Henry, lying on the ground, also saw the patrolmen on the hillside not far away. It seemed that there were still people in Grey Castle Territory, and he and Ian still had a chance to survive.
Soon, four patrolmen arrived in front of Henry and his nephew. The patrolman who had made the bet earlier asked, "Who are you? Where are you from? You've now entered the Grey Castle Territory's restricted area."
"We are from the Blas territory north of Grey Castle Territory. We are refugees." Henry quickly explained. These people seemed to be warriors from Grey Castle Territory, but their clothing puzzled him. He had always heard that Grey Castle Territory was very poor.
Judging from the longswords they possess, they are quite valuable, and their clothes look very nice. It's probably not true that Grey Castle Territory is poor.
"North? Wasn't that road blocked?" Hearing that they were fleeing from the north, the patrolmen relaxed a little. The longsword they had been gripping loosened as well.
"Yes, my uncle and I crawled over the blocked area. I wonder if the lord of Grey Castle Territory could take us in?"
Henry was somewhat uneasy; if these soldiers refused now, he and Ian would really be lying here.
The patrolmen glanced at the child who hadn't moved much on the ground, then looked back at Henry, who had spoken.
"Alright, we don't know about this either. We need to ask our captain and then our lord before we can decide. You guys, tie them up and take them back to camp."
They still decided to tie them up and take them back, since that was the patrol's rule: all suspicious persons had to be tied up and taken back to camp.
With their hands bound, Henry and Ian reached the top of a small hill. From there, they could see a quiet river flowing in the distance, and neat rows of beautiful houses on the other side. Was this the impoverished Grey Castle Territory? Henry could hardly believe his eyes.
"Brother, is that really Grey Castle Territory up ahead?"
"Yes, you didn't expect that, did you? I've been to your territory to trade for salt before. Back then, you all said that this place was a godforsaken place, and everyone here was penniless."
Henry remained silent upon hearing this, feeling somewhat embarrassed. However, he did not say that Grey Castle Territory was a desolate place; that was just something he heard from others.
The group fell silent for a moment, then quickly reached the riverbank. The river was actually passable from almost anywhere, as it wasn't very deep. A simple wooden bridge had been built at Lower Taoyuan Village, just outside the city walls. Now, everyone had to cross the river via this small bridge.
"Brother, the houses here are even more beautiful. This must be where the lord lives, right? The city wall is so high; it must have taken a lot of stones, right?"
Henry felt like he couldn't take it all in; the house and city walls gave him a sense of unreality.
"Hehe, this is nothing. You'll know what a good place is once you're inside the city walls."
The other patrol members were also a little proud when they heard this; the territory was indeed like a fairyland now.
The city wall was still under construction to the south. The group followed the wall to the city gate, which was already built, but without gates yet. They heard that there would be two large iron gates here in the future, currently being built in Red Iron Village. The Fir Tree Police Squad was also guarding the area.
Once you enter the city gate, a little further north is the new Police Squad camp, located at the foot of the city wall.
Indeed, Henry thought the man's words were very true; the scene inside the city walls had truly shocked him.
Especially in the beautiful house we're in now, which I don't know what it's made of.