Chapter 890, A Visitor from the Town (Second Update)
The town of KΓΆrmo is located on the inner side of the Alps, very close to Munich, and the roads are in good condition. If you are fast, you can reach it in about a day, so although the area of the town is not large, it is still a relatively good place. In particular, it is easy to get to the Zugspitze from here, so there are many adventurer squads that visit here every year.
However, this has not been the case for at least a decade, and a large number of bankrupt yeoman farmers in Europe in the past will eventually choose to become risk-takers, sending them to death in the dense jungle or exchanging them for gold coins that can keep their families alive. Those nobles were also willing to exchange a large number of ancient objects, animal skins, and so on from the adventurers. But now, thanks to the Crusades, more bankrupt peasants and petty nobles have gone to Asia Minor, and the sources of "treasure" for the nobles have expanded much from these forests. It turned out that those exquisite furs were also somewhat precarious under the impact of Arabic carpets and other fabrics. As a result, there are far fewer people still able to take risks, and although the town of Kirmo is not depressed, it is much worse than it used to be.
In the evening of that day, several strangely dressed people, or rather, a very strange group, entered the village. A member of the Sacred Chorus and a priest of the Inquisition, the combination of the two is so conspicuous that even the church fathers in the town are a little overwhelmed. In addition, there is a young man with two children. This combination, if it had entered the town of Colmo before, would definitely attract onlookers from other adventurers. It's just that now, there are no more than thirty adventurers in the entire town, and this adds to the number of people who have already entered the mountains to go on adventures. Therefore. Not many people had the heart to watch this weird procession.
As a small town built on a gentle hillside. It is surrounded on all sides by high mountains. Therefore, the whole town had to be shaped into a crescent moon along the mountain. Due to the irregular appearance, the town has no obvious central point, and there is no central building. Although the Lord's House is located in the town, it looks a bit deserted, and according to the chapel priest, the lord of the town spends all year round in Munich. It was no longer much of an attraction for the lord, who was said to have had a good fortune in Munich.
Xiao Yan can understand this, such a small village and town. There are no women, no lights, and for those noble lords, boring can drive people crazy. Of course, he has no grievances about this, all he has is prudence and prudence.
From here on, all the way to Linz, it is under the absolute control of Munich. Crossed Linz and continued north. Re-entering the mountains, the team can be considered to be in a relatively safe area. Before that. They can only wander around this invisible borderline, enter the Alps for a while, then come out and enter again.
The only good thing is that they travel very fast, and they travel a very long distance each time, so that the pursuers behind them and the ambushes in front of them are always unable to make accurate judgments. In the space of three days, they had left these pursuers and ambushes behind. It's just that the situation is still in chaos, and Xiao Yan doesn't dare to take it lightly.
Leah was sleeping peacefully in the small bundle behind Xiao Yan, she was the most heartless one, and her father's disappearance did not affect her. As long as there are delicious sausages and bread, plus Xiao Yan's back to let her sleep peacefully, it is enough to make her happy. The two days of walking in the Alps also allowed her to see magical sights that she had never seen before, so it is not an exaggeration to say that she has forgotten her father now.
Nolelle took Xiao Yan's hand and glanced back at her sister from time to time, feeling a little unhappy that Leah's two little fat legs fell on the outside of the bundle bag. According to her, a dignified lady should maintain a sufficiently dignified etiquette when sleeping, even if Leah is only three years old.
Xiao Yan has been doing the work of a nanny for the past two days, and the strapping bag behind her is Sylvia's idea, and he walks in front of the line most of the time, Sylvia is holding Nolel in the middle of the line, and Quister is walking in the back. Although there were many accidents on the way, it was nothing for the three level 6 awakened people. However, the real difficulties have not yet begun, and it should be said that the real difficulties have only begun now. Munich's strength can easily radiate to the vicinity, and the difficulty of chasing and ambushing soldiers that used to be easily escaped will now increase rapidly.
Xiao Yan turned his head to look at the hill behind him, tidied up his body, and then walked into the town of Colmo with Nolelle.
