15. Late news
The fat man's proposal made Luoer's heart pound for a while.
In the past two years, the village has been stable, there have been no monsters and gangsters, and everyone's life is also in order, and there is nothing for him to worry about.
Several young people also learned a trick and a half from him, although the level was not even as good as Klee's, but it was definitely enough to protect the village for the time being.
Before leaving, my daughter also left the address over there for easy communication.
If you go out on your own, it will only be two or three months at most, and there should be no problem.
But he hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head.
Fathers have to learn to let go, and they can't always be in their arms.
Moreover, he hadn't left this backcountry for decades, and the farthest he had ever been was Yorktown down the hill, and if he did, he would be a bit socially afraid.
"Forget it, let's go back and divide the things among everyone first."
Rohr got up from the ground and helped tidy things up.
Straightening it out, he was suddenly stunned.
A packet of yeast powder, wrapped in a newspaper with the words 'Newlin' written on it.
Rohr hurriedly peeled off the newspaper carefully, read the news on it, and almost jumped on the spot.
The headline reads a shocking message:
"Shock! Newlin Province was brutally invaded by monsters, many towns were attacked, and the number of casualties men would cry when they heard it, and women would be silent when they heard it"
Rohr almost rushed down the hill with one head.
Fortunately, he still retained some sanity and glanced at the newspaper date.
...... more than a month ago
It's been a long time coming, and it's a news that's long outdated.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The report was a true headline, and it itself wrote in its follow-up that although it was caught off guard at first and suffered heavy losses, the Empire quickly reacted and quickly dispatched troops and transcendentals, and the situation has now stabilized.
Now, more than a month has passed, and it is enough to calm the crisis.
Rohr smiled self-deprecatingly, his news was too closed.
The sources of information for ordinary people in this world are still newspapers, radio, and taverns.
Rohr didn't have the habit of reading newspapers, not before the crossing, at that time he looked at his mobile phone, and after the crossing, there was no condition.
I nest in a remote mountain village, Yorktown under the mountain, which is also the most remote 1024 line town in the empire, and the newspaper is often ten days and a half late.
Not to mention radio stations and taverns......
"In this way, Klee's social practice is to go to disaster relief and aftermath."
"Isn't that good? That kid was kind from an early age and was fit for this kind of thing. ”
Rohr and the fat man discuss the big news that is more than a month late.
"However, do you think there will be any monsters that have slipped through the net? Will it hurt my daughter? ”
Rohr asked with some concern.
The fat man couldn't help but roll his eyes, a province is so big, and a few fish that slipped through the net are still staring at your daughter?
He said angrily:
"You can go if you want, why make these excuses?"
Rohr smiled embarrassedly, and then asked:
"You're right...... That...... Shall I go now? Is it okay in the village? ”
"What can it be? Who can look down on this backwood? ”
Rohr felt that what the fat man said made sense, so he went home and packed his things.
He first found the scholarship left by his daughter from under the bed, and twisted a small pile from it.
But he thought about it, and put half of it back, leaving only a few in his hand.
Newlin Province is not far, a trip, half a month should be about the same, on the way to save some frugality, and it doesn't cost much.
Although this money is her daughter's filial piety to herself, she will settle in the imperial capital in the future, and the cost of buying a house or something must be very large, so she has to help her save the money.
After putting the money away closely, he picked out two more suits from Anya and packed them away.
I am more accustomed to wearing coarse linen clothes, but I may meet my daughter's other classmates this time, so I have to prepare some decent clothes and not embarrass my daughter.
After packing a simple bag, he looked at the large and heavy shield that lay in the corner of the living room.
Along the way, if you don't meet a strong man in the green forest, it's always good to be more prepared.
So he took out a small stack of bills from under the bed, lifted his large shield, and ran to a neighbor's house.
Inside, a middle-aged man who looked to be about his age was holding a small wooden hammer and pounding it on the blades of a waterwheel.
No one knew the man's name, for he seemed to be a mute, who had never spoken anyway, and who always had a demonic smile on his face, which seemed to Rohr to have the charm of a boxer pope.
He is also very autistic and unsociable, and has lived here for almost eight years without any friends.
Rohr kept calling him 'Strange Villager'
"Last time the bonfire dance, you didn't come, and you didn't have a penny."
"But I've always been fair and impartial, and I won't forget you."
Rohr said, pulling out a small stack of bills from his bosom and placing them in front of him.
The strange villager raised his head and glanced at him coldly, as if urging:
"Speak up if you have something to say!"
"That's right, my daughter gave me a shield for self-defense, but she didn't install a grip, saying that she didn't know my hand shape, you see, can you help me install one?"
Luo Er asked with a smirk.
Although this person is strange, he is actually very good, very ingenious, and has a powerful craft.
The watermills, windmills, and mills in the village were all made with his help; Something is broken, and he will not refuse to ask him for help.
Even Rohr's metal prosthetic leg was made by him.
So don't look at the fact that everyone doesn't have much contact with him, but his prestige in the village is not low at all, second only to Rohr.
According to the most well-informed fat man in the village, this man must have been a powerful engineer or alchemist in the past, but then he fell ill or suffered some blow, and became this pitiful appearance and wandered into the village.
Strangely, the villager did not refuse Rohr's request, took the shield in front of him, looked at it for a while, and gently touched the rose pattern on the surface.
Then he carried his shield to the back room and slammed the door shut to prevent Rohr from entering.
There was a clanging sound in the back room, and Rohr waited outside for a long time before he saw him come out with a shield and a brand-new metal prosthetic leg under his armpit.
"Huh? The version has been updated again? ”
Rohr asked curiously.
The strange man ignored him, took a hammer wrench, and with two clicks, he removed Rohr's original prosthetic leg and replaced it with a new one.
Rohr tried to move his left hand, carefully examined the new arm with a slight silver glow, nodded, and complimented:
"Yes, it's more flexible, more comfortable than the previous version, and it's more ergonomic."