Away from Ganzros, Barritt's next target is Giethoorn, but he will first need to reach the nearby town of Shamrock.

The [Mission Log] clearly indicates that the mission location of [Eve's Little Wish] is Giethoorn in Shamrock City. However, the map of the griffon kingdom that Barrett bought from the 'Dave's Quill', the grocery store, does not have a mark on the town.

This is understandable, since he bought a map of the entire kingdom's territory, which usually shows only the larger or more famous cities, and the smaller or ordinary villages and towns are rarely marked.

It's been quite a long journey, and it's been quite a tortuous one. It took Barrett two weeks to finally reach the foot of the Three Leaves Castle, many days later than he expected, because during this time, he really experienced a lot of things.

After leaving the town of 'Ganzros', he traveled for four days to a village called 'Kernos', where he was met with a riot.

The villagers of 'Kronos', fed up with the long period of extreme oppression by their lord, rallied and killed their lord.

Barrett, as an outsider, basically witnessed the whole process.

As soon as he entered the village, he felt the strange atmosphere hidden beneath the calm - the roadside was full of villagers talking to each other, their eyes full of suppressed anger, and their eyes were all fixed on one place, the small castle where the lord lived.

Originally, Barrett did not want to stay in this village at all, but his saddle unfortunately broke during the previous day's journey, which was undoubtedly a great headache for Barrett, who was not skilled in riding. This forced him to find a reliable tailor in a nearby town and town to repair the saddle.

And the nearest village to him at that time was 'Kernos'.

Fortunately, there was a tailor in the big village, and the tailor said that she was able to repair the saddle, but that she would not have it until the next day, because she had more important things to do that evening.

Barrett didn't ask much about what it was, he was able to manage his curiosity, and just found a tavern and walked in.

He remembered that there had been a large number of people in the tavern, most of them grown men, and that when he entered, they were all staring at him with serious, nervous faces.

When Barrett says that he is just an ordinary stranger passing through the area and planning to stay here for the night, the tavern owner tells Barrett that he has come at a bad time, because the tavern is about to close.

But when the barbarian adventurer nodded and was about to leave, one of the elders in the group suddenly stopped him. The elder first said something to the tavernkeeper, and then he agreed to Barrett's request, saying that he hoped that he would stay in the tavern and not wander around, as it might be a bit chaotic that night.

Barrett hesitated for only a short time before nodding his head again and agreeing to the older man's proposal. He didn't ask when the men would be able to leave the tavern, because that kind of question didn't make much sense.

When they allowed Barrett to leave, they would tell him, and when Barrett was ready to leave, he would naturally leave, even if someone stopped him.

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The riot took place around the time of the cat at night, around eight o'clock in the evening.

At first, the village was eerily silent, save for the occasional dog barking in the distance. But then, the whole village suddenly became noisy, like a baby awakened from its sleep. There were shouts, whews, and roars everywhere.

Barrett was in his room on the second floor of the tavern, and through the window of the room, he saw villagers holding torches aloft outside. They carry a variety of unruly weapons such as sickles, hoes, pitchforks, and sticks, but some villagers also carry standard swords and spears in their hands.

The torches first gathered into a sea of fire, and Barrett saw the old man in the tavern standing in the middle of the fire, as if to say something to the crowd. He opened the window a crack and cleared the noise of the fire.

"Clifford doesn't deserve to be our lord!" came the elder's voice clearly, "this demon makes us pay taxes four times a year and puts us on heavy labor. Not only that, but he also secretly killed the Corbett family with despicable means, and connived at his subordinates to maim little Dundee and Ron......"

"This demon also defiled Edith. A villager added with torches held alof, "just last month." ”

"And Erica and Dora. Another villager shouted, "He and his minions tied Dora to his 'lair' and lied to us that Dora was missing." ”

"By the time we found her, Dora's half life was gone. ”

The lord's despicable deeds were told one after another, and Barrett suddenly found the scene somewhat familiar, as if the Baron of Coles had been so rebuked by the inhabitants of his rule, but the situation between the two was very different.

