Chapter 1 Karl

Cold, hunger. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Curled up on a straw mat and watching the rain outside, Carl felt that he might not survive this winter.

He was a war refugee from Fars, obviously unpopular in the city called Lobito, and the local Count Anthony was very friendly, and he took the initiative to open up a vacant lot and some materials and tools for the refugees to stay for a short time.

Damn orcs.

Carl cursed inwardly.

What happened four months ago was nothing short of a nightmare.

The sneak attack force infiltrated by the orcs attacked the city of Fars, and the city gate was immediately lost without defense, and the city guards were defeated without organizing effective resistance, and the silver-level city guard captain was entangled by a silver-level orc as soon as he stood up, and then died under the random arrows.

The people of the city were slaughtered, the citizens fled in panic without taking their possessions, a few unfortunate people ran into the orc forces, and the captured people did not dare to think about what happened to Carl, most of them fled in the right direction, and Carl was also carried by the crowd and fled here.

But his sister Erin, who is dependent on her, loses news, and Carl frantically asks for news of her. But even if he risked his life to ask the Earl here, Count Anthony's reply made him despair—her name was not on the list of refugees.

Did you just give up?

Carl muttered to himself.

Did you just give up?

Did you just give up?

How can this be!

I'm going to find her, first of all, I'm going to live.

Struggling to get up, Carl found a small piece of black bread and a jar of clean fresh water from the corner of the shed, chewed and swallowed the black bread like sawdust with a blank face, and drank a little fresh water, Carl felt his body regain a little strength.

"The first thing to do is to find a job, preferably with a place to live. Karl whispered to himself, "Otherwise, I'll freeze to death this winter." ”

Wait silently until the next day.

The rain stopped, and the sun shone on the earth, temporarily dispelling the coldness on people's bodies and the haze in their hearts.

Karl went to the cathedral in the city first.

Most human beings are pan-believers in the God of Light, and the God of Light is also one of the main beliefs of human beings, and this church is dedicated to the God of Light.

Karl tried to enter, but was stopped by the soldiers at the door.

"Today is Sunday, and some nobles will come here to worship, so those who enter should be careful about their clothing. One soldier said with a blank look.

This reason is very serious, although there is some resentment in my heart, I can't refute it.

Carl wanted to ask the bishop for help.

Maybe ask this soldier, maybe the same.

"I am a refugee from Fars. Karl saw the soldier nodding his head and continued, "I want to find a job to support myself, is there anything I can do?"

"Work? Maybe you should ask someone else about that. The soldier scoffed.

"Maybe 'that' job can be given to him. Another soldier whispered.

The voice was so low that Carl didn't hear what they were saying.

Karl looked at the two church guards who were whispering in a whisper, puzzled.

"Wait a minute, young man, and I'll take you to the chief priest in a moment. The soldier said to Carl.

Carl stood quietly.

From time to time, people passed by, and they saw Carl's ragged clothes with disgusted expressions.

Karl was expressionless, they didn't have anything to do with him, so there was no need to pay attention to it.

As the sun went down, one of the guards came and beckoned to Karl: "Chief Barron priest is going to give you a job, come with me." ”

Karl hurriedly followed.

The chief priest is a position below the bishop and belongs to the lower management of the church. This chief priest of Barron was in charge of the chores of the church.

The chief priest of Barron looked a little blessed, and when he saw Karl come in, his imposing body stood up: "You are looking for a job, boy?"

Carl nodded.

"That's good. Chief Barron handed him a contract, "Signed." ”

Carl picked up the scroll and frowned, then handed it back helplessly: "I'm sorry, I don't know many words, I can only see that the salary of this job is thirty silver coins per month, is this true?"

One gold coin is equal to ten silver coins, but the ones in circulation are generally silver coins, and gold coins are only used for bulk transactions. A family of five can live well with only 20 silver coins a month.

Chief Barron was impatient: "You are not satisfied?"

"No, no, Your Excellency, I just want to know what I should do. Karl was afraid of angering the fat man.

"Go to the cemetery vigil, the original cemetery vigil can't come because of something. "The contract says that you will keep vigil for three months, and you can't leave the night without permission unless you ask for leave in advance. ”

The Night's Watch is usually faced with tomb robbers who steal the belongings of the deceased, and there is no danger.

The job ...... It's true that many people don't want to do it, but the pay shouldn't be so high, what's the problem?

Karl kept this question in his heart, because he knew that even if he asked, the fat man in front of him would not be honest about anything, and maybe he would be angry and let the guard beat him.

Moreover, I can't find any suitable job in a short period of time.

So be it.

After a little hesitation, Karl signed his name on the contract, and the two crooked words "Carl".

The chief priest of Barron looked very satisfied: "Go and get a set of equipment for the Night's Watch, and then stay there, you can take this magic crystal, and go and charge the circle on the outer wall of the Night's Watch's hut." You are not allowed to buy and sell it privately, and you will be sanctioned for embezzling church property. ”

Karl resignedly.

But I have a heart in my heart.

What the hell is going on, I should find someone to find out.

After saying nothing all the way, he arrived at the warehouse and received a leather coat and leather pants, a pair of thick cloth shoes, and a somewhat rusty iron sword, which was better than nothing.

The guard dropped Carl off at the Night's Watch hut and left, whispering to him as he left, "Watch out for the bones." ”

What does it mean to be careful with bones?

It was already dark, so Carl had to stay for the rest and ask someone else tomorrow.

It has to be said that the environment of the night watchman's hut is simple, with only a bed, a chair, a small table, a clothes rack, and nothing else.

But it's also much better than the broken shed that leaked from time to time at that time.

Karl took out the magic crystal given by the chief priest of Barron from his arms, this transparent stone was heavier than ordinary stones, and the subtle magic fluctuations stimulated his hands, and his hands, which had long been numb by the cold, regained some consciousness.

It's amazing.

Reluctantly walked outside, according to the instructions of the chief priest, pressed the magic crystal on the wall with strange patterns painted on the front, the magic fluctuations on the magic crystal quickly faded, but the wall began to gradually appear light and warmth, but soon faded as well.

Karl had a little feeling that the circle in front of him was "alive".

Before, it was "dead".

After the use of the magic crystal, the original crystal clear appearance quickly turned gray, and soon turned into a real stone, and it shattered when touched, and the structure inside had completely collapsed.

This made Carl feel a little sorry.

Carl entered the Night's Watch hut and silently prayed that nothing would happen tonight.