18. Chapter 18
But the crux of the matter is that Roddy really can't recall the specifics - no place, no place...
He could feel that he was only a veil away from the answer he wanted, but he was too anxious to find out, so he could only try to calm his mind and start thinking about the decision he was going to make next.
Something big seemed to be about to happen, but Roddy couldn't do anything about it because he couldn't confirm the location. Obviously, these orcs are going to attack somewhere, but he really can't help - although there is a kind of coldness to say this, but it is necessary to realize that the world of "rippling" is not modern society at all, and in the era in which ten people died in an accident broadcast on TV was a big deal, but here... The slaughter of 300 people in a certain village, or the freezing and starvation of nearly 1,000 in the winter, was nothing more than an after-dinner conversation in the eyes of the lords. At most, the lords will say "this year is not a good year" to settle the matter, and more often sigh "the tax is not good to collect" and something like that.
At this moment, Roddy knew where the limits of his abilities were, and the only thing he could be sure of without knowing where the incident had taken place was that Nolan Village would not be attacked, because he had been here for a long time, and knew the history of the village well, and if the attack had occurred, it was only two and a half years before the first looting occurred.
So in this case, Roddy wisely chose to ignore the contents of the letter, because he knew that he couldn't do anything now... It was unrealistic, the date pointed to tomorrow, April 15, and Roddy calculated that even if he started to run all the border villages on horseback now, he would not be able to run it all in a week.
Roddy sighed to himself, not thinking too much. After packing up the loot, he eats a simple meal in the dining hall to fill his stomach, figuring out how to find Stan and upgrade his weapon with blood ore. Carter and Ruger saw that Roddy seemed to be in a bad mood and came over to ask a few words, but Roddy did not hide it and explained the contents of the letter.
Although they didn't know how Roddy could read the orc script, this information also made Carter and Ruger frown and think deeply, and finally decided to send someone to inform the nearby villages to pay attention to the enemy situation and take precautions.
After all, they are natives of the Karen Kingdom, and their starting point is completely different from that of Roddy's players. Thinking about this, Roddy didn't have an opinion, and after sending two scouts to extend out in both directions, Carter and the others were temporarily relieved and went back to sleep in the humble house.
Listening to the snoring over there, Luo Di looked up at the sun that had risen, rubbed his bloodshot eyes, found a corner and squatted down, and whispered out the character attribute bar.
The first battle of the raid on the orc camp rewarded a staggering 728 XP points from beginning to end, and counting the remaining 66 XP points after rising to level 2, the remaining XP points on hand are now 794 points, which is more than the 600 XP required to advance to level 3.
Roddy was a little confused, and then opened the "task bar" and saw a record written on it: "Raid on the orc camp (completed)"
There is a mission rating below: A-
I see... I inadvertently completed a faction-matching "mission", this kind of task is not actively accepted in many cases, but directly assigned by the system in the action, it can be completed or not, if it is completed, there will be a corresponding rating reward - Roddy finally failed to wipe out all the orc camps, the rating is naturally relatively low, but if he catches up with and kills those orcs before, maybe the rating will reach the highest S level.
However, Roddy didn't think so much about it at the time, and he naturally had other reasons for letting those orcs go: to let these frightened orcs go back to report the power of human beings, which is an invisible deterrent to arrogant orcs.
Turning his gaze back to the character attributes panel, he thought for a moment, and finally did not choose "upgrade".
This extra level of experience is a life-saving hole card for Roddy - if there is an accident that puts his life in danger in the future, he can use the upgrade "BUG" at any time to instantly restore his strongest combat effectiveness, whether it is used to escape or to fight hard, this is a trick that others can never expect.
Thinking that he finally had a life-saving skill that could be said, Roddy's always tense spirit finally relaxed. The feeling of sleepiness also spread at this time, and he looked at the blood ore in his hand, thinking about it, he decided to get up from sleep and toss these things again.
When I walked back to the dormitory, it was past early morning, and it was sunrise.
