Chapter 423 7.77 The Road Home (11)

The narrowest part of the English Channel is only 34 kilometers.

Under normal sailing, even a fully loaded slow cargo ship can successfully reach the other side within 2 hours.

When the Golden Scale Guards searched the citizens on the shore to no avail, they rushed to all the ships on the dock and searched carefully twice inside and outside. After a long time, the ship finally set sail.

Alfred climbed out of the wine barrel. He didn't care about the smell of alcohol on his body, and squatted by the window waiting for the land to appear.

He was ready to jump off the ship and escape at any time.

Across the English Channel is his hometown Wessex, but is Wessex safe now?

Not necessarily.

Born in this country, Alfred knew how close the exchanges between Wessex and the Duchy of France were. More than a hundred years ago, his great-grandfather "Cadwalla" had begun to communicate with the Duchy of France as a minister.

The dragon eggs in the Kingdom of Wessex, the method of raising dragons, and the "dragon language scholars" who can communicate with dragons all come from the Duchy of France. 60% of the goods sold by Wessex merchants come from this huge kingdom across the Channel.

It can be said that the Duchy of France has provided considerable help for their current status in the English Isles.

Not to mention that the dramatic trial of his adoptive father Loki can no longer be described as a "slap in the face". What he did can be described as riding on the neck of the "Plantage Family" and swinging wildly.

Chief Justice Ethan von Klein and Chamber of Commerce President "Diamond Flower" Durand died under their own swords at the same time, and nearly 100 nobles and non-commissioned officers who appeared in court died in the chopping of Vikings.

Based on Alfred's understanding of the French royal family, they have already started a new round of commercial sanctions against the seven countries of England.

At this juncture, Ecbert would not refuse all the requests they made.

The Golden Scale Guard must know that the direction of their escape is Wessex, so they are very likely to focus on the key nodes of Wessex.

Although Wessex is his hometown, the proud French Golden Scale Guards do not need to report to the Wessex royal family once they catch him.

Even this time they sent a large army here, most likely in the name of eliminating the Vikings.

Once he falls into the hands of the Golden Scale Guards, Alfred will not be able to enjoy any assistance from Wessex.

**

When the endless coastline finally appeared on the horizon, Alfred did not hesitate. He jumped from the porthole of the ship and jumped directly into the cold sea water.

Compared with the Viking pirates, his water skills are far from excellent.

Not only that, he cannot move towards the dock. He must make a big turn and find a deserted reef area to land on the land, so as to ensure his safety to the greatest extent.

Don't forget that his enemies are not just the Golden Scale Guards.

Among the split fire transmission gang members, there is another group of aliens who obey the "master". It was this group of people who leaked their shelter in the Fortress of Versailles, almost causing the Viking pirates to be wiped out in the city.

After swimming hard for more than an hour in the sea and drinking several mouthfuls of sea water, Alfred finally climbed onto a rocky coast.

After lying on the hard reef to recover his strength for a short time, he climbed up the cliff and found a cave to eat some fruits and dried meat looted from the cargo ship.

The desolate coastline seems empty, but this place cannot be stayed for long.

Since the invasion of the Vikings who began to drift down from the North Sea, even if Loki occupied two provinces and established his own Viking settlement, Ecbert still did not dare to relax the patrol of the coastline.

He tripled the patrol force of the coastline, with 200 cavalry in each team, patrolling the coastline of Wessex almost day and night.

Alfred did not think that his situation would improve if he fell into the hands of the Wessex patrol. The Golden Scale Guards might use various "seemingly friendly" excuses to abduct him from Wessex.

As for his biological father, Ecbert, he had no right to stand and speak in front of the French.

(I have come so far and have successfully escaped from the Duchy of France. Even if I rely on my legs the whole way, I am now less than 5 days away from "Stone Forest County"!)

(No one in the border of Wessex is worthy of my trust! For these 5 days, it is safest to hide among the people. After all, returning alive and passing on the message is more important than anything else.)

Stamping out the campfire, Alfred slept in a dark seaside cave for one night.

Before dawn the next day, he climbed up the cliff and identified the way home by the direction of the moon's descent.

**

In the next five days, Alfred started hunting mode again.

In this hellish escape experience, he was able to successfully escape thanks to the hunting and survival skills taught to him by Bakambusi.

During this long journey, the 15-year-old youth, unarmed, could only rely on picking up branches, animal bones and stones to survive while crossing the dense forest.

Not to mention that he had to avoid patrolling Wessex troops and militia at any time along the way.

He traveled day and night, and finally arrived at the outskirts of Stonehelm Fortress in the "Green Valley" province on the fourth night.

After a full year, the once prosperous "Stonehelm Fortress" was still a ruin.

Under the combined attack of the burrowing worms and the Cyclops, the entire city has completely collapsed. Ever since the ice and snow melted and spring began, Ecbert has been hiring farm workers to clean up the wreckage.

So far, the work has lasted for two months, and there is still no sign of completion.

Every day, a large number of migrant workers pass through the ruins. Recently, there are thousands of Golden Scale Guards. The "suzerain" knows that this important town near the border of Wessex is his last line of defense to capture Alfred.

Once he passes the Stonehelm Fortress, the Stone Forest County is behind him.

Now, it is the land of the Vikings.

Alfred hid in the treetops a hundred meters away from the city, observing the movements of the migrant workers and the Golden Scale Guards for a whole day. They formed five shifts and patrolled the official road day and night.

For a whole day, less than 10 caravans crossed the cordon they set up.

All merchants who tried to cross the border were subject to meticulous and comprehensive inspections.

It is simply unrealistic to rely on disguise to get by.

The complex terrain of Stone Forest County determines that there is only one way to enter the Rainfall Highlands from Wessex. The towering stalagmites are all abysses. Even with Alfred's skills, it is impossible to climb from the bottom of the slippery cliff.

Alfred sighed softly.

Odin loves killing.

The last few hundred meters of the journey may only be forced by force!