Volume II: The Frontier Chapter VI Verbal Agreement
After Mo Cheng came back, she was ready to rest, just lying on the bed when there was a knock on the door, she got up and opened the door, and the villagers who came to pass the word told her that Village Chief Xia had something to discuss with her, and asked her to go over now.
Junyue was still sitting at the dining table in a daze, and the scene here had a big shock to her, very different from what she had imagined in the wasteland. The picture of the black dragon being attacked and disappearing also kept coming to mind, and the whole person was gloomy and weak.
About half an hour later, Mo Cheng came back, pushed open the door, looked at Chunyue with an embarrassed face, and sat down across from her cautiously, his eyes wandering.
"You, what do you want?" Mo Cheng observed her for a long time, and finally spoke.
"I didn't think about anything, I was just a little tired. By the way, what did you just go out for?" Chunyue adjusted her sitting posture slightly, easing her nerves.
"Village Chief Xia called me... Discussing the matter of treating the villagers, she saw that I didn't pick any herbs, some... Some anxious. Dark Orange's unnatural answer didn't attract Junyue's attention.
"Well, save people, didn't you tell him that we were going to buy herbs on the black market?"
"Said, said, he said that you are a good person, but as a wastelander, you can pay to help the humans who meet for the first time, and you are more generous than the lords and nobles here. Mo Cheng smiled awkwardly, insincerely.
"Yes, I don't think your expression is so unnatural, that's all. ”
"And... And he wants to ask you for a little favor, and I don't know how to say it. ”
"You say, I'll help as much as I can. ”
"He wants you to help protect the Mountain Spirit Village, he is embarrassed to say directly, let me pass on a message first, or you can go to the village chief Xia. ”
"You hesitated for a long time just for this, you can help, but I'm not sure when to leave, so I promised, I'm afraid that if I can't do it then, I will hurt you. "Chunyue is not making excuses, she is only here to find Mu Chen, and she has no intention of staying for a long time.
"In this way, you still go to Village Chief Xia and talk to him face-to-face, I'm just the one in charge of passing the word, and I don't know the specific matters, if you're not sure, it's best to talk to him clearly, so that he can make other plans." ”
"Well, that's fine, let's go. After Chunyue finished speaking, she got up and prepared to follow Mo Cheng to find Village Chief Xia.
"I'm not going, I'm going to give me a look at him with all his might, let me persuade you to stay, I'm awkward in the middle. ”
"Well, where is he and where am I going to find him?"
"In the middle of the village, the largest wooden house, he should be waiting for you at the door, and when I came back, he specially instructed that it would be best to talk to you in person, but since you two don't know each other, let me pass on the word first. ”
"You don't dare to go with me, have you already agreed for me? ”
"No, no, hehe. Go ahead, put the weapons and equipment and this animal skin bag on the bed, and I'll help you look at it. Murphy said with a grin.
Chunyue glanced at the animal skin bag on the bed, turned around and went out, walking along the village path towards Village Chief Xia's house.
A few minutes later, by the light reflected in the house, she saw Village Chief Xia standing in front of the wooden house and pacing back and forth, looking uneasy. A few steps closer, Village Chief Xia also noticed her and hurriedly beckoned to her.
Chunyue entered the wooden house under the warm greeting of Village Chief Xia, although the house was large, but there were not many decent furnishings in it, a dining table and four chairs in the middle, a single bed against the wall, a tattered chest of drawers at the door, and the whole room was empty and you could hear the echo of the floor when walking.
"Sit, you sit first, your name is Jabek. Village Chief Xia pulled out a chair and asked Junyue to sit down.
"Ah, yes. My name is Jabek Chunyue, what are you looking for me?" Junyue pretended to be stupid and didn't want to speak first.
Water was boiling on the stove in the corner, and Village Chief Xia made a cup of tea and gave it to Chunyue, then sat down opposite her and said, "Didn't Mo Cheng tell you? ”
"Oh, I've listened to her say a few words, but I don't quite understand what you mean and what you want me to do. ”
"Ahem, I heard that you are going to the black market tomorrow to buy medicinal herbs, and the money is still yours, so I think you are a good person, although it is a little abrupt, but can you please help us protect the village and help us poor villagers tide over the difficulties. ”
"I've told me about these oranges, but I'm not sure when I'm leaving, so I can't promise you. ”
"Don't refuse, you are a wastelander, at most you can only operate in the border area, Shanling Village is the closest village to the wasteland, although it is under the jurisdiction of the homeland city, but it is rarely inspected here, you live here will not be noticed at all, and it is also good for you to use our village as a temporary foothold. ”
"This..."Chunyue also made sense to think about it, after all, she was a wastelander, and her activities in the human border area would be somewhat restricted, and if she used this place as a foothold, it would also provide him with a lot of convenience in finding Mu Chen.
