In the clearing in front of the gallows, a well-dressed man held a note listing the three men's crimes and announcing that they had been sentenced to death. The crowd of onlookers roared passionately www.biquge.info this scene was so familiar, and Rhodes immediately felt a sense of déjà vu...... Half a second later, however, he was hung from the gallows where he was roped. At that time, the people in the surrounding stands were just such excited expressions to watch the excitement, how many people really cared whether the person in the rope was guilty or not, and whether he deserved to die?

He involuntarily had a strong instinct: this girl was probably in the same predicament as himself.

"Has anyone proven the guilt of these three men?" Rod didn't even know what stage fright was, and he asked aloud without even thinking about it, "Victim or witness?"

"I saw him kill someone, and I led someone to catch him!

"The women who were assaulted were also there. ”

The onlookers replied in a rambling manner, and it seemed that at least what the two men had done could not be denied.

"Well, I trust you. What about this girl, what did she steal? I'm willing to make amends for her sins. ”

The girl who stood at the bottom of the gallows waiting for death with a dead face and a blank expression looked up at him, and soon showed surprise on her face, and she recognized Rhodes with her excellent memory.

Everyone was silent for a while, as if no one had stolen anything from the girl.

Half a minute later, someone finally spoke: "This little cub has been swaggering at the gate of Sardenberg all the year round, and I went to give her a few copper plates for the first time, and I can still see her there later." ”

"That's right. ”

"That's true. ”

"Liars are damned!"

Many people should get along, it seems that Morfan guessed correctly, this girl is really a habitual deception who guards the door and keeps an eye on outsiders. But...... Sardenburg was not yet surrounded by Imperial troops, so why did she escape from there and run to this refugee camp?

"Whoever is in charge, I will pay a fine for her. ”

Rhodes would occasionally think about it later in his life, and he had to admit that if it was a boy on the gallows, he might not really care about it, and it was the subconscious notion or prejudice that 'girls need to be protected' with obvious macho tendencies that made him stand up. Maybe Pauli was right to scold him, he just loved heroes to save beauty, but at least this time, looking at the thin and dirty appearance of the girl tied to the gallows, no one would accuse Rhodes of coveting beauty.

"Only nobles have this qualification, what can you prove your identity?"

Rhodes' heart jumped, forgetting about this stubble, of course he has a noble title, and there are more than one, but whether it is as the son of a Duke of the Midland Empire, or the knighthood given by King Elite...... I can't even take it out and see the light of day.

"What do you care? Ryan shook his head, ready to come out and mess with the problem for him, but someone spoke up before him.

"I know him, he's been with us to protect me and my neighbors, and he's joined the Queen's forces in a battle to repel the Midland's pursuers!" a girl said in a shrill voice peculiar to a young man, "who is protecting us when those death-like Imperial pursuers try to slaughter us and steal our food? They are more noble than the nobles!"

"That's right, I saw that this young man had just arrived last with the troops of the Royal Highness, and those brave soldiers had greeted him. ”

"Well, okay, you don't need to be a nobleman, take a golden dragon, and you can atone for this little girl. ”

Human life is becoming less and less valuable, Rod sighed, reached into his bag, took out a gold coin and threw it to the steward, the man received the coin, and wondered, "How is it a gold coin minted by Midland?"

Rhodes was careless, but reacted quickly: "I scavenged from the killed Imperial soldiers, could it be that because we are at war with Midland, the gold they use to mint coinage is evil?"

The man nodded, without asking any more questions, and nodded to the executioner on the side, the rope around the girl's neck was removed, and the rope that bound her hands and feet was also cut, and the girl stood under the gallows for a moment, and was pushed towards Rod, and walked slowly.

The execution of the other two began, and Rod turned his head and walked out of the crowd, he didn't want to see people hanged.

"You don't have to follow me, I just spent money for you to eliminate my sin, but I didn't buy you. He said to the skinny girl who was following him like a fart.

"But I don't have anywhere to go. The girl sniffled and said pitifully.

