Chapter 22: There is a change
Everyone left, except for Evie and Filina, who stayed behind and looked at Shepard with blazing eyes.
Shepard was a little scoundrel and said, "What are you doing with me?" Didn't you always guess? ”
Evie bit her lip and said hatefully, "You...... Are you my Lord Himself? ”
Shepard spread his hands: "Of course not, I am just the embodiment of my lord, I am my lord, but my lord is not me, do you understand?" ”
Filina blushed and said, "You, then you are still ...... Do those things ......."
Shepard said, "You are all my lord's servants, that is, my servants, is there anything wrong with what I have done?" ”
The two women were startled and said in unison: "Of course not!" ”
However, Filina whispered again: "However, I always feel that something is wrong......
"What's wrong...... Shepard laughed, grabbed the two girls with both hands, and threw herself on the bed together, happy in her heart: I think it's good that there can be anything wrong.
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A seaside fishing village, the sanctuary of Tonatiu.
This sanctuary converted from the Sannil family's warehouse has become a little old after a year of erosion by the sea breeze, but the devout villagers often come to clean it voluntarily, and it is always kept clean inside and out.
The only priest here, Othello, the youngest son of Soniel, baptized the newborn babies in the village like little adults, and when the baby's parents thanked him and left, he seriously sent the family of three out of the sanctuary.
As soon as he turned his head, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him, and he was about to hide back in the house, but the figure rushed over with great agility, grabbed Othello by the collar, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey! My little brother of the priest, why is it that seeing your sister is like seeing a beast?! ”
Othello, my lord, is more terrible than a beast, and Othello was so helpless that he laughed and said, "Well, how can you be, dear Sister Rose, have you come to pray?" ”
"What a hypocrisy to laugh." Roses pouted, she was already a young woman, and now she has a little more charm, her skin and figure are getting better and better, because she is out of the daily rough work, but she is fuller.
She frowned and said, "Still there's no news of that villain?" ”
I knew you were here to ask this...... Othello shrugged: "My lord has not given me any revelation. "It's natural, Shepard can't sell himself.
Roses said distressedly: "I don't know if this villain is safe, if he is in danger...... And I'm fat again, if he comes back, will he dislike me......"
Othello rolled his eyes in his heart and comforted: "Eldest sister, don't worry, my lord told me that Brother-in-law Shepard is not in danger. ”
Rose's eyes widened, "Didn't you say there was no revelation?" And who told you to call your brother-in-law! I'm not married to him! ”
Othello cried out, "My God, isn't that his child in your womb?" If you have children, you are not a brother-in-law? And my lord did not give me any revelation, I just prayed and hoped that my lord would tell me if he was in danger or not, and my lord would give me a response or not! ”
Rotheth's face was full of sadness: "What else do you say, my mother said that I was indeed pregnant, but it's been a year, and my belly has only grown so much, this is ...... What's going on......"
Othello hurriedly comforted her: "Don't worry, my lord told me that this is a good thing, your child will be the Holy Son, the birth of the Holy Son, naturally different from the children of ordinary people." ”
Roseth was still a little worried: "Don't lie to me...... The villagers thought I was really pregnant in a dream about my lord in the warehouse, huh...... That badass, big badass! ”
Othello shrugged, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, there was a continuous crashing sound of the alarm bell on the watchtower at the head of the village, which was obviously being frantically beaten.
"Oops!" Othello's face changed, "Could it be something my Lord warned me about?" Invaders from other continents? ”
He grabbed Rose: "Quick, eldest sister, follow me to the village chief!" ”
Roseth also panicked, and was pulled by her younger brother to subconsciously run to the village chief's house.
When the two arrived, most of the villagers had already gathered at the village chief's house, and the villagers were chattering about the news, and the villagers on duty on the sentry tower had also run here, panting, and said loudly: "I, I saw it!" In, in the midst of storms, and torrential rains, what a fleet! I, I can't say how many, but very, very much! ”
"Oh my God, what should I do, this is the invader that the gods warned about, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense...... What if I get it wrong......"
"What went wrong? With such a large fleet, all of the Samar family have seen it, is it still an illusion? ”
Everyone was in a lot of noise, and the village chief slowly walked out at this time, and said loudly: "You already know the situation, and now there are two ways, one is to obey God's will and leave the village immediately!" The other is to wait for people who don't know where to come from and see if they're good or bad. ”
"This ...... This is blasphemy! Damn, I have disobeyed my lord's instructions......" Othello, who was standing outside the crowd, gritted his teeth angrily, knowing that the gods had warned them that the invaders would be very barbaric and murderous, and these people were still trying to wait in the village.
