At dusk, as the scorching sun gradually sinks in the west, a group of guards stands guard in front of a mud house, surrounded by onlookers. Through the gap in the human wall formed by the guards, you can see the captain of the guard wandering in the room.

Alone, Paliusis surveyed the empty house.

He paced through the living room and kitchen counter, checking the cabinets and containers one by one, and there were many things left in them, but without exception they had become ownerless objects, just like the house.

Then he set his eyes on the bedroom and walked briskly over it. Lifting the curtain, the sight inside made him frown.

Clothes and ornaments were scattered in front of the bed, and after a slight examination by Paliusis could determine that it was about the size of a person, and there was a dagger under the clothing.

There were two large water bottles lying messily on the bed, without water. There was a large water stain on the straw mat, covered with a roll of cloth, which seemed to have been wrapped in something.

Chaining together the surveyed scenes in his mind, Paliusis slowly straightened up. He stared at the cloth on the bed and the dampness underneath it, and couldn't help but lament, "Stupid woman." ”

He had foreseen this situation to some extent since the day the water restriction order was issued, but it was still heart-wrenching to see it happen.

Even so, Palius's determination did not waver. In difficult times, in order to preserve the village, it is inevitable that some victims will appear.

At this moment, outside the earthen house, a figure was approaching quickly. He is none other than Ayilaid, the leader of the hunters.

As he made his way through the whispering crowd of onlookers, the guards on guard saw something clue. One of the leaders immediately stepped forward to stop it.

"Please stay!"

Seeing the guards coming forward, Ayilid still ran towards the house without hesitation.

Originally, the hunter was no match for the guards, and even the best hunter Ayilaid could not beat the lowest level of the guards. However, Ayilaide's prestige in the village was so high that the guards did not dare to actually confront him head-on.

In this way, Ayilid took advantage of the situation to break through the blockade of the guards and go straight to the earthen house. At the same time, Paliusis heard movement and just walked out of the bedroom.

The two met in the hall, and in the midst of their eyes, Palyusis saw a little resentment in Ayilaide's eyes, and Ayilaide saw a faint sadness in Palius's eyes.

Both were slightly startled by the unexpected feelings they had seen. Immediately, Ayilaid, who still broke in, was the first to ask, "What's going on here!"

"The situation is still unclear. ”

"Then let's talk about it first! In the morning, you hit the man of Chajmod!"

"Hmph. Hearing this, Paliusis sneered disdainfully, "That reckless man didn't dare to tell me directly, but ran to you to complain." Yes, I gave the order. ”

"Why! Isn't it hard enough for the craftsmen to get up early and dig new wells in the dark according to your instructions?"

"Why, Chaimade didn't tell you why his men ate sticks?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ayilid was speechless. Chai Mod did not say anything about it, only mentioned the domineering of the guards. In this way, it seems that I am a little impulsive to rush in just because of this.

Seeing that Ayilid had nothing to answer, Paliusis smiled triumphantly.

"Hmph. He didn't dare tell you. You know, those guys refused to start work this morning!"

"You're just beating them to pieces for this?"

"Of course not! I wouldn't have punished them like this if it had just been a strike. But they threatened me with a strike to improve the supply of water and food, so I had to make an example of the monkeys!"

"Even if they're wrong, can't you explain it to them properly? Don't you have a sense of neighborhood?"

"In troubled times, you should use the repetition!" Palyusis roared confidently, "if the village is gone, what kind of neighborly love will there be!"

Again, how many times Ayilid expressed his dissatisfaction with Palyusis, he was defeated by this righteousness in the name of preserving the village. Even if he had something to say, he couldn't refute it, because no one could say that it was wrong to protect the village and should not insist on it.

But let's be honest, no one can sacrifice the minority for the sake of the big picture like Paliusis. Because in doing so, you need to endure the resentment of the villagers and the torture of your feelings. Therefore, although he was dissatisfied, Ayilid also admired Palius's determination and will.

This admiration also made him lose in momentum when he played against Paliusis.

