The Knight's Journey to the Empire

About half an hour later, Gubellini brought the Blue Village Chief back to Soran.

"You come and report the situation to the master!" Gubellini signaled Village Chief Bru to speak.

"Yes, sir!" Village Chief Bru replied respectfully.

Then he bowed to Soran and said respectfully: "Dear Lord, through the inquiries just now, we already know the approximate location of the cave that those two people mentioned in the mountain!"

"But unfortunately, we have never seen that cave when we went hunting in the mountains, so we don't know the exact location of the cave!"

"But please rest assured, sir. I will bring more people into the mountains and we will definitely be able to find it!"

"Well, that's not necessary. Just the rest of you can follow me into the mountains!" Sauron said calmly.

The reason why he brought these hunters along was not because he expected them to find the exact location of the cave.

Because the biggest role of these hunters is actually to lead the way!

After all, they will have to go into the mountains soon, and they certainly can't trust everything those two unlucky guys say.

The situation in such desolate mountains and wilderness is generally quite complicated. If there is no one to lead the group who is familiar with the terrain and road conditions, there is a possibility of getting lost even if there are nearly a hundred people going in.

Now they know the approximate location of the cave, which is a good unexpected gain.

"Ramos, notify the team and prepare to set off!" Soran began to give orders directly: "Also notify everyone that after entering the mountain, no one should make any noise to avoid alerting the enemy! Otherwise, military law will be imposed!"

After half an hour's rest, the team's physical strength should have been almost recovered.

"Yes, sir!" Ramos answered loudly, then began to gather the troops and convey orders.

Five minutes later, the team packed up and prepared to set off again.

However, compared with previous marches, the entire team became quieter this time.

Everyone was just walking along the road silently or observing the situation around them, and no one dared to speak.

Seeing this, Soran nodded affirmatively: The discipline training of this territory guard team is quite effective.

From the very beginning, Soran had no interest in those rubbish armies such as peasant soldiers and militias that relied on numbers, and he even looked down upon them.

Because this private army is one's biggest fist and the best "morality and reason"!

Therefore, professional elite soldiers, this is the direction in which Sauron trains the territory guards.

It doesn't matter even if it costs a little more money!

Now it seems that Ramos' training is quite effective and the results are quite good!

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This small mountain range located in the west of White Bear Territory is the territorial boundary between White Bear Territory and Viscount Molson Territory.

Its overall altitude is actually not high, with the average value being between 300 and 500 meters.

However, the mountain range as a whole is relatively fragmented, with various valleys, peaks, cliffs or low mountains distributed relatively densely.

This has caused the terrain in the mountains to become more complex and varied, and the road up the mountain has become more winding and difficult to travel.

Not even half an hour after entering the mountain, Sauron lost his sense of direction.

If it weren't for Village Chief Blue and those two unlucky guys leading the way, Sauron and his companions would have been lost by now if they had dared to go in rashly.

Of course, just like when he crossed the Barinas Mountains during the Western War, Soran could still distinguish the directions of east, west, south and north through some natural objects or natural phenomena.

But direction is direction, and position is position. If he doesn't know the way, he can only run in one direction.

As for where you will end up, it all depends on your luck.

It is now April in spring, the season when the earth comes back to life and all things revive.

This small mountain range is no exception. Although the weather is still a bit cold, many trees have begun to sprout new buds and branches!

However, the trees and vegetation are still bare, with only a little bit of new green.

There are also some small animals such as birds and squirrels on the trees, chirping and jumping around, giving the entire tranquil mountain range a somewhat ethereal atmosphere!

Yes, it is the season when the earth comes back to life and all things revive. Isn’t it also the season when all things court, mate and inherit?

Since entering the mountain, the two unlucky guys were taken to the front of the team, responsible for leading the way together with Village Chief Bru.

And the five hunters had already been taken out by Martin and Henry!

That's right, these two people were used as spies again. They took five hunters to investigate the approximate area where the cave was located.

[Sauron: Can you blame me for this? It's their own fault. They didn't even bother to train a few more spies for me!]

About an hour after entering the mountain, led by the two unlucky guys, Soran and his party finally arrived at the approximate area where the cave was located.

At this time, Martin and Henry, who had gone to investigate the situation in advance, also came back with their men.

"Master, we have investigated and found that the cave they are hiding in should be in a valley over there. We also found a secret sentry, but we didn't kill them for fear of alerting them!" Martin reported the investigation results directly to Sauron.

Soran turned to look at the two unlucky guys: "You didn't say there was a secret sentry!"

"Sir, I really didn't know there were secret sentries! I have never stood as a secret sentry!" One of them knelt down hurriedly to explain.

"Yes, sir! This secret sentry might have been set up after we went down the mountain. There really wasn't such a sentry before! Please, spare my life!" Another man also knelt down to defend himself.

They were really afraid that Sauron would not believe them and would kill them with a single blow!

But now, Sauron has led his army here, so it doesn’t matter whether you believe it or not!

"Press them down, tie them up and keep an eye on them!" Soran waved his hand and continued to order: "Martin, you go up first and quietly get rid of the sentry!"

"Yes! Master!" Martin took the order and left with Henry.

But the five hunters stayed and stood there, at a loss as to what to do.

"Okay, you guys go to the back and rest first!" Soran said to the five hunters, then turned around and ordered his private army: "Pass the order down, prepare for battle!"

The members of the territory guard immediately drew out their shining weapons.

This was their first time participating in a battle, so many of them were breathing hard and their palms were sweating!

They were also extremely nervous inside!

After a while, Martin appeared on a big rock above the valley and waved at them from a distance.

When Soran saw this, he waved his hand towards the team behind him without even turning his head, indicating that they were moving forward.

Then, under the leadership of military officer Ramos, the soldiers behind him passed by him one by one and slowly moved forward into the valley.

Soran followed silently at the end of the team.

Take the lead?

It's impossible. I will never be able to take the lead in this life!

What if someone shoots a sneak attack?

Wouldn’t it be better for him to stay at the end?