before he was crowned king

"No, we just want to join our friends who work in Barony Tolland." Sean saw the middle-aged man's expression in his eyes, "I heard that this place is relatively rich and the cotton production is very high, so I brought some money and wanted to do it. some business."

Erics was a little dazed, but Sean's words were so true that he almost didn't turn his head around. "

Seeing that Sean said that they were in business, the middle-aged man's face gradually relaxed. The two young men were generous before and said they wanted to find Baron Toland, which really scared him.

"If you have the idea of ​​getting cotton here, I suggest you give up." The middle-aged man waved his hand and said."

"Why do you say that?" Sean continued to ask.

"The cotton we have here is really good, with a high yield, but that's a thing of the past. You are from other places, and you probably don't know what happened recently." The middle-aged man swallowed and said, "Our cotton The village of Nexco was ransacked by a group of unknown bandits. This village is the one that turns over the most cotton every year in our territory. Now it has been turned over, and the cotton fields of tens of thousands of mu have not been taken care of. You guys If I want to get high-quality cotton now, I’m afraid I have money.”

"I think there should be a surplus of cotton before coming here," Shinn said after a pause, "We want to talk to Baron Toland about this deal, it is marked on the nearby hills on the map, but we didn't find it on the way here." A castle-like structure was found."

"Of course you can't see the castle." The middle-aged man sighed: "There was a strong earthquake on the hill the night before, and the castle has collapsed."

"Earthquake? What a coincidence." Sean frowned, "Please show us the exact location of the castle."

The middle-aged man led them out of the post station, then pointed to the bump not far to the west, "That's right there."

Sean saw a tall fence erected above.When passing by, he also noticed this place, but he didn't expect that it would be the ruins of the castle.

"How about the casualties?"

"I don't know, people nearby are not allowed to approach there. These fences were built yesterday, and there are soldiers guarding them outside. I heard that Baron Tolland has abandoned the neighboring territory." The middle-aged man sighed heavily, "We really It's too bad luck, it's a natural disaster and yes, now the lord has also run away, and everyone is planning to move out one after another."

Things were more complicated than imagined. After a simple meal, Sean and the others left the station.

"What should we do now? Should we go to the castle? I don't know if the vice president and the others will be implicated by the earthquake." Rex looked a little worried.

Sean also thought so, no matter what the owner of the inn said, they should go to the castle to see the situation first.

But they gained nothing, for before they could approach the fence on the hill, they were stopped by a group of armed guards.

Erics wanted to take out the letter of His Majesty Mars from the luggage, hoping to let the guards let him go.However, Sean stopped the opponent's movement and motioned him to leave first.

"We have to find another way, we can't get in like this." Sean said lightly.

"But we have a souvenir from His Majesty Mars." Alex was very puzzled, "As long as those soldiers hand over the souvenir to Baron Tolan, we will know the truth about Nexco Village, as well as the vice president and the others. current location."

"Who do these soldiers belong to? We have no way of knowing. And Baron Tolan is no longer here. You can't guarantee that this hand letter will be delivered to the other party accurately." Sean said calmly.

Alex was silent.

It is very unwise to place hope on Mars' hand letter, Sean knew this very well.Lambert is Mars' squire.This is something that basically everyone in the aristocratic circle knows.

However, knowing Lambert's identity, the Baron Toland still dared to put them under house arrest.Sean didn't think that sending a souvenir from His Highness would make the other party obedient.

"Then what should we do? First find out the whereabouts of Baron Tolan, and then go to the vice president and the others?" Alex was a little uncertain.

"No." Sean said with his eyes slightly lowered, "Let's find a place to settle down first, and then wait until it gets dark."

"Wait until dark?" Erics didn't understand Sean's purpose at all, but the other party's tone could not be refuted, and he could only obey the arrangement.

They returned to the post house and rented a narrow compartment from the boss. There were only two hard wooden beds and a passageway that could only accommodate one person.

"Are we waiting here?"

"If you want, you can try to get some news." Sean leaned against the wall, as if closing his eyes to rest, "Come back before the sun goes down."

"Okay." Alex still wanted to go out to try his luck, but he wandered around for a long time without even meeting anyone.