"You don't look like you often go in and out of the border, if you can tell me why you're here, we can help you. ”
"But I really have something else to do, and I can't defend it for a long time. The same question, Mo Cheng asked several times and she didn't answer, and now in the face of Village Chief Xia, she naturally won't say it, she still doesn't trust them very much from the bottom of her heart, and she is always on guard.
"And when are you leaving?"
"It's hard to say now, but it won't be too long. ”
"That's it, you live here first during this time, and the young city lord of Homestead City wrote back to us, saying that he would send someone to help us defend against the black-capped goblin in the past few days, I'm afraid that there will be a discrepancy in time, and we will really not be able to live if we are looted again, before the people from Homestead City come, you will hold on for a few days, okay?" Village Chief Xia's pleading gaze was about to see through Chunyue.
"That's fine, but I can't guarantee it after a long time. Chunyue saw that he was pitiful and agreed.
"Our village is poor, and we can't give you a commission, but food and accommodation can be provided, if you have other needs, as long as it is not a fight, I promise to do my best, thank you so much." ”
"You're welcome, I don't lack money or anything, just eat this..."Chunyue is a typical wasteland inland thinking, in their tribe gold coins have little value, can only be used to exchange items with the Beijin Department, sometimes once a year, the clansmen do not take the gold coins seriously, they are all thrown in the camp tent, do not carry with them, and are not afraid of losing. But spirit stones are rare items and have a wide range of uses, and if it weren't for the gold coins and spirit stones in a bag this time, she probably wouldn't be able to carry them.
"Tomorrow I will arrange for someone to go hunting in the mountains, these two days have been a bit hasty, just robbed and not relieved, you can rest assured, you will definitely be allowed to eat game." Village Chief Xia saw that Chunyue was a little concerned about the food, and hurriedly explained.
"Well, thank you. Chunyue got up and prepared to leave.
"Well, then we're done, thank you so much, Miss Jabek. Village Chief Xia sent her outside the door and watched her leave.
Junyue walked back along the path, and for the first time experienced the happiness of being strongly needed, and her steps were much lighter than when she came. When she was in the tribe, due to her low combat power, the clan collective hunting could only follow the middle and rear parts, and the people who fought were also some low-level magical beasts, and she was also responsible for cleaning the battlefield and disposing of corpses, all of which were insignificant work, and here, she was the king, no one could match her, her every move was related to the lives of the villagers, she had never experienced such an important role, and the joy in her heart was fully revealed.
She returned to the wooden house in high spirits, and when she opened the door, Mo Cheng was just lying down, looked at her in surprise, and hurriedly turned her head.
"Why haven't you slept yet, are you waiting for me to come back?" Junyue smiled and closed the door.
"Ah, yes... Yes, how about talking when you come back?" Mo Cheng sat up and followed her words.
"It's all said and done..."Junyue retold the conversation with Village Chief Xia, complacent and difficult to suppress as she spoke.
"Don't worry, I won't let you be robbed again, no black flat hat, white flat hat, no match for me. ”
"That's natural, they're too different from you, and they're definitely not your opponents. Dark orange complimented perfunctorily.
"Are you going to the black market early tomorrow morning? I'm going to do a good walk, there must be a lot of things I haven't seen before." ”
"Well, yes. Tomorrow is to buy medicinal herbs, not for you to go to the market to have fun, buy early and come back early, I will need a lot of time to refine and produce. ”
"I can't help with the pharmaceutical, you can come back and get it yourself, I'm going to shop around the black market to satisfy my curiosity." "There is no large-scale market in the wasteland, only scattered shops, most of which are run by vagrants and the Bakery Ministry, and the transactions within their tribe are face-to-face barter, so she has been full of curiosity since she heard about the black market, wanting to see what it looks like, and by the way, she can also inquire about Mu Chen's news.
"Are you doing it alone?"
"I can't lose it, don't worry, it's no problem. I'll definitely be back before dark. ”
"That's... All right. Mo Cheng saw that she didn't know anything about the world, but she actually wanted to tell her that people are unpredictable, be careful in trouble, and it is easy to be deceived in the black market, but she didn't want to ruin her fun, so she didn't speak.
"Sleep, remember to call me tomorrow. Chunyue cleaned up the bed, moved the weapons and equipment that had been placed on the bed to the dining table, picked up the animal skin bag, pinched it twice and put it on the pillow, and then lay down.
Mo Cheng watched her every move cautiously opposite her, and only turned around when she saw her lying down, let out a long sigh of relief with his back to her, and fell asleep.
Chunyue's first day in the Human Continent ended like this, and although she agreed to Village Chief Xia's proposal to stay in the village for the time being, no one mentioned the details of the specific guards. She inquired about the level range of human demonic beasts from Ink Orange, and she didn't take the black-hatted goblin seriously at all. Because of his perennial contact with the wasteland people, Village Chief Xia knew their abilities, and he didn't explain too much. And Mo Cheng seems to be just coping with things, and he doesn't care at all, so he makes a hasty verbal agreement, and he doesn't know if he can protect the entire village.