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If it's the shortest one, you'll pass through many well-known areas along the way.

Of course, the most iconic of these is the Aldi Farm.

Without him, this is the only recognized safe rest point on the road.

Originally a medium-sized farm, Odile Farm has been transformed into a small market over generations due to its prominent location.

The only thing that did not meet the standards of a village or town was probably the lack of formal appointment documents issued by the Empire.

Of course, the great development of Odil's farm is due to the determination of successive Earls of Collor to clean up the bandits near the city.

Although the Count of Collor of this generation seems to have forgotten about this small place and has not sent troops to inspect it for a long time.

Fortunately, the farm itself has formed a large number of militia teams, and ordinary small bandits really dare not come to the door to bully.

How could a large group of thieves look down on such a poor town.

The gravel avenue gradually became clearer, the stone slabs could not withstand the traces of time, and the overgrown weeds were cleaned up.

The wheat fields and corn fields on both sides of the road stretch far away, and it seems that people have foreseen the joy of a good harvest in the coming year.

Riding on horseback and looking at the buildings of various heights, Nikolai's gloomy mood that had lasted for several days finally improved a lot.

This is the fourteenth day after leaving the imperial capital, and everyone arrives at Odile Farm, which has a good reputation in the circle of adventurers.

In fact, according to the original plan, the team should have passed through here a few days ago.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, not long ago, after accidentally provoking the Black Bow Bandit Group, the team had to make a temporary detour.

What's more, in the battle of Attiman, although there were no casualties among the entourage, the lost horses were accidentally bitten by wild beasts and had to be abandoned.

This greatly slowed down the group's journey, and the Nords, who were full of strength, had to go on foot, and Old Jack and the Tiger were also deprived of the right to ride.

Fortunately, after all the hard work, the lost horses could be replenished in the market, and it was not far from Koror.

The militia patrolling around the farm greeted the friendly adventurers.

Outsiders are still welcome here, except for the damned bandits.

With the help of the traveling scholar Nikolai, Ling Qi easily gained the trust of the farmer, James Ford, and even the enthusiastic old man offered to invite them to stay overnight at his home.

The simple smiles of the residents are infectious, at least according to the traveling scholars.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect or if it's true, Ling Qi just feels that Old James's enthusiasm is a little fake.

Especially when Nikolai invited him out of the house, and saw everyone for the first time, the old fellow was unconcealably surprised!

In the face of such a group of fierce warriors, especially Moti, who looks more like a monster than a human, even if he is recommended by a friend, the first reaction of a normal person should always be a little fearful.

This is outside the city again, and the so-called law is equivalent to a blank piece of paper, and the heart of defense is indispensable.

After living a long time, doesn't old James even understand this truth?

Besides, this inexplicable surprise, what's going on.

Ling Qi did not make a conclusion, secretly raised his vigilance, and waited and waited for the changes. After all, it is more likely that this old man is naturally hospitable, and he does think too much.

The old man's attitude was really eager, and he even insisted on holding a banquet to entertain everyone, and even vacated a few rooms in his house for everyone to live in.

In this way, not to mention people who have never known each other, even Nikolai feels flattered.

Led by the old man, the adventurers entered the house one by one.

The house is significantly larger than the other buildings in the vicinity, and is estimated to cover more than six acres, which is the size of more than half a football field.

The floor plan structure of the house is not complicated, and the entrance is the hall, and there is no entrance.

On the left and right sides of the hall, there are corridors in the center of the back, and on the front are some tables, on which are placed many ornaments of unknown value, most of which are porcelain statues and the like.

There are eight embedded oil lamps on the four walls of the hall, a total of eight, evenly distributed, and it seems that the material living conditions of the owner's family are not bad.

Following old James, the group entered the aisle on the left, passed the storage room, passed the dining room, and the innermost was the guest rooms arranged on both sides of the aisle.