The village of Nolan in front of him still seemed to be the same, the windmills on the small slope in the distance were slowly turning, and the farmers who were about to go to the fields walked out of the houses in twos and threes, chatting on the road, occasionally talking about the manor of the lord of Kirk, talking about the lives of the nobles, and there was a little envy in their words.
Listening to those people's small talk, Roddy gradually remembered the difference between this society and the modern age in which he lived - in this land, the so-called "self-motivation" may be common to many people, but no one will have the idea of "I can be a nobleman as long as I work hard" or "I don't want to farm, I want to be a knight".
As a modern man, Roddy's education since childhood told him that "all men are equal". But here, a similar idea does not seem realistic - in the kingdom of Karen and indeed in all human kingdoms, the farmer is a farmer all his life, and the tailor is a tailor all his life, and they are all born the people of the lord and owe an effective duty of loyalty to the lord. Such ideas are deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and there are few superfluous thoughts in people's heads.
Roddy shook his head, cleared his mind, and as he walked to the snoring house, he heard the sound of horses' hooves. Turning his head, in the center of the village, the carriage belonging to the lord's manor had just returned from another village—a similar scene often appeared, and Roddy did not care, but seemed to catch a glimpse of the figure in the butler's robe hurrying out of the carriage, and for some reason he hurried back to the manor.
Estimate... The lord is going to start collecting rent again?
Thinking of the rent, tribute, and taxes to be paid for a manor, Luo Di sighed that the feudal society was really oppressive, and he went into the house and lay down on the bed and fell asleep...
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In the evening, the shepherds drove their flocks past the houses and a bleating call woke Roddy from his sleep.
Thinking about it, this body is still not very suitable for staying up late. Roddy sighed when he opened his eyes, slowly sat up from the bed, rubbed his greasy hair that hadn't been washed for days, and yawned to sleep in the still thunderous snoring.
The sudden change of routine was not pleasant, even after five or six hours of sleep, Roddy still felt weak, and several of the scouts who were sleeping around had already gotten up, thinking that they were going out to find something to eat. His eyes were a little astringent, and when he got up, he accidentally hit the crossbar, he felt that he didn't seem to be quite used to such a height and surrounding environment, but after two victories, Roddy, who was gradually relaxed, was not so nervous.
When he first woke up, there would always be a period of rigidity and chaos in the human brain, and so did Luo Di, who wanted to wash his face at this time, but when he walked out of the house, a few words of conversation came clearly into his ears.
"Will Second Lieutenant Sodin be promoted?"
"When is the Duke of Roussifron old and confused, willing to give him a promotion!"
These words reminded a confused Roddy of who he was now - he was no longer a mere player, but a scout belonging to the Roussiflon family... To Lord Rousifron, he was just the most inconspicuous of the many nobles' private soldiers... Oh, the Rusiflon family, they're dukes anyway...
Wait a minute.
Roddy stopped suddenly, and the words "old duke" made him feel that something was different from what he remembered.
In his memory, after the game was launched, there was no old duke in "Houllier City", the largest city in the northwest, only a duke of Francis who later treasoned and collaborated with the enemy, and he was not old at all. The only thing that is associated with the word "old duke" is a statue of an old man in the city, Duke Angmar Roussiflon, the father of Duke Francis.
Don't... This old duke, who was originally dead, is still alive at this time?
"Marco, I would like to ask - where is Duke Francis now?"
Luo Di said with a casual expression, because of the majesty he had accumulated after two battles, the soldier who was chatting at this time immediately straightened up when he saw him, and replied as seriously and nervously as if he had seen the commander of the legion: "Luo... Captain Roddy, do you mean Count Francis? At this time, Lord Count should be patrolling the realm with his sister, as is the annual custom. ”
The soldier who answered the question only thought that Roddy had said the wrong title, and did not dare to answer without the slightest concealment. Roddy smiled and signaled that he didn't need to be so nervous, and asked if the wound on the other party's body was better, nodded and chatted a few words before stepping aside.
His face turned around, and although his expression was as usual, his mood was a little tangled.
Duke Angmar Roussifron is still alive, and he is now the supreme lord of the land?
This is definitely unexpected news.