Sitting in the carriage, Liyakade recalled the events that would occur during this journey according to the Original.
After the caravan traveled for about 10 days, they would pass through a mountain range where the terrain on both sides of the road was relatively high.
There, the caravan would encounter a group of bandits.
These bandits had occupied the mountains for a long time, specializing in robbing passing caravans and causing great trouble for the Kingdom’s trade routes.
The nobles and administrators of the surrounding towns had previously tried to unite to wipe them out, but due to the complex terrain of the mountains, the matter was eventually dropped.
However, Liyakade knew very well that it was not that these towns were unable to suppress the bandits, but rather that the officials and thieves were in collusion.
Part of the money the bandits plundered would be given to the Town Head, and the Town Head would, in turn, convince the local nobles to give up the idea of a pursuit.
Furthermore, the strength of this group of bandits was not to be underestimated.
The Bandit Leader was roughly LV.50.
Although he was already over 40 years old, that level was considered quite formidable among ordinary people.
In the Original, Field’s level during this period was not even LV.50, and Alice’s level was even lower than it was now.
After the caravan encountered the bandits, although they barely managed to block the attack, a significant amount of goods was still stolen.
Moreover, the casualties were heavy, and even Field was slightly injured while protecting Alice.
Even though Field was a Princess, this was the border of the Kingdom, and those men were vicious bandits.
Who cared if you were a Princess?
Besides, this place was too far from the Royal City, and the influence of the Royal Family could not reach this far.
If they knew Field was a Princess, they might even attempt to commit a massive act of extortion.
The attacked caravan was forced to rest and recover in a nearby town.
It was there that Alice and Field discovered the truth about the Town Head’s secret collusion with the bandits.
Facing such evil deeds, how could Field, as a Princess, sit idly by?
Taking advantage of the night, she directly launched a surprise attack on the Bandit Leader.
A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.
Eventually, with Alice’s help, the two of them completed a level-gap challenge against the Bandit Leader while also capturing the wicked Town Head.
During this process, the feelings between the two warmed up once again, and they gradually confirmed their hearts to one another.
Hmm?
Thinking up to this point, Liyakade was suddenly stunned.
Wait, why did the two of them only confirm their feelings at this point in the Original?
By comparison, her own progress here was far too fast.
Not only had they long since confirmed their relationship, but they had even done lewd things more than once.
Ugh… let’s just ignore that for now!
After the Town Head was arrested, a new one was quickly elected in the town.
The new Town Head united with the local nobles, and they finally wiped out the remaining bandits completely.
Alice and Field continued on with the caravan and soon arrived at Alice’s hometown.
However, there wasn’t much further development after they reached Alice’s old home.
They had only just confirmed their feelings and still had many concerns.
Being in such an early, innocent stage, it was naturally impossible to tell Alice’s mother directly.
At Alice’s house, they simply introduced Field and chatted about family matters.
Liyakade felt that the plot happening here shouldn’t change too much.
After all, this segment of the story had nothing to do with Irina Zi or Darkness.
Even though Liyakade had eliminated them, it shouldn’t cause too much of an impact.
As for that Bandit Leader, he was just a small fry at LV.50.
Liyakade was already LV.60 now, having reached it through steady progress without overusing external forces or medicine.
Facing that middle-aged Bandit Leader with an unstable foundation, Liyakade felt that even if she didn’t use the Power of the Demon Race, she could easily kill him within a few rounds.
Therefore, there shouldn’t be any danger on this trip.
She just needed to enjoy it.
After finishing her recollection of the Original plot, Liyakade opened her eyes.
“Field, what are you looking at?”
Opening her eyes, Liyakade saw Field holding a roll of parchment, looking seriously at the contents.
Liyakade leaned closer to Field, wanting to look at it with her.
“I’m looking at a map.”
Feeling Liyakade lean in, Field lowered the map slightly so Liyakade could see it as well.
Then, Field stretched out her slender finger and pointed toward Alice’s hometown on the map.
“We are going to Savigny Town.”
As Field spoke, her finger moved upward and stopped at a fork in the road.
“There are two roads from here to Savigny Town. One is the main road previously built by the Kingdom. The surface is flat, but it’s a long detour, and the Kingdom collects a certain fee for using it.”
“The other is a mountain road. The path is quite rugged, but it’s closer and can save 1 day of travel time. Plus, there’s no fee. It seems the road this caravan chose this time is this mountain path.”
“But… I heard that you might encounter bandits on this road…”
Field seemed somewhat worried.
She had indeed been negligent regarding the route and hadn’t chosen a confirmed path.
However, among the recent caravans, only this one was headed to Savigny Town on the Kingdom’s border.
Therefore, Field seemingly had no other choice.
“It’s fine. Didn’t we just see the scale of the caravan? They probably know they’ll encounter bandits on this route, so they’ve hired quite a lot of guards. But…”
At this point, a question suddenly occurred to Liyakade.
“Field, how much money does it actually cost to take the road built by the Kingdom? Why would the caravan rather hire more guards than take the main road?”
“It seems to be calculated based on the goods the caravan is carrying. If it’s an individual, they only charge by the person. If it’s a caravan, it depends on how much cargo they have. It’s essentially a type of tax.”
“After all, transporting items from the interior to the border, or bringing goods from the border to the Royal City, is considered relatively rare. Naturally, taxes must be collected when passing through the checkpoints.”
“I see… Then the Kingdom is quite good at making money, Field.”
Hearing this, Liyakade secretly poked Field’s waist and smiled mischievously.
“Since you’ve collected so much tax money, won’t you share some with me?”
“Hey, that’s the Kingdom’s money; it has nothing to do with me.”
Field heard the teasing intent in Liyakade’s tone and tried to argue back.
“Heh, when I gave you my wallet to support you before, you weren’t willing. You insisted on making your own money. Now you want me to share some gold coins with you?”
“It was just a joke, hehe.”
Liyakade gave a radiant smile and then quickly shifted the topic.
“Then they just want to evade some taxes. But even if we really run into bandits, it doesn’t matter. There shouldn’t be any bandits in the Kingdom now that we can’t handle. Right, Alice…”
As Liyakade spoke, she nudged Alice with her elbow.
However, the moment Liyakade touched Alice, she suddenly jumped up from her seat.
*Bang — *