Chapter 31 The Farm
After dealing with those rebel soldiers, Leo and the others went on the road again, but this time everyone didn't have the leisure and elegance of the previous tour, and they all stepped up their pace, even the usually most active little Tom pursed his lips vigorously, followed closely behind Leo, even if his physical strength was exhausted, he gritted his teeth to keep up. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info When everyone finally walked out of the mountains along the trade route, they saw a huge and vast plain.
Harvest Plains, the richest place on the Alpha Road, is not one of them. The terrain is flat, the rivers are dense, the irrigation of farmland is very convenient, and the fertile black soil produces 70% of the food supplied to the entire human world. Even if the three southern provinces of the Varu Empire only occupy a small corner of the Harvest Plains, they are also the most important grain producing areas of the Varu Empire, and the rich and prosperous three southern provinces are also an important pillar to support the ambition of the Grand Duke of Wagner.
It was close to dusk, and the yellow sunlight fell on the fields that had just sprouted young seedlings, dyeing everything golden yellow. A few villages can be seen dotted in the overwhelming farmland, and the curling smoke rises from the villages, bringing a trace of the fireworks of life, so that Li Ao and the others, who have eaten enough of the marching dry food, can't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
"Griman, where are we going to find your friends, we must find a place to lurk as quickly as possible!" Leo asked, looking back as the trade road beneath his feet branched into several lines along the farmland and the river.
Gleman squeezed away little Tom who was in front of him, completely ignoring little Tom's reluctant glare, stood side by side with Leo in the front row, put his hand in front of him and looked into the distance, identified the road, and then pointed to a road that looked like it led to a certain village between the farmlands and said, "Take this road, this side should lead to Henry's Farm!"
With that, Griman stepped ahead of the group. Although you can see the farm from a distance, you can't really walk to it in a short time.
The closer he got to the farm, the more he had a strange feeling, but he couldn't say why, then Feng Xifan said quietly: "Young master, I saw smoke rising from the farm from a distance, but now it has been broken, and I haven't heard the sound of chickens and dogs crowing so close, this farm doesn't seem to be quite right!"
Leo nodded slightly, indicating that he already knew, and then raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Cheer up, everyone, we are about to arrive, pay attention!"
When the group came to the farm along the road, even Raymond and Little Tom, who had little experience, felt that something was wrong. It was so quiet in the farmstead, and though the sun was about to set now, there was no sound of lifelessness in the farmstead, not even the insects that could be heard everywhere in the wilderness, and the houses of the farmstead were closed with their doors closed, and there was not a single light shining through the cracks in the windows of the houses, as if they were uninhabited. Olix, who was walking in the ranks, waved his hand quietly, and the Roman infantry divided into two columns in unison, raising their arms and shields to protect each side of the line.
"Chirp~Chirp~Chirp~Goo-" Griman came to an open space in front of the huge barn in the center of the farm, inhaled and pursed his lips to let out a long burst of birdsong, the sound echoing over the empty farm. It wasn't until Griman whistled three times that many figures appeared from the rooftops of the farmstead, behind the stacks, and from some hidden places.
"Who am I? Wildfire's Grimman brothers!" the two barn doors of the barn opened with a creaking and grinding sound, and a slightly vicissitudes of a man's voice came out.
Taking advantage of the last glimmer of light before the sun set, Leo saw clearly the man who came out of the barn, his appearance was quite recognizable, his bare skull obliquely covered his left eye with an eyepatch, the only remaining right eye was bright, the skin on his face was a little rough, as if it had been left by the wind and frost, and a few crow's feet at the corners of his eyes looked a little old. The tall and burly man was dressed in a linen shirt, and he stood barefoot on the jagged gravel ground without shoes, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all.
"Haha! Old Henry, you old fellow, you are still alive and well, you haven't been killed by those noble minions for so many years, it's really blessed by the gods!" When Griman saw old Henry come out, he immediately opened his arms and hugged old Henry, teasing him enthusiastically.
"Haha, Griman, blessed by the goddess of harvest, you have not hung up on this scourge, how can I die before you?" retorted old Henry, not to be outdone.
