Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

After the vanguard army left the Northern Territory and officially entered the Eastern Debedon Territory, the temperature noticeably rose, but the wind and snow continued unabated.

For the Northerners who had been enduring the cold for years, it was nothing, completely within acceptable limits.

However, after a half-month march, even Earl Andao and Earl Tess could hardly conceal their fatigue, let alone the soldiers and rascals under their command.

Probably only that bunch of energetic-beyond-belief strongmen from Highcliff Castle were like they were on a picnic.

When they left, Fadhil, the Saintess of the Holy Light Church, also joined the Highcliff Castle's team, and now she has become close to the Lord.

After all, someone wholeheartedly wanting to entice the Lord to permanently join the Holy Light Church, naturally their relationship progresses rapidly.

"Am I really so unattractive?"

Fadhil, sitting in the carriage, looked at the Lord with an empty tone.

Her bishop's hat had been removed, but she still wore a gilded half-mask and a Church robe.

She was the Saintess of the Holy Light Church, revered by countless believers, and countless people yearned to receive her blessing, but this Baron, no matter how she coaxed and deceived, didn't budge an inch from the idea of permanently joining the Holy Light Church.

"Your Highness, Saintess, it's not your fault, it's just that I'm not interested in women," Li Wei replied casually, his eyes fixed on the cards in his hand.

Traveling was boring, so it was inevitable to find something to pass the time, and card games naturally sprang up.

"But I clearly remember you said you liked older women."

She placed her staff on her lap, facing Li Wei.

"Did I say that? I don't remember?"

Li Wei smiled and cleared the cards in his hand, winning the game, and stuck the paper strips on Mil and Sam's foreheads, before looking up with a puzzled expression.

"Forget it, I'm going to sleep."

Fadhil stopped asking, lay down directly, and rested her head on the lap of Heather, the Drow elf, "Wake me up when we get to the Mislin Woods."

Heather looked awkwardly at the Holy Light Church Saintess on her lap, not daring to say no.

As a Drow priestess, she could feel the vast magical power within this girl, comparable to the High Priestesses among the Drow.

This meant that this girl was definitely a high-level mage among humans.

Not to mention that Li Wei had already said in advance that this girl's status was the same as his, and told them to pay more attention and not to offend her.

Fadhil looked at the shadow in front of her, sighed, and sat up again, looking up at the scenery constantly receding behind her, "Never mind."

"What's wrong?" This made the Lord a little confused, only feeling that women were as fickle as the sea, making them hard to see through.

"I can only see half the sky," her words did not contain a trace of emotion.

Li Wei looked at Heather, this Drow elf was a prime example of delicate branches bearing plentiful fruit, and her close-fitting clothes outlined her perfect body curves.

Looking at Fadhil's slightly undulating chest, which was not even as big as his Lord Li's pectoral muscles.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Her Highness the Saintess to have this kind of trouble."

To be honest, the Lord had been strictly trained, and under normal circumstances, he would never make fun of others, but the current scene really made him unable to hold back his laughter.

As the Saintess of the Holy Light Church, in the eyes of the world, she was definitely holy, lofty, and full of divinity, but as it stood.

The Lord felt like she was no different from an ordinary girl, at most, her strength was probably a little higher.

She would actually be anxious about her figure.

"Everyone, there's a situation ahead." At this moment, Earl Andao galloped over on a black horse with antlers on its head.

The task of scouting for the vanguard was undertaken by Earl Andao and the gnoll cavalry of Highcliff Castle. This Earl said that he had served as a scout when he was young, so he took the responsibility voluntarily.

Hogg had secretly told Li Wei that the cavalry under this Earl were extremely skilled in both martial arts and horsemanship, far superior to those mercenaries in the wilderness, worthy of being the elite soldiers under an Earl.

After a burst of praise, Li Wei felt that perhaps this Earl Andao was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, and couldn't help but ask how much stronger the opponent was than them.

As a result, this kid modestly stated that the gnoll cavalry should not have a problem fighting two-on-one, but fighting three-on-one would probably require a desperate fight to have a chance of winning.

