"What are you looking at, Mr. Wang?" Noticing Wang Zhiran's gaze, Grandpa Jill asked him kindly.

Wang Zhiran turned his head, looked at Grandpa Jill, pointed to the door, and asked, "I'm just a little curious, what's behind that wooden door?"

Grandpa Jill still said with a smile on his face, "Oh, behind that door is my underground warehouse, but I haven't opened it much now because I haven't used it for a long time, and I think there must be dust down there." ”

"Oh, I see. Wang Zhiran nodded.

However, Ionia's little Lori seemed to be interested and said, "Grandpa Jill, can I go behind the door and have a look?"

"Uh, this ......"

Before Grandpa Jill could speak, Wang Zhiran touched Ionia's little head and said, "Ionia, don't make trouble for the old man, it's someone else's private warehouse, don't go." ”

"Oh. ”

Ionia obediently agreed and continued to eat the bread on the table, while Wang Zhiran politely asked Grandpa Jill, "You know, my friends and I are separated, so I want to take the liberty of asking, can Ionia and I live in this village for a while?"

After Grandpa Jill saw that Wang Zhiran had stopped Ionia's curiosity and made another proposal to stay in the village for a while longer, the smile on his face became kinder: "Okay, very welcome, our village has always been the most hospitable. Since you're going to stay here for a while, I'll take you around the village when you're done eating. ”

"Oh, that's really great," Wang Zhiran said with a smile, "I chose to become a businessman because I could enjoy the scenery everywhere. ”

Ionia on the side also coaxed: "Ionia also wants to go and see!"

Grandpa Jill smiled and said, "Of course, the scenery in our village is beautiful. ”

However, Wang Zhiran touched the cute little head of Little Lori and admonished: "Ionia, don't run around in the village, follow me, you know? ”

"Okay, Brother Wang. ”

After listening to Ionia's milky words, Wang Zhiran and Grandpa Jill both laughed.

Soon, after the two finished eating, Grandpa Jill warmly beckoned the two out and wanted to introduce them to the Gil village.

Just before leaving Grandpa Jill's house, Wang Zhiran smiled and asked an interesting question: "Grandpa Jill, do you know the old rulers?"

"What in the old days?" Grandpa Jill showed a puzzled expression and said, "Forgive me for being a beginner and I've never heard of this word. ”

Wang Zhiran still smiled and said: "Oh, it's nothing, this is what I heard my friend say, he saw this word from an ancient classic, and I just saw that you are older and may have seen more, so I asked." ”

Grandpa Jill smiled: "Oh, that's a pity, although I am old, I am not a learned person, I am afraid I can't answer your question." ”

"It's okay, I'm just asking, let's go tour the village. After saying that, Wang Zhiran took Ionia and Grandpa Jill out to visit the village.

However, just after the three of them left, a black mist suddenly appeared through the crack in the door of the hall......

Grandpa Jill took Wang Zhiran and Ionia around the village very enthusiastically, and introduced them to many villagers in the village, and those villagers were just as enthusiastic as Grandpa Jill.

According to Grandpa Jill, the village of Gil has a tradition of hospitality because it is located in the forest and has less communication with the outside world.

Wang Zhiran once looked at the map and knew that what Grandpa Jill said was true. The whole village is indeed built in the forest to the east of Meke Town, which is relatively isolated, and it is no wonder that the villagers in the village are very enthusiastic about outsiders like Wang Zhiran.

The whole Jill village is not big, only about 100 households, after Grandpa Jill's introduction, Wang Zhiran quickly got acquainted with those villagers, plus the cute little Lori, Ionia is very likable, there are many villagers looking at the little Lori's eyes, as if they are looking at their own good granddaughter.

Yes, this village is good for everything, surrounded by beautiful scenery like green mountains and green waters, if placed on the earth, it will definitely become a scenic spot, a national AAA scenic spot, and maybe even one of the most important places to live.

However, Wang Zhiran discovered an important problem in this village, that is, there are only middle-aged and elderly people over 40 years old in the entire village, and none of the younger generation in the village can see it.

