Chapter 64: Locally Made Leather Armor!

After the Demon Swift Eagles are tamed, they still require novice test flights, and this is also a very dangerous process.

If it were any other minor noble, they would certainly be unable to provide protection.

But Gervas is different; he has Zuiyue, who can protect the archers one-on-one as they complete their first test flight.

Afterwards, only after each person has practiced their test flight for three minutes under Gervas's protection can Gervas feel at ease letting them practice on their own.

"Being able to roam freely in the sky is truly enviable!" Watching the archer slaves soaring freely in the sky, Knight Mi Gen and the other knights were nearly drooling.

"No need to be envious. Once I go and capture a few griffons in the future, I will let you become griffon knights and experience the thrill of fighting while soaring through the sky!"

Griffons are at least fifth-tier magical beasts, possessing extraordinary combat power; thus, they are not afraid of close combat and can already be ridden by close-combat knights.

However, although Gervas's tone was serious, this time Mi Gen and the others dared not take it seriously.

Griffon knights are exclusive to the royal family and the great nobles.

Especially the royal family; only with overwhelming power and authority did they maintain a griffon legion of over a thousand, and even used this as the kingdom's name, which shows just how precious griffon knights are.

If griffons were truly that easy to obtain, the kingdom would surely have a name that devalued them.

Gervas naturally understood his subordinates' thoughts but did not say much.

With the intelligence system in place, everything is understood without words; it is merely a matter of time.

"Lei Meng, Mi Gen, go prepare; we are going out for a trip!"

"Yes, my lord!"

More than ten minutes later, Gervas, accompanied by several guardian knights and an empty carriage, headed southeast.

One hundred sets of leather armor and the Flame Triple Layer Slash could increase his own strength and that of his territory; they were of extraordinary importance, and he absolutely had to seize the opportunity.

After the Fire Horses galloped the entire way, the party arrived at a wooden fort checkpoint located between Baron Kane's territory and Viscount Beckett's territory one and a half hours later.

This wooden fort covers five or six hundred square meters, enclosed by uniform pine trees that one person can barely embrace, standing six meters high, with watchtowers, observation towers, and firing ports all complete.

In comparison, the wooden walls of Wheat Town were simply unbearable to look at, like mere fences.

Of course, this was not Ren's destination; while the knights wondered curiously why their lord had come to this checkpoint, Gervas led the group out across the border line.

"What great noble's offspring is this? They have so many Fire Horses! But are they preparing to seek death? They dare to leap across the border line; over there, they will be top-tier fat sheep!"

While the caravan travelers formed a long queue, Gervas's party, dressed in fine clothes and riding spirited horses, charged across the border; the checkpoint border guards did not dare to intercept them.

Their duty was to inspect caravan goods and collect transit fees from the caravans.

They could also make things difficult for ordinary travelers.

But for a noble knight party like Gervas's, which looked obviously of extraordinary origin, they only dared to watch from afar.

"Fire Horses? Boss Manny, are you saying those few are all Fire Horses? No wonder they are so tall!"

"That's right, those seven are all purebred Fire Horses. These damn vampire great noble offspring enjoy luxury and suck blood in the hinterland, while we are forced to work like wild dogs every single day!"

Manny spat toward the distant knight party, then turned his fierce gaze to the caravan in front of him. "I need to confirm whether you are carrying contraband items, such as swords, weapons, and the like!"

"My lord Centurion, we are heading to the Chaos Wasteland; carrying weapons is merely for self-defense..."

"Pah! Who knows if you are reselling them to refugees or truly using them for self-defense..."

Just like that, Manny began his daily extortion 'mission'.

He simply did not know that the 'treasure' he had originally intended to hide for a year or half a year before selling had already been spotted.

"The location Zuiyue overheard last night should be right here; dig for me!"

Upon receiving Gervas's order, several knights rolled up their sleeves and began digging noisily beneath a crooked-necked tree.

With a 'ding', the knights immediately grew excited. "My lord, we found something!"

Continuing to dig, several wooden crates appeared before everyone; the previous shovel strike had just happened to hit an iron nail on the corner of a wooden crate.

"My lord, what could be inside? Could it be copper coins, silver coins, or perhaps gold coins? That would make us rich!" Under Mi Gen and the others' lifting, they found the wooden crates were quite heavy.

"It shouldn't be. Although the wooden crates are heavy, if they contained gold coins, silver coins, or even copper coins, they would make a clattering sound!" Lei Meng made the judgment first.

Gervas knew exactly what it was but could not spell it out. "Zuiyue only heard that there were several valuable treasure chests hidden here; she did not hear specifically what they were. After all, Zuiyue is still young and cannot fully understand our human language!"

Mi Gen immediately showed admiration. "My lord, Zuiyue is already very impressive; indeed, she is worthy of being a unicorn. After we arrived at our territory, we lost count of how many treasures she discovered!"

After growing the horn, Zuiyue's identity could no longer be concealed.

Hearing Mi Gen's words, the other knights, including Lei Meng, deeply agreed.

Unfortunately, to avoid being too conspicuous, Zuiyue was not brought this time.

Otherwise, one could see a long string of question marks on Zuiyue's head.

"Now, open the crates and see exactly what they are!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Mi Gen and the other knights rubbed their hands and slowly opened the wooden crates.

Amidst the creaking sound of the crates opening, a flash of silver light made everyone's eyes widen.

"Leather... leather armor! And they are brand new? Could all of these be it?"

Mi Gen quickly removed the first piece of leather armor and tore open the cowhide cloth wrapping beneath it.

Indeed, inside this cowhide cloth were wrapped piece after piece of brand-new leather armor.

"Check the other crates!"

Afterwards, all five wooden crates were opened, each containing brand-new leather armor wrapped in unopened cowhide cloth.

"Twenty pieces per crate, five crates means..." Mi Gen began counting on his fingers.

"One hundred pieces!" Lei Meng had already reached the answer first.

"That's right, one hundred pieces. Good heavens, at one gold coin per piece, that would be one hundred gold coins! My lord is mighty, Zuiyue is mighty!" Mi Gen cheered.

"Come on, be quick; transfer these goods into our own crates, then cover them with cloth!"

"Yes, yes, yes, we must hurry. If we run into the owners of these things, we would lose out big time!" Although they did not know these items were stolen goods, Mi Gen felt not the slightest guilt.

Knight Mi Gen: "What is guilt?"

"This is a 'locally made' leather armor; whoever finds it naturally belongs to them!"

Carrying the leather armor and continuing the journey, they spent another two hours before finally arriving at Viscount Julian's territory.

No sooner had they stepped into the viscount's territory than Gervas noticed how Viscount Julian's domain differed from others.

The serfs working by the roadside were even thinner; besides their clearly visible ribs, their faces also bore a sallow hue.

The numbness Gervas saw in their eyes and on their faces far exceeded that of other territories.

"After all, it is a viscount's territory, yet why does it seem even worse than the original Storm Territory?" Knight Mi Gen was full of confusion.

"Not everyone is as benevolent as our my lord!" Lei Meng's words carried deep meaning.

After advancing for another half hour, the viscount's castle appeared in view; Gervas ordered everyone to dismount, taking only the carriage and Lei Meng and others to proceed on foot.

After all, since they were purchasing second-hand items, being too imposing would be excessive.

Who can afford seven Fire Horses, yet still makes a personal trip just to buy a few books?

Any fool would know something was wrong.