Seeing that Ayilid did not continue to refute himself, Paliusis asked retortively, "That's right." I've heard that your harvest today has decreased a bit?"

"If there are fewer things to hunt, there will be fewer things to hunt. Although the anger did not subside, Ayilid couldn't help but blurt out, but it was too late to regret it.

"Well, sure enough, the hunting party doesn't need that many people. ”

"This ...... Didn't I tell you that if you reduce the number of hunters, you will get less harvest. ”

"Isn't your harvest decreasing day by day? Anyway, it's all decreasing, so it's better to allocate manpower to the sinking team to increase the speed of opening new wells. ”

"Even if you pull all the hunters to open a well, it won't be much faster!"

"It's always increasing, not decreasing. ”

Paliusis said this harshly, but it was true, and Ayilid could not refute it.

"In a few days, maybe there will be a turnaround. With that as the words were closed, Ayilid turned and fled away from Paliusis.

"Then I'll give you three more days!"

Listening to the sound coming from behind, Ayrade paused the moment he stepped out of the doorway. He let out a long sigh before continuing to leave.

What Ayilaide said to Palyusis was not simply to stall for time, he also had a method, but this method was really a bad idea.

......

The next morning, the hunting party, which totaled more than fifty people in the village, did not go out on time as usual.

Ayilid led them to a sand dune far from the village and said in a loud and solemn voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, the captain of the guard told me yesterday that if we do not get the harvest back in three days, we will have half of us go and dig new wells. ”

As soon as the words fell, there was an immediate uproar. Scolding, complaining, sighing, all kinds of reactions, without exception, are all negative.

Seeing this, Ayilid continued: "The beautiful words were spoken by the captain of the guard. I'll be honest. Palyusis was in charge of the guards and held the banner of righteousness to protect the village. And what about me? The people in the village looked up to me and called me 'my lord,' but to put it bluntly, I was just a hunter. Therefore, if the captain of the guard wants to use coercive measures, there is nothing I can do. And if you have the means to fight it, you can tell me now, tell everyone!"

There was silence, and everyone was silent. Confrontation? How to fight? Armed rebellion? More than 50 hunters fight more than 100 guards, not to mention their own death, even if they win, what can they do?

Faced with the current predicament of the village, everyone felt that Palyusis was not doing well, but no one had an idea. This is the first reason why all the villagers dare not speak out.

"You know, that job in Palyusis is a chore worse than hunting!" said Ayilaide, seeing that the crowd was speechless, "I don't think anyone wants to go, right?" ”

"Yes!"

"Who wants to die for that tyrant!"

"I don't know how many years it will take to build that well!"

"We are hunters, not artisans!"

......

For a while, the crowd was excited, and in a word, it was "I don't want to go to workover".

"I have a solution, not 100 percent, but I'm afraid it's the only way we have left. Expand the range of hunting. ”

"But, Chief, that means we're going off the safe line. ”

"I know, but if we want the harvest to recover, we will have to open up new hunting routes and hunting areas and increase the number of targets that can be hunted. Of course, I also know that this is a desperate job. But we have no choice, not only not to fix that boring broken well, but also so that our family will not starve in the future!"

As he spoke, Ayilid casually glanced at his son, Arreas.

"I'm not going to leave you alone in danger. My son and I will lead by example!"

Hearing this, many people clenched their bows and arrows.

"Now, those who are willing to explore as much as they can, and those who are unwilling hunt according to the original route. Don't be ashamed, someone has to stay. The old rule is to gather at the beginning of twilight, and I want to see all of you. ”

As the words were closed, Ayilid turned and strode away, and then the two hunters who often followed him also ran out of the crowd and chased after him.

As for the crowd, some people have acted, and some have not yet come to their senses.

"This time, your dad made you miserable. ”

"What's so miserable? I'm not afraid of death. Replying to the young man beside him, Arreas ran in the opposite direction from his father. The teenager shrugged his shoulders and followed without hesitation.

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