Chapter 22: The Gangs
"Young Master, do you really want to leave?" Roy muttered, in his eyes, Dio was already living a life of hardship, especially after marrying Sophia, he really couldn't understand why Dio chose to leave.
"Hmm. Dio nodded slowly, he was not Roy, and what Roy thought was happy was not necessarily his happiness. It turned out that Dio wanted to go out, but Vasily said that his strength was too poor, so he temporarily dismissed the idea, but, after the events of the day, coupled with Vasily's 'backtracking', he made up his mind again.
Baron Jim will not be the last, those noble children who pursue Sophia will treat him Theo as an enemy, similar things will definitely happen one after another, have you always relied on Sophia's protection?
Dio didn't want to eat soft rice, and besides, the threat could not be completely eliminated, he could not kill the principal, he could only use the method of punishing the accomplices to issue a warning, how effective would this be? If he really hurt a nobleman and alarmed the county, then he would be doomed.
Instead of staying here and tangling, it is better to break out and see the real world, at least, he should be like Vasily, after he has the power to defy authority, and then think about whether he will come back to see Sophia, maybe, he will come back, maybe, everything is meaningless.
Brigitte and Belier looked at Dio silently, their mood was very complicated, the matter that they were planning to put Dio to death a few days ago has become very ridiculous at this moment, why bother? And then it was Dio who saved them, they didn't think about what kind of mentality they would use to face Dio in the future, but now Dio is leaving.
Vasily's form appeared in mid-air, and then slowly fell like a feather.
"Where have you been?" asked Theo.
"Some guys were rude and taught them a little lesson. Vasily said with a smile.
"Then why are you going to stay in the manor in the future?"
"This ...... What do you know?" Vasily was never short of haste and in a blink of an eye found an excuse: "This is the only way to get their attention." ”
Dio thought for a moment and then changed the subject: "So...... Miss Sophia's safety is please. ”
"Don't worry. Vasily said without hesitation, he didn't have anything to worry about when he went out, leaving some room for sophistry in the future.
"I'm leaving. Dio simply jumped into the carriage and drove the carriage forward, without even saying 'goodbye'.
Vasily and the others watched as Dio's carriage went farther and farther away, no one spoke, everyone was silent, or thinking about their own thoughts.
Duita is a small town with only a few thousand aborigines, but due to its location, there is only one large-scale human settlement within a radius of hundreds of miles, so it has naturally become a supply center for people from south to north.
At times, the town is still bustling, with a constant stream of vehicles and crowds bringing a lot of prosperity to this remote town.
If there were no bandits who were everywhere, it might not be long before the tower would have changed from a small town to a city, but everyone on the mainland knew that this was just an unrealistic dream, even if there was another natural disaster, the bandits would not be extinct, and these guys who lived by looting would have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and soon a new batch would appear.
Many of those who passed through the town had been patronized by the bandits, except that the large caravans with sufficient force could negotiate with the bandits, and the result was usually that the caravans had left some money to buy the road and were able to get back on the road, while the less powerful small merchants were inevitably looted.
Duita Town is Dio's target, according to Vasily's analysis, Duita Town is the most suitable place for the fledgling Dio to hang out, although it is desolate, but the geographical location is not remote, if it is replaced by the famous mountain Daze, or the newly discovered star fragment gathering area, not to mention the extreme warriors, even if you meet Wuzun and the Holy Warrior, it is not unusual, if you deal with those guys, Dio is not enough, no matter how clever the skills can not make up for the gap, people can pinch Dio to death with a finger.
In the northeast of Duita Town, although there is also a crater area, but for thousands of years, it has been searched countless times by the strong, and the value has become very slim, only some adventurers with very poor strength will come to Duita Town to hunt for treasure, which is also the fundamental reason why Lord Duita let Duita Town fend for itself, if it was a crater that had just been discovered, he would have sent the army to block it a long time ago.
Two days have passed in the blink of an eye, except for an attack by wolves, Dio has always been alone between heaven and earth, because it is too silent, every time after cultivation, there will always be pictures in his mind, and Sophia's voice and smile appear the most.