"If you save her and leave her alone, she will probably end up worse than being hanged. Ryan sighed, "You gave someone a second life, you should take some responsibility, otherwise it is better not to save it." ”

"Okay, you can follow us first, the priority for now is to find a place to get your body clean. Rod sighed, he didn't have a habit of cleanliness, but the love and cleanliness cultivated by his mother had gone deep into his bones.

"Oh......" The girl looked at herself, and was embarrassed: she was indeed very dirty, and in order to pretend to be pitiful and beg for money, she had always put on dirty clothes and made herself unkempt, and the tossing and turning after fleeing and being caught all the way seemed to come out of the mud.

......

The camp was more complete than they had imagined, and although it looked like a pile of tents at first glance, there were rivers and lakes where there were people, and business to do where there were people - a little knowledge would show that it was like a small town with nothing lacking: clinics, hotels, canteens, brothels...... Naturally, there are bathrooms too. For people with flexible brains, a little bit of predicament can't stop them from making money at all, everything is just transferred to tents, services become simpler and backward fees become lower, but the basic functions are still there.

The "bathroom" is a large tent built across a creek, and for five copper plates you get a towel, a small bar of soap, and a small cubicle fenced with cloth, cold water from the creek that crosses the tent, and the bath owner will boil you a pot of hot water for you to pass in if you scream and pay an extra copper plate.

After paying a silver coin, all three of them went in to experience the most original bath, and they all felt refreshed when they came out.

Rod almost didn't recognize the skinny little girl he had just rescued, her dark brown hair had turned into a light blonde after washing, and she looked quite pleasing to the eye in the new clothes given by the boy...... At least Rhodes was no longer so disgusted that he didn't want her to get close to him.

"Sixteen coppers in change. ”

"No need. Rod waved his hand and walked out of the tent.

"He meant to let me take it. The girl looked at her savior as if she had seen a ghost, rushed to the boss's side, took the small stack of copper plates, carefully put them into the pockets of her new clothes, and trotted after the boy.

Rod shrugged, didn't tear down her desk, and walked out of the "bathroom" without looking back.

......

The girl looked at the monster hunter's big wolf in fear, and followed Rhodes step by step: "Why save me." ”

"I don't think you should have committed any damn sin. ”

The boy's concise answer made the girl a little unsure of how to answer, and looked at the demon wolf, she couldn't help asking: "Is this your pet, you didn't seem to have it with you last time I saw you." ”

"No, it's Ryan's partner. Rod reluctantly touched the wolf's head. He and Nakarinya...... It's just that he fought side by side with Ciri's fighting power after being rescued by a wild hunt, and visited it when he was wounded in the short time when the monster hunter and the caravan were with him. But somehow, the she-wolf seemed to like herself very much, and he and Ruien were walking side by side, but the she-wolf was going to shake her head and tail towards him on the side closer to her.

"This guy who eats inside and out, I can't help but wonder if it's the kid's pet sometimes. Ryan rolled his eyes as he looked at his animal partner who had been with him for several years and kept courting others, "Don't touch her now because she looks harmless, little girl, Nakalinya doesn't like chickens and dogs." ”

"Hey, hey, uncle, what do you mean by a rooster and a dog thief, I'm just forced to beg for some money for my livelihood. The girl sniffled, "I don't kill people for money, and I don't think killing is a profession like some people, you can despise me in your heart, but can you give a little face in person!"

"When it comes to begging for money, I'm a little curious. Rod interrupted a conversation between the two around him that could have turned into an argument, "That day, if Morfan ...... Just push your man away, and don't drive you away, what will you do to me?"

"I ......" the girl hesitated, but decided to tell the truth. "I'll look at where you're getting it from, and estimate how much cash you have in your wallet, and tell my big brother...... I think it's the former big brother, and then he'll decide what to do next, but that's none of my business. ”

The young man sighed and nodded, "Well, you are not allowed to do that kind of thing in the future, understand." ”

"Okay big brother. The girl lowered her head, "I listen to you for everything, you saved me from the gallows, and now you are my big brother......"

