came to the continent of Caradia, they lost in battle and did not directly destroy the Kingdom of Swadia, instead, they were held back by Veruga and Swadia. When they could not advance or retreat along the coastline, they also used political means.
It was very effective. They made use of the mutual fear and distrust between the Kingdom of Swadia and the Kingdom of Caradia to finally gain a foothold in the continent of Caradia, greatly improving the reputation of the Kingdom of Nords.
Sometimes, military force could not solve every problem.
Wisdom is also important.
And those Nords who roamed the four seas, sometimes as merchants, sometimes as pirates, and sometimes as mercenaries, were even more well-versed in this path. Moreover, they were getting better and better between the Nords’ mainland and the continent of Caradia.
“Let’s go and meet Rolf.”
Kant urged his horse forward.
The news that the Oasis Lookout had been sealed off by the undead probably had already been received here.
If Kant had not contacted Rolf beforehand and told him to insist on guarding the central posthouse, and if he had not contacted Rolf for a month before allowing Rolf to send people to the Oasis Lookout to investigate, it was likely that this fierce rogue n.o.ble had already sent people over.
Rolf was not afraid of the undead. He had done many immoral things.
His faith in G.o.d was even worse than his faith in denar.
Of course, Kant was an exception.
If he really could not detect the news of the Oasis Lookout, he would definitely organize all the desert bandits and Sarrandian Horseman under his command. He would give up the central posthouse and go back to rescue them.
This was the guarantee of absolute loyalty!
“Lord Kant!”
Rolf personally led a team to welcome them.
The towering watchtower could quickly discover the approaching team. Moreover, Kant and the others did not have any cover. The camel team made up of 50 camels was not so easy to hide. At this time, even the merchants could see them.
One by one, they walked out of the tent and looked at the camels filled with table salt with eager faces.
However, the expressions of some also changed slightly.
They did not know what they had encountered in the depths of the Nahrin desert.
However, until now, the table salt trade, which appeared every two weeks, had been interrupted once. This was completely impossible for the central posthouse, which had already established perfect trade rules.
The merchants understood in their hearts, but their faces remained calm.
They were making guesses in their hearts.
However, no matter how much they guessed, they would never have imagined that Kant had already defeated hundreds of thousands of undead troops and was directly defeated and destroyed by him.
The G.o.ds and demons had already disappeared, and the world was dominated by humans and other major races.
These were all legends.
Although there were occasional undead appearing, it wasn’t a big deal.
An ordinary Lord leading his own troops could easily wipe out these zombies and skeletons that were infected with negative energy and were climbing up again. Their combat strength was extremely poor, and their movements were extremely slow.
But they also couldn’t imagine how terrifying the zombies would be when real undead gathered together.
That would really be an apocalypse of the undead!
“Okay.”
Kant and Rolf conversed.
After listening to the local report, he looked at the eager merchants in the distance and curled his lips. “Not bad. Since they’ve been so good, we won’t mistreat them.”
“Of course, they must be obedient.” Rolf revealed his signature sinister smile.
A good amount of violence is best for maintaining stability.