After the two exchanged a few words, old Henry raised his eyes and looked at Leo and the others, the composition of the team in front of him was too complicated, two young men who looked like nobles, one old and one young, two servants, a middle-aged guard, and a team of elite soldiers?
Old Henry rolled his eyes at Gleeman, and said with some yin and yang weirdness: "Gleeman, I used to respect you as a man, dare to work against those corrupt officials, although you are not a good person, at least you are a gentleman." What's going on now? The more you get mixed up, the more you go back?
"Alas, brother, don't mention it, it's a long story!" Griman sighed, and briefly explained his experiences over the years, especially the encounter with Leo.
After listening to Griman's explanation, Old Henry's face eased, and he waved his hand at the surrounding figures, letting them disperse, and then arranged for a young man to take Leo and the others to rest, and then took Gleeman's hand and said: "Brother Griman, since your thief group has been disbanded, don't condescend to others to do things for others, come to my brother's place, let's live freely in this farm!"
Griman glanced in the direction of Leo and his party, and saw that Leo and the others had already entered a house under guidance, and then said to old Henry: "Old Henry, you are old and like a comfortable life, but I think I am still young and can work hard for a few more years." Did you see the old servant just now?"
Old Henry frowned slightly and recalled his impression of those people just now, the old servant seemed to be inconspicuous, just an ordinary thin old man.
"I was caught by him, don't look at his old age as if he was about to die of old age, but at least he has the strength of a great sword master. If he had done it just now, he would have killed all the people here!" said Griman to old Henry.
Hearing Griman say this, Old Henry had an expression of disbelief, and he didn't believe that a bad old man could be a great swordsman anyway.
"See that middle-aged guard, good at two-handed fast swords, at least at the level of a swordsman!" Griman threw out one more, still shocking old Henry. The martial arts of the Alpha Continent are easy to learn and difficult to master, and being able to reach the level of a sword master is already rare in the empire, how can this group of people have such a master?
"Ahh However, it is said that there is no news of his disappearance in recent years, but I didn't expect to be a guard!" a young man behind Old Henry suddenly clapped his hands and shouted in shock.
"Calm down!" shouted old Henry, looking back at the young man with some dissatisfaction. Then he said to Griman with some embarrassment: "This is my son, little Henry, the child has never seen anything in the world, and he is smiling!"
The young man, Henry Jr., smiled shyly at Griman with some embarrassment, and said hello.
By this time the sun had set, and the farmstead was plunged into darkness, and old Henry took Griman by the hand, and walked towards the largest house in the farm, and said as he went: "Come, we have not seen each other for a long time, and we must catch up with the old tonight." ”
At this time, Leo and the others settled down in the room arranged in the farm, and after such a long journey, they hurriedly had dinner and then went back to their rooms to rest, and there was nothing to do all night.
Early the next morning, Griman arrives at Leo's room with good news and bad news.
The good news is that Old Henry agreed to help them lurk in the three southern provinces, according to Griman, Old Henry used to be a well-known underworld leader in the three southern provinces, and not only led the thieves to rob the house, he also traveled widely and was good at business, and every city in the southern provinces had industries under his name, even if he didn't wash his hands now, no one dared to touch Old Henry's moldy head. As long as old Henry was willing to help, they could safely hide their whereabouts in that city.
But the bad news is that Henry Sr. doesn't want to be involved in the Empire's war with Archduke Wagner, so he won't help spy on the military. Old Henry is old after all, and people naturally think more about it when they get older, and he just wants to live in his lair now, and he doesn't want to show up again to live that kind of precarious life of licking blood with a knife.
Leo discussed it with Raymond, since the old Henry didn't want to make a move, there was no need to be reluctant, it was already good to be able to help hide his whereabouts, as for spying on the military, if it really didn't work, Feng Xifan and Cahill were also completely competent. Old Henry was also very satisfied with the acquaintance of Leo and others, and the guests and hosts were safe and sound.
The disappearance of Andrew, the commander of the rebel front-line barracks, was furious, and he repeatedly sent a large number of soldiers to search back and forth, and Henry's Farm, which was close to the mountain border, was searched back and forth several times. If it weren't for Old Henry's help, Leo and the others would have already been discovered. Even if they have the upper hand in terms of high-end combat power, once discovered, the constant stream of rebel soldiers is enough to overwhelm them.