The convoy stopped after two miles, which was too slow. But there are no serious roads in the Black Forest at all, there are a lot of ditches and bumps, and from time to time you have to go uphill and downhill, and the team can't go fast.

Nearly 150 Black Marsh villagers were left behind, but less than 50 were able to follow two miles to the first supply point. They walked numbly in the cold wind, and they really looked like zombies from a distance.

When these people relied on a tenacious will, they rushed with all their might. When they saw that Zhou Qingfeng really stayed on the side of the road and waited for them, these guys were so excited that they could take a few more breaths, and their steps quickened.

There were enough hot water pipes at the supply point, but the bread to fill the stomach was only as small as a palm. This bit of food is stuffed into the stomach, which makes people even hungrier.

The villagers who could catch up all had dark faces, but their eyes, which had been numb for a long time, were shining brightly at the moment. After Zhou Qingfeng handed out fifty pieces of bread, he only left a sentence of 'I'll wait for you in front', and left with a few people from the supply point.

So the zombie-like creatures continued to walk slowly......

Druinal followed Zhou Qingfeng and asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency Hugo, why are you doing such a meaningless thing?" ”

Zhou Qingfeng's bantam horse was used to pull a trailer full of boiling water cauldrons, and he sat on the wheel and said with a wry smile: "Giving hope to others is also giving hope to yourself." I'm going to keep this team, but I can't give them anything else, so I can only give them hope.

I can't give you power and wealth, Ms. Nal, but I also give you hope. You trust me to free the humans of the Black Forest from the threat of goblins and evil gods, and trust me to help you find the legendary city of Silverleaf.

Everything I do is to maintain the cohesion of the team. I want everyone to believe in me and believe that there will be a better future if they follow me. ”

Nal listened very carefully, but after a while she shook her head and smiled bitterly: "I have always lived in the Black Forest, and I don't know much about what the nobles outside are like. But I think you're quite convincing, and what you say seems to make sense. I hope you don't lie to me. ”

The team continued to move forward, and Zhou Qingfeng fulfilled his promise to set up a rescue station every two or three miles to help the weak villagers behind him continue to move forward.

But fewer and fewer people were able to keep up, and many even collapsed and died at the very moment when they were about to be rescued.

After walking for a whole day on the five or six kilometers of mountain road, there were only more than 220 villagers who could follow Zhou Qingfeng to Tielu Village safely. That's almost double what was expected. How many villagers can live is related to Zhou Qingfeng's task, and even more so to his future development.

True, on the march today, he was indeed thinking about the future. These wastes from the Black Pond Village will be the capital of his future business. A journey of working together is good for the mental state of the whole team.

When he arrived at Iron Furnace Village, Zhou Qingfeng asked Rubio to arrange camping and eating and drinking. He went to see the village leader, Fei Zhe.

After last night's mobilization, the human villages that joined the Resistance Alliance basically mobilized troops and materials to gather in Iron Furnace Village as planned. The elder Borg and Tambos, who are in charge of supervision, also said that it is rare for the families to keep their promises and not play tricks on the details.

"The main thing is that the temptation of Silver Leaf City is too great, and everyone is unwilling to give up the opportunity that has only appeared in the past few decades." Seeing Old Borg again, this bald dwarf seemed very excited, and kept reporting his day's work to Zhou Qingfeng.

Tambos also sighed: "The elven murals in Iron Furnace Village let everyone see another world, and even I myself was deeply shocked, feeling that the ones I used to fight for were too low-level. Everyone's ambitions are re-energized and even inflated by your instigation. ”

At this moment, in the council hall of Iron Furnace Village, two or three hundred human adventurers from various villages poured into it, admiring the splendid sun mural above the dome through the chandelier overhead.

After reading it, some people were speechless, some people sobbed, some people sighed, in short, all kinds of things were revealed.

When Zhou Qingfeng pushed open the oak door of the council hall, the old dwarf shouted in a very loud voice behind him: "Victor. His Excellency Hugo arrived. ”

This sound came very suddenly, Uncle Zhou was startled by this roll call, and when he turned around, he saw that the old dwarf was still very proud and winked at him. He could only resist the urge to roll his eyes and whisper, 'Thank you, Mr. Borg.' ’

The roll call was like magic, and the originally noisy hall was silent.

The people in the hall are excited by the dome mural, and many of them have experienced the biggest impact of their lives today, and they are all excited. After hearing the roll call, they hurriedly stood up and looked at the young man who walked in with the most respectful attitude.

As the landlord, Fei Zhe hurriedly grabbed a few steps, stood beside Zhou Qingfeng, and shouted proudly in front of everyone: "Let me introduce to you, this is Victor who summoned all of us. His Excellency Victor Hugo, a wise, just, great man. ”

Zhou Qingfeng smiled on his face and nodded slightly to everyone. But he was complaining in his heart: "Great ghost! I'm just a rookie right now. No matter how much I put on my hat, I won't give you a dime. ”

But the old dwarf and Fei Zhe made a momentum, and the emotions of everyone in the hall were extremely excited. Someone hurriedly stepped forward a few steps, grabbed Zhou Qingfeng's hand with tears in his eyes, and reported his name in a choked voice.

"Dear Hugo, I am Antey from Deciduous Village, and I am very honored to meet you. The Iron Curtain has been covering the sky since I was born, and no matter how I imagine it, I don't know what the sun looks like. Today I finally understood. ”

This excitement is not false at all.

Zhou Qingfeng smiled and nodded, and also replied formulaically, "This is also my honor."

There was a leader, and a wave of people came up behind him, and they all crowded in front of Zhou Qingfeng to shake hands with him and introduce themselves, describing the indescribable feelings in their hearts. It seems that it is a great honor to be able to shake his hand, the kind that can boast for several lifetimes.

Seeing the surging crowds, Uncle Zhou had to worry about whether his small body would be squeezed to death by these big men.

Fortunately, Luke, the ranger who was familiar with him, stood up, coughed heavily, and shouted angrily: "Everyone, pay attention to etiquette, Your Excellency Hugo is a truly noble person." It's a shame for you guys to do that. ”

The crowd that poured over was shocked by this, and finally became much more orderly. In order to shake hands with Zhou Qingfeng, many old people rubbed their palms on their bodies several times, just to clean them up.

Some people even felt that shaking hands was not enough to express their inner excitement and respect, so they simply walked up to Uncle Zhou and knelt down on one knee, and swore allegiance on the spot.

"Fortunately, Lao Tzu is not a woman, otherwise would these guys have to play a kiss hand ceremony?" Zhou Qingfeng had a smile on his face, as if the head of state had received a vassal, listening to these ruthless people who were rampant in the Black Forest respectfully introducing themselves, but he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart.

Two or three hundred people have to go to Zhou Qingfeng one by one, which is really a waste of time. Uncle Zhou was originally going to come to discuss the matter, but he didn't expect that all the time was wasted on red tape etiquette.

It's just a great opportunity to buy people's hearts, but Zhou Qingfeng can't give it up. He could only let the time pass slowly, tossing for almost two hours, and the entire reception ceremony was successfully completed.

As long as you shake hands with Zhou Qingfeng, or kneel down to him to be allegiant, it is like going abroad thirty years ago, as if it has been plated with a layer of gold.

Everyone present was full of joy, their eyes were shining, and their backs were straight. They began to chew words and change their tones when they spoke, as if they had changed from local guys to cultural people in an instant.