Next to the team, the priest of the small church in the town of Kermo looked a little confused. Due to the topographical features of the town of Colmo, the church of this town was not built in the center of the town, but on a corner of the crescent closer to the road into the mountain. When they came out of the mountains, the first thing they encountered happened to be this church. Sylvia's identity made it easy for her to get a general idea of the town, and now they needed to go inside to get some necessary information.
Yes, Xiao Yan didn't plan to enter any of the villages along the way unless he had to. They theoretically do not need any logistical support. And entering the village also means that your course of action is exposed. However, there is some necessary information, such as what powerful life is around the town, or what forbidden areas to watch out for, as well as rumors about various parts of the Holy Roman Empire.
This was the lesson learned by the team before, when they broke away from the Emperor's falcon pursuit, Quist once discovered a small town. Unwilling to reveal his location, Xiao Yan bypassed the town. But soon, they ran into a big problem, and near that town, there was a nest area of Thunderhawk. Although he had long known that there were more fantasy flavors in this world, the first time he encountered these huge, unruly thunder eagles in a dry canyon, Xiao Yan was still a little at a loss. In particular, these Thunder Eagles were also able to release a large amount of lightning, and these sights were enough to make Xiao Yan and them intimidated. After all, the Awoken can not be afraid of lightning, but the children cannot.
Since then, every distance Xiao Yan has traveled, he will stop to look for nearby villages and inquire about the nearby forbidden area. This is different from the real world, and the biggest enemy is not the harsh environment, but those unpredictable fantasy life.
There are good and bad things about this approach, the advantage is that Xiao Yan and they do avoid more trouble, and the disadvantage is that they can't reach the fastest speed, and they have to explore the surroundings every few hours, which delays a lot of time.
It's been a few hours since the last exploration, and Sylvia can sense something bad going on nearby, and Norel can sense it. According to her, it was a huge pillar of smoke that was catching up along their path, and this pillar of smoke was not like the soul smoke column that Quister had said, but something that Noel couldn't tell. Of course, there are not many things in this world that can be recognized and explained clearly by Nolelle.
Because of this, Xiao Yan decided to take the risk this time, and the whole team entered the village, instead of sending just one person to the village to find out the news. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the team will be in danger of re-dispersing.
"I'll go to the tavern."
Xiao Yan glanced left and right and said, "Do you want to come with me?" β
The object of his question was Quist, and as for Sylvia, she was already on her way to the tavern. Quister looked at the back of the female vampire and said, "I always had a feeling that it was a mistake to get to this town. β
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "We have made too many mistakes, we don't care about this time." β
Quister turned his head to look at Xiao Yan and asked, "Are you always so optimistic?" β
Xiao Yan didn't answer and walked towards the tavern. In fact, after becoming a Level 6 Awakener, Xiao Yan also has some special feelings about the "future". In particular, his knowledge of the law allows him to see more about the changes in the future. It's like Quister had a sense, and he had the same feeling before he entered the town. That is, there may be very bad things going on when he enters this town, but he doesn't know what will happen in the road. This vague premonition made Xiao Yan also a little uneasy, after all, he was not only in this team, but also two children.
However, having a hunch of something and then leaving it doesn't solve the problem. Because the problem may happen next time. Keeping this in mind, Xiao Yan walked behind Sylvia, beside him, trying to keep his spirits, but already a little sleepy Noel.
Sylvia had just pushed open the dirty door of the tavern when the noise in the tavern suddenly fell silent. As Xiao Yan entered the tavern, he could clearly see that in this room with about a dozen tables, there were about seven or eight people drinking at the tables, and these people all turned their heads at this time and looked at Sylvia with some surprise.
"Oh, the Holy Chorus from Stuttgart."
An adventurer with fiery red hair, a shallow scar on his face, and a strange tattoo on the other side of his cheek said, then looked at Xiao Yan and asked, "So, who are you?" A nobleman who eloped with the women of the Holy Choir? β
After saying this, he turned his head to look at his companion who thought he was amused, and Ha Luha laughed maniacally. However, his companions all looked at him with strange eyes, and no one laughed wildly with the adventurer, who eventually laughed dryly and turned around. He was greeted by a ferocious kick from Sylvia.
"If you want to live, don't insult the choir." (To be continued......)