Chapter 107: Equivalent Exchange

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In the name of the Western Wilderness, there is the word "Wild", which in Egger's opinion, is indeed very compatible. Since he came out of the West Spring Fortress, the scenery here is completely different from the Elwyn Forest, the eyes are full of red and yellow soil, the soil is soft, the imaginary Great Plains, it should be two days and thousands of hectares, wheat fields are everywhere, but in fact, there are gravel everywhere, uncultivable land. Wilderness, land as its name suggests!

It was a deserted place, and Iger saw very few locals and fields along the way, except for a few hurried travelers, until he had traveled for half an hour before a small house and a wheat field of about four or five acres appeared beside the road. A middle-aged man and woman were working in the fields, and a lean horse dragged a wooden plough with heavy steps......

In order to get some of the current situation in the western wilderness, he dismounted, turned over and dismounted, and walked slowly.

"Hello fellow! Is it convenient to ask for directions? ”

"Hello! Master, what do you command? ”

This is a middle-aged man who looks relatively honest, probably having endured enough suffering, his face is covered with wind and frost, and his back looks a little rickety in advance. The one-star mage badge that Egger was wearing made his eyes light up: "Master Mage, are you a free mercenary?" ”

"Yes! Mainly I want to find you to chat, how is the situation in the western wilderness? ”

The man nodded in acknowledgment, and his woman obediently came over to take the reins of the lean horse and continued to plow slowly with all her might. He rubbed his hands on the rough linen garment with some nervousness, and then left the field barefoot and came out to greet the Venerable Mage.

"My lord, would you like some water? It was picked from the small river outside the forest, it was very clear, and if you went further into the wilderness, you might never have a chance to drink such sweet river water again! ”

This is a simple clay pot, the man carefully poured out a bowl of water from it and was about to hand it over, Egger smiled and took out a leather bag from his space, signaling that he had water to drink, looking at the man's cautious appearance, it seems that there is a problem with water here. If he was talking about the small river on the other side of the West Spring Fortress, then Egger would have understood its preciousness, and he had been walking for so long on horseback, and it would be a bit far for the commoners to get water.

"Big brother, is there no water source around here? If you have to go so far to get water, how can you plant this field? ”

"Don't dare to be, Master Mage, please call me Got."

"Good!"

"The wilderness is barren, but the amount of rain is small, and the annual rainfall is barely enough to keep the land from desertification, and it is really not enough to cultivate crops. The soil is too heavy with metals, and it lacks nutrients and is not fertile enough, so the wheat grown is bare and long, but there is very little solid inside. ”

"I don't think the Western Wilderness is close to the sea? How can there be so little precipitation? ”

"Adults don't know that the terrain of the wilderness near the coastline is very unique, blocked by a circle of hills that are much higher than sea level, and the rain that can really come is good."

"I see! So how do you farm? I'm afraid it's not enough to get close to the creek on the other side of the Elwin Forest, right? ”

"There is too much sand and gravel on the forest side, and there is no water source for farming. However, there are a few good fertile fields in the middle, the land is not so barren, and the locals dig deep wells in the ground, but they can also draw some water, but this year the amount of water is getting less and less, and it is not clear which year the water will be cut off. I used to have a good field over there, and it was a big deal because of the hard work of my ancestors, and it was called Gort Farm. Don't look at me now, I used to live well, I have a field and a house, a wife and children, and dozens of tenant farmers to help me work, and my life is quite passable. ”

"Yo! Can't you see that the dude used to mix well, huh? Egger looked at this guy with a smile, a typical peasant style, he looked good, he shouldn't be the kind of person who likes to talk big.

"Don't mention the past. One night half a year ago, suddenly a large number of thieves broke into the farm, killing people and setting fires, although I organized a part of the tenants to resist, the result failed, the brothers were killed, the captured were captured, I received a heavy blow in the chest, I did not slow down in one breath, fainted on the ground and escaped, and then crawled out of the pile of dead, finally God had eyes, and found his wife and children. It's also thanks to my insider's cleverness that I packed up some things after the problem was not right, and ran out from behind with the child, otherwise I would definitely not be able to please that group of people. ”

"Now a large number of thieves occupy there, using the farm as a stronghold, we civilians have no strength, and now we have a home and can't go back, so we have to bring our families here, and choose this land that doesn't look so barren to reclaim, there is a muddy ditch nearby, although it can't be drunk, but it's okay to irrigate the farmland, and it's barely settled."