In this regard, Grandpa Jill showed a kind smile and explained: "Mr. Wang, you should know that a continent inexplicably appeared in the Mediterranean Sea a month ago, and then there were strange puppet legions that launched an attack on the Empire, and the Empire began a nationwide general mobilization in order to resist this invasion. ”

"Oh, I see. ”

Wang Zhiran showed a sudden expression of realization and said, "So all the young people in this village have been recruited because of this general mobilization. ”

Grandpa Jill nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Wang, that's the case, it should be said that you are lucky, because you are a merchant and often travel all over the world, instead of staying in your hometown of Aurora Province, otherwise you may also be drafted." ”

The Bridit Empire is at war with the puppet legions that suddenly appeared, and Wang Zhiran knows it, so the reason why the empire recruits soldiers because of the war makes sense.

"What you said makes sense, it is indeed the wisdom of the elderly," Wang Zhiran said with a smile: "I have seen the battlefield with my own eyes, it is not a good place, there is nothing but death." ”

Grandpa Jill laughed, "But the winner gets honor, doesn't he?"

Wang Zhiran also smiled: "But you have to live to the moment of victory, don't you?"

After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

However, at this time, Ionia bit her finger and asked a crucial question in the voice of a child: "What about Grandpa Jill, what about the children in your village?

Despite the fact that Ionia is very small, the question is very acute, as it is well known that national conscription generally recruits young and strong men, and in some cases also recruits women, but usually not children.

However, not only are there no young men and women in the entire village of Gil, but there are no children, which is obviously abnormal.

Therefore, Grandpa Jill immediately became very embarrassed after hearing Ionia's question.

At this moment, Wang Zhiran spoke: "Ionia, of course those children were recruited along with their parents. Think about it, the parents of the children are gone, will they leave those children alone?"

"Hmm," Ionia bit her finger, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother Wang seems to have a point. ”

Interestingly, after listening to Wang Zhiran's words, Grandpa Jill cast a strange look at him.

Of course, Wang Zhiran felt that Jill was looking at him, so he asked him: "By the way, Grandpa Jill, I don't know your honorable name yet, can you tell me your full name?"

"My full name?" Grandpa Gil pondered for a moment, then finally said, "My full name is Gilles de Les, but I prefer to be called Jill." ”

"So Jill, has anyone ever called you Bluebeard?" As he spoke, Wang Zhiran also pointed to Grandpa Jill's iconic blue beard.

Jill smiled and said, "There used to be a lot of children who liked to call me that, but unfortunately now they are gone. ”

"Well, yes, that's a shame. Wang Zhiran took Ionia by one hand and said, "Can I take Ionia around casually?"

"Of course, as long as you don't leave the village, you know, it's been a lot of peace out there lately. Grandpa Jill said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll be back soon. After saying that, Wang Zhiran led Ionia out of Jill's field of vision.

After Jill saw the two of them leave, a villager in his forties walked up and said to Jill, "Village chief, did that kid surnamed Wang see something?"

Jill still said with that kind smile, "Don't worry, as long as they stay in the village, they will be fine, by the way, how about the preparation of the ceremony in three days?"

The villager said, "Don't worry, village chief, there will be no problem, everything is done, and this time the sacrifice is them!"

"Good!"

That night, Wang Zhiran and Ionia finished dinner in Grandpa Jill's room and planned to go to bed.

Originally, Grandpa Jill arranged a room for Wang Zhiran and the two of them, but at Wang Zhiran's request, Grandpa Jill finally agreed that he and Ionia, the little Lori, slept together.

After covering Ionia lying on the bed, Wang Zhiran silently read in his heart: Well, if the Valkyrie is here, I will definitely say that I must be a pervert. It's just a pity that I have to do it, because there is something wrong with this village, and if my reasoning is correct, there is something behind that door that shouldn't exist.

Hey, what a wolf's den that just got out of the tiger's mouth again!

Thinking of this, Wang Zhiran couldn't help but look down at the soles of his feet, as if there was something strange on the floor.

Soon, Wang Zhiran retracted his vision, lay down on the bed, and slept next to Ionia.

Late that night, Ionia had a nightmare in which she dreamed that she was in an endless darkness, and not only that, but there was a monster in the darkness that pounced on her.

"Ahh

Ionia awoke.

"Don't worry, Ionia, I'm here, everything was a dream. ”

Hearing these gentle words, Ionia looked at Wang Zhiran who was lying beside her and said, "Brother Wang, I'm afraid, I feel that there are very scary things in this village. ”

"Yes, I know, it's an indescribable thing. ”