When he came back a little frustrated, he happened to see the blond young man taking off his shirt, his back, which was smooth and pale like a jade surface, was slightly raised, and the lines of his muscles were clear and smooth, exuding a bit of stern beauty.

Alex was slightly lost in thought, and before he could recover, a black dress was thrown on his face and fell into his arms.

"Put it on." Shane ordered.

"I, we... this is not... an invasion of the castle?" Alex stuttered as he looked at the black clothes handed over by the other party.

"That's right," Sean said.

"Xion, trespassing on the territory is a felony." Alex rolled his throat.

"That place has collapsed."

"But... Even so, it belongs to Baron Tolland."

"It's fine if no one knows. Only by going in can we find valuable things from inside." Sean said, "If you don't want to go, you can wait for me here."

"How about that? I don't even know if something happens to you there." Alex said worriedly.

"Then come with me." Sean made a final decision, as if he had expected the result of the other party's thinking.

Alex scratched his head in confusion, but finally he changed into his clothes and followed Sean to quietly leave the post house through the back door.

There are two teams of guards patrolling alternately outside the fence of the castle ruins, but the guards are far less intensive than during the day, and there are many loopholes that can be exploited.

Sheehan's plan is very simple, that is to find the gap between the two teams and go directly over the fence.After the two patrols patrolling in opposite directions met, they began to move.

It was a fence made of long wooden posts tied crosswise.Although it is a bit high, there is a place to step on your feet, and it is not difficult to turn over.

Sean's current body has been transformed, and his physical strength is much better.However, Sean still encountered a little challenge. His athletic talent has not been very good, and it is the first time he has done climbing. His hands and feet are somewhat exhausted.

Contrary to Sean, when he was only halfway up the climb, the black-haired young man's hand was already on the top of the fence.

"Xion, give me your hand." A throaty voice came from above his head.

A big hand with sharp bones stretched out in front of Sean.

Sean looked up at Alex's handsome and extraordinary face, and sighed inaudibly.Hearing the sound of approaching footsteps, he held Alex's right hand.

Then an extremely strong force directly pulled him over the fence, and the two turned over and fell into the fence together.

"Are you very good at this?" Sean patted the ashes on his body to calm down.

He clearly remembered that Erics used to be a little boy who couldn't even climb trees.I don't know why, but after growing up, my skills have become so skillful and agile.

"When I was traveling, I learned something from a dwarf friend." Erics touched his nose and smiled embarrassedly. "If you want, I can teach you too."

"Thank you, but I don't want to learn how to climb like a monkey for the time being." Sean declined.

"Monkey, monkey...?" Erics was a little frustrated, and whispered, "Why do you think so? I think it's quite handsome."

Sean looked around by the moonlight, and the whole castle had only a huge, broken frame. There were all kinds of messy things under their feet, like an abandoned garbage dump, even not far from Sean. There is also a man wearing pointed shoes.

"Is this really caused by an earthquake?" Erics looked up at the huge monster in the dark night, and couldn't help but marvel, "But I saw that the houses of the nearby villagers were not so severely damaged in the afternoon. "

"It's not true. This is a fortress made of stone, and the wooden piles of the outer towers are only tilted. Logically speaking, if it is the cause of the mountain vibration, this should not be the case." Sean analyzed softly. "We'll have to look at the specific situation."

Erics nodded as he listened. He didn't quite understand, but he felt that what Sean said seemed to make sense.

"Arix." Sean waved his hand suddenly and said, "Come closer."

"What's wrong?" Alex was stunned for a moment, and approached, "What do you want me to do?"

"Get some light out." Sean squatted down.

"Light?"

"Fire magic."

Only then did Alex understand, his lips moved, and a small cluster of flames danced in the palm of his hand.

"Lower."

Alex stretched out his hand and bent down, before he could adjust, his wrist was held and moved to a suitable position.

"Don't move," Sean said softly.

"Okay... okay."

Under the bright flames, he could only see the solemn expression on Sean's face.

Although I don't know what Sean can see from these messy fragments, what he has to do now is to play the role of lighting.

"It's not an earthquake." After a while, Sean finally came to a definite conclusion. He stood up, held Alex's right wrist, and continued to move forward, "Go look inside."