Chapter 1: Advent
Under the obscure sky, there was a muffled thunder from time to time, a heavy rain brewed in the sky, the dark clouds flowed rapidly, and for a time the black clouds rolled, like the end of the world.
At the exit of a ravine, a wagon with a collapsed carriage was slowly burning, a little flame was blown up and down in the wind, but stubbornly eroding the old wood, and the red horse pulling the cart was kicking its hooves restlessly and neighing in a low voice of anxiety.
There were more than a dozen corpses lying around the carriage, some wearing cloth clothes, some wearing leather armor, some wearing armor, and some wearing noble robes, but at this moment, they were lying in a pool of blood without difference, and they were breathless.
A thunderbolt fell, a bright light flashed, and the red horse neighed in fright, struggled in panic, and fell heavily to the ground in disorder.
Two figures, one large and one small, descended on the exit of this canyon with this thunderbolt.
"Brother!" At first glance in the ancient century, the little girl grabbed Lei Ming's sleeve with some fear, and realized that her brother was by her side, her expression was much soothed, and she looked around with a hint of timidity, but when she saw the corpses all over the ground, the little girl's face turned pale with fright, and her small body curled up behind Lei Ming.
"I'm here, don't be afraid. Thunder whispered comfort, he glanced at the scene before him, nodded in satisfaction, and breathed a sigh of relief, and without the slightest surprise, he succeeded in descending at the mouth of this canyon, where the last heir of the Bourbon family is buried.
Lei Ming neatly extinguished the flames that were still burning slowly, and with a slight pull, he tore the fragile carriage apart, there was not much in the carriage, a little food, more than ten gold grains, and two sets of black aristocratic robes.
Lei Ming looked determined and leaned over and dragged the dead noble boy on the ground with his hand, and it could be vaguely seen that Lei Ming's face was somewhat similar to this young man, Lei Ming pulled the family badge worn on the noble boy's chest into his hand, and the badge was a cross pattern of three golden small swords, and then casually threw the body of this unlucky guy into the broken carriage.
Finally, Thunder unlocked the fallen red horse and gently stroked its mane, and of course, the red horse struggled uncooperatively, kicking its hooves indiscriminately, to which Thunder unceremoniously punched its horse twice in the neck.
The little girl followed closely behind Lei Ming, and when she saw her brother brutally beating the jujube red horse, she listened to its mournful cry and gently pulled Lei Ming's sleeve a little unbearably.
Lei Ming turned his head to look at the little girl, smiled slightly, untied the cloth bag hanging from the horse's neck, put it in the little girl's hand, and then stood up, and kicked the horse's back fiercely before leaving, causing the red horse to neigh in pain, leaving the little girl alone with tears of sympathy to comfort the poor horse with the beans in the cloth bag in her hand.
Thunder collected the corpses all over the ground, and then lit the carriage with flint, he coldly ripped off the clothes on the corpses to speed up the flames, and waited until the fire was blown by the wind to become larger, and the billowing black smoke frightened the jujube red horse lying on the ground again.
Lei Ming walked towards the jujube red horse without looking back, as for whether the corpse could be burned clean was not a matter for him to consider at all, in this era when everyone was on the run, human life was probably the least valuable thing.
Thunder Ming carried a small bag of clothes, coins and food on his back on the back of the red horse, facing the frightened horse, Thunder knew that pain and fear could make it obedient, but the little girl was angry at what Lei Ming had done, and pursed her lips and ignored her brother, she felt that her brother was acting cold-blooded, not at all like the brother she knew, which made her a little afraid.
Lei Ming didn't speak like a stuffy gourd, and he didn't comfort his sister, just with a smile of peace of mind, this is a turbulent era, kind and cowardly people, have died.
His gaze had passed through many obstacles, as if he saw a group of fleeing refugees eighty miles away, that group of refugees was the target of his trip, and he knew that the old clerk of that group of refugees was a loyal supporter of the Bourbon family, and he must obtain the leadership of this group of refugees, because in this era, only nobles with people and armies can be called nobles!
The red horse ran steadily under the control of thunder, as if it had forgotten its previous fears, and the feeling of galloping on the plains and mountains drowned out its emotions, and only galloping in the wind could make it forget everything.
Two days later, before the group of refugees entered the Kel's Forest, Thunder saw the fleeing team from a distance, dragging the broken carts, restless and numb, with only a small number of young men running back and forth on both sides of the long procession, maintaining order in the procession, and there were many domestic animals, old cattle, bad horses, mules, etc., serving as the main transport capacity, dragging their food and clothing on the way to escape.
The procession was long, and the thunder roared from a distance, and the crowd dragged out a long black line, walking on a road that was not very smooth, and if you approached the procession, you could hear the whispered sobs of women and children, and many complaining curses, whoever they were, were always irritable and restless in the flight.
Is this the fleeing team? Lei Ming's eyes flickered, he knew that at this moment, there were thousands of such fleeing teams struggling on this unknown continent, in order to survive, even if they were afraid in their hearts, they were still determined to find a happy land that could allow them to multiply, and the price they had to pay was also extremely heavy, and the unknown danger would pull most people into the abyss of death.
