Chapter 20: The Valley Village
Mesbo Village is located in the Heartseeker Valley southeast of Wildfire City, and it took nearly two hours of walking for the group to see the stream that ran through the greenery. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info According to the map provided by the union, he quickly found the small village that asked for help, and these people lived on flat land not far from the stream.
The children who were climbing on the high ground looked at the stranger with curiosity and care, and soon the adults of the village came out.
"Hello distinguished guests from afar, the old man is the head of this village, I don't know what you have to do?" An old man with a cane and a rickety figure stood in front of everyone, accompanied by two middle-aged men.
Sir Angli took out the mission contract and handed it over: "Isn't this mission issued by you?" ”
After seeing the mission contract, the old man's low voice couldn't help but raise the pitch: "Yes!" That's what we posted! It turned out to be the warriors who came to clean up the Warcraft! What a faux pas! Even the two middle-aged men beside him looked light, as if they were looking forward to a savior.
"Don't be long-winded, old man, where are those brutes? Take us and we'll help you get rid of them. "This player, Tabas, had already worn out his patience on the way here, and he was impatient to arrive.
"You don't know anything about this warrior. These pigs only appear at night, attacking our crops, and are generally rarely seen during the day. A few of them can go to the old man's house to make adjustments for the time being, and wait until the evening to deal with the task. The old man suggested.
There was no reason for the group to object to such a reasonable suggestion, and they all nodded in agreement. So under the leadership of Old Man Wood, several people walked into this small village that looked somewhat primitive. The village was relatively quiet, and people on both sides of the road would stop what they were doing one after another, looking curiously at the group, and Yu and the group were also observing them.
Si'er Ang walked ahead, occasionally asking the village chief a few words about the mission, while Yu Yi walked silently at the back of the group, looking around curiously from time to time. In fact, he has been in this state all the way. It's not that he's making a fuss, it's just that this world full of life is too new for him, and as for this primitive village, he has only seen it in those movies.
Due to the topography, these simple houses were built in different locations, some of which were on flat ground, while others were built on high ground. But they all seem to enjoy the feeling of being in harmony with nature, at least none of them have cleaned up the lush vegetation around the house. As the group advanced, the road under their feet continued to stretch higher, and after a short circle along the path, they saw a large wooden house. Naturally, it was the village chief's house.
When they entered the wooden house, the village chief's house was very simple, and most of the furniture was made of wood. But the workmanship of these wooden products is quite delicate, and it does not give people the slightest feeling of tatters.
"The old man's home is simple, don't be surprised by a few warriors." Wood, as the host, said politely.
"The village chief doesn't have to care, and we're not noble people. Besides, it's good here. Toby, who had short yellow hair, answered with a smile, and his words and deeds were as kind as ever.
Toby's kindness made the village chief smile lightly: "The few rooms on the side are all empty, if a few of them are tired, they can rest at will." Of course, you can also go out and have a look. ”
"Old man, do you care about dinner?" Tabas, who was already straddled the wooden chair, asked unceremoniously.
"Naturally, we'll be preparing dinner for you, so don't worry." Wood, however, didn't care about his dominance at all, and nodded in reply. "So a few of you are at your own convenience, there are still things waiting for me to deal with in the village, so I will no longer accompany you, if there is anything you can come to the village to find me." With that, the old man turned and left.
Everyone else rested in the house to prepare for tonight's battle, but Yu Yi couldn't help but want to take a look outside the house.
After walking a few steps out of the house, he noticed a few pairs of small eyes that were observing him in the dark. It's none other than the children in the village. He didn't pay much attention to it, just waved and said hello to the little ones in a friendly way, but it only caused the little ones to hide in the bushes in fright. When he turned around, they would creep up again.
