Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 15 Dear Lord Levi, We Have Arrived at the North
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"Today's wind is so noisy and restless..."

Levi was lying on a cart full of goods, with soft straw underneath. He covered his eyes with a handkerchief to avoid the glaring sunlight. The breeze caressing his face made him sigh.

Although it is July in Derby and most areas are hot and dry, the north is obviously not one of them. Instead, it is quite cool.

Leah, who was sleeping next to him, turned over at Levi's voice, then went back to sleep.

After a while, as if feeling that the journey was boring and the monotony was unbearable, Levi sat up straight.

He stretched and yawned, then rubbed his eyes.

"Ha~ Um... Um, where are we now? How far are we from Bailiu City?"

The coachman gave a precise answer based on his rich experience on the road: "Sir, we are still half an hour away from Bailiu City."

Is it finally here?

Li Wei cheered up, stood up from the cart, and looked ahead as far as he could.

At the end of the gray horizon, a thin black line cuts the connection between the sky and the earth, forming a clear boundary line, which becomes more and more obvious as the carriage approaches. It is the city wall in the distance.

Ever since he escaped from Cologne, in order to make the journey easier, Levi took the initiative to find a caravan that was heading to the North and hitch a ride.

After all, if she rode a horse for half a month, not to mention him, Leah's butt would probably be broken in two.

Although the caravan was a little more relaxed, its speed inevitably slowed down.

It was more than twenty days later that I saw the distant view of Bailiu City.

But it was finally coming to an end. He felt like his body had been shaken up a lot during this period.

"accelerate!"

After traveling in the wild for a week, the caravan also longed for the prosperity of the city. The sound of horse hooves suddenly became more frequent, making a continuous "clack clack" sound.

Leah was also awakened by the sudden violent shaking of the carriage. She rubbed her eyes and asked in a daze.

"Li...Levi, are we almost there?"

Leia now looks completely different from what she was half a month ago. The cat's eye-sized sapphire on her neck and the pearls on her ears are gone.

She was wearing a simple short-sleeved linen dress with a white square cloth around her waist. Her golden hair was a little messy, and her face and arms were gray.

This outfit looks just like the common girls that you can see everywhere in Debe.

But even if it is deliberately smeared, it still cannot hide that exquisite face.

"Yes, Miss Leah."

Levi smiled warmly.

"In a little while, you will be able to meet your aunt, Duke Florina."

"Even if the current Duke of the Southern Territory intends to harm you, he cannot cross most of Derby to influence a powerful Duke of the Northern Territory. You don't have to worry about it then."

Hearing Levi's unusual words, Leah felt a little uncomfortable.

For a period of time before, Levi called her by her name without any respect. Although he took good care of her on the road, Leah felt that it was only for the thousand gold grams.

Thinking of this, Leah said solemnly:

"Levi, thank you for your escort along the way. I won't treat you unfairly."

"This is what I should do." Levi smiled.

After working so hard for so long, it’s finally time to reap the rewards. I feel a little excited just thinking about it.

An hour later, the scenery of Bailiu City completely unfolded before Levi's eyes.

This is a famous city in the whole of Debed. The original designer spent a lot of effort to divert the river from upstream and transform it into a natural moat.

Compared with the southern cities, the northern cities are much simpler. There are not many extra decorations on the city walls, only flags with "eagle holding a sword" embroidered on them, which is the symbol of the Martell family, the lord of the north. The city wall made of huge stones is as high as 18 blades (one blade is one meter), making it worthy of the name of a majestic city.

The potholes and criss-cross marks of swords and knives on the wall prove that it has been weathered, but it still stands here intact.

There was a long queue at the city gate entrance, including local civilians and caravans carrying goods.

Even the foreign races that are rarely seen in the South are common here.

Orcs, dwarves, gnomes...

This shows how prosperous this commercial center in the north is.

Wow, Levi even saw an elf, but unfortunately he was only a half-elf.

Levi, who often read Derby's popular novel "Journey to the Kingdom of Abin", was second only to those scholars in his research on elves.

Generally, half-elves have slightly pointed ears and their appearance is more human-like. As long as either of their human parents is not too ugly, they are generally very beautiful.

The ears of orthodox elves are long and pointed. They are all handsome men and beautiful women. In terms of appearance, they can be called the favorites of the gods.

Among humans, only Levi can defeat them.

At the city gate, eight halberd soldiers wearing silver armor were guarding half-man-high wooden boxes, collecting different city entry taxes one by one.

When it was Levi's turn.

"I am a noble!"

He proudly took out his noble badge and showed it to others, which attracted both envious and fearful looks, and the caravan's entry tax was waived.

The tax collector flattered us by making way for us, and the wheels creaked as we entered the passage in the city wall and soon came out from the other side.

The caravan manager was all smiles, holding a barrel of fine ale in his hand, and said to Levi:

"Sir, thank you for your care on the road."

These three strange travelers, who had nothing in common no matter how you thought about it, were picked up by him in the southern border. They took the initiative to reveal their noble identities and expressed their willingness to help his caravan avoid troubles on the road.

The steward didn't believe it at first. How could a noble do such a thing?
But it turned out that what he said was true. The orc under the noble helped him deal with the bandits and robbers he met on the road.

The caravan saved at least ten gold grams in travel taxes alone.

"Hmm? You're using this to test the cadres? Which cadre can't stand such a test?"

Levi glanced at the wine barrel in his hand and did not take it.

He traveled all over the country, worked as a mercenary, and also guarded a caravan.

If the caravan couldn't pay a suitable commission, he wouldn't mind playing the role of a bandit.

A barrel of ale is all you need to get rid of him? The whores in Cologne are worth more than that!
The caravan manager was confused at first about what Levi said, but after he understood, he was deeply impressed.

He said, how could such a good thing happen.

Although he cursed inwardly, he still had a flattering smile on his face and patted his head.

"Look at my memory. I took the wrong things for the lord."

He took out a cloth bag from his waist and handed it to Li Wei: "Please keep it."

Seeing Levi take it, the steward breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to take the malt liquor back, the barrel in his hand was snatched away viciously the next moment.

"This wine is mine too!"

Hearing this righteous voice, the caravan manager could only stare in amazement as the three figures disappeared into the crowd.

(End of this chapter)