At this moment, Rosace's hands grabbed Othello's shoulders, and her tone trembled but firm: "Othello, you, we go back to the sanctuary, you quickly pray to my lord to see if there is any other possibility......"
"Yes, yes, we'll go back now." Othello suddenly came to his senses, and instead of caring about the chaotic villagers, he dragged Roses to the sanctuary.
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Shepard, who was inspecting archery training on the training ground, suddenly felt a move in his mind, and received a message from the system and the godhead at the same time.
"A huge fleet? The expeditionary force is finally here? I don't know how the gods got the news...... I don't know if it will land at the location of the Purple Flower Pier, hey, how can the lion tiger discuss with the pika? These people ......."
He flipped through the information, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, even if the general attributes of human beings in the New World are higher than those in the New World, but unless it is a warlike tribe like the Ruth tribe, the tribes that all people fight, and the aborigines of the seaside fishing villages are just civilians, even if they have fought some beasts or something, they are not comparable to the combat effectiveness of a squad of the expeditionary force.
He also knew the news of Rose's pregnancy for a long time, but why he hadn't moved after being pregnant for so long, he couldn't figure it out, so he could only make up a reason to comfort her.
He didn't have much time to think about it, he ordered someone to call Mufasa, and the mayor who was dealing with the town's affairs hurried over, and asked Shepard coldly: "Is there any news from the caravan sent out?" ”
Mu Fasa was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Yes! The Maru warriors of the Ruth tribe are the guarantors of our caravan and have left behind all the goods we have shipped, and the caravan will be back soon with the wine and furs of the Ruth tribe! ”
Shepard nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and said, "Very well, you send a message to Maru, asking him to bring some people to the location where he met me at the beginning, to pick up a group of refugees, and I will let two priests follow your people and act with him when the time comes." ”
Mufasa was puzzled, but he didn't want to ask too much, so he hurriedly responded.
Othello, who had been waiting for a response, finally received the oracle at sunset, and he hurriedly said to Rose, who had been waiting beside him, "Sister, the god has answered me, He told us to leave the village and go south, the route is already in my heart, and someone will answer us!" ”
Rosesten stood up and said decisively: "Okay, say to your parents, sisters, and grandfather, and those good friends and neighbors, whether they want to go or not, pack up your things tonight, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning!" ”
Although the fleet has been discovered, it is still a long way from the mainland, and it will take at least two days for them to approach and land on this land, and even if the landing site is nearby, it will be enough for the departing people to escape a long way.
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Shepard, who responded to Othello, did not pay much attention to this matter, it is a long and difficult road, whether or not to reach the end depends more on the luck of the person walking on the road, and he cannot interfere.
Not long after Mufasa left, he ran back again: "Your Excellency, there is new information from the west!" ”
"What's the situation?"
Mufasa handed over a stack of wooden planks in his hand, the mud boards are too dirty and not easy to preserve, so the three towns with rich forest resources mainly use wooden planks to record information, and cattle and sheep cannot graze in the forest, and pigs are not easy to raise.
Shepard took the plank, and saw two humanoids depicted on it, one with a doghead and some rickety humanoids, and the other a short, ugly archaic creature with a spear in his hand.
"Kobold? Or a gnoll? Is this a goblin? ”
Shepard patted the board, looked at Mufasa and asked, "Who drew the picture?" Heavy prize, where were these things found? ”
Mufasa responded: "It was found near Loslick, and the survivors who remained in the town about ten miles west of Loslick, when someone went to the forest to pick wild fruits, saw these two species fighting, and reported it to our people after they escaped." ”
Shepard thought for a moment: "This person has some brains, let's take him to the town, we are still out of reach on the side of Losric, tell the group of survivors, if we are willing to come to the three towns now, we can accept it, as long as we participate in labor construction like everyone else, but if we refuse, we will ask for more blessings, and if we want to defect in the future, we will be punished with six months of hard labor." ”
"These two new races, let's not worry about it for now, we will start to adjust the number and structure of each patrol squad next month, everyone must pay attention to safety when they go out, especially caravans and transport convoys, in addition, strengthen the training mode of the militia, we must have a group of professionals as soon as possible."
Mu Fasa nodded: "Understood, I'll arrange it." ”
"Oh yes," Shepard stopped him suddenly, "set a date for you to marry the Lady of the Former Lord, and I will be a witness for you, and I will have something to discuss with you later." ”
Mufasa was stunned when he heard this, and said with great joy: "Okay, if there is anything to do with the Pope, just give orders!" ”