"Since your Excellency is a free mercenary, then follow the main road to reach Sentinel Ridge, where is the Western People's Army organized by Lord Stallman now, and there are many free mercenaries like you, who will arrange some valuable tasks to do, you can report over there."

"Thank you for showing me the way, my destination is exactly there."

"That's good!" Goth wanted to speak again and again, but he thought it was inappropriate, and finally endured it. Iger didn't bother to ask, there are many people in this world who have had very unfortunate things in life, and he can't care about it, and if it's not necessary, he doesn't want to care.

"Hush ......"

"Husband, come and see, there's something wrong with Brandt, it's about to run out."

The old horse in the field fell, and the man jumped to his feet, and hurried over in three steps and two steps. Two children, a man and a woman, ran out of the low house, and their little faces rushed over with concern...... Egg smiled bitterly, all this drama is there?

It seems that it is really inconvenient for me to get out of it? He was also very good-natured, so he simply paced over to see the situation.

"It's okay, Brant is just a little weak, recently it has a bad appetite, can't get used to eating food that is not mixed with old oats, I'm afraid it hurts its stomach, as long as it can get some old oats, it should be fine!"

"Daddy, do you know where old oats are? Nini doesn't want Brant to die! The little girl thought that she was familiar with the old horse, and she was making a fuss about life and death.

"Our family used to have some warehouses, and the thieves should keep some of this kind of coarse grain, as long as they can get in......"

The man stared at Egg with longing eyes, with two pairs of cute little eyes......

All right? I knew it was going to be like this! But Ai Daguan is not a bad person, there is no reason why he has to go deep into the tiger's den for the sake of an old horse that is about to die, and kill six generals after five levels, just to save such an old horse, right? Isn't that?

"Master Mage, you're a freelance mercenary, you must be very powerful, right? Brant is the hope of our whole family, and we have such a big animal that can be used to plow the land, and once it dies, it will be all over. We don't ask for much, we just need your help to sneak into the cellar behind Gort's Farm and collect some old oats to get it back on its feet. In fact, we have already planted some this season, and when it is ripe, it will be able to eat all the time. I know I don't have anything of value at home worth sending a mission to the freelance mercenaries, and we don't have the money right now. But there's a package in a corner of that cellar with about a few dozen silver coins in it, and a pocket watch left by my father, so please have pity on me, shameless fellow, and do us a favor!" ”

“……”

"Alright! I'll help you this time! ”

Iger shamefully compromised, not because he pitied the old man, nor because of the pair of cute children, but because he received a long-lost system prompt.

Hint: Do you accept the food quest from Gort to your old horse?

Damn, is this forcing yourself to be a bad person? Looking at the big family's silent thanks, and asking where Minggot's farm and the "hidden treasure" were, the unprincipled Iger turned over and got on the horse!

Pocket watch? Heirloom? What haven't you seen? Is it rare? The system comes with the most accurate clock, will I tell people casually? Isn't it better than this Rausch heirloom? It's just a broken watch, and I dare to use it to fool people casually. And what's the deal with that package hidden in the cellar? Can a few dozen silver coins buy off a big official? Do you know that the big officials are now divided into millions? Will you give up your identity to drill the cellar for the sake of these dozens of silver coins?

In fact, Egger is the most principled person, and his principle is that the opening sentence in "Steel Alchemist" follows the absolute principle of equivalent exchange: people get nothing without sacrifice, and in order to get something, they need to pay the same price. This is his favorite and most embraced quote. He now has power in his hands, so he needs to make good use of this power, if the other party does not give enough conditions to attract him, then why ask him to pay? If he is in a good mood one day, he will help people do foreign jobs for free, but that is only occasionally.

He is willing to help others, that is the blessing of the other party, he does not want to help others, this is his duty, and no one has the right to blame. You can't just do it because he's capable of doing it, right? Who prescribes? Who has the right to accuse him?

Iger definitely doesn't want to be a bad guy, but the task given by the system has to be done, and who knows if there will be a card reward after completion? Who knows? There was a mistake in killing, so I didn't let it go! Anyway, isn't it mainly for experience and rewards to come here? Pretend to be a Mao Qinggao......

The system began to trick up, now if there is a task, only give the task a hint, do not say the reward in advance, compared to before, not close to the people at all, he used to have a choice to do the task, now, he has no choice at all, who knows that behind an inconspicuous task, will there be a legendary card?

Will he finally take on this task for Mao? That's because the system is paying for Gort's family, it's that simple!

In fact, my brother is a real villain, okay, don't always let my brother pretend to be a good person, okay? The hearts of the big officials are screaming......