Ten days later! Evan and his group finally reached the edge of Ramqvist's territory, and they tried to hide their tracks as far as they could.

This time I came out with some preliminary ideas on how to resolve this crisis, even if it was not completely successful, at least we had to hold them back from starting a war in winter.

Because Evan was going to sea again, he gathered men to work day and night these days, and built three dragon warships, which could go to about 500 people to plunder this time, which was at least much stronger than last time in terms of numbers.

So what he is doing now is to hold back the successors in Ramqvist's territory, lest these guys take advantage of the fire and rob them after he takes people out to sea.

Arriving at the edge of the territory, the thirty or so people divided into three groups, each entering from different places, each team had one or two people who had been here to lead the way, they agreed on a time and a place to meet, and then each led his own team away.

Ole and Lief entered with a team, and Evan had just taken over the territory for a short time and could not fully trust the people around him, so he sent two brothers to follow him, while he himself left Haakon and Sam with him.

The three groups made their way to the center of Ramqvist's territory, and along the way they could see that the sparse land was overgrown with crops, but there were no civilians harvesting food. There are only scattered fishing boats and broken nets on the beach, and there is no human shadow in the marginal areas.

Evan saw that there was a scene of decay and loneliness everywhere around him, and he also had a clearer understanding of the ** and means of the lord's position after Ramqvist's death.

It seems that his heirs are now in the same situation, everyone wants to have more land and population, and they don't care about the lives of civilians at all. They forgot that the winter here lasts for five months, and if there is not enough storage, it will kill people.

But they've obviously been carried away by **, or do they have enough storage to get everyone through the harsh winter?

Evan had no way of knowing about them, and he didn't expect the situation here to be so bad, it was a bit different from what he had planned in the beginning, so now he was desperate to find someone to try to get some accurate information before he could consider the next step.

In this way, the group of people marched deeper into the territory for almost two days. That night, they haphazardly spread animal pelts on the sand in a scattered rocky clearing, ready to serve as a makeshift resting place.

The bonfire was lit and the surroundings slowly warmed up. It's close to the North Pole, and although it's still autumn, the nights are already cool.

Evan was cooking around the fire, leaving everyone but two adults on duty in search of food. In the past few days, they have been on the road continuously, gnawing dry food every day, and the birds have long faded out of their mouths, according to their speed, they will be able to enter the core of this territory tomorrow, so take a good rest tonight, and be mentally prepared for unexpected things tomorrow.

Originally, Evan wanted to ask Haakon and Sam to rest, but these two fart kids just couldn't be idle, so they had to go with the others to find food, and seeing their excited faces, Evan didn't insist, so he could only follow them.

It didn't take long for the originally silent night to suddenly hear a loud noise. Evan and the two guards couldn't help but tense, each pulling out a weapon in his hand and looking in the direction where the sound came from.

I saw more than a dozen figures in the distance walking towards this side, one of them seemed to have fallen, listening to the sound of his own people, Evan and the others couldn't help but relax.

When everyone approached, Evan saw clearly that it was Sam and a few of them, followed by a few old men in tattered clothes. The old men's hair was almost white, and their bodies were hunched and staggering, and they looked very weak at first glance.

As they walked, they looked at the malevolent-looking guards beside them, their eyes wandering away and their eyes full of fear. Their faces are full of wrinkles that have been polished by time. In the sea breeze, they could be seen shivering.

"Second brother! We met this group of old people on the road, and as soon as they saw us, they ran away, and we told them not to stop, and these were the older of them, and they were not physically strong, and we brought them back. Before the Haakon could reach him, he was already shouting at a loud voice.

"Don't be afraid, old people, we are just passing businessmen, not robbers or wanderers, please sit by the campfire, so that it will be warmer." Evan looked at the poor old people, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in his heart, he stretched out his hand and smiled, greeted the old people very kindly, and told them to sit by the campfire.

Old people, you look at me, I look at him, and then look at the fierce guards beside me, and I don't dare to step forward for a while. Evan himself went over and pulled each of the old men to sit down by the campfire, poured them oatmeal wine, and invited everyone to drink.

Evan patiently set up a routine with the others, but these old men seemed to be frightened rabbits, and they were very defensive, and Evan couldn't ask anything useful for a while. As time passed, the prey on the campfire made a "sizzling" sound, and the fragrance became stronger.

"Goo-goo"!

An old man sitting next to Evan made a hungry protest in his stomach, and Evan noticed that these old men were all yellow and thin, their eyes were fixed on the barbecue, and their noses were sniffing the fragrance in the air. Even though they tried their best to restrain themselves, their eyes and expressions could not hide the hunger in their bellies and the strong desire in their hearts.

Seeing this, the smile on Evan's face couldn't help but increase a point. He stood up, roasted the parts of his prey, cut it off with a knife, put it on a wooden plate, and then took out the dry food he had brought with him, and distributed it to the hungry old men.

In doing so, he immediately won the favor of the old people, and looking at the old people who were gobbling up in front of him, Evan knew that they should tell him something useful.

"Louis, I've come all the way, and I haven't met anyone at all, isn't it said that there is a large population here? Could it be that the rumors are wrong? ”

As the old people slowly ate their fill, Evan poured everyone another glass of oat wine, and then asked the old man named "Louis" what he wanted to know.

"Nope! The legend you hear is true, but that was before, since the murder of Lord Ramqvist, the lord of this land, it has not been as peaceful and peaceful as it used to be. Louis took a sip of oat wine, feeling very refreshed, and when he heard Evan's question, a look called "memory" appeared on his old face.

"Changed? Even if the lord is killed, what about his successor? I saw barren farmland and broken fishing boats along the way, it doesn't seem like a simple lord was killed, right? I felt as if I had gone through a war." Evan didn't directly ask what he was desperate to know, but asked in a roundabout way.

"Hey! Youngster! You don't look like an ordinary person, but for the sake of this meal, I still advise you not to go on, turn around and go back to another place to do business, this is not where you should come. Louis turned to Evan and reminded, looking lonely.

"I don't know what the old man said about Lu? Don't the people here allow outsiders to do small business? In exchange for something you need? Evan asked, pretending to be puzzled.

"You kid! I said that this is all for your own good, so let's get out of this place of right and wrong quickly! Don't waste your life. When the old man saw that Evan did not listen to his advice, he could not help but hurry up, and his tone became haste.

"Turn your head back quickly, don't go inside again, Louis is right, child, you must not kill yourself because of a momentary impulse." As soon as Louis's words fell, several old people around him opened their mouths to persuade, with a look of worry and anxiety.

In order to hide and pursue, they were hungry and full, and this young man was able to provide them with a meal of food and oat wine for free, plus this young man always had a warm smile on his face, and he was very polite and sincere to them, and he did not look down on or be condescending at all, which made the old man feel that the young man in front of him was like his own child. They are reluctant to see their children go to dangerous places.

[Sorry! Recently, there are indeed a lot of things at home, and I can only change it, and I will compensate you in a few days, sorry! 】