This made the speechless Lord understand one thing, the more honest people looked, the more restless they were inside, just waiting for an opportunity to express themselves.

Since the team set off and entered the Eastern Territory until now, the road could be said to be unbelievably smooth, and not even a single robber or bandit was seen.

This should be thanks to Fureena writing in advance to inform the Grand Duke of the Eastern Territory, so as long as they didn't actively disturb the people, they wouldn't be hindered.

"Old Man An, what's the situation?"

Li Wei stretched his waist and jumped off the carriage, sitting squarely on the back of the three-headed dog that had been following beside him.

Although riding on Doom was incredibly cool, his butt had suffered a lot after such a long time, so the Lord directly squeezed into a carriage with Heather and the other spellcasters.

"On an open space ahead, there is a cavalry team with the banner of the Flayers, about one to two thousand people."

"Flayers? Could it be soldiers of the Tedber family?" Li Wei took out a map from his arms and spread it directly on Doom's spacious three heads to look at, then looked around and made a decision in his heart: "We've already reached the Mislin Woods, and we'll be at the Southern Territory border in a few days."

Along the way, although they were skirting the border of the Eastern Territory, some Lords' territories were inevitably close to the border, but not a single person came up to build a relationship with them, all fearing them like tigers.

Although they were only the vanguard, the combined forces of the two Earls and Highcliff Castle amounted to more than 30,000 people. If something went wrong, building a relationship could turn into letting wolves into the house. After all, 'the army passes like a comb' was not just talk.

But this Flayer went the other way and took the initiative to meet them, which really made everyone, who had gotten used to peace, a little nervous.

"Boss, is there going to be a fight?" Zart asked excitedly.

This half-month of travel had long bored it to death.

"It shouldn't be," Andao first replied to this orc barbarian, then looked at Li Wei: "Although it's not clear what they're trying to do, the probability of them opposing us is very small. After all, their cavalry is openly stationed on the necessary road, visible at a glance."

"These clueless bastards, wouldn't they want to collect tolls from us?" The Lord's eyebrows rose.

Not far ahead was the stone bridge, and these Flayers had been collecting tolls here for hundreds of years.

Earl Tess on the side sneered: "My good Lion Hunter, what are you thinking? We have more than 30,000 soldiers. Unless the other party's brains have been eaten by goblins, how would they dare to charge us tolls?"

Li Wei glanced at him, this old bastard had been at odds with him from the beginning, and would take the opportunity to make a few sarcastic remarks.

At the beginning, although they were at odds, they would still get together for military matters.

But since seeing Fadhil Saint-Deleim, this old fellow who believed in the Ice and Snow Church had a look on his face as if he had eaten shit, and never stayed with them again, unless there was something important to discuss, otherwise he stayed in his own team.

On the other hand, Andao was extremely happy with Fadhil's assistance and expressed high recognition.

"Li Wei, we can first send a small team to ask the other party's intentions, and the others prepare for battle," Earl Andao gave a more cautious suggestion.

Don't look at Tess's old thing being loud and boisterous, he wasn't stupid either, and also agreed with Andao's method.

In the end, a team of ten light cavalry took the lead to go forward, but after not long, they brought back new news. The few people looked at each other, and finally lifted the alert and greeted them with the main force.

The three leaders of the vanguard army led the crowd at the forefront, with Tess riding a white-horned horse containing the blood of magical beasts, and Andao's also a deer-horned horse containing the blood of magical beasts.

The two were wearing exquisite leather armor, with exquisite cloaks of different colors draped over them, and at a glance, you could tell they were of high status.

But when their eyes looked at the Lord, the Tedber family's cavalry couldn't help but be shocked.

This knight sat upright on the spacious back of a handsome, unknown three-headed magical beast, wearing a leather armor engraved with exquisite patterns, and a white wide cloak added a bit of aristocratic temperament. He had a sword hanging from his waist, his posture was straight, and his eyes were deep and sharp.

The other party's magical beast was obviously not simple. Just getting close shocked the carefully selected warhorses under their butts and made them restless, and it took a while to calm them down.

They were completely not on the same level. Just looking at them would produce a sense of distant class and make people feel ashamed.