He remembered very well that one day at noon, Vasily went to Duita Town to buy a bunch of food, and he had been walking on the road for two days, and he had not yet done so! Although he was too lazy to drive the carriage, he kept hiding in the carriage, letting the horses walk slowly on their own, and never got up, but Vasily's running speed was too terrifying!
On this day, Dio had just eaten breakfast and was observing the surrounding scenery, speculating how far away he was from Duita Town, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange, this was the first time he had met people on the road!
Soon, the horse caught up with Theo's carriage, and Dio turned his head sideways to meet the stout young knight on his horse.
Both of them saw a little surprise in each other's gazes, Dio was surprised that the other party had a long sword with blood stains hanging from his waist, and there was no scabbard, such an outfit was a bit nondescript, couldn't he even afford a scabbard?
Parker was also amazed that in such weather and such a place, there were people who dared to walk through the wilderness alone! You must know that on the plains of Chris, it is not only the gangs that can pose a threat to people, but also those hordes of Steppenwolves, which are very intelligent and dangerous animals, and basically do not attack people, but only attack those who are lonely.
Parker has never believed in luck, and being able to get here can only show that this kid is definitely not as weak as he looks, but this has nothing to do with him, he still has important things to do, Parker glanced at Dio, and then accelerated to urge the mount, and left in the dust.
Watching the other party walk away, Dio lowered the curtain and retracted back into the corner, he had developed a bad habit over the years, that is, as long as he sat down, he would never stand up if there was no necessary reason, even if it was the cold plank on the carriage, Dio could sit comfortably on it, as if he was sitting on a soft chaise longue under him.
The field returned to calm, accompanied by Dio, in addition to the carriage under him, there was only the sound of whistling wind, as the saying goes, the cold wind is like a knife, but Dio didn't feel anything, since he absorbed the wind source power according to the method on the "Divine Codex", his physique has changed, even if the temperature is low, he will not feel cold.
Only a moment later, another dense sound of horses' hooves was heard, interrupting Dio's memories.
Five horses of different colors galloped past Dio's carriage, and this time the knight on the horse didn't even bother to look at Dio, and disappeared into the distance.
However, this was not the end, for for the next two hours, Dio saw at least a hundred warriors, all of whom looked in a hurry, and all of them were heading eastward, that is, the direction of the town of Heta.
Dio was hesitant to change his course, and if something happened, a warband of hundreds of warriors would not be fun, and he might be implicated, but there was only one way here, so why not go back and go in the direction of the manor? If he wanted to make a detour, there was a wilderness on both sides, and the carriage could not pass, so he could only get out of the carriage and trek on his own legs, and Dio was so lazy that he felt a headache when he thought of walking alone in the wilderness in the wind and snow.
After weighing for a moment, Dio did not change the direction of his travel, and continued to walk towards the town of Heap.
After about half an hour, around a dirt slope, there appeared in front of Theo a hilly area that stretched for more than ten miles, the hills were not high, if you climbed them on two legs, it would definitely not take more than twenty minutes, but the problem was that the hills were full of rocks, people could climb over them, and horses could barely do it, but the cart was hopeless.
There was a passage in the middle of the hill that looked like a huge opening, normally large enough for five wagons to pass side by side, but now it was jammed.
Two groups of men confronted each other there, to be exact, with a long wagon full of goods in the middle, and several corpses and a few scattered swords on the ground.
It seems that the dispute is caused by the uneven distribution of spoils, and the atmosphere in the arena is extremely tense, and the people on both sides are tense and look like they are about to erupt. The appearance of Dio immediately attracted everyone's attention, and most of them had a look of vigilance in their eyes, except for one person.
This person Dio has seen, it is the fierce young man who passed him two hours ago, Parker saw Dio, suddenly showed a look of surprise, and while walking quickly to meet Dio, he laughed loudly, "You are too slow to come." ”
Dio frowned, stopped the carriage, and looked at Parker suspiciously, the so-called nothing to be courteous, either annihilation or theft, Dio was already sure that Parker wanted to create an illusion for the other party, as if he was very familiar with himself, but ...... The scene in front of me seems to be a gang robbing a caravan, could it be that all these guys are bandits?!