Chapter 4: The Pattern of a Different World (I)
Wutong Village is located in the plain area at the northern end of the forest, with 56 households and 387 residents.
This is already a large village.
A hunter had already brought back to the village the news of the death of Cerberus and Zang White Snake, and the village chief had already led the entire village to gather in the central open space square to greet the demon slayer warrior.
Louis walked into the village of Wutong and looked at this less developed agricultural village.
A plough used to plough the land fell crookedly by the wall, red peppers strung with needlework hung from the eaves of each house, corn and straw were tied in a heap, peasant women were still busy with needlework, and there were no mechanical tools to be seen anywhere.
Louie, who thought that the technology of this world should not be very developed, immediately felt that his ideas were a little superficial. Because of the magical world, science and technology may not develop much. However, these villagers are supposed to be ordinary people, and I am afraid that they don't even know basic magic.
As Louis got closer, the more clearly he could see the confusion and unease on the faces of the villagers. The young children hid behind the adults, seemingly insecure about the arrival of Louis as a stranger.
Louis pondered for a moment, then stopped after keeping a distance from the villagers.
A respectable white-haired old man stepped forward, and Louis didn't have to guess to know that the man was the village chief.
The village chief's skin was dark, and he was a man with a wrinkled face. The body is very robust, and at a glance you can see that it is a body that has been trained by heavy labor. Although the rough cotton clothes were stained with mud, they did not stink.
Judging from the intensely tired look on his face, the village chief is probably over forty-eight years old, but it is difficult to tell how old he is.
"You, are you the demon slayer?"
Demon Slayer Warriors? Louis smiled helplessly when he heard this new word, this group of villagers really put on top hats for themselves.
"That's right, my name is Louie."
"Oooh......"
With a loud noise, everyone looked relieved. But even so, the villagers gathered here were not completely relieved.
Could a person who can slash Cerberus and Zang White Snake be an ordinary person? You must know that their village lost dozens of lives because of this, and all of them ended in failure. Coupled with the recent rampant bandits and thieves, burning and looting everywhere, I don't know if this demon slayer warrior is a good guy or a bad guy......
The village chief invited Louie to his home, and Louie was trying to take the opportunity to find out about the world.
The house of the head of a village can really be described as a house with four walls, and the furniture is even more simple and indescribable, with a bed older than his age, a dilapidated table of eight immortals, a broken broom used to sweep the floor, an iron pot with a knock on the side, a few pottery bowls and chopsticks......
These make up the whole of a family.
Baskets full of wild herbs such as lettuce, purslane, knotweed, and xanthus are piled up in the corner, as if these are their daily food.
If this had been put on hold in the past, both the powerful and the common people would have the habit of eating wild vegetables, but because of backward agriculture, green vegetables could not be eaten in the wrong season. The second is related to faith. But now, with the widening gap between the rich and the poor, wild vegetables have become a necessity for the poor to fill their stomachs, and the rich don't even know what wild vegetables look like.
How poor is this village?
"I've kept you waiting!" The village chief's wife brought a cup of boiling tea.
Louie raised his hand and politely declined the steaming glass of boiled water.
"I'm sorry, but because of the Cerberus and Zang White Snake in the forest, most of the prey proceeds from our village have been exchanged for supplies. Coupled with years of drought and unsatisfactory crops, there is really nothing to entertain you. The village chief's wife said apologetically.
The village chief's wife is almost the same age as the village chief, although she still has the charm of the slender beauty of the past, but it may be because of the long years of work and farming, the original beauty is almost gone. Shoulder-length black hair was damaged and messy, and it looked dull even in the sun. And her face is full of freckles, and now she is just a slender aunt.
The old couple's faces were full of sincere expressions, and they didn't look like they were lying. If you are deceived by them, you can only say that you have too little eye for people.
"Village Chief, which country does this belong to?" Louis got straight to the point, first figuring out where he was.
"You, are you a foreigner?" The village chief and Louie have roughly the same thoughts, and he also wants to know more detailed information about the demon slayer warrior in front of him, so as to make sure that Louis who comes to the village is not a traitor.
In order not to make himself appear ignorant, Louis said casually: "I am an adventurer, I have been traveling and adventuring in various countries, and I have only recently come here, so I don't know much about the things around here, so I want to learn some information about the neighborhood from the two of you." ”
"No wonder ......" The village chief thought for a moment, and then said frankly: "This is the border of the Thunder Alliance Empire, and I often come into contact with passing merchants, knight guards, magician adventurers, and bandits in the surrounding area......
The village chief's wife was no longer in the room, and went outside to prepare dinner with the villagers. In this village, there is a collective system, and everyone has to work hard and share food and supplies.
Only Louie and the village chief were left in the house, and Louie also wanted to try how effective the salesman skills he had accumulated in the past could be.
After a few exchanges, Louis got some useful information out of the village chief's mouth.
Although Louis was mentally prepared not to be surprised by what he heard, he was still a little surprised when he heard it.
The neighboring countries of the Thunder Alliance Empire are the Granz Empire and the Kingdom of Hilton.
Louie's eyes flickered, keeping his composure, and he thought back to the neighboring countries and geography he had just heard.
The first is the Thunder Empire and the Grant Empire, each of which is located on opposite sides of the mountain range, and to the south of the mountain range is a vast forest, at the end of which the village and fortress city belonging to the Thunder Alliance Empire are located.
The two neighboring nations are at loggerheads, and almost every year they go to war in the fields near the fortified city.
As for the country to the south, it is the Hilton country.
If we briefly explain the relationship between these three countries, it is to draw a circle and put an inverted T in the center. It's a bit general, but it should be easy to understand.
Louis had a picture in his mind, with the Thunder Alliance Empire on the left, the Grandz Empire on the right, and the Hilton Kingdom below.
As for the national side, it is impossible for the head of this small village to know. It seems that there are other countries, but that's probably all the village chief knows, after all, the village chief has not looked at the world map and has not traveled far away.