The nameless village camped overnight, and some villagers spontaneously kept vigil for Zhou Qingfeng. At dawn, the campfire was still warm, and it was very warm in the tent. Before leaving, Zhou Qingfeng personally distributed a few honey candies from the south to the villagers who were keeping vigil to express his gratitude.

The 'dog's legs' still wanted to follow, but Zhou Qingfeng gave him two silver coins and sent him away. Kelly rode around on a mule, screaming and wandering, occasionally leaning up and asking, "Victor, what do you want to do?"

Zhou Qingfeng was silent.

Every Northland lord has a subordinate knight, and every official knight has a territory. This realm is large or small, and its production is responsible for supporting the knight's family.

The situation in the Northland is particularly special, and the land produces too little to support a large population. Many knights had to live on the salaries of the higher nobles to whom they were loyal. A few dozen gold coins a month seems like a lot, but it is impossible to develop with this money.

Besides, many knight families are content with the status quo, and they are not interested in doing anything in the hellish place of the Northlands. Because it can't be done at all.

This is the case with the Powell family, whose family territory is near the Banshee Castle. There are a few villages in the territory, but they basically can't provide any taxes, and the Powell family has no good face for the villagers to whom they belong.

Compared to the cities that come and go freely, the knights' territories are almost closed. The main village where the family is located is not large, there are one or two hundred people, and they can't afford to support more. Wealthy knights would build fortresses, even if they were made of wood. Poor knights are at will.

Zhou Qingfeng investigated the nameless village and found the sacrifice of the evil insect Cayworth, and the clue turned to the Powell family. There must be some kind of connection between the insect sacrifice and someone from the Powell family.

After sending the 'dog legs' who led the way, Zhou Qingfeng rode a horse and Kelly to the main village of the Powell family. Instead of sneaking in at night, he appeared on the hillside outside the village in broad daylight.

There were no people outside the village, but there were a few watchtowers that were on the lookout for monsters in the wild. The villagers on the watchtower easily saw Zhou Qingfeng who appeared on the horse, and although they couldn't identify him from a distance, they immediately reported the owner.

The Powells are neither rich nor poor. The main body of the family fort was made of wood, with simple walls and towers, but no moats. Behind the walls are the cottages, the centerpiece of which is a three-storey spired main building.

The main building served as both a fortress and a residence for family members. The head of the family, Powell Sr., was feeding his sons at the training ground outside the main building, and the eldest son was Powell Jr., who had fought against Zhou Qingfeng.

Old Powell naturally hoped that the family would have a few more knights and a few more territories. But except for the eldest son, the other sons can only be servants at most at the moment of birth. Weapons and armor are expensive, and daily training is very expensive.

In the previous Black Forest operation, Powell Jr. joined the raiding team. After returning from the feather, he did not continue to stay in Coldwind City, but returned to the family territory. He didn't tell anyone what was going on, he just kept silent and trained every day.

Regarding the situation of the eldest son, Powell Sr. did not say anything. He only continued to teach Powell Jr. to strengthen himself and urged his other sons not to slack off.

At this moment on the training ground, Powell Jr. will dance with both hands and heavy swords. His Shun Force Slash is extremely powerful, and his blade roars, and no one can beat it. The brother who served as his attendant was beaten so badly that it was difficult to even get close.

After just practicing for a long time, Powell Jr. stopped with his sword. Sweating hotly, he was muscular and burly, but he kept shaking his head and sighing, "No, no, I can't defeat that demon at all." ”

"Is the devil very powerful?" Powell Sr. felt that it was time to talk to his eldest son. He could see Powell Jr.'s knot, and the trip to the Black Forest hit him hard.

Powell Jr. was shirtless, steaming hot. He sighed in annoyance: "Even Warren is no match for him. A dozen of us paladins formed a shield wall, plus Moltke Sr. led several wizards and priests to ambush him, but we couldn't defeat him.

