Chapter 002: Strange Village
Kenny, who was on horseback, heard Lawrence's shout, turned his head to look to the right, there was indeed a village on the other side of the stream, the village was not large, the architectural style was very similar to some villages in the northern part of the First Continent, the walls were made of earth and stone, and the roof was covered with thick wheat stalks, judging by the structure and size of the building, it should be a human village. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Excited, Lawrence had turned his horse's head and went into the water, the living water source they had been relying on was not deep, barely past the iron horseshoe, Lawrence's horse left the snow and ran in the water, Kenny looked at Lawrence's back, and ordered the troops to march south to the village, if there were really humans there, it would indeed save them a lot of trouble.
The small army of more than a thousand people walked towards the village that Lawrence had discovered, and the horse-mounted cavalry quickly crossed the stream, but most of Lawrence's troops were infantry, and it was really hard for them to cross the stream in the ice and snow, although the water was only up to their ankles, but the biting cold made the horseless guys shiver incessantly.
By the time Kenny arrives at the entrance to the village, Lawrence has already walked into the village.
Kenny looked at the small village in front of him, there were about 100 small huts at a glance, there were dogs barking and cows in the distance from time to time, almost every house had a small backyard, there were a few fruit trees in the yard, and there were also rows of meat racks in the backyard of others, and there were grape trellises twice the size of the village outside the village, although there were no grapes on the shelves in winter, but this meant that there must be a lot of wine stored in the village, Kenny looked at everything in front of him, his taste buds seemed to have almost tasted the mellow aroma of wine, he couldn't wait to kick off the horse's belly, and the horse walked towards the path into the village。
Walking into the village, there is no snow on the path into the village, you can see that the people here are very industrious, the doors of every house are clean, a group of children of three or four years old came out of the alley, those children's faces were frozen with two flushes, but the clothes were very thick, they laughed and walked into another alley.
Kenny got off his horse, fearing that the horse under his crotch might accidentally bump into the child who suddenly rushed out, so he simply led the horse forward, trying to find the village chief to show his intentions, hoping that the people of the village would accept them and establish a temporary station near the village.
The small village is very quiet in winter, and for a northern village, most of the inhabitants should live by hunting, after all, the geology here is not suitable for sowing crops, so it is normal for the village to be quiet during the day. Kenny sees smoke rising from a chimney in the distance, and thinks that there must be an adult in the house, so he leads his horse to the house.
Before he could reach the house, an old man in a thick mink coat came out of the house on the street, and Kenny immediately went up and asked the old man, "Your coat looks so good! We are from the south, may I ask where the chief of this village lives?"
Kenny waited expectantly for the old man's answer, but the old man looked at the house across from him with an arrogant expression, as if there was no Kenny in front of him, and the expression on Kenny's face changed from modest to angry.
The people here are really, and there is no need to be so indifferent even if outsiders are not welcome, Kenny thought to himself.
Now that he had decided to disturb the village, Kenny didn't want to offend the villagers, after all, he was an outsider, and if he lived in seclusion in such a small village, he definitely didn't want to see a guy in silver armor covered in blood asking such a question.
Suppressing a little anger in his heart, Kenny led the horse and continued to walk towards the smoking house in front of him. He took a few steps forward, and a person came out of the alley on the left, and the voice of the old man came from behind him, and he listened to the warm greeting of the two people behind him, indicating that the question just now was not a matter of language, and the people here also spoke the same language.
Kenny continued to walk forward, not far away Lawrence rode a horse and galloped towards Kenny, Kenny looked at Lawrence who was getting closer and closer, and thought to himself that this guy really has no rules, obviously on someone else's territory, and dares to ride a horse like this, in case he accidentally bumps into a child, let alone borrow land to station, it is estimated that the villagers here will be chased and killed with bows and arrows.
"Kenny, run, something isn't quite right!"
Lawrence's words pierced Kenny's eardrums like a needle, and his instinctive reaction caused Kenny to immediately turn around and turn his horse's head, and for some reason, he followed Lawrence and ran out of town. The two of them sped along the village's path, and thanks to the lack of snow on the road, they soon rushed out of the town.
The soldiers at the entrance of the village watched the two lords panting, and Lawrence didn't straighten his waist for a long time, his hands were on his knees, his face was pale, and his mouth exhaled white hot air.
Kenny looked at Lawrence with a nervous expression, as if he had encountered something earth-shattering, he rarely saw Lawrence show this expression, after all, he had participated in countless battles, what could make the commander of this wasteland so out of shape.
"What the hell is going on, Lawrence, why are you so nervous, don't tell me you found where the village chief lived, but there was Bill standing in the house greeting you with a smile on his face. ”
Lawrence gasped and looked up, three deep forehead lines on his forehead, and a pig-killing expression appeared on the corners of his mouth.
"I wish it was Bill, what did he have for a Bill, terrible, terrible, it was this ghost village, scared, scared me to death. Lawrence's words stumbled, as if he had actually encountered a ghost.
Kenny listened to Lawrence's words, looked back at the village in front of him, and there was nothing wrong with it on the surface, there were old people, children, and people cooking in the village, dogs barked and cows could run, and there were people who greeted him warmly, although those villagers were not too friendly to him, but this definitely had nothing to do with the ghost village.
"Can't you stop being so out of shape, your soldiers are watching you, and they will think that you are frightened by the Peace Army, and the slightest wind and grass can make you pee your pants. ”
"Don't talk here, you don't know, then, in that village—" Lawrence was out of breath when a crisp 'jingle' interrupted him.
Kenny saw an ox cart slowly drive out of the village, with a bell hanging from the cow's neck, and the cow's head kept shaking, and the bell around its neck made a crisp sound.
"Look, Lawrence, there's somebody out to buy supplies, let's go up and ask the man, and see where the village chief lives. Kenny beckoned to the soldiers and motioned for them to stop the bullock cart at the entrance of the village.
"Don't..."
Before Lawrence could finish his words, Kenny swallowed deeply, his expression instantly stiffened in the cold and wet air, and his face turned pale, the sun was in the sky at this time, and the ox cart passed through the soldier who reached out to stop him.