Perhaps it was because of the previous friendly behavior that the little ones were getting closer and closer to him. It wasn't until Yu Yi sat on a large convex rock to watch the scenery that finally the most daring little girl mustered up the courage to ask behind him, "Excuse me, are you a warrior who has come to destroy monsters?" ”
The careful and soft voice made Yu Yi realize the child holding a puppy behind him and turn around. However, even when sitting cross-legged and facing the child, he was still in a condescending position. Seeing the frightened look on the child's face, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed, "I don't look so scary...... and he smiled, and he replied, "Yes, when the night comes, my friends and I will go and beat all those monsters away!" ”
"Really? That's great! Yu Yi's answer caused a little boy behind him to run forward excitedly, "Then what do you use to drive them away?" ”
Yu Yi stepped back a little, slowly took off the Doomsday Lion on his waist, and placed it horizontally on the stone: "Look, this is it." I snatched this sword from a terrible lion! ”
Now all the children did not hesitate any longer, and stepped forward on tiptoe to look at the dagger placed on the stone. "Wow!" They exclaimed in unison. This made Yu Yi couldn't help but show a smug smile, and he was not ashamed of being majestic in front of the child.
"Be careful! It's sharp! He reminded a child who stretched out his finger to touch the blade of the sword. The boy first withdrew his finger at this, and finally slowly touched the sword, with a surprised smile on his face, and at the same time became a little hero in the eyes of other children.
But soon, the bold children touched the sword one after another, and Yu Yi even wondered if they would run directly to cut those pigs if they could raise the sword.
"Great, I'm sure you'll be able to defeat those monsters with it! So that our food will not be stolen and eaten! A little boy suddenly said this.
Yu Yi couldn't help but ask casually, "Have these pig beasts bothered you for a long time?" ”
As soon as he asked, someone couldn't wait to answer: "yes, they're annoying!" Steal all our food! ”
"My mom says they're all lazy!" Another kid added.
"They're so fierce, Uncle Aris can't even clean them up!"
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The active children were talking in a ball, which made Yu Yi feel that his ears were a little unbearable, but suddenly, he heard a sentence:
"Two days ago, they captured Uncle Liggs, and the village chief's grandfather said that they had taken him far away and would never come back......"
This sentence shook his whole body, and his expression became solemn, "Caught a far away...... Is it a dead man? But according to Sylon said, these pig beasts are just some strong vegetarian monsters, even if the villagers are not careful, they will not cause death, right? ’
He looked at the child who was talking, the first little girl to approach him, and asked tentatively, "Are you going to hide at home as soon as it gets dark?" ”
"Nope."
The child's answer made Yu Yi feel a little more at ease, but then the other children's answers made his heart hang again: "It's just that Dad will lock the door and block it with a cabinet." ”
"So do I have it at home!"
"Me ...... too"
The pure and innocent voices of the children made Yu Yi feel a little strange at the moment, could it be that this task is not as simple as it seems?
"Big Brother Warrior, you try this." At some point, several children had already run to gather some fruit and carried it to him with both hands.
Only then did he notice that he seemed to have unknowingly become the child king here......
"Where did that guy go? Running around like this won't cause any trouble, right? Inside the village chief's cabin, Tabas looked out the window and said. As for the "that guy" in his mouth, he naturally refers to Yu Yi.
"Just take a walk, there shouldn't be any problems. Didn't the village chief also say, can we walk around? Toby replied with a smile.
And Tabas still didn't give up: "I hope to fight, he won't be so unreliable!" ”
Finally, Sill, who was sitting with his eyes closed, spoke: "Your Excellency slandered my family in front of me, are you provoking me?" Although still in a weakened state, the eyes of the shooter were still sharp like eagle pupils when they opened.
"I just hope we get the job done." Tabas's tone softened, as a player from the civilized world, no matter how domineering he was, he couldn't make eye contact with those blood-soaked pupils.
"With all due respect, Your Excellency is not qualified to question the abilities of my family."
Tabas was unconvinced, but he didn't want to see that uncomfortable gaze again, so he cut his head and turned his head to the side.
The atmosphere in the room became a little awkward, and it seemed that Toby couldn't get used to it, so he broke the silence and said, "You look at the situation in this village, is the reward of 5 gold coins a bit too much for them?" ”
"If it's to clean up a large group of pigs and beasts, I think the price of 5 gold coins should be normal." This question really caught Syl'an's attention, "But, as far as this village is concerned, 5 gold coins does seem to be a bit more. ”
And Tabas completely forgot the embarrassment just now, and waved the axe in his hand disapprovingly: "If the old man can't pay the money after completing the task, I'll let him taste my power." ”
"In case of a breach of contract, according to the contract, the mercenary union will naturally deal with the matter. Don't bother Your Excellency. Shir Ang said with a frown.
