The Strongest Knight

Viscount Campbell asked his eldest son and future heir Murphy Campbell to be in charge of the transaction.

Murphy also brought with him a knight apprentice from a branch of the Campbell family who embodied two knight souls. He was a middle-aged sturdy man in his early forties, Sean Campbell.

Including the coachman responsible for driving the horses and the twenty-three people from Birch Castle, the number of people in this team was not small.

"Duran, Gray and Pound, our safety is in your hands this time."

Murphy just turned thirty this year. He is actually the second son of Viscount Campbell. Campbell's real eldest son died shortly after birth.

Murphy was dressed in neat clothes, and even when he was traveling, he did not lose his standard aristocratic style. He gave people a humble yet dignified look, which easily won the favor of others.

"Don't worry, with us here, just treat it as a trip." Duran smiled and put his arm around Murphy's shoulder.

Murphy smiled and showed no dissatisfaction with Duran's actions. Instead, Pound said, "Duran, don't take it lightly. The Central Region is one of the most chaotic areas on the Barrow Continent. You have to be careful."

Duran took back his hand from Murphy's shoulder and put away the smile on his face: "Pound, don't worry, I'm just livening up the atmosphere."

"We will do our best, let's go!" Gray concluded.

Murphy whispered a few words to Sean beside him, and Sean gave an order, and the convoy began to head south.

There were a total of twelve horse-drawn carriages carrying goods, and the convoy was several dozen meters long when unfolded.

As agreed, Pound led a team of cavalry to explore the way ahead, Gray was in the middle to provide support, and Duran was at the end.

Since it was a normal way to leave the country, it was impossible for him to cross the border as wantonly as the wizard Angele did. In fact, doing so was illegal. However, killing foreigners who did not obtain a border pass was not illegal in the Dru Kingdom.

The convoy will head southwest and arrive at the nearest border paladin castle - the Golden Lion Paladin Castle.

Golden Lion is the title of the Paladin stationed in Lion Castle. Lion Castle has a history of more than 150 years and has trained more than ten formal knights. Unlike emerging knight castles such as Birch Castle, Lion Castle belongs to the backbone of the Dru Kingdom and has perfectly formed its own heritage.

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The journey from Green Town to Lion Castle is more than 100 kilometers. Gray set out in the early morning and only saw the Lion Castle near dusk.

As expected of a Paladin Castle, the Lion Castle is more than five times the size of the Birch Castle. The spire standing tall may be close to a hundred meters high. On it, a huge specially-made Dru flag with a golden lion lying on it flutters in the wind, giving the Dru people a great sense of honor and security.

A small town with a population of over 5,000 people has been formed around the Lion Fort. The formation of this small town in such a border area is entirely due to the power of the Lion Fort.

Lion Fort is located at the break between two mountain ranges, controlling the main route to the south.

The exit is at the end of the town.

Although it was almost dusk, there were still many caravans coming in and out.

There are quite a few towns within the radiation range of Lion Castle.

There are also many who are obviously foreigners. If there are merchants from the Dru Kingdom going out, there will naturally be foreign merchants coming into the Dru Kingdom to do business.

The Kingdom of Germany is not a closed country. Apart from strict control over foreigners entering and leaving the country, the treatment of business travelers entering the Kingdom of Germany through normal channels is not very bad.

Gray's knight soul sensed a lot of unique auras, and even after seeing a hooded old man in a black robe, he felt the same smell as the wizard Angele.

The hooded old man in a black robe muttered a complaint about the strict inspection at the border, and then walked towards a tavern on the street, seemingly preparing to rest.

It turns out that wizard apprentices can also enter the Dru Kingdom through normal channels, Gray thought, but he didn't know how the Lion Castle checkpoint would conduct the review.

When dealing with these special people who can do whatever they want to ordinary people, the review will surely be more stringent.

Passing through the town, Gray's Knight Soul sensed the auras of two unfamiliar Knight Souls.

In addition to the sturdy soldiers, the Lion Castle actually sent two knight apprentices with outstanding strength to be in charge of the exit affairs.

The pass is divided into a caravan passage and an ordinary passage. Murphy led the team straight to the caravan passage.

After submitting the identification documents of Viscount Campbell's family and Pound also showing the identity badge of Birchwood Castle, the caravan was quickly reassured.

"Brothers, be careful on the road. If you have any questions, go to the local Dru Embassy and go home early." A knight apprentice shouted from the side as the caravan slowly drove through the long exit passage.

Gray felt inexplicably warm in his heart; this was indeed his own country.

"Haha, okay, brother, come to Birch Castle when you have a chance!" Duran replied with a big laugh.

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Shortly after leaving the border, Gray passed through a narrow valley formed between two mountain ranges and the view in front of him suddenly opened up, and a plain appeared in his eyes.

Pound, who was leading the way, skillfully chose a path, and the team walked forward in the gradually darkening night.

In order to be able to return to Drew as soon as possible tomorrow, we have to travel all night long.

The full moon hanging in the sky, illuminating the endless plains, is quite romantic.

When the full moon was high in the sky and the night had completely darkened, the team simply stopped by the roadside to eat dry food and drink water, rested for twenty minutes and then continued on their way.

It was around eleven o'clock at night when the team stopped again. The distance to the destination, the Red River Valley, was less than fifty kilometers. If they got up early tomorrow and set out on the journey, they would be able to arrive there in the morning. Now they could set up camp and rest.

A bonfire was lit, and as the fire grew bigger, the wolf howling gradually became inaudible.

The prepared tents were skillfully set up around the campfire by the drivers who were responsible for multiple duties, and the carriages were placed outside the tents to act as a protective wall.

The three brothers from Birch Tree Fort sat together without any surprise.

Gray took out a piece of bacon and grilled it on the campfire. After it was cooked, it tasted very delicious when paired with burnt black bread.

"Brother Pound, can you tell me about the situation in the Red River Valley?" Gray asked curiously.

Pang De swallowed the bread in his mouth, nodded, thought for a while and said: "Although the Central Region is not small in area, it has not formed any country. In the Central Region, there is only the concept of region. There are hundreds of regions in the entire Central Region, and each region has its own system. The Red River Valley region we are going to is one of them."

"Some people speculate that this is because the knights in the north, the wizards in the west, the mages in the south, and the foreign races in the east wanted to create a buffer zone, which led to the current situation in the Central Region."

Gray nodded. This was possible. In history, some areas belonging to the Central Region had fallen into the hands of knights, wizards, and mages. At that time, the three major human forces on the Barrow continent were still fighting and in constant conflict.

But after the formation of the Central Region, there seems to be no friction among the three major human forces. The changes before and after are incredible.