In the end, we fled in a hurry, and we had no strength to fight against it. When Warren returned to Coldwind, he lost his divine grace and had to go on a mission to atone. Actually, we didn't do anything wrong at all, just because the opponent was too strong. ”

Old Powell didn't sigh, but asked the servant to bring a towel and wipe the sweat of the eldest son, "Child, Warren is the strongest holy warrior of the Northland Righteous Church. If he can't do it, it's not your fault. You don't have to blame yourself too much. ”

Powell Jr. still shook his head, "But I'm not reconciled." The demon wasn't that strong at first. Every time I feel like I can beat him with a little more effort. But he was able to get a little bit stronger than before, just enough to overpower me.

When we gathered all the forces and tried to suppress it strongly, he suddenly became super powerful, and it was like playing to defeat us. Warren was so strong-willed, but he was beaten to doubt the faith of my lord, and was punished to atone for his sins. ”

Powell Sr. patted his eldest son on the shoulder and ordered a bottle of cream to massage his muscles. He pressed his hands and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, kid. It's just an ordeal. You're still young, and you can continue to grow. ”

After the massage, the muscles will become relaxed, eliminating the fatigue of the workout and strengthening the body. Powell Jr. sat on the training ground, and several brothers who were destined to be squires looked at him with envy - emulsion was very expensive, and this kind of treatment was only available to him.

During a break after training, the villagers suddenly shouted from the watchtower, attracting the attention of Powell's family. Old Powell looked at the gestures of the villagers and said in a low voice: "There is a man on horseback from outside the village, and he also brought an attendant on a mule. ”

In these years, it was not ordinary people who could ride horses and lead attendants, and Powell and his son both left the training ground and climbed the fence. Old Powell raised his eyes and saw a young man riding a horse a hundred meters away from the village. Powell Jr. breathed hard and widened his eyes......

"Victor. Hugo. ”

"Who"

"The demon, that's the demon. He's coming, he's coming for revenge. ”

"No mistake"

"His appearance is so special, I will never be mistaken."

Powell Jr. has thought about meeting Zhou Qingfeng again countless times, but by no means does it include meeting this evil star at his doorstep. When he saw Zhou Qingfeng, he immediately became angry, followed by freezing and biting, standing on the wall and buzzing with his head.

When Powell Sr. heard that his eldest son confirmed the identity of the comer, he immediately shouted to the villagers around him: "Ring the bell, everyone goes to the wall." He pushed Powell Jr. on the shoulder again, "Go and put on your armor, the enemy is coming, but we must not give in." ”

An ordinary knight leader, the main village only has a hundred villagers. The real fighting force is Powell's father and son, as well as several sons' attendants. Everything else is similar to serfs, and even foxes and tigers can't do it.

Powell Jr. turned sharply and rushed to the training ground. His armor and weapons were there. Powell Sr. commanded several heavy crossbows on the wall, intending to keep out the demons who rode their horses.

It's just that Zhou Qingfeng saw that there was a guard on the wall, so he stayed a hundred meters away and didn't approach it anymore. Long-range crossbows pose no threat to him. At most, he looked up at the sky and waited patiently. Kelly was beside him, counting her fingers boredly.

The village fortress was already in chaos, and there was screaming and panic everywhere. When both Powell and his son were tense and fierce, everyone else realized that something must have happened.

When Powell Jr. put on his ancestral gray armor and brought his two-handed heavy sword, he saw that his father was forcing a village slave to climb over the fence to negotiate with the demons wandering outside the village.

"Tell him that we will never surrender, that we will never give in. If he wants to kill him, we will fight to the last man. But if he is willing to negotiate, he can make conditions. "Old Powell is completely fierce and fierce.

The poor slave trembled, staggered out of the village wall, and when he came back a little while, he stood outside the wall and shouted, "Sir, the man said that he wanted us to hand over some descendant of the evil worm Cawurs. ”

Powell Jr. scolded angrily when he heard this: "That guy himself is the devil." ”

Old Powell's face was instantly gloomy.