Travel through time and become a member of the Warhammer Empire

Chapter 331 Return to the Empire

Businessmen have a very keen insight into war.

Except for arms dealers and mercenary dealers, other merchants do not like war.

Even arms dealers and mercenary dealers don't like the war to spread to their place.

The reason why they left Reikland and chose cross-border trade was because Emperor Karl Franz launched a war to suppress the rebels in the country.

Of course, Windlow would not stay in Kislev for long. Even the dark elf Mousse knew the integrity of the Kislevites, which was even worse than that of the Norsemen.

The best scenario is to return to the Empire now, and due to the special relationship between the Empire and Kislev, neither side will intervene in each other's civil war.

only. . .

Windlow looked at the Norsca Peninsula where the north wind was blowing. If his calculations were correct, this Chaos invasion would be extremely smooth.

For safety reasons, heading south is the safest idea.

There is no diplomatic or border control between the Empire and Kislev. Although both sides are human, there are huge differences between them and they will not be confused.

In addition, the province bordering Kislev in the north of the empire is Ostland, the northernmost province of the entire empire.

This place is more like a principality than a province, and the only connection between it and the empire is a common belief.

The territory of Ost is always covered with a damp mist, and the land here is basically completely covered with forests and rocks.

Relying on swords and blood, various villages were opened up in the cracks of forests and rocks to grow food.

Due to the extremely poor terrain and climatic conditions, there are no cities in the north of Ostland except for scattered villages.

The village was self-sufficient and had no need for commerce, but the rugged terrain, the piles of rocks everywhere, and the densely distributed forests made it difficult for Windlow and his party to move forward.

Since there were no roads, the carriage pulled by the unicorn was unloaded by Windlow and thrown away directly. The two men and one horse struggled to move forward on various muddy and gravel roads.

There are only three big cities in the poor territory of Ostland: von Lauken Castle on the eastern plain, Norden Port near the northern coast, and Wolfenburg, the provincial capital across the sea from Hochland.

Norden is not a commercial port. The coastline there is rugged and full of reefs. It is just a port that relies on fishing and plundering and has no commercial value.

The capital Wolfenburg was too far away, leaving Windlow and Muss with only one choice, which was to go to von Lauken Castle.

Although many villages will appear out of nowhere in the empire in a short period of time, many villages will also be wiped off the map for various reasons in a short period of time.

But the big cities within the empire have basically always existed and are the only safe barriers in the entire Old World.

Following the map and memory, Windlow took Mousse all the way south, and finally after a week, after walking through more than a dozen villages, they saw Von Lauken Castle in the distance.

This place is more like a barracks than a city.

The entire Ostland is a poor place, and even the naked eye can see the poverty here.

The cold climate and poor soil do not allow for much food to be grown, so young people in the village, both men and women, choose to become hunters and make a living by hunting.

Likewise, the spearmen and archers of Ostland are the toughest in the entire empire.

In addition to hunting, these young men and women who are skilled in using spears and bows and arrows are more likely to choose to serve in the provincial army.

Although the salary of the local provincial army was only two-thirds of that in the wealthy provinces in the southern part of the empire, it was enough to recruit a large number of new soldiers.

This is also the basic composition of the Ostland provincial army. Relying on a large number of spear archers as the basic troops, supplemented by the powerful Ostland Bull Knights, the people of Ostland have successfully protected their land for a thousand years.

Von Lauken Castle was originally a barracks. As more and more people came here to join the army, it naturally developed into a city.

After seeing the arrival of the southerner, Windlow, they were also quite happy. Supplies finally arrived.

The territory of Ost does not produce any resources. Except for a gold mine near Wolfenburg, the entire territory is as barren as a chaotic wasteland.

It has always been the custom of the people of Oster to use gold coins to exchange for supplies from the South, or to wait for transfer payments from the South.

However, Windlow came empty-handed, and there was no bag on his horse, which could only mean that the merchant had sold all his goods and was preparing to return to the empire.

Several people picked up their weapons and stood straight in front of Wendlow. Mousse could see that this was not a robbery, but a display of themselves.

"Merchant, do you need an escort? My people and I can escort you safely to any place in the empire. The daily wage is only one silver coin. This one silver coin can protect you from any attack by beastmen and greenskins. You will be unscathed and even your clothes will not get dirty."

One silver coin is not a small number, but there are several people behind those people. They are a team. Hiring 1 people to go through life and death with one silver coin is not cheap, it is quite cheap.

Mousse confirmed at a glance that these people had strong fighting power and could be hired to deal with the beastmen that could be seen everywhere in the northern forest.

Turning to look at Wendlow, he found that the man lowered his head in thought.

"Okay, I'll hire you and take me to the Talabek River in the south."

After explaining the hiring task, Windlow generously gave two silver coins, one as a deposit and one as today's salary.

As an existence whose credibility is second only to that of the dwarves in the entire Old World, these eighteen people of Ost are as stubborn as the dwarves.

After receiving the order, he immediately took Windlow and headed straight south.

The entire southern part of Ostland is covered with vast forests, and there are only roads near the mountains, but it is easy to waste time that way.

In order to rush south as quickly as possible, these people rushed into various terrifying primeval forests without looking back.

As soon as he entered the forest, the familiar wind of magic once again surrounded Wendlow.

The primeval forest is filled with a strong smell of beasts, and the beastmen's camps and their various sacrificial pits will continue to spread various magical corruptions.

Windlo could easily sense all of this and lead everyone away from the dangerous place.

So much so that after two weeks, no one had encountered a single battle and had inexplicably walked out of the terrifying primeval forest.

Could it be that this Rick guy Wendlow is born with good luck? This guy is really weird.

Then something even stranger happened. After arriving at the Talabek River, Windlow observed the area for a whole day.

"We won't leave, let's just camp here."