This is a big shot!

Everyone had this thought in their hearts.

Li Wei and the others stopped a hundred steps away from these Tedber family cavalry. If the other party had any intentions, then the eager Northern Territory soldiers behind them could immediately tear the other party apart like hungry wolves.

From the other party's team, ten people rode out, with six knights guarding the three people in the middle who were obviously nobles.

"Good day, gentlemen, the Tedber family welcomes you."

The leader was an old man with a dry body, hair like withered grass, and sunken cheeks. He squeezed out a smile, bowed slightly, and gave a noble salute.

The two young men behind him, who looked 70% similar to him, also gave a salute.

Not knowing if it was a family trait, these Flayer family members were all obviously thin, and even if they had smiles on their faces, they couldn't hide their sinister nature, so that people's first impression was that they were cunning people.

"Cough cough." Li Wei didn't expect this old man to recognize him as the biggest head of this team.

However, he was also a thick-skinned master and nodded slightly: "Earl Bolhaido? I've heard of your reputation. I think Grand Duchess Fureena has told your liege lord that we will borrow your Tedber family's stone bridge, and we are willing to pay a suitable reward for it."

"Then may I ask, what are you here for now?"

"Sir, we are not here to stop you. Duke Stroh and the Northern Territory Duke have always been on good terms, and so are we with the Northern Territory compatriots. In fact, we are here to invite you to rest at my castle for a while." Bolhaidon's smile remained unchanged, trying to show his sincerity: "You have been traveling through the wind and snow for half a month, and you are physically and mentally exhausted. Although Terror Keep is not prosperous, it can definitely eliminate some of your fatigue."

"Moreover, I have prepared a beautiful gift for you in the castle, which should be unforgettable."

Speaking of this, the old man winked, revealing a smile that all men understood.

In this world, the biggest entertainment projects are the arena and brothels, so the so-called gift was not difficult to guess.

After all, there were only a few things to play with.

Li Wei and Andao's expressions didn't change, but Earl Tess's face clearly showed a hint of eagerness.

He was an Earl, living a luxurious life. He was already tired of this military life, and now that he had the opportunity to enter the castle and have women, he naturally couldn't hide his eagerness.

Not to mention, he heard that this Flayer family loved to torture prisoners, so they had trained many obedient slaves, which must be a special experience.

But before he could reply, the Lord righteously refused: "Earl Bolhaidon, the military order we received was to reach the Southern Territory as quickly as possible, so I'm sorry, we have decided to pass through the Mislin Woods today."

Bolhaidon's face still contained a smile: "If that's the case, then I won't waste your time."

He was also a decisive person. With a wave of his hand, he led the cavalry away with the tide-like sound of horses' hooves.

The few people watched the figures of these cavalry disappear at the end of their sight before they breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps their more than 30,000 people were not afraid of these nearly 2,000 cavalry, but if the other party launched an attack, then the signal it would bring was definitely something they couldn't bear.

This meant that either the Eastern Territory and the Southern Territory were united, or the Southern Territory and this old Flayer were united, and there were definitely ambushes in unknown locations.

But now, the other party seemed to really just be inviting them to be guests.

"Li Wei, Andao, you are all too nervous." Tess was slightly dissatisfied, but didn't say much.

"This Earl's behavior is a bit confusing," Li Wei shook his head.

"Not entirely, in fact, it can be traced if you think about it from another perspective." Andao stroked the small beard on his chin thoughtfully and gave his own opinion: "This Earl Bolhaidon is old, and this behavior is most likely paving the way for Little Flayer."

"This place is very close to the Southern Territory. When he chooses to let us pass, although it won't lead to animosity with Damon and the others, the relationship will obviously not be good."

"Therefore, taking the initiative to befriend us has naturally become the only option."

"At that time, if we take down the Southern Territory, we will more or less take care of the neighbor's friendship and take care of Little Flayer."

"In fact, the nobles are like this. After fighting back and forth, they finally find that both sides actually have some relationship, and in the end, all the civilians and soldiers die. Not a single noble dies." Andao smiled and spread his hands, telling a cold joke.