"Maybe it's just that these pigs and beasts are really causing them a lot of trouble." A muffled voice sounded, it was the knight-like bit, and when he didn't speak, several people almost forgot about his existence.
However, his words did not seem to be unreasonable, and the topic ended there.
On the other hand, Yu Yi has the company of children, and time does not feel that it has passed, and the sky is dark in a blink of an eye. "Alright, go home, and I should go back to join my companions." Yu Yi stood up from among the children and said.
Hearing him say this, the children's faces were filled with loss, but they also said goodbye to him honestly.
After sending the child away, Yu Yi turned around and walked to the village chief's house. On the way, I did find that there was a small tail behind me, it was the little girl named Pearl, that is, the first child who dared to talk to him, and it was precisely because of this that among so many children's names, Yu Yi seemed to only remember her.
Since she was reluctant to leave, Yu Yi didn't turn around and go back to bombard her, so she simply returned to the village chief's house as if she didn't see it. As soon as I entered the door, I saw several teammates sitting in a circle, and on the table between them was a large plate of steaming inexplicable food.
"My lord, you came back just in time, come and eat, you will have to work in a while." Hill stood up and greeted.
When he was seated, the men set to work, picking up a piece of cake-like white food on a plate. This white food is not small, and there are exactly five pieces on the plate. He also picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, and tasted it. The taste is not as good as it could be, at least after two recent meals in "watch your tongue", it is really hard to swallow again.
It's like rice dough or something, it doesn't taste much, it only has a faint grain aroma, it doesn't taste like it tastes good, and the texture is a little rough. It seems that its only role is to quench hunger.
"What is this? Just give us these? Damn it! Tabas spat the ball of rice in his mouth onto the ground behind him, cursing. Obviously this is not his own idea, but he is the only one who says it so directly.
"If you have your own food, you can skip it, and if you don't, save your energy to eat it. The night is still long, and if you can't lift an axe in the second half of the night because of hunger, no one will help you. Not much to say, Bit was hard to open his mouth at this time, and it was not difficult to see that he didn't like the rice balls either, but he still swallowed them one bite at a time.
Of all the people, only Silon seemed to have the most natural expression. Yu Yi even felt that this guy was just like this when he was eating barbecue yesterday, and just wanted to ask him how he did it, when he found a black shadow passing by the side. Then it turned out to be a small black-haired earth dog, which was eating the food that Tabas had just vomited. Only then did Yu Yi remember the little tail that followed him all the way back.
The others also quickly discovered it, and the reckless man Tabas laughed and said, "Isn't this sending us meat to eat?" ”
"Please don't hurt it!" A timid child's voice came from the door. Naturally, it was the kid named Pearl.
Yu Yi also opened his mouth to explain: "This is a child in the village, and the dog is hers." Although other people could see this nonsense without saying it, but when he said this, it still made Tabas put away the appearance of the starving ghost just now. Even on a whim, he threw the rice balls that he couldn't eat on his fork in front of the black dog.
"Ahh Give it to the dog..."The little girl walked into the house and watched her puppy chew on the dusty rice balls, and unconsciously gnawed on her fingers.
Her stunned and regretful tone made Yu Yi feel inexplicably unbearable when she heard it, and glared at the reckless man fiercely. He was about to say something when he saw Siron cut his portion of the rice ball into two and handed one to the girl: "Eat." ”
Pearl looked at Yu Yi with some panic, and after seeing him nodding, he happily took the rice ball. He took a small bite and nibbled on it, and the expression of enjoyment was the opposite of what everyone had just looked.
"This rice ball can only be eaten during festivals!" She explained vaguely as she ate.
Perhaps it was her eating appearance that made several people also raise their appetite and eat their own "rice balls". Except for Tabas, of course, but he also had dry bread that he had brought with him, so he wouldn't starve.
Dinner was about to be eaten when there was a knock on the door. When the door was opened, it was the village chief Wood, and the man who had been following him left and right. "Warriors, are we still used to eating the food we have prepared?"
"It tastes pretty good." This time, Yu Yi replied first.
Sure enough, a relieved smile appeared on the old man's face: "That's good, that's good." He continued, "It's almost time, can we go?" ”
"Lead the way." Seeing that no one else had any objections, Yu Yi nodded and said.