Dawn of the Grey Tower
Chapter 47
The distance between chuoluu town and Xigu city is not far away. Moreover, because chuoluo town is on the only way to the South led by the count of salon, there is a brick road directly accessible from Xigu City, which was paved by the former Earl of salon at a high price. Don''t look down upon this brick road. In this era, the Lord can make his contribution to keep the people in his territory from starving to death. Most lords do not want to take the initiative to build their own territory. They want to plunder all the valuable things in their territory into their own castles, and then lock the gate tightly. In such an environment, one can imagine the value of a road paved under the supervision of the Lord for the rapid passage of carriages and pedestrians. This passage, named Longhou trail, was also an important part of the wartime supply line of Xigu City, but more often than not, it carried 50% of the cargo flow within the Earl of salon.
"In fact, I''ve wanted to ask for a long time ago. It''s just the dragon blood stream. If the Longji mountains are really a dragon, it''s fair to say that this river originates from the Longji mountain. But why did the later built road be named Longhou path? How much did the man who named this road like dragons Riding a horse on the road, cheese asked. For the mage, if he didn''t study something for a while, he would feel uncomfortable there. Moreover, maybe it''s a professional habit. Cheese always thinks that the name of a thing should be related to its meaning. Such a random naming behavior can only make other people feel puzzled. In his opinion, place names should be easy to identify and remember. Therefore, it is better to call it sarong Avenue than to call it dragon throat path.
In fact, the question asked by the mage is really an allusion of the northern frontier. Just like most of the allusions in the Northern Territory, the two sides in the story are the salon family as the Earl''s leader and their imaginary enemy, the frost guards. Although both Elsa and Gloria know the story, as two sides of the story, they can''t tell it in front of each other, especially in the version they hear from their parents or others. So after cheese asked for a circle, no one answered him, but Lyon, who was not from the north, answered the mage''s doubts.
"In short, it is also very simple. When the count of salon built this road, he once said that with this road, Xigu city could hold the frost guard''s throat like a pair of pliers. So later I simply named this road Longhou path. " This short version has omitted all the parts that can be omitted. After all, Lyon is not really unable to see the atmosphere. He has omitted all the small details that may cause controversy. The story that can be played in the bar for a night has become a short two sentence story in the knight''s mouth.
But even so, the three people from Longji mountain all looked scornful to the story. They always felt disdain for the southern aristocracy''s excessive prevention of northerners. Gloria, of course, was not unable to understand the landlady''s ideas. In fact, the countess''s daughter also felt that the hostility of the northern nobles to the frost guards was indeed excessive. But as a southern aristocrat, Gloria did not dare to say anything. She was afraid that she would make the frost guards angry.
But the mage didn''t seem to notice the atmosphere in the team. Cheese thought for a while and continued to ask.
"Although I know that the transportation of marching and fighting rooms is very important, it is only a transportation line, and it is also an open transportation line. If the war really happens, the frost will never leave this road for free passage. Why was the last count of salon so confident? "
"This one..." Well, for most people, the origin of the Dragon throat path is just a conversation after dinner. Few people will go to study the true story like cheese. In fact, even Lyon, as a military officer, has a very strategic understanding of this road. So the paladin of the kingdom was unable to answer the mage''s questions.
But Gloria is different. The Earl of Saron, who built the longthroat trail, was her grandfather. As a military aristocrat, the family tradition of the Saron family is still very strict. In order to guard against the threat from the northerners, every count of salon must undergo strict military training, and the successive successors also have to serve in other forces of the kingdom before gaining the title. In short, such a family tradition makes the family relationship of the Saron family not as chaotic as that of other nobles. At least, there will be no bloody plot like today''s illegitimate son and tomorrow''s new wife. Thanks to this, Gloria''s relationship with her grandfather is also very good. As the youngest and only female offspring of this generation of earls, Gloria has been loved by a previous count of salon since childhood. As a result, the old gentleman told Gloria, as a child, stories he had experienced or heard, so she could answer cheese questions.
"I remember my grandfather once mentioned it to me. He said it, he said by the way! My grandfather said that this road was blessed when it was built, so as long as Xigu city is still under the protection of the Saron family, this road will never be destroyed
"How can there be a road that won''t be destroyed? It''s just a story of coaxing children." "Monkey" said in a low voice. Other people, including the Knights of the Kingdom, actually had the same idea about Gloria. In any case, it was all made up by the old man when he coaxed his granddaughter, so there was no credibility."Blessing? No wonder... " But cheese in the crowd didn''t think so. The reason why the mage introduced the topic to the name of this road naturally had his intention. Now Gloria mentioned that this road had been blessed, which also implicitly confirmed his conjecture.
"By the way, Lyon, you mentioned before that there are so many refugees that you have to plan a piece of land outside the town to resettle them, right?" Suddenly asked the cheese.
The blood lion was puzzled. After all, he mentioned these things to the mage before.
"Yes, the refugees had marked black spots, accompanied by fever and convulsions. I think some of them must have become rat people, so that the pharmacists can come to those absurd conclusions. Now, judging from the death order, I''m afraid these refugees are more or less unlucky... " The topic mentioned the order to kill again, Lyon''s tone could not help but fall down. The Knight Commander was not happy to think that those who slaughtered the poor refugees were likely to be members of the royal order left behind.
"That makes sense!" Who thought cheese after hearing Lyon''s words on the contrary some excited said. This makes the people around him a little bit stunned.
"What makes sense?" Elsa inquired.
The mage had clearly figured out something. There was an excited light in his eyes, he explained in a very fast speed.
"In fact, I didn''t feel quite right when Lyon told me about the town. They have taken in too many refugees. You know, the outbreak of the rat man plague is extremely fatal. When the disease occurs, I believe most of the infected people are not able to go to the border by themselves. What''s more, judging from the situation along the road, the earliest occurrence of native rat people may be earlier than the arrival of those refugees. Under the circumstances of rat man rampage, it is impossible for these refugees infected with the virus to reach the town so smoothly. Unless... "
"Except for what?" Now everyone''s attention was attracted by the mage. Indeed, the number of refugees received by Zhuoluo town is indeed too much. At that time, Lyon didn''t know the horror of the plague, but only speculated on it as a common fatal infectious disease. But now it seems that the wishful thinking at that time was somewhat untenable.
"Unless the road does have some strength to protect the people on it." Continued the mage.
"It''s impossible! How can a road protect pedestrians You mean, the so-called blessing? "
Cheese nodded. He recalled that Heather had told him about the reception of refugees in the western frontier. There was no one left in the western border. The female Knight Commander used such words to describe the number of refugees who fled to the western border. Compared with the number of people who fled to the south, even though there are differences in the number of refugees, there is a big difference in the number of refugees.
"Anyway, I think we''ll soon know the answer." The master tightened the rein and dismounted. He wanted to study the mystery of the Dragon throat path. Because this is likely to be an opportunity to help him find a cure for people infected by the plague.
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