"This man has done so many despicable things, worse than the devil, and has not received the punishment he deserves. The elder said in a loud voice, "Count Scott has covered up such a crime, and only punished the devil with some gold coins, but those gold coins have also been obtained from us! If the devil cannot receive a righteous judgment, then we will !! it ourselves."

He took the lead towards the small castle in the distance, and then the sea of fire turned into a long serpent formed by flames, and followed the old man, and rushed towards the castle together.

Later, Barrett couldn't see what was happening under the castle due to his limited vision, but he could faintly hear the dull crash, screams of pain, and fierce fighting coming from a distance.

It seems that this lord has indeed done a lot of angry things before it has evolved into today's endless situation. Otherwise, with Barrett's knowledge of the vast majority of villagers and farmers, even if their lord is a villain, most of them will choose to swallow their anger.

Of course, no matter what the final result is, no matter which side wins, these things have nothing to do with him. He was just a bystander who inadvertently intruded into this dispute, and he just had to wait quietly.

Originally, it really didn't have anything to do with him, but after the middle of the moon, Barrit, who was resting with the "Iron Bride" in his arms, suddenly noticed that some people were pouring into the tavern.

The men went straight to the outside of his room, and in the cacophony of words outside the door, it was revealed that someone seemed to want to break in directly, but was stopped by another person.

Then there was a polite knock on the door of the room, and when Barrett opened the door with his sword in hand, he saw the elderly man standing outside the door, surrounded by many male villagers armed with various weapons.

The men were all dirty, with traces of smoke and blood, and some of them had visible scars on their faces. They looked at him, but their eyes were not friendly, and some of the young lads gasped for breath and their eyes were red, as if he were their enemy.

Barrett knows this state. People who are exposed to killing for the first time can't control their emotions well, even if the battle is over, the blood that has finally boiled in their bodies often does not subside quickly, especially young people. But the old man seemed to be able to restrain them well.

The first thing the elder said to Barrett outside the door was, "We killed our lord and his guards." ”

Barrett just nodded and didn't say anything.

The elder looked into Barrett's eyes, "But we have also hurt some people who should not be hurt, some innocent people, but fortunately it has not reached the point of no return." ”

The barbarian adventurer remained silent.

"The devil's ...... The lord's family, in any case, did not participate in the brutality of the past. The older man's eyes were clear, and his voice was low, "I hope you can protect them tonight." ”

"Me?" Barrett's face changed slightly, "Why?"

"If it's our own people, I'm afraid ......," the older man hesitated, "almost all of them have been hurt by Clifford, and no one will really want to protect the mother and son." Any trace of hatred is ignited, and revenge is ignited again. But that kind of revenge is not right. ”

This is a wise man, and what is even more rare is that he is very sensible, Barrett said in his heart.

"And you're an outsider, and you have nothing to do with any of us. The elder continued, "People will be suspicious of who you are, how big you are, and more importantly, how good you are to protect you and the innocent people. ”

"You can tell I'm an adventurer. Barrett said, "If you want to take risks, you will be paid more effectively than you are asked for." ”

The expressions of the others were a little resentful, but the elder smiled as if reassuring, "Clifford has been looting in the village for so many years, and his wealth and collection are very rich. We'll only take our share of it, and for the rest, you can take what you think is a fair pay. ”

"What do I think?" Barrett wondered.

"What do you think. The elder repeated, "Because Clifford paid for the money, we won't say anything, no matter how much." ”

The dead pay for it? It's very much in the style of the adventurer. Barry nodded his head, "It's expensive to hire me, and it looks like this employer of mine is going to have a heartache because of this." ”

"His heart couldn't hurt. The elder said lightly, "Because our heart has been dug out." To our disappointment, it wasn't black, but bright red like you and me. ”

"My? I'm not sure if it's red, and I don't want to know. ”

The elder smiled again, "Maybe I'll know what color my heart is in the near future." He exhaled deeply, "This night is destined to be long. But no matter what, the dawn will eventually appear. ”

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