A few serfs were cleaning the rooms, which were all relatively simple in layout, with one bed and one table, and basically no extra decoration.

"This is it. ”

"You're welcome, you can tell me if you need anything, and of course you can directly order these subordinates. ”

Old James brought the people here, confessed the guilt, reprimanded the serfs, and then left to prepare the supper.

As the captain and employer, Ling Qi certainly chose the largest room, which was a privilege and a must.

After entering the house to unload his baggage and some eye-catching equipment, such as bows and arrows, he walked straight to the window and pushed it out to admire the idyllic scenery outside.

Slaves and hired farmers are sweating in the fields, birds singing and frogs chirping in a symphony.

On the other side of the field is a bazaar, and beside the bazaar there are a number of low buildings, connected together, which belong to the owner of the Aldi farm, and have been seen by the people when they come.

At the market, the traveling merchants and vendors are preparing to close their stalls, counting the day's harvest with joy on their faces.

The humble inn opens its doors for the best time of the day.

After a while, the peasants and slaves also began to call it a day, and returned to their dilapidated huts, where smoke rose from house to house.

Most of the houses in the countryside are civil structures with straw on tops.

Including the "mansion" of the farmer James, it is also only a single-story bungalow.

The only difference is that it is four or five meters high, and it definitely stands out from the crowd in this land, taller than the two-storey inn in the bazaar.

And this "mansion" is obviously separated from other buildings by some distance, as if it is showing off something.

Since it was already afternoon when the group arrived at Aldy's farm, not long after the room was assigned, a servant came in to inform him that the dinner had begun.

At dusk, the sunset gradually fades, and the moon halo looms in the east.

In the restaurant, adventurers took their seats one by one, and the atmosphere was warm and enjoyable.

The food on the long table was very rich, there were chicken, duck, fish and meat, mushroom soup, cheese, caviar, foie gras, and white bread.

Compared with the farmer's house, such a banquet is already very high-grade.

After a few glasses of ale, the adventurers mingled with the farmer's family.

The polite old James toasted again and again, and he also complimented Ling Qi and Nikolai very much.

The adventurers ate and drank with their bellies open, and in the end, ninety percent of the food went into the stomachs of Ling Qi's gang.

There is no way, the host's family eats reservedly, and the people are thin. said that it was a family, but in fact, it was only the old James and his wife plus a sturdy young man, and the other servants and serfs were not qualified to attend.

Old James was funny, but his wife was a white-headed old woman who didn't like to talk, and she looked a little older than James.

As for the young man, he was about twenty years old, and he should be a junior in the Ford family, but he didn't look like James's son.

When he introduced himself, everyone realized that this young man, whose real name was John Lorcan, was not related to the farmer.

He was a son of a family, the son of a slave. However, his status was obviously much higher than that of ordinary slaves, and judging by the attitude of the farmer and his wife towards him, there was not much difference between him and his own son.

Through the conversation that followed, everyone learned that although John's father was born as a serf, he was very talented in management, so he was promoted by James to be the steward of the farm when he was young. Later, during a hunt, John's father, who was faithful to the Savior, died unexpectedly himself.

It is precisely because of this that John was raised by the farmer and his wife since he was a child, and both of them have a deep affection. In addition, he inherited his father's management and management talents, and was willing to keep the family, but the farmer's several biological children were all "ambitious", and none of them were willing to stay on the farm to inherit the family business. So all along, John has been cultivated by the old man as a successor.

Of course, Ling Qi estimated that the old man only wanted him to inherit the identity of the farmer. Truly valuable real estate, title deeds, etc., must still be left to the descendants of the bloodline.

During the banquet, the kid frequently cast his eyes at Antorell, which made old James look embarrassed.

Probably because of long-term exercise, although Antorell is not naturally beautiful, and can barely be called beautiful, he also has another touching charm.

Ling Qi and the others were secretly amused, I wonder if this kid would have such beautiful thoughts if he saw the brutality of the female assassin when he killed people.