"Hmph, you took in a little brother. Ryan let out a nose to express his disdain.

"I haven't asked you what your name is. ”

"Nikita, big brother. ”

"Nikita, don't talk behind my back, and don't call me big brother. ”

"Okay big brother. The girl trotted a few steps to Rod's left-hand side, "But what shall I call you?"

......

He wanted to talk about Xiao Luo, but he felt a little strange that everyone called himself so affectionately. I couldn't tell her either of the real or false names of "Rod Foster" or "Rowick Hart", and I didn't bother to make it up for her alone, so I had to sigh again: "Forget it, whatever you call it." ”

The girl blinked and did not continue to harass him.

Rhodes thought about how to go home, and he didn't have a clue for a while, so he simply put it aside: "Nikita, aren't you begging at the gate of Sardenburg, how did you get here?"

"I ...... I used to follow my eldest brother...... No, follow the ex-big brother. We gave him half of the money we asked for and provided the information, and he was responsible for covering us. Nikita replied quickly, without concealment, "But one day, I decided to give myself a day off and not to cheat money. I took a shower, put on fairly clean clothes, and was seen by my eldest brother. He took me to a corner and said to me that I had grown up and it was time for me to know what it was like to be a woman...... Then he tore off my clothes and tried to me, and I was terrified, and when I saw the knife in his belt, I picked it up...... A slash was made to his thing, and he ran away while he was screaming at the thing. ”

"And then. ”

"My former eldest brother was very powerful in Sardenburg, and I couldn't get along there, so I ran out and went to other places to continue begging, and it happened to be a war, and somehow I ended up here, and then it was when you met me today. ”

"It's a thrilling story. Ryan said contemptuously. "But I think you should let him you. ”

"I think ...... too I regretted it to death on the gallows, but I was so nervous. Nikita snorted, muttered something, and looked up: "Big brother, now I'm yours, if you want to me......"

"Enough. Rod glared at the girl, and was surprised to find that she was not ugly. Maybe in the one she was staying in, in a den full of liars and thieves, in a pile of crooked melons and cracked dates...... is really a beauty, no wonder her eldest brother has an idea: "Don't use such vulgar words in the future, and don't mention this kind of thing again, I'm not here to do it...... That's what saves you. ”

"Okay big brother. ”

Rod nodded, satisfied with Nikita's honest obedience, and went back to think about going home. But Ryan seemed to be a little interested in the girl: "How old are you, little one." ”

"Ten...... Fourteen years old. ”

You hesitate. The hunter pierced her, "Don't think about it, even if you say you're sixteen or eighteen years old, your new big brother won't want to you, he's seen a lot of beauties, and the fox on his shoulder now is a fox man, and it's so beautiful to be a human." ”

Nikita glanced at the little silver fox and pouted: "Hey, uncle, don't use your dirty thoughts to judge others, okay!"

"Stay quiet, Nikita, I'm thinking about things. Rod stopped their conversation from escalating: "Besides, don't keep sniffling, find a way to deal with it." ”

"Okay big brother. The girl immediately shut her mouth, blew her nose on the ground beside her, wiped it back to him, and said no more.

"It's getting late, it's time for us to go to the 'hotel', I don't have a tent with me. Ryan reminded Rode, who was lost in thought, "Hey, an old friend is here." ”

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The stout officer, who had organized the troops behind the palace with courage and a loud voice, also passed by them with a worried face, and when he saw Rhodes, he spoke to him again as if he was about to complain about something: "I have just gone to see the commander of the army here, and I have received some strange news. ”

"Oh? ”

"Nearly 100,000 Anteli troops have been evacuated or deployed to the 'Calvinhall Forest-Salenberg' line where we are now, and we are now in a position to launch a counterattack. "It stands to reason that the Midland's follow-up corps should be taken advantage of the superiority of the forces as soon as possible," said the officer, "but it has been more than a week since Sardenburg had issued any new orders...... That is, now all the kingdom's armies on the Calvin Hall-Sardenberg line are simply following the inertia of the initial instructions, and no one knows what is happening and what to do next. ”

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