Seeing so many people at once, the little girl's depressed mood became a little excited, she forgot about her anger, and turned her head to look at Lei Ming with her pure and inquiring eyes, and when she got Lei Ming's affirmative answer, the little girl happily hugged Lei Ming, and her mood was full of joy, just because, human beings are social animals, and they are afraid of being alone.
Lei Ming drove the jujube red horse towards the fleeing team, he was anxious to know if the old clerk was still alive, he only remembered that in the records, the respected old clerk died of illness on the way to escape, if the old clerk was still alive, then it would be much easier for Lei Ming to accept this team, after all, compared to his weak words, the words of the respected old secretary were more convincing.
As Thunder approached the group, a young man rode towards him, and in fact there were only three horses in total for the young men who acted as guards.
"Who?" The young man with short brown hair shouted as he approached Thunder, but there was not much hostility, as Thunder was human, and he was carrying a little girl, which made the young guard feel that Thunder was not much of a threat.
Thunder controlled the red horse to reduce his speed, and said in a tone that was a combination of arrogance and gentleness characteristic of the nobles: "I am Thunder, Thunder Bourbon, is old Thor there?"
Although they are fleeing, the nobles will not let go of their arrogance, and their posture is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, making people feel awe, even if they come to this unknown continent, the rule of the nobles is still not broken, it is always so stable, Lei Ming clearly knows that it only takes half a year for the kingdom's ruling system to be re-established in this new continent.
Although Lei Ming's attitude was very friendly, his noble dress and the dazzling family badge on his chest made the young man who came forward unconsciously lower his head, especially after hearing Lei Ming's surname, he was even more respectful.
"Lord Lord, the mayor of Thor is here, it's just ......" The young man got off his horse a little helplessly, led the horse and stood under the thundering horse, hearing the thunder's question, he wanted to try to answer the thundering question, but his ability to express himself suddenly dropped several levels.
Lei Ming heard that the old Thor was still there, and he was happy in his heart, if there was the help of the old Thor, he would be more comfortable in mastering this army, as for the young man calling him lord lord, he didn't feel strange, because Kent Town paid taxes to the Bourbon family, accepted the protection of the Bourbon family, and belonged to the Bourbon family's sphere of influence, but the Bourbon family was sparsely populated, and Kent Town was not more prosperous than the capital, so the old Thor, who was loyal to the Bourbon family, concurrently served as the clerk and mayor of this town.
However, the young man's hesitant appearance made Lei Ming instantly understand that the situation of old Thor may not be good, this old clerk is a little old after all, and the long-distance bumps are undoubtedly a torment for him, and Lei Ming, who is eager to see old Thor, said coldly: "Take me to see Old Thor, immediately, immediately!"
"Yes!" the young man was about to say something, but when the majestic side of Thunder was revealed, he was suddenly shocked, and tried to show that he obeyed the order, swallowed all the rest of the words in his stomach, and honestly quickly turned over his horse and carried out Thunder's order.
The young man belongs to the garrison of Kent Town, and has received several months of military training, but the combat effectiveness is average, that is, the combat effectiveness of the militia, and the veteran of the battlefield is not an opponent at all, if there is anything outstanding, that is, he is young and strong, and he usually copes with the security of the town, and at this moment in the face of the people of the Bourbon family, who were once high, even on the way to escape, he was also in awe, and returned quickly on horseback, and briefly communicated with the other members of the garrison, and immediately led the thunder to an ox cartใ
Old Thor was already a little bad at the moment, he felt that his body was extremely weak, and the situation continued to deteriorate, his whole body was so sore that he seemed to have no strength, if he was not still in the nervous escape, I am afraid he could not hold his breath, it was with the belief in leading the people of the town to a safe place, so that he always kept his eyes open.
When he saw Noah, a young man from the garrison, leading a young man in a noble robe to the front, the old Thor was suddenly woken up from a stupor, and immediately saw the dazzling family crest, the three golden swords were like the most beautiful patterns, representing the loyalty and glory of his life, and he saw a familiar taste on his thunderous face, for many years, he had not returned to the Bourbon family for many years, and the original little ones had grown up, as handsome as the old earl was when he was young.
Lei Ming stood in front of the old man who was about to run out of oil, and the moment he came into contact with Old Thor's eyes, all the worries and worries before Lei Ming were swept away, and there was only a kind of joy and confidence from the heart, and he asked proudly with a bright smile: "Old Thor, my grandfather told me that you are the most trustworthy old man in my Bourbon family. At this moment, I have gone through calamity and stood in front of you so down, do you deserve my trust?"
The thunder at this moment exuded an extremely dazzling personality charm, not only his sister who followed him closely, but also the townspeople of the nearby town of Kent, were attracted by his brilliance at this moment, even the poorest townspeople couldn't help but think in their hearts: I'm afraid this is the demeanor of the great nobles of the empire, right?
Old Thor heard Thunder's grandfather tell him that he was the most trustworthy old man in the Bourbons, his eyes were extraordinarily bright, and at this moment, he felt that his weak body had given birth to inexhaustible strength, and he stood up trembling with excitement on the large wooden plank of the ox cart, but his thin body gave people a tall feeling, he straightened his waist and shouted: "Old Thor is always trustworthy!"